Written answers

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

  • Carbon Tax Collection
    32. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to refund taxpayers paying the existing level of carbon tax on a progressive basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25533/19]
  • NAMA Operations
    33. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to use the projected surplus from NAMA; when the agency will wind-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/19]
  • Insurance Costs
    34. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is working with owners of childcare facilities to find solutions to the ongoing insurance crisis; the actions he will take to address the matter; and the...
  • Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
    36. To ask the Minister for Finance if the code of conduct on mortgage arrears of the Central Bank will be placed on a legislative basis in order that it can be admitted in court proceedings; and...
  • Mortgage Book Sales
    38. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on State-owned banks selling non-performing loan books to vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25320/19]
  • Brexit Data
    39. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out an assessment on the likely net contribution Ireland will have to pay to EU institutions each year after Brexit; if this will...
  • Insurance Industry
    40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a State regulated insurance company in view of the recent report of profits in the insurance industry increasing by 1,300%; and if he will...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Staff
    41. To ask the Minister for Finance if the appointment of the incoming Governor of the Central Bank will be suspended until all investigations in New Zealand involving them are completed; and if...
  • Tracker Mortgage Examination
    42. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that all affected cohorts of tracker scandal victims have been treated fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25534/19]
  • Banking Sector Remuneration
    44. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to lift the €500,000 pay cap for workers in the banking sector; the reports he has commissioned on the matter; his further plans to make such...
  • Fiscal Policy
    45. To ask the Minister for Finance if funds held in the exceptional contingencies reserve fund, as currently designed under the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill...
  • Licensed Moneylenders
    47. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the high cost of moneylenders through legislative means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25525/19]
  • Insurance Costs
    48. To ask the Minister for Finance when the working group on the cost of insurance will complete its work. [25413/19]
  • Financial Services Sector
    50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his revised strategy for the development of international financial services here; the reason he is halving previously indicated levels of...
  • Insurance Costs
    51. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the difficulties being faced by businesses nationally experiencing rising insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tax Code
    52. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will complete its review of flat rate expenses regimes in place; the way in which he will ensure that changes are politically...
  • Housing Policy
    53. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement new regulations of vulture and cuckoo funds to ensure that those in search of affordable homes are not losing out to international...
  • Tax Avoidance
    56. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the plans of the OECD for a minimum effective corporate tax rate to cut down on tax avoidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tax Code
    57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on efforts to broaden the tax base; and his views on whether reliance on corporation tax is unsustainable. [25438/19]
  • Exchequer Payments
    59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on Exchequer debt servicing costs for the first quarter of 2019; the way in which the refinancing of Exchequer debt since the beginning of...
  • Brexit Preparations
    61. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of preparations for a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25493/19]
  • Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
    62. To ask the Minister for Finance the tangible steps his Department has taken to provide flood insurance to those properties located in areas with demountable flood defences; and if he will...
  • Motor Insurance Claims
    63. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress in developing legislation that would oblige insurance companies to inform motor insurance policyholders of claims made against them; and if he...
  • Tax Agreements
    64. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent communiqué by G20 finance leaders on digital services taxes; his further views on plans for a new tax policy based on the amount...
  • Corporation Tax Regime
    65. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on Ireland’s corporation tax base and level of receipts from the proposed changes to international taxation under the umbrella of the OECD...
  • Fiscal Policy
    66. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the State finances remain on course and that the economy continues to compete effectively with all other...
  • Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products
    67. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional measures that will be implemented to deal with cross-Border smuggling and illicit trade in products such as fuel and tobacco; and if he will...
  • Tax Compliance
    69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that REITs and IREFs are paying a fair share of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25527/19]
  • Fiscal Policy
    73. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a key conclusion of the recent fiscal assessment report of June 2019 from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the primary balance as a share of...
  • Corporation Tax Regime
    74. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the country-by-country report of the European Commission recommending the State to address features of the tax system that may facilitate...
  • Central Bank of Ireland Staff
    75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have been monitoring the developments in New Zealand regarding the outgoing Governor of the Central Bank there. [24049/19]
  • Carbon Tax Implementation
    76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has commissioned a study on the effect of the current carbon taxes in reducing the use of fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Credit Union Regulation
    78. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to keep the Central Bank industry funding levy at current levels for credit unions up to, including and post-2021 in view of the fact that credit...
  • Summer Economic Statement
    80. To ask the Minister for Finance when the summer economic statement will be published; the level of detail the statement will have in terms of fiscal and macroeconomic projections; the impact...

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