Written answers
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- Tax Reliefs
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will re-evaluate the bike to work scheme to cover replacement batteries for e-bikes; if there are plans to expand the back to work scheme for e-bikes;... - Tax Yield
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue raised by VAT, by quarter, in each of the years 2015 to 2021. [9108/22] - Insurance Industry
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislative changes to monitor the passing on of savings from insurers to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8772/22] - Tax Reliefs
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019, disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [9140/22] - Tax Rebates
226. To ask the Minister for Finance when a rebate will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9145/22] - Tax Credits
229. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will examine a situation (details supplied) and the issues it raises for parents in a similar situation; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the measure whereby a childless, single person can only leave substantially less to a sibling, niece or nephew free of inheritance tax... - Tax Reliefs
232. To ask the Minister for Finance the total spend related to the special assignee relief programme in each of the years 2020 and 2021. [9309/22] - Tax Exemptions
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to raising the age threshold for stamp duty exemption with particular reference to the next Common Agricultural Policy, CAP,... - Customs and Excise
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for the value of gifts received from outside of the European Union before customs will be charged (details... - Tax Code
236. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering reducing the VAT rate to 9% for dry-cleaning businesses in line with all other sectors of the hospitality industry; and if he... - Pension Provisions
237. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the transposition of the pan-European personal pension product regulation; the expected timeline for the transposition of the regulation into... - Tax Reliefs
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in each of the years from 2018 to and including 2021. [9530/22] - Departmental Advertising
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that his Department has paid for advertising, features and so on in a magazine (details supplied). [9574/22] - Tax Exemptions
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for exemption from income tax in respect of certain payments made under employment law as updated in May 2021; the number of... - Tax Code
244. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish the prohibitive VAT rate on defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/22] - Universal Social Charge
245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the status of the universal social charge; if there are plans to abolish or substantially reduce the universal social charge... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date estimated cost of Covid-19-related support schemes introduced by Government from March 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Reliefs
247. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 16 December 2021, his plans for the phasing out of the special assignee relief programme, which has a sunset date... - Credit Unions
249. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the policy framework for credit unions; the timeline for the publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
251. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of collective asset management vehicles and undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities that are currently authorised,... - Revenue Commissioners
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if an online tutorial could be made available to assist persons in using the online facilities of the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement... - Housing Schemes
254. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the help-to-buy scheme figures for 2021; the number of applications; the number of successful applications; and if he will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects the economy to make a full recovery notwithstanding the impact of Covid-19; if the manufacturing and services sectors are... - Mortgage Interest Rates
256. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he discussed or intends to discuss with his European Union counterparts the higher cost of mortgages in Ireland compared with the rest of... - Tax Credits
258. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the single parent carer’s credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5309/22] - Tax Reliefs
259. To ask the Minister for Finance the financial supports or pathways to funding that are available from his Department for a single parent of a young adult with highly complex physical and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
260. To ask the Minister for Finance when the employment wage subsidy scheme and the Covid restrictions support scheme will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/22] - Financial Services
261. To ask the Minister for Finance the main reasons for a significant number of rejections of consumer complaints by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (details supplied). [9771/22] - Revenue Commissioners
268. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners' public office on Cathedral Street, Dublin 1 will reopen to the public; when the public inquiry telephone numbers will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
269. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the taxation of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a... - Public Services Provision
270. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has won any award from a publication (details supplied); if so, when this award was won; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9832/22] - Tax Code
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of any recent EU VAT rule changes that relate to the reuse or renovation of public buildings as part of the EU New Green Deal. [9856/22] - Departmental Communications
272. To ask the Minister for Finance if he uses an application on his official Government telephone; if so, if he has the disappearing messages setting activated on the application; and if he... - Pension Provisions
273. To ask the Minister for Finance further to correspondence from a person (details supplied), the tax recommendations he is proposing with respect to fixed-rate pensions, which in many cases... - Tax Code
275. To ask the Minister for Finance if 13.5% VAT can be reclaimed on retrofit costs for homeowners; and if not, the reason. [10030/22] - Banking Sector
276. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Central Bank and the main banks now operating in this jurisdiction with a view to ensuring the availability of home mortgages on an... - Inflation Rate
278. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland along with the rest of the European Union can formulate a plan to counter the inflationary tendencies currently in train; and if... - House Prices
281. To ask the Minister for Finance if he accepts that the going price for newly built houses becomes the base line for determining the next phase of development thereby carrying and... - Inflation Rate
285. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to evaluate the causes of inflation in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/22] - Insurance Industry
286. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which insurance costs in Ireland compare with such costs across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10041/22] - Financial Services
287. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he continues to monitor activities in financial circles post-Brexit with a view to ensuring that financial services in Ireland are not in... - Economic Policy
288. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economy of Ireland remains competitive in comparison with all other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the... - Foreign Direct Investment
289. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which Ireland remains attractive to foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10044/22] - Fiscal Policy
290. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he and his Department can continue to influence and co-ordinate fiscal matters in such a way as to support and encourage growth and... - Brexit Issues
291. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent and the degree to which he and his mMinisterial colleagues throughout the European Union continue to co-ordinate efforts in the fight against... - Insurance Coverage
292. To ask the Minister for Finance if insurance companies will end the practice of not quoting customers with open claims for three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10098/22]
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