Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
- Interest Rates
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts he has made to ensure that reductions in the ECB interest rate are passed on to the end user in the business community. [36215/11] - Disabled Drivers
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to expand the medical criteria to include blind persons for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the... - Information Technology
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of computer servers that are leased by his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; the amount of capacity on... - Tax Code
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if, as part of budget 2012, he will consider reducing the VAT rate applying to artisan makers of musical instruments here from the higher rate of... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if developers who are paid by the National Asset Management Agency to manage their property assets are treated as employees or contractors; if they... - Interest Rates
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make the mortgage rates of the various lenders in the financial market come out more to be in line with the ECB rate. [35820/11] - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if the July 2011 stress tests carried out by the Central Bank of Ireland were compromised in the following respects: was the quality assurance and... - Disabled Drivers
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a disabled person (details supplied) was refused vehicle registration tax exemption on the purchase of a car; and if he will make a... - Tobacco Smuggling
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider imposing a significant minimum fine of €10,000 for tobacco smuggling on the basis that in the second quarter of 2011, the... - Tax Code
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider not imposing extra tax on cigarettes on the grounds that it may encourage further tobacco smuggling. [35914/11] - Ministerial Staff
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the roles and responsibilities of the newly appointed special adviser (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Fiscal Statement
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of half a per cent growth reduction in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 from the growth projections contained in the mid-term financial review... - Interest Rates
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has consulted the public interest directors in Bank of Ireland regarding the decision of the bank not to pass the ECB rate reductions on to... - Tax Code
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the dual abode allowance for Ministers; the way the relief is availed of; the allowances that can be availed of; the way it is... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the mortgage market and particularly on the IBF PWC Mortgage Profile for Q3 2011 recently published; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Responsibilities
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an organisational chart detailing officials and their responsibilities within his Department. [36092/11] - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 15 November 2011, if he will provide details on the consultations between the Central Bank of Ireland... - Tax Code
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have sought to apply the removal of benefit-in-kind in respect of the provision of crèche facilities for employees'... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 15 November 2011, the frequency with which approval from the ECB for exceptional liquidity assistance... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance the names all persons currently on the senior management teams in each of the State controlled banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Reliefs
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his predecessor announced in budget 2010 that he would introduce a scheme to give standard tax... - Tax Collection
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due a refund on their disability grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36288/11] - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 15 November 2011, if the Central Bank of Ireland needs approval from the ECB to write-off the ELA to... - Tax Code
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the betting levy to remote, on-line and phone betting operators; the way this extended levy will be collected; the amount he... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if former holders of the Office of Attorney General have been appointed to State boards by the current or former Governments; the details of such...
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