Written answers

Thursday, 30 November 2017

  • State Aid Investigations
    59. To ask the Minister for Finance his dealings to date with the EU director general for competition with regard to a State aid complaint regarding the use of NAMA funding for residential and...
  • Stability and Growth Pact
    60. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to revise the State's policy of adhering to EU fiscal rules under the stability and growth pact due to the urgent need for infrastructure investment...
  • Departmental Agencies Funding
    61. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the proposed HBFI fund of €750 million announced in budget 2018; and when it will open to persons; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Brexit Issues
    62. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department has put in place appropriate measures to minimise the impact of Brexit on the financial services here and the economy in...
  • Economic Growth
    63. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that this economy remains competitive in all aspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51311/17]
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    69. To ask the Minister for Finance when mortgage interest rates here might be aligned with those throughout Europe; the reason this has not been possible to date; and if he will make a statement...
  • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
    70. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which adequate working capital remains available to small and medium enterprises with particular reference to the need to ensure the protection...
  • Financial Services Regulation
    71. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to monitor the activities of unregulated third parties that have acquired distressed loans and mortgages from banks and...
  • Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
    72. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps likely to be taken to address the increasingly aggressive attitude of primary and secondary lenders that have consistently met their payments to the...
  • National Debt Servicing
    73. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects the EU to support the State's strategy in relation to the repayment of debt and loans outstanding from the economic crisis; and...
  • Fiscal Data
    74. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected figures for net fiscal space in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51339/17]
  • Tax Code
    75. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full year cost of increasing the year limit for the special assignee relief programme from five to ten years; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Universal Social Charge Data
    78. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full year costs of decreasing the non-PAYE USC surcharge from 3% to 2%, to 1%, to nil, respectively; the estimated number of persons affected by...
  • Tax Data
    79. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of self employed persons that will benefit from an increase in the earned income tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51344/17]
  • Deposit Interest Rates
    82. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing exit tax on life assurance policies from 41% to 39%; the estimated cost each year of linking the exit tax to DIRT reductions...
  • Tax Data
    83. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of creating a childcare support tax credit for parents of €2,000, €4,000, €6,000 and €8,000 respectively; and if...
  • Fiscal Data
    84. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost that is included in the fiscal space for mortgage interest relief in each year to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51349/17]
  • Universal Social Charge Data
    86. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing USC for each person earning under €60,000, €70,000, €80,000, €90,000 and €100,000,...
  • Tax Reliefs Data
    87. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full year cost of increasing the lifetime limit for the capital gains tax entrepreneurial relief from €1 million to €15 million;...
  • VAT Rate Increases
    88. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full year cost of increasing the farmers' flat rate addition from 5.4% to 6%, to 6.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51353/17]
  • Tax Data
    89. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full year cost of increasing the group A CAT threshold from €310,000 to €320,000, €330,000, €340,000 and...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
    92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Central Bank's invigilation of the management of mortgage arrears by sub-prime lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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