Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
- Overseas Development Aid
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of Ireland's new membership to the Asia Development Bank and its contribution of €20 million to the bank, the projects that have been funded with... - Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be any exemptions for persons paying management fees to property management companies in the forthcoming Local Property Tax Bill; and if he will make... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Finance if the recent figures released by the Revenue Commissioners and reported in the media, which indicate that seizures of illicit tobacco have fallen by 56% in the... - EU-IMF Agreement
To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any evidence that the formal programme of assistance with the EU/ECB/IMF of December 2010 or any of the supporting documents included a condition by... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, for each covered institution, of the unguaranteed senior bonds, both secured and unsecured, that remained outstanding as at 28 February... - Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the final cost of winding up the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5153/13] - Bank Codes of Conduct
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 22 January 2013, his views on whether it is acceptable for a bank to call a customer 44 times in 19 days, in a case in... - Promissory Note Negotiations
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding EU level negotiations on the promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5239/13] - Capital Expenditure Programme
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of his Department’s €5 million capital spending for 2013 that will go towards construction projects; the projects involved; the details of... - Departmental Properties
To ask the Minister for Finance if a piece of land in Dublin 20 (details supplied) is currently under the control of his Department. [5287/13] - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge
To ask the Minister for Finance in regard to non-principal private residence charge, if there will be double taxation for six months of 2013, in view of the fact that such residents will be... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance following a news report on Sunday 27 January that a company (details supplied) paid no tax here despite €57 million in revenues in its most recent financial... - Sale of State Assets
To ask the Minister for Finance the process adopted by him to sell Irish Life which has been purchased by the State for €1.3bn; the key dates in the selling process; the providers of any... - State Banking Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance the most recent valuation of the State’s stake in Irish Life; the date on which the valuation was undertaken; if any persons outside his Department assisted... - Sale of State Assets
To ask the Minister for Finance the personnel responsible for negotiating on behalf of the State the sale of Irish Life, and if he will list their relevant qualifications and experience. [5293/13] - Departmental Staff Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards that exist to prevent staff in his Department involved in the sale of Irish Life, moving to work for the new buyer of Irish Life. [5294/13] - Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the list of legal actions initiated by the holders of subordinated or senior bonds in the covered banks; the date the action was... - European Financial Stability Facility
To ask the Minister for Finance further to his statement on 21 January 2013, that, in relation to proposals apparently made at the recent Ecofin and Eurogroup meetings we are not talking about... - NAMA Transactions
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of State aid paid by the National Asset Management Agency in its acquisition of €10bn par value loans at Bank of Ireland for €6.1bn. [5297/13] - Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 4 October 2012, if he will name the members of the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group and to provide details of the... - Property Taxation Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the implications of the proposed property tax, if it is imposed on housing associations particularly in view of the increasing demands on... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised for the Exchequer in a calendar year if the maximum pension fund was reduced from €2.3 million to €1.5 million; and... - Credit Unions Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance if, under the 1997 Credit Union Act, a nomination form signed by a member of a credit union supersedes the content of a member's will in the event of that member's... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all funding programmes in his Department that community, voluntary and sporting organisations may apply to for funding; if he will... - Private Pension Levy Abolition
To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the abolition of the private pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5393/13] - State Savings Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reinstate higher interest rates for savers who save up to ten thousand euro in State saving schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5425/13] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration is to be given to index link the Standard Fund Threshold on the proposed cap to tax relief for pension contributions that deliver on incomes over... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending Section 787Q of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to private sector pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the decision of the Revenue Commissioners not to reduce a tax interest liability for late payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Credit Unions Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support this matter regarding a credit union question on NTMA (details supplied) [5458/13] - Local Authority Finances
To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to Sections 20 and 21 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, he will outline the timeframe he envisages for local authorities to do their... - Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax the Exchequer receives for a pint of lager beer priced at five euro, a pint of stout at €4.35, half glass of spirits at €3.90, a... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) from his Department continues to hold a senior position with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the person's responsibilities... - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance if an application for a banking licence was made by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in which he is the sole shareholder of 100% of the shares, would a banking... - Banking Licence Breaches
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will outline the nature of the breach or breaches referred to. [5613/13] - Excise Duty Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to an issue raised concerning excise duty for Irish craft cider makers in correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make... - Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is being deducted tax from their pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5627/13] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline in tabular form the total cost of all conferences and seminars attended by his Department in 2012; the purpose of each conference/seminar; the... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people in mortgage arrears in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5778/13] - Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for allowing property owners to be exempt from the proposed property tax for land over one acre; and if he will estimate the revenue he is willing to... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will state the identity of all persons external to the civil service whom he has retained since March 2011 to assist on technical and strategic matters... - Tax Rebates
To ask the Minister for Finance if any tax rebate is due to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5846/13] - Budget 2014 Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance if, following the move across Europe to bring budgets into a semester process, the date of Budget 2014; and the way the Budget is announced will change. [5854/13] - Mortgage Interest Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the standard variable rate mortgages by .25% by a bank (details supplied); if his Department consulted with this... - Property Taxation Application
To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking in relation to property tax for those homes where the market value is significantly questionable and problematic as they are unable to... - Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance the exact amount of health contribution deducted from the incomes/salaries of State employees under the social security contributions and other contributions which... - Insurance Costs
To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts he has undertaken to reduce service costs such as insurance on business. [3242/13]
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