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Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Banking Sector
Niamh Smyth
284. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the Government's position in relation to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1462/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Banking Operations
Brendan Griffin
285. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether banks and other lending institutions are prioritising motor finance over business and residential loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1517/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Niamh Smyth
286. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review a matter (details supplied); his plans in relation to this matter; his further plans to ease the pressure on this type of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1631/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Property Tax
Noel Grealish
287. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance when a property has been taken over by a receiver and the receiver is taking all the rental income for the said property, the person responsible for the payment of property tax; if it is the original owner or the receiver (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1644/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Corporation Tax Regime
Richard Boyd Barrett
288. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fall in corporate tax revenue in December 2016 as a result of a particularly large rebate reported at €150 million to a single company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1609/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Data
Joan Burton
289. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the work his Department has carried out in ensuring that a minimum effective tax rate is paid by companies offsetting substantial losses accrued against their tax liabilities during the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1664/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Departmental Staff
Joan Burton
290. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has finalised plans for the recruitment of temporary commissioners to the Tax Appeals Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Agreements
Joan Burton
291. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the technical delegation from his Department to Brazil regarding the decision by the Brazilian authorities to add the Republic of Ireland to its taxation blacklist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1666/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Motor Insurance
Joan Burton
292. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport have received initial recommendations following a review of rising motor insurance compensation; the status of the review of policy in the insurance sector, which his Department is currently undertaking in consultation with the Central Bank; the reforms he is considering to tackle the problem of motor insurance premiums that are rising at an annual rate of as much as 35%; if he will urgently update the book of quantum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1667/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Financial Services Regulation
Joan Burton
293. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he is currently considering to ensure mortgage holders, tenants and SMEs that have loans or credit from non-bank lenders or vulture funds are fully protected; if he is considering extending the provisions of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1668/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Funding
Joan Burton
294. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding which has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he has satisfied himself with the current rates of interest being charged to borrowers through the fund; if he is reviewing the operation of the mechanisms through which credit is accessed from the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1669/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fiscal Policy
Joan Burton
295. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recently expressed view by the Dutch Minister for Finance and the chairman of the eurozone finance ministers, Mr. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, that European Union finance ministers are worried that the European Commission is not applying budget laws in the same way to large and small countries and is undermining confidence in the rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1670/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fiscal Compact Treaty
Joan Burton
296. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he is addressing the concern raised by his officials in a briefing note prepared by his Department on his re-appointment to the finance portfolio that Ireland is at risk of breaching EU rules which constrain the rate at which spending can increase in 2017; the impact of the recent revised Estimates for health and justice on this potential breach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1671/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Stamp Duty
Joan Burton
297. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full report on the way in which the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1672/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Mortgage Lending
Joan Burton
298. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the status of the ongoing review of the Central Bank mortgage lending limits as specified in the programme for Government; the role of his Department in the review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1673/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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State Banking Sector
Joan Burton
299. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if the State will still move to sell off all or part of a bank (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for this; the expected yield to the Exchequer; if this yield will be ring-fenced for a particular purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1674/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Joan Burton
300. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his proposed plans for reforming the current tax arrangements for the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1675/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fiscal Data
Joan Burton
301. 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. [1676/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Banking Sector
Joan Burton
302. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has asked the Central Bank to procure an independent assessment of the arrears and negative equity loan books of the banks, as per the recent programme for Government commitment; when this process will begin and conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1677/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Public Interest Directors
Joan Burton
303. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has ceased appointing new public interest directors to the banks; the reform of the procedures for the appointment of bank directors by the State currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1678/17]