Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
282. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the delivery of 20,000 units for commercial sale by NAMA; and if any of these units will be made available for social housing or designated for... - Budget 2016
283. To ask the Minister for Finance for the full year cost of the tax breaks given in budget 2016 to those earning, €70,000; €100,000; and €150,000, in tabular form; and if... - Departmental Budgets
284. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated expenditure of his Department in 2015 in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for 2015; the extra... - Lansdowne Road Agreement
285. To ask the Minister for Finance the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37278/15] - Personal Public Service Numbers
286. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it is necessary to get a personal public service number for a deceased foreigner who is leaving a legacy to an Irish relative; and if he will... - Appointments to State Boards
287. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of... - Investor Compensation Company Limited
288. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Investor Compensation Company Limited levy applies to public loss assessors in the insurance sector, given that the fund does not benefit their... - Tax Rebates
289. To ask the Minister for Finance if a married couple (details supplied) in County Wexford, who were not given the correct marriage allowance for the past 18 years, will be reconsidered for... - Tax Code
290. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax allowance and credits for couples living together; the reason the anomalies between married couples and unmarried couples still... - Central Bank of Ireland
291. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the matter of the 2015 Central Bank category C industry funding levy which shows a 45% increase over last year, and a 300% increase in some... - Tax Exemptions
292. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing the date that the exemption from inheritance tax applies, to the date of death of the benefactor, and not the date when the grant... - Credit Unions
293. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will refrain from commencing the recommendcations in Consultation Paper 88 while considering the recommendation of the International Credit Union... - Currency Circulation
294. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the result of any cost benefit analysis carried out by his Department on the rounding-up of prices, and change to the nearest 5 cent;... - European Central Bank
295. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has estimated the impact of European Central Bank quantitative easing on growth rates on tax revenues since this policy began; and if he... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
296. To ask the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary Question No. 245 of 20 October 2015, if he will clarify the apparent contradiction in the last two paragraphs in his reply in the... - Mortgage Interest Rates
297. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Central Bank report published in May 2015 entitled Influences on Standard Variable Mortgage Pricing in Ireland, in the context that this... - Property Tax Yield
298. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax collected in the Dublin City Council area for the nine months, ending September 2014; ending September 2015; and if he will... - NAMA Operations
299. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected payment schedules for future housing projects funded by the National Asset Management Agency; and his views on claims that there are... - Living City Initiative
301. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications received under the living city initiative, by eligible city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37715/15] - Banking Sector
302. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the total value of facilities sanctioned by the Irish pillar banks that were offered to private developers for the purpose of site... - Tax Exemptions
303. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify if budget 2016 altered the situation regarding the reply to Question No. 83 of 20 September 2015 in respect of persons who rent a room in... - Tax Code
304. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to encourage employers to hire persons returning to work after being absent for a number of years for reasons of child rearing or other family... - Tax Exemptions
305. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt those over 66 years of age from stamp duty if they downsize their homes and purchase another; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Reliefs Data
307. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the increase in the disregard applied to the tax relief for tuition fees in respect of third level education, from €2,750 to... - Vehicle Registration
308. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland's vehicle registration tax measures infringe upon a number of European Union laws (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
309. To ask the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary Question No. 242 of 20 October 2015, if he is satisfied that in light of the decision of the European Union Commission in a legal... - Banking Sector
312. To ask the Minister for Finance the terms under which Allied Irish Banks can redeem the contingent convertible bonds which the State holds in the bank; the manner in which a redemption of... - Tax Yield
315. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue calculated from capital gains tax in each of the years 1995 to 2014; and the applicable rates in each year. [37881/15] - Pension Provisions
316. To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum amount that a person can withdraw per year from an approved minimum retirement fund before reaching the age of 75; his plans to change this... - Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility
318. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the criteria in respect of the primary medical certificate; if he is aware that the Ombudsman referred to the need to change these... - Alcohol Sales
319. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate the importation of alcohol for direct sale, that is, by online sale to the home; and the measures that are in place to ensure duty is... - Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals
320. To ask the Minister for Finance his position on the introduction of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base; if this issue was ever discussed with the troika; if any commitment was... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
321. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of additional workers who would be removed from the universal social charge if the exemption rate was increased from €13,000 to... - Property Tax Exemptions
322. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will include Longboat Quay and other residential buildings, with major fire safety or other structural issues, in a scheme to exempt the residents from... - Insurance Costs
323. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has requested the Central Bank of Ireland, as regulator of the insurance industry, to report to his Department and the Houses of the Oireachtas on the... - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
324. To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria under which a teacher is entitled to claim flat rate expenses; and if this payment is open to, teachers in English language schools and teachers... - Tax Code
325. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue regarding income tax raised by a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Rebates
326. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person in County Kildare (details attached ) is due a tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38113/15] - Compulsory Purchase Orders
328. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 347 of 20 October 2015, and to the contents of the Finance Bill 2016 published on 22 October 2015, if he will outline the conditions... - Child Care Costs
329. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of tax relief for child care costs (details supplied). [38132/15] - Excise Duties Yield
330. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of excise duty collected in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38196/15] - Central Bank of Ireland
331. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken regarding allegations by whistleblowers of wrongdoing, whereby they conducted audits for the Central Bank of Ireland and were... - Pensions Levy
332. To ask the Minister for Finance if the final 0.15% pension fund levy expires at the end of 2015, when the enabling relevant legislation will be deleted from the Statute Book; and if he will... - Ministerial Meetings
334. To ask the Minister for Finance what specifically the agenda point media plans for senior persons for his meeting with AIB in September 2015 related to; and if he will report on the... - Banking Sector Regulation
335. To ask the Minister for Finance to report on his discussions with Allied Irish Banks on the macroprudential rules introduced by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
336. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants under his remit that have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the...
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