Written answers
Wednesday, 22 November 2006
- Performance Management
Question 62: 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... - Travel Insurance
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no code of practice to protect consumers in the sale of travel insurance; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the RCT monitoring group; the number of audits that have been carried out to date in 2006 on construction companies;... - Tax Evasion
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the section of the Comptroller and Auditor Generals report that states that only two custodial sentences were imposed in 2005 on tax... - Tax Code
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the statement by the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners that only one in five tax payers have claimed tax relief to date in 2006 and... - Capital Expenditure
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report by the ESRI and in particular the warnings from the ESRI that the Government should restrict capital spending over... - Tax Code
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the equity of tax relief provisions for pensions. [39150/06] - Capital Expenditure
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the capital underspend for each of the Departments to date; the percentage of this underspend that will carry forward to 2007; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a tax on second properties in order to reduce demand from persons purchasing second and subsequent homes for investment which is... - Pension Provisions
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if he sees merit in modifying the requirement in approved pension schemes of taking out an annuity in view of the poor value in such annuities.... - Revenue Commissioners
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the criticism of the Revenue Commissioners by the Institute of Taxation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to end the ability of high income persons to declare themselves non-resident for tax purposes. [39116/06] - Tax Yield
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the heavy reliance of the Exchequer on revenue from the housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39130/06] - House Prices
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the affordability of house purchase for young families in view of the 40% increase in the cost of mortgages in the past twelve... - Tax Code
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of earners exempt from income tax; the number paying at the basic rate; the number paying at the higher rate; and if he will make a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 80: 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 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax incentives, promoted as green tax incentives introduced by the Government since 1997; and the tax foregone in each category of incentive in... - Business Expansion Schemes
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the suggestion from Chambers Ireland to raise the ceiling of business expansion schemes pertaining to SMEs from the current €1 million... - Tax Code
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the taxation benefit for long term leasing of land to farmer's sons, daughters or other relatives; his views on whether at a... - National Development Plan
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest returns he has received in respect of progress in the expenditure profile and the profile in delivery of planned outputs from the various... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Credit Union Act and regulations which have hampered their development. [39136/06] - Tax Code
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will replace the system of vehicle registration tax with a system of car taxation based on pollution levels. [39115/06] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the most recent figures on private sector debt; and his views on the implications of this debt level for the economy. [39239/06] - Tax Code
Question 91: 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... - Tax Yield
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the receipts on an annual basis from DIRT tax for each year from 1997 to date in 2006; the number of people or accounts it levied on in each of those... - Fiscal Policy
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the implication of the Central Bank's Financial Stability Report for Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 95: 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... - Export Performance
Question 96: 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. [39162/06] - Revenue Commissioners
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are proposals to provide additional staff and resources to the Revenue Commissioners Office in view of the findings of the Comptroller and... - Tax Code
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on restoring the rollover tax to farmers and property owners who are being forced to sell property under CPO for the greater good of their... - Garda Stations
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance when construction of the new Garda Station for County Wexford is due to start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36328/06] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recently published Three Year Strategy document from the Financial Regulator. [39230/06] - Tax Code
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of taxpayers currently paying tax at the top rate of 42%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39227/06] - National Development Plan
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the schedule of presentation of programmes under the National Development Plan. [39173/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servant who applied for relocation under the Government's decentralisation programme and who... - Tax Code
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if the vehicle registration tax relief for flexible fuel vehicles and the excise relief for biofuels measures announced in Budget 2006 have been... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance when the new common framework for testing the fitness of directors and senior managers of financial services published by the Financial Regulator,... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring, and equipping premises and other related costs at the latest date for which figures are available, of... - Tax Yield
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way stamp duty receipts have been made up in 2006 to date. [39079/06] - Pension Provisions
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the options for pension reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39171/06] - Fiscal Policy
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the latest developments in the European Commission in relation to corporation tax harmonisation and recent comments by EU... - Tax Code
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected distribution of income earners for income tax payments for 2005 and 2006 broken down in number and percentage terms into the categories... - National Debt
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of the national debt as a share of national income in 2006; the way this compares to 1997; the share of income tax revenues required to... - Tax Code
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an arrangement whereby stamp duty on a property transaction can be substantially avoided by using a company sale... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 121: 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.... - Tax Code
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has instructed the Revenue Commissioners to conduct an estimate of under claiming of tax reliefs by taxpayers; and the latest estimate which... - Tax Yield
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners Office have set an increased target level of random audits following from their findings that 30% of targeted... - Aer Lingus
Question 125: 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 Code
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to the appearance of the Irish Charities Reform Action Group at the Finance Committee, there are proposals to alter the tax status of... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on calls from the Credit Union Development Association for a State savings protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Yield
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the dependence of the Government on revenue generated from taxes related to construction and consumption. [39114/06] - Construction Industry
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that there has been a sharp increase in the number of construction companies making bad debt claims from... - Traffic Management
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report published by the Office of Public Works in conjunction with consultants (details supplied) in relation to traffic... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Regulator has conducted a study into the penalty charges charged to consumers here by credit card companies; if there are proposals... - Tax Yield
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected rise in income tax receipts in 2007 as a result of termination of SSIA accounts; and if these moneys are being allocated to particular... - Tax Code
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on zero rating VAT on road safety products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38957/06] - Tax Collection
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid to date to the Revenue Commissioners Office in respect of settlements made in connection with its investigation into the use of life... - Ethics in Public Office
Question 140: 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... - Freedom of Information
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the public bodies and agencies exempted from the full remit of the Freedom of Information legislation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mortgage Credit
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his position on an EU wide mortgage credit market. [39078/06] - Taxation Policy
Question 143: 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... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the leases taken out by the Office of Public Works, by Government Departments or by State agencies since the announcement of the Government's... - Inter-Agency Procurement Group
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures that have been put in place arising from the work of the inter-agency procurement group in his Department; and if he will make a... - Taxation Policy
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's view on the potential for taxation to play a role in promoting energy efficiency and emission reductions. [39169/06] - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount received to date by the Revenue Commissioners' Office in respect of deductions of tax at maturity on maturing SSIA accounts; the total... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if an estimate has been undertaken of the number of civil or public servants, who do not wish to relocate, who will be surplus to requirements as a... - Tax Code
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of income tax paid by persons earning in excess of €100,000 per annum and upwards in bands of €20,000 per annum from the year 2000 to... - Investor Compensation Scheme
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the ICCL compensation scheme for clients of a company (details supplied); the percentage of clients who have received... - Tax Code
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will initiate a comprehensive review of the items to which VAT is applicable to ascertain the scope for introducing new anti-regressive and... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been progress or an outcome to the regulatory inspection arising out of the in-depth investigation carried out (details supplied); if... - Tax Code
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that it is not possible to avoid the stamp duty depending on the way the sale of commercial property is structured; and if he... - Tax Collection
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of the recent review of customs services at Weston Aerodrome; if an increased customs presence will be put in place at the same... - Tax Code
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which income tax policies since 1997 have benefited the least well off in society here; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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