Written answers

Thursday, 29 September 2016

  • Ministerial Meetings
    67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has written to or spoken to President Juncker since the ruling on a company (details supplied) on 30 August 2016; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • House Prices
    68. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the support for first-time buyers being mooted will have an inflationary effect on house pricing consequently defeating the purpose of the...
  • Stability and Growth Pact
    69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees that the fiscal rules are too rigid, inflexible and a that one size fits all solution is clearly not working. [19808/16]
  • Economic Growth Rate
    70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has read the Central Statistics Office, CSO, report containing figures of 26% growth in the economy. [22768/16]
  • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration
    73. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the current rules that apply to the home renovation incentive scheme, in a circumstance where a person has planning permission in place...
  • Tax Code
    74. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the public consultation exercise undertaken in 2015 by his Department on the tax treatment of expenses of travel and subsistence...
  • Tax Exemptions
    75. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons (details supplied) qualify for the retirement relief exemption when transferring their land to their son; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Credit Union Regulation
    76. To ask the Minister for Finance if the registrar has received proposals from credit unions for business model changes since the new regulation making powers came into effect; and the number...
  • Credit Union Services
    79. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that have expressed an interest in providing mortgages to members; and if the Central Bank has any knowledge of the type of demand...
  • Credit Union Data
    80. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of surplus funds credit unions have available to lend at the moment; the amount permissible under current term limits as mortgages with terms less...
  • Credit Union Services
    81. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some financial institutions have already started charging credit unions for holding their funds. [27885/16]
  • Credit Union Regulation
    82. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that progressive credit unions who have the necessary skills and infrastructure to issue mortgages and who have...
  • Ministerial Meetings
    83. To ask the Minister for Finance the issues discussed at his meeting with Chancellor Hammond in London on 22 September 2016; if any actions will be taken; and if he will make a statement on...
  • House Prices
    84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department have received any reports outlining concerns regarding the impact assisting first-time buyers will have on the property market; if he...
  • Property Tax Exemptions
    85. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) qualifies for exemption from local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27995/16]
  • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
    86. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the lending institutions are expected to accommodate, by way of an extension of the mortgage repayment period, borrowers in arrears in...
  • State Aid Investigations
    87. To ask the Minister for Finance if the decision by the European Commission in respect of the requirement that income earned by foreign direct investors in other EU and non-EU states is liable...
  • Budget 2017
    90. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position in the forthcoming budget to combine prudent fiscal management with the need to accommodate the issues which...
  • Economic Competitiveness
    91. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that Ireland remains a competitive economy and is attractive to indigenous investors and foreign direct investors; and...
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the banks here are justified in charging higher mortgage interest rates than throughout the rest of Europe, given that taxpayers here are...
  • Economic Growth
    93. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that all economic indicators remain stable and consistent with requirements; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    94. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can ensure compliance with full Irish and European banking regulations by the purchasers of distressed or other loan books from the...
  • Banking Operations
    95. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which overdraft facilities continue to be restored to the business and farming sectors with particular reference to the need to ensure the...
  • House Prices
    96. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he monitors house property prices, with particular reference to the need to ensure that such prices do not become a major governing...
  • Property Tax
    97. To ask the Minister for Finance the full cost in 2017 of abolishing the local property tax. [28024/16]
  • Universal Social Charge
    100. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2017 of abolishing the USC for all those earning less than €40,000 and reducing the USC by half for those earning less than €70,000....
  • Fiscal Policy
    101. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Fiscal Space available for 2017. [28032/16]
  • Tax Collection Forecasts
    102. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount ahead of forecast the total tax revenue is projected to be for 2016 and 2017. [28033/16]
  • Tax Code
    104. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of introducing a wealth tax of 2% on all assets, financial and property, excluding the family home and farm. [28035/16]
  • Tax Reliefs Data
    105. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of reducing the earnings cap for pension related tax relief from €115,000 to €70,000. [28036/16]
  • Pensions Data
    106. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of a reduction in the standard pension fund threshold from €2 million to €625,000. [28037/16]

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