Written answers
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
- Property Taxation Data
133. To ask the Minister for Finance notwithstanding the decision not to make allocations from the local government fund at a municipal district level, if for the purposes of transparency and to... - Tax Exemptions
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the principles of the cycle to work scheme to other activity areas, for example, gym membership, to promote healthier... - Credit Review Office Appeals
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the Credit Review Office has given an opinion to the banks; the number of times its opinion differed from a bank; the number of times a... - Government Bonds
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans by the National Treasury Management Agency to issue Sharia-compliant Sukuk, also known as Islamic bonds; and if he will make a statement on the... - Stock Exchange Issues
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to encourage Islamic finance here; the number of such funds that are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange; and if he will make a statement... - Mortagage Arrears Resolution Process
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the assistance available to home owners who are under threat of repossession from banking institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6207/14] - Fuel Rebate Scheme
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Wexford in respect of the Revenue Commissioners' CG diesel rebate scheme; and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs Cost
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income tax forgone by the State in each year 2010 to 2013 in respect of charitable donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mortgage Data
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will provide a reason for the methodology used for acquiring data produced in published residential mortgage arrears and... - Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has considered amending the code of conduct on mortgage arrears to address those borrowers where the lenders, through the... - Pension Provisions
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the definition of the €12,700 guaranteed income required in situations where life assurance policies are capitalised and where the... - Tax Credits
144. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason changes in tax credit and tax cut-off rates have been made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if expenditure on maintenance and improvement of a property can be taken into account when determining the amount of capital gains tax due; and if he will... - Property Taxation Assessments
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if the liability for local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be reviewed taking into account that they do not own... - Tax Code
147. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is being deducted the correct amount of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370/14] - Tax Credits
148. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the incapacitated child tax credit to be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 in view of the fact that the updated... - Pensions Levy Issues
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the pension levy on pension scheme assets. [6419/14] - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount paid by the Revenue Commissioners in each year from 2010-2014 as reward for information received from whisteblowers or other information... - Departmental Contracts Data
151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will name each company awarded a contract for the provision of professional services by his Department and agencies under his aegis since May 2011; the... - VAT Rebates
152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing opportunities for the coach travel sector to reclaim VAT on fuel on the purchase of second-hand coaches and parts and tyres... - Property Taxation Data
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of home owners who have paid the 2014 property tax in full; and the number that have agreed payment arrangements with the Revenue Commissioners.... - Credit Availability
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the lending targets that apply to AIB and Bank of Ireland for 2014; the way the banks performed in respect of the 2013 targets; and if he will make a... - Excise Duties Yield
156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month from January 2012 to January 2014. [6552/14] - Tobacco Seizures
157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of cigarette and tobacco seizures in each month since January 2013; the amount of cigarettes and tobacco seized in... - Tax Credits
158. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a proposed amendment in place to the single person child carer credit to allow the secondary claimant parent, who cares for the child less often... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
159. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on advertising by his Department and each agency under his aegis in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown on the amount spent on each of... - Departmental Social Media Monitoring
160. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department currently engages in real-time reporting of online conversations on issues relating to his Department; and if he will make a statement on... - Insurance Industry
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of Permanent TSB customers who topped up their mortgages with Permanent TSB were issued second home... - VAT Rate Application
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding VAT in respect of dog grooming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6610/14] - Mortgage Schemes
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if EBS customers will be eligible for participation in the scheme announced by AIB which includes an element of debt write-off for mortgage customers eligible... - State Claims Agency
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of money spent by the State Claims Agency on legal fees in 2012 and in 2013; if he will provide, in tabular form, the firms paid in each... - Central Bank of Ireland
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the action a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 can take regarding their savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6666/14] - Fuel Laundering
169. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the laundering of fuel; the total capacity of laundering plants seized in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the potential loss to... - Pensions Legislation
170. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason pension retirement bonds are not allowed by the Revenue Commissioners to qualify for the approved retirement fund; if such bonds resulted from a... - Property Taxation Administration
171. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 4 February 2014, if he will provide an answer to the question raised, as his answer on that occasion does not... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly had to pay universal social charge on a forestry grant which was paid directly to the company that... - Property Taxation Application
173. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it is possible for the Revenue Commissioners to deduct local property tax liabilities from jobseeker's payments as with other welfare payments.... - Mortgage Data
174. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total provisions taken by AIB, EBS, Bank of Ireland, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and Permanent TSB in respect of... - Official Engagements
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all official engagements by him or the Ministers of State in his Department that have taken place in Northern Ireland since he... - Tax Credits
177. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the single person child carer credit, if a secondary claimant who meets all the qualifying criteria may be entitled to the credit in... - EU-IMF Programme of Support
178. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 28 January 2014, from where the requirement for mandatory proportional early repayments to the EFSF, EFSM, United... - Tax Reliefs Availability
179. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to sanction a carbon tax relief for farm contractors. [6950/14]
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