Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
- Tax Exemptions
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of sports clubs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46605/15] - Stability and Growth Pact
185. To ask the Minister for Finance if under European Union fiscal rules the required annual structural budget balance improvement for Ireland from 2016 must be at least 0.5% each year and that... - Flood Risk Insurance Cover
187. To ask the Minister for Finance if updated flood insurance policies will be applied to homes and businesses previously refused flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Disabled Drivers Grant Appeals
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1546/16] - Customs and Excise Staff
189. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 8 December 2015, if he is satisfied with the resources deployed by the Customs and Excise Service in the... - Customs and Excise Controls
190. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the tests that are being carried out by customs officers at airports and shipping ports on passengers suspected of having ingested narcotics... - Tax Reliefs Availability
192. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a tax break for low-paid workers who must pay for annual rail commuter tickets to get to and from work, given that the cost of the annual ticket... - Mortgage Interest Relief Application
193. To ask the Minister for Finance to deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding interest paid on mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46555/15] - Tax Reliefs Application
194. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a case (details supplied) under the home renovation incentive scheme. [46602/15] - Insurance Industry Regulation
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines in place to ensure an insurance broker is independent of insurers or assurance providers and that any connection to an insurer or assurance... - Insurance Industry
196. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has been informed by any insurance brokerage that its relationship with any State banks has been altered recently; and if he... - Appointments to State Boards
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the names of the persons he has nominated to serve in positions carrying remuneration, other than out-of-pocket expenses, on commissions, industrial,... - Revenue Commissioners Resources
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the opening hours in the Revenue Commissioners office in Tralee in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46679/15] - NAMA Property Sales
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if the sale of a commercial property (details supplied) in Clonmel in County Tipperary by the National Asset Management Agency was conducted in a sufficiently... - Data Protection
201. To ask the Minister for Finance to support a matter (details supplied) regarding banking and the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46687/15] - Tax Compliance
202. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the public consultation process that he informed this Deputy during the finance Bill debates that he was putting in place around bogus... - Tax Code (1 comment)
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the recent change in employment status from self-employed to employees for home-tutors employed by the Department of Education and Skills... - Departmental Expenditure
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of annual subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups his Department has, including the cost and details. [46753/15] - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to his Department of advertisements placed on its behalf in newspapers, magazines, television and radio and social media.. [46755/15] - Tax Reliefs Cost
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of tax relief for research and development credits by cost of credits claimed against tax liabilities and credits refunded in 2014 and 2015 and the... - Tax Code
210. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a submission (details supplied), given the changes introduced in budget 2016. [46796/15] - Insurance Compensation Fund
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount taxpayers have paid into the Insurance Fund since the liquidation of Insurance Corporation of Ireland. [46811/15] - Excise Duties
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reverse the increase in excise on spirits imposed in 2014 budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46871/15] - Credit Unions
213. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46877/15] - Tax Reliefs Data
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the last occasion when a profession was added to the list that can claim rate expenses system for tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Data
215. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding special purpose vehicles set up to take advantage of the provisions of section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended, the number of... - Pension Provisions
216. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46893/15] - Freedom of Information Requests
217. To ask the Minister for Finance when, following the Information Commissioner's decision to vary the decision of his Department in freedom of information request 177/2013, he will release the... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will revert to this Deputy on a matter (details supplied) regarding a passenger scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46910/15] - Tax Collection
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners can demand back income tax with interest, having previously made the mistake of informing a person (details supplied) that they... - State Banking Sector
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the proceeds from the disposal of investments in the State supported banks, by institution, in each year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the fees received under the credit institutions (financial support) scheme and the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme in each year since their inception,... - NAMA Accounts
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the profit the National Asset Management Agency expects to make by the time of its wind-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1070/16] - IBRC Operations
225. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the surplus the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation special liquidator expects the IBRC to make by the time of its wind-up; and if he will make... - House Prices
226. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the 8.5% increase in house prices, as indicated in a report (details supplied) published on 4 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
227. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is exempt from the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1116/16] - Mortgage Interest Relief Application
228. To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines or rules he has in place for mortgage lending institutions regarding the methods of calculation of tax relief at source for individual mortgage... - Employment Data
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the baseline employment and unemployment figures he has used for each of the next five years in preparing his fiscal and economic projections; and if he will... - Government Deficit
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest general Government debt and deficit projections between now and 2020, given the recently announced Exchequer update for 2015. [1234/16] - Home Repossession
232. To ask the Minister for Finance to support a matter, including the options that are available to the person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [1276/16] - Universal Social Charge Yield
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect of abolishing the universal social charge on the fiscal space available over the next five years, including how its abolition will benefit in... - Mortgage Data
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of completed restructured arrangements and the figure, under the mortgage arrears resolution targets, that involved the loss of the family home.... - Motor Insurance Regulation
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of competition in the motor insurance industry and the steps he is considering to prevent further increases in this area. [1355/16] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
237. To ask the Minister for Finance if the tax reliefs available under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme can still be availed of if the vehicle is used as a taxi, if... - Living Wage
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with suppliers or service contractors to his Department or to agencies of his Department to ensure that employees of... - Property Tax Deferrals
239. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of deferrals on payment of property tax granted in 2015; the total amount involved; the interest rate applicable to such deferrals; the period for... - Exchequer Payments
240. To ask the Minister for Finance further to previous Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), what the impact would be if all income under €30,000 received a basic additional income... - Insurance Industry
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the liquidation process of the Setanta Insurance company; if liability with respect to the payment of all outstanding claims has been... - Mortgage Interest Relief Application
242. To ask the Minister for Finance why the banks not only charge variable rate mortgage customers a multiple of the tracker mortgage rate but also charge a multiple of other European variable...
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