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101 records in IE in 2022
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2022
220. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will suspend major changes to taxation or supports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45781/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2022
205. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a comprehensive list of all of Ireland’s double taxation agreements; if he will provide a breakdown of the percentage rate of withholding tax on dividend payments to Ireland, interest, royalties and technical fees for each country with which Ireland has a double taxation agreements in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45415/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 September 2022
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 September 2022
163. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the taxation of social welfare maternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44529/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2022
1106. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a modification will be made to the taxation system in order that if in one year fewer than 52 class A PRSI credits are accrued and a significant amount of PRSI is paid by the taxpayer on unearned income that sufficient class S credits would be awarded to bring the total number of credits to 52 and class K should only be used when there are already 52 class A credits. [42813/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2022
424. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated general Government balance for 2022 and 2023, respectively, given the improved revenue intake relative to profile in the recently published August fiscal monitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44291/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2022
413. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that no registration taxation changes on vehicles will be implemented in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43980/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2022
386. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will waive the taxation treatment that currently applies when portions of land are sold or leased to the ESB for the purposes of installing pylons in order to provide an incentive to farmers and landowners, owing to the requirement for Ireland to rapidly upgrade and enhance its national electricity grid infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43163/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2022
360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to reform the taxation of HVO and biofuel for HGVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42644/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2022
364. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected structural balance in 2022 and 2023 and the general Government balance in percentage and nominal terms in 2022 and 2023 associated with a structural balance of -0.5%. [40382/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2022
361. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland's approach to the ongoing review by the European Commission of the Tobacco Tax Directive will include a push for a correlation between the level of taxation imposed on the use of tobacco inhaling products, including e-cigarettes and other vaping devices on the one hand and the level of nicotine contained therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40367/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2022
359. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the implications of a recent decision by the Pensions Authority to suspend the provision of one member pensions and the implications that this has for consumers given the fact that there are no suitable alternative savings vehicles yet in place; if he will consider extending the deadline for compliance with the IORP 11 for these schemes for six months from 1 July to 1 January 2023 given the circumstances; if he will allow time for proposed changes to be made to the PRSA referenced in the report of the Interdepartmental Pensions Reform and Taxation Group in November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40347/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2022
332. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact of the uncertainty of the delays in the adoption of the corporation taxation rate at European Union level on the investment strategies of multinational companies and the way that this may adversely impact Ireland’s attractiveness in a competitive global marketplace. [39874/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2022
327. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Central Bank’s warning that the State has reached the limit of sustainable spending (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39785/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2022
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2022
334. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the impact of the uncertainty of the delays in the adoption of the corporation taxation rate at European Union level on the capacity of companies to meet the administrative burden of compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38059/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2022
30. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider Ireland’s position on the global minimum tax rate in view of the fiscal challenges impacting and expected to impact Ireland and the need to make the country as attractive as possible for multinational investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34814/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
214. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union law to ensure that Ireland's bilateral agreement with Morocco relating to double taxation does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33559/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2022
22. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will share the Department’s fiscal contingency plan in the event multinational companies leave the Irish market on foot of the implementation of the global and or European minimum tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33171/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2022
162. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the impact that the increase in interest rates will have on Government spending over the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31826/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2022
161. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if a hedging strategy has been introduced to reduce any projected rise in Ireland’s debt servicing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31825/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2022
160. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the impact that the recent increase in interest rates will have on the projected rise in Ireland’s debt servicing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31824/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
106. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the assessment by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the current unexpected inflation highlights some issues with the design of spending rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30529/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
18. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the measures that he is considering to reduce the burden of taxation on renters, renovators, first-time buyers and landlords with single properties; if he will consider a special package to assist the categories aforementioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31299/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an emergency budget with further targeted measures to support lower and middle-income families in response to the highest level of inflation recorded in 38 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31502/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2022
25. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will disaggregate the estimated cost of €30,000 to service and accommodate each Ukrainian refugee for the year 2022; his views on the comments made in the latest Fiscal Assessment Report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that this figure is an upper bound in terms of likely costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31291/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2022
21. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance when the Commission on taxation and welfare will complete its work; when it expects to publish its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31288/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2022
14. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if the Government has plans to reduce the taxation on petrol and diesel in order to ease the financial burden on both personal and commercial road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2022
213. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of taxation paid by owners arising from earnings from long-stay rental accommodation in each of the past five years; the amount paid by owners of rental property in cases in which the owner is the owner of just one rental property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28677/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2022
212. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of taxation paid by owners arising from earnings from short-stay rental accommodation (details supplied) and other holiday lets in each of the years since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28676/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2022
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2022
88. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to reducing taxation on rental income in an effort to address rising rent prices; if there are any taxation incentives for landlords which seek to reduce rental prices in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2022
170. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he is reconsidering the decision not to apply for loans under the Recovery and Resilience Fund given the uncertain economic outlook and the likelihood of increased interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2022
221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the grounds on which differing criteria are used with respect to social-welfare entitlements and taxation, whereby cohabiting couples can be jointly-assessed for the former but not the latter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2022
248. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if tobacco taxation were to be increased annually on a pro-rata basis in order that all packs of 20 cigarettes cost at least €20 by 2025; the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if an equivalent annual tobacco tax on roll-your-own cigarettes was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24258/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
105. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on public expenditure in the first quarter of 2022; the way that it compares with the first quarter of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20336/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
103. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public expenditure was within profile during the first quarter of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20350/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of Covid-19 contingency funding that was drawn down in the first three months of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20337/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
70. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if a new 30% rate of income tax is being considered by the Government, as announced by the Tánaiste in March 2022; his views on whether the programme for Government pledge on income tax cuts is prudent in view of the recent Stability Programme update and within the current fiscal and economic context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21425/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
69. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date projected Exchequer deficit for 2022; the way this compares with the forecasts on budget day; the main reason for the change in forecast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20988/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
56. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the reason for different criteria under social protection entitlements and taxation in which a cohabiting couple have to be jointly assessed under social protection entitlements but cannot be jointly assessed for tax purposes as cohabitants; if a review will be considered to change this taxation rule to allow cohabiting couples to apply to be jointly assessed for tax purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21440/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
43. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of ongoing discussions on the European Union fiscal rules; the position adopted by the Government on any changes to the fiscal rules; his views on the recent recommendation of an Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee report (details supplied) which notes the need for certain well defined expenditure areas such as climate and public housing spending to be excluded from the fiscal rules and for a more accommodating set of rules toward public capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21426/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is proposing any tax or other measures to counteract the accelerating cost of living in all areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21445/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
24. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if the recently announced temporary reduction in VAT, excise duty and lump-sum payments are to be paid from a surplus in the public finances or by adding to the public debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21423/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2022
22. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the steps he intends taking in 2022 in relation to direct and indirect taxes to lessen the burden on people due to the very large increase in the cost of living, interest rates and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20989/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2022
512. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to proposals raised in correspondence (details supplied) in regard to taxation and the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20386/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2022
506. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from carbon taxation to date in 2022 disaggregated by the carbon tax increase of 12 October 2022, the carbon tax increase of 1 May 2022 and all other revenue for 2022, respectively. [20205/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 April 2022
245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected deficit levels in nominal terms and as a percentage of GDP and GNI, in each of the years to 2030, taking into account such factors as demographic change and reduced tax revenues as a result of the green transition to less carbon-intensive consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 April 2022
237. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance when the zoned land tax will be in place; and if land that is zoned for low-density development as opposed to high-density development will be subject to taxation of 3%. [18907/22]