Written answers
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Finance if Buncrana Town Council offices will be part of the decentralised office location being developed for the Department of Social and Family Affairs;... - National Parks
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has granted approval for the Office of Public Work's plans to introduce a one-way traffic system at Ashtown Gate and Cabra Gate in the Phoenix... - Disabled Drivers
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, who is the main driver for their blind father, is not entitled to claim a vehicle grant in... - Communications Masts
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding a mobile phone mast at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1373/07] - Tax Code
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to introduce measures to increase the tax relief on rented housing beyond the current maximum of €330. [1592/07] - Flood Relief
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to prevent a recurrence of flooding on the lower River Shannon as occurred in January 2007; and if he will make a... - Disabled Drivers
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reviewing the strict medical criteria for the primary medical certificate in order that it would issue in genuine cases of disability... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the measures proposed by the NYCI in its report Can You Credit It to better protect young consumers, such as a minimum balance warning... - Garda Stations
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects that the new divisional headquarters of An Garda Síochána will commence construction in Wexford; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Collection
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Finance the personal taxable arrangements for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; when the person's monthly tax bill will regularise; the way this... - Departmental Properties
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will make the former customs clearance facility on the Newry Road, Dundalk available for social and affordable... - Tax Code
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Finance the monthly breakdown for the number of people who have applied to the Revenue Commissioners for a tax refund for the period November 2004 to... - National Minimum Wage
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning not more... - Tax Code
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make provision for compensating registered charitable organisations for VAT payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Collection
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of earners in tax brackets (details supplied) for December 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, giving the estimate where the actual... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new limit which he has introduced under section 21 of the Credit Union Act 1997 means that this... - Departmental Programmes
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in Donegal under the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006. [43850/06] - Tax Code
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on making arrangements that where a couple are jointly assessed, tax relief can be provided for pension contributions of a spouse who... - Departmental Programmes
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Finance if funding will be allocated under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 for infrastructural developments in the west of Ireland to enable the... - Tax Code
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to detect foreign cars who fail to pay vehicle registration tax; if the current system has been reformed since 2002; if there... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Finance the timetable for relocating the staff of the Revenue Commissioners to Navan; the number of staff at each grade being transferred; if a building is... - Tax Code
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a provision whereby persons who had failed to make a claim for a tax refund within four years could advance special reasons... - Departmental Records
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Finance if all interviews between officials of the Revenue Commissioners and taxpayers, accountants and auditors will be tape recorded in future; and if he... - Tax Code
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the tax implications of the sugar compensation package for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1268/07] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the provision of offices for the decentralisation of the Revenue Commissioners to Newcastle West, County Limerick. [1269/07] - Tax Code
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Finance the figures or an estimate in respect of the number of foreign cars being imported into Ireland by people working here who are paying VRT and who... - Freedom of Information
Question 530: 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... - Tax Yield
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Finance the receipts from DIRT tax for each year from 1997 to date in 2007; the number of people or accounts it is levied on in each of those years; the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licences, broken down by county, issued in 2006 under Section 93 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Yield
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to designate equestrian centres as non commercial premises in order to avoid such premises being burdened with rates;... - Tax Collection
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of excise duty collected from kerosene and LPG used for heating purposes during 2006. [1410/07] - Tax Code
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on relaxing the €50,000 limit for previous tax year to qualify for the SSIA pension concession in order that people who have suffered a... - Child Care Services
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is Government policy to require local authorities to impose rates upon preschool facilities if they are operated by community or private... - Flood Relief
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply to a question by this Deputy in 2006, the reason the promised pointing work was not carried out to the Tolka River wall along... - Traffic Management
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 14 December 2006, the amendments made to the proposed traffic control measures for the Phoenix Park.... - Flood Relief
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Finance when work will be completed by the Office of Public Works on a bridge (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [1579/07] - Tax Collection
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief and travel expenses situation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [1583/07] - Flood Relief
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Office of Public Works will commence work on a scheme (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [1586/07] - Pension Provisions
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who has no personal pension but whose spouse has a pension of €29,000 per annum can avail of the SSIA pension bonus scheme; if he will... - Departmental Staff
Question 546: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1749/07] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 548: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined if an institution (details supplied) may be benefitting from the misfortune of individuals; if he has further examined the... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a query that was asked was not responded to in a reply which he issued on 13 December 2006. [1800/07] - Tax Code
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in electronic database format the full current list of the statutory chargeable values for all models of new category A vehicles... - Flood Relief
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide further pumps to alleviate flooding in the Cashen River area, Ballyduff, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - County Galway Landslide
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a landslide at Leenane, County Galway in the early days of January 2007; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Tax Collection
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the amount of inheritance tax for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim on a property as they do not have the financial... - National Development Plan
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual breakdown of expenditure and forecasts for each region for exchequer and EU spending in the NDP programme period to 31 December 2006; and... - Tax Collection
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the impact the 21% VAT on non-resident artists performing for not for profit arts organisations is having; his... - Natural Habitats
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Finance the activities licensed by his Department since the introduction of S.I. No. 378 of 2005 bringing the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 under the European... - Flood Relief
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Finance the programme for 2007 for the three vessels used by the Office of Public Works for the removal of aquatic vegetation in the west region, on the... - Tax Collection
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will consider postponing collection of the inheritance tax in the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in... - Tax Yield
Question 570: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to negotiate a double tax agreement with Montenegro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2246/07] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the decentralisation of the section of his Department to Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2372/07] - Comhfhreagras Ranna
Question 572: To ask the Aire Airgeadais cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Gaeilge.... - Garda Stations
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding a site for Garda stations at Greystones and Dunlavin, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2434/07] - Travel Expenses
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Finance the mileage rate for civil servants who undertake official business by bicycle; his views on whether this is adequate; the outcome of the review of... - Departmental Staff
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he will make a... - National Development Plan
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public servants who will be given the task of carrying out project spot checks on National Development Plan projects during its... - Departmental Staff
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public servants currently employed by his Department in its central expenditure evaluation unit; if this figure amounts to the total... - Traffic Management
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Finance the future traffic measures and the overall plan for the Phoenix Park. [2466/07] - Tax Code
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Finance if a P21 will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who requires same for their child in respect of an education grant... - Pension Provisions
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the case of a person who is retired and receiving a contributory pension and a private pension, that person is eligible to receive a PAYE tax... - Tax Code
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Finance the position, in relation to the incurring of stamp duty, of a young first-time buyer who proposes to travel for a year and rent out their home to... - National Development Plan
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Finance if a strategic environmental assessment of the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 was carried out in line with EU Directive 2001/42/EC; if this... - Disabled Drivers
Question 585: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who applied for the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 in the past twelve months; the... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the fees paid to the property advisors in the purchase of Thornton Hall he will explain the discrepancy between the information... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will be monitoring the implementation of the Consumer Protection Code published by the Financial Regulator when it comes into... - Tax Code
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the amount of pure plant oil eligible for excise relief; if he has received indications of the effect that a major increase in... - Tax Collection
Question 592: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for a charge made by customs on a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2942/07] - Tax Code
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to VAT on home heating oil; if there were changes in this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2955/07] - Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline application procedures for the burial of persons in the military cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7 in relation to those... - Flood Relief
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Finance if his officials have been in contact with Kildare County Council in relation to the delay in the part 8 for flood protection measures at an estate... - National Monuments
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of visitors to Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare in 2006; and the further works planned for the house in 2007. [3020/07] - Tax Code
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation in relation to the living over the shop scheme; if it is in operation; the qualifying conditions; the areas where it is available; and...
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