Written answers
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
- Insurance Costs
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Irish Insurance Federation to ascertain why returning emigrants with clean driving licences and a history of driving abroad in... - Vehicle Registration
144. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs of extending the vehicle registration tax rebate for electric vehicles until 2017 and until 2020. [2124/16] - Flood Risk Insurance Cover
145. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1862/16] - Disability Allowance Applications
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency will allow individual potential home buyers an opportunity to purchase units it is selling rather than disposing of... - Financial Services Regulation
147. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with spiralling mortgage arrears held by non-bank financial institutions; if he will make these institutions subject to targets for... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
148. To ask the Minister for Finance to instruct banks to make greater use of split mortgages and other long-term solutions in preference to arrears capitalisation; and if he will make a... - Illegal Tobacco and Fuel Trades
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts the Revenue Commissioners and Customs officials are making to clamp down on smuggling of tobacco and fuel; the cost to the State; and if he will... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
150. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the pace at which the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is investing the cash it has available and the economic impact of these... - Tax Reliefs Application
151. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of tax relief changes introduced in budget 2014 on private medical insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mortgage Lending
152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has or intends to formally request the Central Bank of Ireland to review any aspect of its mortgage rules; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fiscal Policy
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal space that will be available in each of the next five years following the publication of the Exchequer returns for 2015; and if he will make a... - State Banking Sector
154. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to return Allied Irish Bank to the private sector; the issues that need to be addressed in the Irish banking sector generally before this happens;... - IBRC Liquidation
155. To ask the Minister for Finance when an updated projection of the final outcome of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidation will be available; if the State expects to pay all... - Tax Exemptions
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for an exemption from vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on... - Defence Forces Remuneration
157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the status of the PDFORRA claim to the Revenue Commissioners for a flat rate expenses allowance under section 114 of the Tax Consolidation... - Tax Yield
158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has revised his budget 2016 day forecast of €6,614 million for corporation tax receipts in 2016, given the outturn for 2015; and if he will make... - Pension Provisions
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if the guaranteed income of €12,700 associated with drawing down a private pension early is remaining at the current rate or if it will be increasing... - Insurance Industry
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the payment of claims by Setanta Insurance; the level of payments that are expected to be made; the approximate timeframe for this matter to be... - European Central Bank
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the benefits and drawbacks of the European Central Bank increasing its inflation target from 2%; and if he will make a statement on the... - Universal Social Charge Exemptions
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing the universal social charge on incomes below €80,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2151/16] - Debt Collection
163. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Revenue Commissioners ceasing to engage with a taxpayer on an amount owed after referring the collection of the debt to an external solicitor... - Departmental Offices
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department was refurbished recently; the work done; and the cost. [2298/16] - Property Tax Exemptions
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt temporarily homes of persons from paying property tax, on the basis that their houses should be re-valued at zero, until such time as they... - Departmental Staff Promotions
166. To ask the Minister for Finance under the Civil Service reform programme, the number of clerical officers who have been promoted to higher executive officer and the number of executive...
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