Written answers

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

  • Carbon Tax Yield
    138. To ask the Minister for Finance if the proceeds of the carbon tax are used for a particular purpose or fund or if they contribute to the general taxation fund. [23527/19]
  • Tax Credits
    139. To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be an increase in tax credits for civil servants; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed in this regard; and if he will...
  • Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
    141. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applicants who availed of the help to buy scheme in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • VAT Exemptions
    142. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken by the Revenue Commissioners to publicise the change in VAT arrangements introduced in the Finance Act 2012 (details supplied); and if he...
  • State Pension (Contributory)
    143. To ask the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided on a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23239/19]
  • Excise Duties Yield
    144. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal monitor for excise duty receipts for April 2019, by category in tabular form; the increase or decrease of each category from April 2018 to April...
  • Mortgage Repayments
    146. To ask the Minister for Finance if payments made by direct debit to new owners require a written mandate from the borrower authorising such direct debits with regard to the transfer of...
  • Tracker Mortgages
    147. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) will contact all customers with similar cases immediately and provide similar additional compensation or redress further to a...
  • Tax Exemptions
    148. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing an exemption for import tax for tools brought into the country by workers returning here to work; and if he will make a...
  • Tax Code
    149. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the options set out in the report of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers...
  • Tax Reliefs Availability
    150. To ask the Minister for Finance if the motor tax relief and toll free relief available under the disabilities tax relief scheme continue to apply for vehicles being used as taxis; and if he...
  • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
    151. To ask the Minister for Finance the concessions and-or incentives available to persons who wish to secure a motor vehicle which would accommodate their disabled partner who is invalided or...
  • Money Laundering
    152. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and value of cases of completed investigations in the area of anti-money laundering in the past number of years; the current investigations under...
  • Vehicle Registration
    153. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a hold up with the Revenue Commissioners assigning the VRT code to a car model (details supplied)...
  • Credit Union Regulation
    154. To ask the Minister for Finance if a matter relating to the rules governing credit unions will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23549/19]
  • Tracker Mortgage Examination
    155. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has not intervened to address an ongoing issue in a financial institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tracker Mortgages
    156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Central Bank to explore the option of using the revenue from the recent tracker mortgage fines to establish a fund to support customers...
  • VAT Payments
    157. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly by which self-employed persons and businesses can avoid paying VAT on goods unrelated to their businesses...
  • VAT Rebates
    158. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts refunded to travellers from countries outside of the EU under the retail export scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2018; and if he will make a...
  • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
    159. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review will be arranged of the disabled drivers and passengers scheme criteria in view of the perceived rigidity of the scheme and the concerns that have...
  • Insurance Coverage
    160. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding insurance cover for adventure centres; the solutions that can be found; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Community Banking
    161. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce community banking on a wider scale here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/19]
  • Tax Data
    162. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of investments in property or property-related assets here held by investment funds domiciled here by types of funds and types of investments, for...
  • NAMA Investigations
    166. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of complaints made under section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009; the progress made on same; the conclusions of same; the...
  • Tax Reliefs Costs
    167. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of decreasing the floor at which the diesel rebate scheme becomes available for hauliers to 85 cent before VAT; and if he will make a...
  • Tax Credits
    168. To ask the Minister for Finance when a response to a query will issue (details supplied). [23833/19]
  • Tax Code
    169. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding changing tax regulations affecting self-employed fishermen; if he will consider changes to allow the taxes of self-employed fishermen...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Staff
    170. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he or the Central Bank has had with authorities in New Zealand regarding investigations into the behaviour of the incoming Governor of the Central...
  • EU Regulations
    172. To ask the Minister for Finance the preparedness of his Department and NAMA to contribute to and comply with the European Union anti-money laundering beneficial ownership and corporate...
  • Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
    173. To ask the Minister for Finance the processing times for complaints with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if his attention has been drawn to the delays in investigating and...
  • Tax Credits
    174. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost if the earned income tax credit for the self-employed increased to €1,500 per year; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Credit Unions
    175. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to update the Credit Union Act 1997. [24121/19]
  • Departmental Staff
    176. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of recruiting 20 additional tax specialists at APO level. [24122/19]
  • State Banking Sector Regulation
    177. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank informs his Department about the sale of loans by the commercial banks; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that performing loans...
  • EU Issues
    178. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the statement of the EU Commission in COM(2019) 507 final (details supplied); his plans to remedy the issue; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Excise Duties Reliefs
    179. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be accrued if the excise duty exemption on aviation fuel was ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24215/19]
  • Stability Programme Data
    181. To ask the Minister for Finance if the total expenditure figure in Table A10 of the stability programme update 2019 includes allocations from the national development plan; and if he will...
  • Tax Code
    182. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield or cost to the taxpayer from the non-indexation of the tax system each year to 2024 according to current projections; and if he will make...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Staff
    183. To ask the Minister for Finance the fees paid to the recruiters appointed to run the selection process for the role of Governor of the Central Bank; the cost of the process; and if he will...

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