Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Departmental Expenditure
214. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of all non-voted spending, including commercial State bodies for each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Aviation Industry
215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline any approaches or negotiations engaged in by Ireland with other EU Member States to waive the exemption on aviation fuel tax for... - An Garda Síochána
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being... - Tax Code
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an annual threshold for VAT free barter similar to other EU countries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tobacco Control Measures
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to commission an independent assessment of the extent to which tobacco excise increases in recent years are leading to increased illicit... - Departmental Policies
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered changes to the recognition of mortgage applicants to meet repayment costs - at present many private tenants are paying significant... - Insurance Coverage
222. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to ensure that community centres and halls have access to insurance for public liability. [11697/24] - Tax Code
223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to changing the VAT rate for the food industry back to 9% from the current 13.5% rate (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Housing Schemes
224. To ask the Minister for Finance whether legally divorced persons who have no legal interest in any property are excluded from the help to buy scheme; and if so, the reasoning behind this... - Banking Sector
227. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 5 March 2024, if he will recontact An Post on the matter, given there has been no contact with the beneficiary... - Tax Code
228. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to introduce an increase in fuel excise on 1 April 2024, given the fact that the UK has just announced it will not... - Prize Bonds
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the person or body that conducts the independent analysis of weekly prize bond draws conducted by the National Treasury Management Agency. [12060/24] - Tax Exemptions
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing similar tax exemptions for petrol purchased by fishermen as is available when they purchase marine diesel. [12091/24] - Departmental Reviews
234. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 5 October 2023, if he remains committed to undertaking a review of the remittance basis of tax and the domicile... - Tax Credits
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications to the mortgage interest tax credit which have been rejected on the grounds that an applicant does not have a sufficient income tax... - Departmental Staff
241. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in... - Revenue Commissioners
242. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of gaming machines seized by the Revenue Commissioners under section 43 of the Finance Act 1975 in each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form.... - Financial Services
246. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns of an organisation (details supplied) regarding its clients’ difficulty in qualifying for mortgages, life... - EU Bodies
247. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of Ireland's bid to host the EU Anti-Money Laundering Agency; the breakdown of this cost including advertising and so on. [12495/24] - Official Engagements
249. To ask the Minister for Finance if he met his Chinese counterpart during his recent visit to China for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12562/24] - Departmental Policies
251. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the actions being taken to implement the proposals for a modern, fit-for-purpose vehicle adaptation scheme in line with international best... - Tax Yield
252. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction, and to date in 2024, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he... - Tax Code
254. To ask the Minister for Finance the goods and services subject to the second reduced rate of VAT; the revenue generated through VAT for each good and service subject to the second reduced... - Revenue Commissioners
255. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners' review of the taxes paid by Irish real estate funds has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12700/24] - Tax Code
256. To ask the Minister for Finance whether services such as yoga, pilates, boxercise and spinning are being afforded a financial advantage over activities such as martial arts and gymnastics,... - Departmental Funding
257. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12719/24] - Departmental Meetings
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the... - Tax Code
259. To ask the Minister for Finance to give consideration to committed couples including those with children being jointly assessed for tax purposes and in addition being able to apply for home... - State Bodies
261. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Residential Property Service long-term leased properties have been transferred to the LDA; and if not, when this transfer will take... - Departmental Data
262. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of people paying the domicile levy each year since 2010; the number of non-tax-residents who have paid the domicile levy since 2010; the... - Tax Yield
264. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated, assuming no change in behaviour, if Ireland were to introduce a remittance charge on a euro equivalent basis to... - Tax Code
265. To ask the Minister for Finance to discuss any plans for the restoration of tax exemption liability that was in place before the economic crash; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Credits
266. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to allowing surplus tax credits from the year of a deceased individual to be carried over subsequent years, particularly when... - Primary Medical Certificates
267. To ask the Minister for Finance if provisions are in place for an individual whose application for a primary medical certificate was refused and subsequently appealed the decision, but is... - Revenue Commissioners
268. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek EU funding to cover the costs to replace two customs cutter vessels for the Revenue Commissioners; and the current status regarding the... - Tax Reliefs
269. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the rent-a-room relief; if he will consider creating a registry to ensure legitimacy and transparency; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
271. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) is paying high levels of income tax. [13008/24] - Tax Reliefs
272. To ask the Minister for Finance in a context where the Finance Act 2017 introduced relief on capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax for landowners who have leased their land for the... - Housing Schemes
273. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that applicants for the help-to-buy scheme who are still repaying Covid supports are being automatically rejected;... - Departmental Data
274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received from his Departmental officials or the Revenue Commissioners an estimate, range of estimates or data enabling an estimate of the Exchequer... - Revenue Commissioners
276. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding new NGCT relief provisions being prepared by the Revenue Commissioners; when are they expected to be commenced; and if he will make a... - Public Private Partnerships
277. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated...
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