Written answers
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
- Mortgage Book Sales
174. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether families should be allowed to purchase property for the same amount at which they are sold to vulture funds. [54198/18] - NAMA Social Housing Provision
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if a site (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can be used for the construction by NAMA of a significant amount of social and affordable housing; and if he will... - Vehicle Registration Data
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been an increase in the number of used diesel vehicles imported from Britain and Northern Ireland in the past three years; the statistics for... - NAMA Property Sales
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the median selling price for NAMA units sold each year in each of the Dublin local authorities; and the median sales and lease price at which new units from... - Customs and Excise Protocols
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the training for custom officials that deals specifically with racial profiling; if training is provided as to the way in which to deal with and treat foreign... - Tax Appeals Commission
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the Revenue Commissioners are of the view that section 949AG of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, prior to its deletion in the Finance Act... - Tracker Mortgage Examination
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if the review by the Central Bank of tracker mortgages has been completed in full; the expected outcome for mortgage account holders that may have been... - Mortgage Book Sales
183. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to ensure that persons who are fully compliant with their mortgage payments to a bank (details supplied) where their mortgages have... - Tax Clearance Certificates
184. To ask the Minister for Finance if the case of a person (details supplied) regarding notice of amendment to assessment will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54171/18] - Departmental Expenditure
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost incurred by his Department in 2018 for the use of taxi services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54210/18] - Tracker Mortgage Examination
186. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons (details supplied) affected by the tracker mortgage scandal in the case of a bank have been deemed... - Stamp Duty
187. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made for repayment of stamp duty in circumstances in which land is used for residential development under section 61 of the Finance... - Tax Code
190. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for changes to section 114 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in view of the decision made by the Tax Appeals Commission on 24 September 2018; and... - Mortgage Book Sales
191. To ask the Minister for Finance if borrowers from the 6,272 mortgages to be transferred from a bank (details supplied) to a corporation have received correspondence or communication from the... - Customs and Excise Controls
192. To ask the Minister for Finance the checks carried out by his officials to ensure that goods bought online from outside the State and posted to the purchaser are complying with VAT and... - NAMA Property Construction
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homes constructed which have been funded by NAMA; the number of these that have been sold by local authority and year; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
194. To ask the Minister for Finance the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if he will... - Departmental Staff Data
195. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54481/18] - Tax Agreements
196. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in respect of digital taxation. [54496/18] - Financial Services Regulation
197. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to combat the uptake of loans with high cost, high risk money lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54497/18] - Banking Sector Regulation
198. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on closet indexing which is subject to investigation of 2,000 Irish investment funds in view of the fact that the European Securities Market... - Brexit Issues
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the preparations made for a significant increase in businesses registering here ahead of Brexit; the measures he is taking in order to protect Irish SMEs... - Departmental Meetings
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if emails, memos or minutes of meetings between his Department and public or private banks in regard to cases of mortgage arrears or potential repossessions... - VAT Rate Application
201. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to VAT on food supplements, vitamins and minerals; his plans to impose a 23% VAT rate on such products; and if he will make a... - Central Bank of Ireland Reports
202. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he plans to take, including timelines, for the implementation of the recommendations and action points set out in the recent Central Bank report on... - VAT Rate Application
203. To ask the Minister for Finance if a system will be introduced in which clubs and associations that raise money voluntarily will be reimbursed VAT being charged (details supplied); and if he... - Customs and Excise Controls
204. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will put forward a proposal (details supplied) at EU Council level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1087/19] - Living City Initiative
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to implementing the living city initiative in Drogheda, County Louth to help drive residential numbers up and vacant properties... - Tax Yield
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected from the sugar tax in 2018; the way in which this compares to the amount expected to be collected in 2018; the estimated yield from the... - Stamp Duty
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of stamp duty collected in 2018 from non-residential property; the amount expected to be collected for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the... - Sovereign Debt
208. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Ireland’s sovereign debt that falls due for refinancing for each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Data
210. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have an estimate of the refund of tax that may be due to persons arising from a recent High Court decision... - Brexit Data
212. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new customs officers which will be assigned to each port and airport as a consequence of Brexit; the number expected to be in place in each port... - Investor Compensation Company Limited
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank makes it compulsory as part of its licensing requirements for investment firms and pension providers to be part of the investor... - NAMA Staff Remuneration
217. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 18 December 2018, if the National Treasury Management Agency will provide a breakdown of all discretionary... - EU Issues
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has submitted feedback on the EU roadmap for more efficient law making in the field of taxation and identification of areas for a move to qualified... - NAMA Operations
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of NAMA; the expected surplus to be returned to the State; the way in which the surplus to date will be used; the date the agency will... - VAT Rate Increases
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has commissioned an impact assessment of the increase in VAT from 9% to 13.5% in respect of hotels, restaurants, hairdressing and other activities; the... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
222. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a review of the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1257/19] - Stamp Duty
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that information (details supplied) regarding the sale price of certain apartments in Dublin in 2018 supplied by the Revenue Commissioners... - Film Industry Tax Reliefs
224. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects EU approval will be secured to implement the regional uplift aspect of the film tax relief provided for in the Finance Act 2018; and if he... - Housing Policy
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can intercede with the EU institutions in view of the need to clear the way for an emergency local authority and affordable housing... - Insurance Costs
227. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has taken to meet and engage with insurance companies here regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers particularly in County... - Economic Competitiveness
228. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the economy remains competitive in all aspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1367/19] - Motor Insurance Costs
229. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the benefits of the review of the motor insurance sector will accrue in terms of reduced premiums; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address matters relating to section 114 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1373/19] - European Investment Bank
231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have been involved in discussions regarding the possibility of providing additional capital to the European Investment Bank as a result... - Revenue Commissioners Powers
232. To ask the Minister for Finance if the issues raised by a person (details supplied) have been resolved; the incidents involved and the way in which each one was dealt with by the Revenue... - Tax Data
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of primary schools registered for relevant contracts tax in each of the years 2015 to 2018; the number and type of audits carried out by the... - Corporation Tax
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new applications to be assessed under section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 received by the Revenue Commissioners in 2017 and 2018.... - Tax Data
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims made by companies for correlative adjustments in each of the years 2010 to 2018; the number of claims for correlative adjustment conceded... - VAT Yield
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated total value of electronic sales from Ireland to Italy for VAT-unregistered customers and VAT-registered customers in each of the years 2015 to... - Property Tax Administration
248. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on providing relief for local property tax for older persons who are paying very expensive nursing home fees for their spouses under the fair deal... - National Debt Servicing
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount which has been saved in debt servicing costs as a result of the historically low borrowing costs since the economic crisis; and if he... - Revenue Commissioners Powers
251. To ask the Minister for Finance if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in securing a specific document. [1611/19] - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Comptroller and Auditor General carried out an audit of procurement of ships by the Department of Defence in either 2011 or 2012. [1653/19] - Motor Insurance Costs
254. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the future motor insurance premiums charged for learner drivers, be they owners or users, in view of the recent additions of amendments to the... - Departmental Correspondence
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the customer complaints received by his Department in each of the years since 2016; if the complaints are grouped into categories; the nature of the...
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