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Question· writtenPQ 779asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2019
779. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the potential impact of a €650 million increase in the Housing Finance Agency borrowing for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme on the general Government debt, general Government balance and calculations of available financial resource fiscal space under EU and national rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53422/19]
Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2019
145. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the potential impact of a €650 million increase in Home Building Finance Ireland borrowing on the general Government debt, general Government balance and calculations of available financial resource fiscal space under EU and national rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53419/19]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2019
112. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review taxation of REITs, IREFs and section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52563/19]
Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2019
151. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Brexit contingency funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025 as outlined in table 11 of the economic and fiscal outlook in budget 2020 will be allocated in the event of an orderly Brexit. [50100/19]
Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2019
133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the level of capital expenditure required for gross fixed capital formation to account for 3% of GDP in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [50102/19]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2019
132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected expenditure in each of the years 2020 to 2025 in the event of an orderly Brexit by expenditure category, that is, compensation of employees, interest expenditure and so on as opposed to a disorderly Brexit as outlined in the economic and fiscal outlook in Budget 2020 in tabular form. [50098/19]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2019
131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected tax revenue in each of the years 2020 to 2025 in the event of an orderly Brexit by tax category, that is, income, VAT and so on as opposed to a disorderly Brexit as outlined in the economic and fiscal outlook in Budget 2020 in tabular form. [50097/19]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2019
76. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the gross fixed capital formation in percentage terms in each of the years 2008, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49509/19]
Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2019
93. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the costs associated with pay restoration for section 39 workers in 2019 and 2020 were factored into the fiscal space calculations for 2019 and 2020, respectively; the way in which the costs have been factored into future fiscal space projections, that is, if the estimated costs are included in the pre-committed amounts for public pay detailed in summer economic statements in 2019 and 2020 or if they are factored in elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49278/19]
Bill· Public2019/94lapsed
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2019
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012 to allow the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to review the policies and proposals of opposition political parties in advance of each Budget and report on whether their approach is conducive to prudent economic and budgetary management.
Question· writtenPQ 250asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2019
250. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend the REFIT PSO for biomass burning until 2023 alongside a new proposal for a PSO for bog rehabilitation; the way in which the proposed PSO will not duplicate bog rehabilitation that is required under the EPA licence at Edenderry; his views on whether such a PSO to be another form of carbon taxation levied on electricity customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47933/19]
Question· oralPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2019
2. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital projects that are to be delayed or deferred in the years of the National Development Plan as a result of cost overruns such as the national children’s hospital and National Broadband Plan, which the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calculates could reduce funding for capital projects by as much as €17 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47029/19]
Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2019
89. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the reason large polluters such as the airline sector were not considered for increased carbon related taxation as a means to make carbon taxes more equitable in view of the increase in carbon taxes and related climate change mitigation expenses being levied on many persons and households in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42280/19]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2019
73. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Franco-German proposal for a minimum price for carbon taxation in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46130/19]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2019
49. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the rise in the amount of taxation assessments in dispute at the Tax Appeals Commission. [45807/19]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2019
125. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that farmers who operate as a company are significantly better off with regard to tax in comparison to farmers who operate as sole traders; the details of the loss to the Exchequer as a result of farmers opting for the company model rather than the sole trader model; and his views on whether a level playing field with regard to taxation should exist in the agriculture sector. [46363/19]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2019
119. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the manner in which the standard fund threshold limit of €2 million applies to persons employed in the public sector; the way in which the fund is calculated in the context of a public servant who is a member of the unfunded public service pension scheme; the taxation treatment that applies in respect of a pension fund amount in excess of €2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46121/19]
Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2019
124. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance when the transfer of funds to the rainy day fund will commence; and when the intended €500 million will be transferred into same in the event of an orderly Brexit. [44415/19]
Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2019
83. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the €365 million and the €45 million in social protection expenditure that forms part of the €1.2 billion Brexit package will only be made available if there is a no-deal Brexit outcome; if this is additional to the €2.8 billion fiscal package announced in the summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43987/19]
Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2019
82. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the €650 million of the €1.2 billion Brexit package will only be used if there is a no-deal Brexit outcome; if this is additional to the €2.8 billion fiscal package announced in the summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43986/19]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2019
81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the €200 million of the €1.2 billion Brexit package will be spent regardless of the Brexit outcome; if this €200 million is part of the €2.8 billion fiscal package announced in the summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43985/19]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2019
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the economic and fiscal projections outlined in budget 2020 documents are applicable to the current Brexit deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44159/19]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2019
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is undertaking an economic impact analysis of the current Brexit deal; if he will publish updated fiscal and macroeconomic forecasts based on the current Brexit deal; when he expects such a study to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44156/19]
Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2019
158. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit under the expenditure benchmark and the medium term objective of the European fiscal rules accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements and accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is, capital expenditure, carryover costs, public sector pay increases and demographic costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43536/19]
Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2019
157. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit; if there is a general Government surplus of 0.4% of GDP in each year accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements, accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is, capital expenditure, carryover costs, public sector pay increases and demographic costs; if there is compliance with the European fiscal rules most notably the expenditure benchmark, the medium-term objective and the debt to GDP ratio in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43535/19]
Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2019
156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit; if there is a general Government balance of €0 in each year accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements, accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is, capital expenditure, carryover costs, public sector pay increases and demographic costs; if there is compliance with the European fiscal rules most notably the expenditure benchmark, the medium-term objective and the debt to GDP ratio in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43534/19]
Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2019
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available in each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit; if there is a general Government surplus as set out in table 3 of the Summer Economic Statement accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements, accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is, capital expenditure, carryover costs, public sector pay increases and demographic costs; if there is compliance with the European fiscal rules most notably the expenditure benchmark, the medium-term objective and the debt to GDP ratio in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43533/19]
Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2019
88. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the impact of spending on social housing being classified as investment rather than expenditure as part of the EU fiscal rules; and the engagements he has had with the European Commission or EU Council of Ministers to make the case for such a reclassification to assist the State in dealing with the ongoing housing crisis. [42390/19]
Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the fiscal impact in monetary terms of the new corporate tax proposals put forward by the OECD; if this is not possible at this stage when he expects to have such an analysis completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42341/19]
Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
144. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if he and his officials read the analysis piece by a person (details supplied) on the fiscal treaty and the 2012 referendum in particular; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42006/19]
Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
135. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who reported and-or paid taxation on rental income in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [41671/19]
Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
134. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised from taxation on rental income in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [41670/19]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2019
132. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of establishing and running the last Commission on Taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39333/19]
Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2019
85. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the overall trend in Government net policy spending since Quarter 1 2015 down to Quarter 3 2019; the way in which he expects this trend to evolve in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39367/19]
Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2019
29. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the way in which and when he will respond to the recent criticism from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the Government needs to develop a more credible medium-term plan for budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38307/19]
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2019
9. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that expenditure in 2018 breached the expenditure benchmark for that year; the margin in 2019 between expected expenditure and the amount permitted under the expenditure benchmark; the potential consequences if the expenditure benchmark in 2019 is breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25803/19]
Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2019
7. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an appraisal of an analysis by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (details supplied) of possible overheating in the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38989/19]
Question· writtenPQ 442asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
442. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the use of e-scooters including through taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter [38392/19]
Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
82. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the discussions at the June 2019 ECOFIN meeting on the reformed eurozone budget plan and the possibility of a fiscal stabilisation tool on same as requested by President Macron; the response it received; and the actions being taken in this regard. [27981/19]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
76. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the suggestions by his EU colleagues to revamp the eurozone fiscal rules; if the matter is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38292/19]
Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019
82. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pre-committed expenditure which is committed to demographics in each of the years 2020 to 2024 by vote. [38116/19]
Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
95. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that no registration taxation changes in 2020 will increase the price of cleaner, safer cars and new cars in view of the potential of a disorderly Brexit, the decline in the past three years in new car purchases and the increasing level of imports of second-hand vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37916/19]
Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
90. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if he and his officials have received the most recent Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report with its comments on a disorderly Brexit. [37689/19]
Question· writtenPQ 1561asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
1561. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the motor taxation classification that is applicable to vehicles used by circuses and funfairs to transport funfair components and machinery from one site to another. [35087/19]
Question· writtenPQ 160asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
160. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue from the 0.1% increase in the national training fund levy in 2020; and the way in which this is factored in arriving at the net fiscal space position as set out in the Summer Economic Statement. [36683/19]
Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if funds from the contingency reserve fund established under the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019 can be withdrawn and used to fund supports for businesses exposed to markets affecting the UK's withdrawal from the European Union within the terms of the legislation and the fiscal rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36622/19]
Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
150. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding taxation of German pensions; his views on whether persons should not have to pay twice for the same pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36361/19]
Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
149. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is flexibility for certain not-for-profit providers such as music schools and community organisations in the application of the Revenue Commissioners' guidance relating to the taxation of part-time lecturers, teachers and trainers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36314/19]
Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment of the 2012 tax strategy papers that the introduction of a REIT regime here with generous tax exemptions for international investors and stipulations in double taxation treaties that dramatically reduce the effective tax rate paid by international investors, would result in significant tax leakage. [36094/19]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
130. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the corporate tax arrangements in respect of real estate investment trusts; the level of corporation tax that applies to such entities; the rate of effective corporation tax paid by such entities; his plans to commission a study of the REIT model in terms of its appropriate contribution to taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36030/19]