Written answers

Thursday, 26 May 2016

  • Tax Relief Eligibility
    58. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend stamp duty consanguinity relief to farmers of over 67 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12334/16]
  • Universal Social Charge Data
    59. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue the universal social charge would generate on the basis of no policy change or its phased abolition or reduction (details supplied), in each of the...
  • Tax Code
    60. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on assertions in the European Commission’s 2016 country report on Ireland that our tax revenue to gross domestic product ratio is low compared...
  • Tax Relief Availability
    61. To ask the Minister for Finance if sections 74, 81D and Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, of the Finance Act 2014 dealing with relief for certain leases of farmland have come into force yet if not,...
  • Tax Relief Data
    62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of microbreweries availing of tax relief on production up to 30,000 hectolitres; the amount of excise duty foregone; and the number of jobs...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
    65. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of banks covered by the Central Bank of Ireland's investigation of tracker mortgages; the number of individual cases; when the investigation will...
  • NAMA Property Leases
    66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which residential properties over which the National Asset Management Agency has security have had rent increases in the past 12...
  • EU Directives
    67. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of plans to provide basic bank accounts to low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/16]
  • Credit Register Establishment
    68. To ask the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will be fully operational; the steps he has taken to implement it; the costs incurred; the reason for the delay; and if he...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Staff
    69. To ask the Minister for Finance the vacancy rate in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement...
  • Tax Relief Data
    71. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have received a refund of deposit interest retention tax paid in the previous 48 months; when the scheme will conclude; and...
  • House Purchase Schemes
    72. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce incentives for first-time buyers who are trying to purchase their first home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12296/16]
  • Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
    73. To ask the Minister for Finance to review the investment of the strategic investment fund in fossil fuels and other industries that have a harmful impact on climate change and the...
  • Motor Insurance
    74. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding levies added to car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12319/16]
  • Tax Code
    75. To ask the Minister for Finance the position for retired PAYE workers who are recipients of a small foreign pension marginally in excess of €3,000 and who would prefer to opt for a...
  • Mortgage Schemes
    76. To ask the Minister for Finance to facilitate mortgage holders in switching lenders with greater ease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12434/16]
  • Property Tax Exemptions
    77. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to communicate with the Revenue Commissioners to ensure that a person (details supplied) whose house was under construction in 2014 and...
  • Tax Avoidance
    78. To ask the Minister for Finance why he has not acted on information his Department received from a whistleblower regarding the abuse of the dwelling house exemption by high wealth persons as...
  • Pension Provisions
    80. To ask the Minister for Finance how a person (details supplied) can best access savings accrued under the approved minimum retirement fund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Insurance Costs
    81. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding insurance premiums. [12460/16]
  • Tax Relief Availability
    82. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief and allowances in place for persons employing au pairs given that the contracts are deemed to be normal contracts of employment; and if he will...

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