Written answers
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
- Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that he has taken to implement the recommendations of the Moriarty Tribunal since its publication nearly two years ago; and if he will make a statement... - Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance if those in social housing will be liable for paying the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11158/13] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is planning a consumer awareness media campaign to tackle illegal selling as part of their Tobacco Policy Review; and if he will make a statement... - Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance if houses built for wheelchair users will be exempt from the local property tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11497/13] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle counterfeit fuel and tobacco sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11687/13] - Bond Redemption
To ask the Minister for Finance if the European Central Bank has made a profit from the sale of any Irish bonds; if so, the steps he is taking to ensure this money is given back to the Irish... - Tax Forms
To ask the Minister for Finance when a P21 form will be supplied to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10937/13] - Banking Sector Redundancies
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the redundancy terms for an Irish Bank Resolution Corporation staff member (details supplied). [11002/13] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward the date, by three or six months from January 2014, for the reduction in tax relief on pensions of more than €60,000 per annum; and... - IBRC Liquidation
To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the distress to mortgage holders at Irish Nationwide/Irish Bank Resolution Corporation whose mortgage was not processed as usual... - Economic Statistics
To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of the budgetary and economic forecasts for 2013, in particular the impact on exports, of the sharp appreciation of the Euro against Sterling since the... - Tobacco Control Measures
To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recently published Retail Ireland submission to the Department of Health’s June 2012 consultation on... - Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Remit
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 23 January 2013, if he will provide details of the persons who make up the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group; if he will... - Tax Code
To ask the Minister for Finance if sums of damages paid in personal injuries cases on foot of an out of court settlement are liable for the payment of income tax or any other taxes; and if he... - Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding homes purchased under the local authority shared ownership schemes; if these homes are subject to the local property tax; if so, the person... - State Savings Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance if returns arising from the investments in the Ten Year National Solidarity Bond issued under the National Instalment Savings Scheme will be subject to deductions... - Tax Rebates
To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be repaid moneys due in respect of RCT contractors tax for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Budget 2013 provided an excise rebate on diesel for haulage companies, but not for transport companies despite his belief that under law, assistance... - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the need for greater transparency over the profits and taxation of banks as part of the implementation of the Basel III accord in the European Union,... - International Agreements
To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the manipulation of a double tax convention between Ireland and Zambia by Zambia Sugar to avoid paying withholding taxes in either jurisdiction, if he... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Finance when legislation will enable persons to withdraw up to 30% of their AVC contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11328/13] - IBRC Liquidation
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the tender document issued by the special liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the provision of independent valuation services to... - IBRC Loan Book
To ask the Minister for Finance the valuation process to be undertaken in respect of Irish bank Resolution Corporation's legacy loan book that will be offered for sale; if he will provide the par... - NAMA Portfolio
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the National Asset Management Agency is to demolish half a dozen ghost estates here, if he will confirm the approach taken by NAMA in... - NAMA Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency that it is sponsoring a two year study at the Economic and Social Research Institute, if he... - Sale of State Assets
To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of the sale of Irish Life to Great West Life for €1.3bn, if he will confirm the price earnings ratio implied by the sale; and if... - Banks Recapitalisation
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment of the benefits of replacing the promissory notes extant at the Educational Building Society, part of the Allied Irish Banks... - Credit Availability
To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department have investigated the use of personal guarantees for commercial lending in the State; if he has compared practice in this area with other... - NAMA Operations
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 19 February 2013, the reason he did not publish the directions issued to the National Asset Management Agency on or... - Tax Forms
To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain a copy of their P60 or P45 for 1993 from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will... - Property Taxation Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Revenue Commissioners to accept cash payments over the counter in each Revenue office for householders to pay the property tax; and if he... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Finance if any State contracts had been provided to Enrst and Young since 2011; and if so, if he will list the contract details and value. [11448/13] - Tax Collection
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a revenue issue; the options available to this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appointments he has made from March 2011 to January 2013 to State boards; in the case of each appointment, the number of appointments that were made... - Local Authority Housing Bonds
To ask the Minister for Finance the number and total value of builder/developer bonds held by local authorities which are in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in special liquidation; and if he... - NAMA Legal Fees
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the judgement in the High Court case between the National Asset Management Agency and the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information, the... - NAMA Court Cases
To ask the Minister for Finance further to the judgement in the High Court case between the National Asset Management Agency and the Office of the Commissioner for Environment Information, if he... - State Banking Sector
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 26 February 2013 and in view of the fact that the Parliamentary Question did not seek the identity of any of the... - Banking Sector Regulation
To ask the Minister for Finance the steps the Central Bank of Ireland is taking to address the Ulster Bank error which resulted in more than 1,000 mortgage customers underpaying their mortgage... - Mortgage Resolution Processes
To ask the Minister for Finance if the banks need to have any Ministerial, Central Bank or other formal instruction to write down personal and mortgage debt by expressly using the capital... - IBRC Legal Fees
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the quantum of gross legal fees billed to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation as a result of the direct engagement of a law firm (details... - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of Section 20 of the Finance Bill which extends the tax-relief for the film industry, consideration will be given to extending such relief to the... - Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance if exemption will be made to the property tax in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11636/13] - Tax Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that availed of the special assigned relief programme tax relief in 2012; the number of persons that have submitted preliminary tax payments... - IBRC Liquidation
To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of having 200 KPMG consultants on site in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidation process; the reason the remaining staff are only receiving... - Credit Unions Issues
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the unencumbered funds deposited with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation by a credit union (details supplied) are covered in full by the...
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