Written answers
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
- Illicit Trade in Tobacco
To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to ensure a clampdown on the illicit tobacco trade. [10463/13] - Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance if a person with multiple sclerosis who had a house built to their specific needs will be exempt from paying the property tax; and if he will make a statement on... - Disabled Passengers
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the application for a Primary Medical Certificate for the purpose of Section 92 of the Finance Act 1989 and the Disabled Passengers (Tax... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any indicative figures of the potential loss of excise duty from the sale of tobacco illicitly. [10464/13] - IBRC Liquidation
To ask the Minister for Finance following the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act and the appointment of a special liquidator to resolve IBRC's balance sheets, the way the liquidator will deal... - Legislative Process
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will identify all non-Government parties which contribute to the drafting of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013. [10503/13] - Ministerial Meetings
To ask the Minister for Finance the recent contacts he had had with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB. [2376/13] - Sale of State Assets
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of external consultants currently engaged by his Department providing advice in respect of the proposed sale of State assets; and if he will make a... - Promissory Note Negotiations
To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes to discuss the promissory note at the next EU Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2300/13] - Ministerial Meetings
To ask the Minister for Finance the recent contacts he has had with European Commissioner Ollie Rehn. [2375/13] - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance the progress there has been at EU Council meetings on tightening banking regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2380/13] - Unemployment Levels
To ask the Minister for Finance following Budget 2013, the level of unemployment forecast for the end of year 2013. [3247/13] - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance his views that businesses operating in the domestic economy would benefit from effective tax rates as being paid by multinationals in this State. [3227/13] - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to deal with the issue of debt overhang that is impacting on the small and medium sized enterprise sector. [3223/13] - Maternity Benefit
To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of women affected by changes to maternity benefit in Budget 2013, broken down by county; the estimated amount saved; and if he will make a... - Additional Voluntary Contributions
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing legislation to allow indebted persons with supplementary private pension coverage early access to a proportion of their retirement... - Property Taxation Application
To ask the Minister for Finance the communications he has had with local authorities regarding the impact of the property tax on local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fuel Rebate Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the extension of the fuel rebate for hauliers announced in Budget 2013 to bus and coach operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the pillar banks are fulfilling their obligations to the small and medium enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9087/13] - Job Initiatives
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of jobs that would be created by an annual €1 billion enterprise stimulus; the multiplier effect this investment would have on the economy and... - Sale of State Assets
To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to engage with as wide a range of potential purchasers as possible prior to the sale of Irish Life to Great West Lifeco to ensure the maximum... - NAMA Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to increase or in any other way supplement the membership and resources of the National Asset Management Agency advisory board to reflect the... - IBRC Liquidation
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason all the fixed term deposits related to investment products sold by Anglo Irish Bank were not transferred to AIB at the time of the sale of its deposit... - House Purchase Schemes
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether banks are responding adequately to the demand for credit from first time house buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/13] - NAMA Portfolio
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency on 21 February 2013 that it expects to realise about €750 million by reversing asset... - Data Protection
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Data Protection Commissioner investigation of the alleged unauthorised removal of confidential data by a former employee of the... - Carbon Tax Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Finance Act 2013 to ensure that all registered agricultural contractors and FCI member contractors will be entitled to claim carbon tax relief... - Economic Statistics
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual figures on gross capital information here between the years 2000 and 2012 or up to as recently as such figures are... - Customs Cutters
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the role of the two Customs Cutters; the number of seizures and value of same made by those Cutters in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the costs associated... - Official Engagements
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions held with EU Finance Ministers in Davos, Switzerland, on 24 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5484/13] - Gas Exploration
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the declared profits from Kinsale Gas since its commencement; the total tax take to the State and the effective tax rate; if he will provide a... - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of agency and contract staff currently employed under the aegis of his Department; the mechanism in place for monitoring and managing the associated...
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