Written answers
Thursday, 9 July 2009
- EU Treaties
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Maastricht criteria for entry into the euro could be relaxed to allow one or more of the Baltic states or Iceland to come... - Customs Service
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of private planes searched at Ireland West Airport, Knock, since 1 January to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social Insurance
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the revenue to the State if PRSI at the class A rate and at the class S rate was applied to rental income regardless of the PRSI... - Betting Industry
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the legislation, ministerial orders and departmental policies which govern betting offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29874/09] - Tax Yield
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue which would be raised from applying income tax to child benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29901/09] - Faoiseamh Cánach
Question 118: To ask the Aire Airgeadais an leasóidh sé alt 476 den Acht Comhdhlúite Cánacha 1997 ionas go mbeidh faoiseamh cánach ar fáil i leith chaiteachas an fhoghlaimeora ar chúrsaí... - Stádas na Gaeilge
Question 119: To ask the Aire Airgeadais an gcuirfidh sé iallach ar na bainc eile a bhain leas as barántas €400 billiún agus athchaipitealú fial an Stáit rogha na Gaeilge a chur ar fáil... - Departmental Staff
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by his Department in County Louth by location; if such staff are permanent, temporary, part-time or on fixed contracts... - Public Service Review
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department made submissions to the McCarthy group on potential savings in his Department; the contents of the submissions made; if the... - Flood Relief
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a second incident within ten months on which houses (details supplied) in Dublin 5 have been flooded; his... - Banking Sector
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the public attention surrounding the examinership of a company (details supplied) and the issues relating to depositors and the... - Tax Yield
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which has been raised from the sale of bioethanol fuels; the way the revenues raised compare with the targets set in the... - EU Directives
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will enact the payment services directive into law; if it is intended to include provisions covering direct debit charges and penalties for... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a code of practice in respect of lending by financial institutions to their senior staff including requirements for the... - Public Service Staff
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil and public servants as at end 2008 and at present, broken down by Department and, within each Department, by authority, agency... - Tax Yield
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the total revenue in each month since their introduction to date from the income levy and the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Insurance Industry
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the general regulation of insurance companies through an EU regulatory framework which addresses the issue of burden sharing; and... - Tax Code
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims made for one-parent family credit, under section 462, Taxes Consolidated Act 1997 in each year from 2000 to 2009 inclusive; if... - Customs Service
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which the new cutter vessel to patrol the north-west coast will be delivered in accordance with the contract worked out with the... - National Flag
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance when a response to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 28 May 2009 will be forthcoming. [29350/09] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the agreement between his Department and the Financial Regulator on the high costs to consumers of opting out of fixed-rate mortgages; if a final... - Tax Code
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 is not receiving mortgage interest relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29385/09] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place for mortgage holders whose mortgages are sold to a third party. [29560/09] - Public Sector Salaries
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would saved by imposing a 10% pay cut on all public sector salaries over €100,000, only applying to the proportion of... - Fiscal Policy
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal details supplied; if he will request that an independent assessment be carried out on the proposal; and if he will make a... - Capital Investment
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the construction industry council's proposal to use private pension funds to bolster capital spending; and if he will make a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance his long-term plans for the Ordnance Survey office building in the Phoenix Park if the office is moved to Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to raise new procedures introduced by a bank (details supplied) with the Financial Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the details requested by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a variation in their refund of tax will issue to... - Flood Relief
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if the detailed designs for the flood alleviation works in Johnstown village, County Kildare have been completed; and if funding has been provided... - Public Service Contracts
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in tendering for debt recovery work, the Revenue Commissioners disqualify any applicant who does... - Tax Code
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which persons will be able to withdraw money from an under-performing pension fund; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Properties
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the Magazine Fort and Thomas Hill in the Phoenix Park, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29696/09] - National Parks
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the various sports clubs which have pavilions or grounds in the Phoenix Park, Dublin; if he is satisfied in each case that the buildings and grounds... - Departmental Offices
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of light bulbs in his Department which are energy saving light bulbs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Sector Staff
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have been employed in the public service on 1 June for each of the past five years including 2009; and if he will make a... - Public Sector Salaries
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance the average yearly wage of persons employed in the public service for each of the past five years including 2009; and if he will make a statement on... - Public Service Recruitment
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if the number of people employed in the public service has increased or decreased since budget 2009; if so, the amount regarding same; and if he... - Tax Yield
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income tax received for each of the years 2000 to 2008 from self-employed persons. [29762/09] - Public Service Contracts
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the companies which have been successful in tendering for contracts for his Department in the past 20 years; the other companies which tendered for... - Budget Submissions
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals made to him on betting duty by sectors of the betting industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29878/09]
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