Written answers
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the disabled drivers value added tax and vehicle registration tax refund scheme to ensure it reflects the real cost involved in changing a... - Tax Code
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax position in relation to farmers who add their son or daughter to their herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14510/15] - International Bodies Membership
125. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for Ireland to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13889/15] - Tax Code
126. To ask the Minister for Finance if operators of the new local area hackney service are obliged to pay income tax on their earnings from the hackney service; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Data
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which C2 subcontractors were registered in the construction, meat processing and forestry sectors, per year, between 2000 and 2014; and the... - Tax Collection
130. To ask the Minister for Finance if the national C2 monitoring group is still operational; and if not, the way in which the Revenue Commissioners monitor subcontractors who were formerly C2... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of workers who would be removed if the universal social charge entry point was increased from €12,012 to €14,875. [13921/15] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
132. To ask the Minister for Finance if an application for tax relief for vehicles purchased for use by persons with disabilities will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Insurance Coverage
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to consumers in respect of insurance companies who refuse to offer insurance against flood damage, despite no flooding having occurred... - Central Bank of Ireland
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the establishment of the credit register; the number of companies that applied to manage the register; and of these, the... - VAT Payments
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the value in monetary terms of value added tax being paid back to the United Kingdom because companies have succeeded in tendering for public procurement, in... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of social houses that were made available by the National Asset Management Agency for County Galway; his plans to allocate more; and if he will... - IBRC Loans
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list, in order of ranking, of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's creditor categories; if he will confirm which category of creditors... - Property Tax Administration
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the issues he is referring to in the terms of references of the local property tax when he states that a number of issues have arisen in relation to its... - VAT Rate Application
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a utility company (details supplied) which offers a discount can apply the value added tax before it deducts the discount; and if he will make a... - Insurance Industry Regulation
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the regulation of companies providing life insurance cover; the number of companies providing such cover in the years 2012 to 2014, and... - Financial Services Regulation
145. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 31 March 2015, if he will provide the documentation requested (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Tax Rebates
146. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a refund of tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/15] - Financial Services Regulation
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of distressed mortgages on family homes which are held by financial institutions not regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, but which may be... - Mortgage Interest Rates
148. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of oversight and input his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland have in retail banks setting interest rates. [14280/15] - Tax Rebates
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has entitlements to a tax rebate in regard to all of taxes paid; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Card Interest Rates
150. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions No. 53 of 25 March 2015 and No. 283 of 31 March 2015, if he will explain the apparent contradiction in his replies... - Mortgage Lending
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have purchased mortgages from the companies that the ICS distribution platform was sold to; and if he will make a... - National Treasury Management Agency
153. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 24 March 2015, the level of contact between the Irish Financial Services Centre Clearing House Group and the... - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a tax issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14418/15] - Tax Exemptions
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax shelters and tax exemptions, that allow the better-off to avoid paying their fair share of taxes, that have been eliminated or restricted since March... - Ministerial Meetings
156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on his meeting with Governor Honohan on 2 April 2015, listing all issues discussed, decisions taken and commitments made. [14423/15] - VAT Rebates
157. To ask the Minister for Finance if money will be reimbursed to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14451/15] - Tax Code
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if the scheme of tax incentives for child care facilities promoted in the Finance Act 1999 left any obligation on crèche owners, who rent out the... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
160. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has reviewed the split-mortgage proposals offered by Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland to struggling mortgage holders in... - Mortgage Lending
161. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the new limits for mortgages for residential dwelling units, if he will outline the limits for new mortgages for first-time buyers and for... - Budget Targets
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum permissible budgetary adjustment possible in budget 2016, based on the latest available statistics, following negotiations with the European Union... - Irish Water Funding
163. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect and-or cost of the current situation where Irish Water is placed on the books on the deficit-surplus; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pensions Levy
164. To ask the Minister for Finance following the end of the levy on pension funds, the steps he will take to remedy the reduction in the pension funds caused by this levy; and if he will make a... - VAT Rebates
165. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that Cystic Fibrosis Ireland raised almost €9 million for hospital building projects over the past four years, of which 23% value... - Mortgage Interest Rates
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the high variable interest rates Irish banks are charging (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14584/15] - Tax Code
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14599/15] - Budget Consultation Process
168. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to establish a budget office which would cost alternative budgets prepared by opposition parties; and if he will provide costings for the election... - Tax Reliefs Application
170. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to claim income tax relief in respect of contributions paid by a deceased person, under the Nursing Home Support Scheme; if so, the person... - Proposed Legislation
171. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Taxation and Certain Other Matters (International Mutual Assistance) Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14737/15] - EU Regulations
172. To ask the Minister for Finance if legislation will be introduced in relation to vulture funds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14756/15] - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
173. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review of the Central Bank of Ireland's Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears will take place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax implications in a case were the child of a farmer under the Young Farmer Top-Up Scheme receives entitlements by transfer from the parent; and if he... - Fuel Trader's Licence
176. To ask the Minister for Finance with reference to the opening statement on fuel fraud provided to the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications on 3 December 2014, which referred to... - VAT Exemptions
179. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the anomaly whereby persons buying feed for horses do not pay value added tax, while persons in the greyhound industry are obliged to pay... - Tax Exemptions
180. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 26 March 2015 regarding the single Person Child Carer Tax Credit, his plans to address the difficulties that arise... - Bank Restructuring
181. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the restructuring plan as approved for PermanentTSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14816/15] - Tax Collection
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of interest levied and collected by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of each of the years 2012 to 2014 in respect of late payment of tax... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are impediments to temporary staff who are employed by outsourced companies on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners when they seek to apply for... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
186. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to assist homeowners in arrears and facing repossession; if he will develop a scheme that permits the homeowners to remain in their house; and if he... - Social Welfare Payments Administration
187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will have discussions with the banks to examine the possibility of a small loans policy which would include the option of having repayments taken from... - Tax Code
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of lowering the top rate of income tax by 1%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14926/15] - Semi-State Bodies Dividends
190. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the semi-State commercial companies under his control; the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each company; the...
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