Written answers

Thursday, 19 February 2009

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Schemes

5:00 pm

Photo of Ciarán CuffeCiarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he has taken to ensure the cycle to work scheme, introduced in the Finance (No. 2) Act 2008, can be availed of by officials in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6797/09]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, section 7 of the Finance (No.2) Act 2008 provides for an exemption from an income tax charge under section 118 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in respect of a benefit in the form of a bicycle or associated safety equipment provided to a director or employee by his or her employer, where the bicycle/associated safety equipment is used by the employee or director mainly for qualifying journeys.

My Department is currently considering the detailed arrangements that would be required to implement the scheme.

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