Written answers

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

  • Tax Reliefs Cost
    7. To ask the Minister for Finance the current estimated tax expenditure costs of tax reliefs for the property and construction industry, and any further such expenditure resulting from budget...
  • NAMA Assets Sale
    11. To ask the Minister for Finance the remaining assets the National Asset Management Agency has to dispose of, when it will conclude its mandate; the general strategy it will employ in its...
  • National Debt
    12. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on Ireland's national debt and the debt to gross domestic product ratio of proposed payments from Allied Irish Banks in 2015; the likely impact of...
  • Corporation Tax Regime
    13. To ask the Minister for Finance for an explanation of the recent spike in corporate tax receipts; the extent to which it is linked to recent changes made in relation to the so-called double...
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    14. To ask the Minister for Finance when the regulations set out in the Central Bank of Ireland Consultation Paper 88 will be introduced; when the remaining sections of the Credit Union Act 2012...
  • Insurance Costs
    15. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the regulatory model has contributed to recent difficulties in the insurance sector; the actions he will take to deal with soaring motor...
  • State Banking Sector
    16. To ask the Minister for Finance how the State will maximise the proceeds from a future disposal of Allied Irish Banks; how these proceeds will be deployed; his views on the comments by the...
  • NAMA Loans Sale
    18. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is appropriate for the National Asset Management Agency Project Arrow to be completed, while investigations into the purchase of Project Eagle are...
  • Post Office Network
    19. To ask the Minister for Finance when a consultation with the Central Bank of Ireland will commence and conclude in relation to drafting a ministerial order pursuant to section 67 of the Post...
  • Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
    20. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which consideration has been, or will be, given to utilising personal savings which are currently the subject of deposit interest retention tax...
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts
    21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the real estate investment trusts, and their role in the Irish property market, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tax Code
    22. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the anomaly between the value added tax registration threshold for the sale of services and the sale of goods; if he will review this anomaly;...
  • Property Tax
    23. To ask the Minister for Finance why the report of the review of the local property tax by Dr. Don Thornhill was not published until budget day 2016, given that it was dated July 2015; the...
  • Economic Growth
    24. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding future economic growth prospects, especially in comparison to other European Union euro and non-euro...
  • Retail Sector
    25. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that were announced in budget 2016 to support job creation in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37994/15]
  • Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
    26. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Central Bank of Ireland’s investigation into tracker mortgage infringements by banks; the number of banks being investigated, and...
  • Property Tax Exemptions
    27. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt a complex (details supplied) and other residential complexes, that are unsafe to live in, from the local property tax. [40342/15]
  • Tax Credits
    28. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of single parents who reside in this jurisdiction, who are not in receipt of child benefit and whose families reside in Northern...
  • Rent Controls
    29. To ask the Minister for Finance his role and input in the recent discussions around controls, regulations and new initiatives in the rental and housing market; and if he will make a statement...
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    30. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact the proposals from the Irish League of Credit Unions to invest €2 billion for social housing will have on the balance sheets of the banks;...
  • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
    32. To ask the Minister for Finance how he will tackle the very high number of residential mortgages in arrears for more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40358/15]
  • Tax Code
    33. To ask the Minister for Finance the current processing time for a value added tax number; if he will address delays within the Revenue Commissioners in issuing these numbers; and if he will...
  • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
    34. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to section 92 of the Finance Act 1992, as amended, section 134(3) of the Finance Act 1992, as amended and Statutory Instrument No. 353 of 1994...
  • Tax Credits
    35. To ask the Minister for Finance considering he is the lead Minister for the Action Plan for Jobs, why 173,000 self-employed persons will miss out on a new self-employed tax credit in 2016;...
  • Tax Reliefs Cost
    36. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has estimated the cost to the Exchequer arising from changes to the recently announced reforms to the treatment of tax relief for landlords...
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    37. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to a deferral of the implementation of the Consultation Paper 88 reforms in Credit Unions, given the concerns expressed by the...
  • Corporation Tax Regime
    39. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific causes of the large increase in the intake of corporation tax in 2015. [40345/15]
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    40. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of banks that have decreased their standard variable interest rates in 2015; the size of these changes; and his plans to legislate to allow the...
  • Departmental Reports
    41. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Economic and Social Research Institute report on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40011/15]
  • Freedom of Information Data
    42. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests made to the National Asset Management Agency; of the number submitted, the number that were denied or rejected;...

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