Written answers
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
- Insurance Industry
186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make contact with the insurance industry to reduce annual premium renewals for sports clubs that are being hit by large premiums (details... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the terms of the Covid restrictions support scheme to include businesses that do not have a fixed premises; and if he will make a statement... - Credit Register
189. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the central credit register controlled by the Central Bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
192. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the help-to-buy scheme to include help with the purchase of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6499/21] - Tax Data
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected amount of outstanding tax owed by PAYE workers as a result of the operations of the temporary wage subsidy scheme and employment wage subsidy... - State Pensions
195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the situation regarding the restricted entitlement for pensioners to drawdown funding from private pension investments which appear to... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
197. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the help-to-buy scheme in Cork city and county in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make... - Mortgage Lending
198. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the viability of proposals for existing loans in the banking system, particularly mortgage loans, to be refinanced at lower... - Covid-19 Pandemic
202. To ask the Minister for Finance if costs accrued by businesses that have adopted the use of rapid antigen tests as part of their Covid-19 prevention measure and for the diagnosis of Covid-19... - Revenue Commissioners
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of gaming machines seized by the Revenue Commissioners under section 43 of the Finance Act 1975 in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form.... - Tax Appeals Commission
206. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of recruiting two additional full-time IT specialists at the grade of assistant principal officer for the Tax Appeals Commission;... - Motor Insurance
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his plans to implement reforms in view of the increasing cost of car insurance premiums; the latest discussions his Department has had on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
209. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will mediate with insurance companies that offer self-build insurance to request that they extend the policies at no extra cost to the consumer for the... - Value Added Tax
210. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the classification of fruit juices produced in Ireland for VAT purposes, which entails the standard 21% VAT rate being applied; if the position... - Cycle to Work Scheme
214. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on adjusting the cycle-to-work scheme to cover the purchasing of child seats or trailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6883/21] - Customs and Excise
216. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of items (details supplied) that have been seized by customs officials in the past five years to date in 2021; the way in which they dispose of... - Property Tax
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are provisions or plans in place for households to defer payment of the local property tax in view of the financial constraints related to Covid-19... - Help-To-Buy Scheme
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to extending the help-to-buy scheme beyond 2021; if the claimable period for this allowance is the four years prior to an... - Tax Code
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements put in place in March 2020 by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners with regard to benefit-in-kind and the Covid-19 pandemic; the... - Insurance Industry
222. To ask the Minister for Finance the remedy he plans for a person who has been refused flood risk insurance even though they had flood risk insurance for many years for the same property; his... - Value Added Tax
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary reduction to the standard rate of VAT currently in place will cease at the end of February 2021; and, if so, if it will be extended. [7136/21] - Mortgage Lending
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that customers are being told by their mortgage providers that their credit rating will be affected should they... - Tax Reliefs
231. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue that would be generated if the tax relief for private health insurance premiums were abolished; and the amount of revenue if... - Legislative Measures
232. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for his plans to make necessary amendments to the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994. [7226/21] - Covid-19 Tests
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax relief may be claimed under the medical expenses mechanism for PAYE workers in the event that a person has to bear the cost of a Covid-19 test, such as... - Vehicle Registration Tax
237. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will issue a required VRT document to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
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