Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
- Legislative Reform
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the interaction of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 and the Consumer Credit Act 1995 in order to remove the prohibition on... - Tax Code
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland is in compliance with EU regulations in having different and higher rates of VTR and VAT on imported used cars than on new vehicles as... - Public Service Reform
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend Departmental output statements to include all agencies under the aegis of his Department as recommended by the OECD report,... - Computerisation Programme
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in view of the fact that Ireland is falling behind in terms of e-Government service delivery as monitored by the European... - Tax Collection
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the terms of the early declaration of tax liability invited by the Revenue Commissioners before 15 September 2008; if the taxes... - Tax Code
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance the reliefs available to people in the Longford area in respect of the tax designated areas and their entitlements if they purchase dwelling houses... - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons (details supplied ) have not received their notice of tax assessments for year 2006 despite the fact that all relevant... - National Parks
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to permit public buses to use the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22521/08] - Tax Code
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who benefit from tax relief on pension contributions; the annual cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of non-PAYE income tax which was refunded for each of the past three years to persons who were resident here for less than 183 days; the... - Tax Code
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on replacing double taxation agreements with a system of unilateral tax credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22531/08] - Customs and Excise
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the State continues to pay for customs and excise services at privately owned and regional airports which receive both capital grant... - Departmental Agencies
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [22582/08] - Flood Relief
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for officials from his Department to call to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo regarding works carried out by the Office... - Tax Code
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently introduced regulation for banks and other financial institutions to provide details on customers where interest is in... - Customs and Excise
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance when the additional cutter and X-ray scanner for customs promised as part of the Revenue Commissioners' sixth statement of strategy will be... - Tax Code
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a matter (details supplied); the tax implications for a person on this money which was tax free; and if he will make a... - Regulatory Impact Analysis
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the occasions on which his Department has carried out a screening regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives in... - Tax Code
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if old age pensioners are exempt from DIRT tax on their savings; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22694/08] - EU Directives
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public bodies here and so on who have been fined or had penalties imposed on them in the past three years; the cost related to them... - Tax Code
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount refunded in 2006 and 2007 by the Revenue Commissioners in overpaid income tax as a result of the failure of employers to recognise the... - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps a person should take who is seeking a copy of his or her P45 from his or her employer and, despite requests, whose employer has failed to... - National Development Plan
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the central monitoring committee of the national development plan to produce and present to the Houses of the Oireachtas the annual... - Departmental Properties
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of office accommodation which is leased or rented by his Department in Galway city including State agencies under the control of his... - Tax Yield
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue received from the construction industry each year from 2000 to 2004 in terms of VAT, PAYE, PRSI, corporation tax and income... - Tax Code
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in view of recent developments in housing sales and price levels of cutting the 7% rate of stamp duty on residential property to... - Planning Issues
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of circular letter L5/08 of 6 May 2008 on critical infrastructural projects that have advanced to tender stage via the... - Community Development
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a continuation of the urban renewal scheme for towns where a RAPID designation exists and where such towns have a degree of dereliction... - Tax Code
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria used for deciding whether non-PAYE income would cause a person to be regarded as self-assessed and therefore not eligible for... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the individual current and capital budgets allocated by Government, whether through the Office of Public Works or through departmental and agency... - Revenue Commissioners
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies which are unfilled in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in the border midland western region; and if he will make a... - Flood Relief
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 8 May 2008, if the feasibility study has been completed by the engineering staff of the Office of Public... - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the issuing of a tax clearance certificate to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [23141/08] - Pension Provisions
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not entitled to a pension as a result of their employment with the Office of Public... - Road Network
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will provide a bridge for a person (details supplied) over the Rinroe River which divides their lands and Rinroe,... - Tax Code
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be furnished with a P21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23306/08] - Flood Relief
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made on the project to relieve flooding at Finner, Bundoran, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23499/08] - Tax Code
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance when a company (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive full refund for VAT refunds recently applied for; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Yield
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the Exchequer proceeds from reintroducing residential property stamp duty rate for first time buyers using rates and thresholds... - Fiscal Policy
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent set of Exchequer returns; his further views on whether Budget 2008 targets in relation to Government spending are being... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure in 2007 on public relations; his views on whether this is value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23657/08]
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