Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
- Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding property tax in respect of a building (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57802/12] - Fuel Rebate Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he confined the granting of the rebate to hauliers and excluded passenger transport operators from the scheme; if he will explain his apparent u-turn on... - Job Creation
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of jobs created as a result of the money generated by the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1362/13] - Fuel Rebate Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the auto-diesel relief for licensed road hauliers measures introduced in Budget 2013 to all passenger transport; and if he will make a... - EU Policy Group
To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his EU colleagues can reach consensus on the various issues now affecting the European Union with particular reference to economic and... - Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of regulatory impact assessments that have been carried out by his Department in the past twelve months and the list of regulatory impact assessments... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who are in arrears with their mortgage and having extreme difficulty in paying their mortgage, are faced with the dilemma of having a demand for the new... - Copyright Infringement
To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that the integrity of the National Anthem will be preserved as copyright will end in the near future; and if he will make a... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or established by his... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the wording of the property tax is changed in order that voluntary housing agencies are made exempt; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been collected to date under the 0.6% pension levy; if the money is being ring-fenced for the purposes outlined on its introduction; and the... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance his position on the transfer by AIB of €1.1 billion of its assets to its pension fund. [57931/12] - Universal Social Charge
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason self-employed persons pay a higher rate of universal social charge on their earnings. [57935/12] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax relief on pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57976/12] - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to establishing a property tax rate for a family who live in a small family run hotel, which has a residential quarter as part of the... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the pensions levy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57982/12] - Alcohol Pricing
To ask the Minister for Finance his future plans if any, to help alleviate hardship on publicans whose businesses have been adversely affected by the increase in the price of alcoholic beverages... - Mortgage Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the residential investment mortgages issue. [57992/12] - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the arguments for and against a tax on stud farms; and if he will provide an estimate of the amount that may realistically be raised by such a... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that all local authorities must now make an allowance in their estimates to pay the property tax on local authority... - Credit Unions Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the concerns of credit union members are addressed in the Credit Union Bill as set out in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish details of all of the authors, and the relevant publications which have taken advantage of the artist's exemption scheme for non-fiction titles... - Mortgage Interest Relief
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of applicants per county per month that applied for mortgage interest relief on the purchase of homes in 2012; and if... - Vehicle Registration Numbers
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the recently introduced changes to vehicle licence plates, if he will consider a system to allow the registration of second hand cars whereby purchasers... - Betting Legislation
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Betting (Amendment) Bill; the progress that has been made on putting in place the structures to implement the proposed turnover levy on... - Consumer Protection
To ask the Minister for Finance the position pertaining in respect of a person if a bank fails to make a timely decision in respect of a complaint to that bank (details supplied); and if he will... - Liquor Licensing Laws
To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which fees payable by a supermarket upon annual renewal of its intoxicating liquor licence are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the... - Carbon Tax
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 20 December 2012, if there is any distinction between the way carbon tax is being extended to smokeless and non... - Mortgage Arrears
To ask the Minister for Finance in the instance whereby a financial institution (details supplied) has sold all rights, title, interests and benefits of a mortgage loan agreement to another... - Excise Duties
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the increase in excise duty on beer, spirits and wine; if he has any plans to re-think the excise duties... - Promissory Notes
To ask the Minister for Finance if persons can look forward to a deal being struck on the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory notes being completed before the summer of 2013; and if he... - Banks Recapitalisation
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the recapitalisation of Ireland's remaining banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1271/13] - Job Creation
To ask the Minister for Finance the 2012 targets set for his Department for implementation of the Jobs Action Plan; if he will report on the attainment or otherwise of these targets; the reason... - Prize Bonds
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the total value of prize bonds at the end of December for each of the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will state the total value... - Universal Social Charge
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify a query regarding the Universal Social Charge in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1307/13] - Public Interest Director Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the recent attendance of Pubic Interest Directors on the board of State supported banks at the Oireachtas Finance Committee and the level of responses... - Fuel Prices
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the price of diesel; the actions or plans he is proposing to address on the concerns expressed; and if he... - EU-IMF Programme of Support
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of financial support allocated by the Troika that has been drawn down to date; if he will estimate the total amount allocated that will be drawn down by... - General Government Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance the other sources of funding that may be drawn upon for Budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1450/13] - Bond Markets
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the level of financing for the State that will be raised this year on the bond markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1451/13] - General Government Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash-in-hand from the National Treasury Management Agency and excluding funding from Troika sources that is available to fund the general deficit in... - Economic Growth
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the range of possible growth scenarios for 2013 and their potential impact on the economy here and the impact on the amount of money needed to... - State Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the national debt at the start and end of 2013 and the ratio of the debt to GDP and GNP at the same time periods; and if he will make a... - European Stability Mechanism
To ask the Minister for Finance the level of support that he envisages will be available post-2013 for Irish budgets from the European Stability Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the... - Alcohol Pricing
To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase duty on the higher alcohol products like spirits and on non-returnable long drinks, especially cans, which are sold predominately in the... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of tax in total on a litre of marked diesel oil including carbon tax, excise duty and VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1488/13] - Mortgage Interest Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has considered to regulate the mortgage interest rates being applied by certain lenders particularly sub prime lenders; if his attention has been... - NAMA Loans
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 115 of 25 September 2012, if he will provide an assessment of the profit foregone in the National Asset Management Agency as a... - NAMA Loan Book
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions 179, 180, 181 and 182 of 16 October 2012, to confirm the original book value of loans sold by the National Asset Management... - NAMA Legal Fees
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 and 230 of 13 November 2012, if he will outline the approach by the National Asset Management Agency in assessing the... - Investor Compensation Company Limited
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.46 of 12 December, 2012, and further to a report in a national newspaper (details supplied) which states in relation to Custom... - Seed Capital Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the possible seed capital for a new business setting up in the the northside; and if he will advise on where finances may be... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the constraints imposed by the requirements of EU VAT law, he will consider the introduction of a scheme to refund VAT collected on a defibrillator... - Carbon Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanism he plans to use to ensure that carbon tax on solid fuels is collected by Northern Ireland based wholesalers of solid fuels selling into the Republic... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that VAT legislation is preventing tenant purchase funding from being raised and if he will outline his plans to bring... - Contingent Capital Notes
To ask the Minister for Finance following the announcement that negotiations to sell Bank of Ireland Contingent Capital Notes had concluded, if he will confirm the way he ensured that all... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 189 and 190 of 16 October 2012, the reason his claim that the effective corporation tax rate is 11.9% when in answer to... - Corporate Tax Compliance
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the most up to date figures on corporate profits declared and corporate taxes paid for 2011 and 2012 including tables CTSI for these years and... - Tax Rebates
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason full entitlement of refundable income tax was not determined on the basis of income earned in 2009 when they ceased employment so payment in respect of... - Official Engagements
My Officials and I met with three of the covered institutions last week. The Chief Executives were either present or dialled in. Officials from my Department meet with representatives up to... - European Banking Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of discussions at EU Council meetings on increasing banking regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52235/12] - European Banking Union
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the points made in the recent speech by Mr Matthew Elderfield in London, England, in relation to the European Banking Authority; and if he will make a... - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be more distance created between bank regulators and the banks they regulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered capping senior banking officials salaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/12] - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the decision to decrease the corporation tax in the UK will have any impact here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56515/12] - Public Investment Projects
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the use of retail bond such as those used in the United State of America like the Liberty Bond to fund infrastructure projects as part of... - Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance if he made proposals on Ireland's legacy bank debt at the summit on 22 November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51352/12] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report from the Irish Hotels Federation and the proposal contained within the report for a limited form of tax relief to attract investment... - Jobs Initiative
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the 2011 jobs initiative has delivered value added jobs in the tourism sector in view of the fact that the cost to the State was €120... - Credit Review Office
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Credit Review Offices finding that 55% of appeals regarding loan refusals to small and medium enterprises have been overturned. [51880/12] - Job Creation
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail research produced or identified by his Department that examines any correlation between the marginal rate of tax, foreign direct investment and... - Tobacco Smuggling
To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply of 21 November 2012, if he will outline by county or by region, the number of investigations carried out to combat criminal activity in the... - Banks Recapitalisation
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of contingent convertible capital notes and preference shares the State holds in the covered banks; the dates on which these were acquired; the interest... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the total tax take as a percentage of GNP from 1992 to 2012. [1895/13] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Banking Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish Life returned a dividend to the State in 2012; if he will indicate if the company was profitable in that time; if he expects to receive a dividend in... - Strategic Investment Fund
To ask the Minister for Finance the investments that were made by the Strategic Investment Fund in 2012 and in what sectors; the amount invested; the amount of matching funds raised from private... - General Government Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance if the General Government Deficit is projected to be below 8% following the publication of the December Exchequer returns; if he will confirm what the finalised... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the high earners restriction of specified tax reliefs still applied to charitable donations; if, following his statement on budget day, he... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an explanation for the expenditure of €26,709,000 on Central Bank - Coin Issue under Note 5 Non-Voted Current Expenditure in the December... - EU Funding
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the contribution to the EU Budget from 2006 to 2012; if he will outline the sources of those revenue under specific... - Capital Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the source of the €30,496,000 of Miscellaneous Capital Receipts as listed in Note 3 - Capital Receipts of the December... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the €250,384,000 of Customs receipts as listed in the December Exchequer Statement; if all of that is remitted to the EU;... - Disabled Drivers
To ask the Minister for Finance if the tax relief for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme is planned on being increased from the current figure of €15,875 in line with the... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 96 and 97 of 17 October 2012, when he intends to forward a response; the reason it has taken him at least three months to... - Fuel Laundering
To ask the Minister for Finance his actions on tackling illegal fuel laundering; his future plans in confronting the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/12] - Black Economy
To ask the Minister for Finance the initiatives he is taking to combat the black market and other illegal activity in the retail sector; if his attention has been drawn to the impact of such... - New Economy and Recovery Authority
To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date on the New Era project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53261/12]
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