Written answers
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
- Mortgage Interest Rates
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned at the impact recent and predicted ECB interest rate rises will have on the ability of first-time buyers to afford to purchase a home and... - Tax Code
67. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the tax-free allowance for pensioners to bring it in line with the new allowance for workers. [11283/23] - Business Supports
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of County Kildare businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number that have been... - Mortgage Interest Rates
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking in response to a mortgage services provider (details supplied) increasing the standard variable interest rates; and if he will make a... - Consumer Protection
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has met with officials from the GAA to discuss the cashless ticket system (details supplied). [11113/23] - Tax Code
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has any plans to change VAT rates in Ireland in response to the coming zero rates of VAT on energy-saving materials such as solar panels in... - Departmental Bodies
76. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 24 January 2023, the status of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; the details of the body that will... - Primary Medical Certificates
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Disabled Drivers Medical Board appeals process has been re-established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11388/23] - Tax Credits
78. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the number of persons in County Cavan who are eligible to claim the rent tax credit; his estimate of the number of persons in County Monaghan... - Tax Code
79. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the 41% exit tax charged on life-wrapped funds sold by life assurance companies and from exchange trade funds. [11282/23] - Small and Medium Enterprises
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the way his Department is working to encourage small Irish-based businesses to scale up in size using taxation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
86. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing excise duty on the price of gas for residential use, home heating oil and solid fuel products in May 2023 in the context of a... - Tax Reliefs
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the total moneys received by the Revenue Commissioners in January and February 2023 through benefit-in-kind payments for vehicles compared with receipts from... - Tax Credits
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the criteria for the incapacitated child tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11376/23] - Primary Medical Certificates
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if any changes are planned to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11377/23] - Vehicle Registration Tax
93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review current rates of VRT given that some disability support and special needs organisations are being negatively impacted by current rates; and... - Business Supports
94. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme is available to (details supplied]; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11105/23] - Banking Sector
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the sale of tracker mortgages to vulture funds that were redressed or compensated as a result of the tracker mortgage examination; his views... - Income Inequality
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of an organisation’s (details supplied) recent report on wealth inequality in Ireland, which found that the number of Irish persons with... - Business Supports
99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the business energy support scheme to LPG gas and oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/23] - Tax Credits
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the stay-and-spend scheme; the value of receipts uploaded to the scheme; the cost to the State of the scheme; and if he... - Banking Sector
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the sale of tracker mortgages to third parties and vulture funds which were overcharged as a result of the tracker mortgage examination; his... - Tax Credits
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to amend the parameters of the regional uplift scheme to encourage film production as part of the film tax credit, section 481; and if he... - Official Engagements
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the companies that attended the dinner he hosted in Davos recently; the matters that were discussed with these companies; and if he will make a statement on... - Financial Services
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of complaints made with regard to the operation and services provided by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if he will consider... - Tax Code
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that leading global tax researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Copenhagen (details supplied) have... - Mortgage Interest Rates
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if any action can be taken for borrowers who previously experienced difficulties in making mortgage repayments to banks and had their loans sold to non-bank... - Fiscal Policy
110. To ask the Minister for Finance if it has been brought to his attention that Ireland has one of the highest debt burdens per capita in the world. [9818/23] - Tax Code
111. To ask the Minister for Finance if the current 9% tourism VAT rate will be extended past 1 March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3847/23] - Insurance Industry
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that insurance premiums are being successfully reduced for motorists, businesses and other users, in line with the ever-reducing amounts... - Vehicle Registration Tax
113. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reviewing motor tax and VRT for ICE and electric vehicles to encourage the uptake of smaller, lighter and more efficient vehicles on our roads;... - Tax Reliefs
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a tax incentive scheme strategy or study to encourage the development of a hotel enterprise, with a minimum of 20 beds, in tourism... - Tax Yield
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the total value of money received in carbon tax in 2021 and 2022. [11410/23] - EU Budgets
118. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected contribution of and receipts to the Exchequer from the European Multi-annual Financial Framework in each of the years 2023 to 2027. [10334/23] - Banking Sector
119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the sale of tracker mortgages to vulture funds which were overcharged as a result of the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
120. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 23 February 2023, if his Department is considering any changes to the range of professional services for which... - Insurance Coverage
121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out his plans to address the rising cost of and issues with accessing public liability insurance for community groups to operate local... - Tax Code
122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make provision for a reduction in the VAT rate applying to the music and entertainment sector, to align with other EU countries and protect the... - Business Supports
123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has evaluated the financial status of small businesses in the post-Covid period; the extent to which data from the Revenue Commissioners indicate a... - Tax Code
125. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated net benefit per households, from March to end October 2023, of the reduced VAT rate applied to electricity and gas, respectively; and if he will... - Business Supports
126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of County Cavan businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number of County... - Tax Reliefs
128. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 24 January 2023, his plans for the phasing out of the help-to-buy scheme; the timeline for same; the details of... - Economic Data
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which positive conclusions can be drawn from this country’s economic performance when considered alongside other eurozone countries and... - Credit Unions
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his engagement with the credit union movement concerning the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022. [11392/23] - Insurance Coverage
136. To ask the Minister for Finance his engagement with the insurance companies that provide home insurance to ensure new-build passive housing can secure home insurance; if he is aware of the... - Tax Code
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the VAT treatment of used car imports into Ireland from Northern Ireland and from Great Britain; if the Windsor Framework will have any...
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