Written answers
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
- Tax Code
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure Ireland is a more attractive location to establish a business than the United Kingdom with respect to capital gains tax,... - Insurance Industry
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered establishing a State-owned insurance entity as is the norm in many EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22309/16] - Tax Relief Data
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for tax relief in respect of the third level registration fee; the amount refunded in total to those persons qualifying for the... - Insurance Coverage
151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the widespread concern within the hospitality sector about the non-availability of insurance cover by Irish insurance companies,... - EU Budget Contribution
152. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of the 26.3% increase in GDP on Ireland's annual contribution to the EU budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22625/16] - Income Inequality
153. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, report which details the fall in real wages here over the period of the... - Economic Growth Rate
154. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the reported concerns expressed by the Governor of the Central Bank regarding the level of economic growth recorded here for 2015, which has been... - Credit Availability
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the availability of working capital to the hotel and catering industry; and if he will make... - NAMA Staff Data
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the cost of the National Asset Management Agency's scheme to make retention payments to staff who remain with it; the total amount paid to date;... - State Claims Agency
158. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the State Claims Agency paid in legal costs to solicitors representing it and acting for plaintiffs in 2013 to 2015; the top ten payments made to... - Tax Relief Costs
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending to the self-employed an earned income tax credit equivalent to the PAYE tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21995/16] - Insurance Coverage
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of anomalies in the property buildings insurance market where flood insurance is available to purchase by mortgage holders, management... - Revenue Commissioners Staff
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the way staff at the Revenue Commissioners are allocated, including the numbers devoted to the large cases division and offshore investigations; and if there... - Financial Vehicle Corporations
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if any analysis was carried out by his Department of the tax treatment of vulture funds prior to or after the sale of NAMA and State-owned bank assets to such... - Tax Data
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers registered on the RCT, e-RCT and C45 tax systems working in construction from 2002 to 2015. [22053/16] - Charities Regulation
170. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax liabilities, including payroll and income taxes, charities are liable for, including organisations known as sections 38 and 39 organisations funded by... - Tax Data
171. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline revenue as a percentage of GDP for each of the years 2002 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22077/16] - Consumer Protection
172. To ask the Minister for Finance if help and advice can be provided to a person (details supplied); the protection they have from the vulture fund which now owns their loan; and if he will... - Tax Yield
173. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the single personal, that is, no taper for married portion of credit entitlements €1,650 pay as you earn,... - Legislative Measures
174. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the tax credits legislation to cater for cohabiting couples who are unable to benefit from the tax credit arrangements afforded to married... - Vehicle Registration
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the vehicle registration tax rebate for electric vehicles until 2017 and 2020 respectively. [22193/16] - Customs and Excise Staff
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the number of staff within the Customs and Excise section of the Revenue Commissioners that are detailed to investigate illegal... - Credit Unions
177. To ask the Minister for Finance if, with the Central Bank he plans to review the credit union cap on deposits in excess of €100,000 and the timescale in this regard; and if he will... - Fines Administration
178. To ask the Minister for Finance to allow a person (details supplied) to pay a fine in instalments, to ensure that no term of imprisonment is imposed to pay a penalty imposed by the courts to... - Banking Sector Regulation
179. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) was permitted to sell life loan products to homeowners who were not the sole occupant of the house on which the life loan was... - Drugs Crime
180. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that there are no detector drugs dogs working in Ireland West Airport, Knock or assigned to the Border-midlands-west region since early 2016;... - Income Data
181. To ask the Minister for Finance if the capacity exists to analyse income brackets per age group, for instance the number of persons aged 32 who are earning above the average industrial wage.... - Tax Collection
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if an official from the Revenue Commissioners can make contact with a person (details supplied) to have a matter resolved. [22337/16] - Fiscal Data
183. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the revised figures for fiscal space in each of the years 2017 to 2021 in light of the recently revised CSO figures for GDP growth for 2015... - Excise Duties Yield
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated impact on excise duty receipts to date in 2016 from the apparent practice of tobacco firms building up stocks in advance of the introduction of... - Currency Exchange
185. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s projection of the impact of a 10%, 15% and 20% fall in the value of sterling against the euro on VAT and excise duty receipts... - Tax Yield
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the income tax generated in 2015 from Airbnb hosts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22427/16] - Public Interest Directors
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the current public interest of directors in the State supported banks; the dates on which they were appointed; the dates on which their term is due to end;... - State Bodies Mergers
189. To ask the Minister for Finance when the merger of the Financial Services Ombudsman and Pensions Ombudsman will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22430/16] - Contingent Capital Notes
190. To ask the Minister for Finance if AIB plans to go ahead with the redemption of its €1.6 billion contingent capital note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22431/16] - Central Bank of Ireland
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of expressions of interest the Central Bank has received from financial institutions seeking to relocate their main centre of operations here since... - Property Tax Collection
192. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rate of compliance with the property tax has improved since the recent initiative by the Revenue Commissioners to write to 290,000 households regarding... - Tax Relief Data
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of charitable donations subject for which tax relief was claimed in 2015; the total amount of relief granted; if he is satisfied that the system is... - Pension Provisions
194. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the minimum imputed distribution from an approved retirement fund is set at 5% per annum; his views on whether this places an undue burden on... - Stamp Duty
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding measures in the Finance Act 2015 and previous Finance Acts subject to EU approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22437/16] - Tax Code
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the process by which companies are designated as section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22464/16] - Flooding Data
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the development of a United Kingdom flood insurance model here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22563/16] - Departmental Funding
199. To ask the Minister for Finance if funding is being provided for any scheme by his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department to assist developers buy land to enable them to... - Tax Collection
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will consider a restructuring of proposals to meet arrears of tax for a person (details supplied) in a way more sustainable and... - Tax Yield
201. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the PAYE and self-employed tax credits by €400 each and tapering out the increase from €55,000 to €65,000, by 10 %... - EU Meetings
206. To ask the Minister for Finance to report on his meeting with EU Commissioner Vestager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22624/16] - Fiscal Policy
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the fiscal space in 2017, in particular the application of the expenditure rule of the significant revision to 2015 GDP by the Central... - Tax Credits
208. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that his Department is not currently in a position to implement a proposal to withdraw tax credits from persons earning in excess of... - Tax Data
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of inversion transactions undertaken by multinationals in 2014 and 2015 which resulted in their relocation to Ireland; the estimated impact on GDP;... - Tax Yield
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of capital acquisition tax cases in each year from 2010 to 2015 by reference to the relationship of the beneficiary to the disponer; the total tax... - Insurance Compensation Fund
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects further repayments from the insurance compensation fund to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22633/16] - Insurance Industry
213. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the payment of claims due by a company (details supplied); the level of payments that are expected to be made; the approximate... - Insurance Levy
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised from the 3% stamp duty and 2% levy, respectively, on insurance policies in each of the years from 2010 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he... - Fiscal Policy
215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will be seeking a derogation from the European Commission to borrow €1 billion outside the fiscal rules for the purpose of social housing as... - Tax Code
218. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the commitment in the summer economic statement to increase taxation on measures that promote healthier lifestyles, the measures that are under... - Ministerial Advisers Data
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of politically appointed staff working in his Department including the names, roles and salaries of each staff member; in the case of special... - Corporate Tax Compliance
222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the use of charitable tax status for the purpose of corporate tax avoidance; the way this can happen; the number of such schemes which... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of real estate investment trusts which exist since their introduction; the cost to the Exchequer in tax foregone or other tax advantages conferred... - Household Charge Administration
224. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22874/16] - EU Budget Contribution
225. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 28 January 2016, if the revision to 2015 GDP published this week will lead to a significant increase in... - General Government Debt
226. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that Ireland’s updated headline debt-GDP ratio fell to 79% at the end of 2015, relative to a previous estimate of 94%, making... - Exchequer Returns
227. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 20 October 2015, if he will provide an update as to the employers’ PRSI, corporation tax and VAT paid by... - Public Sector Staff Data
228. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff who entered the public service post 1 January 2011, in his Department and by year of entry to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
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