Written answers
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
- Property Taxation Administration
100. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the property tax collected in County Kerry in 2013, the amount that was given back to the local authority to use for improving services for the... - Money Laundering
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the requirements imposed on banks seeking proof of identity for customers under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010; if... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
102. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been assessed for tax purposes with an additional payment when they have not received this... - IBRC Investigations
103. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [55194/13] - Mortgage Interest Rates
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons the European Central Bank reduced interest rates was not passed onto the variable mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
105. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether buying houses or apartments for rent is a business; if he will ensure that all the normal and legitimate expenses of a business are... - NAMA Operations
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the person responsible for setting up a management company and ensuring a unit is multi-unit development compliant in the event that the unit being sold... - Property Taxation Administration
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any legal impediment to local authorities passing on, or charging a levy in respect of, the local property tax payable in respect of local... - Banking Sector Issues
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if Danske Bank, when it announced it was withdrawing from Ireland in October, submitted plans to the Central Bank of Ireland for an orderly withdrawal from... - Property Taxation Application
111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will issue the appropriate documentation in respect of property tax to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [55367/13] - Departmental Staff Data
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls... - Company Closures
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the advice he will provide to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who is owed €3000 by home payments following the company going bankrupt in 2013;... - Banking Operations
114. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to force banks and credit card companies, as part of their strategy to reduce credit card fraud and theft, to text the card holder after each... - NAMA Operations
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of contacts, unsolicited and otherwise, that the National Asset Management Agency and its developers have received from former employees regarding... - NAMA Staff Numbers
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of staff employed by National Asset Management Agency; the total number of staff that have left the organisation in each year since its... - Tax Yield
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of taxation raised from motorists in 2011, 2012 and 2013 from mineral oil tax, VRT, VAT, carbon tax and motor tax including driver licensing... - Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered any vendor financing options for the implementation of new infrastructural projects here as an alternative to new borrowing or the use of... - Departmental Expenditure
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost incurred by his Department as part of the recent balance sheet assessments of the banks, which advisers were engaged as part of the process;... - NAMA Loan Book
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the total original book value loans in euro amount that were acquired by the National Asset Management Agency for a consideration of zero euro or some similar... - NAMA Loan Write-Downs
121. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the only people who can get write-offs from the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are those with large property portfolios; and if he will make a... - Tax Credits
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the process by which the single person child carer tax credit is relinquished by a primary carer; if the credit will automatically transfer to a qualifying... - NAMA Property Sales
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures that apply when the National Assets Management Agency or a NAMA debtor is appointing a selling agent to dispose of a particular property; if... - Tax Code
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason jobseeker's benefit payments are taxable while jobseeker's allowance payments are not; if this places an unfair disadvantage on those who are only... - Banking Operations
125. To ask the Minister for Finance if the debt write off by AIB to Independent Newspapers (INM) was sanctioned by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1093/14] - Tax Code
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is liable for PAYE and PRSI on their income from a community employment scheme; and if he will make a... - Banking Sector Issues
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding talks with KfW Bank in relation to its proposals for small and medium enterprises lending; the number of meetings that have been held... - Banking Operations
128. To ask the Minister for Finance if AIB has met its small and medium enterprise lending target of €4 billion as per Government target for 2013; the way this target was made with... - NAMA Legal Fees
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of legal cases in which National Assets Management Agency has been involved in since its inception; the number of legal cases it is involved with... - NAMA Expenditure
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the National Assets Management Agency has spent on PR and communication consultancy fees since its inception broken down by year; if he will detail... - VAT Rate Application
132. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 and response if it is appropriate for the Revenue Commissioners to continue to provide a VAT rates section to their... - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount granted by way of mortgage interest relief in respect of principal private dwellings in each of the years 2010 to 2013; and the expected cost each... - Tax Reliefs Application
134. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the foreign earnings reduction tax relief scheme, if he will outline the rationale and criteria which were used to select the new countries... - Tax Yield
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the total income tax, PRSI and USC paid in each county in 2012; the average paid per taxpayer in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Basic Payments Account
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the current proposals in the EU regarding a basic bank account, harmonising the practices across the EU; the implications this will have for Ireland; and if... - Banking Sector Regulation
137. To ask the Minister for Finance Ireland and the Central Bank of Ireland's current position on Bitcoin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1228/14] - Flood Risk Insurance Cover
138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding insurance for properties in areas prone to flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Credit Unions Regulation
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank of Ireland has reiterated controversial security rules for credit unions barring them from investing in the highest rated... - Tax Credits
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for specified PAYE deductions in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1272/14] - Property Taxation Collection
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money collected in County Kerry in property tax during the year 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1282/14] - National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issues
142. To ask the Minister for Finance when the State will hold its first debt sale of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1284/14] - Tax Compliance
143. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 13 May 2013, value shift tax scheme, if his stated estimate of non-compliant firms has risen; the number of... - Public Sector Pensions Issues
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form year-on-year the occasions on which he has signed off on the awarding of added years to public sector workers between March... - Appointments to State Boards
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form year-on-year the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions, under the aegis of his Department... - National Internship Scheme Placements
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form year-on-year the number of JobBridge interns taken on in his Department in 2013. [1392/14] - Tax Rebates
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific date upon which maternity benefit became taxable; if he will in respect of a mother who was mistakenly charged income tax, PRSI and universal... - Tax Reliefs Availability
148. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding tax relief for over 70s [1465/14] - Revenue Commissioners Resources
149. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide funding for the purchase of an additional mobile X-ray scanner to the Revenue Commissioners. [1498/14] - Mortgage Protection Policies
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the situation and rights of those who have a life assurance policy which is not in arrears assigned to a mortgage that is in arrears. [1523/14] - Property Taxation Collection
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households who have not confirmed their payment method for the local property tax excluding those who have opted for deferred payment; the way... - Universal Social Charge Application
153. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the universal social charge or to reform it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1580/14] - Property Taxation Assessments
154. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a mechanism for an older person to revise the value of their property under the local property tax where they inadvertently accepted the Revenue... - Tax Clearance Certificates
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners have refused to issue a tax clearance certificate to compliant taxpayers because... - Insurance Industry Issues
156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the total fund in insurance companies with respect to the approved minimum retirement fund; and if he will make a statement... - Banks Recapitalisation
157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has mentioned retrospective recapitalisation at any of his bilaterals with EU leaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51399/13] - EU-IMF Programme of Support
159. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he attended where the possibility of a precautionary credit line was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Budget Contribution
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the total Irish contribution to the European Union budget for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the projected contribution for 2014; if he will report on the... - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Resources
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the staffing and other costs of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in 2012 and 2013 and the projected costs for the Council in 2014. [1678/14] - Consultancy Contracts
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure incurred in respect of consultants and experts advising his Department in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; the projected cost of same in 2014 in... - Tax Code
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a change to the VAT regime for travel agents based in Ireland who are offering hotel packages online in locations outside of Ireland to... - Banking Sector Regulation
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has discussed or plans to discuss with the Central Bank the legal basis by which the Central Bank allows commercial banks to drop prudence and overvalue... - Tax Credits
165. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the recent taxation changes to the one-parent family credit under the tax code, the criteria by which same can be claimed; if there is... - Legislative Reviews
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if the review of section 149 of the Consumer Protection Act 1995 undertaken by his Department has been completed; if the review will be published; and if he... - Basic Payments Account
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if the report on the Standard Bank Account pilot scheme 2012-2013 has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1813/14] - Consumer Protection
170. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any legal basis in Ireland for the chargeback provision for disputed transactions on credit and debit cards similar to section 74 of the Consumer...
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