Written answers
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
- Property Tax Data
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in local property tax, broken down by local authority area for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a... - VAT Rate Reductions
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the merits of a temporary targeted reduction of the rate of VAT in view of the continuing shortage of supply of new housing and continuing... - Brexit Issues
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has expressed an interest in Ireland hosting the European Banking Authority if it is relocated following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vehicle Registration Data
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the vehicle registration tax rebate for electric vehicles until 2018 and 2020 respectively. [19140/17] - Banking Sector Remuneration
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the fees to date and the anticipated fees paid by a bank (details supplied) to advisers regarding the initial public offerings of the company; the details of... - Banking Sector Data
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of investors the Government’s advisers have met to discuss the initial public offering of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a... - National Debt
222. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated impact on Ireland's debt ratio of the 25% and 100% sale, respectively, of a bank's (details supplied) shares at current market value; and if he... - Banking Sector Remuneration
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the bonus or incentive plans in place for a bank's (details supplied) executives or staff linked to the initial public offerings of the bank; and if he will... - VAT Rebates
224. To ask the Minister for Finance if a full VAT return has been paid to a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in payment. [19204/17] - Foreign Direct Investment
225. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the American Treasury Department and the American Secretary of the Treasury on the impact of US tax reform on Irish businesses;... - Exports Data
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with IBEC on US tax reform and the impact on Irish exporters. [19233/17] - VAT Exemptions
227. To ask the Minister for Finance if financial initiatives exist to assist community groups to buy defibrillators for local areas; if not, if he will consider introducing such a scheme; and if... - Corporation Tax Regime
229. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has explored proposals for setting up a vehicle with the objective of hypothecating or smoothing annual revenues from corporation taxes, in... - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of private investigation firms hired by the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; the names of the firms; the amount they were... - Tobacco Control Measures
231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the recommendation in Tobacco Free Ireland to introduce a levy on the tobacco industry; the discussions his Department has had with the... - Banking Sector Data
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the potential sale on part of the State investment in a bank (details supplied), his Department has made an assessment on possible future... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a payment under the help-to-buy incentive scheme for persons (details supplied); when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Rebates
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a claim for a tax refund for 2016 by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19369/17] - Insurance Coverage
236. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the very few insurers now willing to insure Irish hotel liability insurance; the reason there is no Irish insurer that will insure hotels... - VAT Exemptions
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which the VAT rate for disability equipment and mobility aids is decided; the scope that is available to reduce VAT rates for disability... - Tax Code
239. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the coming into effect of Chapter 4A of Part 12 of the Taxes Consolidation Act providing a termination of the... - Insurance Industry
240. To ask the Minister for Finance the status in terms of resolving the outstanding claims associated with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19389/17] - Banking Sector Investigations
241. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank is responsible for enforcing the unfair contract terms directive 1993 and the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts)... - Corporation Tax Regime
242. To ask the Minister for Finance if the independent review on corporate taxation will include an analysis of the European Commission's common consolidated corporate tax base, CCCTB, proposal;... - Tax Code
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the areas to be covered by his Department's tax strategy group for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19392/17] - Tax Rebates
244. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a refund for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19445/17] - Credit Union Lending
245. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to enable credit unions to provide loans for social housing, SMEs and mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19566/17] - Tax Reliefs Availability
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the availability of agricultural relief from capital acquisitions tax, in which the farming land that is the subject of the relief has an already commissioned... - Protected Disclosures
247. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the whistleblower procedures for banks and other financial institutions are sufficiently strong and that they give adequate protection to... - Tax Collection
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the grounds on which a CAT payment could be delayed or paid in instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19600/17] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if changes have been made to the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 (SI 353 of 1994), as amended, to confine the... - Tracker Mortgages Examination
254. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the legal rights of persons who are in the scope of the tracker review to compensation above and beyond redress; the way the scale of such... - VAT Rate Application
256. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason counselling and psychotherapy services are treated differently from services provided by doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists in terms of VAT;... - Tracker Mortgages Examination
257. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals that have been made to the customers appeals panel section relating to a bank (details supplied) in view of the tracker mortgage issue;... - Tax Code
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultation his Department has had with his counterparts in the UK in respect of the sugar sweetened drinks tax; if his attention has been drawn to... - Motor Insurance Coverage
259. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to situations in which, when applying for insurance, a driver's experience is not taken into account in circumstances in which... - Brexit Issues
260. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the reintroduction of border posts along the Border with Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19890/17] - Interest Rates
262. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's current assessment of future likely developments in interest rates during 2017 and 2018 and of the likely impacts on the economy; and if he... - Tax Data
263. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners publish the figures for uncollected income tax for each previous year and the total amount written off to date by each year; if... - Vehicle Registration
264. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact the recent opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice in a case (details supplied) will have on the issue of... - Insurance Industry
265. To ask the Minister for Finance when the recommendations in the insurance report will have an effect on insurance premiums in 2017. [19952/17] - Tax Rebates
266. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of increasing the rebate under the Med 1 scheme from 20% to 25%, 30% and 33.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19956/17] - Motor Insurance
267. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the false figures for the number of Garda breath tests having had an impact on the rising cost of car insurance; and if he... - Road Tolls
269. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing an annual rebate, similar to the Med 1, on toll fees paid by persons commuting to and from work; the estimated cost to the... - Motor Insurance Regulation
270. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the implementation of the recommendations to reduce motor insurance premiums; the measures which have been implemented to date; the priority... - NAMA Assets Sale
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the sales process engaged in by NAMA in respect of Project Nantes; if the process was an open and competitive process; the number of bidders or potential... - NAMA Staff Data
273. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of NAMA staff who have taken voluntary redundancies in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the cost... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand the range of ailments and the degree of disability in order to qualify for the primary medical certificate for automobile purchase; and if... - NAMA Transactions
275. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of transactions completed by NAMA which involved vendor finance; the names of the companies in receipt of vendor finance; the names of the loan... - Tax Avoidance
276. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of declarations received by the Revenue Commissioners following the enactment of section 56 of the Finance Act 2016, by source of income and or... - VAT Yield
279. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT received by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of electronic services provided to unregistered customers resident in other EU states under... - Tax Code
281. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made on the commitment in the programme for Government to introduce a new tax on sugar sweetened drinks; and if he will make a statement on... - Bank Branch Closures
282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received an update from a bank (details supplied) regarding its recent branch closures; the number of redundancies there have been in Arva,... - Vehicle Registration
283. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an exemption from VRT charges for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20491/17] - Mortgage Lending
284. To ask the Minister for Finance the policies in place for banks dealing with circumstances in which persons who are joint mortgage holders separate and the agreement provides for the... - Insurance Coverage
285. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce measures to assist older persons take out insurance policies to cover the cost of funeral expenses which are not too expensive; if this... - Property Tax Exemptions
286. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which it is possible for new home owners to avail of the DIRT incentive for first-time buyers, in view of the fact that the incentive is only... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
287. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a provision to allow a person retain the tax relief for drivers and passengers with disabilities within the prescribed timelines without clawback... - Tax Code
288. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will carry out a feasibility study on a tax incentive scheme for the region surrounding Ireland West Knock Airport similar to... - Banking Sector Regulation
290. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will recommend that an urgent amendment to the 2013 Act mentioned by a person (details supplied) be undertaken to give the Central Bank all necessary...
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