Written answers
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
- Brexit Negotiations
81. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to avoid a hard border as a result of Brexit which would create an obstacle to ease of travel and business to Northern Ireland. [30567/17] - Property Tax Assessments
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30794/17] - Budget Submissions
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a charity's (details supplied) 2018 pre-budget submission proposal to link tax incentives for landlords to conditionality... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if exceptions are made in respect of appearing in front of the board in hearing an appeals case in the case of appeals to the disabled drivers medical board of... - State Banking Sector
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the reported €3.4 billion to be realised from the sale of shares in a bank (details supplied) will be spent on critically needed... - Banking Sector Data
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the name of the legal advisers, solicitors and barristers employed by a bank (details supplied) in respect of its appeal of a Financial Services Ombudsman... - Tracker Mortgages Examination Data
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the fees paid to date by each bank and the Central Bank for services related to the tracker mortgage investigation, by service provider and bank; and if he... - Tax Data
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of approved retirement funds here in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30866/17] - Tax Collection
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for requiring life assurance policy holders to prepay part of their final tax liability by means of an anniversary tax every eight years; and if... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the help-to-buy initiative; the number of households that have availed of it; the average and the median value of the grant given to each... - Tax Rebates
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a tax refund for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [30969/17] - Tax Agreements
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of any agreement reached with Taiwan regarding the avoidance of double taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30984/17] - VAT Rate Increases
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of increasing VAT on commercial construction to the standard rate. [30999/17] - NAMA Operations
97. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale to appoint a second auditor to NAMA with regard to the recent announcement by NAMA of the appointment of a company (details supplied) as... - Tax Compliance
98. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the meeting with the Committee of Public Accounts and the commitment to deal expediently with a matter (details supplied), the progress to date;... - Central Bank of Ireland Staff
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with the Central Bank regarding its chronic staff shortages and its inability to fill 200 available positions; and if he will make a... - Credit Union Regulation
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the commitments in the programme for Government regarding the credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31255/17] - Mortgage Interest Rates
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the commitments made in the confidence and supply arrangement on taking all necessary action to tackle high variable mortgage rates; and... - Credit Unions
105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the commitments made in the confidence and supply arrangement to develop a strategy for the growth and development of the credit union... - Banking Sector Remuneration
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if bonuses were paid to persons (details supplied) in a bank prior to the sale of 28.8% of its shares by the State; and if he will make a statement on the... - Brexit Data
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding... - Fuel Prices
109. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to issue guidelines to petrol and diesel retailers here to reduce the cost to the consumer in view of the fact that oil prices worldwide continue to... - Insurance Industry Regulation
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations that are in place for monitoring house insurance prices; his views on a matter (details supplied); if he will ensure that measures will be... - Employment Data
111. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the increase in poor condition and short-term contracts and general insecurities in modern employment are contributing factors in the... - Tax Yield
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of duty on tobacco in each of the past ten years; the duty collected for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31359/17] - Tax Code
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of the treatment of rental income from residential property situated here from a taxation point of view, including the rate of taxation that... - Pyrite Issues
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected loss to the Exchequer per annum of the abolition of the rule within the relevant legislation that provides that home owners with pyrite damage... - Exports Growth
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the report published by an organisation (details supplied); if his officials have examined the report; his policy proposals... - Mortgage Lending
116. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice by certain mortgage providers (details supplied) to only seek exemption from Central Bank mortgage lending... - EU Meetings
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the ECOFIN meeting on 16 June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31492/17] - Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his Department's work on allocating additional resources for infrastructure investment in view of the Taoiseach’s decision to... - European Banking Sector
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the implications of the European Commission's approval of a €17 billion bailout for troubled Italian banks and the implementation of the banking... - State Banking Sector
120. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to sell additional stakes in a bank (details supplied); his further plans to fast-track the sale of the stake; and if he will make a statement on... - Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
121. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to help SMEs tackle the challenges they face in view of Brexit, in particular providing credit for SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Unions
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department will take on foot of the CUAC report Viability and Irish Credit Unions on 19 May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banking Sector
123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement with the public banking investigation being conducted by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht... - Commercial Rates Impact
124. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the direct link between the valuations process and the commercial rates system; his plans to examine the impact this business tax has on local... - Property Tax Administration
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost associated with establishing the local property tax system, including the self-assessment valuation mechanism; and the annual cost associated with... - Tax Data
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the special domicile levy on high net worth persons; the number of persons subject to the levy; the number of non-residents paying the levy;... - Tax Yield
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated loss of income to the Exchequer in respect of bogus self-employment which forces low-income workers to register as self-employed, causing a loss... - Stability and Growth Pact
128. To ask the Minister for Finance if progress has been made in the reform of EU fiscal rules in respect of allowing capital investment and the ongoing review of the capital plan; and if he... - Customs and Excise Controls
129. 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... - Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his ECOFIN colleagues in view of the recent developments in respect of the common consolidated tax base; the steps he has... - Insurance Costs
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he plans to implement to deal with the escalating costs of insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31511/17] - Tax Data
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons with an annual income over €100,000. [31516/17] - Departmental Staff Data
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in his... - Flood Relief Schemes Applications
141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in the OPW formally approving the lower Morrell river flood relief scheme and the funding of same in County... - Public Sector Pensions
142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has given consideration to removing or extending the mandatory retirement age within the public service; and if he will make a... - Public Expenditure Policy
143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the IMF projection that Ireland will have the lowest level of public spending to GDP ratio in the entire eurozone by 2021... - Debt Collection
144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of measures to improve debt collection across Government; and the administrative costs associated with debt collection... - National Training Fund
145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 June 2017, if it is possible to vary the rate employers pay in the national training... - Public Sector Staff
149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the implementation of the interdepartmental report on fuller working lives to review the public service... - Departmental Staff Data
150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil... - Public Sector Pensions
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the restoration of pension payments to public sector workers who had their pensions cut in the past number of... - Community Sector High Level Forum
152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a report on the work of the high level forum on the community and voluntary sector which is led by his Department;... - Departmental Expenditure
153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 394 of 20 June 2017, the amount spent by each Department on courses at an institution (details... - Brexit Data
154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated... - Appointments to State Boards
155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies, including vacancies on boards and so on, advertised via the Public Appointments Service in 2015 and 2016 by...
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