Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
- Tax Code
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason ballet is rated at 0% VAT and Irish dance, in all its forms, is charged at the full VAT rate of 23%; the reason ballet (details supplied) is... - Departmental Bodies
204. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a central organisation of the State bodies and agencies that receive payments by means of credit-debit card machines because of the wide variation... - Pension Provisions
205. To ask the Minister for Finance the type of pension scheme provided to staff employed by the National Treasury Management Agency who work in the National Asset Management Agency; and if he... - Tax Credits
206. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the tax credit system to allow de facto families in long-term relationships receive the same tax benefits as married couples; and if he... - Tax Code
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason professional band musicians have to pay such a large proportion of their relatively small earnings on income tax and VAT; and the reason the VAT... - Mortgage Repayments
208. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who is in mortgage distress may cancel a compulsory annuity scheme and receive the cash balance in order to pay the mortgage. [39886/14] - Flood Risk Insurance Cover
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the further discussions he has held with the Irish Insurance Federation following regarding the problems facing people who live in flood risk areas with... - IBRC Loans
210. To ask the Minister for Finance if any debt has been written off by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for companies (details supplied) or any subsidiaries of those companies; and if so, the... - Freedom of Information Remit
211. To ask the Minister for Finance his views, in the interests of transparency, of bringing Irish Bank Resolution Corporation under the Freedom of Information Acts, with a view to clearing up... - Tax Credits
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of the married couple's tax allowance rate for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Debt Restructuring
213. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to engage constructively at the UN in developing the modalities for the implementation of the newly agreed multi-lateral framework on debt... - Departmental Reports
214. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government's annual report on the World Bank and IMF will be jointly produced by his Department and Irish Aid and be introduced and debated in... - Bank Charges
215. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding bank charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40037/14] - Central Bank of Ireland
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will be making a submission to the Central Bank of Ireland regarding their proposed mortgage rules to be introduced next year; and if he has... - Property Taxation Rate
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider freezing any upcoming compulsory revaluation dates for the local property tax as per the legislation which determines periods at which... - Property Taxation Exemptions
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the potential cost to the Exchequer of introducing a local property tax rebate or exemption for homes providing accommodation to... - Water Charges Administration
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if taxpayers will benefit from the new water charge tax credit at source as occurs with medical insurance relief or if they will be required to claim the tax... - Budget 2015
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the overall budget adjustment for 2015 as will be reported to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40109/14] - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports
222. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council will be asked to comment on the measures contained in the budget separate to its comment on the macroeconomic assumptions... - Tax Yield
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2015 from DIRT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40111/14] - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected numbers of persons who will benefit in 2015 from the DIRT relief announced in the budget based on an overall cost of €2.8 million; and if... - Tax Yield
225. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2015 and in a full year of the increase in the standard rate band of income tax by €1,000 from €32,800 to €33,800 for single... - VAT Rate Application
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis of the calculation that the cross-border EU telecommunications broadcasting and electronically supplied services VAT change will yield €100... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the case in respect of eligibility for a primary medical certificate may be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Living City Initiative
232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the living city initiative to Drogheda and Dundalk in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40124/14] - Tax Code
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation rules regarding the sale of land with a forestry crop and that the sale of the land is subject to capital gains tax but the part of the proceeds... - Property Taxation Collection
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40205/14] - Tax Compliance
235. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with a small business being imposed with a fine of €4,000 for a late filing of a VAT return noting the tax compliant history of the... - Tax Clearance Certificates
236. To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax clearance certificate has been issued to a community group taxpayer (details supplied); and if correspondence issued to the Revenue Commissioners... - Tax Reliefs Availability
237. To ask the Minister for Finance if the €100 tax rebate on water charges will be extended to persons who pay for their water through a group water scheme as well as those who are... - Budget 2015
239. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes there are to stamp duty in budget 2015 in relation to the transfer of either property or land here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - IBRC Bond Issues
240. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 6 May 2014, if he will provide an update regarding unfinished housing estates affected by the liquidation of the... - Tax Code
242. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 10% tax on UK dividends paid to Irish residents, which is deducted at source in the UK, is then subject... - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding former customers of all institutions with mortgages transferred to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, now in liquidation, who are... - Tax Rebates
244. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a tax refund in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny has not been paid; if he will expedite the matter. [40419/14] - Government Deficit
245. To ask the Minister for Finance the nominal GDP in 2013 under ESA, European system of accounts, 95 and ESA 2010 statistical methodologies; and the nominal general government deficit for... - Water Charges Introduction
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the deficit in nominal and percentage terms which would exist in 2015 if domestic water charges were not applied, and the costs associated with water... - Water Charges Yield
247. To ask the Minister for Finance the net revenue which will be generated from the application of domestic water charges in 2015 taking account of each of the measures relating to water... - Budget Targets
248. To ask the Minister for Finance if the budget deficit projections for 2015 contain an assumption for the savings that will be achieved from the early repayment of the IMF loans; and if he... - Budget Measures
249. To ask the Minister for Finance when the tax strategy papers from budget 2015 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40445/14] - Tax Reliefs Cost
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the saving to the State in terms of pension tax relief in 2015 from the reduction in the marginal tax rate to 40%; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Reliefs Application
251. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person wishing to avail of the DIRT, deposit interest retention tax, relief for first-time buyers will be required to open a designated account for such... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the number of civil servants in his Department who have designated a County Mayo venue as their preference for a transfer;...
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