Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
- Sale of Aer Lingus
To ask the Minister for Finance the role of NewEra in the sale of Aer Lingus; his liaisons with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on the matter; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Reliefs Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief associated with revenue job assist; if this has changed since the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37383/12] - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has investigated the likely effects of an increase in corporation tax on employment, the presence of multinational corporations, and any other macroeconomic... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt from VAT service companies that export more than 90% of their output; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37392/12] - Insurance Costs
To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has implemented to improve competitiveness in relation to insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37404/12] - Tax Compliance
To ask the Minister for Finance his policy on tackling the hidden economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37428/12] - Consumer Protection
To ask the Minister for Finance his policy on improving consumer confidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37429/12] - Tobacco Smuggling
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of his commitment to increase the penalty for tobacco smuggling and provide robust protection measures to counteract such smuggling, so far this has not... - NAMA Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees working for the National Asset Management Agency; the highest wage paid to a NAMA employee; the average wage for a NAMA employee; the... - Fuel Laundering
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the statistics and figures regarding the usage of illegal road diesel, the measures he intends introducing to stamp out this illegal activity which is... - Enterprise Support Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have applied for the seed capital scheme in 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37995/12] - Tax Reliefs Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new start up businesses who have benefitted form the three year corporate tax exemption scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37996/12] - Tax Credits
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of small and medium enterprises that have benefitted from the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37997/12] - Tax Reliefs Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of employees and employers, both nationally and in County Waterford, who have benefitted as a result of the taking... - Drug Smuggling
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38136/12] - Fuel Trader's Licence
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a fuel traders licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38375/12] - Tax Reliefs Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties in receipt of the heritage property relief that were open or closed during National Heritage week; and if he will make a statement on the... - Licensed Moneylenders
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consult with the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland with a view to the banks capping the interest rate being charged by licensed money lenders; and... - Job Assist Scheme Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer to date of the Revenue job assist programme. [37031/12] - Intestate Estates
To ask the Minister for Finance his role in the management of a deceased person's assets and finances when the deceased has not left a will and there are no living dependents. [37032/12] - Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of money currently on deposit in financial institutions in the State formerly belonging to persons who are now deceased and who did not leave... - Dormant Accounts Fund Management
To ask the Minister for Finance the typical length of time that unclaimed money, owing to the death of a person who has no will and no known next of kin, may remain in an account before the State... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT is charged on crested and official primary school uniforms; if so, does this run contrary to the zero VAT rate on clothes labelled and marketed for children... - Regulation of Accountants
To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to protect clients of registered accountants when the accountant fails to provide sufficient information to the Revenue Commissioners despite... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of agencies, authorities, boards, committee s, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos set up by his... - Departmental Bodies Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of each quango in his Department; the amount expected to be saved from the mergers of quangos in his Department; the basis for this figure; and... - Job Creation Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new jobs created by his Department as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37277/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on taxis by his Department since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37325/12] - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of press officers in his Department; the number of press officers in each agency under his auspices; the total cost of press officers in his Department... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of board appointees he has made since he came to office; the names, salaries and expenses of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial... - Ministerial Adviser Pay
To ask the Minister for Finance the number and names of all special advisers, special press ;advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser in his Department;... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his Department for the... - Ministerial Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the gross annual salary costs for his private and constituency offices at present; the same figures for this time last year; and the same figures for any Ministers... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/12] - Financial Services Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank of Ireland refuses to take action against a company (details supplied) that has claimed in a sworn affidavit in the High Court that the... - Departmental Programmes
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications received for new stock relief incentive for farm partnerships, reduced stamp duty on agricultural land transactions, restructured... - Social Insurance Refunds
To ask the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary question No. 58 of 6 June, 2012 when a PRSI refundm will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the... - NAMA Property Rental
To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency is renting out any properties at an apartment block in South Dublin (details supplied); if so, the number of apartments... - Bank Branch Closures
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his policy on the closure by banks of branches in local towns and villages and the impact this has on the local communities... - Personal Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance if those with equity release loans (details supplied) have been taken into account by him in his plans to help those with large debts; and if he will make a... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a pension cut in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37724/12] - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will supply a list of all Labour Court recommendations that have been issued in respect of his Department and organisations under his aegis that have not... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding recruiting persons with a disability; the number of persons currently employed in his Department; the number of persons with a disability... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of extra revenue that will be raised by increasing income tax on couples earning €120,000 if there was a 5% tax increase. [38006/12] - Fuel Prices
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reducing the taxes applied to fuel in view of the ever increasing cost of petrol and diesel at the pumps; and if he will make a statement on the... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if the application of VAT to a product service will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) so that like products are taxed accordingly. [38032/12] - Social Insurance Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the proposed increases in PRSI, if he realises that small businesses in particular cannot take anymore increases in taxes and are struggling at present... - Tax Reliefs Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of applications for tax relief in respect of the third level registration fee; the amount refunded in total to those... - Mortgage Interest Relief Extension
To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering removing the first time buyers incentive in the Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38092/12] - Tax Reliefs Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if the current exemption from stamp duty on farm land transfers within families that applies to recipients with green certificate will apply to recipients who are... - Retail Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of notice of attachments issued by the Revenue in respect of the bank accounts of businesses for each year since 2008 and to date in 2012; and if he... - Credit Review Office Remit
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the remit of the Credit Review Office to include Permanent TSB in view of the fact that the bank has customers engaged in business... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give details, for each covered institution the amount of secured and unsecured senior bonds outstanding at the end of September 2010 on the expiry of... - Tax Reliefs Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding self-employed persons claiming tax relief on medical expenses through the MED1 form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38273/12] - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated return to the Exchequer in a full year from the introduction of a new rate of tax of 48% on individual income in excess of €100,000. [38288/12] - Tax Reliefs Cost
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a comprehensive list of all tax reliefs paid from the Exchequer in 2011, including the estimated full year cost per relief; if he will further... - Tax Reliefs Application
To ask the Minister for Finance the earnings cap for pensions contributions; and the estimated return to the Exchequer if the earnings cap was reduced to €75,000 and pensions tax reliefs... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated once off saving for the Exchequer by abolishing the ability of incorporated bodies to claim trading losses against profits made in previous years for... - Tax Reliefs Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated savings for the Exchequer in 2013 and in a full year from standardising tax reliefs. [38294/12] - Tax Reliefs Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list remaining property tax reliefs; if he will state the legacy cost of these reliefs on the Exchequer and the estimated return to the Exchequer of... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated return to the Exchequer from introducing a tax on online gambling of 5%. [38296/12] - Budget 2012
To ask the Minister for Finance if a preliminary impact assessment, including an assessment on the cost to the Exchequer from the measures contained within, of the 2012 Finance Act has been... - Motor Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding vehicle registration tax [38302/12] - Financial Services Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance the principal person or persons at an audit firm (details supplied) who was or were responsible for the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 30... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the heading in the Exchequer statement to which the circa €32.5m award in the case of a company (details supplied) and the Minister for... - Departmental Legal Cases
To ask the Minister for Finance following the judgment in the case of a company (details supplied) in respect of the Garda station on Harcourt Terrace, Dublin, the reason the completion notices... - Exchequer Revenue
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised for the Exchequer in residential house sale related stamp duty for each year from 2000 to date in 2012. [38348/12] - Property Taxation Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if stamp duty on residential homes will be abolished if a property tax is introduced. [38349/12] - Tax Rebates
To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due a rebate on taxes paid and universal health charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38385/12] - Financial Services Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance if the State has ruled out compensating investors who have lost savings and pension contributions in the Customs House Capital debacle; if the State acknowledges a... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the application of VAT on entrance fees to visitor farms for school tours. [38457/12] - Departmental Staff Training
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the recently published report and accounts for the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the six months ending June 2012, which state that IBRC will be... - NAMA Bonds
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the recently published report and accounts for the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the six months ending June 2012, which state that IBRC will be... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance the most recent projected ultimate outturn at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in which he is the sole shareholder; and if the management of IBRC still... - EU Directives
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the EU summit statement on 29 June, 2012 which states similar cases will be treated equally, if he will set out the efforts that he has made to reverse... - NAMA Accounts
To ask the Minister for Finance following the publication on 25 July 2012 of the National Asset Management Agency report and accounts for the three months ending 31 March 2012, the reason legal... - NAMA Bonds
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No 217 of 12 June 2012, if he will confirm that when he refers to the term break even, he means the redemption in full by... - National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the issuance on 26 July 2012 of new five-year and eight-year bonds and the exchange of bonds maturing in 2013 and 2014, the reason for the bond issuance... - NAMA Debtors
To ask the Minister for Finance of the 1,000 debtors / 850 debtor connections controlled by the National Asset Management Agency, if any are currently active judges within the Irish judiciary.... - NAMA Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of interest rate hedging arrangements, if the National Asset Management Agency has pursuant to section 87 of the NAMA Act, excluded liability arising... - NAMA Property Construction
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential units in the State which the National Asset Management Agency plans, either itself or via its receivers or its debtors, to construct on... - Financial Services Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance following the uncovering of mis-selling of interest ratehedging products such as caps, collars, swaps and structured collars in banks in Britain, the steps taken... - Banks Recapitalisation
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an explanation of the €25 million payment of promissory notes shown in the July 2012 Exchequer statement. [38518/12] - Insurance Compensation Fund
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will lay before the House, the latest accounts and projections of the Insurance Compensation Fund. [38520/12] - Quinn Insurance Limited
To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the total cost of rescuing Quinn Insurance; the consideration he has given to an inquiry into the finances of Quinn Insurance and the discharge of... - NAMA Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees that have resigned from the National Asset Management Agency since 1 January 2012; and the number of new employees engaged by NAMA from... - NAMA Staff Pensions
To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost of pension provisions for employees at the National Asset Management Agency in the 12 months ending December 2011; and the estimate of pension... - NAMA Code of Conduct
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a copy of the National Asset Management Agency’s procedures and employment contract extracts which set... - NAMA Property Sales
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties that have been sold by the National Asset Management Agency, its receivers or debtors to NAMA employees, former NAMA employees, their... - NAMA Staff Transactions
To ask the Minister for Finance if any employees seconded by the National Treasury Management Agency to the National Asset Management Agency that have resigned from either organisation, and who... - NAMA Code of Conduct
To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards that the National Asset Management Agency has in place to prevent confidential or privileged knowledge acquired during the course of employment at... - NAMA Bonds
To ask the Minister for Finance the quantum of fees paid to date, by the National Asset Management Agency in respect of the State guarantee on €25billion-plus of NAMA bonds; and if no such... - NAMA Proposed Merger
To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration that has been given to the merger of the National Asset Management Agency with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and the scope for reducing... - IBRC Investigations
To ask the Minister for Finance the quantum of maximum potential additional costs that the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation may incur, should IBRC’s appeal against the 27 July 2012... - National Pensions Reserve Fund Administration
To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Pension Reserve Fund has received the independent valuation review, referred to in its Quarter One 2012 review, of its share holding in Allied... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance if a register of all pension schemes approved by the Revenue Commissioners exists; and if so, the statutory agency with which such a register is held; if the... - Departmental Reports
To ask the Minister for Finance when the Report from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners showing the effect of the High Earners Restriction for 2011 will be published; the changes that have... - Tax Reliefs Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline each age exemption limit that exists within the income tax system and the estimated cost to the Exchequer of each of these exemptions in a full... - Tax Credits
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will re-examine an application for incapacitated child allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has any outstanding tax liabilities for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38766/12] - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the current rate of deposit interest retention tax; the way DIRT is applied; and the sum that could be raised for the Exchequer if DIRT was increased by five... - Financial Services Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Central Bank of Ireland regulates all providers of pensions and financial services in accordance with the law; his views on whether the... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that will be paid in debt related interest in 2013; and the amount of this interest that can be attributed to debt acquired by the State as a result of... - Tax Rebates
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm, following receipt by Revenue of correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork, that they are now registered as a PAYE employee... - Tax Reliefs Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if a person can claim health expenses against tax by claiming for small portions of the overall expenditure of the health expense over a period of years so as to... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in each of the past ten... - Fuel Rebate Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an essential user diesel rebate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38870/12] - Property Taxation Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has contacted the Revenue service regarding the implementation of a property tax. [38925/12] - Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on mortgage interest relief in 2011. [38928/12] - Mortgage Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated value of the Irish residential mortgage book; and if there is a breakdown of mortgages by value on a year by year uptake from 2002 to date in 2012.... - Tax Credits
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding correspondence sent by a person (details supplied) in County Cork to the Revenue Commissioners regarding an income tax matter. [38937/12] - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has concluded the public consultation process on dealing with the rules pertaining to tax exiles; and the considerations he will take to change these rules... - Universal Social Charge Payments
To ask the Minister for Finance her views on a query regarding the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38980/12] - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the level of rejections for loans and overdrafts to small and medium sized businesses; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to amending the existing rules and regulations covering pension funds and the pension industry to allow for the early release of... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the Programme for Government; the percentage at present;... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a non-complex system of a 5% income tax increase on those earning in excess of €125,000 in view of the fact that he has... - NAMA Property Leases
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential units that have been made available by the National Assets Management Agency for lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the decision to refuse a primary medical certificate in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - State Banking Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance the current value of shares held by the State in Irish banks; and when negotiations will begin in Europe on Irish banking debt. [39235/12] - National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance if esoteric assets were considered as an alternative to the recently launched National Treasury Management Agency bonds; if they were not considered if they will... - State Bodies Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of State bodies that have been set up since 9 March 2011; the rationale behind these decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39997/12] - Land Acquisition
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the payments made by the State to private land owners in 2010 and 2011 to acquire land for use in the public capital programme. [40010/12]
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