Written answers
Wednesday, 18 October 2006
- Customer Services
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the criticism of the Revenue Commissioner by the Institute of Taxation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to tax incentives on private hospital developments, the number of applications which have been made under the scheme; the number of... - Export Performance
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the medium term implication of Ireland's export performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33221/06] - Tax Yield
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of vehicle registration tax generated each year over the past seven years; if he has received submissions for his consideration to reduce... - Tax Policy
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if the objectives for tax policy set out in the 2002 programme for Government remain the priorities for the last budget within which they can be... - Proposed Legislation
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which a gift to a serving Minister will be deemed to be a conflict of interest under the purposed new amendment to rules... - Price Regulation
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that pricing of services provided by or regulated by Government is contributing adequately in containing price pressures in the... - Tax Yield
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of stamp duty raised from first-time buyers in the most recent year for which data is available; and the stamp duty raised from houses in... - Tax Code
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to incentivise the purchase of cars with small rather than large engines following the EPA Environment in Focus Report, 2006 citing... - Tax Yield
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the tax revenue derived from the housing sector; his estimate of the impact on the Exchequer of a 10,000 rise in the number of new... - Tax Collection
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take arising from Chapter 2.5 of the Comptroller and Auditor Generals Annual Report; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects which have been considered by the NDFA for the purpose of advising or funding options and the number which are to be funded... - Civil Service Staff
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the individual cases of overpayments to civil servants for annual leave entitlements which they did not take during their careers; the value of the... - Interest Rates
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that as interest rates rise, the financial institutions are not taking the opportunity to increase their margins. [33162/06] - Pension Provisions
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposals of the Irish Association of Pension Funds in relation to the tax on ARF's, that the ARF and AMRF retirement options be... - Tax Policy
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the potential for taxation to play a role in promoting energy efficiency. [33161/06] - Customs Service
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by the Revenue Commissioners who have been appointed to Customs and Excise enforcement roles at airports, ports and... - Tax Yield
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Exchequer returns for the first nine months of 2006. [33095/06] - Pension Provisions
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the options for pension reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33171/06] - Price Inflation
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the circumstances that have seen the annual rate of inflation double in a 16 month period. [33193/06] - Customer Services
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent NESF calls for the Government to regularly monitor and report on the standard of public services and to make these reports... - Tax Policy
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the Exchequer of a reform of stamp duty arrangements that would exclude first-time buyers from having to pay stamp... - Proposed Legislation
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce legislation amending the Credit Union Act 1997 in view of the concerns raised by the Irish League of Credit Unions and... - Tax Yield
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if the increase in receipts in stamp duties to date in 2006 has been anticipated; and his plans to reduce reliance on this tax. [33195/06] - Interest Rates
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the economy here of the recent quarter point increase in interest rates announced by the European Central Bank;... - Fiscal Policy
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the annual review of the Irish economy by the IMF published in August 2006; if he will heed their... - Tax Policy
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of tax on windfall gains from planning decisions comparable to the planning gain supplement tax introduced by... - Value for Money Reviews
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the proposals for value for money reviews being put forward by Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Development Plan
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the schedule of presentation of programmes under the national development plan. [33169/06] - Public Private Partnerships
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if progress has been made in drawing down pension reserve moneys for the funding of PPP projects. [33168/06] - Tax Policy
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to reduce, amend or abolish stamp duty for first time or other categories of house buyer in line with the views expressed by his... - Tax Collection
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will to take arising from Chapter 2.2 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's Annual Report; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage increase in gross current supply services in each of the next three years which are consistent with Government fiscal strategy.... - Pension Provisions
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether legislation is needed to amend the National Pension Reserve Fund after the revelation that the fund has invested in companies... - Performance Indicators
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if any Department failed the end of 2005 deadline for the development of performance indicators set out in his Department's recent report on a new... - Site Acquisitions
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if issues regarding the proposed site for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick have been clarified to the satisfaction of the Office of... - Tax Collection
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the dependence of the Government on revenue generated from taxes related to construction and consumption. [33227/06] - Tax Code
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts which have been made to overcome the problem of VAT being charged by commercial suppliers of home care packages; if persons who have had... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to the decentralisation programme announced in budget 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33205/06] - Forensic Laboratories
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm reports that the Office of Public Works plan to develop a forensic lab at Garda Headquarters; the estimated cost of constructing... - Tax Yield
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which forecasts of capital tax are made by his Department; and the assumptions in respect of the number of taxable transactions and the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 23 May 2006, the number of people who have indicated their desire to decentralise to Youghal in the... - Customs Service
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent drugs seizure from a flight that left from Weston Executive Airport in County Kildare; his further views on the lack of... - Tax Yield
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue expected to accrue to the Exchequer in terms of excise duties and VAT arising from the recent 34% increase in gas... - Price Inflation
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he intends to take to protect consumers and business owners in view of the continuing rise of inflation; the inflation rate the... - Tax Yield
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected rise in income tax receipts in 2007 as a result of termination of SSIAs; and if these moneys are being allocated to particular... - Tax Code
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the property based tax reliefs for which no termination date has been set; and if he has requested any reviews of these or other reliefs by the... - Pension Provisions
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the National Pensions Reserve Fund. [33103/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the proposed decentralisation moves announced in December 2003, in respect of which no property solutions have yet been identified.... - Customer Overcharging
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Regulator has or will take action regarding the recent announcement by a company (details supplied) of further overcharging of... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to extend the remit of the IFSRA or the Central Bank to regulate companies which advance money from their own resources secured on... - Site Acquisitions
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance the role of his Department in the purchase by the State of the Battle of the Boyne site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32248/06] - Debt Levels
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he intends to introduce that would help reduce the levels of personal debt currently found in the economy here. [33200/06] - Tax Yield
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the findings of a recent OECD report that has shown that the percentage tax take as a proportion of GNP has remained virtually static... - Tax Policy
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the replacement of the system of vehicle registration tax with a system of car taxation based on pollution levels. [33230/06] - Departmental Bodies
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings held by the Hidden Economy Working Group, referred to by him in his response to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 21 June... - Tax Code
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's response to the final warning issued by the European Commission in July 2006 regarding the treatment of public bodies as... - Job Creation
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand on his comments that a half a million additional jobs could be created as a result of the Government's research and development... - Tax Yield
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT which was received on diesel in the first nine months of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/06] - Construction Industry
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the construction sector accounts for 23% of the State's GDP compared to the EU average of approximately 12%. [33231/06] - Tax Code
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to tax incentives on nursing home developments, the number of applications which have been made under the scheme; the number of... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the meeting between the Pensions Ombudsman and the Financial Regulator on the matter of the regulator's investigation into... - Tax Code
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has taken to close the loophole where SSIA holders transferring into pension have received an additional €2,500 benefit. [33197/06] - Aer Lingus Privatisation
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that the eight participating stockbrokers in the Aer Lingus flotation came to an agreement over... - Proposed Legislation
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government will accede to the request made by the Standards in Public Offices Commission for an amendment to the Ethics Acts in order to... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information available on the ongoing investigation by the Revenue Commissioners into the use of life assurance investment products to... - Tax Yield
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT which was received on petrol in the first nine months of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33114/06] - Tax Collection
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take arising from Chapter 2.3 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's Annual Report; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Development Plan
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance the end figure costs of implementing the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006; and the variations in costs that have occurred since the original... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that contrary to the report from the Decentralisation Implementation Group in the week ending 7 October... - Tax Code
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond favourably to the request from the Dyslexia Association of Ireland for an amendment to legislation governing form Med 1health... - Sale of Aer Lingus
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance the proceeds received to date by the Exchequer from the sale of shares in Aer Lingus; and if these funds are to be placed under management by the... - Tax Yield
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the increase in tax receipts that have resulted from increased oil prices in 2006. [33201/06] - Tax Code
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the effectiveness of tax incentives for environmentally friendly vehicles and biofuels; the plans he has to request that tax incentives... - Tax Fraud
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Revenue Commissioners investigation into security firms supplying door security; the estimated cost to the State of tax... - Tax Code
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are proposals to afford the same rights to cohabiting partners as are presently enjoyed by married couples in regard to the sharing of...
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