Written answers

Thursday, 22 June 2023

  • Universal Social Charge
    93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will announce in budget 2024 the abolition of the universal social charge for those earning under €100,000 per year; and if he will make a...
  • Tax Code
    94. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the review of the personal tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30034/23]
  • Inflation Rate
    95. To ask the Minister for Finance what measures are being taken to ensure any policy responses to international inflation do not embed inflationary expectation into the domestic economy, to...
  • Insurance Industry
    96. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address rate insurance premiums faced by SMEs. [29564/23]
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    97. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the situation facing mortgage holders whose loans are held by vulture funds; and what action could be taken to reintegrate them into the retail...
  • Tax Reliefs
    98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce new obligations on the recipients of section 481 film tax relief to end the use of buy-out contracts for performers, writers and artists...
  • Tax Code
    99. To ask the Minister for Finance how he proposes to maintain a secure, sustainable and progressive tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30041/23]
  • Inflation Rate
    100. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure budgetary policy is calibrated so as to avoid adding to inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30032/23]
  • Tax Code
    101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a windfall tax on banks and vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30200/23]
  • Tax Reliefs
    102. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the ongoing review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; to confirm when he anticipates the commencement date for...
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a cap on mortgage interest rates to prevent families being forced into poverty and homelessness by rising interest rates; and if he will...
  • Economic Growth
    104. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the performance of the domestic economy to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30030/23]
  • Tax Yield
    106. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of Exchequer returns to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30028/23]
  • Defective Building Materials
    107. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the retail banking sector regarding the provisions for forbearance measures and financing for mortgage holders whose homes are affected...
  • International Bodies
    108. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his current engagement with the International Monetary Fund, in particular on the subject of its commitment to aid in developing countries; and if...
  • Tax Yield
    109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30026/23]
  • Tax Code
    110. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that on 14 June 2023, the CEO of a charity (details supplied) outlined to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, wealth tax measures...
  • Departmental Reviews
    111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the second review of Home Building Finance Ireland, which he published last month. [30033/23]
  • Tax Code
    113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees with the chief IMF representative to Ireland during the Troika bailout, Ashok Mody, that Ireland is a "well-established tax haven" and that "for...
  • Tax Reliefs
    116. To ask the Minister for Finance how many people in Cork have benefitted from the enhanced help-to-buy scheme launched in July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30143/23]
  • Economic Data
    117. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the recent European Commission spring forecasts for the Irish economy in 2023 and 2024. [30035/23]
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the retail banks to enable switching for mortgage loans held by vulture funds into the retail banking mortgage market. [30166/23]
  • Tax Yield
    119. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the risks around corporation tax windfall receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30029/23]
  • Banking Sector
    120. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the rates charged to hospitality businesses by financial institutions for transactions carried out with cards. [29565/23]
  • Credit Unions
    121. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on credit union SME lending in the State; the plans he has to assist credit unions in reaching an increased number of SMEs with their lending...
  • Tax Data
    122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information from Revenue as to the numbers of employees with southern addresses and who are working in northern-based companies; the...
  • Trade Missions
    123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the ministerial trade visit to Money 20/20 Europe 2023 in Amsterdam; the way in which he supported IDA Ireland and Enterprise...
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts
    124. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on his Department’s review of the IREF and REIT tax regimes; his views on whether IREFs and REITs are paying sufficient tax; and if he...
  • National Treasury Management Agency
    126. To ask the Minister for Finance the situations under which it would be considered appropriate to withdraw funds from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. [30087/23]
  • Credit Unions
    127. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on credit union mortgage lending in the State; the plans he has to assist credit unions in reaching an increased number of first-time home...
  • Tax Yield
    129. To ask the Minister for Finance for a report on the trend in corporation tax revenue stream since just before the pandemic. [30037/23]
  • Inflation Rate
    130. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s current projection for inflation in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30042/23]
  • Tax Credits
    132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure tax relief for parents in respect of accommodation costs for students attending further or higher education colleges is applicable in...
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a cap on mortgage interest rates to prevent families being impoverished and forced into arrears by rising interest rates; and if he will...
  • Tax Code
    135. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on his engagement with Revenue with respect to the current tax rules regarding the importation of vehicles from Britain and the North and...
  • Financial Services
    136. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the domestic financial services and the international financial services sectors in Ireland, in terms of the number of people employed and the...
  • Equality Issues
    138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with progress to date on the Women in Finance Charter, which was developed in partnership with various stakeholders (details supplied),...
  • EU Bodies
    139. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland’s bid to host the new EU AML Authority; if Ireland having a strong AML, legal and administrative framework will assist in this...
  • Housing Provision
    140. To ask the Minister for Finance his perspectives on the report concerning the factors influencing the cost and accessibility of finance for residential development; and if he will make a...
  • Fiscal Policy
    141. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to allocating some of the general Government surplus to investment into sustainable transport infrastructure; and if he will...
  • Tax Code
    143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the details of the flat-rate expense allowances for the building industry allowed by Revenue, to include an itemised list for all the sub...
  • Departmental Meetings
    144. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times he has corresponded or met with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will list the dates upon which these meetings and-or...
  • Insurance Industry
    147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the progress made to date by the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market as it continues to work to help to attract new...
  • Insurance Coverage
    149. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the impact that micro sectoring by the insurance industry in Ireland is having on the availability of insurance cover for niche markets such as...
  • Tax Data
    150. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail what lessening of personal taxation has occurred since 2011 in terms of entry points, rate changes, band changes, tax credits, and so on; if...
  • Credit Unions
    151. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the progress of the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022; to outline the engagement at ministerial and official level with the credit...
  • Departmental Policies
    153. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in light of the Taoiseach’s plans to organise a half-day seminar to review the outcome of the Wellbeing Framework, led by the Department of the...
  • Public Sector Pay
    154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the salaries of the top ten highest paid civil servants in his Department. [29447/23]
  • Tax Reliefs
    156. To ask the Minister for Finance what plans there are to reform the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30224/23]

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