Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
201. To ask the Minister for Finance the definition of the meaning "wedding venue" under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if it includes hotels. [44876/20] - Insurance Industry
202. To ask the Minister for Finance the key measures under the action plan for insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44884/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
203. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the outdoor activities sector is excluded from the Covid restrictions support scheme due to the fact that... - Tax Credits
204. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to applying a tax credit (details supplied) to persons who retrofit homes for energy efficiency; and if he will make a... - Living City Initiative
205. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount allocated annually to date to the Dublin City Council living city initiative; and the details of future expansion of funding and the geographic... - Tax Reliefs
207. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief for dental expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1762/21] - National Asset Management Agency
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if assets were sold back to and-or transferred by NAMA and-or a third party to a person (details supplied) following their bankruptcy; and if he is satisfied... - Value Added Tax
212. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to equally apply a standard rate of value added tax to all white candles used in churches to ensure a level playing field and avoid a situation in... - Departmental Contracts
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or State agencies under the aegis of his Department have awarded contracts to a company (details supplied); if so, the value of such... - Vehicle Registration Tax
214. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are six-to-eight week delays in getting an appointment for a car to be assessed for VRT in County Cork;... - Public Expenditure Data
217. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of capital project contracts final accounts that have exceeded the tender value by more than 20% in each of the years 2010 to 2020; and if he will... - Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' scheme following the amendment to the Finance Bill 2020; and the date new applicants can apply for... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons (details supplied) who are jointly assessed for means by the Department of Social Protection have been refused joint assessment by the... - Interest Rates
220. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to bring forward proposals to introduce a market wide cap on interest rates charged by licensed moneylenders; if he is considering legislative... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the inclusion of second-hand homes within the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44976/20] - Third Level Costs
225. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the income tax implications of the €250 payment to non-SUSI students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Exemptions
226. To ask the Minister for Finance if the definitions of art relating to the artists exemption scheme will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45015/20] - Dog Breeding Industry
227. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of tax that has been paid by puppy breeders, puppy sellers, puppy farms in each of the past five years; and if his Department is pursuing dog... - Tax Code
228. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 9 December 2020, if it is correct that the €3,000 annual gift exemption does not form part of the aggregate... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if the criteria for the Covid restrictions support scheme will be expanded to include sports clubs that operate a licensed premises in view of the fact that... - Mortgage Lending
232. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that mortgage providers are refusing loans on the basis that an applicant is on the employment wage subsidy scheme... - Mortgage Data
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45177/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1006/21] - Tax Code
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year yield from each 1.5% increase in the minimum effective tax rate of persons earning over €150,000 per year. [1182/21] - National Debt
239. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of the national debt that is held by Irish bondholders; the proportion held by non-Irish bondholders; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to ensure that banks are not implementing unreasonably punitive measures on businesses that are struggling as a result of enforced... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
242. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the Covid restrictions support scheme limit from €5,000 considering the recent move to level 5 and in view of the fact that the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene with a federation (details supplied) and the five main retail banks to request that flexible arrangements are put in place for borrowers... - Value Added Tax
246. To ask the Minister for Finance if an invoice (details supplied) will be accepted to determine the value of a vehicle to calculate the amount of importation VAT; and if he will make a... - Personal Public Service Numbers
248. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank can insist on a PPS number for a person to open an account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1461/21] - Departmental Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the names and positions of the individual departmental representatives on the Inter-Departmental Pensions Reform and Taxation Group; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
251. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax liability outstanding for the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1645/21] - Primary Medical Certificates
252. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 24 November 2020, the reason a review was requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
255. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to either suspend or provide some form of relief on benefit-in-kind taxation on company cars given that a person with a company vehicle is liable to... - National Treasury Management Agency
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff at the National Treasury Management Agency excluding the National Asset Management Agency that received pay in 2020 including retention... - National Asset Management Agency
260. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid out by the National Asset Management Agency in voluntary redundancy payments in 2020; the number of staff that took voluntary redundancy in...
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