Parliamentary questions

Tax Reliefs Application

Dominic Hannigan

327. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if a person can claim health expenses against tax by claiming for small portions of the overall expenditure of the health expense over a period of years so as to maximise the tax benefit to the person; if there is any way of claiming against the universal social charge in a similar manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38836/12]

Appointments to State Boards

Dominic Hannigan

328. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in each of the past ten years; if he will provide the most up-to-date figures available regarding the number and percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38857/12]

Fuel Rebate Scheme

Paschal Donohoe

329. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an essential user diesel rebate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38870/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Kevin Humphreys

330. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that have had to reimburse the State due to failure to comply with the heritage property relief conditions on an annual basis since 2005; the number of audits relating to use of the relief that have been performed on an annual basis since 2005; the amount of revenue raised from such audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Kevin Humphreys

331. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost on an annual basis since 2005 of the heritage property relief; the number of claims there have been on an annual basis since 2005 of this relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38920/12]

Property Taxation Application

Pearse Doherty

332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has contacted the Revenue service regarding the implementation of a property tax. [38925/12]

Property Taxation Application

Pearse Doherty

333. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the steps the Revenue service are undertaking in preparation for the implementation of a property tax. [38927/12]

Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

334. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent on mortgage interest relief in 2011. [38928/12]

Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

335. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount estimated to be spent on mortgage interest relief in 2012 and 2013 respectively. [38929/12]

Mortgage Debt

Pearse Doherty

336. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated value of the Irish residential mortgage book; and if there is a breakdown of mortgages by value on a year-by-year uptake from 2002 to date in 2012. [38930/12]

Tax Credits

Michael McGrath

337. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding correspondence sent by a person (details supplied) in County Cork to the Revenue Commissioners regarding an income tax matter. [38937/12]

Tax Code

Willie Penrose

338. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance if he has concluded the public consultation process on dealing with the rules pertaining to tax exiles; and the considerations he will take to change these rules to ensure they are more stringent. [38939/12]

Universal Social Charge Payments

Terence Flanagan

339. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance his views on a query regarding the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38980/12]

Banking Sector Regulation

Terence Flanagan

340. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the level of rejections for loans and overdrafts to small and medium-sized businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39061/12]

Financial Services Regulation

Patrick O'Donovan

341. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to amending the existing rules and regulations covering pension funds and the pension industry to allow for the early release of funds from pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39135/12]

Appointments to State Boards

Anne Ferris

342. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the programme for Government; the percentage at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39153/12]

Tax Code

Tom Fleming

343. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a non-complex system of a 5% income tax increase on those earning in excess of €125,000 in view of the fact that he has already ascertained in a reply to a parliamentary question that the projected figure of half a billion euro generated from this initiative would be equivalent to the revenue generated by a property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39163/12]

NAMA Property Leases

Thomas P. Broughan

344. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units that have been made available by the National Asset Management Agency for lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39167/12]

Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

345. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the decision to refuse a primary medical certificate in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39183/12]

State Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the current value of shares held by the State in Irish banks; and when negotiations will begin in Europe on Irish banking debt. [39235/12]