Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
- Pension Provisions
139. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend existing legislation in order to allow pensioners draw down the full amount of an approved minimum retirement fund prior to 75 years of age;... - State Aid Investigations
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the European Commission's ruling on the latest position with regard to the tax affairs of a company (details supplied) in Ireland and a... - Corporation Tax Regime
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of media reports that the Brazilian authorities have designated Ireland as a tax haven and what such a ruling means (details supplied); if the... - Motor Insurance Coverage
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the current difficulties large families are experiencing in obtaining motor insurance for multi-seat motor vehicles with... - State Aid Investigations
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if the recent EU Commission ruling on a company (details supplied) was discussed at the informal Council meeting or at any bilaterals that he had; and if he... - Tax Reliefs Application
144. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding first-time buyers grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26836/16] - Primary Medical Certificates Applications
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will re-examine the application for a primary medical certificate by a person (details supplied) with a view to granting same; and if he will make a... - Tax Credits
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined incentivising small businesses and employers to take on apprentices in an approved programme via an income tax credit similar to the... - Tax Code
147. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly under section 86 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 which seems to unintentionally penalise... - Tax Collection
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the companies owned by ESB; the taxes they paid in the previous tax year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26472/16] - Tax Reliefs Application
150. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing the rules which the Revenue Commissioners have in place with regard to the classification of acupuncturists as they are currently... - Tax Code
151. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the case of a person (details supplied) regarding inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26530/16] - Departmental Legal Cases Data
152. To ask the Minister for Finance the firms hired by the State as legal practitioners or adviser in relation to a case (details supplied); the fees paid to each firm; and if he will make a... - State Aid Investigations
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of opinions the Government has sought from the European Commission on taxation matters in the past ten years; and the result of that process in... - Revenue Commissioners
154. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners intend to review charging taxpayers seeking assistance on revenue lo-call numbers; the rates that are charged to customers who... - Tax Reliefs Availability
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a flat rate expense available for primary teachers who teach physical education in their curriculum in view of the fact that there is an allowance... - Banking Sector
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the establishment of a local public banking network; and if he will... - Tax Reliefs Application
159. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to allow for a system of tax incentives for elite athletes who avail of sponsorship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26567/16] - Tax Yield
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected yield in 2017 and 2018 from proposed changes to section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, which would restrict the use of profit participating... - National Treasury Management Agency
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield per annum in the current market in the event of the National Treasury Management Agency raising 50 year money; and if he will make a... - General Government Debt
163. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact an additional €10 billion in borrowing would have on the debt to GDP ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26644/16] - NAMA Portfolio
164. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the large 28 acre property in Rathmore that is owned by NAMA; the reason the local authority was not informed that this property was in... - Pension Provisions
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposed to recommence the option for persons to withdraw on a once-off basis up to 30% of their AVCs from their pension plan; and if he will make a... - Tax Exemptions
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if the budget 2016 measure of doubling the tax free gift certificate for employees from €250 to €500 is applicable to previously existing gift... - Banking Sector
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are proposals or plans by a bank (details supplied) to engage in the sale of its loan book to so called vulture funds; and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs Availability
170. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding earned income tax credits in the farming community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26720/16] - Tax Code
171. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding rates on agricultural diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26721/16] - Corporation Tax Regime
173. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that Brazil recently added Ireland to its list of tax havens; the implications for Ireland in terms of financial... - Tax Yield
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of tax collected on the sale of bottled water on an annual basis in the period 2012 to 2016, including excise taxes and VAT on sales; his... - Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) has met all legal and regulatory requirements to operate here; if this has been checked and verified; and if he will make a... - Banking Sector Data
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if an annual profit limit exists for Irish banks or foreign banks operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/16] - NAMA Operations
178. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA consulted or liaised with his Department or him on reports (details supplied); the nature of any contact on to these draft reports; if he will publish... - Corporation Tax Regime
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the correspondence his Department has had with its Brazilian counterparts in view of the Brazilian authorities decision to designate Ireland as a tax haven;... - Departmental Expenditure
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by his Department per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Data Protection
181. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will... - Proposed Legislation
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if, regarding his proposed amendment to section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Acts, he will restrict the use of profit participating loans where they are... - National Debt
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of money which will be paid in interest and in repayment of the principal on the national debt in each of the years 2016 to 2020. [26899/16] - Universal Social Charge Abolition
187. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount it would cost the State to abolish the universal social charge for all incomes under €100,000 and maintain it as it is for those over... - Departmental Properties
189. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) which will in the near future be leasing office property to his Department at a cost to the State of €9 million per... - Motor Insurance
190. To ask the Minister for Finance the average length of time between a person applying to the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland, MIBI, for assistance and the payout of that assistance; the... - State Banking Sector
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the sale of the State's share in a bank (details supplied) if that timeframe has been revised in view of Brexit; and if he will make a... - Property Tax Data
193. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 210 and 226 of 16 September 2016, the number of persons who own properties, respectively, in ranges (details... - Housing Data
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department, the Revenue Commissioners or NAMA collect and collate data on those entities which purchase multiple residential properties from NAMA and... - Stamp Duty
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised by restoring stamp duty on commercial property transactions to the previous rate of 6%; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Data
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of rental income declared to the Revenue Commissioners for each year since 2011. [26992/16] - Housing Policy
201. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's assessment of the likely economic and social impact of a collapse in commercial real estate values in view of the statement in the latest... - Banking Sector Data
202. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of outstanding commercial property loans owed to Irish banks; and the Irish banks in which the State has a shareholding. [26995/16] - Tax Code
203. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to the call by the Irish Dental Association to see marginal rate tax relief returned to the med 2 scheme to alleviate the burden... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department can monitor the situation affecting those with mortgage arrears with particular reference to the need to ensure that family... - VAT Rate Reductions
205. To ask the Minister for Finance the current VAT rate charged for the repair of goods, for example, white goods, bicycles and so on; and his estimate of the cost of reducing the VAT rate... - Tax Code
206. To ask the Minister for Finance if a beneficiary is entitled to avail of the principal dwelling house exemption in respect of the property they legitimately lived in all their life with... - Revenue Commissioners Resources
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be generated by increasing the number of Revenue Commissioners personnel by 200 qualified persons to further robustly target... - Motor Insurance Regulation
208. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the motor insurance industry; if this will be carried out in conjunction with the Central Bank or the Competition and Consumer Protection... - State Aid Investigations
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the current position regarding Ireland's appeal of the European Commission's ruling regarding the taxation of a company (details supplied); and if he will... - UK Referendum on EU Membership
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions the he has had with his European ministerial counterparts regarding Brexit and the impact of this on the economies of Ireland, Northern... - State Aid Investigations
212. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his European ministerial counterparts regarding the European Commission's adverse ruling against Ireland regarding the... - VAT Rate Application
214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide favourable consideration to the request of the Irish Hotels Federation to retain the 9% VAT rate; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Insurance Industry Regulation
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the work undertaken to date by the taskforce established within his Department to undertake the review of the insurance sector; if his attention has been... - Tax Code
216. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing all tax breaks specific to REITs including CGT and rental income, including the projected yield in CGT over the next five years. [27500/16] - Property Tax Administration
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of interest applied to persons who defer their local property tax; and the cost to the Exchequer in 2017, 2018 and in 2019, respectively, for every... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if...
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