Written answers

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

  • Eurozone Crisis
    105. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the contingency plan he and his officials have drawn up on the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • European Financial Stability Facility
    108. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with the volatility in the market following the Greek Government's announcement to hold a referendum; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Personal Public Service Numbers
    109. To ask the Minister for Finance if a personal public service number provided to a non-resident tax payer for local property tax purposes may be used for all other Revenue Commissioner...
  • Tax Code
    110. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to remove the 23% value added tax rate on school uniforms, which represents an additional burden on already financially pressed parents; and if he...
  • Property Tax Collection
    113. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a payment of local property tax in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Banking Sector
    114. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 18 June 2015, the regulatory protections in place to ensure that cost-cutting measures introduced by a bank...
  • Tax Code
    115. To ask the Minister for Finance when payments will be made to first-time buyers who are eligible to apply for a refund of deposit interest retention tax paid in the previous 48 months; and...
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    116. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 224 to 227 of 17 February 2015, the current state of the enforcement investigation by the Central Bank of Ireland; the...
  • Transfer Pricing
    117. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps Ireland has undertaken, and will undertake, to combat transfer pricing as a measure of tax avoidance; his evaluation on the effectiveness of any...
  • Tax Treaties
    118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instance the work undertaken by his Department to help develop tax and revenue systems in developing countries; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Tax Collection
    122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of corporation tax collected in each of the past ten years; the percentage size it represents of the entire...
  • Tax Code
    123. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax regime applicable to corporate patent royalty income; his evaluation of its effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27116/15]
  • Free Movement of Capital
    124. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considers capital controls within a monetary union to be consistent with an optimal currency zone, or even with a monetary union, that may not satisfy...
  • Tax Code
    125. To ask the Minister for Finance the present regulations which define a person's habitual residency for the liability of tax in this State; if his Department has placed an estimate on the...
  • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
    127. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 24 March 2015, if he will review the application for assistance under the disabled drivers and disabled...
  • Tax Code
    128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will restore the 100% relief to interest paid on loans on buy-to-let properties, as in any other business interest paid on loans is fully allowed as a...
  • Pensions Levy
    129. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 23 June 2015, if he will make provision for the recovery of the 2.53% stamp duty pension levy to members of the...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Annual Reports
    130. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding whether Ireland has gold reserves; if so, the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27195/15]
  • VAT Rate Application
    131. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the 9% Value Added Tax rate is retained on tourism products in the upcoming budget, as this has been vital for the tourism sector; and...
  • Student Support Schemes
    132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing tax relief on graduate medical students' loans. [27210/15]
  • Banking Sector
    133. To ask the Minister for Finance given the analysis being carried out by a company (details supplied) on the possible sale of Allied Irish Banks shares, depending on the advice received, if...
  • Mortgage Lending
    134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27217/15]
  • Pensions Levy
    135. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the pension levy in respect of the Electricity Supply Board retired staff association (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Tax Code
    136. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a social responsibility levy on drinks manufacturers, as recommended by the national substance misuse strategy group and the National...
  • Fuel Laundering
    137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the tests that are carried out by the State laboratory to detect petrol and diesel fuel contamination; the type of equipment...
  • Currency Circulation
    139. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 85 to 87, inclusive, of 24 June 2015, if he will clarify that the rounding to the nearest five cent will apply only to...
  • Primary Medical Certificates Applications
    140. To ask the Minister for Finance if an application for a primary medical certificate will be granted on appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [27427/15]
  • Central Bank of Ireland Expenditure
    142. To ask the Minister for Finance the payments made by the Central Bank of Ireland to Ernst and Young for the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • IBRC Operations
    143. To ask the Minister for Finance the process in place within his Department since the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank for reviewing the minutes of the bank's credit committee; if he will...
  • Insurance Industry
    144. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of this Deputy's understanding that he is on record of Dáil Éireann stating that claims made against Setanta Insurance would be met by the...
  • Tax Code
    145. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27488/15]
  • Mortgage Debt
    146. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27602/15]
  • Credit Union Fund
    149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use some of the credit union fund of €250 million already established to develop the credit union movement for the wider social benefit of...
  • NAMA Assets Sale
    150. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department was kept informed by the National Asset Management Agency of the process involved in selling off its loan book in Northern Ireland; the...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish a credit union supported, State-backed fund for social housing, given the availability of €7 to €8 billion for such a fund...
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure effective ongoing dialogue between Oireachtas Members and the Registry of Credit Unions by requiring the Registry of Credit Unions to appear...

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