Written answers
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
- Tax Code
Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has decided upon a measure of emissions which would form the basis for modulating VRT; and if he will make a statement on the... - Price Inflation
Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the impact of rising oil prices on different sectors; and if the automatic VAT add-on represents an excessive burden... - Tax Code
Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether subsidising biofuels represents a cost effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. [29708/07] - Fiscal Policy
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the carbon proofing of all fiscal measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29709/07] - Tax Forecasting
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has received the report from the group chaired by a senior economist from the Central Bank which was established to review the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 59: 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... - Semi-State Sector Remuneration
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he plans to make decisions on the recommendations made to him by consultants in respect of the pay levels of CEOs in commercial... - Programmes for Government
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason he is unwilling to provide a costing of the proposals in the Programme for Government 2007 to 2012. [29689/07] - Disabled Drivers
Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has met with representatives of disabled drivers in order that a phased programme of reform in tax concessions will be developed... - Price Inflation
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the differential impact of recent inflation on certain families. [29682/07] - Tax Code
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the removal of the refund of excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport... - State Aid
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if State aid communications have been received by his Department since Budget 2007; and the subject matters involved. [29703/07] - Tax Code
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason in respect of section 124 of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999, stamp duty is not being levied on certain cards and... - Economic Growth
Question 67: 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... - Tax Collection
Question 68: 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... - Revenue Audits
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of individual claims examined in detail by the Revenue Commissioners other than as part of field audits in 2003, 2004, 2005... - Proposed Legislation
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the ten specific amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 suggested by SIPO in its most recent annual report;... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the areas of banking and finance operations that remain outside the remit of the financial services regulatory structure in view of the... - Taxation Commission
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposed membership and terms of reference of the planned Commission on Taxation in regard to the commitment contained in the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way the proposed carbon budget to be produced in conjunction with the annual fiscal budget will work in regard to the commitment... - Tax Code
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the establishment share incentive and profit sharing scheme for small business; if these should be supported by the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has plans to amend the legislation governing the Financial Service Ombudsman in order that he can make rulings on classes of... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the latest warning by the IMF that Ireland is one of the most vulnerable countries to the ongoing international banking... - Pension Provisions
Question 77: 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... - Tax Code
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his proposals for major changes for mortgage interest relief for first-time buyers and those who bought a house in the past seven years... - House Repossessions
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has received reports of growing numbers of cases of repossession of houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29700/07] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent to which he can identify, isolate and address the inflation creating factors not reflected in the consumer price index with... - Tax Code
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of mortgage relief given by way of tax relief at source in 2008, if the average ECB rate in the year is 5%. [29564/07] - Taxation Commission
Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work which has been done to date within his Department on the proposed establishment of a tax commission; and if he will make a... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied the banking and financial services systems here are sufficiently protected against unwise or sub-prime lending in... - Tax Code
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his intentions with regards to directing the new Commission on Taxation to examine the equity issue in relation to personal tax credits... - Taxation Commission
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposed membership and terms of reference of the planned Commission on Taxation in regard to the commitment contained in the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timetable for the completion of decentralisation of Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29715/07] - Tax Code
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of doubling the level of rent relief available for tenants; if his attention has been drawn to the growing number of tenants... - Investment Policy
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the ethical investment guidelines being adopted in respect of investments and investment vehicles such as the National Pension Reserve... - Project Appraisals
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make arrangements that the maximum possible details in respect of appraisals of NDP projects are published, subject to not... - Tax Yield
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the implications of the shortfall in projected tax receipts in terms of Government spending plans and in respect of... - Tax Code
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his proposals for a review of current VAT classifications with a view to reducing the rate of VAT applied to certain environmental... - National Development Plan
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has encouraged other Departments to slow down the roll out of capital projects under the National Development Plan in... - Public Sector Remuneration
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he had concerns regarding the extent of the pay increases proposed in Report No. 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the... - Freedom of Information
Question 100: 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... - Pension Provisions
Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the State is saving enough to provide for pension provision. [29686/07] - Tax Forecasting
Question 102: 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 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number, name and location of private hospitals and clinics in receipt of tax reliefs for private hospitals and their construction,... - Departmental Staff
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, having regard to his statutory functions in relation to the administration and business generally of the public finance of the... - Tax Collection
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of outstanding uncollected taxes; the proportion of same the Revenue Commissioners expect to recover; if new measures are... - Economic Policy
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the failure to reform and democratise the World Bank and the detrimental impact of that institution's imposition of economic... - Tax Code
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will discontinue the discriminatory treatment of farmers and other self-employed sole traders in relation to personal tax... - Interest Rates
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and 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... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 114: 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 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of mortgage relief given by way of tax relief at source in 2004, 2005 and 2006; the number of properties to which this... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the guarantees the State offers to depositors with banks and financial institutions; if he has plans to review the level of protection... - Price Inflation
Question 118: 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 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of indexing tax bands and personal and employee tax credits to the average rise in wages each year; if he... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 120: 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 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if it is his intention to proceed with tax cuts proposed prior to the election and promised in the Programme for Government. [29624/07] - Taxation Commission
Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has brought proposals to the Government in relation to the Commission on Taxation; and when it is expected that this commission...
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