Written answers
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to reviewing wage subsidies for casual staff in view of the fact that longer operating hours are now required and that wage... - Property Tax
43. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the need for registered holiday cottage owners to pay local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10794/20] - Tax Collection
44. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it was a fair process to tax the back pay of nurses (details supplied). [10976/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if it will be ensured that workers who have no access to childcare and cannot get back to work, that the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be mandatory for... - Vehicle Registration Tax
46. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a six-week delay for small car dealerships to get a vehicle registration test; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
48. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to assist event workers recoup public liability insurance which has been paid to private insurance companies for the purposes of working... - Tax Data
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year yield from standard rating all discretionary tax reliefs and expenditures that cost in excess of €5 million per year in revenue;... - Property Tax
56. To ask the Minister for Finance when the local property tax will be sanctioned by the Revenue Commissioners to be taken from the bank accounts of persons; if the matter has been paused until... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) whose company is using the temporary wage subsidy scheme has been taxed over... - Mortgage Lending
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to cases in which persons are availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme which is then having negative implications on their... - Home Building Finance Ireland
60. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 27 May 2020, the number of the 70 local applications to HBFI that were rejected; the number still pending; the... - Commencement of Legislation
61. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to commence all sections of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10573/20] - Mortgage Lending
62. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the withdrawal of mortgage approval for those availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Data
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in carbon tax to date in 2020. [10659/20] - Insurance Costs
65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on and if he will address matters relating to expensive insurance premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/20] - Banking Sector
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made contact with a bank (details supplied) to discuss the temporary closure of more than 100 branches and the future of same; if he will write to... - Tax Code
67. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the 180-day tax rule (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10685/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will implement a moratorium on SME debt and loans in order to help SMEs remain viable during the closures imposed due to the Covid-19 outbreak; and if he... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the help-to-buy scheme and examine the need to include second-hand properties in need of repairs; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vehicle Registration Tax
72. To ask the Minister for Finance when the VRT offices will open again in order that dealers can register vehicles and complete vehicle sales; the way in which VRT registrations are being... - Probate Applications
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the documents required for a person (details supplied); if assistance will be offered to expedite the process; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
74. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the difficulties faced by persons in receipt of social welfare payments and others who do not have access to debit or credit cards and who are... - Value Added Tax
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10930/20] - Cycle to Work Scheme
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons taking up the bike to work scheme in each of the past five years; the cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Nursing Home Fees
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of processing the payment of nursing home charges for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10965/20] - Tax Reliefs
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) and a request to extend the section 481 regional film development uplift to 2021; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if the announcement by the Revenue Commissioners that there will be no VAT on PPE applies to dental practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Credit Unions
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an addition to fiscal policy regarding credit unions in a post-Covid-19 environment (details supplied). [11057/20] - Mortgage Lending
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the protections in place for persons who have mortgage approval whose medium and long-term income projections remain the same and find they are now subject to... - Departmental Legal Costs
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if a series of matters relating to €8.4 million paid to lawyers, barristers and consultants in respect of a tax case (details supplied) will be... - Mortgage Lending
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider asking financial lending institutes to extend the AIP, approval in principle, beyond six months for persons with mortgage approval as they... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if further consideration will be given to the application for the temporary wage subsidy scheme by a business (details supplied); the reason the business has... - Value Added Tax
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rate of VAT on services provided in yoga studios will be reduced similar to the reductions implemented for other hospitality services in view of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if the names of businesses availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme that are claiming for over 100 employees will be published; the value of the subsidy... - Property Tax
93. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on social welfare recipients struggling to pay property tax in view of the fact they also pay housing estate management fees; and if he will make a... - Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme
94. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the provision by which the employment and investment incentive scheme is only available to SMEs that are less than seven years old; and if... - Mortgage Lending
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the number of cases that have had mortgage approval withdrawn as a result of being on the temporary wage subsidy scheme; if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the extension of the Covid-19 emergency payment and the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [11235/20] - Mortgage Lending
97. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some financial institutions are refusing mortgage applications in cases in which applicants are on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the rules governing the temporary wage subsidy scheme as they apply to a company (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a... - Value Added Tax
100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reintroduce a lower VAT rate for the foreseeable future for the tourism industry in order to stimulate the industry which has been hit severely by... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a clawback mechanism for employers availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme, which subsequently laid off substantial numbers of their... - Covid-19 Pandemic
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a survey by an organisation (details supplied) that states that 49% of companies surveyed stated their intention to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of credit unions that do not qualify for the temporary wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact their turnover has... - Departmental Expenditure
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11293/20] - Banking Sector
105. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 3 June 2020, if the Central Bank will provide the human rights and equality issues assessment that was prepared as... - Covid-19 Pandemic
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering further Revenue Commissioners extensions, for example, the September deadline for corporation tax returns and the mid-November deadline... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if the situation in respect of the temporary wage subsidy scheme as outlined in correspondence (details supplied) will be clarified; and if he will make a... - Tax Data
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from a reduction in the thresholds for capital acquisitions tax on inheritance and gifts to €280,000 for... - Banking Sector
128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with a bank (details supplied) in respect of persons who availed of a three-month mortgage break who are now being charged fees of over... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
130. To ask the Minister for Finance if workers employed by organisations funded by Pobal can avail of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; if not, the reason for the decision; and if he will make... - Small and Medium Enterprises
132. To ask the Minister for Finance if research has been undertaken on the level of indebtedness among small and medium-sized businesses at present; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banking Sector
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the interaction his Department has had with the banks to determine the level of agreements being reached with small and medium-sized enterprises; and if he... - Insurance Coverage
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he can take to assist a not-for-profit organisation (details supplied) to secure insurance for the project. [11522/20] - Insurance Fraud
135. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the insurance claim culture in society which is putting small businesses under extreme financial pressure. [11547/20] - Company Liquidations
139. To ask the Minister for Finance when the next drawdown is expected to take place to pay outstanding claims from the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a... - National Debt
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Irish debt held by the ECB under each quantitative easing scheme; the maturity of this debt; the interest paid both in money terms and in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some banks are charging interest on so-called Covid-19 mortgage breaks and that in some cases this will run... - Office of Public Works
145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding spent to date by the Office of Public Works on acquiring and servicing lands in Caltragh, Sligo town, to... - Lease Agreements
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an indenture of lease can be provided in respect of a property (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected net voted, gross voted and non-voted expenditure by Department for each month of 2020, in tabular form based on the revised... - Office of Public Works
148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the property name, location, Departments and organisations that are the tenants in which a discretionary rent reduction has been sought... - Covid-19 Pandemic
149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a strategy is being prepared to facilitate civil servants who may wish to physically return to offices nationwide in view of the... - Flood Relief Schemes
150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Enniscorthy flood relief scheme; when he will be signing off on the project; when it will be proceeding; and if a... - Departmental Staff
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gender breakdown across each Department at each grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/20] - Civil Service
152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the policy on gender equality in the Civil Service first published in 2001 has been reviewed; if a fundamental review to assess its... - Covid-19 Pandemic
154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if further funding has been sought for 2020 by An Garda Síochána due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, when a decision will be... - Inland Waterways
155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agency, authority or public body responsible for the maintenance of each river and lake in County Mayo in tabular form. [11365/20] - Office of Public Works
156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State-owned land, sites and buildings in the ownership of the Commissioners of Public Works and his Department, outside of... - Flood Prevention Measures
157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if emergency funding will be provided for works at Carrahane, Ardfert, County Kerry. [11624/20] - Departmental Expenditure
159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/20]
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