Written answers
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
- Flood Relief
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the funding that is available to the Wicklow County Council to undertake non-coastal flood relief works, particularly in the upland areas of south... - Pension Provisions
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the national pensions framework which he recently published projects that spending on public pensions will increase to 15% by 2050... - EU Funding
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his application under the European solidarity fund for assistance on foot of the severe flooding; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield to the Exchequer in a full year of a 1% increase in the higher rate of VAT. [12195/10] - Public Service Pay
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance if salaries to third level institution staff paid for from research grants awarded by the EU can be subject to the cuts in public sector pay as... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on recent media reports on the selection process for National Asset Management Board members; if the rejection rate for... - Pension Provisions
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on using the consumer price index as the basis for post retirement increases in respect of both existing and future pensions in the public... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of indictable offences contained within the Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2004; and the number of summary offences contained within the... - Bank Closures
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if he was consulted before the announcement that a bank (details supplied) will close; if other options were considered to avoid the loss of service... - Car Scrappage Scheme
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the car scrappage scheme to include cases when a car is registered in one persons name and insured in another's, such as a husband... - Departmental Property
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of buildings his Department are renting within the State; the rental costs of these rentals in 2009; the average length of the leases of... - Departmental Agencies
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department, and any agency under his remit, who are primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in... - Tax Yield
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by an airline (details supplied) in departure tax in the period starting May 2009 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement... - EU Directives
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance his position on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers' Directive ahead of the discussion by ECOFIN on 16 March 2010; his views on whether hedge... - Tax Code
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to allow school boards of management to claim back VAT when fundraising allows a school to purchase equipment such as... - Tax Yield
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from increasing the marginal tax rate for income earned in excess of €150,000 from 50% to 65%; and if he will make a statement... - Public Sector Pay
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance if public servants and civil servants engaging in an overtime ban will continue to be paid overtime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance his policy in respect of the requirement of persons on defined contribution pension schemes to purchase an annuity; and his views on extending the... - Tax Code
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason benefit-in-kind is being charged on staff of local authorities, who drive company cars as part of their daily work, but who cannot drive... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on forced bank lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12384/10] - State Property
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a building (details supplied) in Dublin 20; when it will be legally transferred to the Health Service Executive; if it can be... - Tax Collection
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Finance when an application for a tax refund will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford. [12411/10] - Tax Code
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties on a town basis that qualified under the town renewal and urban renewal property tax incentives schemes for each of the... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the non-answering of parliamentary questions submitted to several Departments; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that... - Information and Telecommunications Technology
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Finance his procurement policy regarding cloud computing services; the effect the recent communication from the national public procurement operations unit... - Property Sector
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Finance if in relation to SI 88 of 2010, the data and analysis referred to in section 5.2 is publicly available; if not, if it will be made publicly... - Departmental Staff
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of permanent staff that are employed his Department at assistant principal level or above; the number of staff at that level that have a... - Tourism Promotion
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts that the Office of Public Works has made to work in co-operation with Donegal County Council as well as regional and national tourism... - Courts Service
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans that the Office of Public Works has to invest in the refurbishment of Carndonagh courthouse, County Donegal; and when the OPW anticipate... - Flood Relief
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a flood relief scheme to an area (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12523/10] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the professional fees associated with the transfer of loans to the National Asset Management Agency will be charged to the... - Tobacco Prices
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the European Court of Justice ruling on minimum pricing of tobacco products; the action he will take to ensure that cut price... - Public Service Contracts
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of Irish public contracts advertised in the Official Journal of the EU in 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance the statutory powers he plans to exercise to achieve the delegation of powers and banking functions from his Department to the National Treasury... - Tax Code
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the US system of using citizenship to determine whether a person's worldwide income is subject to taxation; his views on the... - Tax Collection
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Finance the moneys expended and to whom they were paid; the moneys received during the same period under various heading in respect of a property (details... - Tax Code
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the vouched fuel allowance scheme which he promised to introduce in his budget 2010 speech to offset the impact of the carbon... - Redundancy Payments
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance when former workers of a company (details supplied) in County Limerick that have yet to be paid the Labour Court recommendation for an additional... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance the position whereby a person who secured a loan, and who had a particular health difficulty in the past, which is now resolved, cannot obtain... - Tax Code
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the introduction of section 139 of the Finance Bill 2010; the reason the abolition of secondary accountability and the 12 year CAT... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the recently reported increases in remuneration for the National Asset Management Agency Board members; the new remuneration... - National Debt
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of interest paid in 2009 to service the national debt; the amount expected to be paid, for each year, between 2010 and 2014; and if he... - Flood Relief
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the need for flood relief works in respect of a town (details supplied) in County Cork. [12706/10] - Departmental Bodies
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish a body, similar to the Congressional Budget Office in the United States, tasked with the preparation of comprehensive,... - International Agreements
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; if officials from his Department are attending or have attended... - Departmental Staff
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance if persons will be taken on as temporary clerical officers for the Civil Service in summer 2010 as has been done in previous years; and if he will... - Tax Collection
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to allow businesses more favourable terms in relation to their VAT repayments and in relation to tax arrears; and if he will... - Ministerial Travel
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in relation to foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick's day 2010;... - Garda Stations
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 24 November 2009 the position regarding this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Finance the process by which a person who overpaid the income levy in 2009 but who has not worked with the same employer continuously throughout 2009 can... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13037/10]
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