Written answers
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
- EU Directives
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will transpose the EU floods directive into law; the reason he has decided to transpose it by way of statutory instrument without recourse... - Public Service Contracts
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the interests of value for money for the taxpayer, he will alter the prequalification criteria for tendering for public projects in view of... - Motor Vehicle Registration
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the format of vehicle registration plates, and in particular of replacing year of registration with the CO2 emissions band of a... - Motor Industry
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a family car; and if a family will qualify for the car scrappage scheme where one spouse has owned the car for more than five... - Liquor Licensing
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Finance the person whom a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 should contact in order to renew the wine licence for their business; if he will post them... - Local Authority Staff
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received any correspondence from FÁS or from a council (detail supplied) seeking an exemption from the public service recruitment embargo... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the monthly tax and expenditure profiles for 2010. [4460/10] - Tax Code
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider refunding VAT to farmers who construct alternative energy generators such as wind turbines on their property in order to provide... - National Asset Management Agency Staff
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed directly by the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4505/10] - National Aquatic Centre
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Valuation Office will stand over the valuation of the lease of the National Aquatic Centre which was prepared on the 25 October 2002; and if... - Flood Relief
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a report submitted by Kilkenny County Council in relation to the works required to prevent future flooding of... - Departmental Properties
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the unoccupied dwelling houses owned by the Office of Public Works in the Dublin region; the value of any such properties; and if he... - Public Sector Pay
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations he has made on foot of his powers under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009; if so, the details... - Tax Code
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) is due a tax rebate for 2009 in view of the fact that they are being taxed as a single person and in fact the person... - Site Management
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works has established a working group to develop an approach to the management of the Haulbowline site in County Cork; if... - Pension Provisions
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance if, under Statutory Instrument No. 4 of 2010, the pension scheme of companies (details supplied) will be considered participating pension schemes;... - Redundancy Payments
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who will take voluntary redundancy; the tax liability that will... - Social Insurance
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in dealing with a complaint in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if this person's PRSI liability is... - Tax Code
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a 9% carbon tax is being imposed on agricultural diesel, while a 4% carbon tax is being imposed on road diesel; and if he will make a... - Motor Vehicle Registration
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations that apply to an EU citizen that is domiciled outside Ireland and their car is registered and taxed outside Ireland but who spends a... - Public Sector Pay
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any group or class of public servants where it may be appropriate to utilise his powers under section 6 of the... - Banking Sector Investigations
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance if civil servants will be freed from the prohibition on commenting on public policy at the proposed banking inquiry and the subsequent Oireachtas... - Flood Relief
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the continuous flooding at a location (details supplied) in County Donegal; the steps he is taking address the... - Tax Code
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Finance if a one off housing development which was subject to a rezoning decision is subject to the new rate of capital gains tax introduced in the National... - Public Sector Pay
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding civil servants and recent changes in pay and conditions; the reason job sharing staff have taken cuts in wages greater than... - Freedom of Information
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concern of the Ombudsman that the Irish Red Cross is excluded from the scope of the Freedom of Information... - Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cities, towns, villages or other locations in urban or rural areas awarded Section 23, urban or environmental renewal or other special... - Public Sector Staff
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce another incentivised scheme for early retirement or a three year career break option for public servants; and if he will make... - Tax Code
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a copy of a recent report (details supplied) on the implications of the €10 air travel tax; his views on the conclusions of the... - Parking Regulations
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the parking space at work levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2468/10] - Flood Relief
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance if funding will be provided for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5091/10] - Mortgage Arrears
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the initiatives he will put in place in 2010 to provide assistance to homeowners struggling with negative equity and unrealistic mortgage repayments... - Legislative Programme
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the legislation to establish the Central Bank of Ireland Commission; if he will open a consultation period in relation to the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the drafting of legislation to be included in the Finance Act 2010, which will oblige public bodies to charge VAT on certain... - Eurozone Membership
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any contingency studies or cost benefit analysis on any possible future suspension of Ireland's Euro membership in... - Economic Forecasts
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Finance his latest forecast on the timeframe for Ireland to emerge from this recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5160/10] - Income Data
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people in north Tipperary earning between €0 and €25,000 per annum, €25,000 and €50,000, €50,000 and €75,000; €75,000... - Flood Relief
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance when food relief works will be carried out at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of recent bad flooding. [5299/10] - Consumer Credit
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the collection of data on consumer credit and the use of that information for credit rating requires a fresh legislative... - EU Funding
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Finance the range of European Union programmes for providing credit to small and medium enterprises and the number of these from which Ireland has drawn... - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to have a C2 clearance tax certificate issued to a person (detail supplied) in County Carlow. [5375/10] - Flood Relief
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce supports for home owners who will be refused home insurance as a result of November 2009 flooding; and if he will make a...
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