Written answers

Wednesday, 5 July 2017

  • Economic Competitiveness
    26. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself regarding the competitiveness of the economy; the extent to which potential threats have emerged or are likely to so do; and if he...
  • Fiscal Policy
    27. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to carry out a fiscal stress test as has been done in other jurisdictions such as the UK, with particular attention to the fiscal risks that may be...
  • Insurance Compensation Fund
    29. To ask the Minister for Finance if claimants of an insurance company similar to a company (details supplied) would receive 100% compensation from both the liquidation process and the...
  • Corporation Tax Regime
    30. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax losses built up in respect of financial banking and construction firms arising from the crash; if profitable companies such as a bank (details...
  • Motor Insurance Costs
    31. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the worsening situation regarding car insurance costs; and his further views on the fact that many persons are seeing little difference in premium...
  • Tax Code
    32. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the study he has ordered to amalgamate PRSI and USC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31462/17]
  • Budget Consultation Process
    33. To ask the Minister for Finance the forms of stakeholder engagement he has participated in in advance of signalling his budgetary intentions to reduce income tax; and if he will make a...
  • European Banking Sector
    34. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of support the Government is offering to relocate the European Banking Authority to Ireland; and if he will provide the associated cost suggested....
  • Insurance Costs
    35. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the second phase of the cost of insurance working group in respect of employer liability and public liability; when the working group will come...
  • Brexit Issues
    36. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether his Department’s projections of the potential impact of Brexit are reliable in view of recent comments by the ESRI and the Irish...
  • European Investment Bank
    37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent discussions with the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg to strengthen the bank’s role here in view of Brexit; and if...
  • Help-To-Buy Scheme
    38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will suspend the help-to-buy scheme immediately for new applications; and the status of the review of the scheme. [31451/17]
  • Insurance Costs
    40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure agricultural mart owners are not faced with high increases in the costs of insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31450/17]
  • Budget Deficit
    41. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans with regard to a proposed rainy day fund and the debt-to-GDP short-term and medium-term targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31350/17]
  • NAMA Loans Sale
    42. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which NAMA considered the tax structures of potential bidders for assets being sold by NAMA; the impact of these to the potential returns to the...
  • Universal Social Charge Yield
    43. To ask the Minister for Finance if the cost of the reduction of USC in budget 2017 was underestimated in view of the Exchequer figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31452/17]
  • Personal Contract Plans
    44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself with the regulatory position surrounding personal contract plans used to purchase motor vehicles; if he has further satisfied...
  • NAMA Operations
    45. To ask the Minister for Finance the freedom of information procedures that operate within NAMA; the process followed from receiving a request to publication; if the procedures adhere fully to...
  • Budget 2018
    47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact that potential income tax cuts will have on the ability to invest in vital public services in budget 2018; his views on the...
  • National Debt Servicing
    49. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to use his position to engage with EU officials regarding Ireland's debt burden; his further plans to seek a change to Ireland's debt schedule; his...
  • Motor Insurance Costs
    50. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to assist persons faced with increases in the cost of motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31249/17]
  • VAT Rate Application
    51. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Democratic Unionist Party’s stance on adjusting VAT rates in Northern Ireland post-Brexit; the implications of...
  • Brexit Staff
    52. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has recruited experts in custom affairs to prepare for Brexit. [27559/17]
  • Tax Compliance
    54. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 218 to 222, inclusive, of 20 June 2017, if compliance is done on an ongoing basis by both the Revenue Commissioners and...
  • Tax Exemptions
    56. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will end the dividend withholding tax exemption for non-resident shareholders in Irish real estate funds related to capital gains distributions from the...
  • NAMA Transactions
    57. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 2 May 2017, if he has satisfied himself that NAMA achieved maximum return under section 10 of the National Asset...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Transactions
    58. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the schedule relating to the extinguishing of the floating rate treasury bond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31477/17]
  • Budget 2018
    59. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's objective of a balanced budget in structural terms in 2018; his Department's current appraisal of the strength of tax receipts in achieving...
  • Betting Regulations
    61. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the work of the tax strategy group in 2017 with particular reference to a review of the system of betting tax; when it is expected this...
  • Economic Growth
    62. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he expects the economy to grow in the context of this and subsequent years notwithstanding the potential threat of Brexit or other external...
  • Tax Yield
    64. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of reducing the marginal rate of tax to under half of taxpayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31454/17]
  • Film Industry Tax Reliefs
    66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies availing of section 481 tax relief in the film industry; and the number of full-time jobs in the film industry here. [27638/17]
  • European Investment Bank
    71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on proposed changes to the governance structure of the European Investment Bank that would allow the bank to lend to the armaments...

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