Written answers
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- Mortgage Lending
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact analysis conducted on the effect of the 20% minimum deposit rule in respect of potential non first-time home buyers who are trapped in crowded... - Departmental Meetings
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the parties that he or his officials met with to discuss issues relevant to budget 2018; the names of all attendees; the issues discussed; and if he will make... - Money Laundering
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the State is not fully implementing EU anti-money laundering directive four in relation to the beneficial ownership of trusts; and if it will be... - Tax Data
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that self-employed persons had for the purposes of their self-employed activities including trade and professional in each of the years... - EU Budget Contribution
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the EU budgetary contribution expected from the State for 2018 and 2019; the modelling that has been carried out to determine the State's estimated... - Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals
62. To ask the Minister for Finance further to European Commission President's, Jean-Claude Juncker, state of the union address and in particular his comments regarding the CCTB, the implications... - Credit Ratings
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he plans to take to address situations whereby when financial institutions and their customers are negotiating on the warehousing of debt the... - Credit Unions
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditures that exist to support credit unions, including those which the tax strategy group referenced in its 2009 recommendation that tax exemption... - Budget Measures
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made with regards to the €130 million identified from compliance measures in budget 2017 (details supplied); the outcomes to date for each... - State Banking Sector
67. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Brexit Issues
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures his Department is proposing to help SMEs tackle the challenges they face in view of Brexit in particular providing credit for SMEs; and if he will... - Credit Unions
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department is to take on foot of the CUAC report published by his Department, Viability and Irish Credit Unions, on 19 May 2017; and if he will... - Community Banking
70. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s engagement with the public banking investigation being conducted by the Department of Rural and Community Development; and if he will... - Tax Avoidance
71. 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
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has 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 will... - Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Negotiations
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his ECOFIN colleagues on the common consolidated tax base; the steps he has taken in the interests of protecting Ireland's tax... - Economic Data
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied regarding the ongoing progress of economic recovery; if he has identified particular issues requiring further attention; if he has further... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
76. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the help-to-buy scheme is contributing to rising house prices (details supplied). [33438/17] - National Debt
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the national debt level as calculated in GDP and GNI; the schedule for the repayment of debt due in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a... - Ministerial Meetings
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with the UK Chancellor, Philip Hammond, on 31 August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/17] - Stamp Duty
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if contracts signed on or before 10 October 2017 will be subject to the increased stamp duty rate of 6% on farmland sales; and if he will make a statement on... - Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of assets held in Irish collective asset management vehicles, ICAVs; the average value of such assets; the tax contribution that has been realised or... - Budget 2018
84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the ESRI analysis of budget 2018 by a person (details supplied) that all households have lost income due to the lack of indexation of budget... - Stamp Duty
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue anticipated from the increase in stamp duty in 2017 and each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Budget 2018
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the advice he received from the tax strategy group in advance of budget 2018; if he will publish the advice he received; and if he will make a statement on the... - Stamp Duty
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the definition of commercial property transactions for stamp duty as increased in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44791/17] - Insurance Industry Regulation
89. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review household insurance policies in view of the losses suffered by businesses and households as a consequence of Storm Ophelia; and if he will... - Fiscal Data
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated fiscal space available in 2019 to 2021 following budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/17] - Corporation Tax Regime
92. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 27 June 2017, if progress has been made in discussions with Brazil on its decision in September 2016 to add... - Tax Credits
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the tax credit to all households in view of the fact that the home carer tax credit is not paid to those earning under... - Tracker Mortgage Examination
94. To ask the Minister for Finance if the ODCE or the Financial Services Ombudsman is examining the possibility of criminal sanctions being applied to those in Irish banks which wrongfully... - General Government Debt
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the debt-to-GDP targets in each of the years 2018 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45013/17] - Fiscal Data
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated net fiscal space less budget 2018 carryover costs and Public Service Stability Agreement costs per annum in 2019 to 2021, inclusive, in tabular... - EU Budget Contribution
97. To ask the Minister for Finance the EU budget contribution Ireland has made in each of the years 2011 to 2017; the estimated contributions for each of the years 2018 to 2021; and if he will... - Revenue Commissioners Resources
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional personnel and resources, including the purchase of two additional mobile X-ray scanners, for the Revenue Commissioners after budget 2018; and if... - Stamp Duty
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the family home will be treated for stamp duty when being transferred to a son or daughter to be used as the recipient's primary residence;... - Tax Agreements
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to rebut the suggestions from persons in the European Commission to the effect that Ireland has a responsibility... - Motor Insurance
103. To ask the Minister for Finance when the benefits of the review of the motor insurance sector will accrue in terms of reduced premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45070/17] - Inflation Rate
105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has identified specific inflationary tendencies within the economy; if so, his plans to address such issues; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banking Sector
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to encourage the banking sector to meet the requirements of small and medium-sized industry and the retail or commercial... - Credit Availability
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which overdraft facilities continue to be restored to the business and farming sectors with particular reference to the need to ensure the... - Home Repossessions
108. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department can address the situation arising from potential large-scale repossession of family homes directly or indirectly... - Housing Issues
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that first-time house buyers or the purchasers of a family home are not priced out of the market in the future; and... - Mortgage Interest Rates
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which variable mortgage interest rate charges can be brought into line with those applicable in adjoining jurisdictions, eurozone and otherwise;...
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