Written answers
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
- Wage Subsidy Scheme
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of women that have been unable to access the temporary wage subsidy scheme due to being on maternity leave in the months preceding the application... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bakery (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can access supports and grants and so on to cover wages and costs. [8857/20] - Wage Subsidy Scheme
42. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the temporary wage subsidy scheme to the taxi, bus and coach sector (details supplied). [8892/20] - Insurance Industry
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurers are increasing premiums to customers despite no claims by the customer during the Covid-19 crisis and... - Cycle to Work Scheme
46. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on expanding the reach of the bike-to-work scheme to include students, jobseekers, those on disability allowance or doing unpaid work; and his... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
47. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place for employees in receipt of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in which an employer is not topping up pay and employees are working... - Covid-19 Pandemic
48. To ask the Minister for Finance if a matter regarding insurance during Covid-19 for a business (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the matter which is being faced by many businesses will... - Tax Credits
49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has evaluated the merit and costed an enhanced tax credits package for frontline blue light and medical workers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Value Added Tax
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason recycled plastic materials which have been subject to 23% VAT in their first lives are subject to VAT once again when it comes to recycling only to... - Vehicle Registration Tax
51. To ask the Minister for Finance when vehicle registration tax offices will reopen. [8375/20] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
54. To ask the Minister for Finance when a fuel grant in respect of a motor vehicle under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make... - Mortgage Lending
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if provisions will be made for mortgage applicants who were mortgage approved prior to Covid-19 and have subsequently become unemployed and are now not... - Vehicle Registration Tax
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if an issue (details supplied) regarding car dealerships will be investigated with the Revenue Commissioners; if a successful resolution will be expedited; and... - Bank Charges
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an ongoing issue which businesses are facing with regard to banking charges for direct debits that are failing due to... - Mortgage Lending
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues that some customers are facing with non-bank mortgage providers in which the provider has refused requests for a... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the exclusion of persons and businesses (details supplied) from the temporary wage subsidy scheme due to administrative errors caused by... - Business Regulation
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure for a business (details supplied) to obtain a licence to sell directly to the public and not through an intermediary; if he is considering... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if a similar mechanism could be found to assist businesses which are seasonal by nature such as a company (details supplied) and that were not in operation on... - Mortgage Lending
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if the banks are allowed to withdraw mortgage offers due to applicants being put on the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied). [8654/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the requests of an association (details supplied) regarding the urgent need to provide support to a sector due to the severe... - Mortgage Lending
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to cases in which the Central Bank is advising retail banks and mortgage brokers that pending mortgage applications cannot be... - Electric Vehicles
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if a grant scheme to purchase e-bikes will be introduced. [8693/20] - Tax Yield
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax receipts for each month of 2020 to date in view of the fact that it does not seem to be set out in the Fiscal Monitor April 2020; the tax profile for... - Value Added Tax
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the reclassification of VAT status to harmonise the VAT system on the island of Ireland specifically with respect to the coach and bus... - Tax Code
73. To ask the Minister for Finance when a double taxation agreement (details supplied) will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8744/20] - Gambling Sector
77. To ask the Minister for Finance when betting shops can reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8809/20] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
78. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to allow persons that are registered blind to avail of tax relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending panels for Departmental jobs which are valid for a two-year period in view of the fact that the hiring process is at a halt at... - Company Law
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider putting in place an investigation into the disposal of the business platform of companies (details supplied) at nominal consideration. [8882/20] - Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Strategic Banking Corporation Ireland funding provided to a company (details supplied) was used to replace an existing €30 million three-year... - Banking Sector
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request an explanation from a bank (details supplied) the reason a branch of the bank in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo has remained closed during the... - Central Bank of Ireland
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the Central Bank measure the impact its decisions are having on housing rights, equality and women; and if he will make a statement on the... - Flexible Work Practices
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted research on the impact of moving to a four-day work week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8973/20] - Small and Medium Enterprises
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if financial supports will be made available to SMEs in the range of financial supports provided to the banking sector during the financial crash of 2008; and... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners determined that an employer did not qualify for the temporary wage subsidy scheme after the subsidy was provided, if the liability... - Tax Collection
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VRT and other tax liabilities collected on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners by NCT centres since a company (details supplied) was appointed to... - Credit Unions
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the remaining policy, legislative or regulatory obstacles that are preventing credit unions from being able to provide funding for social housing through... - Tax Code
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will instruct businesses to base the benefit-in-kind company vehicle calculation on the previous year's mileage, that is 2019, as opposed to... - Value Added Tax
93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the VAT rate to 21% on goods to help small and medium enterprise businesses compete against online shopping outlets. [9115/20] - Insurance Industry
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the period for which a quotation from an insurance company should stand prior to being withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9192/20] - Wage Subsidy Scheme
98. To ask the Minister for Finance if assistance will be provided to a business in relation to an operational matter relating to the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will encourage banks to extend the moratorium on farmers repayments into the autumn in view of the ongoing impact of Covid-19. [9388/20] - Motor Insurance
103. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether, with regard to car insurance industry, it is reasonable for an insurance car provided to demand an additional €1,138 when the... - Job Losses
104. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to encourage a bank (details supplied) to intervene with a consortium, of which it is a part of, to ensure fair treatment of its workers in view of... - Value Added Tax
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of discussions at EU level on the action plan on the future of VAT; the opportunities which have been taken to continue to recommend that member... - Tax Code
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extend the scope of the SSD tax to milk products with added sugar; if information collection processes on products that are... - Tax Yield
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield for the SSD tax since its inception; the projected yield for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/20] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
108. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of illegal trade in tobacco; the additional measures planned to counteract such illicit trade; and if... - Customs and Excise
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal monitor for excise duty receipts for May 2020 or the most recent date for 2020, by category in tabular form; the increase or decrease of each... - Departmental Advertising
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been spent on advertising in 2020 by his Department and its agencies on social media platforms (details supplied) in tabular form; and the...
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