Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
- Banking Sector Regulation
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has engaged with banks over their interpretation of EU regulations regarding the imposition of break fees; if so, the nature and result of... - VAT Rate Application
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the dates since January 1991 on which the Revenue Commissioners published advice to the effect that the zero VAT rate for food supplements was specifically... - Revenue Commissioners Staff
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons the Revenue Commissioners recruited since January 2019, by grade and county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Yield
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the air travel tax was reinstated at a rate of €5 per passenger, including exemptions for disabled... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
152. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on concerns raised by the Ombudsman relating to persons being denied access to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme on the basis that... - Brexit Staff
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the number recruited by the Revenue Commissioners to deal with Brexit-related issues in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade and... - Tax Code
154. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax schemes, incentives, exemptions and other forms of tax measures that have sunset clauses; the annual cost of the measures based on the latest data;... - Cycle to Work Scheme
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if an amendment will be made to the cycle to work scheme to allow a person who had his or her bike stolen make a second claim during the five-year period; and... - Departmental Expenditure
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on tribunals, commissions of investigation and statutory inquiries in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by year, inquiry,... - State Aid Investigations
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount accrued in interest on €13.1 billion since it was lodged to an escrow account (details supplied); his plans in this regard; and if he will... - Land Transfers
158. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the transfer of approximately one acre of land from a person to a sibling as a site to build a house; and the implications from his... - Departmental Advertising Data
159. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on digital marketing in each of the past eight years; the items on which funds were spent; the criteria by which target audiences were... - Financial Services Regulation
160. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether commercial banks and building societies engaged in reckless lending practices between 2000 and 2008; if his attention has been drawn to... - Departmental Expenditure
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs paid to companies (details supplied) for projects each was engaged by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in... - Vehicle Registration
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if the level of vehicle registration tax being charged for cars imported from the UK will be reviewed; the way in which the tax is calculated; if the... - Tax Reliefs Data
164. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available at the marginal rate of tax; and the estimated saving in 2020 and in a full year if these were standard rated. [29663/19] - Real Estate Investment Trusts
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of plans and the timeline for implementation of same to address the tax loopholes enjoyed by private equity funds which are increasing their... - Departmental Schemes
166. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a car scrappage scheme; the estimated cost of such a scheme; if consideration is being given to such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - VAT Rate Application
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the zero rate of VAT on food supplements; if public consultation has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29726/19] - National Economic Dialogue
168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his attendance at the National Economic Dialogue. [29289/19] - VAT Rate Application
169. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the hospitality VAT rate to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29788/19] - Universal Social Charge Abolition
170. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29801/19] - Tax Strategy Group
171. 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. [29802/19] - Tax Code
172. 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.... - VAT Rate Application
173. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on 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... - Fiscal Policy
174. To ask the Minister for Finance if the indicative nominal budgetary package figure for 2020 of €2.8 billion is after the transfer of €500 million to the rainy day fund; if the... - Tax Credits
175. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 27 June 2019, if the restriction referred to in subsection (8) (details supplied) applies even in circumstances in... - Official Engagements
176. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to engage in bilateral meetings with the Austrian Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29890/19] - VAT Rate Application
177. To ask the Minister for Finance if EU VAT directives allow the Revenue Commissioners the discretion to operate a zero VAT concession rate for selected products or services; and if he will... - Climate Change Policy
179. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has ceased the purchase and use of single-use plastics; the public bodies and agencies under his remit to which he has issued an instruction... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of social housing units identified by NAMA; the number transferred to local authorities by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Building Finance Ireland Establishment
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount loaned out by Home Building Finance Ireland to date; the estimated number of homes to be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Loan Books Purchasers
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to protect the future of a small company (details supplied) in relation to a loan sale in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - VAT Exemptions
183. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason self-employed persons can reclaim VAT paid on diesel but not petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30040/19]
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