Written answers

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

  • Banking Sector Regulation
    47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request Bank of Ireland to stop restricting services to customers here who do business with Cuba; if he will challenge US policy on same; and if he...
  • Government Bonds
    48. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which consideration might be given by his Department to the launch of a Government bond to attract savings to the private sector in order to meet...
  • NAMA Operations
    49. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 1 July 2014, his views on whether a decision was reversed to raise the threshold for the acquisition of eligible...
  • Promissory Note Negotiations
    50. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 109 and 125 of 1 July 2014, when he stated that we have successfully negotiated the promissory notes transaction, the...
  • Tax Clearance Certificates
    51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that a HPL1 form is issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29992/14]
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the maximum loans permitted to members of restricted credit unions to reflect the needs of members to source loans for home improvements and...
  • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
    54. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to put the code of conduct on mortgage arrears into primary legislation. [30032/14]
  • Property Taxation Yield
    55. To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of properties per valuation band for each of the local authorities that have been declared for payment of the local property tax; the percentage of...
  • Tax Reliefs Eligibility
    57. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a scheme he announced in a previous budget whereby persons who invest into certain Georgian type properties in Limerick would receive a tax...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in all professional fees for his Department, including but not limited to legal,...
  • Departmental Staff Training
    60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses and training programmes provided for employees of his Department, and accompanying...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    62. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer from a reduction of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20%, respectively, in the travel and...
  • Tax Yield
    66. To ask the Minister for Finance with respect to the June 2014 target and outturn for corporation tax receipts to the Exchequer, the reason for the €297 million shortfall; and if he...
  • Excise Duties
    67. To ask the Minister for Finance as excise is €149 million ahead of profile for the year so far, and €58 million in June alone, if he will outline where this buoyancy arises; and...
  • Tax Yield
    68. To ask the Minister for Finance as stamp duty is €51 million ahead of profile for the year so far, and €17 million in June alone if he will outline where this buoyancy arises;...
  • GDP-GNP Levels
    69. To ask the Minister for Finance the Central Statistics Office revision to Irish GDP growth figures for 2013 and the nominal increase in total GDP for 2013 and the half yearly Exchequer return...
  • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
    70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the home renovation tax incentive to the private rented sector for landlords who commit to accepting rent supplement or housing...
  • IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (1 comment)
    71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the present situation of the sale of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgage loan book; if he will stop the sale of any further...
  • Property Taxation Administration
    72. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reforming the local property tax in a manner such that the cost of mortgage repayments and the cost of outstanding mortgages would be considered...
  • Tax Code
    74. To ask the Minister for Finance that in acknowledging that the imposition of professional services withholding tax to non-EU agents could be construed as unfair as it puts an administrative...
  • VAT Rate Application
    75. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding VAT and excise duty for all businesses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30306/14]
  • Mortgage Protection Policies
    76. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to persons infected with blood borne infections such as hepatitis C if he will outline the regulations governing the granting of mortgage...
  • Insurance Industry
    77. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place to ensure that insurance claims for personal and property losses against Setanta Insurance, which is in liquidation, are paid in...
  • Departmental Staff Data
    78. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public sector workers that are on temporary contracts or other non-permanent contracts of employment in his Department. [30401/14]
  • Appointments to State Boards
    79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the number of appointments to State boards under his remit that do not go through the Public Appointments Commission; his plans to review...
  • State Bodies Data
    80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in a tabular form the annual salary of all commercial State company chief executive officers under his remit. [30863/14]

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