Written answers

Tuesday, 20 November 2007

  • Tax Code
    Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of the fuel rebate given to Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and private operators for each year since 2000 to date in 2007; and if...
  • Departmental Bodies
    Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, further to his recent reply, he will indicate the current terms of reference for The Review Body on Higher Remuneration; the...
  • Traffic Management
    Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason staff and service users in St Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park were not consulted by the Office of Public Works early in 2007...
  • Tax Code
    Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will extend the tax saver scheme in Budget 2008 to include the purchase by employers of bicycles and electric bicycles for the...
  • Northern Ireland Issues
    Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the aggregate cost of projects which are to be supported by the Irish Government under the heading All Island Co-Operation outlined...
  • Tax Code
    Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that he does not plan to change the tax rebate on fuel schemes for bus operators who provide school transport in...
  • EU Funding
    Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of EU funding received by his Department for programmes administered by his Department or by agencies under the remit of...
  • Tax Code
    Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on an extension of the taxsaver commuter ticket scheme operated by Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann in conjunction with the...
  • Valuation Office
    Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will intercede with his officials to secure a reduction in the amount of commercial rates paid by a person (details supplied) in...
  • Tax Code
    Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposals he has to deal with the anomaly that exists for the first time site buyers who are ineligible to avail of stamp duty...
  • Tax Yield
    Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views regarding the impact of an expansion of low paid employment on income tax receipts. [29628/07]
  • Debt Relief
    Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the writing off of odious and illegitimate debt by the world bank, the IMF and other international lending agencies; and...
  • Special Savings Incentive Scheme
    Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the proposal which has been put forward by the Society of St Vincent de Paul, the Money Advice and Budgeting Service and...
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to provide tax relief for carers for predetermined categories of expenses associated with their caring commitments....
  • Tax Yield
    Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in 2006 or the most recent year for which complete figures are available, who returned incomes in excess of...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the decentralisation of a Government Department to Newcastle West, County Limerick. [29819/07]
  • Hospitals Building Programme
    Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of co-location hospitals in terms of tax relief to date; the estimated cost over the five year programme;...
  • Tax Yield
    Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of vehicle registration tax paid to the Revenue Commissioners for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006; and if he will make a...
  • Vehicle Seizures
    Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of motor vehicles seized by the Customs and Excise section of the Revenue Commissioners for the alleged non-payment of...
  • Tax Code
    Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the discussions that have taken place between his Department and the Department of Transport regarding the removal of the refund of...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position in regard to the Governments decentralisation programme; if it is intended to proceed as originally indicated; and if he...
  • Tax Code
    Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on alleviating or amending the stamp duty burden on house buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29927/07]
  • Price Inflation
    Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he proposes to take to address the increasingly serious issue of the negative impact of hidden inflation affecting the...
  • Tax Harmonisation
    Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the implications for this country in the event of EU tax harmonisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29929/07]
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if credit restrictions or guidelines are available to prevent sub-prime or otherwise lending; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Tax Code
    Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the Government's stamp duty policy on residential property is equitable with particular reference to ordinary...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who have decentralised as of the original expected completion date of 31...
  • Tax Yield
    Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of taxes under the headings of stamp duty, VAT and capital gains tax received from the residential housing sector in...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the capital underspend for each Government Department to date; the percentage that this represents of each Department's capital...
  • Economic Competitiveness
    Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the competitiveness of the economy; the sources of lack of competitiveness; the way it is impacting on inward investment...
  • Tax Yield
    Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the stamp duty tax revenues collected for the years 2002 to 2006 and the expected versus the budgeted for 2007, with the total figure...
  • Tax Code
    Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and amounts of income tax repayments made by the Revenue Commissioners to PAYE earners for 2006 and to date in 2007; the...
  • Tax Yield
    Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of residential property sales which were the subject of stamp duty in each month to date in 2007; the value of net receipts...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing pension cover at Principal Officer, Assistant Secretary and Secretary General levels in terms of the...

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