Written answers
Thursday, 21 July 2011
- Pension Provisions
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a rule regarding private pensions that would allow a person who has not yet reached 65 years and who has in excess... - EU Funding
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if his statement on 13 April 2011 that Ireland's contribution to the proposed European Stability Mechanism will be €9.87 billion is still valid;... - Strategic Investment Bank
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to establish a strategic investment bank to finance large capital projects and which will act as a lender to small and medium... - Tax Code
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if a cost benefit analysis to the economy of a VAT harmonisation across the island of Ireland has been completed; and if so, the details of same.... - Pension Provisions
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money invested in private pension funds each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21926/11] - Tax Reliefs
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the cost of income tax revenue foregone by granting relief of 75% to landlords for allowable mortgage interest relief as an... - Pension Provisions
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the total value of executive pension funds in place for proprietary directors; and if he will further quantify the value of... - Tax Reliefs
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of income and number of taxpayers availing of the retirement relief for certain sports persons in respect of the tax years 2006 to... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if any loans were transferred from the banks to the National Asset Management Agency at full value without a discount, especially in cases in which a... - Tax Collection
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will agree to an alternative schedule for repayment on tax due by a company (details supplied) in County Meath; if the... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the rules on the amount of their available cash credit unions can lodge in any one financial institution; and if he plans to review this matter in... - Fiscal Policy
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Irish Revenue Commission report published in February 2011 entitled Economics of Tobacco which stated on page 29 that a tax increase... - Banking Sector
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any proposals to create a new Irish bank in order to increase competition within the banking sector. [22113/11] - Fiscal Policy
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his intention to balance the national budget; and the year he estimates that this will happen. [22114/11] - Credit Availability
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to encourage banks to provide timely credit for small and medium enterprises. [22115/11] - Bank Deposits
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the strategies he has in place for increasing and maintaining deposits in Irish banks; and his views on a zero rate of DIRT for one year as a... - Tax Code
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance if a reduction in stamp duty on commercial properties has been considered to bring Irish rates in line with the 1% rate charged in London. [22118/11] - Banking Sector Remuneration
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 30 June 2011, if the report he has requested from Anglo Irish Bank has been supplied to him; and if he... - Social Welfare Offices
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the construction and completion of the local social welfare office in Balbriggan, County Dublin, thus avoiding the need for... - Departmental Staff
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 3 November 2010, the number of the three apprentices who were offered fixed term contracts that remain... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the sum of any public funds and their purpose which have been awarded by his Department either directly or indirectly to the Irish Business and... - Banks Restructuring
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his negotiations with AIB about the broad parameters for AIB's upcoming redundancy packages; if he is close to agreeing the... - Tax Code
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his deliberations on the way the €600 million call on the Insurance Compensation Fund triggered by Quinn Insurance Limited... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if the stress tests carried out on the four covered institutions are adequate in view of the fact that there are concerns that some of the adverse... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed recapitalisation of the covered institutions in July will be the last taxpayer funded recapitalisation by him for the covered... - EU-IMF Fund
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to have the next formal opportunity to raise the issue of an interest rate reduction on Ireland's EU-IMF loan facility with our... - Credit Availability
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new residential mortgages approved by AIB; and the number drawn down to date in 2011 [22292/11] - Fiscal Policy
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland is required to achieve a fiscal correction of a nominal amount of €3.6 billion in 2012 or achieve an 8.6% under the EU's excessive... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the nominal amount of GDP and GNP expected to be achieved in 2011 based on all currently available economic data; the way this compares to the... - Budget Submissions
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the work which will be carried out by him on the preparation of budget 2012 from the date Dáil Éireann rises to its... - Tax Yield
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount by which he expects VAT and PRSI receipts to fall short of budget 2011 expectations for the period 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011 as a... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the interest rates available through the various State savings products in view of the April and July 2011 ECB rate... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, for each covered institution, of the number and identity of any directors who were a member of the board at the time of... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if he believes the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the McKillen case will have any impact on the work of the National Asset Management... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of unfinished residential developments in which the National Asset Management Agency has come into the ownership of vacant properties.... - EU-IMF Fund
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent successful mission review by the troika, when the next draw down of funds under the EU-IMF programme is due to take place; if... - Tax Yield
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount he estimates could be made from extending the current betting levy to remote and online betting including betting exchanges; and if he... - Tax Reliefs
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the property tax reliefs that exist; their current annual cost to the State in tax forgone; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he intends to take to implement a minimum effective tax rate of 30% for very high earners, the additional revenue he believes this would... - Personal Debt
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate money lenders and debt collectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22404/11] - EU-IMF Fund
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the amount of Government bonds held by each of the Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22410/11] - Appointments to State Boards
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the programme for Government; and if he will... - Financial Services Ombudsman
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of complaints currently under consideration by the Financial Services Ombudsman; the number of new... - Tax Code
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are discussions ongoing between officials in his Department and officials at European level regarding plans at European level to introduce... - Departmental Equipment
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of computer servers that are owned or leased by his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and the capacity... - State Banking Sector
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance the remuneration package in place for the chief executive officer of Anglo Irish Bank. [22502/11] - Banking Sector Remuneration
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, including the overall value involved and the number of current and former employee beneficiaries, of any of the... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report of the number consultancy reports commissioned by his Department between 1997 and January 2011; the cost of... - Tax Code
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the statement (details supplied) that a household charge has to reflect a person's ability to pay; the way he plans to calculate such... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide for safe regulations and incentives for the financial services industry here; the amount that these provisions will cost; the... - Credit Availability
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to force the banking industry to provide fixed rate loans that are not excessively inflated with large banking premiums. ... - Departmental Agencies
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance the money saved if all State agency board member payments in his Department were reduced by €10,000 where their current annual payments are in...
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