Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
- Tax Code
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the exemption of oil transport drivers from increased diesel charges under new regulations in respect of a person... - Flood Relief
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Finance the moneys allocated to date by the Office of Public Works for flood prevention measures in County Clare; the schemes and areas covered by this... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the comments made by a person (details supplied) in April 2010, when does he expect NAMA to start foreclosing on bankrupt developers who... - Rights of Way
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the established free public access to Castletown Estate, in Celbridge, County Kildare is not restricted in any way and that... - State Property
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent refurbishing a court house (details supplied) in County Mayo since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will approve an exemption from vehicle registration tax and taxes to a registered charitable organisation (details supplied) on a vehicle used... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Finance if money placed on a fixed term deposit account in one of the covered banks continues to be guaranteed if the bank guarantee scheme is discontinued... - State Property
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent refurbishing the Court House in Easkey, County Sligo since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32238/10] - Fiscal Policy
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Finance if official discussion with the office of the Stormont Minister for Finance and the British Chancellor of the Exchequer is part of his Department's... - Departmental Properties
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Finance to list the premises that the State are renting or leasing in County Meath; the amount of ground rents paid for each of these premises; the persons... - Employment Statistics
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE employees in the State; if he will provide a breakdown for each regional tax office; the way in which this compares to 2007, in... - Ministerial Staff
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors',... - Anglo Irish Bank
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of staff in the funding bank and the asset recovery bank; the salary costs for these staff; the length of time these staff will be on... - Flood Relief
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32411/10] - Departmental Reviews
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to receive the McCarthy report on the review of semi-State company operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32420/10] - Tax Code
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the car scrappage scheme into 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32426/10] - Tax Yield
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue brought in through the €10 travel tax in each month since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32497/10] - Bank Charges
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the adverse impact of increased bank charges on business here; his plans to discuss these charges with the banks... - Tax Code
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick is entitled to a refund of tax or refund of income levy or refund of PRSI; and if he will make a... - Tax Collection
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Finance when a tax refund will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32769/10] - Consumer Protection
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the plans of certain financial institutions to raise the deposit required by a first time buyer to 20%; and if he... - Departmental Properties
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of offices and properties rented by his Department; their location and use; if his Department is occupying all of the office space... - Flood Relief
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent by his Department for flood alleviation to cope with last winter's flooding; the locations at which the moneys were spent;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the new Construction Contracts Bill will carry safeguards for contractors who are having severe problems obtaining payments... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the decision by the National Treasury Management Agency in 2007 to cease making deposits to Anglo Irish Bank, if he will indicate when... - Flood Relief
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Finance when the €13 million plus which the Exchequer is to receive from the EU arising from last year's floods will be spent; and if he will make a... - Tax Collection
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Finance when a tax refund will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32986/10] - Departmental Contracts
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a payment protection scheme for sub-contractors on Government contracts; if any protocols are currently included... - Rent Increases
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a rent increase of 100% is being sought from tenants of a commercial scheme (details supplied) which is now under the control of... - Tax Yield
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Finance the indirect taxation returns from each county for the first half of 2010; for the third quarter of 2010; if he will provide the same information... - Tax Code
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the current tax reliefs for mining and petrol exploration are applied and the cost to the State in a full year. [33069/10] - Tax Collection
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be issued with a P21 for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/10] - Tax Collection
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the date on which a person (details supplied) in County Kildare ceased employment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Anti-Discrimination Legislation
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any legislation in place that prevents financial institutions from discriminating against persons on age grounds in the provision of... - Tax Yield
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money foregone in taxes as a result of the accelerated capital allowances scheme (details supplied) for expenditure by private... - Tax Code
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of replacing the current stamp duty on residential properties with a new regime under which stamp duty is paid at 2%, 3% and... - Tax Yield
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by ending the exemption from Capital Gains Tax applied to principal primary residences; charging CGT on principle... - Vehicle Licensing
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cars licensed here in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of these for each year that are electric vehicles and other... - Cycle to Work Scheme
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the cycle to work tax incentive scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons who are paying income... - Financial Compensation
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals if any he has to honour his commitment to small shareholders in Anglo Irish Bank regarding their entitlement to financial... - Tax Collection
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be furnished with a P21 balancing statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fiscal Policy
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of the sale of the EBS and its recapitalisation so far; if he has considered retaining the EBS in State ownership until the he can... - Money Supply
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Finance the measurement of the money supply, M3 and M4, in the economy here since 1997; if the Central Bank, Financial Regulator and his Department lacked... - Bank Systemic Risk Report
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Finance if the 2006 Fitch Ratings Agency Report, which predated the economic crash here, was discussed at the Management Committee of his Department; and if... - Public Sector Reform
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a commission on high pay in the public and private sectors; his views on grant aided bodies including those that... - Procurement Contracts
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Office of Public Works security contract at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 17; if the procurement contract was... - Flood Relief
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33395/10] - Waste Management
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the work done by the committee established to ensure that the parts of Haulbowline Island, County Cork, previously... - Public Service Pensions
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the pension payment on an annualised basis to the highest paid public sector pensioner; the number in receipt of this level of... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the framework used to determine the provision of professional and associated fees of €2.48 billion in the National Asset... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for an absence of any clause in bank guarantee legislation for sanction towards any institution which was not honest in relation to... - Preschool Services
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for early childhood care and education scheme funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33472/10] - Consultancy Contracts
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount awarded by his Department to financial advisers; the advisers names over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health Service Staff
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria applied by his Department in considering the grant or refusal of an exemption by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria applied by his Department in considering the grant or refusal of an exemption by a Department or State Agency; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department spent in each of the last three years and in the first six months of this year on mobile telephone bills; the number of... - Tax Code
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Finance if further review of entitlement to refund of interest in respect of capital gains tax will be undertaken in the case of a person (details... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the attached correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33681/10] - Flood Relief
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/10] - Departmental Staff
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in his Department by grade; the number of agencies under his remit; and the number of staff employed in each agency... - Tax Code
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason, in some cases, mortgage interest relief is no longer being applied at source; if his policy has changed in this regard; if he will... - National Debt
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of the national debt; the expected level of the national debt as of 31 December 2010, 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2012; and if he... - Garda Stations
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the future use of the current Garda barracks (details supplied) at a location in County Cork; if he will ensure that the... - Tax Code
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of all their tax allowances and benefits; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rural Renewal Schemes
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused relief under section 23, despite being the first owner-occupier of the... - Tax Code
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the implementation of the changes to mortgage interest relief announced in the last budget; the reason they were implemented... - Tax Yield
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue forgone in 2011 from abolition of the travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33973/10] - Departmental Reviews
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Finance if the terms of reference of the independent review of the Department of Finance will include investigating and assessing the performances,... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a financial institution (details supplied) is permitted to charge 2% to a minimum of €4 and a maximum of €35 on euro cheques from... - Departmental Staff
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Finance the action taken by him from the date of acceptance of the Croke Park agreement to establish cost saving measures; if all aspects of the deal are... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the amounts granted by him in lieu of external advisory services for each year since 2006 and to date in 2010 in respect of... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the current value of the National Pensions Reserve Fund, broken down into the discretionary and non-discretionary investment portfolios;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed split of Anglo Irish Bank into a funding bank and an asset recovery bank will require new legislation and, if so, when he expects to... - Tax Code
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Finance when he last reviewed the operation of the €10 air travel tax with the Department of Transport and the Department for Tourism, Culture and Sport;... - Capital Expenditure Programmes
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the launch of the Government's infrastructure investment priorities for 2010-2016 on 26 July 2010. [32303/10] - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the strategy, such as that practised by Norway, regarding ethical investment of State-sourced funds; and the way this impinges on the...
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