Written answers
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
- Mortgage Applications Approvals
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has concerns that persons are being prevented from purchasing a family home and getting on the property ladder because of their inability to pay the... - Tax Credits
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the changes to the one-parent family tax credit system will save in 2014; his views that the measure is forcing some parents into poverty; and if he... - Carbon Tax Collection
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm where the money collected through the carbon tax is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22802/14] - NAMA Operations
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has had any contact with the National Asset Management Agency and its employees, including the NAMA chairman, Mr Frank Daly, in respect... - Tax Code
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason increases in taxes and VAT were introduced for 4 x 4 vehicles in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement... - Pension Provisions
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will allow persons in private pensions to cash in their pensions without a tax liability if they invest in a start-up business; if he sees a merit in... - Banking Sector
79. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 1 May 2014, if he will separately disclose the proportion of AIB's non recourse lending which relates to mortgage... - Insurance Industry
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the Financial Regulator ever investigated any potential conflict of interest at Setanta Insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Civil Service Code of Conduct
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the current Secretary General of his Department will not take up a position with a private sector entity until the standard civil... - Tax Reliefs Cost
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the standard tax rate band from €32,800 for a single person, €41,800 for a married couple one earner,... - Insurance Industry
83. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to restore trust in the financial services market following the liquidation of Setanta Insurance; if at national or EU level, there are any proposals... - Tax Credits
84. To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) will receive the tax refund they are due. [22185/14] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concession scheme those who would otherwise qualify are disqualified because they do not buy their car... - Tax Credits
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a new PPSN being available on the system in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on... - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will organise an urgent meeting with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation homeowners group. [22227/14] - Central Bank of Ireland
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of financial advisers have left the debt advice business over the application process to the... - Credit Unions
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems being caused to credit unions, as shown by the Irish League of Credit Unions, by the restrictive lending... - Credit Unions Regulation
93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he favours the three tiered regulatory approach to credit unions as proposed by the Commission on Credit Unions or the two tiered approach currently being... - Credit Unions Restructuring
96. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the period of operation of the Credit Union Restructuring Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22308/14] - Tax Exemptions
98. To ask the Minister for Finance if the property of a person (details supplied) in County Cork is exempt from the local property tax. [22313/14] - Tax Code
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an Irish registered company trading and employing staff based in the Republic of Ireland but which also has a company registered in... - Tax Credits
100. To ask the Minister for Finance if a parent who is not the primary carer can avail of the single parent tax credit if the primary carer is unemployed but does not agree to allowing the other... - Tax Exemptions
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the exact situation for disabled families in respect of the local property tax and exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banks Recapitalisation
102. To ask the Minister for Finance when Ireland will apply for retrospective recapitalisation, through the European Stability Mechanism, of the moneys used to save Bank of Ireland and Allied... - Departmental Communications
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if officials in his Department are allowed to use non-departmental e-mail addresses, telephone numbers or other methods of communication for departmental... - Central Bank of Ireland
105. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 30 April 2014 and a previous statement by the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland that it is only in the... - Sovereign Debt
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the interest to be paid by the State between February 2013 and end December 2014 on the €25 billion sovereign bonds used to swap... - Tax Rebates
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due any refund on their tax paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22496/14] - Financial Services Regulation
110. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the qualifications of the current CEO of the financial regulatory authority and those of each of the previous three holders of this office.... - IBRC Liquidation
111. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the announcement by a Delaware court on 13 May that the liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation have to set aside millions of euro... - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary are entitled to tax relief at source on mortgage interest in respect of the amount of their mortgage drawn... - Mortgage Schemes
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering adopting a similar approach to the UK in its implementation of a recent mortgage market review that aims to place more responsibility on... - Mortgage Applications Approvals
114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will assist families with their efforts in acquiring a mortgage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22657/14] - Mortgage Debt (2 comments)
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that mortgages sold to Lone Star will be covered by the code of conduct for mortgage arrears and any future enactment of it if Lone Star... - VAT Exemptions
116. To ask the Minister for Finance if a VAT waiver exists for renovation works on State-owned properties, such as those that have been leased out to groups for community use and are in the... - Banking Sector
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the monetary amount at current share values by which the equity in Bank of Ireland held by the State was reduced due to the share placing by Bank of Ireland... - Tax Credits
118. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been in receipt of an incapacitated child tax credit since 2009; and if he will make a... - Pensions Levy
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time the pension levy will be used to fund State jobs initiatives in view of the fact that the private pension sector has already contributed... - Freedom of Information Requests
120. To ask the Minister for Finance if the ECB has expressed to him any fear that it would be open to legal action if the letter of November 2010 from Jean Claude Trichet is published. [22728/14] - Bank Stress Tests
122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that no future injections of capital will be made by this Government to Irish banks regardless of the outcome of the ECB bank stress tests.... - Mortgage Repayments Issues
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available for mortgage holders whose life assurance or mortgage protection policy might have lapsed due to illness or unemployment; the... - Departmental Meetings
124. To ask the Minister for Finance if the practice of publishing the Secretary General's diary on a monthly basis has ceased and, if so, the reason for same. [22750/14] - NAMA Staff Remuneration
125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of employees in the National Asset Management Agency earning between €150,000 and... - Carbon Tax Implementation
126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will enumerate the amount of carbon tax per unit of fuel as bought by the consumer, as distinct from the unit of carbon dioxide emitted, for each of the... - Mortgage Schemes
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the assistance, incentives or grants available to first-time buyers of residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22811/14] - Seized Property
128. To ask the Minister for Finance for each of the years, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of motor vehicles annually seized by officers of the Revenue Commissioners under Section 141(1) of the... - IBRC Liquidation (1 comment)
131. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his statement of 20 February 2014 in respect of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgage borrowers that if the special liquidators were to... - NAMA Loan Offers
133. To ask the Minister for Finance if it remains the position on the part of the National Asset Management Agency that the maximum amount it can recover on a loan is the par value of the loan;... - NAMA Operations
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the policy of the National Asset Management Agency openly to market assets which are being sold, except in circumstances where full outstanding par... - Mortgage Resolution Processes
136. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding distressed mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22872/14] - Tax Reliefs Availability
137. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the 15 year rule regarding capital gains tax, the relief available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Mortgage Schemes
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the assistance that is being provided to those in negative equity who have large mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22928/14] - Research and Development Supports
139. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider sponsoring a review of Ireland's competitiveness for attracting inward investment and research and development, noting in particular the... - Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue raised in correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a situation (details supplied) regarding banking licences; his views on the veracity of the same; the actions his... - Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the new State vehicle to channel funds from the German State bank, KfW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17512/14] - Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
144. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the employment prospects for the small and medium enterprise sector would be enhanced by more comprehensive action to tackle SME debt; and if... - Insurance Levy
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Government's potential levy charge on insurance companies and its potential contribution to a distress fund for homeowners... - Tax Rebates
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due a refund on their tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23049/14] - Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
147. To ask the Minister for Finance when the merger of the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Ombudsman will take place; the purpose of this merger; and if he will make a statement on... - Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
148. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the Central Bank of Ireland in its recent report entitled, Profiling the Indebtedness of Irish SMEs, demonstrated through its... - Stock Exchange Issues
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks since its January 2011 listing on the Enterprise Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange has been subject to Market Abuse... - Banking Sector
150. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a property swap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23073/14] - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (1 comment)
151. To ask the Minister for Finance if the performing mortgages which were with Irish Nationwide and now with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will be put into the National Asset Management... - Tax Collection
154. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the impact of online sales imports on the retail sector here; if he has quantified the amount of money spent here each year on imported... - NAMA Portfolio
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will direct the National Asset Management Agency to publish its property portfolios in its entirety in order to make vacant properties visible and... - Property Taxation Data
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which an examination has been undertaken into the levels of property tax applicable throughout the eastern region with particular reference to... - Bank Codes of Conduct
157. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 15 May 2014, the reason only part of the question was answered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Tax Rebates
158. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding money owed to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 13 by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Black Economy
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the principles in the home renovation incentive in Finance Act (No. 2) 2013, an aim of the incentive which is to support tax... - Banking Sector Investigations
160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether Allied Irish Banks have adopted a joint approach for compensating all borrowers affected by aformer investment manager (details... - Tax Settlements
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if meaningful discussions can be entered into between the Revenue Commissioners and a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of various... - Mortgage Repayments Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that exist for those persons who were sold endowment mortgages in the 1990s and who now, on coming near the end of the mortgage term, have been... - Home Repossession Rate
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has a projection from the principal banks in the State on the number of homes they will attempt to repossess in 2014to 2015 due to mortgage distress by... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has been required to take any urgent, special steps to make suitable accommodation available to deal with the crisis... - National Debt
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of interest payments on the national debt for 2012, 2013 and projected for 2014; if he will break down the major entities in receipt of the... - VAT Exemptions
169. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible, under national legislation, to exempt from VAT the purchase of mountain rescue equipment for voluntary groups in a similar way to the... - Mortgage Schemes
171. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered proposals for restructuring lending practices in the mortgage market whereby mortgage lending would be calculated in terms of the average... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a refund of VRT in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23338/14] - Tax Credits
173. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to the one-parent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23341/14] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
174. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will in the context of the European Court of Justice ruling of April 2013 which will see an end to the excise relief on the fuel element of the disabled... - Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is envisaged that the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland will be available to local authorities and other regional organisations to assist in... - Economic Competitiveness
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this economy continues to remain competitive when compared with other competing jurisdictions within the EU and without; and if he will... - Credit Availability
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to receive indications from the banking sector regarding the availability of credit throughout the domestic market; if any... - Economic Data
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he and his Department continue to monitor the performance of all Government Departments and State or semi-State agencies with a view to... - Bank Charges
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which bank charges in this country are comparable with those that exist in other EU jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the... - House Prices
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department have noted house price inflation; if such a trend is likely to cause economic disruption; and if he will make a... - Economic Data
183. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the performance of all aspects of the economy in the post bailout period; if he has in mind any corrective measures; and if he will make a... - Mortgage Arrears Report Implementation
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continues to monitor the situation regarding mortgage arrears with particular reference to the need to ensure that... - Financial Services Regulation
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure applicable to banking and insurance corporations or similar entities exiting the Irish market with particular reference to the extent to which...
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