228. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position on the requirement to prepare a report within three months of the enactment of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 in respect of those public servants who were forced to retire between 6 December 2017 and the commencement of the Act due to reaching 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30605/19]
223. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether insurance companies must ensure defendants are notified of a claim made against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31439/19]
222. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the key information report on employer and public liability insurance claims will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31438/19]
221. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the national claims information database will incorporate public liability and employer liability data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31437/19]
220. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress the CSO is making in compiling a price index for public liability and employer liability; his views on whether such an index will be created; when such an index will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31436/19]
219. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the State provides information to an organisation (details supplied) for a database; if so, the type of information shared; if there is a data sharing agreement between the State and the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31431/19]
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether a database (details supplied) should be managed and controlled by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31430/19]
214. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projects here that have benefitted to date from the European Fund for Strategic Investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/19]
207. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of excise duty that would apply on a pint of cider priced at €5.30, a pint of stout priced at €4.75 and a standard measure of spirits priced at €4.10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31167/19]
206. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons prosecuted for cigarette and-or tobacco smuggling in 2018 and to date in 2019; the additional resources and equipment being provided to the Revenue Commissioners to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31166/19]
199. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the preparations undertaken to date by the Revenue Commissioners under each different Brexit scenario; the steps that will be taken by the Revenue Commissioners between 11 July 2019 and the end of October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31030/19]
197. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons claiming tax relief on third level tuition fees; the cost of the relief in each complete tax year since 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31011/19]
196. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that applied for the key customs registration, the economic operators registration and identification number to date; the number of businesses with such a registration; the turnaround time for the Revenue Commissioners to process a registration application; the number of businesses the Revenue Commissioners estimate will require such a registration in the course of their normal business after 31 October 2019 in the event of a disorderly Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30983/19]
195. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of betting duty; when he expects it to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30977/19]
194. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of financial services firms by category, such as insurance, credit card, mortgage providers and SME lenders selling business in the market here to end consumers, who are prudentially regulated in the UK and rely on the freedom of movement of services across the EU to sell here; the relevant quantum of financial activity involved for each category using the latest estimates; if there are risks for consumers here in the event of a hard Brexit in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30976/19]
193. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the enforcement investigations being undertaken by the Central Bank in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30975/19]
191. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will automatically issue the refund due to a person in a situation in which a person would be entitled to a refund of tax overpaid in a calendar year but does not request a P21 balancing statement or put in a claim for an income tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30929/19]
190. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who requested a P21 balancing statement from the Revenue Commissioners; the refunds issued to, and additional tax collected from, persons, respectively, as a result in each of the years 2010 to 2018, in tabular and aggregate form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30928/19]
185. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission concluded since January 2016 that have been settled; the value of the settled; the number withdrawn; the value these amounted to; the number of cases heard; the value these appeals amounted to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30812/19]
184. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of new appeals brought before the Tax Appeals Commission in each month since January 2016; the number of cases concluded in the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30811/19]
183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the age and value of tax appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission by ranges (details supplied) respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30810/19]
182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of tax appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission; the value of tax these disputes amount to; the appeals by ranges (details supplied) respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30809/19]
181. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the start-up refunds for entrepreneurs for the past five years including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30808/19]
180. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the employment and investment incentive scheme for each year since it started including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30807/19]
179. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the take up of the key employee engagement programme in each month since its establishment; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/19]
178. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the foreign earnings deduction for the past five years including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30805/19]
177. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the special assignee relief programme for the past five years including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30804/19]
176. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the entrepreneurial relief for each year since its establishment, including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30803/19]
175. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the Knowledge Development Box in each year since its creation; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30802/19]
174. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the research and development tax credit for the past five years; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30801/19]
173. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected surplus from the National Asset Management Agency; the return on investment this will represent; if the surplus will be received into the Exchequer when NAMA is wound up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30800/19]
172. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number employed by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman each month since the start of 2016 by functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30799/19]
171. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number employed by the Tax Appeals Commission each month since the start of 2016 by functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30798/19]
170. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number employed by the Revenue Commissioners each month since the start of 2016 by functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30797/19]
169. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number employed by the Central Bank each month since the start of 2016 by functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30796/19]
168. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman by functional area and position; the length of time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30795/19]
167. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Tax Appeals Commission by functional area and position; the length of time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30794/19]
166. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Revenue Commissioners by functional area and position; the length of time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30793/19]
165. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of open licence applications with the Central Bank; the length of time these applications have remained open; the type of financial services provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30792/19]
164. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of licence applications made to the Central Bank between 2014 and 2018 and to date in 2019, by the type of financial services provider, that is, retail credit firm and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30791/19]
163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Central Bank by functional area and position; the time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30790/19]
162. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the loss incurred on the escrow account holding the money received from a company (details supplied) will be recouped from it; if the loss will be incurred by the State if the appeal is lost or by it if the appeal is won; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30789/19]
157. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to allow pension schemes approved by the Pensions Authority to offer retiring members of defined contribution schemes, scheme controlled ARFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31239/19]
156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the legal framework for approved retirement funds to allow pension schemes to provide ARFs under the regulation of the Pensions Authority. [31238/19]
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by each delegated State authority into the State Claims Agency in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the methodology used to calculate the amount to be paid by the delegated State authority; the amount received from scheme funds in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30788/19]
95. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 11 June 2019, if the information requested will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30609/19]
94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 8 May 2019, if the information requested will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/19]
847. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that further to the announcement of additional rent pressure zone areas on 2 July 2019, the part of Carrigaline, County Cork not in the former Ballincollig-Carrigaline local electoral area is still not in a rent pressure zone; if the anomaly will be corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29477/19]
756. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to protect workers who are members of defined benefit schemes in which the scheme is solvent and the company is highly profitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29258/19]
754. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social protection schemes or measures that have sunset clauses; the annual cost of these measures; the dates in which these measures are set to expire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29242/19]