Written answers
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if childcare employees who are due to return to work following maternity leave are eligible for a subsidy under the temporary wage subsidy scheme [5560/20] - Help-To-Buy Scheme
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if homes built for a number of years but never lived in or finished can be included in the help to buy scheme for first-time buyers; and if not, the reason... - VAT Rate Application
48. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans and proposals to assist businesses especially in the tourism sector in respect of re-examining the VAT rate for the tourism area; and if he will make... - Pension Provisions
49. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to consider allowing certain pension scheme members access to additional voluntary contributions as a means of stimulating the economy; and if he... - Vehicle Registration
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanism relating to VRT payments on vehicles that were purchased before the closure of the NCT/VRT offices in order to be in a position to drive and... - VAT Rate Application
53. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on amending and revising down the VAT rate applicable to the hotel and tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5885/20] - Insurance Coverage
54. To ask the Minister for Finance if further engagement has been or is planned to be taken with the insurance industry regarding insurance cover for businesses required to close during the... - Home Building Finance Ireland
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if an application will be reviewed and approved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6153/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of workers on the WSS whose earnings are below €205 and €350, respectively. [6156/20] - Real Estate Investment Trusts
58. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is an appropriate time to re-evaluate the special arrangements that entities such as REITs enjoy (details supplied); and if he will... - Tax Collection
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to the temporary suspension of the collection of professional withholding tax from payments made to dentists contracted by the... - Departmental Contracts
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the specific issues with the wage subsidy scheme and the attempts of a person (details supplied) to now reopen their... - Ministerial Meetings
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if concerns (details supplied) will be investigated; if there will be greater assistance in areas such as VAT and employer’s PRSI; and if he will meet... - Financial Services Sector
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if zero interest loan schemes for SMEs are being considered to bridge liquidity difficulties for businesses following the confirmation that banks can now... - Proposed Legislation
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each legislative change that will be needed for all items announced on 2 May 2020 (details supplied). [5676/20] - Mortgage Applications Approvals
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks are refusing mortgages to customers that are still employed but on the temporary Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme (details supplied). [5689/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a delay in approving the grant for vehicles for transport under the drivers and passengers scheme during the Covid-19 crisis; and the reason for... - Departmental Correspondence
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if a reply will to issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5828/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
70. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some mortgage providers are blocking any mortgage payment moratorium necessitated by job losses due to... - Revenue Commissioners
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if the J9 stamp being used by the Revenue Commissioners to process the wage subsidy scheme will be treated as paid contributions for employees under the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an adjustment to the Covid-19 wage subsidy payment to allow for more flexibility to include those workers that had just commenced... - Vehicle Registration
76. To ask the Minister for Finance when certificates in respect of an imported vehicle (details supplied) will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5892/20] - Insurance Coverage
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of insurance companies requesting engineers' certificates before offering quotes to potential customers; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if the case of a company (details supplied) will be investigated. [5909/20] - Retail Sector
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if a response will issue to a matter raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5917/20] - Commencement of Legislation
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the stages required in order to commence the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/20] - Property Tax Collection
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Revenue Commissioners to defer collection of the LPT from those affected by the Covid-19 crisis, that is, those on the pandemic... - Departmental Contracts
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if payments or expenses are being paid to a person (details supplied) for services provided during the Covid-19 crisis to the Government and An Taoiseach. [5962/20] - Pension Levy
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to removing or altering the levy applied to occupational pensions of those who worked in semi-State companies; and if he will... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an article (details supplied) and a recent report by a company confirming that the former Anglo Irish Bank was insolvent in... - Insurance Industry
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if all insurers and reinsurers based or operating here have signalled to the Central Bank that they will not pay discretionary dividends or implement share buy... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if an organisation (details supplied) has benefited from the wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6116/20] - Banking Sector
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if the report by a company (details supplied) into the activities of the SCBI will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6130/20] - VAT Rate Application
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the position relating to the VAT rate that applies to different types of activities in the commercial water sports sector including the provision of diving... - Tax Collection
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in carbon tax in each of the years 2018 and 2019, respectively. [6161/20] - Mortgage Interest Rates
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has made to date with banks here with regard to a significant reduction of interest rates on residential mortgages in view of the fact that... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Data
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that would be generated by imposing a €500 per year tax on all second homes, a €850 per year tax on all third homes and a... - Brexit Issues
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if the impact of a hard or no-deal Brexit on the economy here has been revised and updated by his Department taking into account the impact the Covid-19... - Bank Charges
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the banking sector to temporarily remove the current fees charged to businesses for the use of contactless payment (details supplied).... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if residents of direct provision centres that were in taxable employment prior to the Covid-19 restrictions being put in place are eligible to participate in... - VAT Rate Application
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners has scope under the EU Commission Decision C (2020) 2146 of 3 April 2020 to extend the zero rate of VAT on medical supplies to an... - Tax Reliefs Availability
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is tax relief or grants or supports available to businesses that will need to incur costs to implement social distancing measures in the interest of... - Exchequer Deficit
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated deficit the State will have accrued in public finances as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic; his views on whether Ireland will be... - Tax Credits
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if the tax credit given to the carers of incapacitated persons will be increased in view of the fact that carers are providing full-time care and attention... - Tax Data
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue that would be generated if the betting intermediary duty rate increased from 25% to 30%; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Data
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the dividend paid to the Exchequer by each commercial State company in 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6516/20] - Tax Collection
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if recipients of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment will be subjected to tax on the payments at a later date; if no decision has been made, when a... - Insurance Costs
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain insurers are increasing the insurance premium of persons whose NCT certificate is out of date as a... - Tax Collection
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if employees enrolled in the TWSS will have non-statutory deductions automatically reapplied after exiting the scheme while remaining in employment; and if he... - Insurance Coverage
118. To ask the Minister for Finance if an issue (details supplied) regarding wedding insurance policies will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6636/20] - Mortgage Lending
119. To ask the Minister for Finance if all mortgage holders and business customers of the banks availing of a payment break as a result of Covid-19 will have the option of having the term of... - Tax Data
121. To ask the Minister for Finance the companies that qualify for the proposed tax warehousing scheme; if it is restricted to businesses unable to trade due to the Covid-19 related... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
123. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company which had some staff on the wage subsidy scheme who will be re-employed after 1 May 2020 will have their wage subsidy refunded; and if he will... - Brexit Issues
124. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected cost to the Exchequer in the event of a failure to agree a trade agreement between the European Union and the UK; and if he will make a... - Universal Social Charge Application
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which USC charges are applied to apprentices; if he has considered waiving this charge for apprentices;; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banking Sector
127. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether banks should extend the approval in principle periods for those on the temporary wage subsidy scheme and other such Covid-19 measures; if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
128. To ask the Minister for Finance if the procedures of the wage subsidy scheme will be investigated (details supplied). [6822/20] - Credit Unions
132. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the credit union network post Covid-19; and the steps he will take to empower it to help with the recovery post Covid-19. [6945/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the issue of late payroll submissions to the Revenue Commissioners by accountancy firms whose business was affected by Covid-19; if the... - Cycle to Work Scheme
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if the cycle-to-work scheme will be amended to eliminate the five year limit in order that those who have had bikes stolen can get a new bike, even if they... - Departmental Contracts
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on external consultants by his Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are in place; the way in which...
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