Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
- Property Taxation Administration
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify a situation regarding the local property tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8059/14] - Universal Social Charge Application
168. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to alleviate the burden of the universal social charge on employees in view of its initial introduction as a temporary measure; and if he will make... - Legislative Programme
169. To ask the Minister for Finance when the sale of loan books to unregulated third parties Bill will be published; the aim of the Bill; and the number of mortgage holders that are likely to be... - Property Taxation Administration
170. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regards to a person who can not get flood insurance for their home to have a lower household property tax valuation; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
171. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical/career break broken down by 0 to six months, six to 12... - Departmental Staff Sick Leave
172. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department and the average uncertified sick days per... - VAT Exemptions
173. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt flood gates for private homes from VAT to assist homeowners to protect their properties from flooding; if he will consider introducing a tax... - Credit Unions Regulation
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in the Central Bank coming to agreement with a credit union (details supplied) regarding the building and value in use; when he... - Tax Code
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of a 1%, 2% and 3% cut in the standard and higher rates of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/14] - Universal Social Charge Yield
176. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of a 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% cut in the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7757/14] - Tax Code
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of raising the threshold for entering the higher tax band for singles and couples by €1,000, €2,000, €3,000,... - VAT Rate Increases
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected increase in indirect taxes such as VAT from which the State will benefit as a result of every million euro cut in income tax; and if he will make... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
179. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent the sale of mortgages from foreign owned banks to unregulated operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7760/14] - European Banking Union
180. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans regarding Irish legacy bank debt; if he will make Irish agreement on European banking union conditional on a deal on legacy debt; and if he will... - VAT Rate Reductions
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing VAT on construction work to 9%; if he will consider this on a pilot basis as an economic stimulus; and if he will make a... - National Monuments
182. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 6 February 2014, the person who will receive the public money now being set aside for the restoration of the... - Pensions Levy Issues
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide exact details of the amount, in monetary terms, of the €1.452 billion pension levy collected to date that has been used for job... - Financial Institutions Levy
184. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the bank levy is anti-competitive; his views on the way the levy will impact on the ability to attract new entrants to the Irish banking... - Banking Sector Regulation
185. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the accounting policy (details supplied) is consistent with his assurances that banks do not systemically overvalue assets in their... - Tax Rebates
187. To ask the Minister for Finance the rebate available to persons with disabilities for expenditure on essential home adaptations, fuel, transportation, equipment and other related expenses;... - NAMA Operations
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the precedent for the National Asset Management Agency to sell properties and other assets by a bidding process whereby a bid which stipulates an offer as a... - Banking Sector Staff Issues
191. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of Ulster Bank employees here as a result of the RBS review that is currently underway; if his attention has... - Tax Credits
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) who lost their one parent family tax credit, changed tax bands as a result of the loss of this tax credit; and if he... - Security Checks
194. To ask the Minister for Finance if any of his departmental or ministerial offices have been swept for electronic or any other type of surveillance or bugging equipment since coming to office... - Departmental Bodies Establishment
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list any new organisations-agencies established in his Department since 9 March 2011; the role and functions and the annual operating budget for... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
196. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on the Central Bank guidance or rules governing the split mortgage sustainable solution to a mortgage arrears problem; and if... - Tax Code
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the grounds on which online bookmakers and betting intermediaries are exempt from the payment of VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8095/14] - Betting Legislation
204. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a prohibition on the advertising of betting on Gaelic football and any others sport under the Betting Act 1931; and if he will make a statement on... - Budget Measures
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reverse the budget 2014 measure regarding health insurance due to the fact that as a result health insurance premiums have been increased... - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
206. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 22 October 2013, if he will publish the independent advice from PwC in relation to the way the residential... - NAMA Operations
211. To ask the Minister for Finance further to statements by the chairman of the National Asset Management Agency on 8 March 2012 to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday... - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the minimum threshold amount he will allow a mortgage holder to buy back his or her mortgage from the bank (details supplied). [8186/14] - Insurance Levy
215. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a general levy on insurance companies in order to pay for flooding incidents rather than having taxpayers footing a bill; and if he... - Tax Rebates
216. To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) will receive a tax rebate for 2011. [8206/14] - Property Taxation Exemptions
217. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter relating to pyrite and the property tax (details supplied). [8212/14] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts that have been made by the Revenue Commissioners to clamp down on the sale of illegal cigarettes here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm previous statements that the recipient of private residential rental income is a business person in respect of that rental income; if it is... - Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact a case in which a bank (details supplied) in County Waterford is refusing to acknowledge receipt of or to apply a... - Property Taxation Yield
221. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the payment of the local property tax, at its current level, may be forwarded to local authorities to include in it a provision whereby... - EU-IMF Programme of Support
222. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the IMF retaining an office in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2181/14] - Fiscal Policy
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if the fiscal council has approved the Government's economic plan 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2187/14] - Ministerial Meetings
224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met the fiscal council recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2184/14] - Economic Policy
225. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the medium-term economic strategy plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2196/14] - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the mortage crisis is being dealt with as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2182/14] - Eurozone Crisis
228. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the comments made by the former governor of the ECB, Mr. Jean-Claude Trichet, in Strasbourg on Tuesday, 15 January in relation to the European... - Tax Agreements
229. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made on the international talks on double taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4834/14] - Fiscal Policy
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the fiscal council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7475/14] - Banking Sector Issues
231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the costs incurred in respect of the recent balance sheet assessments of the Irish banks; the person who paid for... - Tax Code
232. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the abolition of the one-parent family tax credit and its replacement with the single person child carer credit in the recent Finance Act, if... - IBRC Loans
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money owed to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation by commercial clients which has to date been written off by virtue of agreements reached during... - Banking Sector Issues
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have had any discussions recently with the UK authorities regarding the future of the Ulster Bank operations here in advance of the... - Banking Sector Staff Issues
238. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s estimate of the number of jobs lost in the banking sector here in the past two to three years; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Bodies Issues
239. To ask the Minister for Finance as far as he is aware if any official bodies under the aegis of his Department subscribes to the daily inflation data for Ireland collected by a company...
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