Written answers
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
- Programmes for Government
Question 86: 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. [2092/08] - Property Repossessions
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the level of home repossessions which are occurring; and if there are implication for public policy. [2145/08] - Airport Customs Controls
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will propose measures, particularly but not exclusively focusing on smaller and regional airports, to clamp down on the evasion... - Commission on Taxation
Question 89: 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... - Proposed Legislation
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government is planning amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2320/08] - Customs Service
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of x-ray scanner machines at the disposal of the customs services at ports here; the plans his Department has to provide... - Benchmarking Awards
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the emerging strains in public pay policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2114/08] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the implications for the Irish economy of the new EU climate change commitments. [2126/08] - Public Service Accounts
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that no depreciation is charged in the accounts of the public service and implications this has for efficient... - Tax Yield
Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of house completions that were used in relation to his tax receipts forecasts for 2008 as provided in Budget 2008; if he is... - Pension Provisions
Question 96: 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... - Departmental Projects
Question 97: 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 Collection
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General that €45 million in tax revenue accruing from business owners or the... - Economic Growth
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has had reason to modify his economic or public finance projections for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Management Information Framework
Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the terms of reference of the Comptroller and Auditor General's value for money inquiry relating to the management information... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 101: 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. [2096/08] - Tax Code
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports of under claiming by tenants of rent relief and under returning by landlords; and if he... - Tax Evasion
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that the Revenue Commissioners brought in €2.4 billion from special investigations since 2002 and the... - Tax Code
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he foresees any threats to the Irish corporation tax regime; and his plans to mitigate the possible effects. [2128/08] - Public Service Pay
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to date of the review in respect of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector Higher Civil Service... - Pension Provisions
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the impact of stock market losses on the robustness of pension provision; and if there are implications for public... - Tax Code
Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has been informed of an agreement on the format for compensating for the loss of fuel rebate in public transport. [2150/08] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 111: 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. [2072/08] - Price Inflation
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of persistently high inflation, averaging nearly 5% for 2007, he will take steps to protect real incomes of ordinary... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants, who have relocated to locations outside of Dublin under the Government's... - Pension Provisions
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will re-define the definition of investment instrument as stated in the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995, to make authorised... - Financial Services Ombudsman
Question 116: 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... - Business Regulation
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has decided on a benchmark against which the Government's promise to cut business compliance costs by 25% can be judged. [2146/08] - Financial Services
Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and value of savings accounts; the breakdown of the value and number of saving/deposit accounts of less than €20,000,... - Social Finance Foundation
Question 122: 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... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the expected impact of recent developments in international financial markets on the economy here. [2391/08] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details of the work of the expert advisory group established to consider measures for the consolidation and modernisation of... - Public Service Pay
Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the ratio of the chief executive officer's pay to the average pay level for each year since 2000 and including projections for 2008 in... - Unemployment Levels
Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views regarding the recent increases in unemployment, particularly arising among men in industries such as the construction... - Pension Provisions
Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact of recent developments in international financial markets on the National Pensions Reserve Fund. [2390/08] - Tax Forecasts
Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on and the contents of the findings and recommendations of the report of the Tax Forecasting Methodology Review Group; and... - Departmental Programmes
Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the reports of the complete failure of the Government's e-Government strategy to achieve its... - Tax Code
Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons who have successfully received DIRT tax refunds; the value of such refunds, for each year from 2002 to 2007; and... - Fiscal Policy
Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on a reduction in interest rates by the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/08] - Tax Code
Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the delay in implementing changes in VRT has not created perverse incentives in the short term. [2140/08] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 16 October 2007, if the contract for the sale of the site has been received by the Office... - Tax Code
Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons who have successfully applied for the tax saver commuter tickets in each year from 2002 to 2007; the estimated... - Financial Services
Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the situation whereby personal cheques can take ten working days for clearance by the banks with the... - Price Inflation
Question 140: 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 2008; the way this compares with... - Tax Code
Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners who paid tax at the higher rate and the standard rate for 2007; the anticipated figures... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the number of consumer focused inspections carried out by the Financial Regulator has dropped from 185 in... - Tax Yield
Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views with regard to the Exchequer returns for 2007 on the rapid deterioration to the tune of €3,883 million in the public... - Disabled Drivers
Question 144: 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... - Flood Relief
Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans the Office of Public Works have to carry out maintenance work on the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services
Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the fact that not all credit unions are covered by the deposit protection scheme, known as the saving protection scheme,... - Property Repossessions
Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the recent increase in the number of house repossessions that have been executed by, or on behalf of, banks and financial... - Benchmarking Awards
Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the recent report of the Public Service Benchmarking Body recommendation of no increases for the vast majority of public... - Tax Collection
Question 151: 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 Growth
Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's forecast for the expected level of economic growth for the full year of 2008; the way this compares with the forecast... - Tax Code
Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the constraints that directives from the European Union put on the ability of Ireland to make changes to the VAT regime here,... - Public Service Pay
Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the performance indicators used to quantify the bonuses of chief executives in each of the commercial State bodies for which the... - Tax Code
Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he proposes amending the law in order to clarify the tax implications of receiving an interest free loan from an acquaintance and...
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