Written answers
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
- Financial Services Regulation
56. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that insurance companies and lending institutions show empathy towards farmers in south-west County Cork who have experienced extreme... - Vehicle Registration
57. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to establish a service in which persons can change their motor registration plate to their county of residence for a fee both as a possible stream of... - Brexit Issues
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to examples in which a region of a third country was part of the EU customs territory; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of the accelerated capital allowance scheme for crèches and gyms as published in the Action Plan for Jobs 2018 that has... - Departmental Banking
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to his Department of negative interest rates on deposits held; the details of same for agencies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a study (details supplied) regarding the use of section 110 tax relief in a location; his plans to address the matter on... - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from... - Property Tax Administration
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated yield from the review being undertaken of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11796/18] - Tax Reliefs Abolition
65. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce tax relief on trade union subscriptions; the estimated annual cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11849/18] - Departmental Staff Data
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than... - Public Sector Staff Remuneration
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the directions provided for the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during... - Ministerial Meetings
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with the shadow chancellor in London on 5 March 2018; the issues that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
70. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has directed all banks to apply a 20% discount on foreign currency earnings for the purposes of calculating qualifying income for a... - Financial Services Regulation
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of regulating the financial sector in 2016 and 2017; the amount of regulatory fees collected by the Central Bank from each tier in the same period;... - Mortgage Data
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if a buy-to-let mortgage which has been on interest only since its commencement by agreement between a bank and a borrower can be classified as a... - Central Bank of Ireland
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the reported closure of the Central Bank print facility; the way in which it was decided to close the facility; if a... - Tax Collection
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if inheritance tax must be paid before a house is sold in circumstances in which a house is willed to a person; and if so, the review that has been carried out... - Financial Services Ombudsman Data
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the average time taken by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to assess and determine complaints made regarding financial institutions; the number of... - Personal Contract Plans
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he and the Central Bank will take in response to the report by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on the car finance market; and if... - Stamp Duty
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if the provision that permits stamp duty relief for land involving the sale and purchase of land by farmers, which facilitates such considerations and which... - Vehicle Registration
79. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 27 February 2018, the position regarding the matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if a case in which persons (details supplied) have been refused the help-to-buy scheme by the Revenue Commissioners will be examined. [12255/18] - Wards of Court
82. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 6 March 2018, his plans to amend section 730GA of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to exempt wards of court... - Insurance Industry Regulation
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the mechanism by which persons will receive 100% of their claims; the timeframe involved in... - Tax Collection
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if assistance will be made available to a person (details supplied) to pay outstanding PRSI and USC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12375/18] - NAMA Expenditure
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid to each receiver appointed by NAMA since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12387/18] - Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the investigation into the findings of the Moriarty tribunal; if he is satisfied that the findings will be acted upon; and if he will make a... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who are blind can get VAT back on cars, in view of the fact they are disabled and require a driver to drive them; and the way in which the claim can... - Government Bonds
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which a bond owned by a person (details supplied) can be cashed. [12448/18] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
89. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the regulations for the disabled drivers scheme and eligibility for a primary medical certificate under this scheme to ensure that a person... - Tracker Mortgage Examination
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be an investigation of a bank (details supplied) removing from tracker mortgages customers seeking a top-up mortgage loan; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
92. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to utilise the credit union movement and its resources to develop new affordable housing financial products; and if he will make a statement on the... - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines that banks use when calculating the ability to pay of a person in mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12555/18] - Banking Sector
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) or other State-backed banks have been lobbied or communicated with by Israel or other foreign states regarding their management of... - Banking Sector Regulation
98. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has investigated issues regarding failure to comply with provision 3.11 of the consumer protection code relating to the transfer of... - Tax Data
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of all tax appeals with the Revenue Commissioners that are awaiting a hearing or judgement, by liability type; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Appeals Commission
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the average length of time an appeal case takes to be heard by the Tax Appeals Commission; the average time to receive a judgment; and if he will make a... - Credit Union Regulation
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons that entered draws in credit unions suspected of not being run in a transparent way will be refunded their entry fees in view of a Central Bank... - Vehicle Registration
103. To ask the Minister for Finance when the policy regarding VRT refunds under the VRT export repayment scheme was changed (details supplied); the date this policy change was implemented; and... - VAT Rate Application
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if a case (details supplied) will be examined in relation to the calculation of VAT on a VRT calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12637/18] - VAT Yield
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT received from the sale of print newspapers in 2017; the VAT received from online newspapers in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Employment Data
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the latest employment projections for the 2018 to 2022 period at national and regional level in tabular form. [12741/18] - Prize Bonds
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure for prize bond draws; the location they take place; the regularity with which they are run; the person or body that conducts the draw; if they... - EU Directives
108. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to sign the statutory instrument for the transposition of the Insurance Distribution Directive, specifically in relation to Articles 22.3 and... - Excise Duties Collection
109. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to investigate with the Revenue Commissioners the efforts they are making in order to increase their patrol of goods and products entering the... - Tracker Mortgage Data
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homes or buy-to-lets lost after the Central Bank wrote to the lenders in December 2015, respectively, by lender, as a result of the tracker... - Tax Reliefs Abolition
111. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce tax relief for trade union members on union subscriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12816/18] - Departmental Schemes
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received proposals from other Departments for a scheme similar to the home renovation incentive scheme to incentivise the refurbishment of derelict... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
114. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the regulations on the disabled drivers' and passengers' scheme to allow drivers of cars bought through a PCP to avail of the scheme. [12928/18] - Tax Code
116. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend income tax relief to routine dental expenses, such as fillings and extractions, in view of the introduction of the sugar tax; and if he... - European Central Bank
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has discussed bribery allegations against a Latvian ECB board member with his EU colleagues or with the ECB; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Development Plan Data
118. To ask the Minister for Finance the projects mentioned in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 that come under his Department's remit or bodies under its aegis; and the estimated...
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