Written answers
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
- Tax Code
208. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove VAT and VRT from advanced driver assistance systems on new or older vehicles to incentivise the public to drive much safer vehicles and... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
209. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change legislation on the disabled drivers scheme in view of the fact the qualifying conditions seem to be rigid and inflexible and may be... - Home Repossessions
210. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of family homes that have been repossessed by financial institutions each year since 2000; the steps being taken to reduce this number; and if he... - Tax Code
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT charges will be removed from the rental of disability aids during the interim period when the person is awaiting the delivery or installation of same;... - Tax Reliefs Abolition
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if, when the decision was reached in 2011 to abolish tax relief on union subscriptions, there was agreement to have the decision reviewed in 2016; if this... - Fiscal Data
213. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 30 November 2017 and Table 4 in the summer economic statement in 2017, if the planned investment in the rainy day... - EU Regulations
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy in place at each of the State-backed banks regarding Part 9 of the European Union (Consumer Mortgage Credit Agreements) Regulations 2016,... - EU Budget Contribution
215. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost if a member state's contribution to the EU budget was to increase by 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively, of gross national income, GNI, for... - Tax Rebates
216. To ask the Minister for Finance when a refund of tax will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15001/18] - Central Bank of Ireland
217. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the Central Bank's print works in Sandyford; the timeframe proposed for its possible closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Applications
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15105/18] - Tax Credits
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15146/18] - Tax Rebates
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount due back in tax returns from the Revenue Commissioners to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15150/18] - Tax Code
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the standard cut-off income rate for PAYE taxation is different for married couples with one income as distinct from married couples with two... - Banks Recapitalisation
222. To ask the Minister for Finance if dividends from each of the State-supported banks are deemed under EU fiscal rules to be financial transactions; if the receipt of dividends is recorded as... - State Banking Sector
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of dividends received by the State from banks (detail supplied) in 2017; the amount scheduled to be received in 2018; and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs Availability
224. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax relief on union subscriptions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15183/18] - Consultancy Contracts Data
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in those... - Revenue Commissioners Data
227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information in respect of a series of queries regarding consultants and information technology external resources contracted to undertake... - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are investigating a number of accountancy and financial firms that have set up companies on behalf of Russian citizens; the... - Fiscal Policy
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the Central Bank surpluses are factored into the fiscal space for the coming period; if an expected decline in the surplus is factored into... - Central Bank of Ireland
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank is disposing of the Government floating rate note bonds at a quicker rate than necessary to avoid failure to comply with Article... - Central Bank of Ireland Data
232. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected Central Bank surplus for each of the next five years on the basis of the minimum required rate of sale of Government floating rate note bonds to... - Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if first time buyers that purchased their home, paid their deposits and signed their contracts in 2008 but their first mortgage repayment was not until early... - Law Reform Commission
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of pieces of legislation both enacted and published by his Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of... - Living City Initiative
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the uptake of the Living City Initiative in each designated city and town since its introduction. [15393/18] - Mortgage Arrears Rate
236. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will release figures or statistics on mortgage arrears on a county basis incorporating 3, 6 and 12 month arrears data, respectively. [15394/18] - Tax Code
237. To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the excise of heated tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15412/18] - Insurance Industry
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank decided to discontinue the blue book for the insurance industry; if the Central Bank will reinstate it; the document or programme... - Tax Code
240. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated budgetary implications of the delay in introducing the sugar tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15459/18] - Energy Policy
241. To ask the Minister for Finance if an energy roadmap document from a person (details supplied) will be examined; if he will relay the document to the relevant officials in his Department; if... - State Savings Schemes
242. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding a person's (details supplied) State savings bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15611/18] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an application under the disabled passenger scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15645/18] - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
245. To ask the Minister for Finance the protections that are available to a buy-to-let mortgage holder that is seeking to hold onto a tracker rate of interest as part of a restructuring of the... - Vehicle Registration
246. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a concession in vehicle registration tax when the vehicle in question is a public service vehicle such as a hackney; and if he will make a... - Tax Forms
248. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to consider rewording the incapacitated child tax credit form (details supplied). [15740/18] - Insurance Coverage
250. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised with the insurance industry the practice of refusing car insurance cover to drivers; the number of drivers refused insurance in 2017 and to... - Stamp Duty
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) is entitled to consolidation relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15847/18] - Financial Services Regulation
253. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Central Bank to ensure that appropriate legislation is brought forward in order to compel vulture funds upon acquiring loan books... - Community Banking
255. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the report on the community banking; the reason for the delay in publishing the report; if the delay is being caused by a disagreement between... - Financial Services Sector
256. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the regulation of personal contract plans for car purchase finance; the level of this financial debt; the role of the Central Bank in this... - Mortgage Data
257. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders that are more than 18 months in arrears on their family homes; the steps being taken to assist these persons; and if he will... - Financial Services Regulation
258. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 16 January 2018, the position regarding proposals to prohibit the payment of fees, commissions or non-monetary... - Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
259. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the delays in the Revenue Commissioners issuing certificates for the employment investment incentive scheme to enable... - Tax Reliefs Availability
260. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the amount of country money tax relief available to persons or to alter the conditions of the relief; and if he will make a statement on... - Stamp Duty
261. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the anticipated revenue from commercial stamp duty is not materialising with regard to the latest Exchequer figures; and if he will... - Banking Sector
262. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure on public relations firms or media consultants for each of the State backed banks in each of the past five years, by firms, advisers and... - Mortgage Insurance
266. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of life loans and life mortgages in respect of residential properties in issuance here; the amount owed on these loans; if such loans are still... - Banking Sector
267. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has analysed the costs and benefits of the move of a bank (details supplied) to new premises in Dublin city centre and Leopardstown;... - Insurance Industry
268. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he is taking to address the situation whereby some insurance companies are refusing to insure vehicles over ten years old with a valid NCT... - Tax Data
269. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax collected for each of the years 2014 to 2017 from companies in respect of the close company surcharge applying to net of tax... - Rental Sector
271. To ask the Minister for Finance if the options set out in the report of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers dated September 2017 have been... - Departmental Staff Data
272. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of clerical officers and clerical assistants in his Department on temporary contracts by years of service; if these officers will be offered... - Tax Reliefs Data
273. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of tax relief provided to employers for employer contributions to pension schemes based on the most recent data available between occupational... - Pension Provisions
277. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has developed a costed proposal for a SSIA type scheme for pension contributions whereby the State will join the individual by contributing... - Insurance Costs
278. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the financial strain being placed on community, voluntary and charitable organisations and groups in meeting the costs of... - Tax Rebates
279. To ask the Minister for Finance if a refund of income tax is due in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16749/18] - Tax Compliance
280. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there are problems with tax compliance in the farm contracting sector; and his further views on whether compliant contractors are at a... - Tax Reliefs Availability
281. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax relief on membership subscriptions to trade unions as applies to costs for membership or subscriptions to professional bodies; and...
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