Written answers
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
- Corporation Tax Regime
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of companies operating in the Irish tonnage tax regime in each year from 2003 to 2014; the number of persons... - Energy Prices
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department monitors the economic impact of energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5003/15] - Tax Code
232. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 22 January 2015, the process in place in the Revenue Commissioners to verify entitlement to a personal fund... - Financial Services Regulation
233. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on draft proposals from the European Commission on the capital buffer which must be held by constant net asset value funds; and if he will make a... - Eurozone Crisis
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts in which and the dates on which Ireland's contribution to the EU loans to Greece will be repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons subject simultaneously to both the public service pension levy and the private pension levy for each of the past three years; and if he... - Public Sector Staff Recruitment
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding recruitment in the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4431/15] - Bond Markets
237. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is a bubble in the sovereign bond market; his views on whether Irish sovereign bonds are currently overvalued; the risk assessment... - European Central Bank
238. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the recent measures announced by the European Central Bank will be of benefit to Ireland in terms of measurable indicators; his views on... - Banks Recapitalisation
240. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he will take in the Court of Justice of the European Union with respect to the actions of either or both the European Central Bank or the European... - Departmental Expenditure
241. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form for the years 2007 to 2010 the total photography costs in his Department, including a list of the photographers who were... - VAT Rate Application
243. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is legally possible to charge a different, higher VAT rate for goods bought online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4528/15] - Public Relations Contracts Data
244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a list of all external public relations firms hired by his Department and associated costs incurred from 2007 to 2010; and... - Tax Rebates
245. To ask the Minister for Finance if VRT paid on cars in 2009, which had been imported from the UK throughout 2008 and kept in storage never having been driven on Irish roads and eventually... - Exchequer Revenue
246. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the currencies which the State's financial reserves, as managed by the National Treasury Management Agency, are denominated... - Central Bank of Ireland
247. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures, in tabular form, the currencies the financial reserves of the Central Bank of Ireland are denominated in; and if the recent major... - Bank Charges
249. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a change in regulations to the way bank charges will be applied on accounts with low balances; where the charging of fees greatly reduces... - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46772/14] - Economic Statements
251. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the spring statement planned by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3279/15] - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Applications
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total number of applications received under the home renovation incentive to date; the total value of activity under... - Credit Register Establishment
253. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland will outsource the operation of the new credit register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4679/15] - Negative Equity Mortgages Data
254. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons whose homes are in negative equity. [4682/15] - Mortgage Applications Approvals
255. To ask the Minister for Finance if new mortgage rules apply to a person who currently has mortgage approval but has not yet drawn down their mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Reliefs Application
257. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that claimed for medical expenses in their tax returns in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4728/15] - Medical Card Data
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that had a medical card in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4729/15] - Universal Social Charge Yield
259. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money collected by the State in 2014 through the universal social charge on the portion of income between €0 and €10,036 of all... - Tax Rebates
270. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners has a policy of withholding tax refunds until a person has paid their property tax for the coming year; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the current structure relating to DIRT on investments and long-term investments; if concessions in respect of DIRT exist for persons who are unemployed or on... - European Fund for Strategic Investments
272. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland investing in the European Fund for Strategic Investments; his further views regarding Ireland potentially being left out of the steering... - European Central Bank
273. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the performance of the European Central Bank in regard to its role in respect of the prudential supervision of credit institutions as laid out in... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of investment funds and real estate investment trusts to which the National Asset Management Agency has sold commercial and... - Tax Code
276. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make changes in the next budget to treat cohabiting couples the same as married couples in terms of their income tax; the cost to the Exchequer... - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
277. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions being taken to detect the illegal use of green diesel; the number of detections in 2013 and 2014 of such illegal activity; the actions taken as a... - Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
278. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of survey results by ISME that 57% of companies which had applied for loans were refused, if he will significantly increase the target for lending in... - Property Tax Exemptions
279. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4878/15] - Debt Restructuring
280. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the call for a eurozone debt conference in response to the recent Greek election result; and his further views on chairing such a conference in... - Debt Write-downs
281. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the likely impact on the Irish fiscal situation from a write-down of Greek debt of the suggested minimum order of 50% in view of the Irish... - Tax Reliefs Cost
283. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the child care services tax relief cost the State for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4997/15] - National Payments Plan Implementation
284. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the implementation of the national payments plan launched in April 2013; the progress in rolling out of basic bank accounts; the... - Tax Data
285. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of self-assessed taxpayers by county for the years 2011 to 2014 inclusive; the number and type of attachment orders placed by the Revenue... - Tax Yield
286. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the annual relevant contract tax revenue collected and tax refunded between 2000 and 2007. [5019/15]
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