Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
- Mortgage Repayments
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in legal costs that Allied Irish Banks spent in 2013 and in 2014, in pursuing persons who had defaulted on their house loans; the top five highest... - Fuel Laundering
125. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a new dye for agricultural diesel, in the effort to combat diesel laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17189/15] - IBRC Operations
126. To ask the Minister for Finance prior to the appointment of a person (details supplied) to investigate the Siteserv sale and report to him and the Houses of the Oireachtas, if he requested... - Tax Code
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the 4,000 Standard Life shareholders, who opted to receive their money from the sale of the business as a capital... - Banking Sector
128. To ask the Minister for Finance the role Deutsche Bank is playing in advising Permanent TSB on the sale of assets. [17268/15] - State Banking Sector
129. To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place to prevent a conflict of interest arising in State owned banks, where a company is hired to provide advice on the management and... - Tax Code
130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the full details of tax reliefs and incentives available specifically to the aircraft leasing industry; when each measure... - IBRC Operations
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the payment, in cents per share, made to shareholders in Siteserv, as a result of the €5m distribution as part of the write-off of €10 million... - Universal Social Charge Application
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of reducing the current Universal Social Charge rates to 1%, 3% and 6% respectively for PAY As You Earn and self-employed earners, while maintaining... - Tax Code
133. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the tax-free amount which may be withdrawn from annuity-tied and restricted pension funds; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Management
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; the current funds and/or projects that are being supported by the fund; the way such organisations... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if the current success of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund will be used to reimburse citizens whose pensions were affected negatively such as the... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Management
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the terms of reference of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; the person regulating the investments and returns; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is examining the possibility of releasing funds for distressed mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17455/15] - Irish Water Administration
139. To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been communications between Irish Water and the Revenue Commissioners over the past 14 months; if so, if he will provide information as... - Mortgage Interest Rates
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of accounts by Permanent TSB, whose owners may be affected by the recent Supreme Court case pertaining to customers on a... - Departmental Meetings
141. To ask the Minister for Finance If it was normal procedure for no minutes to be taken of meetings between the Secretary General of his Department and the board of the Irish Bank Resolution... - European Council Meetings
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the upcoming Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting with particular reference to the Government’s position on the in-depth... - Banking Sector Staff
144. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the recently announced loss of 1,500 jobs in AIB's Financial Solutions Group and the answers provided to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance,... - Banking Sector
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if the decision in budget 2014 to grant banks the ability to fully offset losses against all profits each year against corporation tax has been approved by... - Banking Sector Remuneration
146. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the €1.67 million remuneration package to the chief executive officer of Ulster Bank, if he will introduce caps on the remuneration of chief... - Job Losses
147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the number of jobs lost as a result of cuts to public spending from 2009 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17589/15] - Mortgage Interest Rates
148. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce incentives for banks to lower their interest rates for variable mortgages to bring them more in line with European Central Bank... - Energy Efficiency
149. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the €5 billion originally ring-fenced in the €315 billion Juncker investment plan for energy efficiency projects is not... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households in mortgage arrears in County Wexford; the number of these in arrears for over two years; over three months; since the beginning of... - Tax Avoidance Issues
152. To ask the Minister for Finance the applicable offences under the Revenue Commissioners' Acts in relation to employers and employees in connection with bogus self-employment claims; the... - Fuel Laundering
153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by county of the 134 filling stations closed down by the Revenue Commissioners in the past four years as part of the... - Departmental Agencies
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist or on which vacancies are anticipated to arise up to and including 1 January 2016;... - Tax Exemptions
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners' reviews of organisations which receive tax exempt status under the heading, the advancement of religion, take into account... - IBRC Loans
156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, up to the time of its liquidation, was recovering 100% of loans repaid by a person (details... - Banking Sector Remuneration
157. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the report of a person's departure from Allied Irish Banks (details supplied), if he will provide full details of all forms of remuneration,... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
158. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17665/15] - Property Tax Collection
159. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matter (details supplied) regarding the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17670/15] - Property Tax Exemptions
160. To ask the Minister for Finance if an application for exemption from local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be considered; and if he will make a... - VAT Rate Reductions
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a proposal to rejuvenate e-commerce in rural areas, that is, that all Irish online businesses, in communities under 1,000 persons, have a... - VAT Rate Application
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason value added tax is charged on the repair of artificial limbs while no value added tax is applicable on new artificial limbs; if he will remove the... - IBRC Operations
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation engaged a company (details supplied) to do work, without going through normal procurement... - Property Tax Data
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the distribution of the local property tax collected in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17710/15] - Financial Services Regulation
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons working in international financial services in County Cork; if he has considered supporting the development of an international... - State Banking Sector
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the current value of the State's investments in Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17743/15] - Tax Yield
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be generated by the introduction of a 1% income levy on all gross income. [17750/15] - Banking Sector Regulation
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place to prevent loan books at Irish banks that are sold being bought by those who may have, through previous work, knowledge of the loan... - Pension Provisions
169. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 7 November 2012, if he will confirm the arm's length and market value basis for the transaction involving the... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
172. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17807/15] - Fiscal Policy
173. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason table 10 in the stability programme update of April 2015 does not include a line showing the underlying general government primary balance, as has... - Consumer Protection
174. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Consumer Credit Act 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17893/15] - Carbon Tax Implementation
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the serious concern of fuel merchants in the Border counties following the imposition of carbon tax on household fuel products; that the... - Public Sector Staff Recruitment
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of recruitment under the aegis of his Department to the public sector since the partial lifting of the embargo on recruitment....
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