Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
- Tax Exemptions
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the artist tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/19] - VAT Exemptions
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to remove VAT from automated external defibrillator devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18436/19] - Brexit Preparations
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures undertaken to counteract the potential impact of reduced economic activity as projected by the ESRI publication, Ireland and Brexit: modelling... - Pension Levy
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the rate at which pension recipients must pay tax on a pension; and his views on the fact that this rate has not been increased... - Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications received to date for the first-time buyers help-to-buy scheme in Limerick city; the number accepted and refused, respectively; the... - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the contributions Ireland has made to projects supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date... - Customs and Excise Controls (2 comments)
107. To ask the Minister for Finance if CBD with THC levels lower than 0.2%, the European legal limit, is being stopped at the customs border from Europe. [19634/19] - Tax Code
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if flat rate expenses will be maintained for workers in the mining industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18405/19] - VAT Rate Increases
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided regarding his comments made in Dáil Éireann on 4 November 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Property Tax Collection
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount payable by a person who has never paid the local property tax since its introduction on the basis that the property is at the lowest... - Property Tax Rate
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected increase in local property tax for each of the rate bands following reviews; and when the changes will take effect. [18456/19] - Stamp Duty
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if a farmer who qualifies for consanguinity relief has to pay 6% stamp duty and claim the relief back; if he or she can pay 1% when the farm transfer is... - VAT Rate Application
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if provisions will be considered to help maintain the viability of small rural businesses, in particular rural pubs, in the form of an increase of the VAT... - Corporation Tax
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax receipts forecast at the beginning of each of the years 2010 to 2018 to be collected during each year; the amount actually... - Tax Data
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of registered companies; the number that were liable for corporation tax; the number that paid; the amount each paid, respectively; and the number... - VAT Rebates
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been received to date in 2019 in respect of the VAT compensation scheme for charities, which he announced in budget 2018;... - Teachers' Remuneration
118. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will amend and deliver the payslip of a person (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to delays in the processing... - Bank Debt Restructuring
119. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 2 April 2019, the number of persons a bank (details supplied) has petitioned personal bankruptcy proceedings in... - Consultancy Contracts Data
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18836/19] - Departmental Contracts Data
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments to private audit and advisory firms in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18840/19] - Insurance Industry
125. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for insurance reform in particular in view of the recent significant increase in insurance premium liability for industry, business and traders; and... - Tax Data
126. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the way in which the cost of tax expenditures in revenue forgone are calculated; if he is satisfied that the current calculating methodology is... - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding legal fees being added to mortgage arrears accounts (details supplied). [18943/19] - Tax Yield
128. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of taxes paid to the Exchequer by companies (details supplied) over the past five years in tabular form. [18988/19] - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
129. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland has received financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and... - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
130. To ask the Minister for Finance if under section 40 of the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears 2013, lenders should share with borrowers their documentation of its considerations of each... - Tax Code
131. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/19] - Insurance Levy
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised from the levy on insurance; the way in which this funding was used in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services Sector
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the position on the ability of banks and credit unions here to extend credit to Irish citizens that are principally living abroad; and if he will make a... - Motor Insurance Costs
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of measures to tackle the cost of car insurance; the progress made to date; the further associated actions that remain to be carried out; and if he... - Vehicle Registration Data
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons here that have been fined for not having VRT in each of the past five years. [19170/19] - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears Breaches
136. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain lenders are not complying with section 45(a) of the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears 2013 and the... - Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears Data
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the success rate of appeals lodged by borrowers to the appeals process within lender institutions against an alternative repayment arrangement in... - Mortgage Interest Relief Application
139. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that all lenders are applying the rules governing mortgage interest relief in cases in which the borrower is in arrears on the mortgage;... - Banking Sector
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to and his views on whether it is appropriate that a bank (details supplied) as a majority State owned institution, has... - Insurance Industry
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the work completed to ensure that all companies involved in the leisure and tourism industry can obtain a reasonable insurance premium; and the actions taken... - Tax Code
144. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 18 April 2019, the status of the outcome of the meeting between the Revenue Commissioners and an organisation... - Irish Real Estate Fund
145. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of property held by IREFs in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [19315/19] - Real Estate Investment Trusts
146. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of property held by REITs in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [19316/19] - Economic Data
156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an updated version of table 3 from the Summer Economic Statement 2018 taking account of measures in Budget 2019 and changes to other... - Budget Measures
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue that would be raised in budget 2020 from the non-indexation of the income tax system; and if he will make a statement on the... - Standard Bank Account
158. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a joint account is frozen in the event of one of the named persons on the account dying when the account is for use in a marital situation between... - VAT Rebates
159. To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of VAT payable by sports and leisure clubs seeking to purchase and install emergency defibrillator devices at their facilities; and if there is... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
160. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19498/19] - IBRC Operations
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated receipts due to be received from the IBRC by each year until these receipts are expected to end in tabular form. [19503/19] - NAMA Accounts
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of the €3.5 billion NAMA surplus due to be received in each year until all the payments are made in tabular form. [19504/19] - State Banking Sector
163. To ask the Minister for Finance his policy on the sale of State owned bank shares in the short and medium term; if this policy differs between the banks concerned; if changes in the value of... - Housing Issues
164. To ask the Minister for Finance the evidence to support the claims made in the stability programme update 2019 that there is a threat of an overshooting of housing supply; and if he will... - Economic Data
165. To ask the Minister for Finance his preferred method of measuring the structural balance in view of the inclusion of two methodologies in the stability programme update 2019; and if he will... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and amount of payments made in each year under the home renovation scheme since it was introduced; the amounts paid out under the scheme; and if he... - Central Bank of Ireland Staff
169. To ask the Minister for Finance when the competition to fill the position of Governor of the Central Bank will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19529/19] - Bank Branch Closures
170. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the programme of local branch closures of a bank (details supplied); if this is being carried out in order... - EU Funding
172. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to support the objectives in local communities of the InvestEU Programme of the European Commission in respect of the key policy areas of social... - Banking Sector
173. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to monitor the recently announced intentions of a bank (details supplied) to promote a sustainable banking future by incorporating... - Tax on Tobacco Products
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated increase to a pack of cigarettes if an annual tax escalator of 5% and the rate of inflation was introduced; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Strategy Group
176. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the publication of the tax strategy papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19554/19] - Tax on Tobacco Products
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated time for the tax rate on roll-your-own tobacco to reach equivalence with manufactured cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of actions taken as part of the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19560/19] - VAT Exemptions
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the feasibility of including nicotine patches in the list of medicines which are zero rated for VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19561/19] - National Economic Dialogue
181. To ask the Minister for Finance when the national economic dialogue will be held in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/19] - Appointments to State Boards
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made appointments to a State board in the past three years in cases in which he has reappointed a person that has already served two full terms... - Social Welfare Benefits Payments
184. To ask the Minister for Finance the social welfare payments that are subject to tax and exempt from tax, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/19] - Money Laundering
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of suspicious transaction reports that have been made to the Revenue Commissioners on an annual basis in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date... - Customs and Excise Staff
186. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the number of customs officers in County Cork in the context of Brexit. [20023/19] - Tax Reliefs Availability
187. To ask the Minister for Finance the position on recognising and using losses from a CGT perspective on the sale by a person of residential properties; the difference in the treatment if the... - Betting Regulations
188. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent meetings with representatives from a company (details supplied) on the recently revised rate of betting tax and the Gambling Control Bill... - Customs and Excise Protocols
189. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a format that needs to be used by a shipping company in charging the appropriate amount of customs duty including an obligation to provide a... - Tax Reliefs Availability
190. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax breaks will be considered to encourage fully qualified engineers born and educated here to return from abroad to work in industry here; and if he will... - Tax Rebates
191. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax rebates are available for completion of a house that never finished construction and was never occupied. [18853/19]
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