Written answers
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
- Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to deal with the small and medium enterprise legacy debt issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5265/16] - VAT Rate Increases
53. To ask the Minister for Finance to amend the value added tax rates on sunbed sessions and on sunscreen, given the 13.5% rate on sunbed sessions and the 23% rate on sunscreen and the... - Retail Sector
54. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on an issue raised in communications received (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/16] - Tax Reliefs Availability
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to persons who pay large yearly management fees on their properties but who get no tax relief, given that persons who rent their homes... - Vehicle Registration
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an application for an exemption from vehicle registration tax by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the appeals process under way for former Waterford Crystal workers whose service was given under contract and who have made a claim under the... - Insurance Costs
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the punitive interest rates being charged by insurance companies, especially on motor insurance on missed or late payments; and if he will... - Mortgage Lending
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to liaise with the Central Bank of Ireland regarding access to mortgages for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on... - NAMA Assets Sale
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency residential properties that international vulture funds have purchased each year since 2009; the location of... - Parliamentary Questions
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the role of non-established civil servants and political advisers in formulating replies to parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Directives
65. To ask the Minister for Finance when the mortgage credit directive will be transposed into law; how this will impact on the sale of mortgage products; and if he will make a statement on the... - NAMA Assets Sale
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action following a recent documentary on a matter of public concern (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4939/16] - Consumer Protection
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the protection in place for mortgage holders, tenants and small and medium-sized enterprises from the actions of vulture funds that... - Budget Targets
69. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will provide the next estimate of fiscal space for the period 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4942/16] - Stability Programme Data
70. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the Stability Programme update for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4943/16] - Mortgage Data
71. To ask the Minister for Finance his contact with AIB and EBS in 2014 on their plans to introduce a tracker mortgage retention product for tracker mortgage customers of the banks who wished to... - Tax Code
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the capital gains tax rate for the sale of small assets of less than €10,000 in value; and if he will make a... - Motor Insurance Regulation
73. To ask the Minister for Finance his views with regard to the huge motor insurance premiums being charged to returning emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5022/16] - VAT Rate Reductions
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will now introduce a 9% rate of value added tax for residential construction activity given the shortage of houses and the number of unemployed... - Tax Code
75. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence concerning accidental landlords and additional income (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5037/16] - VAT Rate Application
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of applying value added tax to the cost of servicing defibrillators; if he is aware of the financial impact this has on community organisations... - Tax Reliefs Application
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of Airbnb (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5056/16] - EU Investigations
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of documents his Department has handed over to the European Commission regarding the investigation into a company (details supplied); the number... - Central Bank of Ireland
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised the issue of a review of the macroprudential lending rules with the Central Bank of Ireland; and if so, the context and the result of any such... - Tax Collection
80. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure vulture funds operating in the residential and commercial property sector are paying a level of tax commensurate with their profits; and if... - VAT Rate Application
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure mountain rescue services can avail of a reduced tax burden given the stated European Commission position that, in general,... - Insurance Compensation Fund
82. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make legislative changes to clarify the division of responsibility between the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland and the insurance compensation... - Living City Initiative
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the living in town Initiative to all provincial towns to incentivise persons to move back into town centres to help revitalise our towns; and... - Tax Code
85. To ask the Minister for Finance to reduce the capital gains tax rate and increase the capital gains tax free allowance; to provide details of the income from this tax over the past four... - Universal Social Charge
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in budget 2017 of reducing each of the universal social charge rates by 0.5% and by 1%, by individual measure and by cumulative amount; and if he will... - Fiscal Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal space available in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5175/16] - Tax Reliefs Data
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from standardising the tax relief on employee pension contributions when an individual exceeds €4,000 in annual employee pension... - Tax Code
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from the implementation of a special tobacco levy at a rate of 25% that would be imposed on each tobacco company operating in the Irish... - Company Law
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he will meet challenges faced by the self-employed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/16] - VAT Rate Application
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason value added tax is levied at the higher rate on protective clothing for motor cyclists; if he will review this matter; and if he will make a... - Mortgage Interest Rates
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use his leverage as a major shareholder to encourage banks to pass on interest rate cuts to persons on variable rate mortgages; the reason he has... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration
102. To ask the Minister for Finance with respect to the home renovation incentive scheme, the options available to a person who has paid a contractor to complete work but the contractor refuses... - Departmental Staff Data
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on...
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