Written answers
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Customs and Excise
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of counterfeit prescription drugs and narcotics seized by customs officials at privately owned and State airports and ports of entry and exit that... - Tax Code
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the hike in the excise duty on fuel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39508/23] - Real Estate Investment Trusts
147. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide full details of the tax regime for REITs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39527/23] - Defective Building Materials
148. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considered waiving VAT charges on households that decided to do repair works on their MICA affected home, but decided not to go through the mica redress... - Tax Code
149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate for cartographers and map publishers to 0%, in line with newspapers, given the small number of cartographers and map... - Housing Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of Home Building Finance Ireland's funding support to developers for the construction of housing, by county, annually, since its... - Tax Data
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of not proceeding with the legislated increase in carbon tax to take effect in October 2023, for 2023 and 2024, respectively, VAT... - Tax Code
152. To ask the Minister for Finance if agricultural pre-cast concrete products will be included in a legislative amendment in the forthcoming Finance Bill to deal with how the concrete levy... - EU Directives
153. To ask the Minister for Finance to detail the preparations being undertaken by his Department in advance of the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882); the guidance that is... - Housing Schemes
154. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39748/23] - Tax Appeals Commission
155. To ask the Minister for Finance for a breakdown by the Appeals Commissioner of the total number of determinations arrived at by the Tax Appeals Commission for the years 2020 to 2022; and if... - Tax Data
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2024 of reducing the 2% USC rate to persons earning between €12,012.01 and €22,920 to 1%, and for persons earning between... - Tax Credits
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of renters who have availed of the renters' tax credit in 2023, providing a breakdown by county; the average amount claimed, by county; and the... - Business Regulation
158. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the legal position in relation to businesses not accepting cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40159/23] - Legislative Measures
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce legislation pertaining to a cashless society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40160/23] - Tax Code
160. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 11 September 2023, if he will confirm the anomaly, which was acknowledged by him whereby foster children are... - Mortgage Interest Rates
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline any measures which will be included in budget 2024 to assist mortgage holders whose accounts are currently with vulture funds and who are... - Tax Code
162. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 11 September 2023, if he will consider extending the application of a reduced VAT rate to non-alcoholic... - Departmental Strategies
163. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details on the measures his Department has taken to implement specific action points (details supplied) of the action plan to support the National... - Budget 2024
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received and considered the INTO’s pre-budget submission; if he will ensure that its four main demands are included in the upcoming budget;... - Tax Credits
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department can consider changes to the capital gains tax credit system to attach the credit to the landlords rather than the property (details... - Tax Reliefs
166. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a review of the level of pension contributions that qualify for the higher rate of tax relief introduced in 2014; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the residential zoned land tax; when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/23] - Tax Credits
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of each tax credit which can be claimed; and his latest estimate of the numbers claiming them. [40359/23] - Departmental Reports
170. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each year since the formation of this... - European Investment Bank
171. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has spoken with the President of the European Investment Bank to date in 2023. [40406/23] - Tax Clearance Certificates
172. To ask the Minister for Finance the last time the threshold under which a person in receipt of a grant or grants from the State in a calendar year, was not required to produce a tax... - Tax Code
173. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has any plans to review or revise the current deferred tax assets regime as it relates to large financial institutions with significant... - Tax Credits
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department, as part of developing budgetary proposals, has examined the potential introduction of a tax credit for trade union fees; and if he will... - Tax Code
178. To ask the Minister for Finance what mechanisms are being put in place to support farmers with having land that is actively being used for agricultural purposes and cannot be used for... - Vehicle Registration Tax
179. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to waving VRT liability for adult disability services that specially adapt vehicles (not wheelchair adaption) for users with... - Tax Yield
181. To ask the Minister for Finance how much revenue the Government has collected from the vacant property tax in 2022 and to date in 2023. [40646/23] - Tax Data
183. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected cost of extending the reduced rate of VAT to electricity and gas to end-December 2023. [40706/23] - Tax Reliefs
184. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider giving a tax concession to small-scale landlords in Budget 2024, in line with the tax concession that is currently been given to those who...
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