Written answers

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

  • Tax Code
    142. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the 9% VAT rate for the tourism industry into 2014 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33067/13]
  • National Car Test
    143. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a national car testing centre (details supplied) in Dublin 12 cannot process vintage cars for the €200 VRT charge. [33152/13]
  • EU Budget
    144. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the State's contribution to the EU budget in the first six months of the year, at €931 million, was up from €810 million in 2011; the...
  • Prize Bonds
    145. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 2 July 2013, regarding anti-money laundering requirements for prize bonds, if officials in his Department have...
  • Single Euro Payments Area
    146. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of many Irish businesses regarding the non-mandatory status of the single euro payment area B2B which, despite...
  • Banking Sector Investigations
    147. To ask the Minister for Finance the position on recent revelations regarding Anglo Irish Bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32871/13]
  • Central Bank of Ireland IT Operations
    148. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland was affected by a recent power disruption at the HP data centre in Santry, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Property Taxation Administration
    149. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to deferral of property tax, the reason the rate of interest stands at 4%, nearly twice the current bank interest rate. [32952/13]
  • Property Taxation Application
    150. To ask the Minister for Finance in terms of deferral of property tax, if the same deferral conditions apply when the person involved is availing of the fair deal programme. [32953/13]
  • Property Taxation Administration
    151. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any redress for owners who have over-assessed the value of their dwellings. [32955/13]
  • Appointments to State Boards
    153. To ask the Minister for Finance in what capacity was a person (details supplied) a member of the board of the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he was representing himself or the trade union...
  • IBRC Staff
    154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation staff who have transferred to the National Asset Management Agency; the number who are on fixed-term...
  • Central Bank Board Meetings
    156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out, by member, the attendance at Central Bank board meetings in the two years prior to the banking guarantee and in the months afterwards; the...
  • Central Bank Board Membership
    157. To ask the Minister for Finance the members of the Central Bank board in the 15 years leading up to the banking guarantee and in the immediate aftermath of the guarantee. [33041/13]
  • Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration
    158. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.191 of 11 June 2013 the reason the details sought per bank from 2008 are a matter of commercial sensitivity five years...
  • IBRC Liquidation
    159. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of safety deposit boxes remaining in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation on the night the bank was liquidated; if any such deposit boxes remain...
  • Credit Unions Issues
    160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the current state of credit unions and the banking issue; and if credit unions are now coming under pressure to bail out the...
  • Property Taxation Administration
    161. To ask the Minister for Finance the options for a homeowner (details supplied) in County Wexford having discovered errors after making their local property tax return; and if he will make a...
  • Banks Recapitalisation
    163. To ask the Minister for Finance if Anglo Irish Bank was trading solvently post September 2008 as a result of the banking guarantee; if the guarantee ensured the bank would not fail, or just...
  • Banking Sector Issues
    164. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the members of the board of Anglo Irish Bank, who held position up to and post September 2008 failed in their responsibility to alert...
  • Banking Sector Investigations
    166. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that Anglo Irish Bank kept proper books and records as required by section 202 of the Companies Act; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Banking Sector Recruitment
    170. To ask the Minister for Finance the standard that now applies to recruiting and hiring staff at the Central Bank of Ireland and other State run banks; if senior staff must come with a level...
  • Banking Operations
    171. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Regulator is aware of loans being forwarded to customers in any of the State-owned banks, without going through due process; and the steps...
  • Tobacco Smuggling
    172. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in addressing the growing problem of cigarette smuggling here; the number of seizures made and the quantity of cigarettes seized in...
  • Negative Equity Mortgages Numbers
    173. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in assisting households whose mortgages are in negative equity; the number of households that have been assisted for each of the past four...
  • Property Taxation Collection
    174. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who provided a single direct authority payment instruction for the local property tax for 2013 automatically have the payment deducted from their...
  • Gambling Sector
    175. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of winnings from gambling/lotteries paid out in the State per annum; the amount of this that arises from payouts of €500,000 or over; if he...
  • Tax Code
    176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he continues to monitor the workings and effectiveness of the Hungarian SMS/MMS levy; if he will relay his findings; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Money Laundering
    177. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the recently introduced anti money laundering requirements for prize bond purchases over €25; if he will consider raising this to...
  • Pension Provisions
    179. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing, in Budget 2014, persons access up to 30% of their pension scheme akin to the AVC measure adopted in Budget 2013; and if he will make a...
  • Financial Services Sector Remuneration
    180. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent vote of the European Parliament that voted against curbing fund managers bonuses; the way this move affects Ireland's position on...
  • Property Taxation Exemptions
    181. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to some type of reduction in the property tax for residents who are paying management company fees as recognition of the fact...
  • Banking Sector Investigations
    182. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify which Department and what level of the Civil Service is currently handling the Anglo Irish Bank banking situation; if he will confirm if...

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