Written answers

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

  • Financial Services Regulation
    190. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the latest revelations regarding a sub-prime mortgage lender (details supplied), if he will take urgent steps to introduce legislation to prevent...
  • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration
    191. To ask the Minister for Finance if the tax relief provided in the home renovation initiative can be provided over a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/14]
  • Departmental Reports
    192. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from...
  • Tax Code
    195. To ask the Minister for Finance if the delay in following through on his commitment to have local property tax as an allowable expense against private rental income is fair and reasonable in...
  • Mortgage Data
    196. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages here that are classified as sub-prime; the number of sub-prime lenders currently operating in the market; the total value...
  • NAMA Operations
    197. To ask the Minister for Finance when the review of National Asset Management Agency operations will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2424/14]
  • Mortgage Schemes
    198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the possibility of intergenerational mortgages; if legislative or Central Bank authorisation would be needed if such a product were to be...
  • Tax Code
    199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that all registered VAT agri-contractors and FCI members will be entitled to claim back the carbon tax against their income tax as this tax...
  • Tax Collection
    201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the latest estimate available to the Revenue Commissioners for the tax years 2011 and 2012 of the total number of taxpayers in each of the...
  • Property Taxation Assessments
    202. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties valued at greater than €1 million for purposes of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2460/14]
  • Property Taxation Collection
    203. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for situations where a person, liable for property tax, whose sole income derives from a social welfare payment, wishes to have the tax deducted...
  • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
    204. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2477/14]
  • European Central Bank
    205. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has not taken action under Articles 35:1 and 340 of ECB statutes and initiated the taking of a case to the ECJ seeking clarification of the...
  • Tax Credits
    207. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the one parent family tax credit. [2508/14]
  • Companies Law Issues
    209. To ask the Minister for Finance due to the reported value of debts in a company's accounts, if he will call for a full investigation by the Revenue Commissioners into the accounts of...
  • Tax Credits
    210. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the situation regarding entitlement to the single parent tax credit where the couple have separated and the mother of the child has...
  • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Applications
    211. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a breakdown, by county, of the homeowners who have availed of the home renovation scheme tax break; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • EU Budget Contribution
    212. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Ireland's 2013 EU budget contribution exceeded the budget day forecast by €300 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2580/14]
  • Banking Sector Issues
    213. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the early involvement of a strategic or capital market based investor for Permanent TSB as part of its long term plan to return to market...
  • EU Directives
    214. To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages the bank resolution and recovery directive coming into force; the way banks would be recapitalised prior to its implementation; and if he...
  • IBRC Bond Issues
    215. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has provided all required information to his Department on bonds held by local authorities...
  • Tax Code
    216. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a discrepancy in the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 where section 97(2)(b) provides for a deduction in respect of any rate levied by a local...
  • Tax Credits
    217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify comments made during discussion on the Finance Bill in relation to changes to the single parent credit to the effect that the higher band...
  • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
    218. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief exemptions available for a purpose (details supplied). [2743/14]
  • NAMA Social Housing Provision
    219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the way the special purpose vehicle established by the National Asset Management Agency has resulted in expediting the allocation of...
  • Tax Collection
    221. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers earning less than €30,000 per annum; the numbers of which are private or public sector workers; and if he will make a statement...
  • Tax Credits
    222. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person deemed to be self-employed as they work for their own limited company receives less of a tax credit than other employees of the same...
  • Universal Social Charge Exemptions
    223. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare should be exempt from paying the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/14]
  • Departmental Records
    224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is investigating the loss of documents related to the bank guarantee in 2009. [2866/14]
  • Voluntary Sector Funding
    229. To ask the Minister for Finance the voluntary and community organisations funded by his Department in 2013, or the most recent year for which information is available; and the amount...
  • European Investment Bank Loans
    230. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts Ireland received from the European Investment Bank for each year since 2008; and if he will provide a breakdown by project of what this money...

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