Written answers
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- VAT Rate Application
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review into the application of VAT onto food supplements; his plans regarding implementing the recommendations of the review; and if he will... - Insurance Industry Regulation
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Central Bank over the use of dual pricing by the insurance industry; and the measures he will take to ensure semi-State companies,... - Public Liability Insurance
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to tackle the cost of public liability insurance for businesses; the measures he will introduce to deal with false or exaggerated... - Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each State infrastructure project that is in development or is due for completion in 2019 in which it is in excess of the budget assigned to the... - Tax Reliefs Availability
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he can justify continuing very significant tax breaks to the very highest earners through schemes such as the special assignee relief... - Motor Insurance
44. To ask the Minister for Finance when the car insurance premium levy will be terminated. [46265/19] - Drugs Seizures
45. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of packets and parcels containing illegal drugs detected by the Revenue Commissioners going through the postal service in each of the years 2016 to... - Consumer Protection
46. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the poor level of consumer protection for mortgagors here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46548/19] - Property Tax
47. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the local property tax is likely to become increasingly problematic and regressive due to its link to the property market conditions.... - Tax Appeals Commission
49. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the rise in the amount of taxation assessments in dispute at the Tax Appeals Commission. [45807/19] - Sovereign Debt
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if the NTMA will be able to refinance debt in 2020 as planned in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39613/19] - Legal Costs
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of legal fees, and the companies and firms to which the fees have been paid, disaggregated by amount of fees paid to each firm, in the appeal case... - Consumer Protection
54. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied) which states that moving to a cashless society mainly benefits banks and card... - NAMA Operations
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the role he envisages for NAMA in the period ahead; when he expects the agency to wind up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46672/19] - Brexit Documents
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out an economic impact assessment of the draft withdrawal agreement agreed in October 2019 between the European Union and the UK... - Credit Unions
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the industrial funding levy on credit unions will be applied in the coming years; if he will consider exempting credit unions from the levy in... - Cybersecurity Data
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by an organisation (details supplied) which states that there is increased vulnerability of payment systems... - Insurance Coverage
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that insurance cover is made available to businesses in the wider leisure sector at affordable rates; and if he will make a... - EU Budget Contribution
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected annual increase in the net financial contribution by Ireland to the EU if the UK leaves the EU by the 31 January 2020; and if he will make a... - Credit Register Administration
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a breach of the Central Credit Register by a bank (details supplied) that resulted in customers being the subject of... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out a study regarding the effectiveness of the help to buy scheme. [45239/19] - Tax Reliefs Availability
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied) in relation to tax incentives for persons who provide rental accommodation; and if he will make... - NAMA Operations
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected NAMA surplus to be transferred to the Exchequer in 2020; the way in which it will be utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Reliefs Availability
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the ongoing controversy in the film industry regarding the requirement to provide quality employment and training as a condition for receiving... - Tax Credits
69. To ask the Minister for Finance when the personal income tax credit was initially raised to €1,650; when the employee tax credit was raised to €1,650; the cumulative inflation... - Economic Growth
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which the economic fundamentals continue to remain stable, notwithstanding international pressures; and if he will make a statement on the... - VAT Rate Application
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the difference in the VAT registration threshold for the sale of services versus the sale of goods; if he will review the anomaly; and if he... - Tax Code
73. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Franco-German proposal for a minimum price for carbon taxation in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46130/19] - Mortgage Arrears Rate
74. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on mortgage lenders imposing legal fees and other charges on borrowers in arrears who are co-operating with their bank to resolve the issue; and if... - Insurance Costs
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure more transparency on the part of insurance companies on premiums charged, cases contested or uncontested and so on; and if he... - Mortgage Lending
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if exceptions open to banks in applying the mortgage lending rules of the Central Bank can be targeted at first-time buyers and those who fall just above the... - Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the ability of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to act in the interest of aggrieved parties that are facing issues with... - Tax Code
79. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 26 September 2019, the way in which he can address the unfairness for persons cohabiting, in many cases in... - Tax Reliefs Availability
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing income tax relief for the long-term lease of residential homes to address security of tenure in view of the success of a similar... - Tax Collection Forecasts
81. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to propose an annual review of performance of his Department in tax forecasting. [45802/19] - EU Budget Contribution
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the contributions of Ireland to the EU in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the estimated future contributions in each of the next three... - Banking Sector
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed or plans to review the use by banks of exceptions that are possible within the lending criteria set by the Central Bank; and if he will make...
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