Written answers
Wednesday, 28 June 2006
- Tax Incentive Schemes
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the tax relief for each year from 2000 to date in 2006 under capital allowances for the construction of private hospitals; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who claim to be non-resident for tax purposes. [24836/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the reforms to the value for money and policy review process that he recently announced, the decentralisation policy will be undergoing... - Tax Code
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied regarding the tax treatment of families with children to support. [24906/06] - National Development Plan
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the consultation process promised in advance of the introduction of a new National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Code
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on the taxation arrangements of landlords, in particular details on the number of landlords who receive their income... - Ethical Investment Guidelines
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance the ethical investment guidelines which are being adopted in respect of investments and investment vehicles such as the National Pensions Reserve Fund... - Pension Provisions
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has prepared proposals in respect of pension reform in the context of the social partnership talks; and if he will make a statement... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated value of the National Pensions Reserve Fund investments as at close of business on 31 May and 21 June 2006; the comparative figures for... - Tax Compliance
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recent settlement made between the Revenue Commissioners and property developers (details supplied) reportedly to the sum of... - Housing Market Regulation
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent observations by the president of the ECB on the role of the Government in the housing market here; and if he will make a statement... - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the added cost in terms of public service pay in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and in terms of additional programme expenditures in these years of the agreed... - State Bodies
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and type of State body positions which will be affected by the increase in chairperson's salaries recently approved by Cabinet; and if he... - Home Reversion Products
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be regulation of home reversion products whereby older people sell part of the house to release equity. [24909/06] - Fiscal Policy
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the prospect that first time buyers will be excluded from the housing market if interest rates increase as forecasted to 3.5 percent in... - Freedom of Information
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if arrangements will be made that the Information Commissioner is consulted in assessing the merits of extending the Freedom of Information Act 1997... - Tax Code
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage in 2005, or the latest available figures, of persons who avail of tax relief in respect of pension contributions who are from the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the negotiations which have taken place regarding the placement of persons who do not opt to decentralise with their units or agencies; and the... - Public Service Staff
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of women and men in each category or grade of public service appointment of principal officer level and above for his Department, the... - Economic Growth
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted an assessment on the potential effects of a stock market slump on the economy here in view of recent turbulence in the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the Central Bank and Financial Regulator regarding indebtedness and the criteria for lending products; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the Revenue Commissioners in monitoring the use of Section 50 Finance Act 1999 that provides tax relief to developers... - Illegal Imports
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied in regard to the level of supervision exercised by the Revenue Commissioners at points of entry, in particular in regard to the... - Tax Yield
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by each stamp duty on credit or cash card facilities and on bank transactions; and if he will undertake a review of these duties.... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance when the contract will be signed with the owner of the property in Listowel that will facilitate the decentralisation of 50 Revenue staff to Listowel,... - National Development Plan
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has collated data on the performance of the National Development Plan against target in terms of physical project delivery, outcomes... - Revenue Investigations
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of investigations which have been carried out by Revenue as to the veracity of declarations by persons claiming to be non-resident for tax... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation allowing the National Pensions Reserve Fund to avoid investing in unethical industries, such as the arms and... - Tax Code
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to meet targets set in the Programme for Government and Sustaining Progress that 80 percent of all taxpayers would pay at the standard... - Public Expenditure
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects public spending to remain on target for the remainder of 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24859/06] - Tax Yield
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of stamp duty receipts received by the Exchequer for each year from 2000 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Garda Stations
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the provision of a new Garda station at Castleisland, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24815/06] - Public Service Employment
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the addition of 40,000 employees to the public sector in the last Quarterly National Household Survey; and the details, including... - Interest Rates
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the report by the OECD, and echoed by the European Central Bank, that another interest rate increase will place Ireland in the high risk... - Tax Code
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance the median income of those who availed of tax breaks in respect of private pension contributions in each of the past five years. [24834/06] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the possibility of extending the guidelines for regulatory impact analysis of new regulations to the Financial Regulator as it has... - Revenue Commissioners' Audits
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the high-wealth unit of the Revenue Commissioners; the number of audits conducted each year from 2000 to date in... - Freedom of Information
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the speech of the Information Commissioner Ms Emily O'Reilly to the Institute of Public Administration on 20 June 2006 in particular on... - Public Expenditure
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of programme reviews completed under the Expenditure Review Initiative in 2005; the value of the programmes reviewed; and if there is a... - Private Sector Debt
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on changes in public policy in the context of rising interest rates and the pressures that this will cause a household's finances. [24919/06] - Social Finance
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recent study by the Trinity College Dublin School of Business Studies which showed that voluntary... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring, and equipping premises and other related costs at the latest date for which figures are available of the... - Tax Code
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the latest negotiation with the European Commission on the issue of the stallion tax exemption scheme; if he has received a final... - Revenue Investigations
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm reports that 15 other major developers are being examined by the Revenue Commissioners following from the settlement between a... - Tax Incentive Schemes
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has sought a review of the evaluation of tax relief for private hospital investment in view of the decision to permit these hospitals to use... - Tax Code
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the high proportion of Government revenue which is raised through VAT, places an unfair burden on low income families; and if he... - Fiscal Policy
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the heavy reliance on revenue from VAT leaves the State unduly vulnerable to a sharp contraction in Government revenue in the... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a new product to encourage people to continue saving after the special savings incentive accounts begin to mature in 2006; and if he will... - Housing Market Regulation
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the findings of the ten year review of the housing market based on data from ESRI and Permanent TSB house price index which highlights... - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the outcome of the recent partnership negotiations. [24962/06] - Price Inflation
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent increase in the consumer price index; if his Department has carried out an assessment of the expected implications for the... - Tax Yield
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the Exchequer returns for the first five months of 2006. [24965/06] - Tax Code
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recommendation contained in the NESC report on housing that consideration should be given to a separate tax on second homes; if the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the 12 point programme to improve value for money in public spending, announced by him... - State Property
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the planned sale of State property announced by the Minister of State; the property sold to date and the amount raised; the way... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the Decentralisation Implementation Group; when they last met with his Minister of State; when they last reported on... - Budgetary Process
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress in reforming the budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24813/06] - State Agencies
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if his officials, together with other Departments, have assessed the implications of the Institute of Public Administration report on the management... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the exclusion of SSIAs from the terms of the DIRT refund scheme whereby pensioners or persons with a disability are entitled to a... - Policy Proposal Costings
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the persons to whom information regarding political party policy costing requests are made available; the persons to whom they should not be... - Pension Provisions
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of tax relief for private pensions in each of the past 10 years; and the average number of people who availed of such tax relief in each of... - Economic Growth
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the economy here of the recent quarter point increase in interest rates announced by the European Central Bank; and... - Public Service Staff
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of staff in the Department of Finance, the Office of Public Works and the Revenue Commissioners in the general service grades of... - Fiscal Policy
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if the amount of revenue which the State raises from the housing sector by way of VAT on building materials and stamp duties has influenced his... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the position with regard to the acquisition of new premises, under the Government decentralisation programme, as it impacts on the Department of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the evaluations of public spending programmes which his Department has undertaken during the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of stamp duty applicable on the sale or leasing of farms; the cost to the Exchequer of applying stamp duty relief to farmers under fifty;... - Revenue Commissioners' Audits
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in each year from 2000 to date in 2006; the number of tax defaulters that were...
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