Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
242. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the analysis published by the International Monetary Fund on 16 June 2021 which found that meeting the envisaged emission reduction target in... - Tax Code
243. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who has never received correspondence regarding paying their property tax faces penalties in addition to their local property tax bill; and if he... - National Asset Management Agency
244. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to allow NAMA to build affordable housing on its land holdings instead of the need to... - Banking Sector
248. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details attached) in respect of the decision by a bank to close SME accounts in the UK.; and if he will... - Tax Code
249. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be forgone by the Exchequer annually by making maternity benefit exempt from income tax; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Exemptions
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the categories of income or property that are exempt from liability for the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/21] - Tax Reliefs
256. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the comprehensive review into the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; when proposals will be presented and considered by his... - Insurance Coverage
258. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with insurance providers in respect of their lack of consistency regarding the way in which and the grounds on which they refuse to provide... - Insurance Industry
259. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is putting in place to increase competition within the insurance sector in Ireland in view of the recent report which found rising public... - Financial Services
261. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place for the public to consult the investment intermediaries register; if legacy registers exist; if so, the year they date to; if legacy... - Tax Code
263. To ask the Minister for Finance the analysis and total estimated Exchequer costing that has been carried out on the employment and investment incentive scheme including in relation to the... - Housing Schemes
264. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the ceiling for house purchases under the help-to-to buy scheme at €500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52384/21] - Credit Unions
267. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out a review on the impact the regulatory environment has had on recruitment and retention of voluntary board members to credit... - State Assets
268. To ask the Minister for Finance the investments in bioenergy companies through the ISIF; the investments that are held in companies (details supplied); and if there are plans to divest from... - Tax Reliefs
269. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons and companies availing of the tax saver commuter ticket scheme; the amount saved by employees and employers, respectively on the scheme... - National Asset Management Agency
270. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with NAMA on the issue of NAMA transferring its interest in the glass bottle site, Ringsend to Dublin City Council in order to provide the... - Tax Code
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the Revenue Commissioners’ position regarding its decision to relax tax residency regulations for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic (details... - Tax Credits
272. To ask the Minister for Finance his future plans for the section 481 5% regional film making tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52742/21] - Insurance Coverage
273. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures that can be followed by house sellers attempting to sell a property (details supplied) and in respect of which potential homeowners have been... - Legislative Measures
274. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated timeline for drafting the insurance (miscellaneous provisions) Bill now that it has been approved by Government; if the title of the Bill will... - National Asset Management Agency
275. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of acres owned by the National Asset Management Agency at each location in County Kildare in tabular form; if any of this land can be made... - Civil Service
276. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention or that of his predecessors was drawn to any conflict of interests and or perceived conflicts of interest within the shareholding and... - Official Engagements
277. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of occasions that officials from his Department have met with a bank and a company (details supplied) in the past two years to date; the date on... - Electric Vehicles
279. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the benefit-in-kind changes on electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52820/21] - Banking Sector
280. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will be taking in relation to the recent announcement that a bank (details supplied) will be withdrawing cash, cheque lodgement services, foreign... - Tax Code
281. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to companies in the European Union opting to not deliver their goods, including alcohol, to Ireland due to additional taxes... - Fuel Prices
282. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are being considered to offset the impact of rising petrol and diesel prices in Ireland for motorists; and if he will make a statement on... - Banking Sector
283. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Central Bank tracker investigation is an important tool in rebuilding trust in banking institutions; and if he will make a statement... - Regeneration Projects
286. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential and commercial applications received and granted under the living city initiative for Limerick city since its commencement by year... - Tax Code
287. To ask the Minister for Finance if voluntary organisations can reclaim VAT on defibrillators; if so, the way they may go about doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53086/21] - Tax Reliefs
288. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the extension of the excise relief programme which will offer 50% excise relief to small-scale cider producers following on from the... - Credit Unions
289. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that have applied for and been approved to invest in social housing provision by the Central Bank in each of the past two years;... - Film Industry
290. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extend the availability of the highest 5% rate of the regional film development uplift for claims made after 31 December... - Departmental Policies
291. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given by his Department to restricting or prohibiting the use of cryptocurrencies in Ireland as a means of payment or trading... - Departmental Contracts
292. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of existing contracts of an indefinite period entered into by his Department prior to the enactment of the EU Procurement Directive. [53229/21] - Public Sector Pay
293. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 21 October 2021, if a query (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the... - Environmental Policy
298. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 19 October 2021, if he will oppose attempts to classify nuclear energy as an environmentally sustainable economic... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
299. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Finance Bill 2021 contains measures to assist businesses that have ceased trading as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic with the cost of redundancy... - Banking Sector
300. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with a bank (details supplied) on behalf of residents and businesses in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo with the aim of securing the ongoing use of... - Insurance Coverage
301. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that life insurance policies provide cover in the case of stillborn children. [53354/21]
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