Written answers
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
- National Development Plan
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance the sections of the national development plan that he proposes to retain; the sections he proposes to defer; the reduction in capital spending on... - Flood Relief
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for dealing with the threat of flooding on the northside of Dublin; if the anti-flooding measures for the final stretch of the River Tolka... - Garda Stations
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding projects (details supplied) in County Limerick. [30892/08] - Architectural Heritage
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 907 of 10 July of 2008, if the completion of the phase two restoration works to Maynooth... - Tax Code
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that a sporting body which avails of the exemption to stamp duty under section 105 of the Finance Act 2007 is also subject to... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the decentralisation by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners to Newcastle West in County Limerick; the staff that will be... - Flood Relief
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the Office of Public Works carry out remedial works to the boundary wall of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as... - Departmental Transport
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Finance the number, type and purchasing and leasing cost and CO2 emissions of vehicles acquired by his Department for each of the past three years; and if... - Tax Code
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has put in place to replace the excise duty refund which amounts to 34.5 cent per litre of diesel for public transport services... - Betting Industry
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licences issued to bookmakers in each of the past ten years; the criteria governing the issuing of such licences; the tax to date... - Flood Relief
Question 273: 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 Office of Public Works; the action he... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) has been awarded contracts by his Department, or any of its agencies, since 2000; the value of the contracts and... - Tax Code
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which VAT can be refunded to persons doing small home improvements or one-off building; if a more generous regime of VAT... - Architectural Heritage
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Finance when finance will be approved to repair the tower at Grangefertagh, Johnstown, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ... - Tax Code
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the tax exemption that applies to pensioners on low income who earn deposit interest in order that an exemption will also apply... - Departmental Staff
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff sent from his Department and its agencies to a conference (details supplied); the cost of sending staff to the conference; and... - Tax Code
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance if changes to penalties imposed on the personal representatives and estate of a deceased non-compliant taxpayer, which were incorporated into... - Budget Submissions
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received pre-budget submissions from a society (details supplied); his views on this application; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available to homeowners under the shared ownership scheme in respect of the 25% to 60% proportion of their home which is owned by... - Data Protection
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures in place to ensure that personal data stored by his Department is secure. [30131/08] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 24 April 2008, the position regarding this matter; when he expects construction to begin; and if he... - Tax Yield
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield in 2009 from a 1% increase in both the higher rate and the standard rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Pay
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage increase in the public sector pay bill in 2009 from the payment of full increments to all public servants; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield in 2009 from a one cent increase per litre of petrol and other fossil fuels, a one cent increase in the relevant alcohol measure... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the decentralisation of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners to Athy, County Kildare; the number of staff employed in Athy; the... - Tax Code
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Finance the Capital Gains Tax or other tax liability accruing to the estate of a deceased person (details supplied) in County Limerick, who died on 11... - Pension Provisions
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Finance the pension schemes for which a full guarantee on pension payments will be offered in return for acquiring the accumulated assets in the funds; the... - Tax Code
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Finance the registered name and the International Maritime Organisation registered number of each commercial vessel that is currently registered as a... - Flood Relief
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a flood relief scheme for the catchment area of the Mornington River; when he will give approval in order to allow these very... - Architectural Heritage
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the work done on a site (details supplied) in County Offaly since its purchase by the State in 2003; the amount spent on the... - Departmental Advertising
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on advertising in the Irish language by his Department and by agencies under the aegis of his Department since the enactment of the... - Tax Code
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be furnished with a P21 for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30407/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 24 June 2008, if a permanent operator will be in place as and from 1 October 2008 to operate the Civil... - Tax Code
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Finance if tax relief will be extended to cover the cost of park and ride car parking expenses used to facilitate people switching from their private car to... - Telecommunications Services
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a telephone is a luxury or a necessity; and his further views on whether internet access is a luxury or a necessity. [30517/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a cross-Border secondment process in place for civil servants; the plans he has to review this situation; and if he will make a... - National Development Plan
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Finance the concerns the European Commission has raised regarding the State's failure to conduct a strategic environment assessment on the national... - Tax Yield
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Finance the taxes raised by betting levies for each year from 2001 to 2007 and to date in 2008 from on course betting, from off course turf accountant... - Budget Submissions
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings he or his officials have had or plan to have with the Minister of Arts and Tourism and or his Department to discuss the house and... - Road Signage
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Finance the purpose of the sign erected opposite the Convent Bridge in Clonmel, County Tipperary and the costs involved. [30553/08] - Tax Code
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost per annum of a 1% reduction in the 13.5% VAT tax band. [30584/08] - Income Statistics
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who earn more that three times the average industrial wage. [30585/08] - Tax Code
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the PAYE tax credit from €1,830 to €1,921.50. [30586/08] - Tax Collection
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in taxation for each category of petrol and diesel for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Agencies
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Finance the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive... - Departmental Staff
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political... - Tax Code
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Finance when a P45 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30641/08] - Social Insurance
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the income tax details in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford and subsequent PRSI contribution payment have not been... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine a proposal (details supplied). [30652/08] - Tax Yield
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual contribution of tax from the betting industry. [30659/08] - Tax Code
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of C2 certificate workers who have registered as unemployed in the last six months. [30663/08] - Contraband Seizures
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of contraband cigarettes seized by the Customs and Excise Service on Saturday 11 March 2006 at a location (details supplied) in Dublin... - Tax Code
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to extend tax-free status to offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30746/08] - Flood Relief
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 4 December 2007 the outcome of the Office of Public Works contact with a local authority regarding an... - Tax Code
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Finance the grants schemes or reductions in VAT charges in existence for the support of sports clubs attempting to purchase buses or mini-buses; if he will... - Tax Yield
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the tax breaks for the developers of private hospitals. [30866/08] - Flood Relief
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Finance when funding will be provided to Tullamore Town Council to erect flood defences as outlined in the recent flood study; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer of reducing the thresholds in respect of pension funds from €5 million to €1 million and the tax-free lump sum... - Tax Code
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ease the credit crunch; if consultations have taken place between his office and the Central Bank and between the... - Departmental Staff
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Civil Service staff dealing with constituency matters in his office; the number of Civil Service staff dealing with constituency... - Tax Code
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in the capital service redemption account. [31148/08] - Consultancy Contracts
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that was spent by Government Departments on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008. [31150/08] - Departmental Agencies
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Finance the bonuses, merit awards and other payments above the basic salary he has approved for the heads of State agencies, boards and other quangos for... - Budget Submissions
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implementation of proposals put forward by the Construction Industry Federation for the regeneration of the construction sector and... - Tax Code
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT level on products which help homeowners change their energy profile (details supplied) in view of the fact that this would... - Flood Relief
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Finance if consulting engineers have been hired to carry out detailed designs for flood relief works in Johnstown village, Naas, County Kildare. [31251/08] - Budget Submissions
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Finance if the existing level of service estimates for 2009 have been estimated; and if he will be placing them in the Oireachtas Library in advance of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Finance the work completed itemising the specific projects involved in 2008 to date by the central expenditure evaluation unit under each of its areas of... - Disabled Drivers
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Finance when a primary certificate in respect of disabled drivers will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the private hospital co-location scheme in terms of tax breaks for the developers of private hospitals; and... - Departmental Programmes
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding a submission (details supplied); the funding made available to the group for each year since its inception; the plans he has to... - National Development Plan
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of national development plan evaluations that have been completed; the number of these that have been presented to the monitoring...
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