Written answers
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
- Tax Code
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of interest relief granted in relation to interest relief on investment properties let for residential purposes; the breakdown of the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if recent announced measures extending the capacity of credit unions are the extent to which he will allow reforms of this sector; and his plans to... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out an analysis of the implications of the recent interest rate rises and of further expected interest rate increases... - Tax Code
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the increasing number of high net worth individuals avoiding capital acquisitions tax on multi-million euro house transfers as a... - National Development Plan
Question 97: 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... - Tax Yield
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the forecasts for the increase in tax revenue for 2008 and 2009; the projections for employment growth, house price growth and the numbers of... - National Development Plan
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure a full uptake of the national development plan in the Border Midland Western regions; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the trends in the past three months in respect of stamp duty; and if he will indicate the movement in the volume of sales and of... - Price Inflation
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he will take measures to control inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10251/07] - Tax Yield
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the Exchequer returns for the first two months of 2007, the income tax, capital gains and excise duty receipts coming in below... - Tax Collection
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of outstanding uncollected taxes; the proportion of same the Revenue Commissioners expect to recover; if any new measures are planned to... - Tax Code
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the different annual take home pay in 2007 of a married couple with two earners earning a combined income of €65,000 and a married couple with one... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 109: 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 110: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Danish system of refunding VAT paid by charities. [10148/07] - Proposed Legislation
Question 111: 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 proposed new amendment to rules... - Fiscal Policy
Question 112: 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. [10208/07] - Tax Collection
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the number of persons non-resident for tax purposes for each of the past three tax years; if the Revenue Commissioners have... - Price Inflation
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent increase in the consumer price index; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/07] - State Airports
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the sniffer dog situation at Ireland West Airport, Knock as there is concern that the cover is not sufficient; and if he will make... - Pension Provisions
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of small, privately administered pension schemes and the number of persons that have applied for exemptions under the new €5 million... - Consumer Protection
Question 117: 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... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the Irish economy of the recent quarter point increase in interest rates announced by the European Central Bank;... - Tax Code
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance when the stamp duty loophole involving the use of licensing arrangements in respect of land transfer and development land deals, to avoid capital... - Social Finance Foundation
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance when the social finance fund announced in budget 2006 will start to issue loans to voluntary projects; the person who will be in charge of the fund;... - Public Service Employment
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the projected increase in public service employment in 2007; and the strategy for the growth in public service numbers... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 123: 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... - Consumer Credit
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the potential economic implications of record levels of personal indebtedness which have now been reached in this State. [10184/07] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the decentralisation of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs' headquarters to Ireland West Airport,... - Capital Expenditure
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance the system in place for pinning responsibility on named public officials for the delivery of public investment projects on time and on budget.... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if any Departments have furnished him with proposed performance indicators for measuring the impact of public spending; and if he will arrange to... - Tax Yield
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue generated arising from stamp duty on house sales over the past five years; the consideration that has been given to reduce revenue... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of travel and subsistence in his Department in each year since 2004 and to date in 2007; and if the establishment of decentralised offices... - Tax Code
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the high dependence of the Government on tax receipts from property and consumption means that any contraction or downturn in... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has identified economic factors underlying the loss of export market share by Ireland and significant job losses in trading sectors in the... - Capital Expenditure
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the projects examined in the past 12 months by the central examination unit of his Department. [10189/07] - Tax Yield
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the net VAT paid by the building and construction sectors for each of the years 2003 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on legislating for the right to a bank account, as has been done in other states, to enable people without a bank account to open an... - Tax Code
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax implications for farmers who do not receive their single farm payment in the year of their application; and if he will make a statement on... - Fiscal Policy
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of further ECB rate rises being anticipated for 2007. [10162/07] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department's programme for decentralisation has progressed; the associated costs to date; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Collection
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in 2006; the way this compares with each year from 2003; the number expected to... - Tax Code
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of attempts by the European Commission to harmonise corporate tax rates in the European Union. [10153/07] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants who have transferred to offices outside Dublin under the decentralisation programme to date; the percentage of these... - Tax Code
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners who are paying tax at the higher rate and the standard rate for 2006; the anticipated figures for each... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance when, in view of the fact that low income families which have no savings can fall into debt particularly easily, he will introduce a savings scheme... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil and public servants anticipated to have moved under the Government's decentralisation office relocation programme by 1 June... - Pension Provisions
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the equity of tax relief provisions for pensions. [10205/07] - Tax Yield
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the PAYE tax paid over by the 100 largest corporate tax payers in PAYE for each of the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for his failure to introduce increased restrictions on the use of specified tax reliefs by high income individuals as part of recent... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the Irish Government in responding to the call of the German Government for greater international regulation of hedge funds. [10151/07] - Disabled Drivers
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration he has given to amending the rules relating to the primary medical certificate in order that the qualification criteria include a... - Tax Code
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will terminate tax breaks for the construction of private hospitals. [10188/07] - Tax Yield
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance the corporation tax paid by the largest 100 corporate tax payers in corporation tax for each of the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, broken down... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent sharp declines in global stock markets; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over €7 billion was wiped off the... - Tax Code
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of three semi-State bodies (details supplied) of using mailbox companies in the Netherlands to... - Public Service Contracts
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the rules in relation to mandatory advertising within the European Union of public contracts or public private contracts; if the same rules apply to... - House Prices
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that another interest rate increase will place Ireland in the high risk category of experiencing a sharp house price reversal;... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with other Government Departments or State agencies who are concerned at the reported potential loss of up to 20% of the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that financial institutions are not walking some borrowers into over-exposed positions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the ethical investment guidelines being adopted in respect of investments and investment vehicles such as the National Pensions Reserve Fund under... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent Combat Poverty Agency study, Financial Exclusion in Ireland — An Exploratory Study and Policy Review, which found that low... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the decentralisation implementation group; when it last met with the Minister of State; when it last reported on... - Price Inflation
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected average rate of inflation for 2007; and if his budgetary figures will be re-adjusted as a result. [10161/07] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 166: 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. [10210/07] - Official Engagements
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he outlined the global threat of climate change at the recent Irish-American partnership breakfast held in Chicago, USA. [10158/07] - Tax Code
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's view on the potential for taxation to play a role in promoting energy efficiency and emissions reductions. [10209/07] - Consumer Credit
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the effect that the relentless pace of interest rate increases over the past 15 months may be having on families with high credit card... - National Development Plan
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an assessment of the capacity of the construction industry to deal with added work under the national development plan; and... - Departmental Staff
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of staff in his Department who receive expenses for use of private cars, use of public transport or use of bicycles. [10157/07] - Tax Code
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a subvention scheme for charities in respect of VAT payments along the lines of that operated in Denmark; and if he will make...
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