Written answers
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
139. To ask the Minister for Finance if the fostering care allowance should be excluded as income by lending institutions when calculating mortgage repayments (details supplied); his views on... - Carbon Tax Implementation
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any proposals to impose extra taxes or levies on briquettes or turf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19988/13] - Insurance Coverage
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to an insurance company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/13] - Property Taxation Administration
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of the local property charge, he will have more than one eligible property to make a paper based return by way of a number of forms being... - Property Taxation Exemptions
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he wil clarify the position regarding property tax for families who live in a listed building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20181/13] - NAMA Portfolio Issues
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if it can be confirmed that the National Asset Management Agency pay management fees for properties within their possession in unfinished estates; and if he... - VAT Rebates
145. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the VAT rebate on diesel for tourist coach operators and hauliers to other caoch and bus operators who may, for example, be providing bus... - Insurance Coverage
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland is currently or has any intentions of investigating the withholding by certain insurance companies from policyholders, entirely... - IBRC Liquidation
147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the veracity of reports in the media that the European Central Bank has issued an instruction or request to his Department directing that... - Freedom of Information Requests
148. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department in connection with the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the number... - Maternity Benefit Issues
149. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt women who do not receive a full salary top-up from maternity benefit tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19789/13] - Tax Yield
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from an increase in capital acquisitions tax from 33% to 35%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19807/13] - Income Statistics
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of income tax payers, total income and the total tax paid for each of the following income tax bands (details supplied) based on the most recent... - IBRC Liquidation
152. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts of 7 March 2013 (details supplied) if he will give details of the liquidation process of Irish Bank... - NAMA Loan Book
154. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts of 7 March 2013 (details supplied) the way in which the pre-liquidation provisions based on December... - IBRC Liquidation
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to lay before Dáil Éireann the total euro nominal differential between the valuation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loans... - Bank Debt Restructuring
158. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 19 February 2013, if he will provide further updates as to the aggregate of the principal of the National Assets... - NAMA Bonds
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that notwithstanding the additional contingent debt liability to the State from the existence of outstanding the National Assets Management... - Bank Debt Restructuring
160. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 19 February 2013, if he will confirm that at the time of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidation there... - Carbon Tax Exemptions
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if carbon taxes will be imposed to Irish produced firelogs but not to imported firelogs. [19876/13] - Credit Unions Regulation
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the timetable for enacting all sections of the Credit Union Act 2013; if he intends to enact the remaining sections of the Act in phases; the reason there has... - Appointments to State Boards
163. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to publicly advertise the upcoming board vacancies on the Financial Services Ombudsman Council and invite expressions of interest; and if he will... - Property Taxation Administration
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to set up a dedicated email address for members of the public to email Revenue regarding queries about the local... - Official Engagements
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Secretary General of his Department, for the purpose of transparency and accountability, will publish their diary on their website on a monthly basis.... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
166. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 16 April 2013, if he will confirm the name or names of the principal person or persons at the Central Bank of... - Banking Sector Remuneration
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an explanation for the €284,000 of ex-gratia payments paid to former directors/dependents referred to on page 127 of the 2012 annual... - Banking Sector Issues
168. To ask the Minister for Finance further to reports in a national newspaper that a property subject to a loan from Bank of Ireland, in which he owns 15% of the ordinary shares and... - IBRC Liquidation
169. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a report in a Sunday newspaper on 21 April 2013 regarding the special liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation which claimed to quote a... - NAMA Loans Sale
170. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the procedure used by the National Asset Management Agency when approached by a potential buyer of loans controlled by the Agency, and... - Banking Sector Regulation
171. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 64 of 12 July 2012 and 251 of 16 March 2013, the power the Central Bank of Ireland has to compel banks to write down... - Banking Sector Issues
172. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 16 April 2013, if he will provide a reconciliation between the €3.2bn, which now takes the form of our... - State Banking Sector
173. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 16 April 2013, if he will confirm the most recent valuation of the State's holding of preference shares in Bank... - Tax Yield
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if a breakdown will be provided on Capital Acquisitions Tax in 2012 as to the percentage that came from inheritance and the percentage from gifts. [20057/13] - Tax Avoidance Issues
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised for the Exchequer in 2012 as a result of increased revenue auditing activity and a targeting of black market activity; and his views on... - Tax Yield
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised for the Exchequer from the introduction of a third rate of tax of 48% on an individual’s income in excess of... - Tax Reliefs Cost
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised for the Exchequer if discretionary tax reliefs were standardised; and if he will provide a breakdown of the discretionary tax... - Departmental Expenditure
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the contributions, if any, that have been made by this State to the OECD BEPS project which will be reporting back to the next G20 in June. [20066/13] - Tax Reliefs Application
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the current rate at which landlords can make mortgage interest deductions against rental income for tax purposes; the amount that can be raised for the... - Social Insurance Issues
186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the matters to which PRSI and Universal Social Charges are currently applied; if he is considering extending PRSI and USC to other forms of... - Tax Yield
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised for the Exchequer if ARFs and PRSAs had their imputed distribution rates increased to 6% on amounts under €2 million... - Budget 2014 Issues
190. To ask the Minister for Finance if he still intends to meet the €3.1 billion adjustment proposed for this year’s budget. [20072/13] - Budget 2013
191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the carry over to this year’s budget from the measures announced last year; and if he will provide a breakdown from whence... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of taking all those earning the minimum wage of €17,542, out of the Universal Social Charge net. [20074/13] - Property Taxation Administration
194. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that every person who pays the local property tax by whatever means is issued with a receipt as proof of payment. [20150/13] - Tax Reliefs Availability
195. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the current rules regarding capital gains tax retirement relief on the transfer of certain business assets are fair and equitable in view... - Property Taxation Administration
196. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position on local property tax liability for adjoining living quarters of rate paying businesses that have no saleable value; and if he... - Tax Collection
197. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider a probate (details supplied) [20185/13] - Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of appeals that were submitted by mortgage-holders engaged in a MARP to appeals boards in each of the State's financial institutions within... - Banking Sector Issues
199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of appeals received by each appeal board in the States financial institutions within the past 12... - Mortgage Repayments Issues
200. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of split mortgages that have been officially sanctioned and approved by AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank, KBC Bank, and ACC... - Central Bank of Ireland Issues
201. To ask the Minister for Finance the constraints that apply to employees of the Central Bank of Ireland in the context of resigning and moving to a private sector organisation where... - NAMA Expenditure
202. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of 2012, if he will set out the payments, providing the name of the company or individual and amount paid, made to receivers, administrators and... - Central Bank of Ireland Issues
203. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 208 and 210 of 23 April 2013, if he will confirm if a bonus had in fact been awarded to a person (details supplied);... - NAMA Debtors
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of debtors referred by the National Asset Management Agency to An Garda Síochána arising from submissions by the debtors; and if he will... - Revenue Commissioners Reports
205. To ask the Minister for Finance following the publication of the 2012 annual report by the Revenue Commissioners if he will provide his assessment of the performance of the Revenue in 2012,... - Pension Provisions
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest update on the AVC investment opportunity that was announced in Budget 2013; when he expects it to be operational; and if he will make a statement... - Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
207. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding an increase in interest charges for homeowners who have variable mortgages with AIB, EBS and Haven; the effect that these increases will... - Tax Forms
208. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Revenue Form 12s issued to persons in 2010, 2011 and 2012; in tabular form on a county basis. [20378/13] - Property Taxation Exemptions
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the financial concessions or exemptions from property tax for householders in flood prone areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any plans for legislation that allows persons who invested in projects via crowd sourcing websites to receive equity for their investment like... - Property Taxation Exemptions
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if exemptions from the local property tax will continue for persons in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and properties which are unhabitual; and if he...
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