Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2017
- NAMA Portfolio
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the expected net profits arising from the wind-down of the NAMA; the expected date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of lending undertaken by the NPRF, National Pensions Reserve Fund, SME credit fund to date; the number of projects involved; the number of jobs... - Tobacco Control Measures
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount a person currently pays for the cheapest roll-your-own tobacco product, RYO, and the cheapest pack of cigarettes in a shop; his views on whether... - Tax Exemptions
117. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the seven year capital gains tax exemption introduced in budget 2012 is holding back the disposal of sites for development; if he has... - Tax Code
119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the current operation of the non-resident aggregation relief tax credit; his views on whether it operates fairly; and if he will make a... - State Aid Investigations
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the position on contact between the Government and the European Commission relating to the illegal state aid complaint made by the Commission by property... - Tax Reliefs Availability
121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing alleviation or relief through the tax system in respect of the costs incurred by certain employees who have to travel long... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of Activate Capital; the amount of funding provided each year since its creation to residential construction projects; the number of residential... - Tax Reliefs Data
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders in receipt of tax relief at source in 2017; the cost of such relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33756/17] - Insurance Data
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons by month who have applied to the declined insurance agreement administered by a company (details supplied) for the past six years; the... - VAT Exemptions
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the issue of VAT exemptions for charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33760/17] - Insurance Costs
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times to date in 2017 the working group on the rising cost of motor insurance has met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33761/17] - Tax Reliefs Availability
129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of a large philanthropic and charitable donations scheme whereby the donor receives the tax relief directly; the... - Departmental Reports
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the report due from his Department on providing options on possible exemptions for land used for solar and renewable energy purposes in... - Tax Data
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure associated with research and development tax credits in each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Revenue Commissioners Data
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the interest the Revenue Commissioners levied and collected from the late payment of tax liabilities, by tax category, in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and... - Departmental Expenditure
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the fees his Department has paid to third parties relating to a possible flotation of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have concluded their investigations into the tax affairs of medical consultants; the lessons learned for tax compliance; and if... - IBRC Liquidation
136. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to receive an interim and final dividend from the special liquidator of IBRC; the amount of the expected dividend; and if he will make a... - Central Bank of Ireland Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in the Central Bank; the departments these vacancies are in; the length of time these vacancies have been open, in tabular form; and... - Brexit Staff
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new positions made available in the Central Bank specifically to deal with Brexit; the types of new roles created; the number of vacancies left... - Departmental Staff Data
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in his Department; the areas these vacancies are in; the length of time these vacancies have been open, in tabular form; and if he... - Central Bank of Ireland Enforcement Actions
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of firms found to be unauthorised by the Central Bank for the services they provided; if they were financial services providers, collective... - Tax Yield
145. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from inheritance tax in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33780/17] - Mortgage Data
148. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages classified as sub-prime; the number of sub-prime lenders currently operating in the market; the value of sub-prime... - IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and overall value of a bank's (details supplied) residential mortgages sold by the special liquidator; the details of each transaction including... - Banking Sector Data
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of rent receivers appointed to date in 2017 in respect of buy-to-let properties for each of the State-supported banks; the number of buy-to-let... - Credit Union Data
152. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount and purpose of public funding that has been required to date by the credit union sector; the amount collected from credit unions by way of the... - EU Budget Contribution
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross contribution Ireland has made to the European Union budget per annum from 2010 to 2016; the estimated contribution in 2017; the net benefit or... - VAT Rate Reductions
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate cost of reducing VAT on professional fees in the construction sector. [33986/17] - Property Tax Data
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate cost of allowing local property tax as an allowable expense for the purposes of rental income relief. [33988/17] - Tax Exemptions
158. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate cost of abolishing section 48 development levies in budget 2018 if the Government was to cover the shortfall in local authority budgets. [33989/17] - Tax Code
160. To ask the Minister for Finance if developers can avail of both the development contribution rebate scheme and the help to buy scheme simultaneously. [33991/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the way his Department is improving services and increasing supports for persons with disabilities during 2017. [34032/17] - Departmental Expenditure
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the investment by his Department since March 2016 in County Louth and parts of east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34067/17] - Universal Social Charge Data
163. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are subject to USC with income over €70,044. [34090/17] - Universal Social Charge Application
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure equality of treatment for self-employed persons by removing the 3% USC surcharge. [34137/17] - Budget Submissions
168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the pre-budget submission by a group (details supplied) with a view to introducing measures in the 2018 budget which will support the... - Tax Code
169. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who paid the domicile levy who were tax exiles; his views on whether this levy ensures that tax exiles pay a fair proportion of tax... - Insurance Costs
170. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the financial pressure being experienced by livestock markets as a result of rocketing insurance costs; the steps his... - Tax Reliefs Data
173. To ask the Minister for Finance the full year cost of reducing the life assurance exit tax from 41% to 39%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34205/17] - Tax Yield
176. To ask the Minister for Finance the full year tax yield from equalising the tax on diesel with the tax on petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34208/17] - Tax Data
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the full year cost of increasing the single and widowed marginal tax band to €33,900, €34,900, €35,900, €36,900, €37,900... - Travel Insurance
183. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints that have been made in each of the past four years in respect of travel insurance products; and if he will make a statement on the... - NAMA Operations
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credible bidders identified by NAMA in each of the off-market loan sales with a total value of €795 million conducted on foot of the... - Universal Social Charge Data
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons paying the 8% rate of USC in each year since it was introduced; the yield in each year from the 8% rate; the estimated revenue loss from... - Tracker Mortgages Examination
188. To ask the Minister for Finance if all customers incorrectly denied a tracker rate mortgage, including those that were affected prior to 2013, will be compensated by their respective... - Fiscal Policy
190. To ask the Minister for Finance if the estimated €3 billion surplus due to be paid to the State by NAMA can be spent outside of fiscal rules; if it must be used to reduce the national... - Brexit Issues
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy initiative the Government plans to put forward to counter the volatility caused by Brexit and the subsequent exchange rate volatility; and if he... - Excise Duties Collection
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the current rate of duty applicable to car imports from Japan; the way this will change following the EU Japanese trade deal; the impact of the deal for EU... - Oireachtas Banking Inquiry
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have taken in response to each of the relevant recommendations of the report of the... - Motor Insurance Data
194. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount reported by insurance companies to the Central Bank as having been paid out on motor insurance claims for each of the years 2011 to 2016,... - Financial Services Regulation
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the action being taken to impose a limit on the rate of interest charged by moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34286/17] - IBRC Liquidation
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the special liquidation of IBRC; the portfolio that is remaining; the current estimate of the timeframe; the estimated financial outturn from... - Committee of Public Accounts Recommendations
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have taken in response to each of the relevant recommendations of the interim report... - Departmental Records
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has produced a debt and mental health evidence form as recommended by the Mental Health Commission; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services Regulation
201. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the protection of vulnerable consumers in the financial sector; the position regarding the production of good practice guidelines for the... - Tax Agreements
202. To ask the Minister for Finance if any bilateral arrangements exists with Australia whereby a refund of income tax paid could be made to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - State Banking Sector
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the State's shareholding in a bank (details supplied) prior to the banks rights issue in July 2011. [34503/17] - VAT Yield
205. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by applying the standard rate of VAT of 23% to financial services. [34514/17] - Tax Yield
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by imposing a 5% wealth tax on the top 1% wealthiest households. [34515/17] - Universal Social Charge Data
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of USC that was raised annually for each year since its introduction from employees' wages, self-employed income and unearned income such as rent,... - Tax Yield
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by increasing the effective rate of corporation tax to the effective rate of income taxation, PAYE and USC for... - Tax Reliefs Costs
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost since 2008 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to landlords on commercial and residential rental income, broken down into commercial... - Tax Yield
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised from imposing a 2% public health levy on the profits of private human health and pharmaceutical companies here,... - National Debt Servicing
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that will be paid in interest and in repayment of the principal on the national debt in each of the years 2017 to 2021. [34533/17] - Revenue Commissioners Data
229. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of rental income declared to the Revenue Commissioners for each year since 2011 by commercial and residential rents. [34538/17] - NAMA Portfolio Value
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated value of the remaining overseas properties on NAMA's books. [34539/17] - Property Tax Data
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the net cost of abolishing the local property tax and replacing it with a landlord tax for second and subsequent properties based on existing rates of local... - Banking Sector Data
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of outstanding commercial property loans owed to Irish banks; and the Irish banks in which the State has a shareholding. [34546/17] - National Minimum Wage
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department;; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a... - Knowledge Development Box
237. To ask the Minister for Finance he annual cost of the knowledge development box for each year since it was introduced; and the estimated cost for 2017 and 2018. [34549/17] - Financial Instruments
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulatory differences between REITs, QIFs and QIAIFs; the number of QIAIFs in operation here; the date of commencement of each; the country of origin of... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
240. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the scheme for primary medical certificates and expand the scheme for persons that have been diagnosed with severe autism; and if he will... - Appointments to State Boards Data
241. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 20 June 2017, the number of former TDs that applied for board positions; and if he will make a statement on the...
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