Written answers
Thursday, 17 January 2013
- Credit Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the acquisition of near to maturity loans by the SME Credit Fund established recently by the National Pension Reserve Fund will be done in a... - Disposal of Assets
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will commit to an external expert examination of the asset disposal programme undertaken by the State supporter banks to ensure that taxpayer interests are... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been requested by any European or international Government or institution to review this State's corporation tax rate and the tax treatment of royalties.... - Charities and Voluntary Organisations
To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that all registered charities are fully exempt from the local property tax in respect of properties used in carrying out their charitable... - NAMA Portfolio
To ask the Minister for Finance the strategy of the National Asset Management Agency in attracting third party investment to participate on a risk basis in the development of property under the... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance the evidence he has or research he has undertaken to back his assertion that imposing the proposed financial transaction tax here would lead to a significant... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance the methodology and process that will be used by the Revenue Commissioners in the assessment of the property tax on private homes, local authority properties and... - State Banking Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in respect of re-organising Permanent TSB and its plans to meet consumer banking needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/13] - Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the €3.1 billion bond to be redeemed with the Bank of Ireland in April 2013, specifically, when the bond will be redeemed and the way... - Personal Insolvency Act
To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with covered banks regarding the operating guidelines they will apply in respect of implementing the terms of the Personal Insolvency... - Legislative Programme
To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of introducing legislation to give effect to Real Estate Investment Trusts, if he will provide a timetable for the introduction of... - Tax Yield
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 with a detailed break-down in the... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance if additional staff are being allocated to the Revenue Commissioners to implement the proposed local property tax; and if not, his views on whether Revenue... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out by year for 2010, 2011 and 2012, the total of any tax allowance clawbacks sought and the total actually obtained by the Revenue Commissioners... - NAMA Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the project finance to be advanced by the National Assets Management Agency that has been drawn down to date; the nature of the projects funded; the... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has drawn up a table of new effective and marginal tax rates per income decile for 2012 in view of budgetary changes last month; and if he will make this... - Promissory Notes
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a deal on the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note can be achieved by 31 March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1930/13] - Banking Sector Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to be in a position to outline his plans to deal with public concern in respect of pay and pensions in the covered banks; and if he will make a... - Economic Policy
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the achievements that his Department has realised since he presented Budget 2011/2012 regarding the economic circumstances he inherited; if he will... - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to schedule regular meetings with the public interest directors of the covered banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2004/13] - NAMA Social Housing
To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects the National Assets Management Agency to be in a position to provide additional social housing in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - NAMA Portfolio
To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a liaison facility in place in the National Assets Management Agency for homeowners of properties owned by developers who are under the remit of NAMA... - Unemployment Levels
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that according to his own projections that there will a 0% increase in the net level of unemployment by the end of 2013 and that even if his... - Regulatory Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Finance if a detailed regulatory impact assessment was made in advance of the introduction of the local property tax; if so, if it will be made available; and if he will... - Sovereign Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance if, following the deal provided to Greece by the European Central Bank, wherein ECB profits on Greek bond holdings from the Securities Market Programme and... - Banking Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to the announcement of his Department on 9 January 2013 that negotiations to sell €500m - €1bn of Bank of Ireland Contingent Capital... - Fiscal Policy
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the initial assessment of Budget 2013 published by the ESRI in December 2012 and in particular on the ESRI's assessment that, like Budget 2012, Budget... - Banking Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement his Department and National Treasury Management Agency officials have had with ratings agencies with a view to seeking an upgrade of... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the claim that the effective corporation tax rate is 11.9% when the total corporation tax paid suggests a far lower effective tax rate; and if... - NAMA Property Construction
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the National Asset Management Agency no longer produces a comprehensive monthly list of foreclosed property in a manner which would allow potential... - NAMA Bonds
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the recent bond sales by the National Treasury Management Agecny will, in fact, increase by a significant amount the annual debt interest... - Banking Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has received confirmation from the lending institutions as to their ability and willingness to meet the credit requirements of the business... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of introducing legislation to give effect to Real Estate Investment Trusts, if he has consulted with the National Asset Management... - Mortgage Interest Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if permanent interest rate reductions are actively considered by banks in dealing with distressed mortgage borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of introducing legislation to give effect to Real Estate Investment Trusts, if he will outline the way in which REITs will be regulated... - EU Presidency
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline his objectives in the course of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU with particular reference to the need to convince his EU colleagues and... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has consulted with any investment, auditing and accounting institutions in the drafting of the Finance Bill 2013; if he will make available the advice that... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a minimum number of employees should be employed before a company may be established for the purposes of corporation tax; if he will provide... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance the process undertaken to redeem subordinated and junior bonds at the covered institutions (details supplied); and specifically the way the haircut offers were... - Departmental Overview
To ask the Minister for Finance the achievements that he has realised since Budget 2011/2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1771/13] - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports which predict further declines in property prices here; and his further views on whether the property tax will have a negative effect...
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