Written answers
Thursday, 16 July 2015
- VAT Rate Application
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is value added tax on the environmental tax on gas bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29717/15] - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of lending undertaken by the National Pensions Reserve Fund small and medium-sized enterprises credit fund to date; the number of projects... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Management
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of investment undertaken by the National Pensions Reserve Fund turnaround fund to date; the number of projects involved; the number of jobs... - Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in relation to the provision of approval from the European Commission in relation to the extension of the employment and... - Tax Code
127. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce carbon tax on Bord Na Móna products to ensure future sustainability. [30191/15] - Departmental Strategy Statements
128. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's priorities for the remainder of this Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29585/15] - Insurance Compensation Fund
129. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the payment of claims due by Setanta Insurance; the level of payments that are expected to be made; the approximate time frame for this... - Tax Data
130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, from the records of the Revenue Commissioners, for each of the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010 to 2013, the number of income... - Tax Yield
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue to the Exchequer from applying caps of €800,000; €900,000; and €1 million, to principal private residence capital gains tax... - Tax Data
132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, for 2013 and 2014 and for 2015 to date the number of persons concerning whom the Revenue Commissioners provided data to... - EU-IMF Programme of Support
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the average interest rate applying to each source of funds under the European Union-International Monetary Fund Programme of Assistance for Ireland; and if he... - Tax Data
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of income earners exempt from income tax in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29727/15] - Tax Yield
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by reducing the annual earnings limit, along with age-related percentage limits for maximum tax relievable contributions for... - Tax Reliefs Cost
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the annual cost for 2015 of each tax expenditure on the Statute Book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29731/15] - Corporate Tax Compliance
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax paid by companies operating in the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin, in 2013 and in 2014; and if he will make a statement... - General Government Debt
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the change in the general Government debt from December 2007 to December 2014; how this is broken down between the building up of cash balances, paying for... - Tax Reliefs Data
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate number of litres of agricultural diesel, which qualified for tax relief, sold in each of the past three years; the approximate number of... - State Debt
140. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the current structural deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29736/15] - Financial Services Regulation
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the reports completed by McCann Fitzgerald and Ernst and Young into certain corporate governance matters at the former Irish Nationwide Building... - Credit Unions
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the manner in which the acquisition of a credit union (details supplied) by Permanent TSB has proceeded; if he expects an additional... - National Treasury Management Agency
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the overall amount of money managed by the National Treasury Management Agency through the various State savings products; if he will provide a breakdown of... - Tax Compliance
144. To ask the Minister for Finance the general Revenue compliance initiatives that are under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29741/15] - NAMA Debtors
145. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of asset transfers to family members by debtors of the National Asset Management Agency that have been reversed; the total value involved; and if... - NAMA Property Rental
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of rent reductions that have been approved by the National Asset Management Agency; the number of applications outstanding at present; and if he... - Government Bonds
148. To ask the Minister for Finance the take-up to date of sovereign annuity bonds by the pension industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29745/15] - National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the discretionary portfolio, including cash balances, held by the National Pensions Reserve Fund; when he expects the portfolio to be liquidated;... - State Claims Agency
150. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the State Claims Agency, its success in limiting costs arising from personal injury and property damage claims against the... - IMF Loan Issues
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding commitment to the International Monetary Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29748/15] - Budget Statement
152. To ask the Minister for Finance the process, and estimated timeline, for each of the stages involved in the preparation of budget 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29749/15] - NAMA Transactions
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of vendor finance that has been provided by the National Asset Management Agency in 2015 to date; the number of projects financed; the number of... - Tax Reliefs Data
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons or mortgage accounts in receipt of tax relief at source, in each year from 2010 to 2014 and in 2015... - Tax Data
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation provisions in legislation that are due to expire at the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29764/15] - Revenue Commissioners Audits
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the up-to-date position for 2014 in relation to the Revenue Commissioner audits of self-employed contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banks Recapitalisation
158. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland has prepared an application to the European Stability Mechanism for retrospective recapitalisation of the banks; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Yield
163. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield that would be raised by increasing the price of cigarettes by €0.25; and by €0.50, and by these amounts across other tobaccos... - VAT Payments
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects to achieve the €100 million in Value Added Tax from changes to how it is applied for cross-border European Union telecommunications... - Tax Data
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of interest paying accounts on which deposit interest retention tax was paid in each year from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Yield
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised to date from the Bank Levy introduced in Budget 2014; the number of institutions to which the Levy was applied; and if he will make a... - Public Interest Directors
170. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint an additional Public Interest Director to the Board of the Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29792/15] - Banking Sector Staff
171. To ask the Minister for Finance when a new chief executive of Allied Irish Banks will be appointed; the steps that have been taken in this process, in 2015 to date; and if he will make a... - Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated funds covered by the eligible liabilities guarantee; the rate at which this will decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29796/15] - Property Tax
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of refunds that have been completed for second-hand home buyers who were incorrectly charged the local property tax in 2013; when the process will... - Universal Social Charge Payments
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if the additional 3% universal social charge paid by self-employed persons earning over €100,000 expires at the end of 2015; if the budgetary... - Insurance Compensation Fund
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the current balance in the Insurance Compensation Fund, his views that it is adequate to meet all possible claims on it; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Rebates
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of hauliers availing of the rebate scheme for auto diesel; the total amount of the rebate in 2013 and 2014; his plans to streamline the process;... - Deposit Guarantee Scheme
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of deposits covered by the deposit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29809/15] - Seed Capital Scheme
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure, and the number of participants and jobs supported under the employment and investment incentive and seed capital scheme, in each year... - Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information he has available as to the amount of small and medium enterprise debt outstanding; the amount which is in arrears; the amount... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects in which the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has invested; the number of new jobs created as a result of these projects; and if he... - Tax Residency
183. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish incorporated companies that are not judged to be resident here under the test of management and control, and which have advised the... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgage holders in the Irish market classified as non-co-operating, under the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears; and if he will... - Mortgage Data
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages held by Irish banks that have been securitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29815/15] - Tax Reliefs Data
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customers for whom tax relief on their private medical insurance is capped; the percentage this is of all customers claiming tax relief on... - Tax Yield
187. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of capital acquisitions tax paid in each year from 2010 to 2014, inclusive, in respect of farm buildings and farm land; and if he will make a... - Pension Provisions
188. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reverse the 4% cap on withdrawal from approved medium retirement funds in circumstances such as a case (details supplied). [29841/15] - Tax Code
189. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the handling by the Revenue Commissioners of super levy fines imposed on farmers in 2015; if these fines can be set-off against... - Credit Unions Regulation
192. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the limit that one can save with a credit union; his plans to review this limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29953/15] - Financial Services Regulation
193. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the Central Bank of Ireland's new lending limits on financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29954/15] - Tax Code
194. To ask the Minister for Finance if refund of income tax is payable in respect of rent paid in the past three years, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost of public advertising, statutory and non-statutory, funded by his Department in 2013 and 2014; the corresponding figure for agencies under the... - Departmental Expenditure
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2013 and 2014 of printing reports by his Department and agencies under the control of his Department; the corresponding figure for annual reports;... - Ministerial Travel
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline and itemise all expenditure undertaken by his Department, on private travel for him and-or for his private office; on legal fees; on... - Legislative Measures
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider deferring the commencement of the remaining sections of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 until such... - Credit Unions Regulation
201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the establishment of an independent regulator for the credit union sector, that is free to fulfil the legal mandate to ensure the... - NAMA Debtors
202. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has a policy in relation to National Asset Management Agency debtors selling property on behalf of the agency, receiving or asking for... - Appointments to State Boards
203. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is responsible for all board appointments where such power to appoint persons to State boards is vested in him by statute; if any politically-appointed... - Departmental Expenditure
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the total current and capital funding allocated to his Department; the underspend or overspend to date in 2015 under each category, based on his Department's... - Information and Communications Technology
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or agencies under the authority of his Department have performed an assessment of the potential savings to be accrued if current paper-based... - Tax Reliefs Application
207. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 19 May 2015, if persons are currently able to claim on the current Med2 form for the cost of attending a relevant... - Departmental Reports
208. To ask the Minister for Finance when his Department's annual report for 2014 will be published. [30213/15] - EU Directives
209. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns raised in correspondence by the Irish League of Credit Unions regarding the transposition of the deposit guarantee directive into... - Customs and Excise Controls
210. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of smuggling, cigarette smuggling and fuel laundering to the Exchequer; the total seizures in 2014 and in 2015 to date in each category;... - Petrol Stretching
211. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 1 April 2015, the progress to date on the issue of petrol stretching and contamination; and if he will make a... - European Central Bank
213. To ask the Minister for Finance the benefits of the quantitative easing programme to economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30277/15] - IBRC Expenditure
214. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 16 June 2015, if he is aware of the level of legal and professional fees incurred to date by the Irish Bank... - Pension Provisions
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount AIB paid out in pensions to former employees in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30288/15] - Central Bank of Ireland Expenditure
221. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on considerations by the Central Bank of Ireland on moving its Tree of Gold to its new headquarters, and the potential cost of... - EU Issues
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the negotiations regarding the third memorandum for Greece held on 11 and 12 July 2015 in Brussels in Belgium, and if he will make a... - IBRC Expenditure
224. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 16 June 2015, if he will provide a breakdown of the legal and professional fees as listed on page 62 of the Irish... - Tax Clearance Certificates
225. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 who is paying local property tax by weekly instalments, by arrangement, is entitled to a tax clearance certificate.... - IBRC Liquidation
226. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 16 January 2014, if he will provide an update on the status of the tax audit concerned; and if he will make a... - National Debt
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available statistics comparing the general Government debt and gross national debt ratio of Ireland to European Union and... - Tax Code
229. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the annual value of all rate increases, or other forms of increase such as widening bands and changes to tax credits, using... - Tax Collection
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the annual amount of revenue generated from all new personal taxes and charges introduced from 2008 onwards, including... - Banking Sector Data
231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the losses for subordinated and junior bondholders since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/15] - Exchequer Savings
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the moneys saved by the State through changes achieved by negotiation on Ireland's debt since 2011; and if he will make a... - Universal Social Charge Yield
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all moneys collected, under the higher rate of universal social charge, on bonuses paid to bankers; and if he will make a... - Amusement Machine Licences
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of amusement machine licences in place; and the amount of revenue accrued, in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will...
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