Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
- Vehicle Registration
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a re-registration system whereby owners of second-hand cars can register their car in their county of residence.... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding cigarette smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34299/11] - Economic and Monetary Union
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the dominant positions which the German Chancellor and the French President have taken in terms of working out the problems of the... - Official Engagements
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail his recent discussions with Mr. Mario Draghi. [34385/11] - National Debt
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be an independent review of the €3.6 billion miscalculation that took place in his Department's 2010 figures; when this will be... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to address the failure of the Irish banks to pass on to mortgage customers cuts to interest rates by the European Central... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he continues to have confidence in the decision to appoint Mr. Kevin Cardiff to the European Court of Auditors. [34267/11] - Fiscal Policy
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of his earlier implication that the ECB had effectively threatened that there would be consequences if the bond payments due by the former... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree and/or other third level qualification course that the Secretary General to the Department graduated with from the University of... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the EBS, which is a part of AIB, has a variable mortgage interest rate of 4.93%, and AIB 3.25%; the reason they do not charge the same... - Fiscal Policy
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which he established a group to examine the issue of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note; the membership of this group; the terms of... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding interest rates. [34088/11] - Tax Code
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the taxation treatment of redundancy lump sums with particular reference to standard capital superannuation benefit and top... - Croke Park Agreement
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Croke Park agreement projects that each State agency under his aegis is progressing; if he will list each project by Department in... - Tax Collection
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a further refund of VAT on foot of receipts submitted; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Code
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance further to reports that the VAT rate will be increased, his views that this measure will put severe pressure on small businesses who are struggling... - Tax Collection
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has a serious illness and had a lien registered by the Revenue... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the increase in the eurozone money supply as a result of the emergency liquidity assistance provided by the Central Bank of Ireland to Irish banks;... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the professional qualifications held by the Secretary General of his Department; his views on his suitability for the EU Court of... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a sovereign trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34262/11] - Tax Code
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a tax avoidance scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34266/11] - Customs and Excise Operations
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been informed by customs and excise authorities as to the number of raids by their officers on properties suspected of being involved in... - Budget Submissions
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding a pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34298/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the pension levy. [34365/11] - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the value and breakdown by asset class, including cash, of the discretionary portfolio held within the National Pensions Reserve Fund as at 30... - Tax Code
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the various property development tax breaks and incentives available here from 1997-2011; the property breaks and... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the aftermath of the Greek Government's announcement that it will hold a referendum on the EU-IMF programme agreed at the recent European... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has discussed the issue of financial regulation with other Heads of State or Government. [28451/11] - Job Creation
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of the revenue raised via the pension levy that was used for job creation as promised in the jobs initiative; and if he will make a... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has held consultations concerning the implications for the Irish Financial Services Centre of potential EU proposals concerning financial... - International Agreements
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Ireland's financial contribution to the World Bank's International Financial Corporation; and the basis on which the contribution is... - Tax Collection
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance when an outstanding VAT refund payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for delay in payment which is... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications... - Banking Sector Remuneration
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the salary being paid to Mr. Dick Spring and Mr. Declan Collier in their positions as public interest directors in Allied Irish Banks; and if he... - Tax Code
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing a scheme to give standard tax relief for a list of approved works for home insulation (details supplied); and if he... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take against banks who do not pass on ECB interest rate cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34527/11] - Ministerial Staff
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed, following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable... - Tax Collection
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies believed to be members of groups here which actively avail of group relief. [34582/11] - Fuel Laundering
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of detections of fuel laundering in 2011; the number of laundering factories that have been prosecuted and closed; the number of retail... - Tax Code
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance if a disability extension on a home qualifies for a VAT refund under the tax return regulations or has their been a change in the criteria in recent... - Pension Provisions
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the pension payment on an annual basis to the highest paid public sector pensioner in each of the public bodies under his remit and all... - Tax Reliefs
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of outstanding tax reliefs available under the various tax construction schemes including section 23, student accommodation, hotel... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a code of practice. [34738/11] - Monetary Policy
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance if any decision has been taken with regard to the re-issuing of Irish pounds by the Central Bank of Ireland; if so, are Irish pounds currently being... - Economic and Monetary Union
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been involved in any discussions with his ECOFIN colleagues on changes to the membership and or structure of the eurozone; if his... - Capital Projects
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered outside the State in the years... - Economic and Monetary Union
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the Ministers for Finance in each EU member State are in agreement on the issues of European economic, monetary or fiscal... - Price Inflation
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent if any to which the reason or reasons for any inflation throughout the European Union; the way it is intended to address to such issues... - Economic and Monetary Union
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his EU colleagues have discussed the issue of a consistent economic policy throughout the European Union by way of... - Job Creation
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the various factors likely to affect growth in this economy have been identified and isolated with a view to specific or... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the manner in which Ireland's Central Bank liaised with the ECB in the course of the past ten years; if any particular issues arose which might have...
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