Written answers
Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Credit Unions
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to make the necessary regulatory changes to enable credit unions to significantly increase their footprint in the mortgage market. [46041/22] - Tax Code
106. To ask the Minister for Finance to review as a matter of urgency the rates and tax relief changes that will commence on 1 January 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Policy
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the way that he intends to use the billions in additional revenue now available to him as a result of the surge in corporate tax receipts expected this year;... - Tax Code
110. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the VAT rate for newspapers and digital publications to zero, following a report (details supplied); the analysis that his Department has... - Tax Yield
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which highlighted Ireland’s over-reliance on corporation tax receipts from the ten... - EU Meetings
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report back from the informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council configuration in Prague; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46249/22] - Tax Reliefs
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of remote working relief to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46282/22] - Tax Yield
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from corporation tax in the context of growing global inflation rates and economic difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Data
118. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of individuals who would benefit from a 30% income tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46210/22] - Tax Code
119. To ask the Minister for Finance if the VAT rate of 9% for the tourism and hospitality sector will be extended beyond February 2023 in view of the cost-of-living crisis and the pressures... - Banking Sector
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he and his Department have had with the Central Bank in relation to the difficulties that have arisen for some customers of banks (details... - Enterprise Support Services
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being considered other than business loans and grants to assist SMEs with the rising cost of energy to ensure viability of their businesses in... - Tax Code
126. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to reduce the rate of VAT applied on condoms and menstrual cups to 0%; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate on said... - Departmental Reviews
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme that his Department gave a commitment to undertake; the timeline for reforming... - Budget 2023
128. To ask the Minister for Finance if a statement on the State’s progress on the well-being indicators in accordance with the dimensions outlined in the Well-being Framework for Ireland... - Commissions of Investigation
130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the recent findings of the Report of the Commission of Investigation IBRC that a senior official at his Department made an unauthorised... - Economic Policy
132. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the necessary economic fundamentals continue to be met and will so do in the coming year in the aftermath of Budget 2023 or otherwise; and... - Tax Code
133. To ask the Minister for Finance if the duty that was removed from petrol and diesel will apply for another year; and if he will freeze the carbon tax in light of the current energy crisis.... - Insurance Industry
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45714/22] - Mortgage Interest Rates
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned about the impact of rising European Central Bank interest rates on mortgage holders; his plans, if any, to put a cap on variable mortgage... - Tax Exemptions
136. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the bike-to-work scheme to include more persons (details supplied); his plans to raise the limits of the scheme to enable the purchase of... - Tax Yield
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department has collected in VAT on fuel per year in the past five years. [46330/22] - Tax Credits
138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a refundable tax credit equivalent to one month’s rent for struggling renters in Budget 2023 given the deepening unaffordability... - Tax Yield
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue his Department has made through excise duties on fuel per year in the past five years. [46329/22] - Commission on Taxation
140. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the terms of reference were set for the Commission on Taxation; and the way in which the recommendations will support entrepreneurs in... - Defective Building Materials
141. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to afford owners of defective apartment blocks built during the Celtic Tiger-era additional tax reliefs on the costs of redress which they... - Tax Code
143. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the easing of VAT rates for retrofitting works or renewable energy works for domestic purposes to assist homeowners in reduction reliance on... - Credit Unions
144. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the commitment in the Programme for Government for credit unions to become a key provider of community banking. [46042/22] - Pension Provisions
146. To ask the Minister for Finance with reference to the one-member company pensions if the proposed changes to the PRSA will replicate all aspects of existing one-member arrangements; and if... - Credit Unions
147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent engagement with the credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/22] - Vacant Properties
148. To ask the Minister for Finance his work to date on the introduction of a vacant property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46258/22] - Fiscal Policy
150. To ask the Minister for Finance the scale of the impact that rising energy prices will have on the balance of international payments in European Union Member States; the implication that... - Tax Code
152. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent Tax and Welfare Commission Report’s findings that wealth and capital taxes should increase materially as a proportion of tax... - Insurance Industry
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the way that he will ensure that the benefits of the insurance reform agenda are passed on to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46304/22] - Tax Code
156. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on undertaking a regular benchmarking exercise in respect of all working-age income supports, as recommended in the Report of the Commission on... - Energy Prices
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are under consideration to alleviate the huge increases in the cost of energy for small and medium businesses; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine changes to the tax rules affecting section 31E of the stamp duty legislation which are impacting schemes to help elderly persons remain in... - Banking Sector
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if he, or any of his Departmental officials, were provided with any prior written or verbal notice regarding the decision of a bank (details supplied) on 21... - Departmental Surveys
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the SME Credit Demand Survey that was published by his Department in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46325/22]
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