Written answers
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
- Departmental Schemes
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made on the employment incentive scheme, which was to replace the business expansion scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing, as a minimum, that moneys paid in order to prove the existence of heave-inducing pyrite by householders, which can... - Strategic Development Fund
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to date in establishing a strategic investment bank, which was agreed in the Programme for Government. [36941/11] - Tax Code
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the introduction of an international financial transactions tax or Tobin tax. [36944/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if the pension schemes of the commercial State companies are subject to the 0.6% annual pension levy; the total pension fund value of the commercial... - Tax Code
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised in a full year by extending the universal social charge to all income, including dividends and rental income but... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual fees paid to the Government-appointed Bank of Ireland public interest director (details supplied) from 2009 to the end of 2011 in tabular... - Alcohol Pricing
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the loss of jobs in the vintners industry over the past five years and the fact that the health lobby now accepts... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the current annual salary that the National Asset Management Agency chairperson (details supplied) is in receipt of. [37046/11] - Tax Reliefs
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding mortgage interest relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37047/11] - Tax Code
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for VAT from a turnover of €75,000 per annum to a turnover of €100,000 per annum. [37056/11] - Alcohol Pricing
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislation to tackle below-cost selling of alcohol. [37057/11] - Tax Code
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing some exemption to the VAT or vehicle registration tax charged on seven- to nine-seater minibuses for publicans who... - Tax Collection
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37102/11] - Tax Code
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the current universal social charge ceiling of 4% for medical card holders to widows and widowers in budget 2012 announcements.... - Tax Collection
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if arrears of income tax due and referred to the sheriff for collection are based on actual, agreed or assessed figures, or a combination of both;... - Tax Yield
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has not included the €0.4 billion raised by the universal social charge in his carry-forward for 2012 (table 2.1, Mid-Term Fiscal... - Banks Recapitalisation (1 comment)
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the bank bailout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37202/11] - Tax Collection
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if all State organisations have handed over moneys accrued from the pension levy and universal social charges to his Department. [37204/11] - Estate Administration
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 5 July 2011, the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations in place for opening bank accounts; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that those living in institutions that... - Tax Collection
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the amount of tax retained by airline companies on foot of cancelled plane tickets or unfilled seats; if he will... - Tax Reliefs
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no tax reliefs are offered to parents who pay for their children to attend public third level institutions, as opposed to parents paying... - Tax Yield
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the respective figures for taking the following groups out of the universal social charge: those earning below €10,000, €11,000, €12,000,... - Tax Collection
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if an overpayment of income tax liability of €1,741 will be repaid without any further delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate firms engaged in personal finance which are not banks or building societies (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to vehicle registration tax or VAT relief or any other incentives for publicans who provide small minibuses... - Departmental Staff
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole-time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008, 2009 and... - Tax Reliefs
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of each tax break or tax relief that remains open; the cost to the Exchequer; his plans to close off any tax reliefs... - Personal Debt
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford should be expected to pay what they consider to be an unfair higher interest rate on their... - Tax Code
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will look into restricting the dual income standard rate increase in terms of income tax to couples who are on low to moderate incomes; and if... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide this Deputy with a list of residential properties under the control of the National Asset Management Agency in the Dublin City... - Tax Code
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if it can be arranged that the National Council for the Blind can take off VAT at source in relation to products that blind persons purchase from... - Medical Cards
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons over the age of 65 and 70 years, respectively, whose income places them above the eligibility criteria for automatic... - Tax Code
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be foregone by amending the universal social charge to raise the threshold for the 2% rate to €6,000 and €8,000... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under... - Tax Code
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the needs of Ireland's retail industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all Departments of...
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