Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
- Garda Operations
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the street value of illicit and counterfeit cigarettes seized nationwide over each of the past ten years; if a breakdown of Garda districts exists for these... - Tax Yield
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised from the levy on private medical insurance policies in each of the past four years, the rates of payment for various categories of insured... - Jobs Initiative
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 2011 jobs initiative is still in operation; if so, the total expenditure that will be incurred as part of the jobs initiative in 2014; and if he will... - Tax Code
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the entry point at which a single PAYE worker starts to pay the standard rate of tax; the cost to the Exchequer of increasing that entry point by €500,... - Tax Yield
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by vehicle registration tax for each of the past five years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [32089/14] - Universal Social Charge Yield
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer, the number of persons that will benefit and the average amount that would be saved for those in income brackets of... - Financial Services Regulation
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the Central Bank’s plans to progress the investigation into the mis-selling of payment protection insurance policies; the number of policies that have... - Banking Sector Investigations
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the separate investigations currently under way or suspended at the Central Bank of Ireland into various issues arising from the... - Banking Operations
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of rent receivers appointed by each of the State-supported banks to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on... - Bank Restructuring
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has been in contact with the UK Treasury in relation to the UK Government’s review of Ulster Bank’s parent company, Royal Bank... - NAMA Operations
70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number and total value of rent reductions approved by the National Asset Management Agency to tenants who hold leases in... - IBRC Legal Cases
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of legal proceedings that Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in special liquidation, is currently a party to; the... - Banking Sector Regulation
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide his Department's estimate, including a breakdown, of the number of residential mortgages here currently held by entities not regulated by... - Pension Provisions
73. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to allow private pension holders to draw down a portion of their pension funds in tax-free lump sums at the age of 50 years; and if he will make a... - Insurance Compensation Fund
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the current estimate by the joint administrators of a company (details supplied) of the losses at the former company; if he will... - Tax Rebates
75. To ask the Minister for Finance when a tax rebate will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32224/14] - Departmental Bodies Abolition
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of agencies or State bodies under the aegis of his Department that have been abolished since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Agencies
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new agencies or State bodies that have been established under the aegis of his Department since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of bonus payments made to staff under the aegis of his Department in 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the rate of DIRT tax to incentivise persons to invest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/14] - Central Bank of Ireland Properties
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of any breach of physical security at Central Bank of Ireland buildings in the past two years [32291/14] - Appointments to State Boards
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of his Department; the total number of appointments that have been advertised... - Departmental Staff Rehiring
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retired public servants who have been awarded temporary or term-time posts in his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [32330/14] - Banking Operations
84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that a bank (details supplied) in County Kerry is treating a person fairly following recent representations by this Deputy to his Department; if... - VAT Rate Reductions
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider reducing the rate of VAT payable by ice cream parlours to 9% in recognition of the labour intensive nature of the business and the heavy... - GDP-GNP Levels
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if illegal trade in counterfeit and illicit alcohol, cigarettes, fuel and CD, DVDs will be included in overall GDP figures, if so, the impact their inclusion... - Tax Code
88. To ask the Minister for Finance when the results of the household finance and consumption survey will be available; if these data will be of any practical use to his Department in terms of... - Programme for Government Priorities
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular format the commitments under the programme for Government that his Department is responsible for; the progress made to date with... - NAMA Portfolio Value
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the current book value and estimated market value of the loan assets currently held by the National Asset Management Agency; if he will provide a breakdown by... - NAMA Legal Cases
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed list of each of the legal cases the National Asset Management Agency is currently a party to; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
93. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government statement of Friday, 11 July 2014 committing to a reduction in the 52% tax rate on low and middle income earners means that a decision has... - Housing Issues
94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the impact that the building of enough local authority homes to clear the waiting list would have on house prices and rents in the private... - Public Sector Staff Remuneration
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has an estimate of the impact that reductions in the public sector budget and the growth in temporary and part-time contracts and lower wages in the... - Budget 2015
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the primary budget deficit if there were no adjustments in budget 2015. [32430/14] - Budget Measures
97. To ask the Minister for Finance the cumulative level of all the cuts and adjustments implemented in all the budgets from 2009 onwards. [32431/14] - General Government Debt
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the total Government debt in monetary terms, as a percentage of GDP and as a percentage of GNP for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013; if he will... - Banking Sector
99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the number of applications received and granted for a banking licence in the State in each year since 2010. [32439/14] - Tax Exemptions
100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out a cost benefit analysis of the exemption he is granting from capital gains tax to farmers who have sold their single farm payment... - Universal Social Charge Application
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be foregone by amending the universal social charge to raise the threshold for the 2% rate to €12,000, €15,000 and... - Pensions Levy
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the yield in each year since 2011 from the pension fund levy; the yield to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on... - Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the number of persons or mortgage accounts in receipt of tax relief at source in each year from 2010 to date in 2014; the... - Licensed Moneylenders
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of registered moneylenders in the State in each year since 2010; his views on the existing legislative protection for consumers availing of the... - Bonds Redemption
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of senior and subordinated bonds outstanding in AIB, Bank of Ireland and PermanentTSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32449/14] - EU-IMF Programme of Support
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the average interest rate currently applying to each source of funds under the EU-IMF programme of assistance for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Exemptions
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of income earners exempt from income tax in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32452/14] - Tax Reliefs Application
108. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised from reducing the annual earnings limit along with age related percentage limits for maximum tax relievable contributions for... - Tax Code
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised from reducing the level at which individuals and companies can claim interest repayments against tax for residential rental... - Tax Reliefs Cost
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer per annum of the remaining property-related tax reliefs; when these reliefs will expire; and the amount of money that would be saved... - Fuel Laundering
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of the use of illegal washed diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32457/14] - Tax Reliefs Cost
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer in each year from 2010 to 2014 of subsidised agricultural diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32458/14] - Tax Yield
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual yield from income tax on benefit-in-kind payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32462/14] - General Government Debt
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the change in the general Government debt from December 2007 to December 2013; the way this is broken down between the building up of cash balances, paying... - Government Deficit
118. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the current structural deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32467/14] - Tax Yield
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax revenue foregone on the total value of illicit trade included in the recent GDP figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32468/14] - Mortgage Arrears Rate
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of private residential and buy to let sub-prime mortgages here; the level of arrears on these mortgages; the average interest rate that applies to... - Financial Services Regulation
121. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of all investigations into the collapse of Custom House Capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32470/14] - Banking Sector
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline projected for the conclusion of the bank stress tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32471/14] - Financial Services Regulation
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the reports completed by McCann FitzGerald and Ernst and Young into certain corporate governance matters at the former Irish Nationwide Building... - Credit Unions
124. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the manner in which the acquisition of Newbridge Credit Union by PermanentTSB has proceeded; if he expects an additional liability to the State... - State Savings Schemes
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money currently managed by the National Treasury Management Agency through the various State savings products; if he will provide a breakdown of... - Revenue Commissioners Powers
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the general revenue compliance initiatives that are currently under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32476/14] - Banking Sector Regulation
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have not passed the Central Bank’s fitness and probity regime in the banking and finance industry; and if he will make a... - NAMA Debtor Agreements
128. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of asset transfers to family members by the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, debtors that have been reversed; the total value involved; and... - Banking Sector Redundancies
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of jobs lost in the domestic banking sector in the State since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32480/14] - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
131. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person in arrears with a mortgage but who continues to pay some but not all of the mortgage interest is entitled to mortgage interest relief subject to... - NAMA Accounts
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash reserves currently held by the National Asset Management Agency; the nature of the account in which the money is deposited; the rate of... - National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issues
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the take up to date of sovereign annuity bonds by the pension industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32485/14] - National Pensions Reserve Fund Administration
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the discretionary portfolio including cash balances held by the National Pension Reserve Fund; when he expects the portfolio to be liquidated;... - Tax Yield
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the forecast revenue that will be raised by the carbon levy in respect of each product on which it is applied in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Bodies
137. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the State Claims Agency; its success in limiting costs arising from personal injury and property damage claims against the... - Tax Yield
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount raised from stamp duty on residential property and separately from commercial property in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Programmes
139. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing persons who purchased a bicycle under the cycle to work scheme but whose bicycle was subsequently stolen to purchase another bicycle... - IMF Loan Issues (2 comments)
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the current funding commitment to the International Monetary Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32491/14] - State Bodies Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost associated with the running of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32492/14] - Credit Unions Regulation
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions currently subject to lending restrictions; the average length of time for which these have applied; and if he will make a... - Budget 2015
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the process, and estimated timeline for each of the stages, involved in the preparation of budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32494/14] - IBRC Liquidation
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish Bank Resolution Corporation referred any matters to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement or other authorities during the period up to... - IMF Loan Issues
145. To ask the Minister for Finance the average maturity of the remaining EU and IMF loans under Ireland’s programme of assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32496/14] - NAMA Operations
146. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the National Asset Management Agency will engage in demolition of part built housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vehicle Registration
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals lodged in relation to VRT imposed on imported vehicles in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the amount refunded in each year; and if he... - NAMA Operations
148. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA has identified any possible breaches of confidentiality; if so, details of the number of such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - NAMA Portfolio
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA has identified any unapproved purchases of properties in the agency's portfolio by a serving or former employee of the agency; if so, the number of... - Irish Water Remit
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the planned institutional relationship between his Department and Irish Water once the latter moves under the auspices of his Department; the way it is... - Customs and Excise Controls
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of private aircraft searched by customs for drugs in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32618/14] - National Treasury Management Agency Deposits
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash reserves currently held by the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA; if the NTMA has any plans to borrow further money on the markets... - Tax Code
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who paid the domicile levy for each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32626/14] - Credit Unions Restructuring
158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress of returning credit union services to Newbridge, County Kildare, in view of the need for the services there; the... - Mortgage Interest Rates
162. To ask the Minister for Finance if other than his meeting in November 2011 he has held discussions with the banks on the subject of passing on European Central Bank rate reductions; the... - Mortgage Applications Approvals
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the current duration for which mortgage approval is valid once granted for each of the State supported banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Liquor Licence Numbers
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of validly renewed alcohol licences in the off-trade and on-trade for each of the years 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014; and if he... - Banking Sector Regulation
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in implementing a Europe wide system of bank supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32674/14] - Banking Sector Remuneration
171. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implementation of the Mercer report in relation to remuneration at the State supported banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Property Taxation Administration
172. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons opting to pay the local property tax by credit or debit card in 2015 will have payment deducted in November 2014; and if he will make a statement... - Prize Bonds
173. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of prize bonds at the end of December for each of the years 2012 and 2013; the total value of the prizes awarded for each of the same years;... - Banks Recapitalisation
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of contingent convertible capital notes and preference shares the State holds in the covered banks; the dates on which these were acquired; the... - Budget Targets
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if the savings to the Exchequer anticipated in budget 2014 from restrictions on the maximum income that can be generated tax free from a pension fund have... - Property Taxation Yield
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out for each local authority area the loss of revenue based on 2014 data that would arise in respect of the local property tax if the maximum... - Deposit Protection Scheme Issues
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funds currently covered by the deposit guarantee scheme; the number of institutions covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - IBRC Loans
178. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any directors’ loans still outstanding in respect of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society; and if he will make a... - Mortgage Arrears Report Implementation
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in each of the State supported banks that have received specific training for dealing with customers in mortgage arrears; and if he will... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of residential mortgage holders in arrears of longer than 90 days in which one or both parties to the mortgage are classified as unemployed;... - Central Bank of Ireland Properties
183. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the future use of the headquarters of the Central Bank of Ireland; the timetable for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Central Bank of Ireland
184. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the value of the Central Bank holdings of gold at the end of each year from 2010 to 2013; the value of all purchases and... - Tax Reliefs Application
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the total number of investors and the gross cost to the Exchequer of section 481 film tax relief in each year from 2010 to... - Tax Yield
187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the gross amount of corporation tax paid in each year from 2008 to 2013 by the top ten multinational firms as measured by... - Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
192. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a detailed breakdown of the name and number of ministerial special advisers in his Department; their annual remuneration;... - Gender Balance Issues
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the gender quota targets for the boards of State bodies and agencies under their remit; the level reached to date; and their future plans to meet and maintain... - Government Priorities
194. To ask the Minister for Finance his priorities for the remainder of his term in office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32776/14] - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for a response to be issued by the Revenue Commissioners to a person (details supplied) in County Cork [32806/14] - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
196. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the mortgage arrears resolution process where offers are made by the lending institution regarding the sustainability or affordability of a...
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