Written answers
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
- Commemorative Events
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in regard to the programme for Government commitment to advance the redevelopment of Glasnevin cemetery as part of... - Car Scrappage Scheme
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will restart the car scrappage scheme which was available in the early 1990s, in order to create movement in the motor industry; and if he... - Child Care Services
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a national policy in relation to rates on child care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1744/09] - Drainage Schemes
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the damage which was done to the spawning beds on the River Boyne as a result of the Boyne drainage scheme; the steps taken by his Department to... - Tax Code
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure for importing a car into Ireland; the length of time a car from another state can be kept here without being imported; and if he will... - Tax Collection
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance when a refund will be made in respect of a house purchase to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47933/08] - Tax Code
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will waive the travel tax in respect of all children travelling to and from here from the Chernobyl region due to the humanitarian nature of... - Tax Collection
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [48078/08] - Disabled Drivers
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance when the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concessions scheme by an interdepartmental group established for that purpose... - Consumer Protection
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter (details supplied). [1009/09] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish a commission of investigation to examine the failure of the Financial Regulator to adequately regulate the banking system here,... - Tax Collection
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [1040/09] - Tax Code
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance the way a situation could arise with regard to relevant contracts tax in which the son of a builder would have to register as a principal contractor... - Tax Collection
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers according to the most recently available figures; the number of PAYE workers earning less than or equal to €16,953 per... - Tax Code
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of a redundancy payment made to an employee made redundant and then rehired, known as leave and return; and if he will make a... - Pension Provisions
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query regarding the policy towards approved retirement funds (details supplied). [1108/09] - Garda Stations
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 2 December 2008, the progress to date on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance the persons and organisations with whom he met with regard to his decision to intervene in the banking sector since September 2008 to date in 2009;... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has identified the extent of regulatory failure here which contributed to the financial crisis in the financial institutions; and the process... - Tax Collection
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Finance when a P45 will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1173/09] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes to make changes to the laws relating to the Financial Regulator, and its role in the financial system since 2003. [1203/09] - Tax Collection
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Finance the manner in which the 1% and 2% levies will operate with regard to the self-employed; if it will be on money earned before costs are taken into... - Tax Code
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the revenue that would be accrued by allowing pension contributions to be deducted from income tax at the standard rate only;... - Capital Expenditure
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of GDP and GNI that constituted current account public spending for each year since 1997 with a breakdown by Department; and if he... - Public Sector Employment
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people employed in the public sector for each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1254/09] - Tax Code
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be accrued by charging public sector employees an additional charge of 2% of their income to cover the cost of public... - Tax Yield
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Finance the income to the Exchequer for VRT for each year since 1997, with a breakdown of such on a monthly basis; the income accrued to the Exchequer for... - Tax Code
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Finance if spouses or representatives who paid tax penalties for deceased individuals should be entitled to a refund similar to the position in Britain in... - National Monuments
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the future of Rathcoffey Castle, County Kildare arising from a submission put forward at his meeting with a group... - Drug Seizures
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the number of seizures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/09] - Tax Code
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will assist a person (details supplied) in County Cork to secure a P45 and P60 from their recent employers; and if he will make a statement on... - Ministerial Travel
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by him and Ministers of State, officials, persons in agencies, offices or bodies under the remit of his Department, on foreign... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Finance the payment by his Department into the Pension Reserve Fund in 2008; and the date on which this money was paid. [1490/09] - Ministerial Staff
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his private office and constituency office in 2008 broken down by grade; the salary cost including overtime, expenses and... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties being rented here for the purposes of decentralisation; the number of these properties in use; and the length of time he... - Tax Collection
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the application for a refund of tax during unemployment in respect of a person (details supplied); when payment will be awarded; and... - National Monuments
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is proposed to cut back on the daily opening hours and the number of months which the Office of Public Works' site located at the Céide... - Tax Code
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements being made by the Revenue Commissioners to allow a pensioner whose individual income exceeds €20,000, but who is eligible for... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tighten up the regulatory environment in the banking sector here and the business sector as a whole; if he has plans to introduce... - EU Directives
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will enact the payment services directive into Irish law; if it is intended to include provisions covering direct debit charges and... - Tax Code
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is proposed to introduce a tax free allowance in respect of the cost of rental accommodation for parents of college going children; if... - Architectural Heritage
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 20 May 2008, the funding made available for a project (details supplied); if tender documents have... - Ministerial Staff
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on behalf of the Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries,... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce regulations to restrict the terms of early retirement that can be offered to executives who are retiring from banks as a result... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a matter (details supplied). [2165/09] - Departmental Bodies
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis and extent of remuneration for each of the members of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes; the amount... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Finance the expenses and allowances paid to each Minister and to each Minister of State by his Department since the formation of the Government following... - Pension Provisions
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that senior civil servants, on retirement, get severance pay in addition to a lump-sum. [2297/09] - International Agreements
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he must take for ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement...
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