Written answers
Thursday, 10 November 2016
- Tax Credits
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the circumstances in which a person has claimed tax back under the incapacitated tax scheme, the person can also apply via the HTB for an additional tax... - European Investment Bank
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of projects here supported by the European Investment Bank specifically in relation to housing, education, health and broadband; and if he will make... - Motor Insurance
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport have received initial recommendations following a review of rising motor insurance compensation; the... - Financial Services Regulation
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he is currently considering to ensure that mortgage holders and tenants and SMEs who have loans or credit from non-bank lenders or vulture funds... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding which has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he has... - Stability and Growth Pact
85. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the opinion expressed by the Dutch Minister of Finance and the chairman of the eurozone finance Ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, that European... - Brexit Issues
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the further preparations and contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed medium term tax strategy document; if it will be presented to the Houses of the Oireachtas by July 2017; and if he will make a... - Financial Institutions Levy
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full report on the way the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make a... - Programme for Government Implementation
89. To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages the help to buy scheme as proposed under the programme for Government will be launched; the amount the scheme will cost; the level of... - State Banking Sector
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects that the State will still move to sell off all or part of a bank (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for this; the expected yield to the... - Stability Programme Data
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed development of alternative models for forecasting medium term potential growth as has been suggested by the Irish Fiscal Advisory... - Public Interest Directors
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has ceased appointing new public interest directors to the banks; the reform of the procedures for the appointment of bank directors by the State that... - Fuel Laundering
96. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase enforcement and sanctions for fuel laundering in view of the programme for Government commitment and the estimates in the British-Irish... - Tax Code
97. To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages a new tax on sugar drinks will be introduced; the estimated annual yield from such a tax; the rate at which he considers the new tax should... - Central Bank of Ireland IT Operations
98. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments by the Governor of the Central Bank (details supplied) that technological innovation may alter the role of central banks in... - Credit Availability
99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the most recent quarterly bank watch study from ISME on the ability of small and medium firms to get loan approval and access to credit; his... - Knowledge Development Box
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the knowledge development box since its introduction; if he will provide a breakdown of the companies by size,... - Corporation Tax
102. To ask the Minister for Finance the portion of the recent increase in corporation tax receipts attributed to each of the factors, currency fluctuations, one-off payments, improved trading... - Financial Services Sector
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the IFSC funds working group has met in 2016; the agenda points for each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34124/16] - Tax Agreements
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of countries, with which the State has a double taxation agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34125/16] - Tax Avoidance
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to implement the action points recommended by the OECD under the BEPs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34126/16] - EU Directives
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the State's implementation of the anti-tax avoidance directive; the legislative or regulatory steps he plans to take to complete its... - Tax Data
107. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all the tax expenditures that currently exist; the estimated annual cost and taxation forgone in respect of these expenditures;... - Tax Settlements
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in respect of tax settlements published for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, the number of tax settlements published in each period... - Motor Industry
109. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 3 November 2016, if he will clarify the policy regarding private car rental companies which operate here; if... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
110. To ask the Minister for Finance if a required number to enable purchase of specially modified vehicle will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Tax Data
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax take on a new car retailing at €15,000, €20,000, €25,000, €30,000 and in €10,000 increments up to... - Tax Code
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the current tax treatment on Irish resident international seafarers' income, including any reliefs in operation; if he has examined the UK relief system in... - EU Regulations
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the process whereby budget 2017 is scrutinised by the EU institutions; if the Finance Bill 2016 is subject to similar scrutiny; if he will report on any... - Brexit Issues
116. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's role in preparations for Brexit; if a detailed sectoral analysis of the economy has been carried out to examine the possible or likely... - Tax Exemptions
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in a full year if the small benefits exemption allowance was increased from €500 to €620. [34225/16] - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
118. To ask the Minister for Finance if the lending institutions can continue to be encouraged to accommodate borrowers who have made reasonable efforts to meet their mortgage or borrowing... - Economic Competitiveness
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economy continues to remain competitive when compared to other competing jurisdictions within the European Union and without; and if... - Residential Property Prices Register
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he continues to monitor house property prices, with particular reference to the need to ensure that such prices do not become a major... - Economic Policy
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which corrective fiscal or budgetary measures are required over the next six years to ensure sustainable economic growth without over reliance... - Credit Availability
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects credit availability to small and medium-sized enterprises to improve in line with requirements; and if he will make a statement... - Deposit Interest Rates
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the current level of personal savings after which deposit interest retention tax, DIRT, is chargeable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34281/16] - Household Savings Rate
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the level of savings continues to remain strong; if fluctuations have occurred; if competing agencies for such savings have emerged; and... - Budget Deficit
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the budget deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product has fluctuated in each of the past five years and in 2016 to date; and if he... - GDP-GNP Levels
128. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the average industrial wage and GDP per capita here compares with other EU, eurozone and non-eurozone states; and if he will make a... - House Prices
129. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that first-time house buyers or the purchasers of a family home will not be priced out of the market in the future... - VAT Exemptions
130. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 27 October 2016, if the VAT exemption can be applied in respect of gymnastics lessons consistent with the sporting... - Haulage Industry
131. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there are adequate insurer providers for haulage vehicles and trucks; his further views on insurers refusing to provide cover to haulage... - Brexit Issues
132. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent report carried out by his Department in conjunction with the ESRI in respect of the economic impact of Brexit, the extent to which... - Loan Books Purchasers
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to modify the impact on business here with particular reference to small and medium sized enterprises that have been affected by the... - VAT Rebates
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing VAT reclamation on petrol hybrid company vehicles in the interest of moving towards sustainable mobility and in a bid to help... - Tax Exemptions
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider supporting an amendment to the Finance Act to introduce a capital exemption to persons who lease their properties to councils or approved... - Corporation Tax Regime
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the work his Department has carried out in ensuring that a minimum effective tax rate is paid by companies offsetting substantial losses accrued against their...
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