Written answers
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
- Tax Collection
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in 2006 and to date in 2007; the way this compares with each year... - Carbon Budget
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the nature of the carbon budget which will be presented to Dáil Éireann; and the policy instruments which have been sanctioned by him... - Price Inflation
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to ensure continued confidence in the economy with particular reference to inflation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the commission on taxation proposed in the programme for Government is expected to be established; and if he has brought proposals... - Ministerial Transport
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the recent award of a tender for the supply of 18 ministerial/executive vehicles did not include biofuel or... - Tax Code
Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the appropriate timing for the introduction of a carbon tax; and if the proposed taxation commission will be asked... - Departmental Reports
Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has received a report on the pay levels of chief executive officers in the State sector; the recommendations made; and if he will... - Official Engagements
Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position he will adopt at the World Bank IMF meeting in October 2007 in respect of anticipated decisions; and if he will be tabling... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to improve the deposit protection scheme for savers in financial institutions here. [23615/07] - Public Service Pay
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the taxpayer of the benchmarking process to date; his views on whether the benchmarking process has not delivered the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has plans to amend the legislation governing the Financial Services Ombudsman in order that he can make rulings on classes of... - Tax Code
Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact on corporate tax receipts here of the adoption of the proposed sales factor for calculating corporate tax receipts; the... - State Agencies
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the Ombudsman regarding the creation of agencies to fulfil functions once... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 26 June 2007, the further progress made on decentralisation; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the position of older people allowed to avail of free banking without charges and fees by a number of banks in... - Pension Provisions
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his estimate of the deferred liability of pension commitments under social welfare provisions, assuming the maintenance of existing... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress made in developing a transparent and strong deposit protection scheme for credit unions; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Code
Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his proposals to weigh vehicle registration tax in favour of cars with lower emissions; the estimated annual cost of this proposal;... - Tax Collection
Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and 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... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposals he has to regulate the area of sub-prime lending; his views on the issue of re-financing packages as offered by a... - Tax Code
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to have Annex III of the EU VAT directive amended to include road safety products, and thereby reduce the rate of VAT... - Tax Yield
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if concerns regarding Government revenue from taxation require corrective measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ... - Pension Provisions
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some Departments have issued instructions to agencies under their supervision that... - Capital Investment Framework
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if cases of non-compliance with the capital investment framework were reported to his Department in 2007; the Departments and the... - Tax Yield
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether his Department failed to recognise the expected extent of the impact of the much anticipated downturn in the... - Social Finance Foundation
Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and 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... - National Development Plan
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there is a strong pipeline of bankable projects under the national development plan on which robust value for... - Proposed Legislation
Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to amend the legislation governing the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 in order that it can initiate its own... - Tax Code
Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 9 October 2007, the way hospitals are selected for approval under section 469 of the... - Tax Yield
Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the Comptroller and Auditor General in his most recent report at the... - Tax Code
Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in regard to the commitment contained in the programme for Government, he will outline his proposals for a review of current VAT... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify the circumstances in which decentralisation proposals can be withdrawn based on difficulties created for the... - Tax Code
Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will proceed with tax cuts proposed prior to the 2007 general election and promised in the programme for Government. [23657/07] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's forecast for the expected level of economic growth for the full year of 2007; the way this compares with the forecast... - Price Inflation
Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's forecast for the expected increase in the consumer price index for the full year of 2007; the way this compares with... - Tax Code
Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether in many instances the present stamp duty system places an unjust burden on those who are purchasing homes; and if... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the implications for the Government's decentralisation programme of the recent Labour Court ruling that promotions could not be linked... - Tax Collection
Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and 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... - Tax Code
Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way he will enhance the business expansion and seed capital schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18985/07] - Tax Collection
Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the report of the Revenue Commissioners on the effective rate of tax of the top 400 earners during 2003; the steps he is... - Proposed Legislation
Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Government's response to the ten specific amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 suggested by SIPO in its most recent... - Public Service Pay
Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in the various reviews of special awards within the public service due to a report in 2007; and his... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the latest information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other... - Tax Code
Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the numbers of first time buyers availing of the revised first time buyer's exemption; the value of such houses above €300,000 and... - Freedom of Information
Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent annual report from the Information Commissioner in which she expressed concern regarding... - Tax Yield
Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the Exchequer returns for the first nine months of 2007; the estimated budget deficit he expects at the... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the ESRI has revised downward its growth forecast for 2008 in its latest quarterly economic commentary,... - Garda Stations
Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in respect of providing a new Garda station for Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Collection
Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of outstanding uncollected taxes; the proportion of this the Revenue Commissioners expect to recover; if new measures are... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will carry out a review of the regulatory framework for funds operating here in view of the recent crisis in a Dublin based... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government has plans for a review of the programme of decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23681/07] - Proposed Legislation
Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his legislative priorities for the 30th Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23682/07] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising... - Tax Code
Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review and update the exemption limits on the revenue relief scheme for the transfer of sites from parent to child to bring... - Tax Yield
Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason for the lack of accuracy in respect of the projections made by the Government with regard to tax receipts for 2007. [23654/07] - Tax Code
Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in regard to the commitment contained in the programme for Government, he will outline his proposals for major changes for... - Tax Collection
Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the continuing high level of tax evasion as indicated by the number of financial settlements revealed in the quarterly... - Public Service Contracts
Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way he will ensure better exploitation of domestic opportunities to facilitate companies in applying for public sector contracts;... - Tax Code
Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in regard to the commitment contained in the programme for Government, he will outline the proposed membership and terms of...
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