Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Departmental Schemes
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason purchasers of newly completed houses at Loreto Wood, Cavan, County Cavan are unable to avail of the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a... - Financial Irregularities
173. To ask the Minister for Finance , further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 235 and 236 of 11 May, the criteria applied in concluding that the Revenue Commissioners programme of investigations... - EU Agreements
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the ratification by Ireland of the Council Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European... - Tax Code
176. To ask the Minister for Finance the action Ireland has taken on foot of the European Commission recommendation of 14 July 2020 (C(2020) 4885 final) on making State financial support to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
177. To ask the Minister for Finance if the end date for the employment wage subsidy scheme is set. [27490/21] - Banking Sector
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with banks that made mortgage drawdowns conditional if customers were in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme. [27491/21] - Vehicle Registration Tax
179. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to deregistering a vehicle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27517/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
180. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the repayment of the employment wage subsidy scheme to a person (details supplied); his views on whether this was a bona fide application... - Tax Code
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the official State recognition of partners who have been long-term co-habiters but are not yet married; the position regarding... - Banking Sector
182. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) held a banking licence prior to 2008; and if so, the date on which a licence was granted to the bank by the Central Bank. [27576/21] - Stability and Growth Pact
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the growth and stability pact prevents the Government from borrowing to build houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/21] - Departmental Schemes
184. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the help-to-buy scheme to include previous homeowners whose relationship or marriage has broken down; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff
185. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants that are paid less than the living wage; the estimated cost of increasing their pay to the living wage; and if he will make a... - Cabinet Committees
186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment sub-group on insurance reform has held since July 2020; the dates of same;... - Tax Reliefs
187. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the effectiveness of the partial relief from carbon tax that applies to biomass products; if a review has taken place on the effectiveness of the... - Tax Yield
188. To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of tax on housing rental income paid by investment corporations for the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27696/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
189. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) is not eligible for the Covid restrictions support scheme; the options available to same; and if he will make a... - Financial Services
190. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a statute of limitations for penalties or prosecutions on financial institutions for misconduct or breach of regulations; and if he will make a... - Tax Rebates
191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans in any upcoming finance Bill to allow VAT on electricity for disabled electric vehicle use to be claimed back; if not, if he will request the... - Departmental Schemes
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the operation of the DD1 drivers and passengers with disabilities scheme; the number of applications approved; the cost to the Exchequer by... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
196. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the connected party eligibility criteria for EWSS in an instance in which the connected party is a registered apprentice, but had not... - Tax Code
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a qualified adult State pension to the spouse of a person (details supplied) is taxed as their income; if this income can be withdrawn from their... - Tax Exemptions
199. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagements he has had regarding the potential to provide a carbon tax waiver for registered agricultural and forestry contractors; when he plans to... - Customs and Excise
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person purchasing wine online from another EU member state must pay excise duty on the purchase; if so, the rate; and the documentation that is required... - Tax Credits
201. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether any new tax incentive for the game industry should at least include a similar requirement to the film sector tax credit introduced in... - Departmental Data
202. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a policy of data back-up in the operations of his Department and all agencies under his remit. [28118/21] - Tax Code
203. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the research used to support the increase in stamp duty to 10% in the context of bulk buying housing; the way the research was sourced and... - Vehicle Registration Tax
204. To ask the Minister for Finance the section or subsection of the Finance Act 2001 that grants the Revenue Commissioners VRT enforcement officers the power to offer and accept payment of a... - Tax Code
206. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the communication by the European Commission on business taxations published on 18 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28238/21] - Departmental Legal Services
207. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28302/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
208. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the employment wage subsidy scheme and temporary wage subsidy scheme supports given to a company (details supplied) since the onset of the... - Primary Medical Certificates
209. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will include fibromyalgia under the primary medical certificate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28357/21] - Cybersecurity Policy
211. To ask the Minister for Finance the investment made by his Department and State agencies under its remit in each year in cyber security for the past ten years. [28845/21]
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