94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers within the high earner restriction analysed within the €125,000 to €250,000, €250,001 to €500,000, €500,001 to €750,000, €750,001 to €1,000,000, and €1000,000 plus bands, the estimated extra yield arising because of the restrictions in each of the years 2009 to 2012; and the estimated yield because of the restrictions in 2014 and 2015. [3707/16]
93. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the investment the German bank KfW has made here through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3706/16]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reports, reviews and studies he commissioned or agencies under the aegis of his Department commissioned since 9 March 2011, by date of commission, by date of completion, by date of publication, by cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3705/16]
91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been obtained in terms of the Revenue Commissioners' audit and investigation programmes in each of the years 2012 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3704/16]
90. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the licence structure for licensed premises and off-licence premises; if he will link the licence fee paid by off-licence owners to the square footage of their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3703/16]
89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful applications to date in each relevant area under the living city initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3702/16]
83. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the feasibility of having a specific inheritance tax allowance for the family home; the cost of introducing a €500,000 threshold in respect of the inheritance of family homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3587/16]
82. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of certificates the Revenue Commissioners issued to sheriffs, the total value of the certificates and the amount of tax and interest collected in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3586/16]
81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 18 February 2014, the number of jobs lost in the banking sector since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3585/16]
80. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of Solicitors and Barristers the State Claims Agency directly employs; his views on the legal staffing of the Agency; how this has changed since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3584/16]
79. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money the Revenue Commissioners paid as a reward for information received from whistleblowers or other information received and the number of cases involved in each year from 2013 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3583/16]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue forgone under exemptions granted to organisations which have been granted charitable status for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3579/16]
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total betting duty paid in 2015 and the estimated betting duty for 2016 by licensed betting offices and by online facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3578/16]
76. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount Ireland has drawn down from the European Investment Bank for each year since 2011, by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/16]
75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the Irish contribution to the European Union budget for the years 2013 to 2015; the projected contribution for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3576/16]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total amount raised from motorists in mineral oil tax, vehicle registration tax, value added tax, carbon tax, motor tax and driver licensing in the years 2013 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3575/16]
71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the website of the Revenue Commissioners; and if it will be repaired in order that a person (details supplied) in County Cork can apply for a grant under the fuel rebate scheme. [3553/16]
52. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount she spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3831/16]
51. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by her and Ministers of State of her Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3816/16]
148. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of complaints received, upheld, and in which compensation was awarded by the Financial Services Ombudsman regarding the sale of whole-of-life insurance policies in each year from 2011 to 2015, in tabular form; the impact of the six-year rule on complaints regarding long-term policies such as whole-of-life assurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3232/16]
143. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of indexing tax bands, credits and allowance across all tax headings in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3159/16]
136. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency for public relations in 2015; the amount paid to each firm; the rates that apply; when the main public relations contracts for the two agencies are up for renewal; if the contract provides value for money for the two agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2825/16]
135. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid to date in professional fees to named professional firms relating to the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, including the amount paid to KPMG, in tabular form; the agreed rate charges by KPMG; how many KPMG staff are working on the liquidation; if the rates provide good value for money to the taxpayer; when the liquidation will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2824/16]
163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made any representations to the Department of Transportation in the United States of America on the application by Norwegian Air International to commence a transatlantic service from Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2608/16]
116. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the options open to a family (details supplied) in County Cork who are seeking to access an appropriate adult day service or an appropriate course for an adult with special needs. [2371/16]
70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to an issue relating to flood funding raised by an organisation (details supplied) in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2390/16]
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to set down the cost of retaining tax relief at source for mortgage customers in 2018 and 2019. [2478/16]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 16 July 2015, to set down the cost of increasing the ceiling in 2016 of €3,000 interest for tax relief at source for those who took out a qualifying loan between 2004 and 2008 to €4,000 and €5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2477/16]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 16 July 2015 to set down the cost of increasing the rate of tax relief at source that applies in 2016 from 30% to 40% and 50% for those who took out a qualifying loan between 2004 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2476/16]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to set down the number of persons or mortgage accounts in receipt of tax relief at source in each year from 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; the projected cost in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2475/16]
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 15 December 2015, the combined cost of increasing the overall limit from €1 million in chargeable gains for qualifying for capital gains tax entrepreneur relief to €15 million while reducing the rate applied to gains under capital gains tax entrepreneur relief to 10% and reducing the overall capital gains tax rate from 33% to 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2474/16]
62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to set down the first-year cost of reducing the capital gains tax rate by 1% and by 8%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2473/16]
61. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of exempting the first €100 of interest on deposits from Deposit Interest Retention Tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2472/16]
60. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first-year and full-year cost of abolishing the universal social charge, and the yield from abolishing it on an income levy of 5%, 6%, 7% and 8% on income earners above €150,000, only on the portion of income above €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2471/16]
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first-year and full-year cost of abolishing the universal social charge, and the yield from abolishing it on an income levy of 5%, 6%, 7% and 8% on income earners above €120,000, only on the portion of income above €120,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2470/16]
58. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected first-year and full-year cost of abolishing the universal social charge, and the yield from abolishing it on an income levy of 5%, 6%, 7% and 8% on income earners above €100,000, only on the portion of income above €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/16]
57. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected first-year and full-year cost of abolishing the universal social charge, and the yield from abolishing it on an income levy of 5%, 6%, 7% and 8% on income earners above €90,000, only on the portion of income above €90,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2468/16]
56. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected first-year and full-year cost of abolishing the universal social charge, and the yield from abolishing it on an income levy of 5%, 6%, 7% and 8% on income earners above €80,000, only on the portion of income above €80,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2467/16]
55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first-year and full-year cost of abolishing the universal social charge, and the yield from abolishing it on an income levy of 5%, 6%, 7% and 8% on income earners above €70,000, only on the portion of income above €70,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2466/16]
53. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the background to the 3% stamp duty that applies to all non-life insurance policies; the amount that has been collected to date in respect of the stamp duty; the anticipated yield in 2016; how this money is spent; if he will ring-fence the funding for flood-related measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2424/16]
491. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the sources of public funding available from her Department, from any body under the aegis of her Department, or from the European Union for remedial and improvement works to a not-for-profit art gallery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2314/16]
432. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the weight of schoolbags for primary and secondary school pupils; if their weight could cause injury to pupils; the action she has taken or will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2186/16]
348. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed at the child and adolescent mental health services in Mahon, County Cork. [2060/16]
158. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has revised his budget 2016 day forecast of €6,614 million for corporation tax receipts in 2016, given the outturn for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1991/16]
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when an updated projection of the final outcome of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidation will be available; if the State expects to pay all unsecured creditors including junior bondholders; when cash will be returned to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1892/16]
154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to return Allied Irish Banks to the private sector; the issues that need to be addressed in the Irish banking sector generally before this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1891/16]
153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the fiscal space that will be available in each of the next five years following the publication of the Exchequer returns for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1890/16]
152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has or intends to formally request the Central Bank of Ireland to review any aspect of its mortgage rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1889/16]
151. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of tax relief changes introduced in budget 2014 on private medical insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1888/16]