Written answers
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
- Tax Exemptions
9. To ask the Minister for Finance the purpose and function of the income tax exemption for non-resident holders of Irish Government securities and the reason the cost of this tax expenditure has... - Corporation Tax Regime
10. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects a knowledge development box to be in place; if he is concerned that delays in its introduction will disadvantage Ireland in seeking mobile... - Tax Reliefs Availability
11. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure all workers receive equality under any tax credit-relief for water charges. [41740/14] - State Banking Sector Regulation
13. To ask the Minister for Finance the last occasion on which his Department carried out a valuation exercise in respect of PermanentTSB; the way the value of the State’s current holding... - Insurance Industry
14. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure persons with third party claims against Setanta Insurance are not left facing significant shortfalls in compensation... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
15. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions being taken to combat the black market sale of tobacco products; his plans to allocate additional resources to this; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
16. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the increase in property prices in many parts of the country, his views that capital acquisitions tax thresholds should be reviewed; and if he will... - VAT Rate Reductions
18. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reducing VAT on school e-books in order to reduce back-to-school costs for parents. [37922/14] - Mortgage Schemes
19. To ask the Minister for Finance in the event of a new stipulation being introduced that persons purchasing homes to act as their primary residence are required to have 20% of the purchase... - Fiscal Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the various economic fundamental objectives are being met and will be adhered to over the next five years; if he is satisfied that... - State Banking Sector
21. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the results of the bank stress tests, his position on the State’s continuing ownership of AIB and EBS. [41720/14] - Tax Reliefs Cost
22. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of the extension in budget 2015 of tax breaks for leasing agricultural land; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons... - Budget 2015
23. To ask the Minister for Finance if in formulating his budget 2015 tax proposals, he factored in the overall impact of both direct and indirect taxes to ensure fairness; and if he will make a... - State Banking Sector
24. To ask the Minister for Finance when the EU Commission will make a decision on the restructuring package for Permanent TSB and his plans for the bank following the ECB stress tests. [41741/14] - Tax Code
25. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration taken by him, especially with regard the possibility of an increase in the speculative purchase of land, before making the proposal to end... - Mortgage Resolution Processes
26. To ask the Minister for Finance if the purchase of loan books by unregulated third parties is having a negative effect on mortgage resolution with particular reference to the tendency for... - EU Budget Contribution
27. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the EU on Ireland’s budget contribution; if the additional contribution that is being asked of Ireland is... - Corporation Tax Regime
28. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the "double Irish" regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37645/14] - Mortgage Resolution Processes
29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the success or otherwise of restructuring arrangements put in place for customers who fall into mortgage arrears to maximise long-term... - Credit Availability
30. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will be able to assist small and medium-sized enterprise customers of banks who are engaged in a sale of their Irish loan books to re-finance their debts... - IBRC Bond Issues
31. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he or the Central Bank of Ireland has had regarding accelerating or modifying the agreed minimum pace of sales of the bonds held by the Central... - Debt Restructuring
32. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the EU response to date on Ireland's retrospective debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35636/14] - VAT Exemptions
33. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT will be applied to water supplied by Irish Water in view of the fact that the company is not a local authority; and if he will report on any... - VAT Rate Application
34. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason VAT is charged on personal safety equipment such as helmets here; if this is a requirement of EU VAT law and, if so, if his attention has been drawn... - NAMA Operations
35. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the National Asset Management Agency is maximising its economic value for the taxpayer through its current sales strategy; and if he will... - NAMA Staff Pensions
36. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a defined benefit pension scheme was established for staff in the National Asset Management Agency, in view of the undermining of such schemes in... - Tax Code
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason his proposed income tax and universal social charge budget measures disproportionately favour those on higher incomes; and if he will make a... - Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
38. To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the promised changes to the statutory instruments for the pyrite exemption from the local property tax, in the context of cases... - Mortgage Data
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgages here that are outside the legal protection of the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears having been sold to unregulated entities. [41742/14] - Corporation Tax Regime
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm reports that he is working with US multinationals to design the new knowledge box corporation tax scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
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