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Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 May 2017
72. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is reassessing the total cost of USC cuts announced in budget 2017; the estimated impact that this will have on the fiscal space in 2017 and 2018; if such a reassessment will impact on the State's compliance with EU fiscal obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22540/17]
Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 May 2017
63. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the working group on tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers; the number of times the group has met; the sectorial inputs it has received or requested, other than the public consultation; the timeline for the group to produce a final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22405/17]
Question· writtenPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2017
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the proposed dividend of €250 million from the State’s holding in a bank (details supplied) announced in March will impact on fiscal space for 2018; the impact the proposed sale of the bank will have on this dividend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21979/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
1132. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the way in which action 1.10 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland will be advanced; the status of the evidence review for fiscal measures on products that are high in fat, sugar and salt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20831/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
1131. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the way in which action 1.8 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland will be advanced; the status of proposals on the roll-out of evidence-based fiscal measures to support healthy eating and lifestyles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20830/17]
Question· writtenPQ 304asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
304. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the €600 million core funding requirement by 2020 referenced in the Cassells report includes or excludes provision for demographic increases that have already been included in fiscal parameters for 2018 and 2019. [19235/17]
Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2017
242. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the independent review on corporate taxation will include an analysis of the European Commission's common consolidated corporate tax base, CCCTB, proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19391/17]
Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2017
5. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way the fiscal and policy context section of the capital development plan incorporates environmental sustainability in addition to fiscal sustainability as an underlying policy goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19114/17]
Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 April 2017
3. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the progress of the Public Service Pay Commission; if its report will take account of the fiscal space published; if it will have consideration for new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/17]
Record· debate2017-04-05published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2017
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Question· writtenPQ 214asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2017
214. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will set up a housing advisory council to monitor the Government's activity in this area, similar to the Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16939/17]
Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the tax changes that are already programmed through legislation, such as the decrease in DIRT year on year; the way these changes are factored into the fiscal space; the cost of each change per year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16476/17]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
81. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek an exemption from the fiscal rules in the context of the economic impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16434/17]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
49. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the policy objectives that are achieved by rendering the carer's allowance, which is already subject to a means test by the Department of Social Protection, subject to taxation; if other social assistance payments are treated similarly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16406/17]
Question· oralPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
40. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has held discussions recently with the NTMA in relation to the national debt repayments which will fall due in 2018 to 2020; his views on the fact that a quarter of Ireland's national debt is due for refinancing in that period; the way this will impact the fiscal position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16418/17]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2017
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost in terms of fiscal space of maintaining the current suspension of water charges to 1 January 2018. [14882/17]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2017
109. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected net effect of any measures carried over for 2018 as a result of budget 2017 measures; and if he will provide a detailed breakdown thereof, including the way they are accounted for in the fiscal space projections. [14875/17]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2017
233. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department broke an agreement that the Government and eight other countries (details supplied) decided to apply, that is the taxation on the transfer of entitlements without land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
1145. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is expected that the spending increase on prevention of illegal dumping will be continued into future fiscal years; the amount of the added expense that will be offset by the revenue from fines collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14142/17]
Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
216. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a revised estimate of Ireland's gross and net debt to gross domestic product, GDP, ratio, in view of the publication by the Central Statistics Office of Quarterly National Accounts Quarter 4 2016 and Year 2016 (Preliminary) on 9 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13483/17]
Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
205. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, using the most up-to-date economic and fiscal information available, an estimate of Ireland's contribution to the EU budget in respect of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13344/17]
Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
204. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, using the most up-to-date economic and fiscal information available, an estimate of the debt to gross domestic product, GDP, ratio at the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13343/17]
Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, using the most up-to-date economic and fiscal information available, an estimate of the fiscal space for 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13342/17]
Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, using the most up-to-date economic and fiscal information available, an estimate of the final deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product, GDP, for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13341/17]
Question· writtenPQ 374asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
374. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to replace the current local authority rates system with a fairer and equitable system of local taxation on commercial properties and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/17]
Question· writtenPQ 360asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
360. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money from the motor taxation fund which was allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016; the way this money was spent by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9851/17]
Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
241. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if public private partnership, PPP, unitary payments for potential infrastructure projects, in addition to those funded under the CIP 2016-2021, that are undertaken under the European Fund for Strategic Investments, may not be counted towards the deficit reference values when defining the fiscal adjustment under either the preventive or the corrective arm of the fiscal pact and that in the case of such a PPP unitary payment causing the Exchequer to run an excess over the deficit reference value, the Commission will not launch an excessive deficit procedure, EDP, if this excess is only due to a contribution made to a project co-financed under the EFSI, according to a European Commission communication (details supplied). [10322/17]
Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing the universal social charge, USC, and the impact on fiscal space in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/17]
Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
197. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed development of alternative models for forecasting medium-term potential growth as has been suggested by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council as an additional safeguard for detecting overheating in the economy. [9937/17]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
67. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the amount currently earned in taxation on interest from crowdfunding loans to small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/17]
Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the current estimate of the fiscal space available in budget 2018 net of the carry forward effects from budget 2017 and all known demographic pressures. [9993/17]
Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the abolition of the USC is neither possible nor desirable in the current economic climate and in the context of the fiscal space allowable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/17]
Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2017
175. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department has provided for demographic growth in the higher education sector for the next five years; the amount provided in budget 2017; if the figure provided is taken into account when calculating the fiscal space; the number of staff who have been hired over each of the past five years specifically to address demographic growth in the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9240/17]
Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2017
146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, regarding the CSO's new measurement of economic performance, which is designed to remove the distorting effects of multinational companies, to be known as adjusted gross national income, GNI, which will be phased in from the end of 2018, this new measurement will be used instead of the current economic current metrics of GDP and GNP by the European Commission, IMF and other international organisations; the way it will affect the calculation for projected fiscal space and the measurement of national debt in view of the current widespread use of the debt-GDP ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9377/17]
Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2017
133. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the taxation provisions in legislation that are due to expire at the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9333/17]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2017
128. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of taxation raised from motorists in each of the years 2012 to 2016 from mineral oil tax, VRT, VAT, carbon tax and motor tax, including driver licensing receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9326/17]
Question· writtenPQ 347asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2017
347. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated impact in 2021 and 2022 on fiscal space from the increase in the qualifying age for State pension recipients with reference to the Government's planned increase to the pension age to 67 from 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8682/17]
Question· writtenPQ 184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2017
184. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated net fiscal space available per annum in 2018 to 2022, inclusive, after all spending committed to date is factored into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7946/17]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2017
121. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views on reports that new rules from the Revenue Commissioners governing taxation of foreign employees working temporarily here could seriously undermine attractiveness for companies considering locating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8022/17]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2017
119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of maintaining the suspension of water charges in 2018; the estimated impact of a continued suspension on fiscal space in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7907/17]
Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2017
159. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of the carryover cost of budget 2017 measures into 2018; the impact the carryover cost will have on the net fiscal space available for budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6560/17]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2017
75. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the amount currently earned in taxation on interest from crowdfunding loans to small and medium enterprises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6549/17]
Question· writtenPQ 653asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2017
653. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is not a provision for SPSV licence holders to renew their motor tax online in view of the closure of many local area motor taxation offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5879/17]
Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2017
150. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the use of the commonly agreed methodology in fiscal planning for budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5444/17]
Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2017
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his Department has factored the potential €700 million liability into its expenditure forecasts which is due to hospital consultants regarding historical pay issues, in view of the fact that the HSE withdrew its appeal against the award; the potential impact on fiscal space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4976/17]
Question· writtenPQ 568asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2017
568. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the effect of the Health (Amendment) Act 2013 is double taxation for persons who have health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4225/17]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2017
129. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance if he will implement a tax break or part exemption from taxation in respect of the reimbursement of expenses for employees who have to travel from their home to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4060/17]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2017
219. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 19 January 2017, if she or her Department has asked DG Competition to consider increasing grant aid to a single undertaking to between €300,000 and €500,000 over a three-year fiscal period as a policy response to safeguard Irish jobs and domestic enterprises that would be negatively impacted by the UK leaving the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3725/17]
Record· debate2017-01-24published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 January 2017
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 January 2017
143. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the potential impact of items (details supplied) on the fiscal space for 2018, 2019 and 2020; if he will be issuing revised Exchequer targets for 2017 in line with the 2016 Exchequer out-turn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2812/17]