Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
- Water Charges Introduction
172. To ask the Minister for Finance if the forthcoming water charges will be chargeable to VAT, and if so at what rate, or will they be zero rated, or exempted; and if he will make a statement... - Customs and Excise Controls
173. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that greater effort must be invested by Government agencies to reduce black market activity including tobacco smuggling and illicit fuel laundering... - Insurance Industry Regulation
174. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the situation regarding Setanta Insurance and the MIBI; the steps he is taking in view of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the... - Motor Insurance Regulation
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding payment from the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Property Taxation Collection
176. To ask the Minister for Finance in order to facilitate persons in receipt of Department of Social Protection payments who wish to pay their local property tax in full during the year, if he... - Action Plan for Jobs
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date at achieving the objective of assessing technology and innovation opportunities in the financial sector, including skills availability... - Motor Insurance Regulation
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures to be taken to prevent the ongoing overcharging and imbalance in the car insurance industry which disproportionately discriminates against... - Living City Initiative
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the living city initiative. [34723/14] - International Agreements
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Ireland voted against UN Resolution, Item 14 A/68/L.57/Rev.1, toward the establishment of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt... - Customs and Excise Controls
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of boats-ships searched for drugs at harbours on the Mayo coastline in the years January 2012, 2013 and January to June 2014; and if he will make a... - Financial Services Regulation
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is an obligation to ensure that mortgage companies who buy loans from regulated mortgage companies are in turn regulated. [32928/14] - VAT Rate Application
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering the application of 23% VAT to herbal teas in the next budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/14] - NAMA Property Sales
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he has or if he will consider changing the National Asset Management Agency's policy of property disposal, that is to reverse the policy of... - Tax Exemptions
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were successful under the start your own business exemption from income tax announced in the last budget; and the cost to the... - Tax Data
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were successful under the CGT entrepreneurial relief scheme; and the cost to the Exchequer. [32992/14] - Budget Measures
187. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the Living City Initiative announced in the last Budget; and the number of times the interdepartmental group dealing with the matter has... - Tax Reliefs Application
188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax relief available under the home renovation incentive scheme in the forthcoming Budget. [32994/14] - Tax Reliefs Cost
189. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount income tax relief on pensions has cost the Exchequer in 2012 and 2013; and the percentage that benefited those on the higher and lower rates of... - NAMA Portfolio
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complete and incomplete houses and apartments in the National Asset Management Agency’s portfolio; the amount of each that have been made... - Promissory Notes
192. To ask the Minister for Finance his anticipated repayment schedule for the debt formerly in the form of promissory notes; the anticipated cost in interest payments and the total repayment... - Security of the Elderly
193. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many older persons have received notification that they are now liable to pay VAT on all personal security... - Tax Credits
194. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the single person child carer credit does not apply to the child and a child living with their parent who is in a cohabitation position is exempt... - Pension Provisions
196. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending legislation to allow persons who are financially struggling to survive to draw down early all or a portion of a retirement... - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
197. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 8 July 2014, if he will confirm that the importer (details supplied) at no time was given the opportunity to... - VAT Payments
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding VAT on carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33186/14] - Departmental Staff Data
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff who retired, left or otherwise departed from their employment from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013, and the expected annual savings... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
200. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new staff employed since 1 July 2013 up to 31 December 2013 and the expected annual costs arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed... - Pension Provisions
201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the approved retirement fund options to pensioners with a personal retirement bond; and his views on correspondence (details supplied)... - Betting Regulations
203. To ask the Minister for Finance if bets on roulette games in licensed bookmakers premises are subject to VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33281/14] - Mortgage Protection Policies
206. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that a universal mortgage insurance model should be introduced. [33292/14] - Tax Exemptions
207. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rent a room scheme should be altered in order that only income above the €10,100 amount should be taxed and not the whole amount if the income... - European Central Bank
210. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland will continue to be a full voting member of the ECB governing council when Lithuania joins the currency area; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation provisions currently in legislation that are due to expire at the end of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33320/14] - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
212. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to any unsold Irish Bank Resolution Corporation residential mortgages; if individual borrowers will be given the opportunity to bid... - Pensions Levy
213. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing the pensions levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/14] - Property Taxation Application
215. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a legislative requirement to pay the difference in local property tax should the sale price of a property turn out to be more than one band above... - Government Deficit
216. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that additional borrowings taken on by commercial semi State bodies have on the general Government deficit and general Government debt; and if he... - Budget Measures
217. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield to date from the Budget 2013 measure allowing pension scheme savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33400/14] - NAMA Operations
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of vendor finance that has been provided by the National Asset Management Agency to date; the number of projects financed; the number of housing... - NAMA Property Sales
219. To ask the Minister for Finance since the initiation of the National Asset Management Agency the number of properties put on the open market; the guide price for same; the amount for which... - Disabled Drivers Grants
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in the development of a new fuel grant scheme for disabled drivers, to replace the current excise relief on fuel allowed under... - Property Taxation Exemptions
222. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending local property tax exemptions to include households where high level care is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Credit Unions Regulation
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Section 90 reviews of credit unions carried out by the Central Bank of Ireland in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Unions
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the fee structure that has been agreed with the liquidator of a credit union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33481/14] - EU Directives
226. To ask the Minister for Finance when Ireland will comply with the transparency directive on disclosure of holdings in contracts for difference and other financial instruments; and if he will... - Tax Code
227. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the taxation treatment of contracts for difference; his plans to review the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33484/14] - NAMA Loans Sale
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the National Asset Management Agency to take greater consideration of the nature and long-term plans of investors who purchase loans from... - NAMA Operations
229. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which he has made a direction to the National Asset Management Agency to carry out certain actions under the terms of powers vested... - NAMA Loans Sale
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the implications of a court ruling (details supplied) on the manner in which the National Asset Management Agency conducts future loan sales; and if he will... - VAT Exemptions
232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to reduce the VAT rate on defibrillators as a measure to increase their availability to community and sporting organisations [33526/14] - Government Deficit
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that new statistical methodologies for the national accounts have had on the debt and deficit outturn for 2010 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
234. To ask the Minister for Finance If any consideration has been given to the unfair treatment of the secondary carer, who is also a major financial contributor to the child, being unable to... - Mortgage Data
236. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Central Bank of Ireland to publish the number of mortgages held in covered institutions that have been converted from a tracker rate to... - National Debt
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of servicing the national debt; the total amount owed and the interest rate paid each year from 2010 to 2014, inclusive; the amount of interest he... - Credit Unions Restructuring
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the persons that own the old Newbridge Credit Union building now occupied by PTSB; and if PTSB is not the owner, if it is paying rent to any State body and... - Tax Code
241. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the following biases in the tax code vis-à-vis self-employed persons (details supplied). [33732/14] - VAT Exemptions
242. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a copy of the recent report for Fáilte Ireland, An Analysis of the Impact of the VAT Reduction on Irish Tourism and Tourism... - VAT Rate Application
244. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the State of amending the VAT directives to allow for a 0% VAT rate on voluntary rescue activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
245. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform's report on hearings on matters relating to... - Excise Duties
246. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding excise duty on alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33963/14] - Tax Reliefs Application
247. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to include a tax relief for persons who were first time buyers and did not purchase buy to let properties but have been forced to rent their homes... - Banking Sector
248. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to protect from eviction the homeowners living in the homes that are part of Ulster Bank's sale of non-performing home loans, Project... - National Debt
249. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will confirm the amount by which the national debt was reduced following the transfer of the water-related debt in local authorities to Irish Water;... - Departmental Contracts
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of administrative arrangements, as opposed to contracts for service to which the Department is a party; if he will provide in tabular form the... - Scottish Referendum
251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has prepared a memorandum on the economic implications here of a "Yes" vote in the Scottish independence referendum; and if he will make a statement on... - Banking Sector
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish banks’ holdings of tracker mortgages will be eligible for the recently announced plan by the ECB to buy asset-backed securities and covered... - Tax Code
253. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the apportionment exercise to determine the price of a property for stamp duty purposes in mixed sales is carried out, monitored and verified; and if... - Tax Collection
254. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total amount of the local property tax in every local authority area from 2009 to 2014; the amount collected in each... - Financial Services Ombudsman
255. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) on a personal pension plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34173/14] - Credit Availability
256. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to provide for a low cost, low amount social lending facility operated on a non-profit basis to counter the growth of moneylenders; and... - Universal Social Charge Yield
257. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been collected through the various rates of the universal social charge since it was introduced in tabular form on a yearly... - NAMA Accounts
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the cumulative loss incurred by the National Asset Management Agency since its inception. [34239/14] - NAMA Portfolio Value
259. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of assets under management at the National Asset Management Agency. [34240/14] - NAMA Operations
260. To ask the Minister for Finance if the objective of the National Asset Management Agency is to break even by the time it concludes its operations and if such an objective requires NAMA to... - IBRC Liquidation
265. To ask the Minister for Finance the process by which the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will attempt to dispose of the remaining assets of IBRC; if those assets... - NAMA Debtors
266. To ask the Minister for Finance the original number of debtor connections managed by the National Asset Management Agency after it had concluded the acquisition of loans from the financial... - NAMA Operations
268. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the submission for approval in April 2014 to the European Commission of the acquisitions of approximately €47 billion of par value loan... - NAMA Transactions
269. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the provision of vendor finance by the National Asset Management Agency; the gross amount provided to date; the total repaid... - IBRC Liquidation
270. To ask the Minister for Finance if any buyers of loans from Irish Bank Resolution Corporation have demanded and or received 100% of par value loans soon after buying those loans at discounts... - IBRC Loans
271. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the special liquidators of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation refused an offer, in March 2014, to redeem at par a €36 million... - NAMA Transactions
273. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent sale of a site at Nos. 1 to 6, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay to the Hibernia Real Estate Investment Trust in an off-market... - NAMA Operations
277. To ask the Minister for Finance the role the National Asset Management Agency advisory board had in the production of the recent review into NAMA. [34258/14] - Credit Unions
279. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent winding-up of Berehaven Credit Union, the losses, if any, which have been suffered by depositors at that credit union. [34260/14] - NAMA Operations
283. To ask the Minister for Finance the frequency with which the National Asset Management Agency issues running accounts or statements of account to its borrowers; the way that frequency... - NAMA Staff Numbers
284. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of staff employed by the National Asset Management Agency; the number of new staff recruited in 2014; and the number of staff that have left... - IBRC Liquidation
286. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent disposal by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation of its interest in the Channelside shopping mall in Tampa,... - EU Directives
287. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the EU directive on agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property is to be transposed into Irish law; the timescale for this to... - Pensions Levy
288. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matters regarding the pension levy on private sector pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34282/14] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
289. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 5 June 2014, if the review aimed at streamlining and modernising the scheme has concluded; if it will address the... - Tax Code
290. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34361/14] - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
291. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will keep the mortgage interest relief ceiling at €10,000 for single people and €20,000 for a couple until 2017, in view of the continuing... - Insurance Industry
292. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of some insurers to refuse to quote people for car insurance solely on the basis of their address; if he will... - Tax Data
293. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of IT 38 forms filed with the Revenue Commissioners for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. [34369/14] - Tax Yield
303. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish his methodology in calculating the expected yield tax profile for capital acquisitions tax for 2014 and 2015. [34379/14] - Tax Reliefs Cost
306. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the estimated cost of agricultural relief, business relief, favoured nephew status and dwelling house relief against CAT,... - Tax Yield
307. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers within the high earner restriction in 2012, analysed within income bands of €125,000 to €250,000, €250,001 to... - Third Level Fees
308. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a graduate entry medicine loan tax relief scheme, given the huge costs of the course and the intensity of it which excludes the... - Agri-taxation Issues
309. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all farmer specific tax breaks available in 2013; the number of farmers who availed of each tax scheme in 2013; the estimated cost of each... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data
310. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons to date who have availed of the special new tax relief introduced this year for the upgrading of residential properties; the estimated... - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
311. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding implications of a write-off of mortgage interest and property owners' ability to move; and if he will... - Flood Insurance Cover Issues
312. To ask the Minister for Finance if an insurance company licensed here is permitted to include a flood exclusion endorsement in a client's household insurance despite the area in which the... - Revenue Commissioners Audits
313. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 11 June 2014, the position regarding the Revenue Commissioners audits for 2014 in respect of self-employed... - Banks Recapitalisation
314. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has prepared an application to the ESM for retrospective recapitalisation of the banks; the earliest date on which such an application will be... - Tax Yield
315. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the level of revenue generated for the Exchequer from residential stamp duty in each of the past ten years and to date in... - Bank Supervision Arrangements
317. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the supervision arrangements for Irish investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34634/14] - Exchequer Revenue
318. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 15 July 2014 the way in which the new corporation tax relief scheme for films will operate; and the financial... - Bank Reports
319. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of a published report by the Royal Bank of Scotland (details supplied) his views that RBS and its subsidiaries have acted appropriately in their... - NAMA Debtors
320. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 185 of 15 July 2014 where he stated that the National Asset Management Agency is currently not aware of any debtors being... - NAMA Loans Sale
321. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No 195 of 15 July 2014, if, as the sole shareholder in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, which 100% owns Irish Bank... - Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products
322. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce additional measures to deal with the problem of smuggling and illegal trading in diesel and tobacco products; if specific measures will... - Motor Tax Exemptions
323. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the financial hardship the current regulation of not permitting an exemption from vehicle registration tax for mountain... - Mortgage Data
324. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or the Central Bank of Ireland has at any stage examined the possibility of introducing non-recourse mortgage lending here; if he has... - Stamp Duty Arrears Issues
325. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expedite the facilitation of a stamp duty arrears resolution (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
326. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of special savings incentives accounts that were opened; the number of accounts that attracted up to 100%, 75%, 50%, 25% of the available benefit;... - Tax Deduction Systems
327. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the relevant contracts tax system being abused by certain building contractors to create a bogus self-employment situation; if this matter is... - Banks Recapitalisation
328. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Irish debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34774/14] - Government Bonds
329. To ask the Minister for Finance the timing of the sale of long-term Government bonds as agreed in 2013 when the promissory note was replaced; the amounts arising from these bond sales: if... - Living City Initiative
330. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the roll out of the living city initiative; the areas of County Cork that will be included in the initiative; and if he will make a... - Departmental Appointments
331. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of new appointments made in his Department and those under his remit from March 2011 to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the grade to which... - Public Sector Staff Increment Payments
332. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public sector employees under his remit who are subject to a freeze on their increment payments in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
333. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants, public servants and semi-state employees in his Department on career break at the time of the Haddington Road agreement who lost...
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