Written answers
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
- IMF Loan Issues
212. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the Greek Government may reject the creditors, thereby creating a default; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24563/15] - Vehicle Registration
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding vehicle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24565/15] - Housing Issues
214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the review undertaken by his Department, of barriers to housing mobility, and the recommendations that were delivered to the... - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
215. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the potential of the EU capital markets union to enable small and medium sized enterprises to have increased access to a variety of sources of... - Startup Funding
216. To ask the Minister for Finance the different types of professional service companies that are excluded from being qualified trading activities in the Start-up Relief for Entrepreneurs... - Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the report of the Moriarty tribunal; the actions his Department is taking further to the findings of this report; and if he will... - Budget Submissions
221. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) lobbied his Department for a change to the deferral of excise payment on mineral oil tax ahead of budget 2015, which was... - EU Directives
223. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the European Union Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, or bail-in directive; and the implications he foresees for Ireland, Irish banks, and... - Mortgage Interest Rates
224. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on correspondence (details supplied) regarding standard variable rate mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24489/15] - Eurozone Crisis
225. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the situation in Greece; if the Government is concerned that Greece may default and-or possibly exit the euro; and if he will make a statement on... - Financial Services Regulation
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific actions and recommendations made by the European Council in relation to addressing banks that are acting fraudulently, helping tax evaders or... - EU Monetary Policy
227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department have considered the comments of the President of the European Central Bank, Mr. Mario Draghi about being wary of quantitative easing... - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports
228. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently published report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22944/15] - Departmental Staff
229. To ask the Minister for Finance if any officials from his Department accompanied the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on his recent visit to Switzerland. [24572/15] - Tax Data
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of certificates for non-deduction of withholding tax issued for each of the past five years for accounts in... - Government Deficit
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Irish Water was included in the Government balance sheet for the spring economic statement; the extent to which the inclusion of Irish Water... - Banking Sector Staff
232. To ask the Minister for Finance his views and those of his Department in respect to the plans by Allied Irish Banks to transfer application and development management to a third-party... - Tax Data
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of estates of deceased persons in each year from 2010 where benefactors became subject to capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Code
234. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the comment (details supplied) in the Tax Strategy Group Paper 14/05, if the relevant costings have been received from the Revenue... - Capital Allowances
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the range of incentives available in respect of the development and operation of nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24645/15] - Tax Exemptions
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the last occasion on which the €3,000 annual small gifts exemption for the purposes of capital acquisitions tax was changed; and if he will make a... - IBRC Liquidation
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the relationship and oversight procedures which were put in place between his Department and the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation;... - NAMA Accounts
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the audit and oversight procedures to which the National Asset Management Agency is subject; if he is aware of any instances where the agency's internal audit... - Commissions of Investigation
239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he favours an extension to the commission of investigation into the transactions of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to other banks in State... - Universal Social Charge Payments
240. To ask the Minister for Finance the reductions he has made to the universal social charge; the number of persons who no longer have to pay the charge as a result of the decisions taken by... - VAT Rate Application
241. To ask the Minister for Finance with value added tax of 23% currently payable on all broadcasting and electronic services provided to consumers of digital content, if he has examined... - Property Tax Exemptions
244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will rectify the situation whereby property owners who have expended thousands of euro in securing infill tests to prove that the damage caused to their... - Deposit Guarantee Scheme
246. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the submission by the Irish League of Credit Unions regarding the deposit guarantee directive, whereby the league requests discretion to be... - Tax Collection
247. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who has received an inheritance and who has to pay inheritance tax can agree to pay this in stages on an agreed phased basis, as the person may... - Departmental Correspondence
248. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence received by his Department (details supplied) regarding freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Central Bank of Ireland Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the current vacancy rate in the Central Bank of Ireland's enforcement division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/15] - Electric Vehicles
252. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the retail price of electric motorised vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24897/15] - Mortgage Data
253. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgages on principal private dwelling houses held by the lenders who are no longer active here; the number of these that are in arrears; in... - Financial Services Regulation
254. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which financial institutions, which do not take deposits, are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the... - IBRC Loans
255. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 16 June 2015, if any borrowers at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation refinanced their loans, post the expiry... - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
256. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason eating distress therapies for persons with eating disorders are not covered under the medical expenses MED 1 tax relief scheme; and if he will make... - Vehicle Registration
257. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 9 June 2015, if he will declare a vehicle (details supplied) exempt from vehicle registration tax, as he has... - Financial Services Regulation
258. To ask the Minister for Finance when a revised Central Bank of Ireland code of conduct for financial institutions, in respect of dealing with small and medium enterprise debt, will be... - Credit Unions Regulation
260. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will undertake discussions with the credit union movement with a view to having the lending restrictions, which have been imposed upon half of these... - Tax Rebates
261. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for tax refunds submitted by PAYE workers in 2014; the total refund paid to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the... - VAT Exemptions
262. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of a recent ruling by the Revenue Appeals Commissioner which found that debt management services should not be subject to the imposition of... - Loan Books Purchasers
264. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which unregulated third party loan book purchasers have been acquainted with the need to ensure that the borrowers whose loan books they have... - Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
265. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent, if any, to which sympathetic consideration and accommodation continues to be extended to small businesses that may have fallen into financial... - Credit Availability
266. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which lending institutions are encouraged to offer facilities to small and medium enterprises in line with the requirements of the sector; and... - Price Inflation
269. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that inflation in the housing property sector is not fuelled by speculation; if equal treatment is being provided to individual... - Employment Rights
270. To ask the Minister for Finance if venture capital investors are encouraged to recognise the need to accommodate the workforce in situations where acquisition of enterprises involves... - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can ensure that alternative banking facilities remain readily available to enterprises where the lender may have withdrawn from the... - Credit Review Office Appeal Numbers
272. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which appeals continue to be made against decisions by lenders to refuse banking accommodation to various enterprises; the number of decisions... - Mortgage Lending
273. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which comparisons have been made between the degree of lending to householders seeking mortgage accommodation in respect of the purchase of... - Economic Competitiveness
274. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this economy continues to remain competitive compared to other competing jurisdictions within and without the European Union; and if he... - Bank Charges
275. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the levels of bank charges being imposed by various banks; the basis for such charges nationally... - EU Membership
276. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the ongoing situation which may lead to the United Kingdom exiting the European Union; if he expects... - Tax Code
277. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding payment of Capital Acquisition Tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
278. To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive tax relief in respect of medical expenses, details of which were submitted; and if he will... - Tax Code
279. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a competitive income-based tax regime for intellectual property, the Knowledge Development Box; the number of submissions received by...
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