Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
- Tax Reliefs
240. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will suspend the proposed agricultural relief changes pending the report of the Commission on Generational Renewal; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Data
242. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT paid on housing and apartment building products and services in Ireland in each of the past five years; and what percentage of the total... - Mortgage Interest Rates
243. To ask the Minister for Finance the interest rate charged by Home Building Finance Ireland for each of the past five years; and if there are multiple rates, if he will detail these rates and... - Banking Sector
244. To ask the Minister for Finance the equity-to-debt ratio rules for banks when they lend to developers; and how these compare with other European countries. [44013/24] - Departmental Budgets
245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considered the establishment of a ringfenced alcohol-related harm fund, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in the recent Budget 2025... - Revenue Commissioners
246. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is aware of unplanned downtimes on the Revenue ‘ ROS system at this time of the year, with peak filings; if filing deadlines will be... - Fiscal Data
247. To ask the Minister for Finance if the net tax expenditures outlined in the summer economic statement are incorporated at the same level within the projections for revenue and balances... - Insurance Industry
248. To ask the Minister for Finance what measures are being considered to ensure that the introduction of mandatory insurance does not lead to overcharging due to a lack of competition among... - Tax Reliefs
249. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the provision of a fit-for-purpose vehicle adaptation scheme to replace the disabled drivers and passenger's scheme; if a timeline is... - Climate Change Policy
251. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 15 October 2024, if he will provide an update on policy options relating to new sources of climate finance; the... - Tax Code
252. To ask the Minister for Finance whether he intends to review the tax regime associated with exchange traded funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44117/24] - Departmental Staff
253. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of... - Insurance Coverage
254. To ask the Minister for Finance in circumstances where individuals live on a designated flood plain, such as near the Camac, but which has never flooded, the options available to them where... - Tax Yield
255. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue of increasing stamp duty on residential property with a value over €1 million to 6%, including all multi-unit purchases of houses... - Tax Credits
256. To ask the Minister for Finance what is in the base each year for the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44180/24] - Tax Data
257. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 16 October 2024, to outline the full cost estimated for the planned increases to the standard fund threshold... - Tax Reliefs
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties in Dublin that qualified for the help-to-buy scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
259. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale to cap the maximum employer contribution of a PRSA to 100% of an individual’s salary in the year of payment from 1 January 2025; if there... - Insurance Coverage
260. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts he is making to support motor sports in Ireland, particularly relating to the ability to secure insurance cover; and if he will make a statement... - Business Regulation
261. To ask the Minister for Finance what measures are in place to ensure that the treatment of businesses making repayments as part of the warehouse repayments scheme is fair, transparent, and... - Tax Clearance Certificates
264. To ask the Minister for Finance given current tax clearance certificate policies, which prevent businesses from applying for grants or new State contracts without one, to clarify why this... - Tax Collection
265. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the exit tax collected on ETFs in the past five years, in tabular form; the relative prevailing tax rate for each year; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
268. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants, by grade, in his Department who were on a career break in 2023 and 2024; the number of those who in 2023 and 2024 were on a... - Tax Reliefs
269. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies who availed of KEEP each year since its introduction, in tabular form. [44358/24] - Civil Service
271. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the provisions of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Circular 4/2013 are being... - Insurance Coverage
272. To ask the Minister for Finance what assistance is available to persons experiencing difficulties acquiring life insurance following recovery from a serious illness; and if he will make a... - Vehicle Registration Tax
273. To ask the Minister for Finance to review correspondence in relation to VRT (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44494/24] - Revenue Commissioners
274. To ask the Minister for Finance if a Revenue certificate for the estate of a person (details supplied) will be issued as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Insurance Industry
275. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures, if any, being taken by the Government to end insurance companies’ discriminatory time limit cap on holiday insurance for the over-70s;... - Fuel Prices
276. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of fuel merchants in Northern Ireland selling fossil fuels in the Republic of Ireland at a price which fuel merchants in the Republic are... - Tax Exemptions
277. To ask the Minister for Finance if the exemption from income tax, capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax on payments made to the women impacted by the failures in the CervicalCheck... - Tax Reliefs
279. To ask the Minister for Finance if agricultural tax relief on the investment of money in agricultural land for a period of two years following inheritance will be retained in the Finance... - Tax Code
280. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered amending section 126 (2B) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to ensure that adult dependant social welfare pensions could be paid... - Tax Data
283. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer in each of the years 2025 to 2030 to not proceed with any additional carbon tax increases, to undo 2024 carbon tax... - Revenue Commissioners
284. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued an instruction to the Revenue Commissioners to ensure that all public services and forms, including the former Revenue Commissioners form... - Insurance Coverage
285. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of an insurance scheme (details supplied); if he has heard reports that 1 in 20 buildings is challenged when accessing... - Departmental Equipment
286. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by his Department on handsets and phones bills... - Insurance Coverage
287. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide assistance regarding insurance issues for a youth organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44879/24] - Tax Reliefs
288. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44881/24] - Official Engagements
289. To ask the Minister for Finance if he met the US treasury secretary during his recent visit to Washington DC. [45046/24] - Tax Yield
290. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by increasing stamp duty on any residential property other than the primary residence to 6%; the estimated... - Tax Exemptions
291. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the increase in the exemption from income tax from €18,000 to €40,000 for persons aged over 65, whose sole income is pension... - Customs and Excise
292. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to amend the regulations that apply to duty free allowances to address the anomaly whereby a 17-year-old would be permitted to bring tobacco and... - Tax Clearance Certificates
294. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for clearance in respect of a probate case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45150/24] - Budget 2025
295. To ask the Minister for Finance if an inflationary analysis has been conducted regarding the once off payments included in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45288/24]
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