Written answers
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
- Mortgage Interest Rates
224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering banning price differentiation between new and existing mortgage customers; if so, the timeline he is working towards for introduction of... - Consumer Rights
225. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will honour the Government's commitment to introduce legislation to protect consumers' and businesses' access to cash; the steps he has taken to advance... - Tax Reliefs
226. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify if special needs assistants are entitled to the flat-rate expenses allowances for tax purposes allowed by the Revenue Commissioners to... - Tax Credits
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if tenants in the private rented sector and those renting under a rent-a-room scheme can claim the rent tax credit where their landlord is not registered with... - Business Supports
229. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the provision of loan guarantee schemes for SMEs, as outlined in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2763/23] - Tax Code
231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering extending the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality industry, given the challenging conditions the industry continues to face; and if he will... - Pension Levy
232. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the pension levy imposed on retired Aer Rianta workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2866/23] - Business Supports
234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the way new businesses can apply for and access the much-needed temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
235. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to the difficulties facing co-habiting couples who jointly own a property and then must pay inheritance tax on their family home... - Primary Medical Certificates
236. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people awaiting an appeal with the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal on the decision to refuse them a primary medical certificate; and if... - Business Supports
238. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is willing to extend the eligibility of the temporary business energy support scheme to include farmers and rural publicans; and if he will make a... - National Asset Management Agency
239. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with NAMA and or the Minister for Housing regarding NAMA's commercial interest in the land at the Poolbeg SDZ, and whether this... - Tax Reliefs
245. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the help to buy scheme is only open to first-time buyers when they are purchasing a newly built home; his views on whether it is fair that this... - Tax Code
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the existing reduced rates applicable to petrol and diesel until the end of June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Business Supports
248. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme will be expanded to cover businesses that use oil. [62043/22] - Tax Code
249. To ask the Minister for Finance if charitable donations from outside the State are taxed on arrival in the State; if not, if any other State charge is placed on a charitable donation when it... - Banking Sector
250. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the banking sector in relation the treatment of homeowners affected by mica by the banks and the way they will be... - Business Supports
251. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3240/23] - Mortgage Interest Rates
252. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review matters in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/23] - Banking Sector
253. To ask the Minister for Finance what efforts he and his predecessor, Minister Donohoe, have made recently to ensure that banks and financial institutions provide reasonable support and... - Public Procurement Contracts
254. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each publicly funded Government contract awarded to a company (details supplied); the exact value and location of each contract, including the... - Economic Policy
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he remains satisfied that Ireland’s economy remains adequately competitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3317/23] - Financial Services
257. To ask the Minister for Finance if investment funds operating or intending to operate here will be brought under the aegis of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Inflation Rate
259. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that inflation here will continue to reduce further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3321/23] - Economic Growth
261. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that this economy continues to perform well when considered in the overall European context; and if he will make a... - Financial Services
264. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which financial services here continue to compete internationally and effectively with all others relative to access, size and location; the... - Tax Yield
265. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax received on all fuel and energy in the past five years. [3362/23] - Financial Services
266. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the practices of the financial vulture fund companies in terms of the crisis affecting mortgage holders. [3363/23] - Business Supports
267. To ask the Minister for Finance the total monetary amount of non-repayable moneys provided by his Department through grants, funding supports, tax breaks or other means to businesses in each...
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