Written answers
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
- Disabled Drivers Grant Data
202. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications refused that subsequently were appealed to the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; and the number of refused applications... - Customs and Excise Controls
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings customs officials have had with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on... - Brexit Issues
205. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated changes to capital gains tax receipts due to Brexit, specifically with regard to internal transfers between Irish and United Kingdom company... - European Investment Bank Loans
207. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the agreement to provide a precautionary lending plan for the State through the European Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement... - Company Liquidations
208. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of outstanding claims with regard to a company (details supplied) awaiting payment in increments of €100,000, in tabular form; and if he... - State Banking Sector
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the shareholding held by the State in a bank (details supplied); the details of each State trading transaction in the bank since 1 January 2011; and the date... - Tax Reliefs Application
211. To ask the Minister for Finance when a decision will issue from the Revenue Commissioners on an application for relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Trade Relations
212. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make arrangements to ensure that companies here can trade with Iran and overcome restrictions on banking transactions in a manner which has been... - Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the criteria used in processing an application for a primary medical certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Insurance Levy
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure no additional levies will be charged to cover the cost of the recent court ruling regarding an insurance company (details... - Motor Insurance Coverage
215. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies are refusing to offer persons a quote on the basis they have not been driving long enough... - Tax Code
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners were notified of a feed price increase by a processor in the poultry sector prior to that processor proceeding with the increase;... - Tax Reliefs Data
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been an audit of the tax relief at source, TRS, scheme since its establishment in 2002 in regard to the operation of the TRS scheme; and, if so,... - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the appeals process open to a person who has gone through all stages of mediation with the Revenue Commissioners and revenue sheriffs; and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs Data
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the names of each donor who received tax relief for donations of heritage items under section 176 of the Finance Act of 1995 and section 1003 of the Taxes... - Brexit Issues
227. To ask the Minister for Finance the threats identified by his Department with regard to the responsibilities of his Department as a result of no deal being reached in Brexit negotiations;... - Mortgage Schemes
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 1991 code of practice on the transfer of mortgages and section 117 of the Central Bank Act 1989 has been effectively revoked or amended in legislation... - Banking Operations
230. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 24 May 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a bank (details supplied) appears to have changed... - Stamp Duty
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of leases in each of the past five years for which figures are available on which stamp duty on residential leases has been paid at the 1% rate;... - Legislative Measures
232. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding measures introduced under various Finance Acts which are subject to European Union approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to eliminate aggressive tax planning indicators since December 2015; if he has advised the tax authorities of other member states; if... - Pensions Data
235. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 23 May 2017, if he will provide the figures for all pension contributions made by public sector workers in each... - Tax Clearance Certificates
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to issuing a tax clearance certificate in respect of a person now deceased (details supplied). [27014/17] - Central Bank of Ireland Reports
239. To ask the Minister for Finance the official financial and macroeconomic statistics published by the Central Bank that his Department has access to prior to official publication; the formal... - Property Tax Administration
240. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons that earn under the statutory rate of income can have the local property tax deducted from their disability allowance weekly payments of... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of Irish REIT shares which are given as share based remuneration to employees of Irish REITs. [27116/17] - Tax Yield
244. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the pay as you earn tax credit, the earned income tax credit and the single personal tax credit, that is no taper... - Disability Act Employment Targets
245. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities in his Department and in each State and semi-State body under the aegis of his Department; if... - NAMA Debtor Agreements
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the total sum which NAMA has allowed developers retain once stretch targets have been received. [27160/17] - Tax Agreements
249. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the European Commission's study on structures of aggressive tax planning and indicators published in December 2015; if his... - Tax Credits
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the home carer's allowance for all families with children between six months and three years of age by €960 per annum; and if he... - Financial Services Regulation
251. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an investment fund (details supplied) and the excessive losses incurred by many customers of a bank (details supplied) who... - Private Rented Accommodation
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the taxation commission for landlords that his Department put in place after the introduction of rent pressure zones to examine... - VAT Rate Reductions
256. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a reduction of VAT on residential construction to stimulate construction activity. [27316/17] - Question Heading for question(s) 259
259. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations with regard to peer to peer lending; if there is recourse for lenders in the event of borrower default; if there is protections for borrowers... - NAMA Transactions
260. To ask the Minister for Finance if a dividend payment from NAMA to the Exchequer is treated as a financial transaction or if it improves the general Government balance; when he expects to... - Fiscal Data
261. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm media reports that there is €200 million in net fiscal space available for 2018 and €3 billion of fiscal space to 2021; and... - Tax Code
262. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT and customs duty that would apply on the importation of a wheelchair for a person (details supplied) in County Cork from the United States... - Fiscal Data
263. To ask the Minister for Finance the adjustment which is made for indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates when calculating the fiscal space for budget 2018. [27418/17] - VAT Rate Increases
264. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate for the hospitality sector from 9% to 13.5%. [27419/17] - Housing Data
266. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential units in the possession of each of the State backed banks that are currently unoccupied; and if he will make a statement on the... - VAT Payments
267. To ask the Minister for Finance the composition of a matter the EU calls the VAT gap, the reduced or zero rates applicable and the cost attached to each instance by product or service; and... - Departmental Contracts
268. To ask the Minister for Finance the contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) per annum since March 2011, in tabular form by his Department or agency or body under the aegis of his... - Revenue Commissioners
269. To ask the Minister for Finance if an appointment system is in operation in other local Revenue Commissioners inquiry offices across the State; and if other offices still offer walk in... - Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity
270. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has an agreement with the Revenue Commissioners regarding payment of... - Corporation Tax Regime
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the ten companies that paid 37% corporation tax in 2016 that were members of the same group; and the number of groups of companies that paid 37%... - Motor Insurance
272. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures which are being taken by the Government to assist returning citizens that may have lost their Irish no claims bonus that have had clean driving... - Household Charge Administration
274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Revenue Commissioners deducting household charge arrears from local property tax payments without providing invoices and receipts of... - Banking Operations
275. To ask the Minister for Finance if a mobile payment and digital wallet service can be introduced across all banks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27630/17] - Financial Services Regulation
276. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate the companies that provided hire purchase products including personal contract plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
277. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department or a body under its aegis has paid to a company (details supplied) for advice, the use of intellectual property and other services.... - Economic Growth Initiatives
278. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a new method of measuring the size of the economy and the growth of same in view of the unreliability of GDP as a measurement in an... - GDP-GNP Levels
279. To ask the Minister for Finance when his Department estimates that the State's debt to GDP ratio will reach 45%, 55% and 60% respectively based on the latest projections; and if he will make... - Banking Sector
280. To ask the Minister for Finance the advisers employed directly by a bank (details supplied) or his Department to provide advice or expertise related to the sale of the bank; the dates they... - Departmental Contracts
281. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that were put in place to ensure that no inside information or conflict of interest existed in the recent sale of buy-to-let mortgages to a company... - Tax Code
282. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for further tax increases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27792/17] - Corporation Tax Regime
283. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to prepare for consequences a change in the American corporate tax rate may have on multinational companies located here; if there has... - Film Industry Tax Reliefs
284. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that availed of the film relief tax credit in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and the amount this tax relief cost the State in each of... - Living City Initiative
290. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the uptake of the Living City initiative has been lower than anticipated or desired from a policy perspective; the reason for the... - Motor Insurance
291. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the high motor insurance costs which emigrants are facing when they return to live and work here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Appointments to State Boards
292. To ask the Minister for Finance if any former TDs have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the public appointments service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he... - Tax Code
293. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied) that was put on the 0% rate of RCT in April 2017 is now subject to a 20% rate of RCT; and if he will make a statement... - Property Tax Exemptions
294. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason an exemption from property tax for persons (details supplied) was withdrawn. [27948/17] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
295. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28028/17] - Stability and Growth Pact
296. To ask the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary Question No. 143 of 30 May 2017, the impact on the fiscal space in 2017 and the following years if his Department fails to persuade... - Fiscal Policy
298. To ask the Minister for Finance the consequences of the State being found to be in a situation in which a significant deviation has occurred under the fiscal rules; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
299. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on designing, implementing and supporting the Eircode system in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in... - Insurance Costs
300. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that insurance companies will quote private policy holders for commercial vehicles (details supplied). [28221/17] - Tax Reliefs Application
301. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath qualifies for agricultural relief under favourite nephew; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Schemes
302. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or a body under its aegis conducted research on the success of the living over the shop incentives schemes; the estimated costs of the... - Housing Issues
303. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his Department's efforts to establish an off balance sheet mechanism to provide a housing investment fund for the purposes of significant... - Tax Exemptions
305. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of exempting IREF funds from stamp duty on the transfer of shares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28335/17] - Banking Sector
307. To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum percentage of a bank (details supplied) that may be sold in the planned forthcoming initial public offering; and if he will make a statement on... - State Banking Sector
309. To ask the Minister for Finance the professional and consultancy fees incurred to date in 2017 in respect of the planned initial public offering of a bank (details supplied); the estimated... - Financial Services Sector
310. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of losses incurred by ordinary individual investors in various funds (details supplied); his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Reliefs Data
311. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects utilising and the amount of tax relief claimed under section 481 film relief for each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017;... - Financial Services Sector
312. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of non-bank lending to the property sector in recent years; his plans to bring such non-bank lenders fully into the ambit of regulation; and if he... - Mortgage Book Sales
313. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) has plans to sell a loan portfolio; the details of this portfolio; the timeframe for its sale; the details of other loan... - Fiscal Policy
314. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is no longer his plan to provide for a rainy day fund in the years 2019 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/17] - Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
315. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate regulatory and administrative cost in addition to other potential costs of enabling the SBCI to lend directly to SMEs; and if he has explored... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
316. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to update the classification of mortgage arrears cases by the number of days to provide more detail particularly for those in arrears up to 90 days... - Fiscal Compact Treaty
317. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review is under way or planned by the European Commission on the European fiscal rules; if he has raised the possibility of such a review with the... - Insurance Compensation Fund
318. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the financial position of the Insurance Compensation Fund; the insurance levy revenue for 2016 and 2017; the payouts from the fund in... - Fiscal Policy
319. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to undertake a fiscal stress test as has been done in other jurisdictions such as the UK; the details of such a test; and if he will make a... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
320. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing old age pensioners to avail of the home renovation incentive scheme; if he will consider developing a similar scheme for old age... - Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Funding
321. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland allocates money for renewable projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/17] - Tracker Mortgages Examination
322. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons affected by the tracker mortgage investigation at each of the banks involved in specifying the numbers identified as possible victims;... - Fiscal Policy
323. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the decision that additional allocation for funding to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to enable recovery and repair on the road... - State Bodies Code of Conduct
324. To ask the Minister for Finance if all State bodies under the aegis of his Department have furnished a report confirming the State body has complied with its obligations under tax law for... - Mortgage Interest Relief Data
325. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the net fiscal space for 2018 of retaining mortgage interest relief; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28684/17] - Public Sector Pay
326. To ask the Minister for Finance if the recently agreed public sector pay deal will be counted as investment in public spending under the confidence and supply agreement that there will be a... - Tax Reliefs Costs
327. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a suggested measure (details supplied). [28708/17] - Tax Reliefs Application
328. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28709/17] - Insurance Industry Regulation
329. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28723/17] - Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
331. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of adapting the employment and investment incentive (details supplied), in tabular form. [28733/17] - Exchequer Returns
332. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of a measure (details supplied), in tabular form. [28734/17] - Construction Industry
334. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of finance for residential and commercial construction that is coming from non-domestic sources and from UK investment companies and... - Tax Code
335. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to a proposal by groups (details supplied) to allocate a percentage of the tax raised from betting to be used to fund gambling... - Vehicle Registration
336. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Revenue Commissioners to apply a temporary exemption from VRT to employees working for an organisation (details supplied) in Northern... - Appointments to State Boards
337. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appointments made to the boards of State bodies under the remit of his Department in May and June 2017; the dates of the appointments; the State... - Tax Code
338. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the revenue standing in relation to children of a first marriage (details supplied); his further views on whether potential changes to the law... - Addiction Treatment Services
339. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funds made available for gambling addiction prevention and-or treatment services in the past three years and to date in 2017; if he will, in the... - State Bodies Code of Conduct
340. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a disclosure by NAMA of non-competitive procurement in 2016 to the value of €3.5 million; if his attention has been... - Corporation Tax Regime
341. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount and percentage of corporation tax receipts which were paid by the top ten and 20 multinational groups respectively in each of the years 2010 to... - Tax Data
343. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of decreasing the standard rate of PAYE by 1% and 2% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28984/17] - Departmental Staff Relocation
346. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin... - Departmental Staff Data
347. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in his Department and in each State agency under the aegis of his Department, by county, in tabular form. [29252/17]
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