Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
- Budget 2013
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the full list of budgetary information, not the actual data, which will be sent to foreign individuals and or groups, for example the IMF, ECB,... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence regarding pension tax breaks (details supplied). [48152/12] - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene to stop the pensions levy being charged on retired members (details supplied) of the Electric Supply Board pension fund; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure greater equity in pension tax arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48688/12] - Tax Credits
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the number of tax credits and reliefs available to taxpayers; the number of taxpayers that have availed of these; and if he will provide a... - Mortgage Interest Relief
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason first time house builders are being treated differently to first time house buyers in terms of availing of mortgage relief; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance he total amount of vat collected at 13.5%, over the most recent year for which figures are available, for each of the following items; beauty treatments, massages,... - Banking Sector Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the following query (details supplied) regarding bankers salaries [47278/12] - Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance further to reports that Allied Irish Banks, in which he is the shareholder of 99.8% of the shares, has sold a portfolio of loans with a nominal value of... - Customs and Excise Protocols
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that marked gas oil MGO / green diesel is assigned a separate commodity code by the Revenue Commissioners to enable the Central Statistics Office... - Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Finance the names of each staff member within his Department that has been rehired since March 2011 and the cost involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on... - Exchequer Revenue
To ask the Minister for Finance the current Exchequer account balance; the estimated cost of maintaining such a large amount of cash on hand; the plans for the use of these funds for 2012, 2013... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised for the Exchequer if the imputed distribution percentage on approved retirement funds and PRSAs was increased from 6% to 8% where... - Fiscal Policy
To ask the Minister for Finance if any analyses are being undertaken in view of the IMF World Economic Outlook note on multipliers to establish the short-term multiplier for Government spending.... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer from reducing the maximum tax free lump sum upon retirement from €200,000 to €100,000. [47331/12] - Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement on 23 April 2012 that the 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency, or specifically National Asset Management Agency... - Mortgage Interest Relief
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will permit special mortgage relief for applicants who have contracts agreed and mortgage approval granted but will not be able to take possession of the... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that could be made for the State from reducing the pensions related earnings cap from €115,000 to €60,000. [47481/12] - Customs and Excise Controls
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of requests received by the Revenue Commissioners to increase their number of customs dogs in each of the past three years; the number of requests that... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs and breaks that remain open; the savings to the Exchequer if each tax relief and breaks were discounted; the number and savings to the Exchequer of... - Banking Sector Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding bankers pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47612/12] - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence regarding the cider industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47686/12] - Tax Rebates
To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax refund is due in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47757/12] - Mortgage Resolution Processes
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will put in place measures to enable couples where each partner owns a residence and both are in negative equity to allow them both to sell in order to buy a... - National Asset Management Agency
To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any debtors of the National Assets Management Agency in receipt of salaries from NAMA who are being pursued by said organisation for personal... - Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of litres of petrol and diesel that were sold in the State in the past five years for which the data is available; and if he will make a statement on... - Banking Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff who have left Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited since January 1 2011 to join AIB and Bank of Ireland; if he will provide details of the... - Banking Sector Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that are on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits of between €100,000 and €200,000,... - National Asset Management Agency
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that are on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits between €100,000 and €200,000,... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance if in the context where people have a number of apartments where they are compelled to pay the home tax levy on each apartment and the household charge on each... - Tax Clearance Certificates
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expedite a tax clearance application in respect of a person (details supplied) that has been waiting on their certificate for a considerable period of... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the effective tax rates paid by companies in annual profit bands of €0 to €20,000, €20,001 to... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available to companies; the individual costs to these reliefs to the Exchequer in each of the years 2007 to date in 2012. [47999/12] - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the top ten corporation tax payers in here in the last full accounting year; the amount they paid in corporation tax collectively and individually; what those... - Customs and Excise Controls
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will allocate funding to purchase two additional mobile x-ray scanners for the Revenue Commissioners in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Agencies
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 23 October 2012, if a person (details supplied) has been appointed to the National Development Agency, and if he will... - National Asset Management Agency
To ask the Minister for Finance the average wage for developers or project facilitators in the National Assets Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48105/12] - Tobacco Smuggling
To ask the Minister for Finance if Customs and Excise or the Revenue Commissioners have conducted an assessment on the impact the introduction of plain or standardised packaging for cigarettes... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance the appeal mechanisms open to persons who currently have a pension bond who now wish to liquidate this bond in order to reinvest in a business, however the pension... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that Ireland currently does not have legislation on controlled foreign companies which would allow the State to declare a tax haven... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the extra cost to the Exchequer that would arise if mortgage interest relief was extended to 50% for persons with net income of less than €30,000, and... - Bank Charges
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the new branch service charges (details supplied) in the banks are discriminating against older persons who are unable to use or avail of... - EU Treaties
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the ESM Treaty which has been ratified by Dáil Éireann provides a legal basis for the ESM to directly recapitalise eurozone banks or... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT is payable on a used vehicle imported from the UK, noting that VAT had previously been paid in UK when purchased; and if he will make a statement on the... - Regulation of Accountants
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Revenue Commissioners, under current legislation, provide sufficient protection for the tax payer if incorrect accounts and information... - Budget Submissions
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a pre-budget submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48376/12] - Budget 2013
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of which taxes will make up to €300 million carry-over as a result of last year's budget measures. [48431/12] - Universal Social Charge
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding universal social charge in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48436/12] - Mortgage Arrears
To ask the Minister for Finance if figures exist in relation to the number of buy to let mortgages in the system here at present; and the percentage of these mortgages that are currently in... - Universal Social Charge
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who would be affected if the universal social charge threshold was changed to take all those earning below the minimum wage out of the charge.... - North-South Implementation Bodies
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole... - Bullying in the Workplace
To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any complaints of bullying, mis-selling or malpractice made against any of the executives of the pillar banks or their... - National Asset Management Agency
To ask the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary Question No. 311 of 18 September 2012, the number of staff recruited by the National Assets Management Agency, via the legal entity the... - Banking Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of Bank of Ireland, if he will confirm the number of employees and total remuneration including benefits for the six months ending 30 June 2012 and for... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to insert a new provision in the tax code to ensure that tax units with incomes over €250,000 must comply with a minimum effective tax rate of... - Universal Social Charge
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the universal social charge in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [48632/12] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the actions that have been taken since March 2011 in relation to the legacy property reliefs and his plans to completely abolish these reliefs. [48633/12] - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of extra tax revenue that would be raised by placing a 5% levy on all income for people who earn in excess of €100,000 per annum,...
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