Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
- Excessive Deficit Procedure Administration
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the European Commission has brought recommendations for actions under the Excessive Deficit Procedure to the European Council; the way... - Property Taxation Application
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if voluntary housing organisations such as Foscadh are entitled to pass on the local property tax charge to their tenants through an increase in their rent;... - Debt Collection
136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of complaints mechanisms available to persons who have been subject to intimidation and heavy handed tactics by persons working on... - Tobacco Smuggling
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on tobacco seizures in the four Dublin local authority areas for the years 2009 to 2012. [26815/13] - Banking Operations
138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the receivership of a hotel group (details supplied) in County Wicklow having regard to the fact that other hotels in the group are being... - Tax Yield
139. To ask the Minister for Finance since the tax exemption for earnings from stallions was abolished, the revenue that has accrued to the State from the taxing of the earnings from stallions.... - Black Economy Issues
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to address the black economy; the consequences for involvement from procurement to purchase; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Ratings
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to putting in place a creditworthiness database or measure of similar constitution; and if he will make a statement on the... - VAT Rates Exemptions
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider classifying personal alarms for the elderly as a medical device for purposes of VAT and applying zero vat rating to these products; and if... - Tax Exemptions
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide consideration to revising the exemptions and rebates on corporation tax, such as the facility to carry forward losses and to move losses... - Tax Code
144. To ask the Minister for Finance the rules governing the amount each director of a company may take out of a company's reserves as a lump sum at retirement, without attracting capital gains... - Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been any changes made to the disabled drivers scheme which may affect the status of an individual applicant (details supplied) in County Cork;... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if additional staff have been assigned to audit, investigation and compliance tasks in the Revenue Commissioners since the Commissioners' Comprehensive... - Universal Social Charge Application
147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given further consideration to increasing the universal social charge levied on earnings of more than €100,000 for employees since this was... - Banking Operations
148. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any banks in which the Government is a shareholder that are considering providing an ATM machine in the village of Rathvilly, County Carlow; and... - Banking Licence Breaches
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the implications of the fact that AIB has an insufficient licence as referenced by the case of a person (details supplied) [27217/13] - Tax Code
151. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement the OECD/IMF/World Bank recommendation that OECD countries conduct individual spill-over analysis of their tax policy to ensure that it... - Property Taxation Data
152. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households that have registered their compliance for payment of the property tax by the extended deadline, which ended at 8pm on Wednesday, 29... - Ministerial Correspondence
153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will furnish members of the Oireachtas with a copy of the letter that is to be sent from him, through Ireland's Ambassador in Washington, to the... - Banking Sector Investigations
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the office holders and former office holders who have access to or had access to the Ernst and Young report on Irish Nationwide as discussed in the RTÉ... - Tax Yield
155. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 2 May 2013, if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount of revenue raised in each of the VRT categories... - Excise Duties Yield
156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount of revenue raised by the State in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 from excise duties on a packet of... - Vehicle Registration Issues
157. To ask the Minister for Finance when approval will be given for remission of the vehicle registration tax in view of the fact that some organisations are waiting more than three months for... - Tax Exemptions
158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of religious organisations that are entitled to tax exemptions nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the... - Strategic Investment Bank Establishment
160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to establish a Government-backed strategic development bank similar to the KfW in Germany and the Spanish Instituto de Crédito Oficial in... - Excise Duties Yield
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised on alcohol products for each month of 2013 to date since the introduction of increased excise duty on such products in last December's... - Property Taxation Administration
162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify matters in relation to the property tax; the estimate for a full year of this tax and if estimates are available for each county; the... - Fuel Rebate Scheme
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the introduction of a recognised debit or credit card by transport operators to facilitate the operation of fuel excise... - Exchequer Returns
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts of value added tax returns and PRSI returns that were lost due to liquidisations in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date 2013. [26856/13] - Property Taxation Exemptions
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which the Revenue Commissioners will deem a residential property to be uninhabitable and the owner not liable for the local property tax;... - Property Taxation Application
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria the Revenue Commissioners apply when establishing whether or not two residential properties with shared services operating as one household are... - Defined Pension Benefit Schemes Issues
169. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) in respect of the defined benefit pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26913/13] - Property Taxation Administration
170. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request Revenue to arrange for a partial refund of the local property tax (details supplied) in Dublin 11 arising from the home owner mistakenly... - Tax Code
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons with two or more properties are liable in 2013 for payment of non-principal private residence and local property tax; his views on whether... - Tax Yield
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that will be gained if there was a 1% increase in income tax on those who are earning over €65,000; and if he will make a... - Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
175. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.80 of 21 May 2013, when he expects the Central Bank's of Ireland's administrative sanctions procedure into historic... - Appointments to State Boards
176. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to invite fresh expressions of interest for all the positions of Council Member on the Financial Services Ombudsman Council when the term of the... - Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration
177. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the remuneration given to the Financial Services Ombudsman Council which is currently €21,600 per annum for the Chairman, and... - Tax Reliefs Application
178. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the measure introduced in Budget 2013 to provide capital gains tax relief to enable farm restructuring or the swapping of farm... - Property Taxation Collection
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of completed local property tax returns which corresponded with the Revenue assessment of the value of the property; the property where the... - Tax Residency Issues
180. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 174,175,176 and 190 of 28 May 2013, the case law to which he is referring. [27081/13] - Tax Reliefs Application
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the Revenue Commissioners paid in 848(a) tax claims to each individual charity in the years 2009, 2010, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will... - EU Directives
183. To ask the Minister for Finance the work his Department is currently undertaking on various pieces of upcoming legislation, through a potential Bill to go through the Houses of the... - Tax Yield
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be generated in each case if a third rate of tax of 48%, 49% or 50% was applied to persons earning over €100,000 in... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
185. To ask the Minister for Finance when the post of Chief Financial Officer in his Department will be filled; and the number of candidates that have interviewed for this post. [27485/13] - Fuel Laundering
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the Revenue Commissioners estimate has been lost to the Exchequer as a result of fuel laundering in the past three years. [27495/13] - Departmental Agencies Issues
187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs... - Property Taxation Application
188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering offsetting the liability of the local property tax against the cost of home repairs (details supplied). [27502/13] - Banking Sector Investigations
189. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will immediately establish an independent body to investigate the full circumstances of the banking collapse and bring those responsible to justice.... - Tax Avoidance Issues
190. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to increase corporation tax on large food supplying corporations within our domestic economy who are re-investing their profits abroad,... - Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount covered, by bank, by the deposit guarantee scheme at the time of the September 2008 bank guarantee; the total additional amount therefore... - Property Taxation Exemptions
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/13] - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and names of all groups or individuals who made a submission to the Central Bank of Ireland's consultation on a review of the Code of Conduct on... - Debt Relief
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ask the Africa Development Bank, World Bank and IMF to release all information and evaluations of loans which contributed to Zimbabwe's sovereign... - Euro Coins Production
197. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland will be issuing a commemorative coin to mark the 50th anniversary of the visit to Ireland by the 35th President of the United... - European Investment Bank Loans
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will call on EU bosses to release low interest credit from the European Investment Bank to help farmers meet the costs involved in dealing with the... - Fuel Oil Specifications
199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is proposing changes regarding the issue of white diesel and green diesel; if he is proposing to bring in a rebate system for VAT and charging the same... - Betting Regulations
200. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the gambling industry here is a huge business but bets that are placed on-line deliver no revenue to the State's finances, his plans... - Tax Code
201. To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanism available to a person regarding the payment of inheritance tax on a bequeathed house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27689/13] - Departmental Reports
202. To ask the Minister for Finance if the report of the Financial Inclusion Working Group on the pilot of the standard bank account has been submitted; and if he will outline the conclusions of... - Tax Settlements
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a delay with the processing of a tax return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27714/13] - Ministerial Appointments
204. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 21 May 2013, regarding the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the person he intends to appoint to... - Customs and Excise Staff
205. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of full time and part time staff employed solely on Customs and Excise duties at ports and airports in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement... - Pension Provisions
206. To ask the Minister for Finance if the scheme for drawing down 30% of AVCs is operational; the rate of tax that is payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27825/13] - Banking Sector Regulation
207. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether further delays to the conclusion of European banking union and the consequent potential for delays to Europe wide bank stress tests... - Banking Sector Issues
208. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or the National Assets Management Agency has held discussions regarding taking on the Irish assets of any foreign owned banks operating in... - Tax Settlements
209. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to avoid publication of their name when a settlement was made with Office of the Revenue... - Pensions Levy Issues
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the pension fund levy; the amounts raised in 2011 and 2012 for the Exchequer from the imposition of the levy; his views on whether the... - Tax Exemptions
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if the exemption on deposit interest retention tax available to groups entitled to charitable exemption from tax will be extended to other voluntary and... - VAT Rates Reductions
213. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated benefit to the overall economy, the hospitality sector and to the employment sector of the 9% VAT rate for tourism, hospitality and... - Tax Credits
214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the rationale underpinning the different treatment, by Revenue, of married couples and co-habitating couples, in particular for purposes of...
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