Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
- Tax Reliefs Abolition
133. To ask the Minister for Finance if payments made under circular letter S.3/2007 of 22 January 2007 are subject to income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45682/13] - Tax Code
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a self-employed person pays more income tax than a PAYE earner when the Government is trying to incentivise entrepreneurial activity. [46000/13] - NAMA Portfolio Issues
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the list of the National Asset Management Agency properties in the Dublin area. [46148/13] - Tax Credits
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding single parents' allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46335/13] - VAT Exemptions
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to assist small businesses which will be faced with 13.5% VAT on their water bills from 1 January 2014; the action he will take to... - Cycle to Work Scheme Numbers
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of bicycles grant aided in each county in the cycle to work scheme since the introduction of the scheme in 2009;... - Property Taxation Collection
143. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the local property tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47110/13] - Tax Exemptions
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a measure to provide exemption for vehicle registration for personal security reasons for those living on border areas who may... - NAMA Operations
145. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the sales process pursued by the National Asset Management Agency such as in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loan sale offers where the... - Tax Credits
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that provision will be made in the forthcoming Finance Bill to ensure that the single parent tax credit may be utilised by the parent with... - Fiscal Policy
151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will identify both the cyclical element and structural element of the fiscal deficit. [45699/13] - Pensions Levy Issues
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the pension levy and the pension industry not keeping to their agreement regarding the levy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Credits
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will be affected by the removal of the one parent family tax credit in budget 2014; the number of those cases that will be pushed... - Tax Rebates
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the State has foregone due to tax reliefs related to the construction of wind farms to date and by year from 2010 onwards. [45843/13] - Fiscal Policy
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline envisaged for the rapid progress towards achieving our medium term budgetary objective referred to in 2014 Economic and Fiscal Outlook; and if he... - Banking Sector Staff Issues
158. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.77 of 26 September 2013, the number of staff who were offered two day overnight retirement seminars; the staff grades who... - Central Bank of Ireland Properties
159. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected costs of making the new Central Bank building fit for use, the amount expected to be spent to ensure the concrete superstructure is safe after... - Budget 2014
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected additional yield or loss of revenue or the Exchequer for the remainder of 2013 for the measures announced in budget 2014 that will come into... - NAMA Property Sales
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards that are in place to prevent the National Asset Management Agency from selling property to defaulting debtors, and in particular, to third... - IBRC Liquidation
162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the total unsecured creditors at 30 June 2012 of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [45887/13] - Tax Code
163. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to ensure that legitimate tradespeople in the construction industry are protected against those who have started their new business and... - Pensions Levy Issues
164. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 27 June 2013, where he stated I made a point of confirming that the pension fund levy introduced as part of the... - Tax Reliefs Availability
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if he detail the consultation he had with the Department of Health concerning the removal of the tax relief restriction on private health insurance for the... - Exports Data
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have met with any pharmaceutical companies already located in here in advance of budget 2014 to see if there are any measures which he... - Job Creation
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of meetings he or his officials in the Department of Finance held with ADC Therapeutics since 2011; if he will detail the number of meetings... - Tax Reliefs Availability
169. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of policy holders who will be affected by the capping of tax relief on private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tobacco Control Measures
170. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider lowering the maximum quantity of tobacco products that persons are allowed to bring here from inside or outside the EU; his views on... - Budget 2014
171. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his announcement during budget 2014 regarding his intention to abolish top slicing relief on all ex gratia lump sums payments made in... - Ministerial Staff
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the name, qualifications and current salary of each political staff member appointed by him. [46087/13] - Property Taxation Yield
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been received by county councils to date from the property tax on a county basis. [46106/13] - Budget 2014
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the budget 2014 proposal in respect of tax relief credits for single parents as it will mean a cut of €32 per week for the... - NAMA Portfolio Issues
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a county breakdown of building land in possession of the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
177. To ask the Minister for Finance when the next visit to Ireland by the troika will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46151/13] - Budget Measures
178. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department conducts modelling to forecast the way potential increases in a person's disposable income might be distributed within the economy in the... - Tax Collection
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a tax debt is registered against a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if records will be corrected. [46189/13] - Tax Code
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the sources of unearned income that are counted in the determination of whether or not a person exceeds the €3,174 threshold applied by Revenue for the... - Pension Provisions
182. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the pension levy and tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46230/13] - Budget 2014
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive announced in budget 2014 will include VAT relief for the installation of water treatment units necessary to improve drinking... - Pension Provisions
184. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the arrangements announced in budget 2014 relating to pension pot size, pension contributions and so on, the way the proposed changes will impact... - Credit Unions Restructuring
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has not responded to the Newbridge Credit Union action group's alternative proposals which would allow it to keep the credit union in Newbridge,... - NAMA Debtor Agreements
187. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to debtors within the National Asset Management Agency applying pressure to commercial tenants with upward-only rent leases;... - NAMA Property Sales
188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish an independent mechanism where the sale of property and outlets by the National Asset Management Agency is reviewed and a report given to... - Tax Clearance Certificates
191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the issue of a tax clearance certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Mortgage Arrears Code of Conduct
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to a mortgage holder who finds that his or her lending agency disregards the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; and if he will make a... - Exchequer Revenue
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the net benefit to the Exchequer as a result of the 15,000 jobs that have been created since the reduction in the VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on... - Exchequer Deficit
194. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the reduction in VAT to 9% which the levy on private sector pension savings was meant to fund in each year since it was... - Exchequer Revenue
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money collected since the levy on private sector pension savings was introduced has been spent on job creation; and if he will make a statement... - Pensions Levy Issues
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of pensioners who have had their pension incomes reduced as a result of the levy on private sector pension savings; if an impact analysis was... - Tax Reliefs Availability
201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the living cities initiative to the historically important pre-1915 houses of the Victorian seaside resort of Bray, County... - Government Deficit
203. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 24 October 2013, if he will provide a breakdown of the measures that contributed to the respective savings... - Tax Code
204. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the rental income tax issue that arises where a family that owns an apartment that is now too small for its needs wants to rent out that... - National Debt
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on whether savings will be made on servicing the national debt next year; his views on the statement of the Economic Social and Research... - Tax Exemptions
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has made in his discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality and the National Treasury Management Agency regarding exemptions from... - Property Taxation Assessments
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a local property tax letter from the Revenue Commissioners to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow says the person's 2014 LPT is... - Tax Code
208. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the single person child carer tax credit will be applied where there is shared custody; if it will be possible for parents to split the credit taking... - Property Taxation Collection
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding uncollected local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Bank Codes of Conduct
210. To ask the Minister for Finance the advice he will offer to persons (details supplied) in relation to a bank overdraft. [46782/13] - Health Insurance Prices
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of private health insurance policies that will be directly affected by the measures announced in budget 2014; the VHI plans that will be affected;... - Property Taxation Assessments
213. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Sligo has not received a response from the Revenue Commissioners regarding the local property tax to attempts... - NAMA Portfolio Issues
217. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is acceptable that the National Asset Management Agency will make available the names of developers not in NAMA, but will not state... - Tax Code
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will be affected by the decision to reduce the standard fund threshold from €2.3 million to €2 million; and the... - IBRC Issues
222. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the leaked publication of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation statement of affairs; if this statement is accurate; and if he has been... - Budget 2014
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if any measures were contained in the budget 2014 document that were not included in the draft that was submitted to the troika; and if so, which measures.... - Betting Legislation
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012 was withdrawn and replaced by the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012; the timeframe for when this 2013 Bill will be... - Tax Reliefs Application
227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the specification of the type of works and materials covered by the home renovation tax relief system; the works and materials that are... - Property Taxation Application
228. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [46956/13] - NAMA Loan Book
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the special liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will indicate if a discount above 4.5% will be... - Property Taxation Assessments
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that are open to persons who believe their property was overvalued for the purpose of the local property tax in 2013 and who now wish to change the... - Tax Code
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if Section 18 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013 favours senior public servants; and if this legislative provision skews the rules to ensure high-earning public... - Banking Sector Issues
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding claims that the former Anglo Irish Bank overcharged customers who held loans with the bank; and if all claims of this nature have been... - Departmental Expenditure
238. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the partial year and the full year monetary effect of his Department's Budget 2014 reductions to expenditure. [47077/13] - Property Taxation Application
240. To ask the Minister for Finance if the liable person listed on a local property tax database will be altered to the other listed owner (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [47102/13] - Universal Social Charge Yield
241. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the yield to the Exchequer in terms of additional universal social charge revenue arising from the budget 2014 decision to revoke medical... - Tax Code
243. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the number of persons that would be brought into the income tax net if his proposal to abolish the one parent family tax credit is approved by... - Illegal Tobacco Sales
247. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest estimates of the amount of illegal tobacco being sold here every year; if he will confirm the Government estimates that 20% of all cigarettes sold... - Tax Code
248. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of persons who will be affected by the change to the SFT regime in 2014; and the basis for the estimate of a yield of €120 million...
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