Written answers

Thursday, 8 November 2012

  • Tax Code
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce the necessary changes in order to give full tax equality to same-sex couples; if will provide a timescale for any introduction of this...
  • Tax Yield
    To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of litres of motor fuel, petrol and diesel, sold in the State in the five most recent years for which figures are available; the total amount of...
  • Credit Unions
    To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that operate debit cards for their customers; the reasons a credit union (details supplied) had to discontinue the debit cards used by...
  • Departmental Staff Redeployment
    To ask the Minister for Finance the number of posts and the locations of the posts expected to be filled from the existing Revenue panel for administrative officers in audit and compliance; and...
  • Pension Provisions
    To ask the Minister for Finance the rate at which the pension provisions of senior managers in the banks in which the State has a stake will be taxed; and if he has considered levying a high rate...
  • Motor Fuels
    To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration that has been given to ending the price differential in diesel prices in order to tackle fuel laundering and if he will consider an alternative...
  • Mortgage Interest Relief
    To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are in receipt of mortgage tax relief at present for loans taken out in or after 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Departmental Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Finance the gross and net additional expenditure savings that his Department is seeking to achieve in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49242/12]
  • Tax Reliefs
    To ask the Minister for Finance the reduction in tax expenditure that would be achieved from abolishing tax relief for medical and dental insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tax Yield
    To ask the Minister for Finance the reduction in tax expenditure that would be achieved by reducing the ceiling on the tax exempt earning of artists from €40,000 to €30,000; and if...
  • Tax Reliefs
    To ask the Minister for Finance the saving that would be achieved from abolishing building heritage relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49274/12]
  • Tax Yield
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the tax revenue from income tax, the income levy, health levy, universal social charge and corporation tax for each year from...
  • Departmental Bodies
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in a tabular form the total list of quasi-Governmental organisations and agencies under his remit; if he will provide a list of...
  • Tax Yield
    To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional tax yield if universal social charge was reformed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49324/12]
  • Universal Social Charge
    To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons paying the universal social charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49325/12]
  • Tax Yield
    To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of persons that avoid tax on the grounds of non domicile; the estimate of total tax foregone by the State in a full year from this exemption; the...
  • Tax Reliefs
    To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of persons that used the artist exemption in the years 2011 and 2012 in respect of their earnings; the total tax foregone to the State in those years...
  • Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered an enterprise investment scheme as is operated in the UK whereby an investor in an early-stage enterprise can claim back up to 50% of their...
  • Banking Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline any additional payments, made by the covered banks to their employee pension schemes since 2007 that fall outside of normal employer...
  • Alcohol Sales
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total number of inspections by Revenue and Customs for under age alcohol selling, sale of alcohol outside opening hours,...

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