Written answers
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
- Primary Medical Certificates
189. To ask the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24264/18] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
190. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason all persons with a registered disability who have mobility issues are not classified equally when it comes to eligibility for reductions in... - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the protection in place for persons who want to restructure their mortgage in order that they can keep their family home (details supplied); and if he will... - Sale of State Assets
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department has used the moneys the State received from the sale of its stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the... - NAMA Operations
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans of NAMA for a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25091/18] - Capital Expenditure Programme
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if a proposal (details supplied) will be costed. [25589/18] - Insurance Costs
196. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the cost of insurance working group; when it is likely to report; the status of recommendations it may make; and if he will make a statement... - Stamp Duty
197. To ask the Minister for Finance when measures will be commenced involving a reduction in stamp duty to 1% in respect of the purchase of agricultural land which is purchased for farm... - State Aid Investigations
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the party that benefits from interest or other payments accrued while a company's (details supplied) funds are on deposit in an escrow account following the... - Insurance Industry Regulation
199. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to situations in which insurance companies are pursuing claimants or plaintiffs for their High Court and-or Court of Appeal... - Pensions Reform
200. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on tax relief for pension contributions; when his Department's working group on this issue will report to Dáil Éireann; and if he will... - Maternity Benefit
201. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the taxation of maternity benefit; his views on whether the taxation creates an unfair burden on single income households in which a new... - Carbon Tax Yield
202. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the rate of carbon tax in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/18] - Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Central Bank's investigation into an agency (details supplied); if the investigation has been completed; if not, when it will be completed;... - Sovereign Debt
205. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect the political issues in Italy have had on Irish sovereign bond yields; if a risk analysis has been undertaken by his Department on financial issues... - Programme for Government Implementation
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the programme for partnership Government as it applies to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
207. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to revise the rules allowing retired persons withdrawing their remaining retirement fund but who are unable to do so due to the requirement to have... - Shared Services
209. To ask the Minister for Finance if all staff will be transferred to the National Shared Services Office in view of the transfer of his Department's functions in Tullamore back to Dublin; if... - VAT Yield
210. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual losses to the Exchequer which result from retailer VAT reclaims owing to below invoice cost selling of alcohol; the estimated losses to... - Professional Fees
211. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 29 May 2018, the annual tax cost of the tax relief on professional membership fees before the changes made in... - VAT Exemptions
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if a provision will be considered whereby a specific industry (details supplied) can reclaim VAT paid on certain products. [24651/18] - Bank Contracts
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding bank accounts closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24765/18] - Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
214. To ask the Minister for Finance the definition of "first-time buyer" used by the Central Bank and the Revenue Commissioners, respectively. [24791/18] - Bank Contracts
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the sale of a property (details supplied). [24837/18] - Community Employment Schemes Operation
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person that is taking part in a community employment scheme must pay the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24840/18] - Motor Insurance Data
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if the setting up of the national database to track insurance claims to develop an understanding of the way in which the cost of claims is affecting motor... - Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Remit
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman is permitted to receive and consider complaints from persons that are of the view they were mis-sold payment... - Tax Yield
220. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income tax paid by persons aged over 65 years of age in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24873/18] - Banking Licence Applications
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if under current legislation it is possible for a local authority to secure a banking licence to enable it to raise funds for the purpose of issuing... - Motor Insurance Costs
224. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to difficulties musicians face in obtaining commercial motor insurance (details supplied); his plans to address this matter;... - Mortgage Lending
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum age that a borrower can be scheduled to have normal repayments for the duration of a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Motor Insurance Claims
227. To ask the Minister for Finance when the legislation which will permit the compensation of victims arising from road traffic accidents which involved vehicles which were insured with a... - Insurance Industry Regulation
228. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on insurance companies charging extra to HSE first responders; if there is a regulatory prohibition of such a practice; if there are tax incentives... - Financial Services Regulation
229. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding customers who were undercharged mortgages in 2013 by a bank (detail supplied); if the Central Bank formally investigated the bank in... - Financial Services Sector
230. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on situations in which investors using a stockbroker service are left exposed if that stockbroker goes into liquidation; if there is an equivalent... - Legislative Programme
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the sections and parts of all legislation brought forward by his Department in each of the past four years that have yet to be commenced; and if he will make... - Vehicle Registration
232. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason customs officials are continuing to seize vehicles which have been outlined in a ruling, namely leased and borrowed vehicles from outside the State... - Consumer Protection
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulatory approach to hire purchase agreements; the role of different authorities in this regard; the application of the consumer protection code in this... - Banking Sector
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department or the Central Bank has had with their British counterparts regarding the sale of a bank (details supplied) in view of the... - Tax Code
235. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the windfall gain tax on rezoned lands abolished in budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25264/18] - Financial Transactions Tax
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to introduce a financial transactions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25265/18] - Banking Sector
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which a bank can cease providing banking services to a business; the opportunity such a business has to contest such a decision; and if he will... - Property Tax Exemptions
238. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to lower the local property tax for senior citizens in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25498/18] - Departmental Budgets
239. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25571/18] - VAT Payments
240. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT payments received for each month from January to May 2016, 2017 and 2018 in addition to a summary of refunds under headings (details supplied). [25625/18] - Revenue Commissioners Audits
241. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to carry out an immediate audit of a company (details supplied) and to transmit by way of a spontaneous exchange... - Revenue Commissioners Data
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of notifications received by the Revenue Commissioners from other tax authorities of recipients of pensions from other EU member states resident... - Brexit Issues
248. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of additional customs officers that will be required to deal with the issues arising from the UK's imminent departure from the EU; the number that... - Customs and Excise Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners considered the need to arm customs officers that will be stationed on the land border with the United Kingdom when the UK leaves... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
250. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are provisions or exemptions whereby persons that had a share in a house previously and have since been divorced and are now seeking to buy a... - Property Tax Yield
251. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be generated if the local property tax rate of 0.25% was increased to 0.40% for houses valued at over €1... - Government Bonds
252. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of assets purchased each year from Irish financial institutions by either the Central Bank or other eurozone central banks, including the European... - Fiscal Policy
254. To ask the Minister for Finance if consultation has taken place with the European Commission in relation to the rules regarding the statistical treatment of the rainy day fund; if a decision... - State Claims Agency Data
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and value of medical claims settled by the State Claims Agency in each year since 2010 whereby the claim was either fully or partially recouped by...
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