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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2009
124 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the details of the national debt; the amount owed, broken down to its component parts; the persons to whom it is owed; the level the debt is expected to rise to in 2010; and the estimated amount of interest on the debt to be paid in 2010.
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Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2009
113 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his views on the taxation, carbon emissions and other pollutants associated with liquid petroleum gas in comparison to petrol or diesel; his plans to encourage greater use of liquid petroleum gas fuel in private cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 164asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2009
164 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appeals process for those who wish to lodge an appeal against a demand for the non-principal private residence charge by a local authority; if they can appeal the charge to the relevant local authority or the appeals commissioners in view of the fact that the charge is a form of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2009
112 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the extent of challenges by US Internal Revenue to pricing arrangements between Irish based affiliates of US corporations and related corporations based in the US; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that successful challenges to pricing arrangements in these circumstances can result in a refund or downward adjustment having to be made by the Revenue Commissioners of corporation tax already paid on profits reported under Article 9 of the taxation treaty between the two countries; the number of such pricing challenges made by US Internal Revenue for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; the number of cases finalised to date in 2009; the yearly amounts of tax repaid or agreed to be repaid for each year or where applicable, downward adjustments of Irish tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2009
162 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the estimate increased revenues from applying a 2% health levy on incomes between €230 and €500 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2009
121 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated for the State in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 through the taxation of motor vehicles in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2009
116 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if the measures taken in the 2009 budget were effective in terms of achieving their targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2009
66 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Finance his views on the record levels of deflation recorded by the Central Statistics Office in October 2009; his further views on the long-term effects of continued deflation on the economy; if he has conducted an impact study on the effects that cutting €4 billion from the economy will have on continued deflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2009
64 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if he is conducting an equality and distribution assessment of his budget proposals for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2009
2 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the latest Exchequer figures; their implications on the fiscal position here moving into 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2009
153 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has made a submission to the EU Commission on responsible lending and borrowing in the EU; if he will provide a copy of same to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2009
138 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of costs associated with bank recapitalisation and covered bank supports in 2010 including additional interest repayments on national debt; if projected further covered bank recapitalisation and support costs and loans and future estimated costs arising from the future gap in public sector pension provision following the expropriations from the National Pensions Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2009
137 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if all loans and costs associated with covered bank recapitalisation and financial supports since September 2008 have been made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2009
136 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of additional interest payments on the national debt which is directly attributable to bank recapitalisation and banking support costs in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2009
135 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the cost of bank recapitalisation to the Exchequer to date in 2009; if €7 billion of current spending and the deficit relates to direct transfers to banks covered by the bank guarantee; if a further €4 billion of bank supports are to come from the Exchequer cash in hand, Exchequer borrowing and the national pension fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2009
83 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to address the ever increasing issue of falling competitiveness in this economy leading to dependency to trade, shop and relocate business outside this jurisdiction; if she has attempted to isolate the main cause or causes of such economic haemorrhage; if she has recommended changes in VAT or other taxation with a view to addressing such issues in some part in early date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2009
140 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has engaged in discussions with officials in the Department of Finance regarding the recommendation from the Commission on Taxation to reduce the tax relief that persons receive on paying for the care of an incapacitated person in their home; if she will highlight the importance of this relief in ensuring that older people remain in their home and the savings to the Exchequer that results from this relief avoiding the additional cost of residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2009
102 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money borrowed each week to pay for the current spending in pay and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
171 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer’s VAT and indirect taxation intake from Counties Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth in the first half of 2007; the first half of 2008; and the first half of 2009.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
169 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer’s annual indirect taxation income on a county basis from 2005 to date in 2009 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
86 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the nominal value of GNP and GDP in 2009 and 2012 implied by the pre-budget outlook and the assumptions therein.
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Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
85 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the projected interest payments on the public debt in 2010 to 2012 on the no policy change assumption and on the assumption of the annual adjustment proposed in the pre-budget outlook.
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Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
84 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers and their distribution across income categories in 2009 and 2010 which underpin his conclusions on the share of tax paid by taxpayers outlined in page 32 of pre-budget outlook.
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Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
8 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Minister for Defence if the current fiscal and budgetary crisis will result in Defence Forces participation in State ceremonies being reduced or withdrawn; the cost of involvement in such State ceremonies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2009
146 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to comments made in relation to the €10 travel tax by the chairman of Fáilte Ireland in Fáilte Ireland’s submission to the Commission on Taxation; his views on this submission; if further discussions have taken place between Fáilte Ireland and himself on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2009
132 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated annual cost in a full year of the first round of temporary employment subsidy; if this is being paid from general taxation or the training fund surplus; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2009
174 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer’s annual indirect taxation income from counties Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan, and Louth from 2005 to date in 2009 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2009
133 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in reducing the administrative burden placed on business, particularly administrative burdens which arise from taxation, environmental, health and safety legislation, and obligations arising from employment law and company law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2009
138 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Finance his views on a reduction in VAT in Budget 2010 due to difficulties encountered by Border towns and traders; his further views on a special tax designation status for all towns designated hubs and gateways in the national spatial strategy with a view to regeneration of business.
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Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2009
128 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the taxation of public sector retirement lump sum payments in budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2009
145 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost or savings in respect of the 2010 tax year of the various tax recommendations of the Taxation Commission.
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Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2009
113 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has completed her deliberations on the Commission on Taxation report; and if she will outline her conclusions.
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Question· writtenPQ 201asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
201 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the cost anomaly in road tax for couples recently made redundant who have four or more children, and who are not in a position to upgrade their seven seater cars to more environmentally graded vehicles, with lower road tax requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
198 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding the refund of motor tax.
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Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2009
69 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the measures he plans to put in place to prevent the influx of coal produce with high sulphur content from Northern Ireland that will follow the increase of VAT on coal from 13.5% as recommended in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009 in view of the fact that VAT on coal in Northern Ireland is 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 281asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2009
356 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will discuss and act on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2009
285 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which receipts through the various forms of taxation are likely to form the basis for budgetary policy in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2009
131 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if the broad parameters of the 2010 and 2011 Budgets, outlined in April 2009, have been altered; and the details of the latest proposals.
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Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2009
127 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the impact on 2009 gross national product and gross domestic product from a €4 billion fiscal consolidation package in budget 2010; the number of months such a €4 billion fiscal consolidation package would delay the return to growth of the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2009
151 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the additional Exchequer cost arising from the Revised Programme for Government; if these additional costs are to be met through savings elsewhere; if he plans to introduce a €4 billion fiscal consolidation package in budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2009
91 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent Central Statistics Office quarterly national accounts which showed a decline of 7.4% of gross domestic product, and a decline of 11.6% of gross national product, in the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008; his further views on the most recent Central Statistics Office quarterly national household survey which showed a decline in employment of 8.2% in the year to end June 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2009
90 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the balance between spending savings on the current side, on the capital side, and additional tax measures which will make up his fiscal strategy for the coming years.
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Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2009
161 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the expected funding level of the Horse and Greyhound Fund; the initiatives he has progressed to reduce the direct Exchequer contribution by increasing taxation, proposing new taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2009
155 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made towards bringing forward the White Paper on local government following the publication of the report of the Commission on Taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 395asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2009
396 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the system whereby full year payment of motor tax ensures a discount versus quarterly and half yearly methods in view of the growing financial pressures faced by individuals and families who may find it hard to pay motor tax all at once; if he has costed the savings in staffing and printing that accrue by making staggered payments dearer; his views on reducing the differential to cover administration costs only; if he will examine new methods such as direct debit payments which would allow for a monthly payment, plus processing costs, which could ideally work out at an annual rate cheaper than the cumulative half yearly or quarterly rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2009
338 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by ensuring that the cost of water services provided is fully recovered from the non-domestic sector in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009.
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Question· writtenPQ 178asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2009
268 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the reason he asked the National Roads Authority to take over some of the management functions of the non-national roads from the Department of Transport; the reason this was done on a non-statutory basis; if he will explain the management functions of the non-national roads for which the NRA is now responsible and if there are any fiscal implications for this new role; the way the NRA will interact with his Department and local authorities in carrying out the new management functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2009
230 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting all buildings or land occupied by the State to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2009
229 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting agricultural farm buildings which are owned by a body corporate to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009.
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Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2009
228 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting community halls to commercial rates proportionate to the percentage of their revenue generated from commercial activity in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009.
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