Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
- Middle East Peace Process
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of checks made on imported Israeli goods in 2008 to verify that the goods were not from an illegal settlement. [33058/09] - Preferential Trade Agreements
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the list of illegal settlement postcodes drawn up by the EU to ensure that Member States do not offer preferential trade agreements to produce... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 22 September 2009, his plans to undertake a review and renegotiation of rental payments to achieve value... - Bank Transfers
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties and charges faced by businesses paying suppliers and contractors based outside the single euro... - Illegal Cigarette Trade
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Exchequer lost €500 million due to the illegal cigarette trade in 2008; his further views on whether Customs are... - Commission on Taxation Report
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposals contained in the taxation commission's report with regard to charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Yield
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by discontinuing tax relief on service charges in view of the relevant... - Architectural Heritage
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will consider developing a building (details supplied) as a tourist attraction; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Tax Code
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the complexity of the taxation and relief system here in order to reduce the ability of those with access to the best advice... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on his assertion in a newspaper (details supplied) on 13 September 2009 that Irish banks have not been able to attract... - Private Sector Investments
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether international investors would be prudent to invest in commercial property here and development land in view of the fact that... - Tax Code
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance the logic behind the tax on life insurance and assurance policies introduced recently; and his views on removing it or removing it for those... - Ministerial Travel
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to his Department of ministerial expenses related to overseas travel engagement; and the event and the expense for same for each of... - Tax Code
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the excise duty charged per bottle of wine and particularly on wine sold in restaurants or hotels and consumed with meals in view... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take regarding credit unions with regard to a new approach to financial regulation in view of the request that regulation be... - Court Accommodation
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposed extension to Waterford Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33124/09] - Road Network
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the proposed closure of the Castleknock gates of the Phoenix Park for up to two months; the work which is to be carried out; the... - Tax Code
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to sporting clubs, which were granted tax exemption status and which are abusing the conditions under which the... - Tax Yield
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised to date from the airport travel tax announced in budget 2009; the amount expected to be raised in a full year; if an... - Departmental Staff
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have availed of the early retirement scheme as announced by him in 2009 in tabular form; the sectors of the public service... - Proposed Legislation
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of debt service payments made in the past 12 months on the €77 billion which it is proposed will be purchased; the value of interest, of... - Departmental Staff
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact to date in 2009 of the embargo on public service recruitment on public service numbers; the number of persons who have left the public... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the clearing time of five working days being operated by banks for cheques lodged; if there is irregularity involved with... - National Monuments
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 168 of 7 July 2009 and previous related questions, the extent to which the outstanding and contentious issues have been... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on giving the Financial Services Ombudsman the discretion to name institutions which have a bad record of handling consumer complaints.... - Pension Provisions
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to assist former employees of a company (details supplied) in regard to the difficulties they have encountered with their pension... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to ensure the start up of infrastructure capital projects to a value of €6.5 billion in the year 2010; the preliminary work... - Tax Code
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax payable when a person donates land to a registered charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33425/09] - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for a tax clearance certificate will receive same; and if he will make a... - Telecommunications Services
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33464/09] - Departmental Staff
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/09] - Tax Code
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 94 of 9 June 2009, if he will clarify if payments made prior to the change in the 7 April 2009 supplementary budget... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to promote independent and impartial financial advice by banning commission for money managers in order to prevent product providers from... - Tax Code
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the salmon hardship fund payments are subject to taxation as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 128 of 22 September 2009, the financial and budgetary implications of contracts concluded by the National Treasury... - Pension Provisions
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the report of a pension appeal conducted by the Department of Transport and Marine in respect of the impaired pension of a person... - Tax Yield
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of members of the Judiciary who have opted to pay the public sector pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/09] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Finance the rights of people with endowment mortgages who may face a shortfall on the amount of money promised at the outset by the originating institution;... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance the public interest directors who have been appointed to banks (details supplied); the amount of salary paid to each of the directors to date; the... - Tax Collection
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Finance when a tax refund will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33507/09] - Employment Status
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners have changed the status of persons who carry out translation services from self employed non PAYE workers to... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm receipt of correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); if their application has been considered; if their application... - Tax Code
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to abolish tax individualisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33553/09] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Finance if a Book of Estimates will be published in advance of budget day 2010; if not, when this practice ceased; the reason for not publishing same as in... - Tax Code
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to apply the 80% capital gains tax on windfall gains to lands compulsory purchase ordered by the National Roads Authority for motorway... - Pension Provisions
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to deal with the actions of persons who, as alleged in paragraph 5.5.6 of part 10 of the Commission on Taxation report 2009,... - Tax Code
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Finance when a grant will issue to persons (details supplied) under the rural renewal scheme who have gone through all inspection stages and have received... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of complex derivative products within the €77 billion being acquired; and the types of derivatives involved. [33731/09] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Finance the premium which is proposed for credit unions to cover the cost of the Government guarantee of deposits up to €100,000; if he has developed an... - Tax Yield
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by reducing the threshold for application of the minimum effective tax... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Finance if, during the period 1992/1993 when mortgage interest rates were increasing rapidly, pressure was put on financial institutions to enter into an... - Tax Collection
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are conducting an investigation at any of the meat plants in respect of sheep imports and the payment of the flat rate... - Departmental Properties
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query regarding property (details supplied) in County Cork which may be held by his Department under the State Property Act... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Finance the mortgage default rate and the foreclosure rate here since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33858/09] - Tax Collection
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax paid by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in each of the past three years; if the person is entitled to any tax rebate for the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will elaborate on his recent comments in relation to commercial property yields; the information which allowed him to definitively say that... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of experts' and consultants' reports his Department commissioned during 2008; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of State capital injections to date into Anglo Irish Bank since it was nationalised; the level of further capital injections expected in... - Commercial Property Yields
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent evidence of trends in yields on commercial property here; his further views on the refusal of some property owners to... - Tax Code
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a VAT refund on micro wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33936/09] - Departmental Staff
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to his Department and each agency under the aegis of his Department for early retirements, termination of contracts and resignations for... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query (details supplied). [33979/09] - Departmental Staff
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which his Department has sanctioned the payment of a pension top-up or discretionary payment on retirement in each of the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Finance if he sanctioned the payment of a pension top up or discretionary payment to a person (details supplied) on their retirement or resignation; and if... - Tax Code
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Finance if a taxi provided by an employer (details supplied) to bring employees to work when no public transport is available constitutes a benefit in kind;... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on public bodies using public time and resources to lobby against recommendations in the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and... - Departmental Staff
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which his Department has sanctioned or applied for the payment of a pension top-up or discretionary payment on retirement... - Tax Yield
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Finance if a study has been undertaken to assess the return to the Exchequer if a wealth tax was introduced here; and if such a study has not been... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid out by the Exchequer in 2008 in pension tax reliefs. [34437/09] - Tax Code
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be saved if all discretionary tax reliefs were standardised. [34438/09] - Tax Yield
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Finance the return to the Exchequer if the health levy was increased by 3% on persons earning in excess of €100,000. [34440/09] - Tax Code
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Finance the remaining property based tax reliefs. [34443/09] - Tax Yield
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be saved by the Exchequer if mortgage interest relief for landlords was abolished. [34444/09] - Tax Code
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the issue of re-introducing a tax on betting at race meetings. [34447/09] - Pension Provisions
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the National Pensions Reserve Fund. [34449/09] - Tax Code
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Finance if the €200 charge in respect of a non-principal private residence is tax deductible from rental income; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Properties
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Finance the properties rented, owned or leased by his Department in Dublin 1; the rent paid per annum; if car parking is leased or rented; if so, the... - Ministerial Correspondence
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence from a union (details supplied) seeking a resolution to the industrial relations dispute between the union and... - Secretarial Allowances
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the use of the special secretarial allowance (details supplied); the action he has taken on this matter; if he... - Public Service Staff
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of payments made in overtime in special shift allowances in the main categories of public service employment in each month since January... - Departmental Staff
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines that exist with regard to the procedure applicable to the dismissal of a public servant or a chief executive or an employee of a...
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