Written answers
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
- Tax Code
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the future retention of the 9% VAT rate; if the policy is self financing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26133/12] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties owned by the National Asset Management Agency that are rented by the State and the total amount of rent that has been paid... - Drugs Seizures
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline in tabular form the number and type of prescription drugs seized by customs officials to date in 2012. [26596/12] - Illegal Importation of Drugs
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the legislation he is reviewing in relation to the strengthening of the law regarding the illegal importation of prescription drugs; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with the following matter (details supplied) regarding carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26898/12] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons appointed to the Advisory Group for the National Assets Management Agency; the terms of their appointment; when each person was... - Tax Code
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make e-books used in schools exempt from VAT, as normal, printed school books are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26167/12] - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 1 May 2012, if he will arrange for the outstanding information relating to Bank of Ireland to be... - Tax Code
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief available to landlords on mortgage interest, for rental income from tenants of commercial property; the cost of this in 2010 and 2011;... - Ministerial Staff
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the names of each special advisor whom he approved a pay increase in excess of the Government cap and the amount involved in each case; and if he... - Oifig na gCoimisinéirí Ioncaim
Question 64: To ask the Aire Airgeadais an bhfuil deireadh curtha le hAonad 088, an rannóg a d'fhreastail ar phobal na Gaeilge, in Oifig na gCoimisinéirí Ioncaim; má tá, cé a bheidh ag... - Banking Sector
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Irish State, via the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, paid full value €2.5 billion to a company (details supplied) even though the... - Tax Code
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for a P21 to be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26279/12] - Central Bank Guidelines
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Central Bank of Ireland guidelines published on 20 December, 2011 entitled impairment provisioning and disclosure... - International Agreements
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance when will he put the Danish and Swedish bilateral agreement before the Dáil Éireann. [26307/12] - State Banking Sector
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that it is the intention of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to pay in full the two unsecured, unguaranteed senior bonds that... - Exchequer Revenue
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of surplus income the Exchequer expects to receive from the Central Bank for 2011; if the expected payment of €958 million is as recently... - Tax Reliefs
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance when the increased mortgage interest relief for those who purchased their homes between 2004 and 2008 will be commenced; and if he will make a... - Tax Collection
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No 171 of 15 May 2012, if he will supply a table for the tax year 2011, using data from the Revenue Commissioners... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence regarding AIB charges (details supplied). [26435/12] - Cash Reserves
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the cash reserves held by the National Treasury Management Agency on 31 March 2012 by account and source; his views... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 22 May 2012, if he will advise the number of the 4,000 vacant residential dwellings that are currently... - Departmental Funding
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding committed to in his Department for capital projects; if he will provide details of the projects and funding committed; the... - Tax Code
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if a medical device (details supplied) is subject to VAT. [26647/12] - National Debt
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the figures for the national debt outstanding at the end of each year from 1985 to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of work undertaken by and fees paid to an organisation (details supplied) by the National Assets Management Agency for each year in the... - Tax Code
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the cash accounting scheme as it exists in Ireland, with a condition that businesses have an annual turnover of no more than... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number, value and maturity date of Irish Government bonds held by each of the covered institutions at the end of... - State Banking Sector
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of staff numbers, full time, part time and contract staff, by grade, details of corresponding remuneration and any... - Electronic Payments System
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is intended that Government Departments will pay suppliers electronically in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Motor Taxation
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance when the current review of vehicle registration tax and motor tax will be completed; when the results will be published; and if he will make a... - Tax Refunds
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for a tax rebate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement... - Illegal Trade in Tobacco Products
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual estimated loss to the Exchequer due to the illegal selling of tobacco products in 2010 and 2011; his... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the long term sustainable repayment plans for loans given to recapitalise the banking system and to fund the day to day... - Irish Horseracing Industry
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax and other incentives given to the horse racing and breeding industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Greyhound Industry
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax and other incentives given to the greyhound racing and breeding industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Casual Trading
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance the enforcement action taken by the Revenue Commissioners to ensure that markets that operate on weekends are fully compliant with their VAT and tax... - Tax Collection
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners for the tax contribution history in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [26858/12] - General Government Debt
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance for each of the years 2006 to 2011 inclusive, if he will provide the final nominal Exchequer balance figure; the final nominal general government... - Tax Reliefs
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to allow civil unions or married couples combine their tax allowances for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Wage Rates
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance his view of whether wage flexibility is needed which will particularly allow the appropriate degree of wage differentiation across different types of... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the Irish mortgage crisis and the amount of persons who find themselves in a desperate situation, should a transparent and completely... - European Stability Mechanism Fund
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if the €700 Billion firewall is a set figure for the ESM fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26930/12] - Ministerial Appointments
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline all staff appointments he has made since last March; the name of those appointed; their position; their salary; if any of these... - Credit Access
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the advice he will offer on a matter regarding mortgages (details supplied). [26976/12] - Tax Collection
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if persons with incomes in excess of €200,000 are now earning more money since the introduction of the universal social charge; the action being... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a business (details supplied) in Dublin 1. [27195/12] - State Banking Sector
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of representations made to him or his Department by or on behalf of customers of an institution (details supplied) in 2011 and to date in... - Strategic Investment Fund
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been invested to date in the Strategic Investment Fund by the Government and by ways of commercial investment by... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of National Assets Management Agency sites and their location in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/12] - Proposed Legislation
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has been engaging with a bank (details supplied) to look for solutions to deal with the problems of negative equity; the way... - Tax Reliefs
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) has had their one parent family tax credit taken away; the legislation under which this is possible; and if... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans the National Asset Management Agency has for investing in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27264/12] - Tax Collection
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expedite matters in relation to problems relating to outstanding tax in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Longford which is... - Endowment Mortgages
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to help those who have endowment mortgages whose policies are coming to an end but may not have sufficient capital accumulated... - Mortgage Lending
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that banks are more likely to lend to a purchaser of a property held by a bank than to a purchaser of a non-bank owned property;... - Tax Collection
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of income tax payers, total income and the total tax paid for each of the following income tax bands (details supplied) based on the most... - Ministerial Meetings
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the location and dates in 2011 and to date in 2012 on which he has met the European Commission President; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that it is PAYE workers only that can claim six months income tax back. [27487/12]
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