Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
- Tax Reliefs
307. To ask the Minister for Finance the total expenditure on the help to buy scheme in each year since the scheme was launched, including expenditure to date in 2023; and the budget allocation... - Tax Yield
308. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of electricity tax collected from business and non-businesses categories, respectively. [56363/23] - Tax Code
309. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the rules regarding the imposition of the residential zoned land tax on land used for active farming; and if he will make a statement on the... - Customs and Excise
310. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of officers with assigned powers (details supplied) under section 62 of the Finance Act 1994, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
313. To ask the Minister for Finance what consideration has been given by him to a more favourable VAT and customs regime for products deemed to be more environmentally friendly; and if he will... - Departmental Legal Cases
314. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount in legal costs that have been recovered by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor following an award of costs in favour of a party... - Tax Code
315. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56600/23] - National Asset Management Agency
316. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Loan Management Ltd is still the owner of a property (details supplied). [56604/23] - Financial Services
317. To ask the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be implemented to allow homeowners to buy back their mortgage from a vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56616/23] - Tax Credits
318. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a refundable tax credit that would return unused portions of the PAYE tax credit to low-income workers; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
319. To ask the Minister for Finance if the proceeds of the vacant homes tax and residential zoned land tax respectively will be retained centrally by the Exchequer or returned to the relevant... - Tax Credits
320. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have claimed the renters credit in each month since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the evidence used to... - Appointments to State Boards
321. To ask the Minister for Finance what action his Department is taking to appoint a board for the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal to deal with appeals under the disabled drivers and... - Tax Code
322. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the tax position for mortgage holders of a bank (details supplied) who will be receiving a payment from the bank in 2024 on the basis that... - Departmental Consultations
323. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on consultations with representative organisations about the taxation treatment of GMS income for GP practices; and if he will make a... - Tax Rebates
324. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification where in the Revenue Commissioners guidance it is stated that uploading health receipts is a prerequisite for availing of a... - Departmental Policies
326. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56783/23] - Vehicle Registration Tax
327. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the VRT refund scheme was originally set up; if it was to comply with an EU directive; how much it cost to set up the scheme; and if he will make a... - Tax Yield
328. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of carbon tax accrued for 2023; to provide a full and comprehensive breakdown of what these monies will be used for, in tabular form; and if he... - Tax Code
330. To ask the Minister for Finance if due consideration will be given in coherence with Food Vision 2030, to the review and optimisation of the tax treatment of investment by agtech companies... - Research and Development
331. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or... - Site Acquisitions
332. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in respect of the purchase of a school site in a project that involves the NTMA (details supplied); and the date on which the... - Departmental Data
333. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of the personal and or person-specific data sets his Department holds that have been provided and/or shared with other... - Tax Code
334. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT applies to social and affordable housing funded by his Department and delivered by councils and approved housing bodies; and if, in those cases where... - Tax Reliefs
335. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in line with Action 74 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she has plans to adopt a needs-based approach to the disabled drivers and passengers... - Tax Credits
336. To ask the Minister for Finance if, given the ongoing housing crisis and the precarious nature of many renting arrangements, renters in non-registered tenancies can access the... - Legislative Measures
339. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will enact the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1001/24] - Mortgage Resolution Processes
340. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage borrowers with long term mortgage arrears at the end of each year since 2000; the efforts being made, through assisting people in... - Illicit Trade
343. To ask the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the number of seizures of illicit fentanyl by the Revenue Commissioners for each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2024, in tabular... - Revenue Commissioners
344. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full cost in 2024 if the number of dogs in the Revenue Commissioners dog unit increased to 55. [1093/24] - Tax Data
346. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in each county which availed of mechanisms to warehouse tax debt; the types of businesses which availed of the measure by county, in... - Financial Services
351. To ask the Minister for Finance to investigate reports that performing loans with AIB are being transferred to debt collectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1155/24] - Vehicle Registration Tax
352. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of decision 1324TACD2021, made by the Tax Appeal Commissioners, in which a finding was made that the Revenue Commissioners had been applying... - Primary Medical Certificates
353. To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been any change to the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificate, or if he plans to introduce changes to the eligibility criteria.... - Business Supports
354. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason non-green projects under the SCBI growth and sustainability loan scheme are not being funded in the initial tranche of loans; and if he will make a... - Financial Services
355. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate for service providers (details supplied) to charge customers a surcharge for making payments by credit or debit card.... - Fiscal Policy
356. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and monetary value of investments held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in companies which produce, export or sell weapons or dual-use... - Tax Collection
357. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason LPT charge is being deducted at source in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1307/24] - Official Engagements
358. To ask the Minister for Finance if he met the CEO of a company (details supplied) during his recent visit to the west coast of the United States. [1355/24] - Tax Data
359. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential units and number of persons subject to the 10% rate of stamp duty with respect to the acquisition of certain residential property... - Tax Reliefs
361. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended to previous home owners who can demonstrate a housing need which they cannot meet for reasons of breakdown of a... - Tax Data
362. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the PRSI record for the self-employed for 2022 has not been passed on to the Department of Social Protection; the reason for this delay; if this... - Tax Code
363. To ask the Minister for Finance how the introduction of VAT refund orders under section 103 of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 interacts with the VAT Directive where a minimum... - Electric Vehicles
364. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of electric vehicles licenced, by county, for 2023, in tabular form. [1613/24] - Economic Sanctions
367. To ask the Minister for Finance given the European Court of Justice ruling in 2022 to bar public transparency on beneficial ownership and the international consortium of investigative... - Budget 2024
369. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government still supports the Budget 2024 announcement to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes in Budget 2025; if the plans to introduce the measure in... - Primary Medical Certificates
370. To ask the Minister for Finance if the appeal hearings for the primary medical certificate have recommenced as planned at the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1851/24] - Tax Exemptions
371. To ask the Minister for Finance how many farmers were refused VAT exemptions for purchase of fixed equipment between 1 November and 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
372. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the maximum value of the help-to-buy scheme from €500 thousand to €550 thousand in order to allow for inflation...
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