Written answers
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
- Primary Medical Certificates Applications
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16110/17] - Carbon Tax Collection
158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a derogation from carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16192/17] - Help-To-Buy Scheme
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if the cost price of a new build house is taken into account when calculating loan to value for the purpose of the help-to-buy scheme rather than the... - Supreme Court Rulings
160. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Supreme Court will give a judgment on an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16038/17] - State Bodies
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the NTMA or other State bodies' investments in the defence industry; the nature of this investment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Unions
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if Regulation 35, as outlined in SI No. 1 of 2016 regarding the Credit Union Act 1997, applies to the accounts of charitable associations that use the credit... - Drugs Seizures
164. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of illegal drugs seized and destroyed respectively in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16156/17] - Tax Data
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of putting in place a full refund of VRT and VAT for the purchase of 1,000 wheelchair accessible taxis in the CO2 band A9 and an average price of... - Cáin Chorparáide
166. To ask the Minister for Finance an mbeadh sé sásta fiosrúchán a sheoladh ar cé acu ar chóir lacáiste cánach a chur ar fáil do chuideachtaí a... - Departmental Expenditure
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost that the expenses associated with an IPO of a bank (details supplied) will amount to; the cost of financial, legal, communications and auditing... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications to date for the help-to-buy scheme as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16226/17] - Corporation Tax Regime
174. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether international banks are booking their profits through the State for the purpose of tax efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Institutions Levy
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extending the bank levy to banks that book profits here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16264/17] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if an application by a person (details supplied) for tax relief under the scheme for drivers with disabilities will be expedited by his Department; and if he... - Tax Data
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from tolls from each of the tolled roads here by year, location and amount collected for each of the past five years and to date... - VAT Exemptions
178. To ask the Minister for Finance if, following a recent ruling of the European Court of Justice that VAT should not be applied to tolls on State owned motorways, he will consider calling on... - Consumer Protection
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he is considering to ensure that mortgage holders, tenants and small and medium enterprises that have loans or credit from non-bank lenders or... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Management
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding that has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he is... - Brexit Issues
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the 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 statement... - Financial Institutions Levy
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full report on the way in which the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has requested the Central Bank to procure an independent assessment of the arrears and negative equity loan books of the banks as per the recent... - Public Interest Directors
184. 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
185. 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
186. To ask the Minister for Finance when a new tax on sugar drinks will be introduced; the estimated annual yield from such a tax; the rate at which the new tax should be set and the types of... - Credit Availability
187. 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 receive loan approval and access to... - Corporation Tax Regime
188. To ask the Minister for Finance when the European Commission will make a final report on the tax affairs of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16360/17] - Banking Sector Regulation
189. 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 establishment of a local... - European Investment Bank Loans
190. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the European Investment Bank and other Government Departments to establish an off balance sheet special purpose... - Credit Union Regulation
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress his Department has made in respect of the EUROSTAT investigation into the establishment by the Government of a bond to finance social housing... - Brexit Issues
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps the Revenue Commissioners have taken to identify possible customs posts on the Border; the locations that have been examined for these posts; and if... - Departmental Reports
194. To ask the Minister for Finance when the results of the consultation process into the impact of bogus self-employment arrangements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the... - Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Negotiations
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken in the interests of protecting Ireland's tax sovereignty in view of the recent developments in respect of the common consolidated tax... - Credit Unions
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has made in the establishment of the credit union advisory committee; when the first meeting of the implementation group will take place; and... - Credit Union Services
197. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress his Department has made with the Central Bank on the request by a number of credit unions to expand their debit card and mortgage services; and... - Departmental Information
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of requests his Department received for material to be made available in Braille format in each of the years 2014 - 2016; the number of these... - Mortgage Resolution Processes
199. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16393/17] - NAMA Operations
200. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 31 January 2017, if he will provide an update on his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16436/17] - House Prices
201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review recent measures, including the introduction of the help to buy tax scheme and the relaxation of the Central Bank's lending rules, in view of... - Insurance Coverage
202. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to current problems faced by potential home buyers in traditionally flood prone areas that have had substantial remedial works... - Fiscal Policy
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax changes that are already programmed through legislation, such as the decrease in DIRT year on year; the way these changes are factored into the fiscal... - Mortgage Interest Relief Data
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of retaining mortgage interest relief in its current form post 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16477/17] - Tax Data
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a €1,520 fine for the submission of the F11 self return tax form in paper format; if a person is fined this amount if they do not have... - Tender Process
206. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his Department’s press release on 23 March 2017, the criteria applied during the tender competition for the firms selected as bookrunners;... - NAMA Operations
208. To ask the Minister for Finance the total expected profits arising from NAMA by the time it winds up; if the proceeds will be used to repay the national debt; his other plans for the use of... - Tax Data
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of income taxpayers; the total income and total tax paid across the earnings and income tax bands based on the most recent information that is... - Mortgage Interest Rates
210. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Irish citizens have to pay almost double the average European interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16614/17] - Banking Sector
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address matters (details supplied) with regard to the banking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16615/17] - Betting Regulations
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue received in 2016 from the betting levy; the portion of this revenue that was from online bets and physical bets respectively; and if he... - Tender Process
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount groups (details supplied) will each be paid for assistance in the flotation of a bank; when and the way the tenders were advertised for these... - Brexit Issues
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is committed to a non negotiable €58 billion Brexit bill; his views on whether that sum is up for negotiation; and if he will make a statement on... - Mortgage Repayments
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the lending institutions are expected to accommodate by way of extension of mortgage repayment period for borrowers in arrears in respect... - Economic Competitiveness
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that Ireland remains a competitive economy and attractive to indigenous investors and foreign direct investors; and... - House Prices
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he monitors house property prices with a view to prevention of inflation through that sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Availability
224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he remains satisfied regarding the extent to which adequate credit facilities continue to be available to the small and medium sized business sector to... - House Prices
226. 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 are not being priced out of the market; and if he... - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
227. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to continue to encourage the banking sector to meet the requirements of small and medium sized industry, the retail or... - Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
228. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the medical criteria for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme 1994 with regards to persons that are blind; and if he will make... - Tracker Mortgages
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis upon which banks are deciding on the definition of a prevailing tracker rate for persons being offered a tracker rate as a result of the Central...
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