Written answers
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
- Motor Insurance
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of insurance companies which do not provide commercial car insurance quotes due to a person residing outside of the State for two or more... - Carbon Tax Exemptions
168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove carbon tax on peat products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10566/16] - Insurance Coverage
169. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that persons who have suffered from flooding in an area (details supplied) will get adequate house insurance; and if he will... - Tax Collection
170. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of persons (details supplied) who are in tax arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9370/16] - Insurance Costs
171. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to deal with the prohibitively high increases in insurance premiums for small businesses and individual drivers; if the increases in... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
172. To ask the Minister for Finance to mandate the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to divest itself of fossil fuel investments; if maintaining these investments is counter to the Government's... - VAT Exemptions
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which equipment and house adaptations for persons with disabilities are exempt from VAT, or for which the VAT is refundable; the type of... - Tax Relief Application
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if there were instances over the past 15 years where the Revenue Commissioners formally approved relief to a tax payer who had worked abroad for a State... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
176. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his previous assertion that the estimated cost attached to the real estate investment trust scheme relates not to an exemption from tax but rather... - Tax Yield
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have paid the domicile levy and the corresponding amount raised since its introduction by year in tabular form. [9455/16] - Stability Programme Data
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes he has made to the stability programme update following the recent debate in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mortgage Interest Relief Extension
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements for taxpayers receiving tax relief at source on mortgage interest payments from 2017 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Data
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal space available in 2017 if tax bands and credits are indexed and if they are not indexed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9588/16] - Budget Targets
186. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will confirm a change to Ireland’s medium-term budgetary objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9592/16] - Tax Exemptions
188. To ask the Minister for Finance why a person (details supplied) is not exempt from vehicle registration tax on a car and if the proof submitted to the local office of the Revenue... - Regional Development Initiatives
189. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposed Atlantic economic corridor; if he will introduce new tax reduction measures for Sligo, Leitrim and other counties in the zone to... - EU Budget Contribution
190. To ask the Minister for Finance the historic contributions to the EU budget in monetary value for each of the years 2006 to 2015 in tabular form. [9596/16] - Gross National Income
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected growth in gross national income in both monetary value and percentage terms for each of the years 2016 to 2021 in tabular form. [9594/16] - Commercial Property
193. To ask the Minister for Finance how he will help to rectify the situation whereby retail and commercial units remain empty in many rural towns and villages; if new taxes for the owners of... - Living City Initiative
194. To ask the Minister for Finance to include Sligo in the living city initiative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9654/16] - Tax Yield
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of tax on fuel collected in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9682/16] - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the employment status of persons working for a company (details supplied); if their employment is deemed to be contract or self-employment; and if Department... - Mortgage Interest Relief Application
197. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9702/16] - Tax Rebates
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied). [9773/16] - Economic Data
199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that economic progress will continue; if the cost base is and will remain competitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9762/16] - UK Referendum on EU Membership
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is monitoring the implications for this jurisdiction of an exit by the UK from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9763/16] - Vehicle Registration
201. To ask the Minister for Finance the waiting time for vehicle registration for cars in County Donegal and his plans to improve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9793/16] - Capital Expenditure Programme
202. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his response at the Committee on Housing and Homelessness to this Deputy's question regarding flexibility in the fiscal rules for capital... - Tax Rebates
203. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will issue a refund of Value Added Tax, further to an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Economic Risks
204. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken a risk assessment on the potential effect of the Presidential election in the United States of America on the economy... - Debt Restructuring
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the lending institutions are taking sufficient steps to engage with borrowers and their mediators, with particular reference to the... - Insurance Industry
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the payment of claims due by Setanta Insurance following the recent High Court ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10172/16] - Tax Data
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax the Exchequer received from the carbon tax in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/16] - Tax Registration
208. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will complete the registration for tax of a voluntary company (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Relief Data
210. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual amount of tax relief provided, claimed and the associated number of items donated, for each year between 2000 and 2015 inclusive, in tabular form... - Revenue Commissioners
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue office at the Millennium Centre in Dundalk, County Louth is to be closed to the public from 2 September 2016; the number of persons who have... - Tax Exemptions
212. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing an exemption from property tax for those on incomes below €14,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Property Tax
213. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing the 4% interest rate for those who choose to defer payment of the property tax under the current system; and if he will make a... - Central Bank of Ireland
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the Central Bank's holding of non-Irish assets at the end of each of the years 2007 to 2015; the acquisition and disposal of such assets in each of the years... - Tax Relief Data
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings to be made by withdrawing tax relief on private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10361/16] - Tax Data
216. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be gained through the introduction of a sugary drinks tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10362/16] - Tax Relief Costs
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the rent-a-room relief scheme after the income limit was increased from €12,000 to €13,750; and if he will make a statement on the... - Employment Rights
219. To ask the Minister for Finance to review the rates of travel, subsistence and overnight accommodation allowable to workers who must work away from home within the State (details supplied);... - VAT Rate Reductions
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of a reduction in Value Added Tax from 23% to 21%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10557/16] - Banking Sector
221. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10561/16] - Revenue Commissioners
222. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide assistance to a person (details supplied) to allow the payment of Pay Related Social Insurance, PRSI, contributions for 2004 and 2009; and if he... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
223. To ask the Minister for Finance to bring non-bank lenders within the terms of the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Targets; his plans to deal with very high long-term arrears in this sector; and... - One-Parent Family Payment
224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the difficulties caused to parents from changes to the single person child carer credit; if he will review the rules governing the... - Credit Union Restructuring
225. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the Credit Union Restructuring Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/16] - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Capital
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; his plans to deploy this cash; if he will use it to support the provision of social housing;... - IBRC Liquidation
227. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the status of the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, including when it will be complete and the return to the State,... - Corporation Tax Regime
228. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the status of the formal investigation by the European Commission into Ireland's corporation tax arrangements with a company (details supplied);... - Mortgage Applications Approvals
229. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a continuous fall in recent months in the number of mortgage approvals, in particular for first-time buyers; the action he will take to... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
230. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the level of draw-down of loans to developers for residential housing-related projects from the joint venture fund established in 2015 by the... - Motor Insurance Regulation
231. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his plans to legislate to clearly distinguish the role of the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland and the Insurance Compensation Fund; and if he will... - Property Tax Administration
232. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the implementation of the Thornhill report on the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10649/16] - Tax Collection
233. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the level of tax compliance, including whether it can be increased by providing the Revenue Commissioners with additional resources;... - Banks Recapitalisation
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is pursuing the retrospective recapitalisation of the banking sector; his plans for disposal of bank assets; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Exemptions
235. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his plans to review capital acquisition tax thresholds given rising asset prices, especially in residential property; and if he will make a... - Programme for Government
236. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will establish the rainy day fund and the rules that will govern it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/16] - Tax Relief Availability
237. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the current penal tax regime that applies to deposit and pension savings which discourage persons from making provision for their... - Property Tax
238. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the legal relationship between the household charge and the local property tax and the basis on which the household charge is now collected through... - Credit Union Fund
239. To ask the Minister for Finance to direct the Central Bank to develop a framework with the credit union movement to realise the potential of section 44 of the Credit Union Act 1997 for... - Dormant Accounts Fund
240. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on expanding the reach of the Dormant Accounts Acts to include the credit union movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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