Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2006
- Tax Code
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax and VAT issues surrounding the new private sector venture for elderly people in their homes, known as comfort keepers, for the users and... - Drug Seizures
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied regarding the level of supervision exercised by the Revenue Commissioners at points of entry, especially in regard to continued... - Mortgage Interest Rates
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the possibility of introducing measures to promote greater availability of long-term fixed interest mortgages which would reduce... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the negotiations which have taken place regarding the placement of persons who do not opt to decentralise with their units or agencies; and the... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the exclusion of SSIAs from the terms of the DIRT refund scheme whereby pensioners or persons with a disability are entitled to a... - Pension Provisions
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms on which funds in the National Pension Reserve Fund have been made available for public sector projects; and the reason they have not been... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of maturity SSIA four declarations that were not returned to financial institutions for the May 2006 deadline; the estimated tax bill to... - Tax Yield
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress of the Revenue Commissioners Construction Industry Project and the National RCT Monitoring Group; the number of... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress to date in implementing a PEACE III programme for the Six Counties and the Border counties; and if he will make a... - National Development Plan
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the next National Development Plan should be funded within existing capital envelopes; and the flexibility which exists to relax... - Freedom of Information
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Information Commissioner's annual report 2005 and in particular the disappointment expressed in the report that a number of public... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance the role of his Department in regard to the setting of conditions for FÁS workers who are being asked to relocate to Birr; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied regarding the tax treatment of families with children to support. [19413/06] - Price Inflation
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent trends in consumer prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19407/06] - Tax Code
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the suggestion that the higher rate of tax should be reduced from 42% to 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19296/06] - Offshore Islands
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the State's purchase of the Blasket Islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16635/06] - Taxation Policy
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance if he envisages scope for changes in direct and indirect taxation in the course of the next five years; his preferred options in this regard with... - Tax Collection
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance the review or surveillance which is taking place of persons who have declared themselves to be non-resident for tax purposes but who are continuously... - Fiscal Policy
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance his expectations for the capacity of the economy to sustain increases in public spending over the coming three years; and the way in which this should... - Price Inflation
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he intends to take to address the negative impact of the significant increase in the rate of inflation for the fourth month running; if it... - Household Indebtedness
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the housing market; and the levels of personal debt and their capacity to destabilise economic progress. [19395/06] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that financial institutions that offer a credit card service here provide a facility known as dynamic currency conversion, whereby... - Public Service Employment
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to set targets in respect of public service employment over the three years 2006-2008. [19397/06] - Tax Code
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number and percentage of income earners who are paying tax at the higher rate and the standard rate for 2006; and if he will make a... - Price Inflation
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent increase in inflation to a three year high of 3.8% in April 2006 and the warnings that it could hit 5% by the end of 2006; if... - Freedom of Information
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the statement by the Information Commissioner that use of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 has dropped to an all time low with only... - Credit Union Regulation
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on his address of 29 April 2006 to the consultative general meeting of the Irish League of Credit Unions. [19289/06] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the economy of the expected increase in interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19285/06] - Departmental Bodies
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to address the concerns raised in the report Outsourcing Government Public Bodies and Accountability published by TASC, in particular... - Home Reversion Products
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be regulation of home reversion products whereby older people sell part of the house to release equity. [19410/06] - Revenue Investigations
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Clerical Medical Insurance, NIB inquiry... - Public Service Contracts
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to ensure that public service contracts are awarded only to those companies that meet minimum standards in terms of pay,... - Tax Yield
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of stamp duty raised on premiums made by motor insurance policyholders in 2005; the estimated revenue in 2006; and if he will make a... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of IFSRA and in particular the measures being taken to ensure that SSIA customers are not subjected to pressure from... - Tax Code
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a report, The Distributional Impact of Ireland's Indirect Tax System, published in May 2006 by the... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken a study of the implications for house prices as SSIAs mature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19286/06] - Freedom of Information
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if arrangements will be made that the Information Commissioner is consulted in assessing the merits of extending the Freedom of Information Act 1997... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19087/06] - Social Partnership
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance his ambitions for the current round of social partnership talks. [19401/06] - Social Finance
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to the plan announced in Budget 2006 for the establishment of a €100 million fund for social finance; and if... - Insurance Products
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs regarding the absence of a source of recourse for employees in the event... - Tax Code
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria to be fulfilled for a person to receive the one parent family credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19431/06] - Freedom of Information
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Information Commissioners call for more openness in relation to records held by the public service. [19422/06] - Tax Yield
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT receipts to the end of April 2006; the comparative figures for each year from 1998 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Advertising
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if statutory bodies are encouraged to advertise the services of private-sector companies; if advertising by statutory bodies is regulated; if his... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm reports that several Departments are under-spending on their capital allocations; the Departments that reported under-spends to... - Consumer Credit
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to commission research into the practices and extent of doorstep credit here in view of the dangers it presents for low income earners... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, the locations and Departments involved under the decentralisation of civil servants and of State agencies which will be... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of special savings investment scheme accounts opened at the latest date for which figures are available; the average amount of savings per... - Tax Yield
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue likely to accrue to the Exchequer in terms of excise duties and VAT above the estimates of Budget 2006, arising from... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the Government's policy on decentralisation and relocation; and his views on the impact this policy is having on the morale of... - European Council Meetings
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the ECOFIN meeting of 5 May 2006. [19288/06] - Price Inflation
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has succeeded in identifying the price increases not reflected in the consumer price index which are contributing to a lack of competitiveness... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department's overall plan for relocation of civil servants has been modified in view of recent developments; and if he will make a statement... - Archaeological Sites
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the costs which have accrued to his Department in respect of the Battle of the Boyne site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16028/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if the timeframe outlined in his reply to a parliamentary question regarding the decentralisation of 50 Revenue staff to Listowel is on target; and... - Price Inflation
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to make projections of the impact of oil prices at various levels, done by or on behalf of his Department, publicly available; and if... - Revenue Investigations
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from Ansbacher accounts to date; the number of... - Tax Code
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of childminders who have applied for the childminder's tax exemption announced in budget 2006; the proportion of childminders he estimates... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of confining promotions to only persons willing to decentralise has been modified as a result of recent Labour Court hearings; and if he... - Social Partnership
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of rising inflation, increasing interest rates and increasing fuel costs on the partnership talks; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the Exchequer returns for the first four months of 2006. [19283/06] - Tax Code
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures which are in place for liaison between his Department and the Department of Health and Children regarding tax reliefs for developers... - Garda Stations
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the provision of a new Garda station at Castleisland, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15673/06] - Departmental Bodies
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the report Outsourcing Ireland, Public Bodies and Accountability published in May 2006 by TASC;... - Tax Code
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Prime Minister Juncker's informal proposal for a windfall tax on the profits of oil companies in Finance Ministers' informal discussions... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants... - Tax Code
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce a lower rate of VAT on district heating in view of the decision of the Council of Ministers to allow for a reduced VAT... - Revenue Investigations
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the investigations and prosecutions division of the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance if Ministers can now replace agencies earmarked for decentralisation with different agencies or departmental sections; the agencies or Departments... - Economic Policy
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on forecasts for economic and population growth in the report 2020 Vision, Ireland's Demographic Dividend published by NCB stockbrokers in... - Tax Collection
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the situation where a company (details supplied) collapsed owing money to the Revenue Commissioners; the steps...
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