Written answers
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
- Tax Code
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact to business in the Border regions arising from the programme for Government commitment to increase the top rate of VAT to... - Liquor Licences
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if new alcoholic drink licences have been issued to the National Asset Management Agency controlled hotels and public houses; if so, the number of... - Tax Code
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of lowering the VAT rate for the craft industry in order to allow the industry to grow business and generate employment;... - Tax Collection
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of corporate tax that was paid by the company (details supplied) in County Waterford. [24244/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that was spent on taxis by his Department in the past year; the amount of money that has been provided for in the next year for... - Credit Unions
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Financial Regulator, with responsibility for credit unions, is making decisions on credit union reform before the commission has... - Legislative Programme
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the issuing of a commencement order in relation to section 13 of the Finance Act 2011 incorporating section 477A into the Taxes... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the contact details of the person in the National Asset Management Agency who is responsible for the hotel sector; and if he will make a statement on... - Insurance Industry
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the situation that life assurance companies are increasing the level of premiums payable by policy holders while also reducing the... - Tax Code
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding mortgage interest relief in respect of a person (details supplied). [22880/11] - Mortgage Products
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reply to a matter (details supplied) regarding negative equity mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/11] - Proposed Legislation
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the betting sector has changed radically since the time that the Betting Act 1931 was written; his... - Tax Code
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance if tax loopholes used by senior executives will be closed off as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - State Banking Sector
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding money owed to Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22916/11] - Tax Code
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money generated by the universal social charge on a year by year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22932/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to assist those whose pension funds have been frozen by Custom House Capital, in view of the fact that this was a Government... - Tax Reliefs
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22976/11] - State Banking Sector
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23004/11] - Tax Code
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a proposal (details supplied) regarding 75% interest restriction for residential investors; and if he will make a statement on... - Financial Institutions Remuneration
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding the repayment of a bonus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23098/11] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the public inquiry into the failure the Irish Banking system; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding middle earning families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23109/11] - Mortgage Arrears
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider getting the building societies and the banks to sign up to the Cloyne Report and moratorium for housing holders having difficulty... - Tax Code
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 24 May 2011, the current tax expenditure valued at €400 million which allows the exemption of income... - Tax Reliefs
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the remaining tax expenditures to be paid as a legacy resulting from property reliefs issued up to 2008. [23256/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the potential savings to the Exchequer of reducing professional fees paid by the State by 25%. [23257/11] - Tax Code
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if the individual incomes in excess of €100,000 were taxed at 49%. [23258/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department has spent on taxis for staff and for others in each of the past four years. [23298/11] - Ministerial Staff
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in each of the private offices and the constituency offices of his Ministers of State; the annual amount paid in... - Tax Code
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the new arrangements in place to qualify for the vehicle registration tax exemption for disabled passengers in view of the fact... - Pension Provisions
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the current regulations restricting access to pension funds (details supplied). [23387/11] - Tax Collection
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was raised by the new levy imposed on tax exiles by the previous Government; and if that figure is not yet available, when... - Tax Reliefs
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for section 23 properties; his views on recent submission that were recently made on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Properties
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the levels of reductions in rents achieved by the Office of Public Works in 2011 in view of the current economic circumstances; the locations at... - Price Inflation
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding the rising cost of everyday living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment;... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a matter regarding Home Payments Limited that went into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23463/11] - Expenditure Reviews
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the details of his Department's submission and all correspondence to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for... - Tax Code
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the position regarding stamp duty in situations in which, for example, two siblings jointly own a house and there is a mortgage... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding a mortgage application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he... - Tax Code
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the possibility of a tax of 0.05% of every euro spent on business-related transaction levied on those in the transaction.... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take regarding controlled banks and institutions increasing mortgage interest rates thereby increasing pressure on customers who... - Tax Code
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the terms of the phased withdrawal of rent relief; in the context of section 473 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, if he will... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the guarantees available to a depositor of an Irish bank on deposits of up to €100,000; if this is guaranteed in the event of a default of any... - Tax Code
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23609/11] - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed report on funds remaining in the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Central Bank reserves following the... - National Treasury Management Agency
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the remaining cash reserves held by the National Treasury Management Agency; the portion of this money... - Tax Code
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce national car test VAT rate to 13% to bring it in line with the VAT rate for other services. [23717/11] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if existing legislation allows for regulation of debt management and debt advice services companies. [23718/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if any adjustment will be made in the future to take into account those who paid their pension levy out of their personal pension. [23722/11] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering alternative courses of action for lenders other than the current moratorium on the enforcement of repossessions. [23724/11] - Debt Levels
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the total household debt as a percentage of GNP; the total corporate debt as a percentage of GNP; the total Government general debt as a percentage... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter regarding expenditure of public money (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23797/11] - Departmental Investigations
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate any financial irregularities at Temple Bar Cultural Trust to ascertain if this asset is being managed appropriately and in... - Proposed Legislation
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if new legislation was put in place or will be required in order to ratify and implement the agreement on the European financial stability facility.... - Strategic Investment Bank
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in establishing a strategic investment bank from the two pillar banks as promised in the programme for Government;... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons working at the National Asset Management Agency for each year since it was set up. [23951/11] - National Archives
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if funding will be made available to the National Archives to properly preserve the records of psychiatric hospitals as highlighted in a recent... - Tax Code
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with mobile phone operators with a view to finding a workable mechanism for implementing a text message levy in view of the... - County Flags
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the Upper Yard, Dublin Castle, the display of flags with county colours includes 26 and not 32... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to complete housing estates and other developments under National Asset Management Agency control; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Claims Agency
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on legal fees by the State Claims Agency in each of the past five years. [24186/11] - Motor Fuels
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the procedures and practices used by officers of the Revenue Commissioners to take fuel samples from motor vehicles under... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff and respective budget of each regulator under his responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24234/11]
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