Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
379. To ask the Minister for Finance if the six-month moratorium on business loans which has now expired will be extended in view of the stricter Covid-19 restrictions. [32299/20] - Carbon Tax Yield
381. To ask the Minister for Finance the distributional impact of increases in the carbon tax from budgets prior to 2021 had on different income groups; and the compensation measures taken to... - Retail Sector
382. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposed introduction of a minimum spend restriction for all tourists of €175 under the retail export scheme, the highest possible... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
383. To ask the Minister for Finance if the fuel rebate scheme can be reintroduced for coach tourism operators, taxi drivers and other transport providers in the industry that can prove that... - Departmental Bodies
384. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of and position regarding a developmental role for NewERA in view of the commitment in the programme for Government; if it will evolve strategies... - Retail Sector
385. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that the retail export scheme threshold will not change. [33099/20] - Primary Medical Certificates
386. To ask the Minister for Finance when his Department will reissue primary medical certificates for disabled drivers and passengers in view of the fact this has been suspended following a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
387. To ask the Minister for Finance if a car dealership can be considered for the EWSS if its turnover is down (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33185/20] - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
389. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the disabled drivers scheme and the VAT and VRT off the fuel for scheme recipients if a disabled driver purchases an electric car;... - Vehicle Registration Tax
393. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding UK registered cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/20] - Home Building Finance Ireland
396. 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... - Cycle to Work Scheme
398. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the bike to work scheme as part of the Budget 2021 process to allow more cohorts access the scheme, including the self-employed... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
399. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will clarify the formula that was used to calculate the average net weekly pay under the terms of the TWSS for a person paid... - Insurance Coverage
402. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to take measures to ensure that insurance companies offer reasonably priced insurance policies to persons whose homes have been deemed at risk of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
403. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter in relation to the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32472/20] - Retail Sector
412. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an independent report (details supplied) detailing the benefit of the existing retail export scheme on supporting tourism... - Corporation Tax
414. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports that a company (details supplied) has paid €700 million in tax-free dividends to its parent company in the three years since the... - Insurance Coverage
415. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 20 October 2020, if he will expand on the way in which the possibility of the State acting as an insurer for... - Motor Tax
416. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish details of the changes to motor tax and VRT rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32681/20] - Departmental Reports
417. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected publication date of a report on capping the cost of licensed moneylenders and other regulatory matters in response to the public consultation... - Departmental Correspondence
418. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will support this campaign to retain rural services; if his Department has engaged with a bank on... - Tax Reliefs
419. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering a review of the benefit-in-kind rates and allowances for 2020 due to restrictions on movement and the closure of business as a result of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
421. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 14 October 2020, the reason a number of persons (details supplied) failed to qualify for any of the Covid-19... - Financial Irregularities
422. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to research carried out by an organisation (details supplied) on financial abuse and the erosion of financial independence for... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
423. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter relating to the employment wage subsidy scheme with regard to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
424. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the reintroduction and extension of the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32986/20] - Living City Initiative
425. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties either renovated or converted under the living city initiative for 2019; and the average amount per successful claim. [33004/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
426. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand the provisions of the stay and spend scheme to include the purchase of vouchers for accommodation or food purchase during 2021; and his... - National Asset Management Agency
429. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the deadline for the completion of a deal with NAMA’s preferred bidder for the development of the former Irish Glass Bottle site in Dublin... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
431. To ask the Minister for Finance the way regulated financial service providers, including pillar banks and alternative lenders, will be required to handle distressed commercial loans; if the... - Departmental Contracts
434. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contract; the company awarded... - Tax Reliefs
435. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence of 23 September 2020 issued to his office; if he will consider introducing measures in the Finance Bill to modify the benefit in... - Ministerial Meetings
436. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received an update from a bank (details supplied) following his meeting; if the group will commit to the future of a bank in Ireland for the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
438. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the date for filing returns for tax and CRO to the end of February 2021 in view of the current lockdown; and if he will make a... - Mortgage Lending
439. To ask the Minister for Finance the recent discussions between him, his officials and banks regarding the fact that mortgage applicants who are in receipt of the employment wage subsidy... - Tax Code
440. To ask the Minister for Finance if the objective of the carbon tax is to change consumer behaviour in favour of the environment; and the reason carbon tax is the same on smokeless coal as... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
441. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent reported comments (details supplied) by the ECB head of banking supervision regarding the payment breaks; his further views the need... - National Asset Management Agency
443. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the financial transactions associated with land registered which was sold by NAMA to a company (details supplied); the price paid to NAMA for... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
444. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33665/20] - Data Protection
450. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33844/20] - Tax Reliefs
451. To ask the Minister for Finance if employees in relation to recent changes around tax relief for those working from home were able to claim the daily rate of €3.20 as a remote worker... - Departmental Expenditure
453. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project,...
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