Written answers

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

  • State Pension (Contributory) Data
    111. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts he has made to ascertain the number of persons in receipt of the qualified adult dependant increase on the State pension (contributory) affected...
  • European Investment Bank Loans
    112. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland, through its appointed director to the European Investment Bank, will support the cessation of lending to fossil fuel projects through the new...
  • Carbon Tax Implementation
    113. To ask the Minister for Finance if the carbon tax that applies to peat extracted for fuel, horticultural or other purposes will be extended in view of the fact that the emissions of...
  • Electric Vehicles
    114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new electric vehicles registered by each local authority in each of the past five years in tabular form. [9606/19]
  • Insurance Costs
    115. To ask the Minister for Finance if insurance companies will receive a guarantee that premiums will go down if a Garda insurance fraud unit is established; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Tax Code
    116. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT on natural gas bills is calculated including the carbon tax or minus the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9041/19]
  • Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears Breaches
    117. To ask the Minister for Finance if all banks should adhere to the Central Bank code of conduct on mortgage arrears; the action taken by the regulator if a bank is found not to be following...
  • Customs and Excise Staff
    118. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of operational customs officials; the number that will be operational on 29 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9100/19]
  • National Children's Hospital
    119. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount drawn down to date of the €490 million loan secured from the EIB to construct the national children’s hospital; if a further loan is...
  • NAMA Property Sales
    120. To ask the Minister for Finance the party to which land at a location (details supplied) in the possession of NAMA was recently sold. [9138/19]
  • Departmental Staff Data
    124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of conferences attended by staff of his Department in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the number of staff who...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    125. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent in advertising and-or sponsorship in respect of conferences, external and internal, respectively, in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date...
  • Departmental Data
    126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department who attended a summit (details supplied) in Dublin in 2017 and 2018, respectively; the cost to his Department or agency...
  • Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data
    127. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of SMEs that received loan funding by firm size of less that ten, 11 to 49 and 50 to 249 employees, respectively, in tabular form. [9254/19]
  • VAT Rate Application
    128. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the changes in the VAT rate for cookery schools between 2016 and 2019 and the rationale for the change in view of the skills shortage in the...
  • NAMA Board
    129. To ask the Minister for Finance if conducting a recruitment process for the position of chairperson of NAMA during 2019 (details supplied) has been considered; and if he will make a...
  • Film Industry Tax Reliefs
    130. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his proposed changes to section 481 tax relief for film production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9261/19]
  • Fuel Rebate Scheme
    131. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the terms of the diesel rebate scheme in view of the rising costs of fuel for Irish hauliers. [9262/19]
  • Tax Data
    132. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims and the amount claimed under the med 2 dental expenses scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/19]
  • Revenue Commissioners Staff
    133. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of extra Revenue Commissioners staff due to be posted to Dublin Airport and Dublin Port following the recent recruitment campaign; and if he will...
  • Tax Collection
    134. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 14 February 2019, the amount involved under each tax heading (details supplied); the number of cases in each...
  • Excise Duties
    136. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportions of sales according to different cigarette pack sizes that were or are available for sale here in the past ten years in tabular form; and if he...
  • Financial Services Regulation
    137. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the bank account of an organisation (details supplied) has been closed; if the case will be reviewed; and if...
  • Insurance Costs
    138. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of measures being taken to tackle insurance costs, particularly public liability insurance costs; when these measures will be put in place and take...
  • EU Funding
    139. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU funds in 2017; and the programmes these funds supported. [9571/19]
  • Insurance Costs
    140. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to help alleviate the cost of insurance for the leisure industry; and his views on whether insurance price rises within the sector have...
  • Banking Sector Regulation
    142. To ask the Minister for Finance the Irish banks that have to become compliant in advance of the impending PSD2 regulation. [9669/19]

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