Written answers

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

  • Banks Recapitalisation
    109. To ask the Minister for Finance on the two-year anniversary of the Eurogroup summit which resulted in a communiqué which promised the Eurogroup would examine the situation of the Irish...
  • Tax Credits
    110. To ask the Minister for Finance the way disputes over who a primary care giver and which parent is awarded the single parent child carer tax credit are determined; if policy is being refined...
  • Credit Availability
    112. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to creating a scheme to provide bridging loans to persons, such as persons with grown up children, who no longer require houses...
  • Financial Services Ombudsman Data
    113. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals to the Financial Services Ombudsman in the past three years relating to lenders not complying fully or partially with the various...
  • Banking Operations
    114. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 30 April 2014, if he has received the additional information regarding indemnity bonds which the State supported...
  • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
    115. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons appealing a refusal under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme have to travel to Dún Laoghaire; if he will review the...
  • Tax Data
    116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons making tax returns based on being taxi drivers; the number of taxi drivers paying tax and making a living solely on this profession; and...
  • EU Directives
    117. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to establish a national register of the beneficial owners of companies, trusts and foundations here, that will require the names, dates of birth,...
  • Tax Yield
    119. To ask the Minister for Finance the capital gains tax payable here by Wilbur Ross following his selling of shares at Bank of Ireland. [27981/14]
  • VAT Rate Application
    120. To ask the Minister for Finance the rules in place relating to VAT on charitable donations made by text message (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/14]
  • NAMA Accounts
    121. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent publication by the National Asset Management Agency of its management accounts for the fourth quarter of 2013, if he will provide an...
  • NAMA Loans Sale
    122. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent announcement by the National Asset Management Agency that it had concluded the sale of the Project Eagle portfolio of assets linked to...
  • NAMA Bonds
    123. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 4 March 2014, when he stated the cost of capital at the National Asset Management Agency was 2%, if he will...
  • Mortgage Applications Numbers
    124. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 17 June 2014 when he stated the banks are highlighting the lack of supply of houses in particular urban areas as...
  • European Stability Mechanism
    126. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the summit of European leaders in Brussels on 28 June 2012 which concluded with a summit communiqué which included a statement the Eurogroup...
  • NAMA Operations
    127. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication by the IMF on 18 June 2014 of its staff report into the Irish economy, and its identification of non performing commercial real...
  • Banking Sector
    128. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has had discussions with representatives of Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank to consider the future of that bank in the Republic of...
  • VAT Rate Application
    129. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay by the Revenue Commissioners in deciding a VAT liability issue between two parties (details supplied); and if he will expedite the...
  • Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
    130. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a couple were refused mortgage interest relief for portions of a loan drawn down in the qualifying period; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • NAMA Property Sales
    131. To ask the Minister for Finance the price at which an estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary in which the National Asset Management Agency has an interest was sold. [28127/14]
  • Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
    133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he Central Bank of Ireland have undertaken any form of investigation into Bloxham stockbrokers since 2007; if so if there is a timeline for the completion...
  • Health Insurance Cover
    134. To ask the Minister for Finance that private health insurance payments be fully income tax deductible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28164/14]
  • Universal Social Charge Application
    135. To ask the Minister for Finance that there will be a reduction of Universal Social Charge for retired persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28166/14]
  • Property Taxation Administration
    136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a specific issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the local property tax; and if he will...
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    137. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders of each financial institution operating here whose repayment schedule and interest rate was either aligned to at the time or...
  • Pension Provisions
    138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing a person to close their private pension account and use it to pay the outstanding balance on a mortgage; and if he will make a...
  • Corporation Tax Regime
    139. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax a company (details supplied) in County Waterford have paid to the State in the past five years; the percentage of its overall...
  • One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure
    140. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that was paid out under the one-parent family tax credit in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the amount that has been paid out to date under the single...
  • Tax Reliefs Availability
    141. To ask the Minister for Finance whether there is any relief available on vehicle registration tax for wheelchair-adapted vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28297/14]
  • Tax Credits
    142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding tax credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tax Collection
    143. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the number of attachment orders on persons which were granted to the Revenue Commissioners in each year from 2011 to 2013, inclusive; the amount of...
  • Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
    144. To ask the Minister for Finance whether any assistance or tax incentives are available to first-time buyers who purchased their homes in February 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make...
  • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
    145. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the monthly limit on unsolicited communications if the consumer protection code 2012 and the Code of Conduct on Mortgage arrears are applicable...
  • Departmental Staff Recruitment
    146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the appointment of a new Secretary General in his Department; if he will list the outlets where the position has been...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Properties
    147. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has considered any plans to review the operation of the mint in Sandyford. [28482/14]
  • Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Establishment
    148. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of the strategic banking corporation Ireland and alongside the work on the legislation, work is progressing on the structures of the bank,...
  • Tax Yield
    149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will calculate the extra revenue that would be created by introducing the following changes in income tax rates: a 50% band rate on earnings between...
  • Financial Transactions Tax
    150. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will calculate the additional revenue that would be raised by introducing the EU Commission's proposed financial transaction tax; and if he will make a...
  • Corporation Tax Regime
    151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will calculate the extra revenue raised by imposing a 12.5% minimum effective corporate tax rate on gross trading profits before deductions and...

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