Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Central Procurement Unit
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Finance if a central procurement unit has been established to ensure costs are at a minimum and that the State can achieve economies of scale through... - Job Creation
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the recent proposal to create a thousand posts in Government Departments for third level graduates; the way the jobs will be... - Statutory Instruments
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the practice of unnumbered statutory instruments, for example, the An Foras Áiseanna Saothair superannuation amendment scheme... - Revenue Payments
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a scheme operated by the British Revenue Commissioners which allows companies experiencing temporary trading... - Pension Provisions
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance when a scheme (details supplied) will be approved; and if reckonable service will be backdated. [37902/09] - Financial Services Support Scheme
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and volume of cheques returned unpaid by the banks supported by Government in the past six months. [37926/09] - Tax Code
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the proposed 80% windfall tax will operate with farmers and any sale of part of their farms for whatever purpose including compulsory... - Tobacco Smuggling
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the increasing level of tobacco smuggling here, the resulting loss of revenue to the Exchequer and loss of jobs in the retail sector;... - Tax Code
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the commitment to introduce a carbon budget in the Revised Programme for Government and to introduce carbon taxes to keep Ireland's... - Security of the Elderly
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a scheme operated by his Department or an agency under his remit to provide grants or assistance towards installation of house alarms... - EU Funding
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action to ensure the immediate roll-out of the INTERREG IVA programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38043/09] - Tax Yield
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected yield in 2010 from an increase in the standard rate of tax by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% or 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected cost to the Exchequer in 2010 of tax relief on rental income for residential properties and for commercial properties; and if he will... - Tax Collection
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the penalty imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Lottery Funding
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance the full extent of funds from the proceeds of the National Lottery allocated to or through his Department in each of the past five years to date in... - National Debt
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Finance the national debt as of 31 December 1997, 31 December 2007 and the projections for 31 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the proposals on decentralisation including the cost and or acquisitions of buildings, sites or other development costs associated... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has sought or received an indication from the banks regarding lending to small and medium sized enterprises in return for the rescue package... - Fiscal Policy
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which receipts through the various forms of taxation are likely to form the basis for budgetary policy in the next 12 months; and if... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received information with a view to calculation of the cost of tribunals; the extent to which this includes legal fees, witnesses... - Tax Code
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Finance if a P45 will be verified for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/09] - Departmental Properties
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure to date on building the new headquarters for the Department of Defence; the scheduled cost for building the new headquarters; the... - Tax Code
I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that a correctly completed form P45 is required, under PAYE regulations, to be given by an employer to an employee on cessation of employment. The form... - Departmental Properties
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to his Department of the vacant building at the Kells Road, Navan, County Meath since its closure; his plans for the premises; and if he... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the State capital expenditure costs incurred since 1 January to date in 2009, with expected further costs to be incurred to the end... - Banking Sector
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Finance the direction given by the EU Commission on further injections of capital by the Government into Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Code
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs and tax breaks currently available; the estimated taxes forgone on a yearly basis per relief; if he will provide this information in... - Departmental Properties
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the amount of money spent on the reinstatement of Leinster Lawn, he will open up this facility to the general public; and if he will... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason, further to the proposed National Asset Management Agency legislation, the Exchequer will be paying fees to the banks during the... - Tobacco Smuggling
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 13 October 2009, if he make available all reports on the European Anti-Fraud Office database that are... - Retail Sector Developments
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Finance if customs and excise officers have evaluated the impact the recently introduced public display ban could have on illegal and contraband trade now... - Tax Yield
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out for each percentile or earners the total amount of income earned, the total amount of tax paid, the average rate of tax paid and... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Finance the names of each director of each credit institution covered by the bank guarantee; the date the guarantee was granted; the main occupation of said... - Tax Code
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Finance if benefit in kind is applied to the company cars of chief executive officers of State agencies; if the tax treatment differs from the private... - Tax Yield
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will elaborate on the interest rate assumptions underlying the yield curve scenarios outlined in scenarios 1, 2 and 3 of the draft National... - Flood Relief
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Finance when drainage and maintenance works will be carried out by the Office of Public Works in respect of its obligation under the 1932 Act and... - Public Sector Pay
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that would be made to the Exchequer if all salaries in both the Civil Service and semi-State bodies were capped at five and half times... - Flood Relief
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Finance when a report from ecologists (details supplied) will be finalised. [38343/09] - Pension Provisions
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on a shortfall of €5 million in a pension scheme (details supplied); if the scheme has been transferred to the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who go into arrears on their credit cards can be charged interest rates which can be set at... - Tax Code
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individual taxpayers and jointly assessed married couples who have claimed tax relief for the payment of service charges in each of... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to correspondence of 20 May 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when he will reply to the various... - Flood Relief
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a proposal by Dublin City Council to carry out a combined project of flood protection and layout of a water main along the Clontarf... - Tax Code
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that persons (details supplied) in County Sligo receive their tax relief at source for mortgage interest relief payments as soon... - Departmental Staff
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Finance the grades and associated salary scales in regard to permanent and pensionable posts within the Civil Service from entry level to Secretary General;... - Social Insurance
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the interest accruing to the social insurance fund over the past ten years was credited to this fund on an annual basis; if... - National Debt
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Finance the major sources of borrowings that have financed our national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38457/09] - Pension Provisions
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of funds in the pension reserve fund at 31 December for each of the past five years in tabular format; the outgoings from this fund to... - Freedom of Information
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Finance if organisations and agencies in receipt of State funding are statutorily obliged to answer questions from the public; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the mortgage interest relief at source scheme for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the... - Ministerial Remuneration
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that would be made to the Exchequer if Ministers' pay were reduced to €100,000; and the pay of Ministers of State reduced to... - Semi-State Boards
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that would be made to the Exchequer if all bonuses due to be paid to members of semi-State boards, or employees of semi-State boards, in... - Tax Code
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Finance if a payment for education fees to a company in Northern Ireland be allowable for income tax purposes in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Financial Institutions Capitalisation
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the National Treasury Management Agency has invested in Irish banks; the worth of the initial investment; the value of the NTMA... - National Monuments
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Finance if an application to use Kilkenny Castle in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be expedited and approved. [38599/09] - Drainage Schemes
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to carry out a river drainage scheme on the River Barrow between Milford and Leighlinbridge in County Carlow; if the Office of Public... - Departmental Properties
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Finance the address of properties rented by the State for the use of each Department, State or semi-State agency; the date of commencement of the lease of... - Coastal Protection
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals for funding for coastal protection works in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/09] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans that will be put in place under the National Assets Management Agency legislation to compensate small-scale developers who are owed money... - Revenue Investigations
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Finance when an investigation will be finalised in relation to the affairs of a person (details supplied) in order to permit the testimony distributions to... - Tax Collection
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 21 October 2009, if he will provide a similar breakdown for income earners under a... - Tax Yield
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reducing excise duty on alcohol by 10% for a two-month period starting the 15 November 2009; the cost to the Exchequer... - Fiscal Policy
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will discuss and act on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38718/09] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some banks are accepting a P60 as proof of income for the purpose of securing a mortgage; his views... - Tax Collection
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of judgments registered by the Collector General against persons and companies in the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in... - Tax Yield
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an analysis of outstanding unpaid taxes at 30 September 2009 for customs, excise duties, capital gains tax, capital acquisitions... - Tax Code
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due a tax rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/09] - Public Service Recruitment
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Finance his views, in relation to recruitment to the public service, on extending panels rather than abolishing existing panels in view of the public... - Overseas Development Aid
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to increase the overseas development budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38821/09] - Illicit Tobacco Trade
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to stem the loss of revenue to the State arising from the illegal importation of cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Collection
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been new policy direction for the activities and conduct of revenue sheriffs or county registrars in view of the tightening of credit... - Tax Code
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 20 October 2009, his views on amending the legislation to state that at the time the approved... - Proposed Legislation
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposal to impose an 80% windfall tax on rezoned land or lands acquired from landowners under compulsory purchase orders... - Tax Code
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the concession on the year in which capital gains tax must be paid in the case of compulsory purchase orders under section... - Courts Service
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in the past seven years of refurbishing and upgrading the courthouse in Westport in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the... - Semi-State Bodies
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Finance if guidelines on the superannuation of chief executives of State sponsored bodies on severance, early retirement or resignation have been issued... - Remuneration of Bank Staff
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Finance if he had discussions with his directors on the board of a bank (details supplied) prior or subsequent to their decision to authorise a pay increase... - Public Service Staff
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have availed of the early retirement scheme as announced by him in budget 2009 in tabular form; the sections of the public... - Tax Yield
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 6 October 2009, the amount of tax revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by... - Tax Code
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will revise the 21.5% VAT rate on a basket of goods likely to be Christmas gifts (details supplied) in view of the fact that the Northern... - Excise Penalties
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Finance the penalties for smuggling cigarettes and tobacco into Ireland; the penalties for trading in cigarettes and tobacco without a trading licence; and... - Public Procurement Operations
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish an advisory group on public procurement; the role and functions of such a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Exemptions
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 20 October 2009, if he will introduce an exemption in the Finance Bill to exempt airlines using Shannon... - National Debt Costs
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that will be paid per annum in national debt payments in 2009 and every year up to 2013 if the State delivers a goal of debt as a... - VAT Rates
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the number of customers from the Republic of Ireland who are now purchasing in Northern Ireland;... - Official Languages Act
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the delays being encountered by lawyers as a result of the delay with the publication of new legislation (details... - Tax Yield
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the savings that would accrue to the Exchequer if a 1% levy was applied to tracker bonds sold by banks; and if he will make a... - Road Network
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to have the bridge repaired at or near Ballydorney, Rathowen, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Service Recruitment
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps in view of the existing public service recruitment embargo or moratorium, that existing panels, which are in place for various... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency legislation will contain a provision for an automatic extension of planning permissions to include stages...
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