Written answers
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
- Rental Sector
255. To ask the Minister for Finance if additional taxation measures on rental income from short-term lettings will be introduced. [21095/20] - Wage Subsidy Scheme
256. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the decision to exclude propriety owners and directors working to keep their business afloat from the new employment wage subsidy scheme in... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the additional 5% increase of the help-to-buy scheme retrospectively to include all beneficiaries of the scheme that have... - Tax Rebates
260. To ask the Minister for Finance if the level of tax rebate for dental treatment will be re-examined with a view to being increased to make it easier on parents and adult patients to meet the... - Travel Trade Sector
261. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will meet with an association (details supplied) to resolve an issue about the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [21525/20] - Vehicle Registration Tax
263. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to concerns (details supplied) in respect of the future of the VRT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21548/20] - Wage Subsidy Scheme
265. To ask the Minister for Finance if the wage subsidy scheme and other assistance will be given to tour and bus operators (details supplied) to allow them to get back up and running; and if he... - EU Directives
266. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications of the EU fifth anti-money laundering directive with respect to the regulation of digital, virtual and cryptocurrencies; and if... - Wage Subsidy Scheme
267. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in receipt of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in the past months since its introduction in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Motor Insurance
268. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the increasingly high cost of motor insurance, in particular for professional lorry and truck drivers; and if he will make a... - Tax Rebates
270. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount claimed on the Med2 form for dental expenses in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - State Savings Schemes
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the State agency which has oversight of State savings accounts administered via An Post and to whom persons who have an issue with the practices of An Post... - Covid-19 Pandemic
274. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to assist workers with the higher household costs that arise from remote working arrangements in view of the increased prevalence of remote working... - Mortgage Data
275. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a bank (details supplied) is selling a portfolio of distressed mortgages on family homes to a vulture fund... - Covid-19 Pandemic
276. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering waiving the court fees and excise duties for the 2020/2021 licensing year in view of the fact that licensed premises have been closed for... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
277. To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria for the help-to-buy scheme; the criteria in cases in which contracts predate the announcement of the new changes to the scheme; and if he will... - Mortgage Lending
279. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a bank (details supplied) is discriminating against mortgage applicants who are recipients of the temporary... - Insurance Industry
280. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that emergency medical technicians who are fully registered with the pre-hospital emergency care council and in... - Insurance Costs
281. To ask the Minister for Finance if issues raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding insurance for the sport horse industry will be addressed; and if he will make a... - Tax Collection
282. To ask the Minister for Finance if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21522/20] - Revenue Commissioners
283. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will complete and publish its review of the operation of section 114 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 regarding the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
284. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the pandemic stabilisation and recovery fund will operate; the nature of the investment the fund has undertaken to date; the criteria applied... - Gambling Sector
285. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the licence for on-course bookmakers by year in view of the large loss in income they have sustained as a result of the Covid-19... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
286. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who was approved for the help-to-buy scheme in 2019 can retrospectively apply for the recently expanded help-to-buy initiative in cases in which... - Employment Data
287. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons over 66 years of age who declare as self-employed; the number of persons over 66 years of age working in companies while earning wages... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
288. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the LTV rate in the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
289. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the taxation of index funds and ETFs; if the periodic taxation of ETFs is to be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Motor Insurance
291. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised the practice with the motor insurance industry of increasing premiums when persons move home even when this is within the same town. [21928/20] - Carbon Tax Yield
292. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount the carbon tax will raise in view of the proposed increases in the carbon tax as outlined in the programme for Government in each of the... - Employment Data
293. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of self-employed persons registered with the Revenue Commissioners who list their profession as musician, sound engineer, lighting engineer and... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
294. To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be a reduction in the amount required to be paid to the Revenue Commissioners by voluntary organisations whose premises have been closed for the... - Tax Collection
295. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding a taxation rate error in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22039/20] - Property Tax
296. To ask the Minister for Finance when the local property tax will be reviewed and anomalies corrected, which in turn will ensure that local government is properly funded; and if he will make... - Tax Code
299. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to conduct a full review of the taxation policy of married persons and cohabitating partnerships in view of the time that elapsed since an... - Banking Sector
301. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of banks that have communicated to the Central Bank an intention to pay dividends in 2020; the actions of the Central Bank in response in each... - Insurance Industry
302. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of insurers that have communicated to the Central Bank an intention to pay dividends in 2020; the actions of the Central Bank in response in each... - Value Added Tax
305. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason labour for arts and entertainment is not treated equally to other service workers in terms of VAT; his plans to ensure such labour will be... - Tax Code
306. To ask the Minister for Finance the rules governing the withdrawal of funds from private pensions; if a consumer can withdraw all of their money while paying the relevant tax without the... - Currency Exchange
307. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times and the dates on which the working group to monitor cryptocurrency development has met since its establishment; and if he will make a... - Aer Lingus
308. To ask the Minister for Finance the areas in which the proceeds from the sale of Aer Lingus which established the connectivity fund (details supplied) have been invested to date; the value... - Departmental Offices
309. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will... - Credit Unions
310. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been notified by the Central Bank as to the number of credit unions that have saving and lending restrictions in place; and the number, location and... - Pension Provisions
311. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been notified by the Central Bank that an additional 20% increase in pension contributions is to be awarded to staff at the bank; and if he will... - Ministerial Advisers
313. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an...
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