Written answers
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
- Tax Code
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of Pillar Two of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project; his assessment of the impact of this on the Irish... - National Asset Management Agency
81. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to complement the recently published Housing for All plan to deliver more affordable and... - Tax Code
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to improve regulation in relation to tax fraud schemes and to ensure that scandals such as in a recent case (details supplied) do not... - Tax Reliefs
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that those who avail of the new digital gaming relief are subject to ensuring quality employment and training; and if he will make a... - Credit Unions
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the implementation of the Programme for Government commitments relating to credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Insurance Industry
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to address the process of price walking in insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54353/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out a risk assessment regarding the winding down of the employment wage subsidy scheme and the potential impact on employment... - Defective Building Materials
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the communication he has had or meetings he has held with retail banks and insurance companies with respect to contributions through levies or otherwise to a... - Tax Code
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a short-term reduction in the rate of VAT charged on energy and certain other household utility bills to assist households with escalating... - Banking Sector
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will direct banks to provide customers with written banking statements on a monthly basis if requested by the customer. [54421/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Cork and Kerry, respectively that have registered under the business resumption support scheme in tabular form; and if he... - Tax Code
94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that recommendations that arise from the proposed review into extending section 664A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to include... - Tax Reliefs
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that film producer companies in receipt of section 481 tax relief (details supplied) are regularly and on a routine... - Tax Code
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to amend the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54324/21] - Film Industry
97. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the highest 5% rate of the regional film development uplift for claims made after 31 December 2021; if there are... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in each supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme and its predecessor since the start of the pandemic; the value of the support in... - Banking Sector
100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with banks (details supplied) in relation to the protection of employment due to their respective decisions to exit the Irish... - Departmental Schemes
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of received and granted applications for both residential and commercial properties under the living city initiative for Limerick city; his... - Tax Reliefs
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered ending the Special Assignee Relief Programme in the interests of just taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54399/21] - Inflation Rate
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he sees the possibility of inflation causing complications in the course of recovery from the financial effects of Covid-19; if this issue... - Stability and Growth Pact
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has or will make a submission to the relaunched review of EU economic governance in particular with regard to fundamental reform of the Stability and... - Financial Services
108. To ask the Minister for Finance the controls he can put in place in relation to the marketing of crypto assets ahead of any EU directives coming into force, for example, the Markets in... - Tax Reliefs
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the schemes and supports that are available at present for disabled drivers to acquire and or adapt their own car. [53063/21] - Tax Code
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his plans regarding double tax rules for cross-Border workers (details supplied) who are based in Ireland given the temporary Covid-19 waiver on... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of workers aged under 25 years of age whose wages are subsidised through the employment wage subsidy scheme; if he will provide a breakdown on... - Insurance Industry
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to bring about reduced premia in the insurance sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54340/21] - Tax Yield
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has made projections in relation to the expected change in corporation tax receipts. [54432/21] - Banking Sector
114. To ask the Minister for Finance if discussions are expected with senior officials of a bank (details supplied) regarding the future use of its soon to be vacated units in towns and villages... - Tax Code
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the local property tax and replace the tax with a graduated second, third, fourth and so on home tax ensuring that the family... - Tax Avoidance
119. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether Ireland’s tax system is consistent with Ireland's stated commitment to equitable development and working with poorer countries to... - Tax Reliefs
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of employees with gross pay in excess of €100,000, €200,000 and €300,000 who availed of tax relief on their pension... - Housing Schemes
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the help-to-buy scheme in Cork city and county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in view of the... - Insurance Coverage
124. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on recent engagements he has had with the insurance sector in relation to the high cost of insurance; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the taxes on fuel and home heating oil similar to other EU countries (details supplied) to ease the pressure on vulnerable persons and... - Tax Reliefs
126. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to developing an application or website to assist with the administration of tax relief for remote workers announced as part of... - Tax Code
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the decrease in the flat rate of VAT; and the likely impact on farmers. [51556/21] - Inflation Rate
128. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on inflation and the rising costs of living currently challenging persons; the measures being considered to address this issue; and if he will make... - Insurance Industry
129. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his engagement with the insurance sector specifically related to persons and businesses that operate recreational facilities and... - Inflation Rate
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in the context of addressing the issue of inflation throughout the European Union; if corrective measures... - Housing Schemes
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the assistance available to assist first-time buyers in the property market in the context of Budget 2022; the number of persons these measures will benefit;... - Rental Sector
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider immediate measures to support renters in the private rental market including the introduction of a refundable tax credit equivalent to one... - Insurance Industry
137. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in his Department’s areas of responsibility under the Action Plan for Insurance Reform. [54344/21] - Tax Exemptions
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to increase the threshold on the small benefit exemption scheme on a once-off basis in 2021 in the Finance Bill to allow employers show... - Housing Schemes
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the promised review of the help-to-buy scheme; the person or body that will carry out the review; the terms of reference of the review; the... - Banking Sector
145. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with eating disorders are currently unable to get a mortgage due to the fact that they are being... - Tax Reliefs
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of tax relief and support for those working from home in Cork city and county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to... - Tax Data
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would have been generated had the full rate of capital gains tax applied to the disposal of assets by IREFs and REITs in each of... - Inflation Rate
152. To ask the Minister for Finance his projections for the inflation rate in the coming year and its likely impact on the economy, consumers and the public finances. [54379/21] - Banking Sector
153. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he and his officials have had with a bank (details supplied) regarding the decision by the bank to close branches across the country; and if... - Economic Policy
155. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to date to divest from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54322/21] - Banking Sector
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the sale of a portion of the State’s shareholding in a bank (details supplied); the brokerage costs of the sale to date; if he plans to... - Commissions of Investigation
161. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing; the duration of each commission of investigation; the deadline for each commission of...
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