Written answers
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
- Betting Regulations
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if there exists any prohibition on the advertising of gambling on the outcome of criminal trials similar to the prohibition on the advertising of gambling in... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
184. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 13 March 2014, in relation to fines issued to importers of illicit tobacco products and sellers of illicit tobacco... - Property Taxation Application
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if the owner of a house, which has been declared uninhabitable by an engineer and is the subject of a dispute in the High Court between the owner and the... - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the proposed agreement with Germany to secure funding for Irish businesses from the German investment bank KfW. [13774/14] - Household Charge Collection
187. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding figure for non-payment of the household charge; if the powers of collection that the Revenue Commissioners have as the collecting agency for... - Tax Code
188. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent announcements that grandparents looking after their grandchildren will have to fill up forms, if he will outline his proposed plans; the... - Medical Negligence Claims
189. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of medical negligence claims received by the State Claims Agency in 2013; the number of claims which are currently open; the average time it takes... - State Debt
190. To ask the Minister for Finance in the period from April 2016 to May 2021 the total amount of Government debt that will need to be rolled-over by new borrowing; the estimate of the yearly... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost to the State of the bank guarantee introduced on 29 September 2008; the total amount received from the various banks in fees relating to this... - Tax Code
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding importing cars from England to strip down and sell as car parts here; and the taxes and duties that are applied [12837/14] - Tax Yield
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax received and the effective rate of corporation tax paid by a company (details supplied) since 2005. [12864/14] - Official Engagements
194. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times he or his officials have met with a company (details supplied) to discuss their operations here. [12867/14] - Credit Unions
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the legal status of Newbridge Credit Union; and the legal status of the accounts held at the credit union. [12854/14] - Living City Initiative
197. To ask the Minister for Finance when the living city initiative will be implemented; when the outcome of the consultation process with local authorities and Government agencies will be... - Bank Charges
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that there is a charge from the Government for cancelling a credit card with a bank in this jurisdiction; the amount that charge is; the way... - Customs and Excise Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff working in customs and excise for the purpose of the detection of illegal drugs who have statutory powers enabling them to stop and search... - Tax Code
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if the single parent tax credit criteria can be amended to reflect equal treatment for both parents in cases where both of the parents of a child have joint... - Banking Sector Remuneration
201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use his shares in Bank of Ireland to vote against the remuneration package of €843,000 paid to the chief executive officer at the Bank's... - Tax Rebates
202. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for a tax rebate in 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Living City Initiative
203. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the living city initiative; the progress that has been made on EU state aid approval; the selection process for areas of... - Departmental Reports
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of external or internal policy reports currently that have been handed to him but not yet published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mortgage Resolution Processes
206. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the mortgage code of conduct will be applied to any mortgages that are bought by international banks; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Yield
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of betting tax Tote Ireland paid to the Exchequer in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [13148/14] - Mortgage Resolution Processes
208. To ask the Minister for Finance his strategy for dealing with more than 30,000 buy-to-let mortgages that are currently more than 90 days in arrears; if he envisages that the number of... - NAMA Portfolio
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with National Asset Management Agency regarding the sale of a company (details supplied). [13195/14] - Mortgage Resolution Processes
214. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent statements from the European Commission on dealing with losses being incurred by banks relating to holdings of tracker mortgages; and if... - Action Plan for Jobs
215. To ask the Minister for Finance if the planned survey of demand for small and medium enterprise credit, as outlined in action 206 of the Action Plan for Jobs, will be brought forward as a... - IBRC Staff
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the IBOA members in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in respect of their redundancy terms (details supplied). [13216/14] - Price Inflation
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the forecast for inflation in Ireland for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; if he will provide a model showing how a lower level of inflation and how a higher... - Tax Code
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the export repayment scheme is only available on M1 passenger vehicles, and not on commercially registered vehicles even though they have paid... - Corporation Tax
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated tax loss to the State in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 as a result of section 396C of the Finance Act 2013, which has been provided to his... - Mortgage Protection Policies
222. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or the Central Bank of Ireland has an estimate of the number of mortgage holders whose life assurance or mortgage protection policy might... - Mortgage Interest Relief Extension
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if non-first-time buyers in the 2004 to 2008 period can expect to have assistance similar to the increased interest relief for first-time buyers; if the... - Departmental Meetings
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times his Department received requests by Philanthropy Ireland to meet in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of times his Department met... - Tax Credits
227. To ask the Minister for Finance if the new single child carer tax credit will be transferred to a parent (details supplied) who is not the principle carer in circumstances where the... - VAT Rebates
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the request from agricultural contractors to be allowed to claim VAT back as other road haulage firms are able to do so. [13407/14] - Mortgage Data
229. To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of mortgage approval data by the Irish Banking Federation which showed that there were 1,587 approvals in January 2014, and... - Bank Charges
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason different charges can apply to ATM transactions depending on where the ATM is located including, for example, in a shop; and if he will make a... - Banking Operations
232. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding banks issuing drafts for less than €1,000; if the Central Bank of Ireland has been in contact with banks regarding the issue;... - Tax Yield
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts in tabular form, for VAT, PAYE, income tax and corporation tax paid in County Kerry for the years 2006, 2009 and onwards to the most recent... - NAMA Portfolio
234. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 5 December 2013, the number of houses that have been transferred by the National Asset Management Agency to each... - House Prices
235. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding property prices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13516/14] - Government Deficit
236. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate of the 2014 deficit. [13523/14] - Budget Measures
237. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate figure of carry forward measures introduced in previous budgets that will affect budget 2015; and if he will... - Budget 2015
238. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate for the non-budgetary adjustment to the 2014 deficit to be considered in budget 2015. [13525/14] - European Stability Programmes
240. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the earliest date at which his Department will publish the stability programme update; and if he will guarantee that members... - Tax Yield
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers within the high earner restriction in each of the following years, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, analysed within the following income... - NAMA Loan Book
242. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated original value of the National Asset Management Agency's loan book for the North of Ireland; the price that NAMA paid for the loans; if he will... - IBRC Staff
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the staff at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, specifically the terms of contracts under which they are being employed; the number... - Unfinished Housing Developments
244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate, in relation to lands and property assets held by development companies for liquidation, and where developments are not completed to the... - Tax Credits
245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will restore the single person child carer tax credit for single fathers who lost their tax credit since 1 January 2014; and if he will make a statement... - Bank Guarantee Scheme Bond Repayments
246. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will specify in detail the contingent liability exposure of the State relating to banking sector guarantees, including debts that have not yet matured... - State Debt
247. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of Ireland's off-balance sheet debt; and if he will express the total as a percentage of our GDP; and if he will make... - Tax Code
248. To ask the Minister for Finance under the tax agreements with the United States, the obligations an Irish citizen residing in Ireland has to pay income tax to Irish revenue on income from a... - Ministerial Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on his behalf; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these... - Euro Coins Production
250. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans and that of the Central Bank of Irelands for 1 cent and 2 cent coins following the rounding trial in Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the... - International Bodies Membership
252. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Ireland is not a listed, non-regional member of the African Development Bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
253. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a tax free allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13863/14] - Property Taxation Application
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the person responsible for the payment of the local property tax where a receiver has been appointed to the property by a financial institution; and if he... - Credit Availability
256. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Central Bank of Ireland figures that show only €1.9 billion in new lending to small and medium enterprises in 2013 versus the... - NAMA Operations
259. To ask the Minister for Finance if the review of the operations of the National Asset Management Agency, which is being carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General, will be made... - State Debt
260. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts of senior debt he expects the National Treasury Management Agency to have repaid by the end of each of the following years 2014, 2015, 2016 and... - Revenue Commissioners Resources
261. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional equipment or resources the customs and excise division of the Revenue Commissioners have received in 2013 via the EU; and if he will make a... - Customs and Excise Controls
262. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customs and excise cutter patrol boats that are assigned to patrol the coastline of the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the... - Revenue Commissioners Resources
263. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of drug sniffer dogs that are allocated by the Revenue Commissioners to patrol the Border, midlands and west region; and if he will make a... - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
264. To ask the Minister for Finance the checks and searches that are carried out by officers of the Revenue Commissioners on aircraft that are flown into airports here to be dismantled for the... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
265. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is exempt from universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14096/14] - Programme for Government Implementation
266. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in tabular form of the commitments in the Programme for Government that relate to his Department; and the progress that has been... - State Banking Sector
267. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for the appointment of KPMG to liquidate Anglo Irish Bank in view of its prior role with Irish Nationwide Building Society; and if he will make a... - Quinn Insurance Limited
268. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the fees and costs of the administrators of Quinn Insurance following a recent media report stating that four partners of a company... - Appointment of Receivers
269. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of receivers appointed in each of the past five years for each of the following, receivers appointments as recorded by the Companies Registration... - Property Taxation Administration
270. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the revenue service in Ennis, County Clare, have a section set up to deal with returns from receivers for... - NAMA Receivers
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of receivers appointed by the National Assets Management Agency to family homes and commercial properties; and the money spent to date on receivers... - Property Taxation Collection
272. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cheques and postal orders respectively that have been received for payment of the local property tax by the Revenue Commissioners that have not... - Bank Branch Closures
273. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of bank retail outlets that have been closed in the State in the past three years; the locations of these banks; the amount it would cost the State... - Insurance Levy
274. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding levies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14174/14] - Regulatory Bodies
275. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing statutory regulation of the Irish Tax Institute in view of the considerable fallout from financial decisions taken on... - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
276. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding former customers of all institutions with mortgages transferred to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, now in liquidation, who are... - Tax Credits
277. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of tax credits, that is available to a person, and the level of income, that one would have to earn in excess of the tax credits before becoming...
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