Written answers
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
- Departmental Staff
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the auditors currently employed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15762/11] - Proposed Legislation
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is envisaged that reforms, as proposed in the programme for Government, will take place in regard to the Freedom of Information Acts. [15808/11] - Local Authority Valuations
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages the completion of the up-to-date valuation of all local authority areas to be finished; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Collection
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance when an unregistered VAT rebate will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway and if the matter can be expedited. [15836/11] - Tax Code
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding stamp duty charges for first-time buyers; if consideration has been given to the elimination of stamp duty for first-time... - Negative Equity Mortgages
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on negative equity mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/11] - Coast Guard Service
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works intends to upgrade the Coast Guard Service facilities in Greystones, County Wicklow; his views on the conditions which... - Tax Code
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to lower the rate of VAT on architectural services to a possible 13%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15880/11] - Debt Crisis Resolution
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if the suggestion that gold profits in the European Union central banks should be used to tackle the debt crisis in the peripheral countries in the... - Tax Code
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if a vehicle (details supplied) will be classified as a commercial vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15894/11] - Flood Relief
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15118/11] - Consumer Protection
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to date to deliver on the programme for Government promise to tightly regulate moneylenders. [15289/11] - Tax Code
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if a levy will be imposed on health insurance policies from 1 September 2011 as part of the proposed new insurance levy to increase the moneys... - Tax Reliefs
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any proposed changes to be made in section 23 homes and particularly in the rule whereby eight had to be together; if he will clarify... - Proposed Legislation
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 1 June 2011, if the tax changes will be retroactive to the commencement of a civil partnership in view... - Consumer Protection
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if the representations from a support group (details supplied) will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15043/11] - Tax Code
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance following on from the recent decision to reduce the vat rate from 13% to 9% and the significance of this reduction to the tourism sector here, if he... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of legal fees incurred by a company (details supplied), and which he has now agreed will be paid by the State in respect of the legal... - Credit Union Movement
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of his plans, referred to in the EU / IMF deal, to consolidate the number of credit unions; and if he will make a... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the amount of money drawn down to date from the funding available under the EU-IMF programme and also from the... - State Funding Reserves
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a statement of the amount of cash reserves held by the National Treasury Management Agency on behalf of and available for use by... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he continues to raise with the European Central Bank the need for a medium-term funding facility for Irish banks. [15105/11] - Credit Union Movement
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the financial consequences for Irish credit unions of the losses imposed by Irish Life & Permanent on junior... - Exchequer Cash Balance
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected Exchequer cash balances at the end of March 2011, the end of December 2011, the end of December 2012, the end of December 2013, the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the underlying or pre-fiscal-consolidation GDP and GNP growth rates used in producing the stability programme update 2011 for each of the years... - Tax Yield
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the liability to corporation tax of financial institutions in each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; and the cumulative tax losses being... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the costs that are borne by his Department with regard to his constituency office and home, such as telephone, IT services and so on; if the lease... - Departmental Staff
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance the policies in place in his Department to encourage the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work; the policies in place to... - Departmental Bodies
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent agreement between the Central Bank and the Unite union which will result in extra holidays and pay in return for accepting... - Banking Facilities
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request Bank of Ireland or Allied Irish Bank to provide a publicly accessible ATM facility in the Baldoyle area of Dublin 13 as an... - Tax Code
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons resident in Northern Ireland and working in the Republic of Ireland; the number of such persons who receive a refund of the... - National Monuments
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the location of the Durrow High Cross, formerly located on the grounds of Durrow Abbey, County Offaly; his plans, if any, for public access to view... - Public Service Remuneration
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance, following the controversy surrounding the severance package of the former FÁS chief executive, Rody Molloy, which was agreed by the previous... - Tax Code
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if allowance will be made for persons who bought their homes three months in advance of the reduction of stamp duty and paid stamp duty at the rate... - Architectural Heritage
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on a property (details supplied) in County Mayo including a timing and a costing for the envisaged works. [15299/11] - Departmental Recruitment
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any new recruitment under way in the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15300/11] - Flood Relief
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the works that have been undertaken in improving flood prevention defences at Arklow, County Wicklow; if he will detail all outstanding works that... - National Assets Management Agency
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the National Assets Management Agency is contributing to social development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15408/11] - Tax Code
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the way persons who inherit land but are unable to pay their stamp duty may have the deeds stamped; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that public sector employees in commercial State bodies are not subject to the public sector pension levy, if he will... - Tax Code
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/11] - Grant Payments
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the reintroduction of a stamp duty exemption for first-time buyers; if he considers that the reintroduction of a first-time... - Tax Code
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding stamp duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15506/11] - Departmental Staff
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance the dates on which his departmental officials were made available to members of the Fine Gael, Labour and Sinn Féin parties, between 1 November... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised the issue of an interest rate reduction on the three bilateral loans with the UK, Swedish and Danish Governments; the response he... - Banking Charges
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding cost-based charges in the banking system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/11] - Credit Union Movement
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether, since its inception in the late 1950s, the credit union movement has, helped by a number of State subsidies, contributed... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money the State has injected into the banks since September 2008 and the legislative measures that have been enacted or are proposed... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15621/11] - Tax Code
Question 163: 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. [15666/11]
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