Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
- Tax Rebates
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to further tax rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48780/14] - VAT Rate Application
73. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the applicable rates of VAT so that school uniforms of all sizes are rated at 0%. [48786/14] - Tax Code
74. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to alter the tax registration process in the construction industry from employer registration to employee-subcontractor registration. [48847/14] - Living City Initiative
75. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the living city initiative, when the scheme will be extended to other cities; if he will extend the initiative to Clonakilty in County Cork; and... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
76. To ask the Minister for Finance if the illustrative examples provided to Members of Dáil Éireann of the impact of budget 2015 are contradicted by the findings of the ESRI on the... - Credit Availability
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the targets that have been set by him for the pillar banks to provide credit to small and medium enterprises in each of the years 2011 to date in 2014; the... - Tax Code
78. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the imposition of a 1% and 5% wealth tax on incomes over €100,000; the impact on the domestic economy; the effect on the Government's... - Income Data
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the publishing of data on income distribution from tax data (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Debt
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding bilateral loans and financial borrowings from the British Government to the State. [48935/14] - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
83. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the restoration of mortgage interest relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48949/14] - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a recommendation (details supplied) regarding the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48951/14] - Bank Charges
85. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding bank charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48952/14] - IMF Loan Issues
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the early repayment of IMF loans will affect the relationship between Ireland and the IMF as regards the monitoring of the State by the IMF. [49015/14] - Departmental Programmes
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the priorities in his Department for the remainder of the term of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/14] - Property Taxation Exemptions
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received revised information as to the number of housing estates which qualify for an exemption from the local property tax since the introduction of... - National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if any portion of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has been accessed by a company (details supplied) as part of a programme of investment; if so, if he... - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical or career break broken down by zero to six months, six to... - Departmental Expenditure
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the... - Public Relations Contracts Data
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming to office; the list of uses of the... - Consultancy Contracts
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on external IT consultants by his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Appointments to State Boards
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies in State... - Universal Social Charge Yield
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of abolishing the universal social charge for those earning less than €60,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the revenue foregone in 2014 as a result of the tax breaks provided REITs; and the estimate of the tax that will be foregone for... - NAMA Receivers
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of fees incurred by the National Asset Management Agency in respect of the appointment of receivers to NAMA debtors in each of the years to 2013 to... - Freedom of Information Data
99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form per annum from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the... - Consultancy Contracts Data
100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the... - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the disposal or transfer of the remaining Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loan book; if he has issued a direction order on the... - Promissory Notes
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the interest rate that currently applies on the €25 billion of floating rate notes held by the Central Bank of Ireland as a result of the promissory... - Pension Provisions
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he plans to provide for potential State liabilities which may emerge from pre-existing or future pension fund difficulties; if he has estimated the... - Financial Instruments
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of initiatives he has announced which have not commenced as they are awaiting EU State aid approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of housing units by county that the National Asset Management Agency has approved and transferred for social housing to date; and if he will make a... - IMF Loan Issues
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding plans to repay Ireland’s IMF loans early; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49273/14] - Bank Restructuring
108. To ask the Minister for Finance when the European Commission will deliver its final response and decision in respect of the restructuring proposals for Permanent TSB; the way the delay is... - NAMA Debtors
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the National Asset Management Agency's current estimated cost of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49277/14] - NAMA Bonds
111. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding AIB’s holding of National Asset Management Agency bonds the interest rate being paid on these bonds; the amount that have been redeemed to... - NAMA Debtor Agreements
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of agreed business plans the National Asset Management Agency currently has in place with developers; the number waiting to be completed; if the... - NAMA Property Rental
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for rent reviews received by developers whose debts are owned by the National Asset Management Agency; the number which were... - Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the remaining sum covered by the eligible liabilities guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49285/14] - Tax Yield
118. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of DIRT tax deducted from credit union accounts in each year from 2010 to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49286/14] - Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the regulatory impact assessments published by his Department since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes made to the standard and personal funding threshold for pensions over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49288/14] - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
121. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the remaining Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in special liquidation residential mortgages in arrears of less than 90 days, of 90 days to 180... - Tax Yield
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield achieved in 2014 from restricting tax relief on private medical insurance policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49291/14] - Negative Equity Mortgages Numbers
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date estimate available to his Department of the number of households in negative equity; his views on the implications of this for the wider... - Financial Services Regulation
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of registered moneylenders here currently; the number of new entrants to the market in the past three years; his views on the extent of legislative... - Bank Debt Restructuring
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of senior guaranteed and unguaranteed bonds and subordinated bonds outstanding in Bank of Ireland, AIB and Permanent TSB; and if he will make a... - Insurance Compensation Fund
127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made payment to the Insurance Compensation Fund in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49297/14] - Revenue Commissioners Audits
128. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Revenue Commissioners contractors project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49300/14] - Tax Credits
129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of recipients of the single person child carer tax credit in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49302/14] - Irish Infrastructure Fund
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects funded by the Irish Infrastructure Fund; the nature of such projects; the number of jobs created; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Residency
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish incorporated companies that are not judged to be resident here under the test of management and control which have advised the Revenue... - Deposit Protection Account
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the current balance in the deposit protection account; the balance at the end of each year from 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49305/14] - IBRC Loans
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of loans outstanding to former directors of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector Remuneration
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the implementation of the Mercer report on remuneration in the State supported banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49307/14] - Credit Unions
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the transfer of Newbridge Credit Union to Permanent TSB; if Permanent TSB has made a claim in respect of the indemnity granted to it;... - NAMA Portfolio
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of artwork, jewellery and other goods disposed of by the National Asset Management Agency to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Deposit Guarantee Scheme
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of deposits covered by the deposit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49311/14] - Prize Bonds
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of prize bonds at the end of December for each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; the total value of the prizes awarded for each of the same... - State Savings Value
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total amount of funds held in deposit accounts at An Post currently and at the end of each year from 2010 to 2013; and... - Income Data
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of income earners between €17,000 and €20,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49315/14] - Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
143. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to put a protocol in place for the operation of rent receivers appointed to residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Data
144. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money presently owing by businesses to the Revenue Commissioners under each tax heading; the age profile of the arrears; and the steps being... - Departmental Staff Data
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 on staff subsistence payments, staff taxi... - Departmental Legal Costs
146. To ask the Minister for Finance the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [49340/14] - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the total external public relation costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [49381/14] - Tax Reliefs Availability
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the various special executive tax breaks that are available to executives in multinationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49390/14] - Tax Code
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure to be followed to wind up a business as a sole trader in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
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