Written answers
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
- Disabled Drivers
Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will investigate the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [1000/08] - Airport Customs Controls
Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent to which private airfields may have been used for the importation of illegal drugs into this jurisdiction over the past... - Statutory Instruments
Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of statutory instruments issued by the Government in 2007; and the number of same that were issued in order to implement EU... - Motor Taxation
Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the arrangements for all imported cars into the State in relation to the new emissions based VRT regime; and if he will make a... - Benchmarking Awards
Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the CPSU's decision to recommend to its members the rejection of the methodology behind benchmarking, after the union's... - Tax Yield
Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the level of excise duty collected in 2006 and 2007 from off-course betting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1820/08] - Departmental Payments
Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the money received by his Department in respect of the Department of Health and Children from a sector (details... - Motor Taxation
Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans, following the new VRT emissions-based system, in place to fairly calculate and levy VRT charges on the emissions caused by... - Tax Code
Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that where a landlord is resident outside the State, that a tenant is required to discharge the landlord's tax... - Motor Taxation
Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the efforts his Department is making to ensure that all cars brought into the country by foreign nationals for use here are... - Public Sector Contracts
Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the procedures in place to enable small and medium enterprises to compete for public sector contracts and deliver value for money to... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who have decentralised as at 31 December 2006 and the current date broken down... - Departmental Reviews
Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current review processes he has requested to be undertaken in respect of the financial and reporting systems within each... - Departmental Agencies
Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will extend to the Standards in Public Office the power to investigate breaches of standards on its own initiative. [2573/08] - Pension Provisions
Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, arising from a legal settlement (details supplied) there are implications for other groups or agencies who have the coordinated... - Disabled Drivers
Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to provide the same grant for a disabled driver as for a disabled passenger; and to increase the disabled driver and... - Tax Code
Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on extending the tax relief provision to community trusts with taxable income, who donate funds to approved charitable... - Disabled Drivers
Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications that were received for the disabled drivers passengers tax concessions in 2007; the number that were... - Judicial Reviews
Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to and the damages paid by the State in relation to judicial reviews that his Department were responsible for in each of the... - Tax Code
Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he will commence section 101 of the Finance Act 2007 to remove the stamp duty loophole relating to sub-sales; and if he will make... - Flood Relief
Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the funding in place for the Clonmel flood relief scheme; if money will be provided for all stages of the scheme; and if he will make... - Architectural Heritage
Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the proposals the Office of Public Works have in place for the Athassal Abbey site in Golden, County Tipperary; when work on these... - Liquor Licensing Laws
Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of additional off-licence premises, including mixed use premises that were granted licences in the years 2006 and 2007.... - Tax Code
Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of primary and post primary schools who have obtained charitable status from the Revenue Commissioners since the scheme was... - Legislative Programme
Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Acts passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas sponsored by his Department in each year from 2003 to 2007; the Acts which... - Tax Code
Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive their P60 for 2007 as they need the certificate to allow them purchase... - Garda Stations
Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when tenders will be invited for the proposed Garda station at Castleisland, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Site Acquisitions
Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will approve a site for the new school at Listellick, Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Road Network
Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will take steps to have further remedial repairs carried out to a bridge (details supplied) in County Westmeath as same is in a... - Tax Code
Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has proposals to ensure that the fuel rebate in respect of the school transport service continues into the future; and if he... - Flood Relief
Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 13 December 2007, if the report (details supplied) has been submitted to the National... - Tax Code
Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for mortgage interest relief at source; and if he will... - Departmental Properties
Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Department owned computer desktops or laptops or other data devices, such as blackberries and memory keys, reported... - Disabled Drivers
Question 224: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if vehicle registration tax relief or assistance towards a specially adapted car can or will be offered to a person (details supplied)... - Telecommunications Services
Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he or his Department has taken to provide wi-fi access to the general public in public buildings; the future plans he has on... - Pension Provisions
Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of pension provisions for the next ten, twenty and thirty years for the public sector; and if he will make a... - Crime Prevention
Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he or his Department has taken to neutralise anti social behaviour on Office of Public Works owned grounds (details... - Data Protection
Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of and the records kept by his Department of attempted hacking or suspected cyber attacks or other malicious computer... - Tax Code
Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the area of land that can be transferred from parent to child in order to enable the building of a house before there are capital... - Motor Taxation
Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will introduce a cherished number registration system for vintage cars as is the case with standard vehicles; and if he will... - Fisheries Protection
Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on exempted payment to drift net salmon fishermen under the hardship fund to be tax free; and if he will make a statement on... - Flood Relief
Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position of the Office of Public Works in relation to finding a resolution to the flooding problem (details supplied) in south... - Departmental Staff
Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are job vacancies within the Office of Public Works in Mayo at the present time or in the foreseeable future; and if he will... - Business Expansion Scheme
Question 236: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will extend the business expansion scheme to include tourism and guest accommodation enterprise development on islands; and if... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the stockbroking firms engaged by his Department, or by the agencies under his aegis, during the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; the fees... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 238: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on media monitoring or press cutting services for each of the years 2002 to 2007; and if he will... - Data Protection
Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details of all instances since 1 June 2002 where personal data held by his Department or any agency under its auspices were... - Disabled Drivers
Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on awarding primary medical certificates to disabled and handicapped persons or their guardians under the Disabled Drivers... - Pension Provisions
Question 241: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the value of the contingency fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2248/08] - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 242: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimates used to calculate a figure of €101.8 million as the cost of jobseekers benefit and allowance payments in 2008; if he... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 243: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will direct or request that the Financial Regulator publish a cross-country comparison of the cost of personal and small... - Tax Code
Question 244: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason tax collected by airlines is not refunded to the customer when a trip is cancelled; if a uniform rate of taxation is... - Public Sector Pay
Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the largest single back pay payment that was made as a consequence of the pay rises provided for in the report of the Review Body on... - Tax Code
Question 247: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners received all the P35 submissions from the Health Service Executive on time in respect of the tax year... - Departmental Applications
Question 248: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the applications processed by his Department; the average waiting time to process each application; the steps he is taking to speed up... - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 249: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the implications for awarding public contracts, making grant payments and the issuing of various licences of the perception that under... - Flood Relief
Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the flooding which occurred in Johnstown village, Naas, County Kildare, on 10 January 2008; and the... - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 254: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 23 May 2006, if he is satisfied that his Department has met the 3% employment quota for... - Architectural Heritage
Question 255: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he, through the Office of Public Works directly or in conjunction with other relevant Departments have given thought to the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 256: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent to which the national debt is expected to be affected by internal or external events in 2008; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that tax returns anticipated at the time of Budget 2008 are expected to remain on target; and if he will make a... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 258: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with regard to the adequacy of measures to prevent fraud in the banking system; and if he will make a statement on... - Industrial Development
Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the economy continues to be attractive to encourage foreign inward investment; and if he will make a... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 261: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that the economy is capable of competing with others in the marketplace; and if he will make a...
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