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Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
Michael Moynihan
178. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the criteria regarding the qualifying dates for the help-to-buy incentive; if a person who entered into a contract to buy or paid a deposit on a house before 19 July 2016 could qualify for this scheme, considering that the sale of the house would not have been completed before 19 July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34579/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
179. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding dwelling house relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34588/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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State Savings Schemes Data
John Deasy
180. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have taken out State Savings products offered by the NTMA to personal savers in the past five years; and the total amount accumulated over this period. [34633/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data
John Deasy
181. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties which were registered for the home renovation incentive scheme in Waterford city and county in 2015 and to date in 2016, and the total monetary value of these works. [34634/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Excise Duties Yield
Brendan Griffin
182. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be generated annually with an increase of 1 cent in excise duty on fuel, alcohol and cigarettes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34760/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Credit Unions
Niall Collins
183. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the position which applies in a circumstance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34796/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Schemes
Niamh Smyth
184. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering proposals (details supplied) by farming organisations regarding the Finance Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34906/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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VAT Rate Application
Catherine Murphy
185. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the 9% VAT rate may be considered as state aid in view of the fact that it gives a select number of sectors a competitive advantage. [34911/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
186. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a tax-free allowance for landlord's rental income in line with rent supplement caps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35005/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Carbon Tax Exemptions
John Brassil
187. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance his views on an opinion expressed by a co-op (details supplied). [35009/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Schemes
Mary Butler
188. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider delaying the date for commencement of the amendment specifically regarding the restriction of flat rate addition, section 46 of the Finance Bill, which is due to come into operation on 1 January 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35136/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Tax Code
Tom Neville
189. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to stay-at-home parents who are facing financial discrimination. [35152/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Agriculture Schemes
Willie Penrose
190. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance the status of an investigation by the European Commission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35154/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Insurance Costs
Brendan Smith
191. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the measures he proposes to implement to deal with the escalating costs of insurance premiums; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there have been unacceptable increases in insurance costs for some sectors such as licensed premises; his views on the survey carried out by an organisation (details supplied) showing that 37% of publicans had encountered difficulties in securing insurance cover for their premises and the substantial increase in insurance costs for the majority of such premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35189/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Public Procurement Contracts
Brendan Smith
192. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the increasing concerns of contractors within the construction sector in relation to the procurement of public contracts due to unfair competition from contractors, particularly from Northern Ireland, which have a lower cost base and continue to gain further advantage with the procurement of building materials and labour in Northern Ireland due to the weakness of sterling; if contractors, regardless of their base, are obliged to pay the statutory labour rates here along with other statutory taxes and levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35190/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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School Transport
John Brady
193. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) who is a medical card holder is not eligible to receive free school transport for their children and therefore it costs them a significant €700 per annum for their children to travel from their home to their school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34416/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
194. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for assisted technology in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34533/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Apprenticeship Programmes
John Curran
195. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 3.12; the actions taken to date by SOLAS to update skills forecasts ensuring a supply of construction workers is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35086/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Student Accommodation
John Curran
196. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 4.7 to prepare and publish a national student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Student Accommodation
John Curran
197. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of the action plan for housing and homelessness four months ago, the status of the progress made to date on action 4.8; if he will outline the findings of the initial assessment with regard to bringing on stream proposals capable of delivering an additional 7,000 student accommodation places by end of 2019; if he will identify the locations and number of units to be provided in each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35094/16]