Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
- Tax Reliefs Availability
174. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for a special tax break or incentive for persons that rent rooms in their homes to persons that are on the social housing waiting list and in need... - Property Tax Yield
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected through local property tax in each local authority in 2016 and to date in 2017 by local authority area or municipal district in each... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46556/17] - Tracker Mortgage Examination
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Government cannot initiate a criminal investigation into the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46605/17] - Universal Social Charge Application
178. To ask the Minister for Finance if a couple earning under €36,000 as a pension will not be subject to USC following new guidelines issued in budget 2018; and if this change will come... - Tracker Mortgage Examination Data
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in County Clare that have been affected by the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/17] - Film Industry Tax Reliefs
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the section 481 tax scheme for the film industry since 2010; and the number of persons employed by those... - Central Bank of Ireland Staff
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies that remain to be filled in the Central Bank; the length of times these vacancies have been open; the different departments these... - Departmental Correspondence
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45644/17] - Research and Development Data
184. To ask the Minister for Finance when the inconsistency regarding the treatment of research and development in the State’s balance of payments, that is the way in which it is treated... - Economic Data
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected figures for net fiscal space in each of the years 2019 to 2023. [45681/17] - Research and Development Supports
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional cost to the Exchequer for a proposal (details supplied) over a full year based on the number of SME size firms availing of research and... - Pension Provisions
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for approval from the Revenue Commissioners for a legacy pension for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be... - Tracker Mortgage Examination
189. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage accounts identified by a bank (details supplied) in which the customer has been wrongly denied a tracker rate; the number of mortgage... - Mortgage Interest Rates
190. To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of high standard variable rates was raised during his meeting with the banks in October 2017; the progress made by the State owned or other banks... - VAT Rate Application
191. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a 23% VAT rate on certain music and art schools; the reason for this change in VAT rules; the reason certain institutions are affected... - Departmental Websites
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the external company undertaking an audit of his departmental website; the cost of the audit; the timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a... - Tracker Mortgage Examination
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the instructions that have been given by the Central Bank to banks regarding tracker mortgages pre-2006; the parameters for review; if all persons that were... - Stamp Duty
196. To ask the Minister for Finance if contracts signed in respect of commercial property transactions on or before 10 October 2017 will be subject to the increased rate of 6% stamp duty as per... - Credit Availability
197. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request a bank (details supplied) to show discretion on a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45947/17] - Tax Data
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of commercial real estate transactions that occurred in the week preceding budget 2018; the way in which this figure compares to the average number... - State Aid Investigations
201. To ask the Minister for Finance if other countries have made claims to the moneys awarded to the State as a result of a court ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Strategic Communications Unit
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings of the strategic communications unit he or his departmental officials attended; the date and location of each such meeting; and if he will make a... - Departmental Websites
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the last time his Department's website was revamped or remodelled; the cost of same; if he or his departmental officials have been consulted regarding... - Departmental Staff Data
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of departmental staff in his press office; the reporting relationship in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46043/17] - Departmental Staff Training
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the protocol for attendance by staff both civil servants and political non-civil servants to continuing professional development programmes and courses; the... - Public Relations Contracts Data
208. To ask the Minister for Finance the public relations companies or agencies the services of which his Department used for information campaigns since 1 January 2017; and the costs incurred to... - Departmental Funding
209. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to ensure that grant aided organisations are spending their moneys appropriately in view of the revelations regarding a charity... - VAT Rate Application
210. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible under EU VAT rules to apply selectively a reduction on the current rate of VAT to certain categories of house purchases, such as those... - Brexit Negotiations
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all planning and research work under way on the impact of the result of Brexit negotiations in his Department or related State agencies; if... - Revenue Commissioners
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to difficulties reported by persons in Dundalk accessing local Revenue Commissioners offices since the introduction of the... - Tax Collection
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual tax revenue collected, and the tax refunds relating to electronic relevant contracts tax, within the construction sector between the years 2014 and... - Tax Yield
216. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the break in the link between the exit tax and DIRT on savings products could result in a reduced intake between the two taxes overall;... - Tax Code
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the application of section 87B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended by section 18 of the Finance... - Tracker Mortgages
220. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether legislation should be introduced to stop repossession proceedings on tracker-related mortgages until all affected customers are redressed... - Departmental Contracts Data
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the contracts his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have with a company (details supplied) or its subsidiaries; the value of the... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
222. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the conditions of the home renovation scheme to make it available to apartment owners, especially those carrying out repair work to remedy... - Property Tax Exemptions
223. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce relief from local property tax for house and apartment owners dealing with the consequences of defective construction; and if he will... - Tracker Mortgage Examination
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of court cases being taken against State-owned banks and other banks by persons appealing the compensation or redress they have been offered under... - EU Treaties
226. To ask the Minister for Finance if a move has been signalled by the EU Commission to use Article 48 of the Lisbon Treaty to move some taxation matters from unanimity to qualified majority... - Mortgage Data
228. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated or actual existing principal dwelling home mortgages by fixed rate, tracker rate and variable, managed variable or loan to value variable rate;... - Tax Code
229. To ask the Minister for Finance if an interdepartmental committee is still in operation examining the possibility of taxing civil servants' car parking as a benefit in kind; the length of... - Ministerial Advisers Data
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to Ministers of State in his Department; the annual salary of each... - Fiscal Policy
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the projections or forecasts his Department has made with regard to the impact of winding down of quantitative easing by the ECB; and if he will make a... - Banking Licence Applications
232. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are applications with the Central Bank for a banking licence for retail banking services; if so, the number of applications with the Central Bank;... - Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will allocate additional staff to clear the backlog of applications received under the employment and investment incentive, EIIS, scheme in view of the... - Excise Duties
234. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans not to increase the excise fuel duty on the freight industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46577/17] - Banking Sector
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the downgrading a service (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46584/17] - Tracker Mortgages
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the recourse available to mortgage customers who were not offered the better value tracker mortgages by financial institutions when they took out mortgages;... - Emergency Services Personnel
238. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the hard work and immense effort put in by all the emergency services and crews that worked upwards of 100 hours per week... - Interest Rates
239. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason why interests rates are high here compared to other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/17] - Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
240. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason why community employment scheme workers are not liable for tax but those working for Tús are; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - VAT Exemptions
241. To ask the Minister for Finance if progress has been made in discussions at a European level to designate defibrillators at zero rate of VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Compliance
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax implications for Irish citizens living here that held property abroad (details supplied); if an amnesty is still available to such persons to... - Mortgage Schemes
244. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason why persons who previously bought a home in another jurisdiction but not in Ireland are not regarded as first time buyers here for the purposes of... - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the medical criteria as laid out in regulation 3 statutory instrument No. 353 of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax... - VAT Rate Reductions
246. To ask the Minister for Finance how and when he will implement the budget decision to put in place a VAT refund scheme for charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46870/17] - Insurance Compensation Fund
247. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of resolving the outstanding claims associated with a company (details supplied); the position on the liquidation of the company; the estimated... - NAMA Property Sales
248. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA owns properties in an area (details supplied); if so, the details; if the agency has plans to dispose of these properties in the foreseeable future;... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
249. To ask the Minister for Finance the eligibility criteria for self-builds under the help to buy scheme; the reason why the market value of the home is used rather than the cost of building... - Proposed Legislation
251. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46955/17] - Bank Restructuring
252. To ask the Minister for Finance what funds have been approved for the restructuring of a bank (details supplied) after the extraordinary general meeting on 3 November 2017; and if he will... - Tracker Mortgages
254. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons whose credit record has been affected by being wrongly denied a tracker mortgage rate or as a result of being on a less favourable tracker rate... - Tracker Mortgage Examination Data
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the independent appeals panel established to examine tracker mortgage issues; the membership of the appeals panel; the number of cases dealt... - Tracker Mortgage Examination
256. To ask the Minister for Finance the range of compensation as a percentage of redress available to persons affected for each of the 15 lenders included in the Central Bank's examination of... - Tracker Mortgage Data
257. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons estimated to have lost their property, private dwelling homes and buy-to-let as a result of being wrongly denied a tracker mortgage rate... - Tax Code
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy position in relation to the taxation treatment when a person wishes to pass on a non-farming business to adult children; and if he will make a... - Mortgage Applications Approvals
259. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks are permitted to rely on certain social welfare income in considering an application for a mortgage to purchase a principal dwelling house; and if he... - Banking Sector
260. To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria used by the banks in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 whereby a hire purchase loan could be sold to vulture funds at a... - Credit Review Office Remit
265. To ask the Minister for Finance the full procedure whereby a person that has been declined lending by a bank can get the Credit Review Office to review the decision of the bank; if the bank... - Central Bank of Ireland
266. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has received complaints or carried out investigations in relation to business loans in which the person is of the view they were wrongly... - Motor Insurance Costs
267. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the unfair loading of motor insurance premiums on the elderly with some quotes increasing over 50% from the previous year. [47047/17] - Banking Sector Regulation
269. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint two persons with a background and career experience in consumer protection to the board of banks that the State has a majority share in;... - Budget 2018
270. To ask the Minister for Finance the apportion out cost to the Exchequer of budget 2018 changes to the standard rate threshold and reduction in the USC rate between income tax cases below...
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