Written answers
Thursday, 30 July 2020
- House Prices
293. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with developers increasing the price of new build houses in recent days in view of the recent increase in the help to buy scheme; and if he... - Carbon Tax Yield
294. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual revenue raised from the carbon tax in each year from its introduction up to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Mortgage Lending
296. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to assist homebuyers that are being refused drawdown of approved loans due to one or both borrowers being on the temporary wage subsidy scheme in... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
299. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help to buy scheme will be extended to second houses in view of the chronic shortage of new housing developments available to first-time buyers; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
301. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for reducing the temporary wage subsidy scheme to €203 from 17 September 2020; if employees will be better off on pandemic unemployment... - Aviation Policy
305. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department has used funds raised by the State from the sale of its stake in an airline (details supplied) the proceeds of which was to be... - Aviation Industry
306. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of direct employees of aircraft leasing firms in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19610/20] - Tax Data
308. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies with section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 status in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.... - Ministerial Communications
309. To ask the Minister for Finance if he, his Ministers of State and-or advisers have ever used private email for any form of official Government use since the formation of the Government; and... - Ministerial Meetings
310. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings he and his Ministers of State have had since the formation of the Government by date in tabular form (details supplied). [19654/20] - Ministerial Advisers
311. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of his advisers and those of the Ministers of State; the remuneration packages of same; and the date of commencement in their role.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
313. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a formal process for appeals for refusal of the temporary wage subsidy scheme payment from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs
314. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reintroducing a tax relief on trade union subscriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19798/20] - Value Added Tax
315. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost if the Revenue Commissioners were to apply a zero rate of VAT to face masks using the European Commission decision to allow goods to combat... - Tax Code
316. To ask the Minister for Finance the person or body responsible for stamp duty here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/20] - Help-To-Buy Scheme
317. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended to first-time buyers buying a second-hand property or home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - State Claims Agency
318. To ask the Minister for Finance the legal cases the State Claims Agency is currently handling on behalf of each Department; the stage they are at; the nature of the claim; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
319. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will contribute in total to the EU Covid-19 response recovery fund announced by the European Council; and if he will make a... - EU Funding
321. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will contribute to the next EU multi-annual financial framework based on the agreement reached at the European Council; and if he... - Value Added Tax
324. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT for the tourism and hospitality sector from 13.5% to 9% for a full year based on VAT intake for the first six months of... - Insurance Costs
326. To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be legislation brought forward to reduce insurance costs for businesses in view of the crippling cost of business insurance [20397/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
327. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individual earners who do not qualify for the stay and spend initiative on the grounds that they have neither income tax nor USC liabilities;... - Mortgage Lending
339. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to help retain lines of credit for mortgages to persons who will be availing of the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
342. To ask the Minister for Finance if he received advice from his officials regarding the distributional impact of the stay and spend incentive; if persons in the lower tax bracket or higher... - Tax Reliefs
345. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for an enhanced corporate tax loss relief to provide additional liquidity supports for businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
347. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details relating to the issue of liability for income tax on employees availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the way in which the... - Departmental Data
351. To ask the Minister for Finance when the databank of his Department was last updated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20491/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
353. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to employees and employers being impacted by the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
354. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the help-to-buy scheme for quarters 1 and 2 in 2020; the number of applications approved in the same period; the estimated... - Departmental Staff
355. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed and-or recruited and-or... - Tax Data
358. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of persons that have benefitted from guidelines issued by the Revenue Commissioners under which the 183-day rule for tax residence has... - Departmental Expenditure
361. To ask the Minister for Finance the payments for services or goods by his Department to a company (details supplied) since 2015. [20776/20] - Legislative Measures
363. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of measures implemented in sections 10 and 11 of the Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No.2) Bill 2020. [20842/20] - Insurance Coverage
365. To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of the most recent discussions with insurance companies in relation to the need to honour claims for business interruption; and if he will make a... - Illicit Trade
366. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement additional measures to counteract cross-Border smuggling and illegal trade in products such as fuel, tobacco and alcohol; and if he... - Departmental Advertising
367. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by same; if so, if he will provide the details of... - Banking Sector
368. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that all customers of lending institutions that availed of a Covid-19 related break in their payments are subsequently being treated in...
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