Written answers
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Banking Sector
11. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions he has had with the management of banks (details supplied) in relation to the closure of a bank; the steps he will take to... - Tax Code (1 comment)
15. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a VAT exemption for psychotherapists and counsellors in line with the equivalent offered to psychologists to ensure equity of... - Budget 2022
17. To ask the Minister for Finance the value to date of requests for tax changes in the 2022 Budget in pre-budget submissions; the main areas for which allocations have been sought; and if he... - Economic and Social Research Institute
18. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has held with the ESRI following its special report titled Prudent government borrowing can mitigate inadequate housing supply... - Tax Yield
19. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of corporate taxation receipts to date in 2021. [44868/21] - Inflation Rate
20. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he acknowledges that inflation has become an issue likely to impact on Ireland’s economy in the future; the steps taken to date or... - National Treasury Management Agency
21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the amount of interest paid on the national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/21] - Credit Unions
22. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent engagements with the credit union sector. [44794/21] - Tax Code
23. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a proposed review into extending section 664A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to include agricultural contractors for the purpose of... - Insurance Industry
24. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he plans to increase competition in the insurance sector. [44819/21] - Fiscal Data
26. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revised revenue and deficit projections for each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form in view of recent tax performance as demonstrated in... - Banking Sector
27. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of any recent engagement with the banks in Ireland. [44875/21] - Vacant Properties
28. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a financial incentive for first-time buyers who intend purchasing a vacant property; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Strategy Group
29. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the publication of the tax strategy group papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/21] - Official Engagements
30. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his recent engagements in Croatia and Slovenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44779/21] - Budget 2022
31. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce budgetary measures to address the increased costs of building materials considering the current housing shortage. [44745/21] - Insurance Industry
32. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has undertaken with insurance companies to drive down the cost of insurance premia for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Budget 2022
33. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider in the context of Budget 2022 introducing a refundable tax credit equivalent to 8.5% of annual rent at a cap €1,500 for tenants in... - Insurance Industry
36. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take measures to ensure that the insurance sector does not apply the principle of risk equalisation whereby homes that have never been flooded are... - Budget 2022
39. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the pre-budget letter of the Governor of the Central Bank and the pre-budget submission by IFAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Official Engagements
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has recently met with a union (details supplied). [44876/21] - Credit Unions
43. To ask the Minister for Finance if credit unions will be facilitated to provide mortgages for private housing purchases. [44859/21] - Budget 2022
44. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of changes announced to the research and development tax credit for small and micro-companies under section 25 of the Finance Act 2019; the reason... - Insurance Industry
45. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made by his Department in its areas of responsibility under the Action Plan for Insurance Reform; and if he will make a statement on the... - Budget 2022
46. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the opinion expressed in the interim pre-budget report 2022 of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight that pension-related tax expenditures should... - Research and Development
48. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of the research and development activity subsidised by the State through the research and development tax credit that is conducted outside of... - Banking Sector
51. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest assessment of the financial robustness of the Irish banking sector in a European context; if Ireland can expect lower risk loadings on interest... - Vacant Properties
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the role his Department has undertaken with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to develop a vacant properties tax. [44801/21] - Credit Unions
53. To ask the Minister for Finance if credit unions will be facilitated to provide mortgages. [44792/21] - Tax Reliefs
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to reduce the excise duty on renewable energy products particularly biogases that are produced through the treatment of farm... - Insurance Industry
57. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the conclusion of the recent CCPC investigation regarding insurance; and his views on whether the binding agreements entered into by insurance... - Inflation Rate
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the existence of even moderate inflation can affect Ireland’s economy in the future; the extent to which the causes of same continue... - Tax Code
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the analysis his Department has carried out into the potential for the reduction of VAT rates for the music and entertainment sector; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the total spend to date on the Covid-19 pandemic; and the amount by which the national debt has risen as a result. [44886/21] - Tax Avoidance
63. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on and response to recent reports that companies have continued to avail of the single malt despite the Competent Authority Agreement being enacted;... - Data Centres
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated qualifying expenditure against which capital allowances have been claimed with respect to data centres and the estimated revenue foregone as a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a recent study (details supplied) which suggests that 86% of workers who received the temporary wage subsidy scheme are now faced with a tax... - Fiscal Data
66. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the current state of the public finances. [44798/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses and recipients in County Mayo that qualified for the Covid restriction support scheme and the employment wage subsidy scheme; the... - Credit Unions
69. To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to enable credit unions fund social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44858/21] - Departmental Policies
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in implementing the Finance Action Plan 2021 which has four priority areas sustainable finance, diversity, regionalisation and digital... - Tax Code
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his discussions on corporate taxation. [44787/21] - Departmental Policies
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress on implementing the Finance Action Plan 2021 with specific priority for sustainable finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44683/21] - Insurance Industry
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will be taking to address dual pricing in insurance. [44799/21] - Tax Code
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if the reduced VAT rate for the hospitality and tourism sector including hairdressers from 13.5% to 9% will be extended to include beauticians; and if he will...
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