Written answers
Thursday, 10 November 2016
- Brexit Issues
12. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he proposes to implement to assist the retail sector to retain business on account of the potential loss of trade to Northern Ireland due to the... - VAT Yield
14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the VAT return figures on a monthly basis since the start of 2016; and his views on whether end of year targets will be met. [33987/16] - Banking Sector
15. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the investigation of the... - Credit Unions
16. To ask the Minister for Finance when the resolution report and affidavit on a credit union (details supplied) will be published; if it will be published in full; the actions he and his... - Mortgage Book Sales
17. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans of State backed banks to sell mortgage loan books to third parties; and if he will instruct these banks to only sell to regulated and reputable... - Insurance Costs
18. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to address the spiralling cost of insurance; the timeframe for implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Reliefs Data
19. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have benefited from the special assignee relief programme for each of the years 2012 to 2015; the amount which was claimed for each... - Brexit Issues
20. To ask the Minister for Finance the contingency planning that is taking place in the National Treasury Management Agency for Brexit; the future selling of bonds that is expected following a... - NAMA Operations
21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider suspending all activities of NAMA in view of the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 94 into NAMA's sale of... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration
24. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision not to allow second-hand houses to be included in the help-to-buy scheme; if he will reduce the upper property value to... - Tax Reliefs Costs
25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will conduct a review of the projected cost of the exemption from capital gains tax he granted to investments in commercial property where the property... - Budget 2017
26. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department Brexit-proofed budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31841/16] - EU Budget Contribution
27. To ask the Minister for Finance the likely impact of the revised 2015 GDP figures on Ireland's EU budget contribution in 2017; the likely net position in relation to EU funding at the end of... - Corporation Tax Regime
28. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish special purpose vehicles, SPVs, registered with the Revenue Commissioners for tax purposes; the number of SPVs that operate in a... - Financial Services Ombudsman
29. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the statutory time limits for complaints to the Financial Services Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34051/16] - European Banking Sector
30. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent announcement on putting Ireland forward as a location for the European Banking Authority, EBA; the next steps to be taken to... - State Aid
32. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the State's preparations for the submission of an appeal to the European courts against a European Commission ruling (details supplied); the date... - Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
33. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the flood insurance models considered by his Department; the preferred option; the timeframe for its implementation; and if he will make a... - Fiscal Policy
34. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the comments by the chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (details supplied) on compliance with EU fiscal rules; his views on whether the EU... - Exchequer Deficit
35. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the taxation receipts for 2016 will be sufficient to fund the overall gross voted expenditure of €56.1 billion for 2016 projected... - Consumer Protection
36. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to modernise the consumer protection regulations and laws as they relate to financial products; and his views on whether the Central Bank is the... - Housing Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the European Investment Bank, EIB, and other Departments to establish an off-balance sheet special purpose vehicle... - Mortgage Lending
38. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has had discussions with the Central Bank regarding mortgage deposit requirements for prospective first-time buyers seeking to purchase their... - Mortgage Interest Rates
39. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with the problem of variable mortgage interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34055/16] - Corporation Tax Regime
40. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the European Commission's revised proposals for a common consolidated corporate tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33880/16] - Banking Operations
41. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the closure by a bank (details supplied) of the accounts of the Ireland Palestine Support Campaign, IPSC, and in particular the potential risk... - Corporation Tax
43. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the EU Commission’s proposed common consolidated corporate tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34033/16] - Tax Reliefs Data
44. To ask the Minister for Finance the total level of capital allowances claimed by aircraft leasing firms for each of the years 2011 to 2015; the total tax paid by leasing companies that have... - VAT Rate Application
45. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have benefitted from a VAT rate of 13.5% for short term hiring of certain means of transport including aircraft for each of the... - Housing Policy
47. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made with the National Treasuries Management Agency as outlined in action 2.4 of Rebuilding Ireland, to establish a funding vehicle capable... - NAMA Operations
48. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on block sales of NAMA rented residential properties being advertised (details supplied) for sale on the basis of the potential for very large rent... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the review of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, which was due to take place in the second half of 2016, in particular with regard to... - Tax Collection
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his Department's work with the Revenue Commissioners in tackling the tax evasion uncovered in the Panama papers; and if he will make a statement... - Fiscal Compact Treaty
51. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland's budgetary arrangements remain compliant with expenditure norms and guidelines applicable throughout the EU; if any particular... - Budget Measures
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he is satisfied that the first-time buyer grant provisions will not inflate house prices or if an alternative methodology might be required... - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
54. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce for SMEs generally a loan scheme similar to the €150 million loan fund for the agri-sector announced as part of budget 2017; and...
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