Written answers
Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Vacant Properties
314. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in respect of the Revenue Commissioners taking responsibility for collecting data on vacant homes in respect of the length of vacancy and the level... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
315. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the parameters for the criteria that qualify a business as a start up for the purposes of receiving the employment wage subsidy scheme which... - Insurance Industry
316. To ask the Minister for Finance if car insurance providers are entitled to discriminate in the provision of insurance policies based on age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector
317. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns of an association (details supplied) that the future viability of the plans to operate services of a bank from post offices is in... - Tax Reliefs
319. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30567/21] - National Asset Management Agency
327. To ask the Minister for Finance if a schedule will be provided of the transactions NAMA has had historically with companies (details supplied); the value of same; the breakdown by the asset... - State Bodies
328. To ask the Minister for Finance the end dates of the terms of office of each of the chief executive officers or equivalent in each of the public bodies or publicly funded bodies under his... - Tax Code
329. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the application of the 5% VAT rate on all period products here (details supplied); if Ireland is maximising the use of the lower VAT rate; the... - Tax Data
331. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims for a benefit under the Israel-Ireland double taxation agreement in each of the past five years; the number that required further... - Tax Code
332. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 17 April 2018, if he has sought the alteration of the EU VAT Directive to allow for the removal of VAT charges... - National Asset Management Agency
333. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason uncompleted houses (details supplied) would not be sold individually by NAMA to persons who are willing to complete the necessary work to make... - Tax Yield
334. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was collected through the sale of dogs in each year for the past five years. [30710/21] - Departmental Funding
335. To ask the Minister for Finance if funding will be provided for the purchase of two additional backscatter vans for the Revenue Commissioners. [30724/21] - Official Engagements
336. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the United States Secretary of the Treasury since their appointment; and if so, the nature of those engagements. [30741/21] - Tax Code
337. To ask the Minister for Finance if additional supports will be provided to small traders who rely on imports from outside the EU in view of the decision to apply VAT on items imported from... - Departmental Expenditure
341. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the expenditure incurred by staff in his Department under the heading of travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will... - Departmental Reviews
342. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2019 to date; if external costs were incurred; if so, the... - Tax Code
343. To ask the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided on a matter (details supplied) in relation to increasing the local property tax on holiday homes; and if he will make a... - Tax Credits
344. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30984/21] - Tax Reliefs
347. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of the knowledge development box; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/21] - Banking Sector
349. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 2 June 2021, if he will address an issue in which a person (details supplied) in County Clare cannot get access to... - Tax Exemptions
350. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the reintroduction of capital gains tax exemptions in certain circumstances (details supplied); his views on whether such a... - Tax Code
351. To ask the Minister for Finance if a parent who is fully financially supporting their child who resides outside of the EU can claim tax relief on their income; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
352. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue generated in capital gains tax from the disposal of cryptocurrency assets in 2018, 2019 and 2020; his views regarding the paying and filing of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
353. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons on the employment wage subsidy scheme are still not being allowed to draw down their mortgages; the... - Tax Code
356. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered altering the fact that barristers must pay VAT at 23% for their professional fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31259/21] - Climate Action Plan
357. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Climate Action Plan contains no proposal to allow disabled drivers who avail of the drivers and passengers with disabilities scheme to claim... - EU Regulations
358. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of their websites and mobile... - Housing Policy
360. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a recent article by the Economic Social and Research Institute (details supplied); if the recommendations have been considered by his Department... - Tax Code
362. To ask the Minister for Finance if the interest penalty for tax warehousing for self-employed persons will be deferred until 2022. [31383/21] - Tax Reliefs
363. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the 9% tax on hospitality to the end of September 2022 rather than the beginning of the same month (details supplied); and if he... - Compulsory Purchase Orders
364. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation rates that are applied in the case of compensation being paid to a landowner for a compulsory purchase order being made against the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
365. To ask the Minister for Finance if the case of a company (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31475/21] - Tax Code
370. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to reports that the Irish affiliate of a company (details supplied) paid no tax in 2020 on profits of €260 billion; and if he... - Tax Reliefs
372. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the finding from a recent report (details supplied) which states that restricting some of the less well targeted, tax expenditure reliefs and... - Summer Economic Statement
374. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently reported comments of the Chief Executive of the NTMA who stated that short to medium term environment for debt refinancing will be... - Vehicle Registration Tax
375. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 25 May 2021, if consideration will be given to deregistering a vehicle given that the vehicle in question was... - Tax Code
376. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of consultation there is into Ireland’s tax treaty policy given that a statement is due on same by the end of 2021; and if he will make a... - Financial Services
379. To ask the Minister for Finance if a lending agency can refuse a person a loan based on their age. [31817/21] - EU Bodies
380. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 21 April 2021, if the proposal with regard to the addition at European Council level of the words by the use of... - Stability and Growth Pact
381. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the reform of the EU Fiscal Rules Stability and Growth Pact as they currently stand; if he will be making a submission to the Commission’s... - Insurance Industry
382. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with both the construction industry and underwriters regarding professional indemnity insurance for construction professions and... - Tax Code
385. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by increasing the corporate tax rate from 12.5% to 15%, 16%, 17% and 17.5%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Unions
386. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the restrictions on credit unions regarding the amount a customer can have on deposit; the purpose of the restrictions; and if this will be... - Vacant Properties
388. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a vacant residential property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31865/21] - Public Sector Staff
390. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees in his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department who have been in receipt of a higher duty acting allowance for over... - Insurance Industry
391. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is at the discretion of insurance brokers to charge a fee to clients for an insurance quote as opposed to paying the brokers fee themselves; if the... - Tax Code
392. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised through the betting tax levy in each of the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31965/21] - Cycling Policy
393. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have availed of the bike- to-work-scheme for 2020 and to date in 2021. [31974/21] - Tax Code
394. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which non-compliant properties for property tax can become compliant; the financial penalties involved; and if he will make a statement on the... - Inflation Rate
396. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which inflationary tendencies have been detected in the economy; if specific action is required in response to same; and if he will make a... - Economic Growth
397. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he expects Ireland’s economic forecast to be affected by international development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Interest Rates
399. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Eurozone countries are likely to be affected by indications to increase interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - EU Agreements
400. To ask the Minister for Finance if the EU and Eurozone countries in particular remain committed to ensuring that taxation remains within the responsibility of national governments; and if he... - Budget 2021
401. To ask the Minister for Finance if he remains satisfied that the budget for 2021 continues to be adequate to meet contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32083/21] - Brexit Issues
403. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains confident that adequate provision has been made or is in course thereof to offset any negative impact from Brexit; and if he... - Banking Sector
406. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that lenders continue to engage with borrowers who have fallen into arrears for reasons outside of their control; if... - Mortgage Interest Rates
407. To ask the Minister for Finance when Irish home borrowers can borrow at similar interest rates to that available throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32089/21] - Banking Sector
409. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor changes to the availability of credit throughout Europe; the extent to which Irish banks continue to... - Brexit Issues
410. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department has identified negative issues arising from Brexit; the availability of action to address such issues in the short and... - Small and Medium Enterprises
412. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which the reopening of the economy is in line with previous expectations with particular reference to the maximisation of opportunities through... - Services Sector
414. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which his Department continues to monitor activities in the manufacturing and services sectors and thereby identifying potential strength and...
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