Written answers
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
- Insurance Coverage
226. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that citizens and residents of this State returning home after a period working abroad are not entitled to retain their no-claims bonus for the... - Freedom of Information Requests
227. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests that have been submitted to the National Asset Management Agency; and of these, the number that were refused;... - Credit Unions Restructuring
228. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the future role of credit unions; if he is committed to supporting the strategic development of credit unions in order that they can... - Tax Reliefs Availability
229. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax forgone relative to tax relief for medical expenses, excluding relief on private health insurance premiums, for each of the past five years; if... - Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
230. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) regulations 1994, if due consideration will be given to streamlining and... - NAMA Operations
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the return that would have been received on an investment of €27.2 billion in the National Treasury Management Agency, based on the average returns... - Credit Unions Services
232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone the signing of the remaining sections of the commencement order of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, as... - Student Grant Scheme Design
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the Union of Students of Ireland with the pre-budget submission to make adjacency rates and support postgraduate students as a priority;... - Social Insurance Rates
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an employer pay-related social insurance tax credit for new hires for micro-businesses with three to ten employees to support the small... - EU Budget Contribution
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross national income for the past five years if redomiciled public limited companies had been excluded; the amount by which Ireland’s contribution... - Credit Unions Services
236. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considers that the implementation by restructured credit unions, in particular of section 44 of the Credit Union Act 1997, together with the inclusion... - Universal Social Charge Yield
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of abolishing the universal social charge for all income earners earning less than €70,000 per year; and if he will make a... - Tax Exemptions
239. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of research and development tax allowances or credits, in terms of corporate tax foregone, for each year from 2010 to the latest available... - Credit Unions Services
240. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the decision of the Central Bank of Ireland to proceed with implementing its proposals for credit unions, including restrictions on the amount of... - Property Tax Exemptions
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of unfinished housing estates approved for exemption from the local property tax; if he will provide clarification in relation to the charge in... - Property Tax Application
243. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
246. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to use the €2 billion of bailout funds that the Government expects to receive back from Allied Irish Banks and Permanent TSB, details of... - NAMA Portfolio
247. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency properties available, which could be utilised for local authority housing in the north Cork area; the steps... - Property Tax Exemptions
248. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 22 September 2015, if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority area, of the 76 homes that have received an... - Departmental Offices
249. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in respect of the future of the Revenue Commissioners' public office in High Street in Tallaght in Dublin 24; his views on concerns expressed... - Departmental Agencies Expenditure
250. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the announcement by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund of a €500 million home building finance joint venture with an investment firm... - Tax Exemptions
251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of cases where dwelling house exemption from capital acquisitions tax was claimed and granted in each year... - NAMA Receivers
252. To ask the Minister for Finance the role of receivers appointed to properties controlled by the National Asset Management Agency; if he is aware of the number of cases where the receivers... - Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
253. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the performance of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/15] - EU Investigations
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the formal investigation being undertaken by the European Commission into Ireland's corporation tax arrangements with a company... - Financial Services Regulation
256. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will legislate to require banks to give equal treatment to new and existing mortgage customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33165/15] - NAMA Loan Book
257. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding book-value of the National Asset Management Agency loans; the original face-value of these loans; his plans for their disposal; and if he will... - Financial Services Regulation
258. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has the authority to deal with instances where banks knowingly underprovide for losses (details supplied). [33223/15] - Tax Reliefs Cost
261. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of tax reliefs claimed by landlords of private rental accommodation under the allowable headings against the tax paid on their rental income... - Tax Compliance
262. To ask the Minister for Finance the income tax paid or earnings declared for income tax purposes during the 1966-1967 tax year in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [33237/15] - Tax Code
263. To ask the Minister for Finance when persons retire, the point at which their self-employment status ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33240/15] - Tax Data
264. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retirees who are registered as self-employed with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33241/15] - Tax Code
265. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine and reduce the employers' pay related social insurance, PRSI, rate of 10.75% to 8.5% for employees earning up to €400 per week, in... - VAT Exemptions
267. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the value added tax rate on natural no-sugar-added juices, for example, apple, orange, wheat grass, kale, and spinach-based, that is juices... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
268. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a home renovation incentive tax credit for works carried out in 2013 will not be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in... - Tax Code
269. To ask the Minister for Finance if any concession is made in capital acquisition tax, where a person who is of diminished capacity inherits a property, which had been provided rent-free in... - Life Insurance Policies
271. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the serious consequences when an insurance company does not pay out to mortgage protection policy holders upon death, if he will consider a review... - Tax Data
272. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has investigated the increased revenue that would be gained by increasing pay related social insurance employers payments; and if he will... - Tax Code
273. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will re-consider the envisaged tax cuts pledged for budget 2016, given that, according to data from the International Monetary Fund's Fiscal Monitor,... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
277. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the home renovation incentive scheme beyond the deadline of 31 December 2015 as it is a welcome financial assistance to homeowners; and if... - Tax Code
279. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue that would be lost if the capital gains tax rate was lowered to 20%; the amount of additional tax revenue that would be gained if it... - Credit Unions Services
283. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects that credit union services will be made available in Newbridge in County Kildare, given the thousands of persons who urgently require this... - Economic Growth
284. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he expects the economy to grow in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33362/15] - Inflation Rate
286. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which any inflationary tendencies have been detected throughout the economy; if any corrective action is required; and if he will make a... - Housing Issues
287. To ask the Minister for Finance whether the possibility of the utilisation of a Government development bond might be considered to address the ongoing housing shortage, in either the public... - Budget 2016
289. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position to acknowledge and reward the Irish people for the sacrifices they have made since 2008, arising from the... - Mortgage Arrears Issues
291. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the lending sector continues to facilitate borrowers who have mortgages or other arrears; and that arrangements... - Credit Availability
292. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to use his influence with the banking sector to ensure the availability of adequate working capital, particularly for the... - Bank Charges
293. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which banking charges and interest rates are in accord with those applicable throughout the eurozone; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Review Office Appeal Numbers
294. 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... - EU Membership
295. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the implications for this jurisdiction of a United Kingdom exit from the European Union; and if he... - Property Tax
296. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost in terms of revenue foregone of abolishing the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33391/15] - Tax Collection
297. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the Revenue Commissioners have any estimate of the tax gap between the revenue actually collected each year and what it may have collected if it had... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Finance if his plans to re-purpose the National Asset Management Agency as a social and affordable housing agency will include any provision for social housing over... - Tax Credits
300. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a Pay-As-You-Earn credit for self-employed persons of €135; €200; €250; €300; €350; and...
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