Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
- Ministerial Correspondence
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will meet representatives of the Phoenix Project, an organisation based in Portlaoise, County Laois that works with distressed borrowers on a voluntary... - Tobacco Smuggling
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the penalties for crimes associated with illegal and counterfeit tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47764/14] - Electric Vehicle Grants
189. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of electricity-powered vehicles that have been registered, by county, in each of the past five years. [47978/14] - Seed Capital Scheme
190. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of County Waterford companies or persons who have availed of the seed capital scheme since the start of 2011; and the cumulative amount of income... - Tax Exemptions
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of County Waterford companies or persons who have availed of the three year corporate tax exemption since the start of 2011; and the cumulative... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or an official from his Department will meet a person (details supplied) who has been refused a medical certificate for disabled drivers. [48332/14] - Economic Data
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which positive developments in the economy may be reflected throughout the public and private sectors in the next twelve months; and if he will... - IBRC Liquidation
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the powers available to him to direct the special liquidators at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to refuse to pay any particular set of creditors; and... - Universal Social Charge Yield
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion that the universal social charge represents of all income tax receipts in each year since its inception; the projected percentage in 2014 and... - EU Issues
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the list of projects submitted by the Irish Government as proposals under the EU's investment package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47840/14] - Departmental Meetings
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department held meetings separate to the Management Advisory Council meetings which were attended by either him or Minister of State and the Management... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
208. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare should be paying the universal social charge charge and levies; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
209. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a scheme in place to help a family/person who own a property in negative equity and cannot sell their property and because of this they are... - Property Taxation Administration
210. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of establishing and maintaining the paper based local property tax system; the potential savings of a fully automated system; and if he will make a... - IBRC Liquidation
211. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 12 June 2014, if deposits not covered by the eligibility liability guarantee are now likely to be repaid once the... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will verify the analysis recently published by Irish Small and Medium Enterprises which showed that a self-employed single person on an income of... - Road Network
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will include the Adare Bypass, County Limerick on the Government's list for European Investment Bank funding. [47943/14] - NAMA Property Sales
214. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the sale by the National Assets Management Agency of occupied apartment complexes to investors, both national... - Cycle to Work Scheme Data
215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of applications received and approved under the cycle to work scheme each year since its introduction.... - Tobacco Control Measures
216. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 107, 108, 109 and 110 of 9 October 2014, if his Department has been consulted by the Department of Health on the issues... - Ministerial Travel
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all official foreign trips he and Ministers of State in his Department plan to take between now and the end of 2015; if he will... - Tax Code
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons with an income of more than €150,000 per annum actually earn €11 billion in total; if income groups with more than €150,000... - Insurance Coverage
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a facility for insurance companies to check if other insurance companies have previously had an issue with a specific customer concerning non... - IBRC Sale
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in its disposal of a company (details supplied) in March 2012, acted in the best financial... - Tax Code
221. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider previous calls for the introduction of a 9% rate of VAT on residential housing to address the housing shortage and assist job retention... - Universal Social Charge Yield
222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the viability of a multi-annual plan to phase out the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48176/14] - Tax Code
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the increase in VRT and VAT on new car sales to date in 2014 compared to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48180/14] - Bank Debt Restructuring
224. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of Ireland’s challenging debt levels and further to the June 2012 agreement, if he will renew and intensify Ireland’s efforts for a deal... - Tax Rebates
225. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is reimbursed a property tax deduction, which was made by the Revenue... - Tax Code
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding DIRT being taken from children's savings accounts; if there are institutions that do not charge children DIRT; his views on this... - IBRC Liquidation
227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the liquidation process at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [48247/14] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
229. To ask the Minister for Finance if the adaptations to a vehicle under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme have to be 10% of the car price or if that has been discontinued; and if he... - Government Bonds
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Irish Government bonds held by the European Central Bank under its securities markets programme and other market interventions; his views on the... - Wards of Court
232. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the investment of funds for Wards of Court, and taxes on such moneys; and if he... - An Fhoireann Rannach
233. To ask the Minister for Finance an bhfuil iniúchadh déanta fós ar na poist agus na réimsí oibre ina mbeidh státseirbhísigh atá inniúil sa... - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes in stamp duty in respect of agriculture in the Finance Bill 2014 and arising from the recent budget; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Credits
235. To ask the Minister for Finance if all tax concessions and entitlements have been paid in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare and if their tax allowances are correct; and... - Alcohol Sales
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a commercial practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/14] - Tax Code
237. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for capital acquisitions tax following budget 2015. [48451/14] - Banking Sector Remuneration
238. To ask the Minister for Finance if bank executives' contracts and bonus performance agreements are regulated and approved by the financial regulator here in order to deter banks putting...
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