Written answers
Friday, 7 September 2018
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if the lengthy waiting times for appeals to be heard by the disabled drivers medical board of appeal will be investigated (details supplied). [35878/18] - Haulage Industry
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if road hauliers will be protected from measures introduced in budget 2019 in regard to the carbon tax; if other compensatory measures will be introduced in... - NAMA Portfolio
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of housing units delivered by NAMA to date; the details of these units by scheme; the further units that will be made available by NAMA by scheme... - Tax Code
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a tax is imposed on movement of goods, that is, cars (details supplied); when tariff-free trade will be allowed; and if refunds will issue to... - Immigration Controls
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of visits either planned or unannounced that were attended by officers from the Revenue Commissioners relating to immigration bureau officer visits... - Tax Reliefs Application
93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reintroducing tax relief on trade union subscriptions on a par with tax relief for professional bodies; the estimated cost of introducing... - Vehicle Registration
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the vehicle registration tax calculator calculates a different value for a vehicle that been imported than for a similar vehicle being exported.... - Departmental Expenditure
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the contracting out of secure printing by his Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [35531/18] - Banking Operations
97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request a bank to issue a refusal letter to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35558/18] - Tax Code
98. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners invoke section 122(3) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Collection
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place for the Revenue Commissioners to collect from self-employed persons combined income tax, USC and PRSI liability through the Revenue... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration
101. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the home renovation incentive scheme for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35646/18] - Tax Appeals Commission
102. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases in which the Tax Appeals Commission has made a determination and direction to the Revenue Comissioners in respect of cases in which it has... - Tax Credits
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of the total cost of the research and development tax credit which relates to expenditure incurred by businesses on items (details supplied).... - Mortgage Interest Rates
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the average rate for a new mortgage here is so high (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35684/18] - Enterprise Support Schemes
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [35714/18] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if a VAT and or VRT exemption on vehicles for service providers (details supplied) for persons with intellectual disabilities will be considered in view of... - Mortgage Book Sales
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of advance knowledge he had of the plans by a bank (details supplied) to sell a loanbook; if he has met and or communicated with other banks... - Tax Credits
108. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the earned income tax credit for farmers and increase it from its 2018 level of €1,150 to €1,650; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
109. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address income volatility among farmers and extend income averaging, greater flexibility on step out and provision of a deposit scheme; and if he... - Brexit Issues
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the modelling his Department is undertaking to examine the impact of Brexit on the price of grocery goods here; the financial impact this modelling shows... - Tax Exemptions
113. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an exemption from captial gains tax in cases in which a person or family move into a parent or other relative's home to act as carers... - Motor Insurance Costs
114. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by and extortionate prices being quoted to young drivers seeking to access insurance to operate as a... - Banking Sector
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that will be taken in response to the Central Bank's report on the culture in Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35888/18] - NAMA Operations
116. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to use any eventual surplus from NAMA to help resolve the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35892/18] - State Debt
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the debt to GDP ratio of a reduction of the debt by €2, €3 and €5 billion, respectively; and if he will make a statement on... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his departmental officials have met with a company (details supplied); the number of times he has met with the company; the dates of those meetings;... - Excise Duties
120. To ask the Minister for Finance when excise tax (details supplied) will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/18] - VAT Rate Application
121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35972/18] - Tracker Mortgage Examination
124. To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of the 200 employees of a bank (details supplied) that have been excluded from its tracker mortgage examination will be raised at his meetings... - Mortgage Book Sales
125. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent sale by banks (details supplied) and other financial institutions of performing and non-performing loans to vulture funds; if these... - Mortgage Data
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgages set to be sold by a bank (details supplied) as part of a project; the number of loans that are standard, variable, fixed rate and... - Departmental Correspondence
133. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36172/18] - Revenue Commissioners Investigations
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) who was an employee of ESB and received a settlement from it in 2009 will be investigated; and if he will make a... - Vehicle Registration
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners valued a second-hand vehicle purchased by a person (details supplied) for €4,000 at €16,719 and applied VRT... - Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason areas (details supplied) are being charged flood insurance premiums for parts of the area in question that have never flooded. [36189/18] - VAT Rate Reductions
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT foregone by the Revenue Commissioners at the 9% rate for each year and to date in 2018 since the rate was introduced; the amount collected... - Social and Affordable Housing Funding
138. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of work with the credit unions and the approved housing bodies on the establishment of a special purpose vehicle to facilitate the delivery of... - Tax Code
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the financial or other incentives that exist for the construction and delivery of commercial development. [36317/18] - Mortgage Book Sales
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which or the scenarios in which he may intervene in the sale of a portfolio (details supplied) to a company; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tracker Mortgages
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of banks removing persons from tracker mortgages that are in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the... - Budget 2018
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if an assessment of the impact of the Budget 2018 capital gains tax changes to tackle land-hoarding has been conducted; the way in which the effectiveness of... - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
145. To ask the Minister for Finance the action ISIF is taking to boost the supply of affordable housing here; the definition of affordable housing it is working to in this regard; his plans to... - Tax Code
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners request details of foreign PPS numbers, for example, an Australian tax number, from persons who have worked abroad for the... - Tax Collection
147. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the extra costs incurred by self-employed persons who have to operate the E relevant contracts tax and almost in all cases... - Departmental Communications
148. To ask the Minister for Finance the positions in his Department and the organisations under its aegis that have arrangements in place for lo-call numbers or 1800, 1850 and 1890 telephone... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the recruitment of 15 additional international tax specialists at principal officer level; and if he will make a statement on the... - Commencement of Legislation
150. To ask the Minister for Finance when section 28 of the Finance Act 2016 will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36423/18] - VAT Rate Application
153. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 9% VAT rate for the hotel sector will be maintained in budget 2019, which would bring Ireland in line with tourism VAT rates in other competing... - Property Tax
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the local property tax announced earlier in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/18] - Tax Code
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 2009 cap which applied to banks that had transferred assets to NAMA restricting their use of deferred tax assets to 50% of their corporation tax, which... - Budget 2019
156. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for an increase in excise duty in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36547/18] - Stamp Duty
158. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised annually by increasing the rate of stamp duty to 6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36593/18] - Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
159. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue forgone each year by maintaining the help to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36594/18] - Tax Data
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be raised annually by implementing four new tax bands by amounts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
161. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for a site value tax; the estimated revenue that might be raised by this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36597/18] - Tax Reliefs Data
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax saved by financial institutions here due to their ability to use historical losses to reduce current liabilities; and if he will make a... - Corporation Tax
163. To ask the Minister for Finance the effective corporation tax rate in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36601/18] - Excise Duties
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to break down excise duty on alcohol based on final sale to the customer; the breakdown of excise duty on alcohol in each of the past three... - Credit Union Regulation
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the lending limits imposed by the Central Bank on a credit union (details supplied) are fair and reasonable; if these lending limits... - Loan Books Purchasers
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or banks here are taking direction from the European Central Bank regarding the sale of loan and mortagage portfolios to investment companies; if his... - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the appointment of Ireland's directorship of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. [36647/18] - VAT Rate Increases
168. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector will be retained in view of the negative impact which a rise in VAT rates would have for the hotel industry... - Stamp Duty
169. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to stamp duty and tax in cases in which a parent plans to transfer the family home or part thereof to a son or daughter who has been... - Personal Contract Plans
170. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of regulatory changes that have been introduced since the publication by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission of its report on... - Tax Reliefs Data
171. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of share options that have been issued under the key employee engagement programme; the number of employees availing of the programme; the number... - Tax Data
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of taxpayer units by single person, married persons or civil partners with one income and married persons or civil partners with two incomes for... - Universal Social Charge Data
173. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of removing the 3% universal social charge, USC, levy for non-PAYE income over €100,000; the number of persons it would... - Tax Yield
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of reducing the effective tax rate on dividends to 32%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36817/18] - Tax Reliefs Costs
176. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of increasing the lifetime limit on entrepreneurial relief to €15 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - VAT Rate Reductions
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost decreasing the standard rate VAT to 20%; if this is possible under European rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - VAT Yield
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of raising the VAT registration threshold for small and medium enterprises from €37,500 to €100,000; and if he will... - Mortgage Repayments
181. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to consult with the head of the Central Bank to confirm the way in which the mortgage accounts of customers who have renegotiated terms and are... - Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the bank and non-bank on lender of Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI, funds in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and the monetary amount... - Small and Medium Enterprises
184. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has requested from the main pillar banks and other financial lenders the reason SME bank finance rejection rates have increased, especially among... - Tax Collection Forecasts
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the costing for equalising the earned income tax credit with the PAYE credit has decreased from €42 million first year cost and €76... - Tax Agreements
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the analysis his Department has undertaken in respect of the United States of America Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 regarding the new US legislation's provision... - Construction Industry
188. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle overheating in the construction sector, specifically the increase in land prices and the lack of skilled workers in the construction... - Brexit Issues
189. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of preparedness if there is to be a hard Brexit, in particular the requirement to expand the Customs and Excise of the Revenue Commissioners; and if... - National Payments Plan Implementation
191. To ask the Minister for Finance the further work which has been carried out in respect of the national payments strategy with the Central Bank and financial services industry, in particular... - Budget Submissions
192. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has received the budget 2019 submission from an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the financial difficulties in the sector such... - Private Rented Accommodation
193. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department studied the recent report by a company (details supplied) in respect of residential rent increases; the work which has been carried out in...
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