Written answers
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
- Strategic Investment Fund
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Strategic Investment Fund; when it will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6862/13] - Insurance Industry
To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some insurance companies are refusing to provide coverage to drivers who committed driving offences more than five... - Universal Social Charge
To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of changes to the rate of universal social charge for the over-70s in Budget 2013, he will provide an update to the example he previously cited in... - Mortgage Interest Relief
To ask the Minister for Finance if mortgage interest relief will continue to be made available to first time buyers in recognition of the economic benefits of the scheme, including the freeing up... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if the fuel rebate will be extended to private coach operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6588/13] - Mortgage Interest Relief
To ask the Minister for Finance his views that recipients of mortgage interest relief in respect of homes that were bought at the height of the boom will be losing the relief this year and next... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures to assist the construction industry by reducing VAT on building materials for home improvement schemes being carried out by registered... - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial of two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Bank in a scheme whereby £740 million has been... - Promissory Note Negotiations
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if a technical paper on resolving Ireland’s bank-related debt was ultimately finalised in conjunction with the bailout Troika of the IMF,... - Contingent Capital Notes
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of his Department that negotiations to sell €500m - €1bn of Bank of Ireland contingent capital notes had concluded, if he... - NAMA Loans
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the National Asset Management Agency provides so-called staple finance or vendor finance to purchasers of its loans, as opposed to purchasers... - Social Insurance Fund
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer Statement if he will explain the €300m entitled Repayment of Loans to Social Insurance Fund; if he... - Credit Union Fund Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer statement, if he will explain the €250m contribution to the credit union fund; and if he will... - Outright Monetary Transaction Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment as to whether the State now qualifies for the ECB’s outright monetary transactions scheme; if the State now qualifies, his... - Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB in November 2012 confirming that it was selling loans with a value net of provisions and write-offs of €351m at... - Banking Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB, confirming that it was selling two operating units to management for nominal consideration, if he will confirm the... - Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB, confirming that it was selling loans with a value net of provisions and writeoffs of €351m at February 2012, if... - Bond Redemption
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that PTSB has sufficient resources to repay bonds which mature in April 2013 and that PTSB will not need any additional funding from the... - General Government Debt
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer Statement, if he will confirm the General Government Deficit for 2012 and a reconciliation between the... - EU-IMF Agreement
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the agreement between the previous Government and the Troika in relation to property tax under the Memorandum of Understanding; and if he will... - Property Taxation Application
To ask the Minister for Finance if a married couple live together but the house is only in one of their names will the named homeowner's income be the only one taken into account for the payment... - Equality Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has taken at Departmental level to ensure expenditure is managed with due consideration for matters of equality in the context of Ministers working... - Promissory Note Negotiations
To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any clauses in the terms of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory notes which would be triggered in respect of Irish Exchequer issued debt... - Banking Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff earning more than €100,000 per year who have taken early retirement from the EBS since the begining of 2012. [6733/13] - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 regarding their mortgage. [6767/13] - Voluntary Housing Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he will be take to increase access to mortgages for people obtaining homes through charitable housing organisations, who have a lower net disposable... - Tax Forms
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners would not stamp a HPL1 form for a person (details supplied) in County Cork applying for social housing in Cork [6860/13] - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which capital acquisitions tax and/or capital gains tax is payable on compensation received on foot of a compulsory purchase order and the operation... - VAT Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate of VAT by 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6879/13] - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the taxation of Department of Social Protection pensions pre 2012 in view of the fact that certain taxpayers such as a person (details... - NAMA Debtors
To ask the Minister for Finance the limits the National Assets Management Agency sets on debtors living costs that is rent, by month and by year. [7042/13] - Financial Services Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance the investigations, if any, that have taken place by the Financial Regulator into the activities of private financial management and investment companies who may... - IBRC Legal Cases
To ask the Minister for Finance the exposure, if any, estimated to arise for the State from the case being taken by Enid Investment Corporation against Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if... - Banking Sector Investigations
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the current investigation being undertaken by the Central Bank of Ireland into possible mis-selling of payment protection insurance... - IBRC Legal Cases
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that Anglo Irish Bank/IBRC spent in legal fees in relation to Quinn Companies and the Quinn family, both in this jurisdiction and in all others; and if... - Banking Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 5 February 2013, if he will confirm that he has provided a complete response; his views on the Abadi litigation with... - IBRC Liquidation
To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the State annually of continuing to pay interest on the subordinated Anglo bonds held by Fir Tree Capital. [7154/13] - Property Taxation Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a report carried out by the ESRI for the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax dated April 2012, in particular in relation to the section... - NAMA Legal Fees
To ask the Minister for Finance the legal costs incurred by the National Asset Management Agency in its case in the High Court and Supreme Court in 2010 and 2011 against a person (details... - Promissory Note Negotiations
To ask the Minister for Finance the person or persons responsible for ongoing negotiations with the Troika and particularly the European Central Bank in respect of the future of the promissory... - Insurance Compensation Fund
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the estimate of payments to the Insurance Compensation Fund in 2013; and if he will provide the total amount due from the ICF to the State at... - Property Taxation Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Longford, will be liable for property tax in July on a house which is new, unoccupied and for sale for the last four years... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of allowing tax relief at the marginal rate in respect of income protection policies. [7354/13] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail all tax reliefs currently available to tax-payers at their marginal rate of tax. [7355/13] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Finance the cost incurred by his Department for assessing means of individual citizens for any reason on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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