Written answers

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

  • Motor Taxation
    Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider including road tax in the price of fuel in order to ensure that those who drive more pay more and bearing in mind the...
  • Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
    Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the problem of the counterfeit tobacco trade here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9242/11]
  • Official Engagements
    Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of all his meetings with International Monetary Fund representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • State Agencies
    Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any responsibility [i]vis-À-vis [/i]State and State sponsored bodies to ensure their accountability to both Government and the public;...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all the senior civil servant posts that will not fall under the remit of the Top Level Appointments Committee; the...
  • Tax Code
    Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the retention of the VAT exempt status of printed books; his plans to abolish the VAT rate on e-books; and if he will make a statement...
  • Local Authority Charges
    Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he will deal with the implementation of the new rateable valuation system for calculating local authority rates. [9770/11]
  • National Anthem
    Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if the copyright to the National Anthem expires on 31 December 2012; and if the State holds the copyright to the various Irish language translations...
  • Fiscal Policy
    Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the downward growth forecasts for the economy here, if the required fiscal adjustment for 2012 remains at €3.6 billion in accordance...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the decision of AIB public interest directors to approve the payment of a €3 million compensation package to the last...
  • Tax Code
    Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for a refund of stamp duty lodged in respect of a person (details supplied) in accordance with the stamp duty...
  • An tSeirbhís Phoiblí
    Question 116: To ask the Aire Airgeadais cé mhéid airgid a shábhálfadh an Stát dá laghdófaí tuarastal chuile dhuine sa tseirbhís phoiblí atá ag saothrú níos mó ná €80,000 de...
  • Tax Reliefs
    Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax credits in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [9110/11]
  • Departmental Properties
    Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the premises the State is renting or leasing in each of the Twenty-six Counties for each Department; the amount of rent paid for each premises; if...
  • Ministerial Staff
    Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of all permanent civil service or non-established positions which are in place in his Department in relation to assisting Ministers with...
  • Ministerial Appointments
    Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the details of all State appointments open to direct choice by him on 10 March 2011. [9153/11]
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance the actions that will be taken to tax excess severance packages made to former employees of majority State owned banks; and if he will make a...
  • Tax Code
    Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) will not receive their annual refund in respect of PAYE emergency tax as they have done for a number of years...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are recruitment plans for a service (details supplied). [9258/11]
  • Liquor Licences
    Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners are expecting shops which sell small quantities of wine to have an off-licence certification from revenue which...
  • Fiscal Policy
    Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will review the revenue block they have placed on the account of a company (details supplied) in view of the fact that...
  • National Asset Management Agency
    Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Assets Management Agency used public relations consultants; and if so the amount of money that has been spent on public relations....
  • EU-IMF Fund
    Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 12 January 2011, the new interest rate charged on International Monetary Fund borrowings as a result of...
  • Fiscal Policy
    Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to consideration being given by the EU Commission and the European Central Bank to developing a unitary fiscal...
  • Housing Grants
    Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to maintain the level of funding to continue the important scheme of insulating the homes of persons who are in receipt of the fuel...
  • Tax Code
    Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will, in conjunction with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, conduct the cost-benefit analysis into the amendment of the...
  • Credit Availability
    Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if European Commission approval has been received for the new business investments targeting the employment scheme that is replacing the business...
  • Financial Services Regulation
    Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will establish the taskforce on the future of the financial services sector to maximise employment opportunities in financial services as...
  • Tax Code
    Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a VAT refund scheme for charities. [7975/11]
  • Personal Debt
    Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding financial assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the interest rates banks under State control are charging on their variable mortgages; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that banks under...
  • Flood Relief
    Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of a flood relief project in County Mayo (details supplied); if he will provide a break down of the estimate between road raising...
  • Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
    Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the quantity of cigarettes and other tobacco products seized by Customs in Dublin Port and Dublin Airport for each year since 2007 and to date in...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the development or redevelopment of branch offices by Bank of Ireland and AIB; if he will provide detail of such work and money...
  • Tax Code
    Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the proposal (details supplied) to use changes in the application of VAT on those visiting the country as a short-term method of...
  • National Asset Management Agency
    Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 5 April 2011, if he will provide a summary of those areas or issues he understands that the provision in...
  • Programme for Government
    Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance the specific proposals in the Programme for Government for which he is responsible; the target dates which he has agreed in relation to the delivery...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the fees that were attached to the credit guarantee scheme introduced in September 2008; the measures that were put in place to ensure banks were...
  • Tax Code
    Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish mortgage interest relief for first time buyers in June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/11]
  • Interest Rates
    Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the EU-International Monetary Fund Programme for Assistance, if a moratorium on interest payments was agreed as part of this deal and...
  • Tax Code
    Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has liaised with the Department of Foreign Affairs in terms of including in the forthcoming jobs initiative the commitment in the programme...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance the process under which the Central Bank contracted the Boston Consulting Group, Barclay's Capital and BlackRock Solutions to conduct the stress...
  • National Asset Management Agency
    Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance if BlackRock Solutions or, any of its subsidiaries, manages any assets for the National Asset Management Agency in view of the conflict of interest...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the crisis in Irish Life and Permanent and his response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/11]
  • Public Sector Staffing
    Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the paid career breaks in the public service. [9723/11]
  • State Agencies
    Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the proposed pay review among the commercial semi-State sector and State agencies; if the review will encompass all...
  • Tax Code
    Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in 2010 and the expected cost in 2011 of providing income tax relief on pension contributions under existing legislation;...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised with the EU-IMF and ECB the suggestion of debt-for-equity swaps in the Irish banks as a measure to reduce the amount of...
  • Infrastructural Development
    Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce local labour clauses in contracts for future transport infrastructure projects. [8626/11]
  • Corporation Tax Policy
    Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has prepared any documents relating to his policy on corporation tax for circulation to the Heads of State and Government of the other...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is committed to holding a referendum to reverse the Abbeylara judgment to enable Oireachtas committees to carry out full investigations. [6661/11]
  • Register of Lobbyists
    Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has put in place any arrangements to restrict the lobbying of his Department by any person. [6665/11]
  • Departmental Bodies
    Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance if the composition of the expert group on mortgage arrears and personal debt is to be changed; his views on whether there should be a broader range...
  • Personal Debt
    Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance if and when the recommendations of the expert group on mortgage arrears will be implemented and in particular the following recommendations, a...

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