Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
- Tax Code
41. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports (details supplied) of so-called vulture funds being able to pay a small amount of tax; the measures he will take to close tax... - Central Bank of Ireland
43. To ask the Minister for Finance if is satisfied with the staffing levels at the Central Bank; his views on the level of vacancies; if he is satisfied that the Central Bank is adequately... - NAMA Portfolio
44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will propose an amendment to the NAMA legislation to allow NAMA to play a greater role in the provision of social housing and housing in general; and if... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will put in place a mechanism within his Department to track house price inflation and assess whether any such inflation is being caused by the... - Financial Services Regulation
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which adequate controls exist to ensure unregulated third parties purchasing loan books from financial institutions are not allowed to ignore the... - NAMA Loans Sale
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on meetings he and his officials have had with so-called vulture funds since 2011; his views on NAMA transferring loans to such funds; and if... - Interest Rates
49. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports of possible rises in interest rates during 2017 in the eurozone, the US and the UK; the estimates that have been made for the impact on... - Tax Code
50. To ask the Minister for Finance if, following the recent change in approach to patronage share schemes, he will confirm that in the event of the Revenue Commissioners' position being upheld... - NAMA Loans Sale
52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered if the practical application of sections of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009, which require NAMA to contribute to the social... - Tax Code
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the working of the Tax Strategy Group in 2017, with particular reference to a review of the current system of betting tax; and if he will make a... - Brexit Issues
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on his recent meeting in Dublin with the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Philip Hammond. [1647/17] - EU Issues
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a request to a company (details supplied) that it attend the upcoming finance committee hearings on the EU state aid ruling related to the... - Tax Code
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax policy logic in forfeiting CGT at 33% in view of the fact that the effective income tax rate is 27%; and his views on whether it is appropriate that... - Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Pierre Moscovici, regarding the common... - Financial Services Regulation
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the legislative and regulatory steps he will take to ensure that the owners of mortgage credit are fully regulated as opposed to the credit servicers; and if... - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the lending institutions are compliant with a code of conduct in respect of mortgage arrears that recognises the... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected loss of tax revenue from the tax exemptions granted to REITs in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1653/17] - Tax Avoidance
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his Department's work with the Revenue Commissioners in tackling the tax evasion uncovered in the Panama Papers; and if he will... - State Aid Investigations
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with fellow EU colleagues regarding a tax case (details supplied). [39936/16] - Insurance Coverage
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the advances that have been made between his Department and Insurance Ireland regarding the problems faced by potential home buyers in areas that have been... - Financial Services Regulation
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Central Bank has no record of the number of SME loans that have been sold on to unregulated loan owners;... - State Aid Investigations
75. To ask the Minister for Finance when the escrow account to collect corporate taxes which the EU Commission ruled are due to the Exchequer from a company (details supplied) is being... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider revising the tax exemptions granted to REITs in the Finance Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1654/17] - Financial Services Ombudsman
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the findings of any reviews he has ordered in relation to the performance of the Financial Services Ombudsman; and if his attention has been drawn to any... - Tax Data
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate on the income of farmers based in the south west; if he will provide an update on the impact on the average farmer of the... - Motor Insurance
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the Report on the Costs of Motor Insurance will help put an end to the boom-bust model underpinning motor insurance here; and if he will make... - Financial Services Regulation
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the Central Bank's response to a bank's placing of 2,141 SME customers into a global restructuring group (details supplied); his views... - NAMA Operations
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider suspending all operations of NAMA pending the outcome of all current investigations into the sale of Project Eagle by NAMA, including those... - NAMA Portfolio
83. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the use of NAMA-controlled properties to assist in providing affordable housing to persons; if he will use his powers under the NAMA Act 2009 to... - Tax Data
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the tax loss to the Exchequer for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; the details of the persons or bodies that hold section 110... - Mortgage Lending
85. 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... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the ongoing increases in house prices, he will abolish the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1737/17] - Credit Union Lending
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made with the Irish League of Credit Unions to develop its proposals to make funding available for social housing; and if he will make a... - Motor Insurance
89. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to reduce the cost of car insurance; his views on the profit levels of companies providing car insurance; and if he will make a... - Fiscal Policy
90. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent announcement by the EU Commission that EU expenditure caps will be loosened by 0.5% or more in 2017 to stimulate the economies of the... - Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with the Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Mr. Pierre Moscovici, regarding the common consolidated... - EU Funding
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if agreements have been reached on the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [1990/17]
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