Written answers
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- UN Security Council
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s bid to win a seat at the United Nations Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7135/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a matter regarding travel to China (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7158/20] - Brexit Issues
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional primary legislation is required in the event that the United Kingdom exits the transition period under WTO terms; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to prevent the outbreak of Covid-19 in Syria; the accountability mechanisms through which his Department ensures... - Passport Applications
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding renewing passports; if there are delays; the average waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of the EU recovery fund that will be allocated to Ireland; the amount that will be allocated to each sector; and the sectors... - Passport Applications
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the passport offices will recommence the processing of day-to-day passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the travel advice for families that have booked holidays during the summer months in other EU countries; if families should seek a refund for... - Passport Services
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he plans to reopen the provision of passport services; the reason the matter was not considered a critical service due to the... - Military Aircraft
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of permits granted for military aircraft to land at Shannon Airport and to pass through Irish airspace between 1 January 2020 and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the authentications and-or apostilles in the public offices to reopen in Dublin and Cork in the context of the Roadmap for... - Northern Ireland
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to pursue the matter of EU immigration and family unification rights for Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland with... - Middle East Peace Process
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which efforts continue in the Middle Eastern peace process in particular with reference to the need for permanent structures to... - Passport Services
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the online processing of passports will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8149/20] - Passport Data
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting time for a new passport, a renewed passport online and offline, respectively; if the demand is still high from Irish citizens... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens that are still abroad and seeking support for repatriation following the outbreak of Covid-19; the number of... - Property Tax
37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the process in cases in which property owners that sell their homes must pay the local property tax for the full year; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
38. To ask the Minister for Finance if changes will be made to the wage subsidy scheme in order to grant the payment to mothers on maternity leave and due to return to work in view of the fact... - Insurance Coverage
40. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to property insurance during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7450/20] - Tax Credits
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if childminders will continue to be able to access the childminders tax credit if they provide care in the home of the child on a temporary basis as a result... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
42. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the temporary wage subsidy scheme for the tourism and hospitality sector in view of the long-term impacts of Covid-19 for these... - Vehicle Registration
44. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects vehicle registration tax centres to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7974/20] - Tourism Industry
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures (details supplied) to bolster the tourism sector. [8026/20] - Primary Medical Certificates
46. To ask the Minister for Finance if the criteria for the primary medical certificate will be reviewed and qualification criteria eased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8029/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
47. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on adjusting the calculation for Covid-19 wage subsidy to be based on annual average wages to compensate for seasonal variations in income for some... - Health Insurance
48. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing tax relief on private health insurance for dental treatments to help stimulate the sector when the emergency has passed. [7052/20] - Tax Reliefs Application
49. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on directing the Revenue Commissioners to amend the terms of the MED 2 scheme to allow relief at the marginal rate for the remainder of 2020. [7053/20] - Tax Reliefs Eligibility
50. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 17 December 2019, if further consideration has been given to enhanced or expanded tax relief or other forms of... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
53. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is an obligation under the temporary wage subsidy scheme on employers to pay employees if the employees have returned to work as certain restrictions... - Insurance Industry
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of his discussions and conclusions made with the insurance industry on compensating businesses with disruption cover for infectious diseases on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dental Services
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports being put in place for professionals such as dentists that are often sole traders, many of whom have had no income or business since mid-March... - Revenue Commissioners Staff
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if the number of staff dealing with customers experiencing difficulties contacting the Revenue Commissioners regarding tax queries will be increased; if the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the rules regarding accessing the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if the Revenue Commissioners can be given... - Credit Unions
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if an impact assessment has been carried out on the status of credit unions here in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; the supports that can be offered to credit... - Home Building Finance Ireland
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for loans to Home Building Finance Ireland since its establishment; the number of loan approvals; the number of loan drawdowns; the... - Vehicle Registration Tax
64. To ask the Minister for Finance when VRT applications will commence. [7535/20] - Banking Sector
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to ensure that banks which offered term extensions to loans, including mortgages, will not add penalties or recapitalisation or... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) is eligible to avail of the wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7669/20] - Revenue Commissioners
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if the administrative officer audit and compliance 2018 panel which expired on 31 December 2018 is still operative due to the fact that the new panel has not... - Mortgage Lending
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to home buyers with mortgage approvals based on their pre-Covid-19 financial earnings that are now temporarily on pandemic... - Corporation Tax
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the conditions applied to a member state before it can avail of funding (details supplied); if corporation tax reform in terms of rate, minimum effective tax... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
77. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to include seasonal workers under the wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that their period of employment ordinarily would be during the summer... - Small and Medium Enterprises
78. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to aid small businesses that cannot receive a commercial loan from a bank in spite of the provision of the SME credit guarantee scheme; and if he... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
80. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7963/20] - Insurance Industry
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the insurance industry in relation to rebates for public liability insurance and employer liability insurance for those... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that have availed of each of the Covid-19 supports put in place by his Department; the number of employees that have availed of each... - Covid-19 Pandemic
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the capital acquisitions tax deadline of 31 October 2020 to 31 January 2021 to bring it into line with extensions granted in... - Cycle to Work Scheme
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changes to the cycle to work scheme to facilitate employees purchasing new bicycles and electric bicycles (details supplied); and if he... - Company Liquidations
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has discussed the liquidation of a company (details supplied) with a bank that is a shareholder in the parent company; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are planned changes to the preliminary corporation tax and preliminary income tax requirements specifically in view of the current trading environment... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some employers in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme are making the employees continue to work full-time but...
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