Written Answers Nos. 136-158
136. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if an analysis of home mortgages in which currently only the interest is being paid will be provided by the age of the mortgage holders in five-year age groups, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7038/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Central Bank has informed me that the age profile of those on Interest Only mortgages is not readily available. However, a paper written by Fergal McCann of the Central Bank, called "Resolving a Non-Performing Loan crisis: The ongoing case of the Irish mortgage market", published in December last year, provides some information.
The following table from the paper shows that, of all those mortgages not in arrears that are currently making full payments, 5.23% of them are currently on an Interest Only, meaning that they are facing future instalment increases due to a move back to capital and interest. The figure attached shows that 15.94% of those borrowers with one month of arrears (1-30 DPD), who are currently fully paying their contracted loan amount, are on Interest Only. For loans in deeper states of arrears that are currently making full repayments, roughly one third of them are currently on Interest Only. The full paper is available at https://www.centralbank.ie/docs/default-source/publications/research-technical-papers/10rt17---resolving-a-non-performing-loan-crisis-the-ongoing-case-of-the-irish-mortgage-market.pdf?sfvrsn=5
Table 12: Share of Loans Facing Future Instalment Increases
|
DPD Bucket |
Fully Paying |
Missing Payment |
|
0 dpd |
5.23 |
n/a |
|
1-30 |
15.94 |
14.82 |
|
31-60 |
22.87 |
18.95 |
|
61-90 |
32.48 |
20.15 |
|
91-180 |
32.65 |
18.49 |
|
181-365 |
33.43 |
18.04 |
|
366-720 |
37.33 |
15.57 |
|
720+ |
33.45 |
10.39 |
137. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax credits against corporation tax approved in respect of research and development for each year from 2013; the estimated figure for 2017; the number of these credits which were issued by way of a reduction in the corporation tax payable by the companies involved or by way of a direct payment to the companies for bands (details supplied) in respect of tax credit approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7059/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by Revenue that information in respect of the amount of Research and Development (R&D) tax credit is available at www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/tax-expenditures/costs-tax-expenditures.pdf for all years up to 2015. From analysis to date on tax returns for 2016, the tax cost of this credit is currently estimated at €674 million. An estimate of the cost for 2017 is not yet available.
The following table shows the number of credits issued by way of a reduction in Corporation Tax payable or by way of refundable credit for the years 2013 to 2016 by range of credit availed of. Due to Revenue’s obligation to protect taxpayer confidentiality, and the low number of companies with claims in excess of €5 million, all ranges in excess of this amount have been amalgamated.
|
Range of R&D Credit Availed Of by way of reduction in tax or refundable credit |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 (Provisional) |
|
1 - 50,000 |
900 |
883 |
846 |
797 |
|
50,001 - 100,000 |
251 |
261 |
250 |
255 |
|
100,001 - 250,000 |
231 |
230 |
238 |
244 |
|
250,001 - 500,000 |
89 |
98 |
86 |
78 |
|
500,001 - 1,000,000 |
43 |
41 |
57 |
50 |
|
1,000,001 - 5,000,000 |
50 |
44 |
45 |
49 |
|
Over 5,000,000 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|
All |
1,576 |
1,570 |
1,535 |
1,486 |
138. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing stamp duty on combined ATM debit cards to €0.10 per ATM withdrawal up to a maximum of €4.50 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7101/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraStamp Duty is chargeable on ATM cards and combined cards (which comprise ATM and debit card functions). Where only the ATM function of a combined card is used during a year the Stamp Duty is €0.12 per withdrawal subject to an annual maximum of €2.50. The same Stamp Duty charge applies to ATM only cards. Where both the ATM and debit card functions of a combined card are used in a year, the Stamp Duty is €0.12 per withdrawal with an annual maximum of €5.00.
I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to provide a costing on impact of the proposed change to combined cards, as the underlying information in respect of the number of transactions per card is not available to Revenue. However, the Deputy may be interested to know that the yield in 2017 from combined cards is €9.74 million.
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff at the National Treasury Management Agency, excluding the National Asset Management Agency, who received pay in 2017 including retention payments and other benefits in bands (details supplied); the number employed by the National Treasury Management Agency at the end of 2016 and at the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7108/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe year end 2016 and 2017 headcount of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) excluding staff assigned to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) and including staff assigned to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and staff from the Banking Unit seconded to the Department of Finance are set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Headcount |
|
2016 |
480 |
|
2017 |
526 |
The following table shows the number of NTMA staff (excluding those assigned to NAMA) by relevant band. The numbers include staff members who left the NTMA during 2017 in addition to those employed at the end of the year. Therefore the table shows the base salary and/or remuneration at year end and the base salary and/or remuneration upon leaving employment for all staff on or above €100,001 in 2017.
|
NTMA |
||
|
Relevant Band |
Salary Only |
Total Remuneration |
|
€100,001 - €150,000 |
75 |
82 |
|
€150,001 - €200,000 |
38 |
42 |
|
€200,001 - €250,000 |
3 |
8 |
|
€250,001 - €300,000 |
4 |
4 |
|
€300,001 - €350,000 |
2 |
5 |
|
€350,001 - €400,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
In excess of €400,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
124 |
143 |
Note: Relevant Bands align to those published in the NTMA Annual Report. Total remuneration includes base salary and any taxable benefits paid including performance related payments, paid in 2017 in respect of 2016 and retention payments if any. The inclusion of taxable benefits may move individuals into the next relevant band.
140. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff at the National Asset Management Agency who received pay in 2017 in bands (details supplied); the number employed by the Agency at the end of 2016 and at the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7109/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe year end 2016 and 2017 headcount of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) assigned to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Headcount |
|
2016 |
302 |
|
2017 |
264 |
The following table below shows the number of NAMA officers by relevant band. The numbers include staff members who left the NAMA during 2017 in addition to those employed at the end of the year. Therefore the table shows the base salary and/or remuneration at year end and the base salary and/or remuneration upon leaving employment for all staff on or above €100,001 in 2017.
|
NAMA |
||
|
Relevant Band |
Salary Only |
Total Remuneration |
|
€100,001 - €150,000 |
83 |
83 |
|
€150,001 - €200,000 |
15 |
15 |
|
€200,001 - €250,000 |
3 |
2 |
|
€250,001 - €300,000 |
1 |
2 |
|
€300,001 - €350,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
€350,001 - €400,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
In excess of €400,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
103 |
103 |
Note:
- Relevant bands align to those published in the NAMA Annual Report.
- Total remuneration includes base salary and taxable benefits paid if any. The inclusion of taxable benefits may move individuals into the next relevant band.
- Remuneration does not include any payments relating to the NAMA redundancy programme i.e. statutory redundancy, ex-gratia redundancy and retention payments.
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if VAT is applicable to the provision of locum general practitioner services by organisations such as Shannondoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7118/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that under the EU VAT Directive the supply of the service of a locum doctor to a medical practice by an organisation or company constitutes a supply of the service of the provision of staff, which is subject to VAT at the standard rate, currently 23%. In such circumstances, the organisation or company supplying staff is obliged to register and account for VAT where their taxable turnover exceeds the threshold of €37,500 in any 12 month period and is entitled to deduct the VAT borne on the input costs associated with their taxable business activities.
I am also advised that the provision of medical treatment or diagnostic services by a doctor is exempt from VAT and accordingly a medical practice in receipt of the provision of staff is not entitled to deduct VAT charged on the supply of the service of a locum doctor to the practice.
142. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief that can be claimed by the parents of a person (details supplied) who has been awarded a licence from the Department of Health to import medicinal cannabis, in view of the fact it is not covered by the person's medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7178/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by Revenue that tax relief in respect of health expenses is provided for in section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. Section 469 defines "health expenses" as "expenses in respect of the provision of health care including drugs or medicines supplied on the prescription of a practitioner".
The term “practitioner” is defined in the section as any person who is:
1. registered in the register established under section 43 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007,
2. registered in the register established under section 26 of the Dentists Act, 1985, or,
3. in relation to health care provided outside the State, entitled under the laws of the country in which the care is provided to practice medicine or dentistry there.
In the case referred to by the Deputy, if the medicine is prescribed by a person falling within the above definition of practitioner, then it will qualify for tax relief.
For PAYE customers, the quickest and easiest way to claim health expenses is online using PAYE Services in myAccount. Income tax registered customers can claim the tax relief on their Form 11 annual tax return.
Further details in relation to income tax relief for health expenses are set out on the Revenue website at https://www.revenue.ie/en/personal-tax-credits-reliefs-and-exemptions/health-and-age/health-expenses/index.aspx and in the Tax and Duty Manual available at https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-15/15-01-12.pdf.
143. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7278/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe precise nature of the issue which the Deputy wishes to raise is unclear from the details supplied. Further information has been requested from the Deputy's constituency office and I would be happy to address his query should the Deputy wish to ask this question again when further information is available.
144. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the status of all bilateral loans the State has with the UK Exchequer; the amounts that are outstanding to be repaid; the interest due; the duration of the loan terms; if he has made amendments or changes to the loan schedules in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7310/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe UK Bilateral loan provided as part of the EU-IMF Programme was drawn down in eight equal tranches of £403 million over the period October 2011 to September 2013. The total UK Bilateral loan outstanding is £3.23 billon.
This is a fixed rate loan. The weighted average interest rate, including service fees, on the aggregate UK loan facility is 2.6%. Interest is paid semi-annually, in June and December.
Each of the eight tranches had a 7.5 year term from drawdown. The residual weighted average maturity of the UK loan facility is now just over 2 years.
The first £0.4 billion tranche is due to be repaid in April 2019.
Further detail is available on the website of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) at http://www.ntma.ie/business-areas/funding-and-debt-management/euimf-programme/.
I have made no request for amendments or changes to the UK bilateral loan facility in the context of Brexit.
145. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) raised in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7324/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by Revenue that, for the purposes of the Help-to-Buy incentive, the relevant definition of a qualifying residence (as set out in section 477C(1) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997) is “a new building which was not, at any time, used, or suitable for use, as a dwelling”.
Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, it would appear that the house in question was built and completed circa 2009 by the former owners, in which case it would have been suitable for use as a dwelling since that time. On that basis, its purchase would not qualify for the Help-to-Buy incentive.
146. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to pensions and pension funds, part of which predate the foundation of the State; if such pensions could be willed or bequeathed to a successor; and if such pensions could still retain a monetary value which could be claimed. [7329/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra147. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to €400 million in old pension funds unclaimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7330/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together.
As the Deputy will appreciate, a number of State bodies have a role in relation to the broad area of pensions policy. As Minister for Finance, my role has been primarily in relation to the use of tax policy to incentivise pension savings.
My colleague, Deputy Regina Doherty, as Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection has responsibility for State pension policy and for policy in relation to voluntary, supplementary pension provision.
In that context, officials from my department have been in contact with officials from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection who advised that Section 59 of the Pensions Act 1990 requires trustees to make arrangements for the payment of benefits, as provided for under the rules of a pension scheme, as they become due, whether in the State or in any other Member State. Trustees must also ensure that proper membership and financial records are kept. Members of pension schemes should receive annual statements from any pension schemes they have paid into. They further indicated that the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has arrangements in place to assist with scheme member tracing, where pension schemes are having difficulty locating scheme members. Where the administrator of a pension scheme or of a life company is unable to trace a member using their own resources they can avail of that Department’s host mailing service for assistance in this process.
There is currently no single platform or infrastructure in place in Ireland allowing deferred scheme members to access information on their pensions savings and to trace their pension entitlements. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has had a number of meetings with industry where it was indicated that in many cases the pension funds can find owners of pension benefits using their own searches or by utilising that Department’s host mailing system.
Unclaimed benefits within occupational pension schemes can remain in the scheme indefinitely. Such funds remain there in trust for the member. Unclaimed personal pension funds and PRSAs established with an insurance undertaking are subject to the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003. Where the policy owner cannot be traced, those funds are transferred to the Dormant Accounts Fund. The Dormant Accounts Fund is part of a framework for the administration of unclaimed accounts. Statutory functions related to the Fund are held by the Minister for Rural and Community Development.
Under the Dormant Accounts Acts 2001-2012 and the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003, balances on dormant accounts with banks, building societies and An Post and the net encashment value of certain life assurance policies are remitted to the State annually. The balances on dormant accounts are paid into the Dormant Accounts Fund, which is managed by the NTMA.
Where an individual has been notified by an institution or has reason to believe that they have dormant funds in a branch of a bank, building society or An Post they should approach the relevant institution concerned and complete the Dormant Account Claim Form.
Where an individual has been advised by their life assurance company or have reason to believe they hold an unclaimed life assurance policy, they should approach the company concerned and complete the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policy Enquiry Form.
148. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Finance if the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman or other offices of the State offer assistance to persons in finding lost pension funds belonging to successors. [7331/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFirstly, I must point out that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I have no role in the day to day workings of his office.
Under the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017, the function of the Ombudsman in relation to pension schemes is to investigate allegations of financial loss occasioned to a potential beneficiary by an act of maladministration done by or on behalf of a pension provider.
Where an investigation by the Ombudsman establishes that a complainant has not received their correct entitlement under the rules of the scheme the Ombudsman can direct the scheme authorities to award such financial redress that will bring the benefits up to the level of the complainant’s entitlement.
The Ombudsman does not investigate a complaint where the complainant has not engaged with the pension provider concerned, and the pension provider has not been given a reasonable opportunity to deal with the complaint through the internal dispute resolution procedures of the provider concerned.
It is not a function of the Ombudsman (or of his predecessor, the Pensions Ombudsman) to provide a tracing service for former employees or their survivors who cannot locate the authorities in control of the pension funds of employers that no longer exist.
Before its merger with the Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman would occasionally receive requests about tracing pension funds. Although it was not a function of the Pensions Ombudsman, his Office would endeavor to use the extensive experience that had been gained over the years to provide whatever assistance it could in response to such enquiries. The Ombudsman has confirmed that he will continue in the same vein.
149. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to assist families such as a person (details supplied) who are stuck in properties in negative equity; the schemes available for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7395/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFrom a financial perspective the overall Government approach to the issue of mortgage difficulty has been to provide supports and measures to assist borrowers experiencing most difficulty in meeting their mortgage payments. For example, the Government has reformed personal insolvency, introduced the Abhaile Scheme which provides support via the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI), the Legal Aid Board and the Citizens Information Board (CIB).
It should be noted that the recent improvements in the economy have significantly reduced the numbers in negative equity and the most recent Central Bank Macro Financial Review indicates that as at Quarter 3 2017, only 8.7% of Primary Dwelling Homes (PDH) remain in negative equity, down from 36.2% at the end of 2012. A link to the Review is below https://www.centralbank.ie/docs/default-source/publications/macro-financial-review/macro-financial-review-2017-ii.pdf.
Also, it should be noted that negative equity borrowers who wish to move home are exempted from the deposit requirements which generally apply to second and subsequent buyers in the Central Bank mortgage lending measures.
150. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT and duties collected on goods coming from outside the EU in 2017; if an assessment is carried out with regard to the collection of such duties from online sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5961/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that where goods are imported from a non-EU country, VAT and Customs Duty are chargeable at the point of importation based on the value, origin and the classification of the good. The amount of VAT and Customs Duty collected from all goods coming from outside the EU is provided in the following table. These figures are provisional and may be subject to revision.
|
Year |
Customs |
VAT |
|
2017 |
€334.6 million |
€1,500 million |
In addition to the application of taxes and duties to goods sold to Irish customers from outside the EU, it is also part of Revenue’s ongoing risk-based compliance programme to ensure that traders involved in distance-selling into Ireland from within the EU meet their Irish and EU VAT obligations, and so do not undermine the competitiveness of Irish retailers.
Revenue uses online search tools and advanced analytics to target unregistered online traders who may be selling to Irish customers. Our Risk Evaluation Analysis and Profiling (REAP) and Social Network Analysis (SNA) systems each use data from multiple sources which can be used in the risk- profiling of online traders.
Data sources include, for example, information provided by other EU Member States and Irish third-party data sources, as well as publicly-available online information. This data is then matched against Revenue’s taxpayer records in order to identify cases which potentially do not meet their Irish VAT obligations.
Since 2009, Revenue has registered over 2,100 online and distance-sellers for the purpose of charging and remitting Irish VAT. The VAT remitted to the Irish exchequer by these sellers has increased from €9.4m in 2009 to an estimated €78m in 2017, with a further projected increase to just under €100m by end-2018.
The majority of these traders are based in the UK, however other EU and non-EU traders comprise an increasing proportion of these sellers.
151. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the State exposure to the Schuldschein bond market; if the Central Bank is gathering data in regard to credit levels here linked to this specific market; the amount of credit held in Schuldschein bonds; the amount of credit that was held in each of the past five years; the amount of credit that is held by State-supported banks; the amount of credit held by the construction sector; his views on this type of bond product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7433/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraSchuldschein are a German instrument of loans issued against borrowers’ notes. As such they are not securities quoted on an exchange but are private placements, issued under German law and are usually held to maturity. The NTMA has advised me that it does not purchase Schuldschein but does issue Schuldschein on occasion. At present there is €602 million outstanding in Exchequer borrowings via Schuldschein. This Exchequer borrowing is part of the medium/long-term debt component of the National Debt. The last Schuldschein issued by Ireland was in 2010.
The National Development Finance Agency as part of the NTMA have confirmed to me that as part of our existing PPP programme the State has no exposure to Schuldschein bonds. To be specific they were not used to finance the Schools Bundle 5 PPP project where Carillion was part of the Inspiredspaces PPP Company consortium.
AIB and PTSB have confirmed that they do not hold Schuldschein bonds as investment assets.
The Central Bank have advised me that due to statutory confidentiality obligations, the Central Bank is prevented from providing the supervisory information it receives in its role as supervisor of credit institutions.
Holdings of Schuldshein are not published in the Central Bank’s regular statistical series.
152. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of works at Ardara bridge, Cadamstown, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraArdara Bridge at Cadamstown has been in very poor condition for many years, mainly attributable to factors such as the effects of water and invasive tree growth. Since 2007, considerable conservation work has been undertaken to save the bridge from collapse. The project has been phased to ensure that the work proceeds in a logical fashion recognising the need to address elements sequentially and to ensure that the necessary resources are in place to complete each individual task. The project has been technically very challenging and hampered by the extremely fragile nature of the structure. Over a number of seasons, high water levels in the river has made conditions for workers hazardous.
There is a serious historic collapse of the bridge on the downstream side and this is where attention is focussed currently. The OPW is at present working on a design solution for this collapse and it is intended that this part of the project will continue for much of the year. Once complete, this proposal will have to be submitted for the Consent of the Minister for Culture, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs under the National Monuments Acts. It is not expected that works will be on site until next year.
153. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of reopening the six Garda stations recommended for same by Garda management; and the estimated full year cost of running same. [7056/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Office of Public Works (OPW) is engaging with An Garda Síochána (AGS) in relation to the re-opening of six Garda Stations. AGS has supplied the OPW with an outline of its accommodation requirements for five of the six stations. These outline accommodation briefs will facilitate OPW in carrying out the necessary surveys and assessments on the buildings and to draft scopes of work, including mechanical, electrical and communications services. Until agreed scopes of works are defined, it is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the cost of re-opening.
The matter of the full-year running costs of Garda Stations, is a matter for An Garda Síochána.
154. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the top 100 premises that the State is renting or leasing in 2016 and 2017; the amount of rent paid for each premises per annum; the landlord of the premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6730/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table schedules the top 100 premises that the Commissioners of Public Works leased on behalf of the State in 2016 & 2017. The Commissioners can only provide data on properties that are under their management. Other State bodies may have agreements in place that are outside of the Commissioners remit.
Top 100 leased properties listed in order of the highest rent downwards - the highlighted records in the table indicate properties that have since been surrendered:
|
RENT PA |
COUNTY |
PROPERTY NAME |
LANDLORD |
|
€8,248,351.99 |
DUBLIN |
Miesian Plaza Block 1 |
REMLEY |
|
€6,010,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Harcourt Square Garda Complex |
HIBERNIA REIT PLC |
|
€2,970,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Adelaide Road 29-31 |
CEDAR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS PL |
|
€1,830,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Parnell Square 13-15 Parnell House |
ALSTEAD SECURITIES |
|
€1,827,522.00 |
DUBLIN |
Revenue Castleview Georges St Block C |
SILVERWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD |
|
€1,743,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Mount Street Lower 85 - 93 |
GREEN REIT LTD |
|
€1,680,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Adelaide Rd 65A (Davitt House) |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€1,637,756.00 |
DUBLIN |
Mespil Road 43-49 |
DAVY TARGET INVESTMESTS PLC |
|
€1,582,719.32 |
DUBLIN |
Spencer Dock |
CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND |
|
€1,550,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Navan Road Ashtowngate Block D |
FRIENDS FIRST LIFE |
|
€1,493,644.72 |
DUBLIN |
Parnell Square 16 |
ALSTEAD SECURITIES |
|
€1,395,838.00 |
DUBLIN |
Bishops Square |
HINES GREIT 11 IRLAND FUND ICAV |
|
€1,368,195.00 |
DUBLIN |
Bishops Square |
HINES GREIT 11 IRLAND FUND ICAV |
|
€1,353,509.00 |
DUBLIN |
North King St 90 Georges Court |
SUNMIST PROPERTIES LTD C/O COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL |
|
€1,210,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Earlsfort Terrace Earl Centre Block C |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€1,207,670.00 |
DUBLIN |
Smithfield Probation Services Block B1 |
LINDERS OF SMITHFIELD LTD |
|
€1,206,096.51 |
DUBLIN |
Abbey Street Upper 26 - 30 |
ULYSSES PROPERTY PARTNERS C/O TETRACH CAPITAL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) |
|
€1,131,157.80 |
GALWAY |
Galway Revenue Fairgreen |
CAMGILL PROPERTY A HAON LTD |
|
€1,125,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Amiens Street (Gandon House) |
GANDON PROPERTY LTD |
|
€1,120,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Pearse St 212-213 Oisín House |
THE PROVOST FELLOWS & SCHOLAR OF TRINITY COLLEGE |
|
€1,065,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Earlsfort Terrace St Stephen's Green House |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€1,051,020.41 |
DUBLIN |
Tallaght Airton Road |
AIRTON ROAD PROPERTIES LTD |
|
€1,023,559.00 |
DUBLIN |
Bishops Square |
HINES GREIT 11 IRLAND FUND ICAV |
|
€1,018,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Shelbourne Road 21, Shelbourne House |
J FRANK & MYLES & JASON O'MALLEY T/A SHELBOURNE HOUSE PARTNERSHIP |
|
€1,010,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Harcourt Street 75-78 |
GREEN REIT PLC |
|
€1,000,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Swords National Museum Storage |
GERARD GANNON |
|
€994,569.76 |
DUBLIN |
Abbey Street Upper 26 - 30 |
ULYSSES PROPERTY PARTNERS C/O TETRACH CAPITAL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) |
|
€900,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Irish Life Centre |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€900,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Leeson Street Lower Ossory House |
AVIVA LIFE & PENSIONS IRELAND |
|
€900,000.00 |
LIMERICK |
Limerick Decentralised Office DFA |
MAYAN CONSTRUCTION |
|
€899,478.00 |
DUBLIN |
Infinity Building |
IRISH INFINITY FUND |
|
€868,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Harcourt Road Dun Sceine |
CEDAR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS PL |
|
€837,882.00 |
DUBLIN |
Bloom House |
JOSEPH & PATRICK LINDERS C/O LINDERS OF CHAPELIZOD |
|
€804,500.00 |
DUBLIN |
Clonmel Street (Clonmel Place) |
IRISH PUBLIC BODIES MUTUAL INSURANCE |
|
€783,500.00 |
DUBLIN |
Kildare Street 43-44 |
SETANTA CENTRE |
|
€760,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Clonskeagh Belfield Office Park |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€735,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Mount St Lr 79-83 Timberlay House |
IRISH PROPERTY UNIT TRUST |
|
€733,092.00 |
DUBLIN |
Bond Road Revenue Warehouse |
DUBLIN PORT COMPANY |
|
€730,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Ely Place 7-8 Ely Court |
KNIGHTS OF SAINT COLUMBANUS |
|
€702,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Frederick St North Frederick Court |
WESTWARD GROUP |
|
€689,321.76 |
DUBLIN |
Capel Street 89 -94 |
THE DAVY PLATFORM ICAV SUBFUND:THE HARP PORTFOLIO |
|
€672,175.55 |
DUBLIN |
Abbey Street Upper 26 - 30 |
ULYSSES PROPERTY PARTNERS C/O TETRACH CAPITAL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) |
|
€655,940.00 |
DUBLIN |
North King St 90 Georges Court |
SUNMIST PROPERTIES LTD C/O COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL |
|
€655,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Claremont Road Revenue Office |
MANDON LIMITED C/O BCP ASSET |
|
€655,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
East Essex Street Dolphin House |
DELFINO PROPERTY |
|
€650,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Irish Life Centre |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€640,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
D'Olier Street (D'Olier House) |
DUBLIN CITY ESTATES |
|
€638,678.25 |
DUBLIN |
Blanchardstown Government Office |
GREEN REIT LTD |
|
€636,300.00 |
DUBLIN |
Waterloo Road St Martins House |
DAVY TARGET INVESTMENTS |
|
€612,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Mount St Lower 73-79 Ballaugh House |
IRISH PROPERTY UNIT TRUST |
|
€612,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
St Stephens Green 94 |
KW INVESTMENT FUNDS ICAV |
|
€600,000.00 |
LEITRIM |
Carrick-on-Shannon SWO |
LISCARA PARTNERSHIP |
|
€583,065.35 |
GALWAY |
Galway Intreo Office |
CWC WEBWORKS LTD |
|
€573,700.00 |
MEATH |
Navan Government Office Kilcairn |
JAMES RING & GERRY O'CONNOR (IN RECEIVERSHIP) |
|
€565,235.00 |
DUBLIN |
Dublin Airport Transaer House |
DAA SHARED SERVICES |
|
€560,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Lombard St East 8 - 11 Joyce House |
SAGRADA LIMITED |
|
€558,200.00 |
DUBLIN |
Kings Inn House SWO & ESO |
ULYSSES PROPERTY PARTNERS C/O TETRACH CAPITAL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) |
|
€543,880.00 |
DUBLIN |
The Chancery Building |
HIBERNIA REIT PLC |
|
€494,410.00 |
DUBLIN |
Liberty Building |
LIBERTY INSURANCE DAC |
|
€484,011.35 |
MEATH |
Abbey Mall |
MCLOUGHLIN ABBEY ROAD PARTNERSHIP |
|
€474,039.04 |
DUBLIN |
The Guild Building |
TGC PROPERTY LEASING LTD |
|
€472,560.00 |
DUBLIN |
Metropolitan House |
EQUISIDE LTD |
|
€471,541.36 |
WICKLOW |
Block D Bray Civic Centre |
DOT OPPORTUNITY NOMINEES 2 LTD |
|
€450,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Bow Street 31-35 |
THE DAVY PLATFORM ICAV SUBFUND:THE HARP PORTFOLIO |
|
€439,921.00 |
MEATH |
Navan Athlumney House |
THOMAS LYNCH & TIMOTHY BOLAND |
|
€408,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
St Stephens Green 94 |
KW INVESTMENT FUNDS ICAV |
|
€400,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Santry Revenue Warehouse/Office |
TONY DUFFY PROPERTY LTD |
|
€400,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Tallaght Government Office St Johns Hse |
SPECIFIED ASSETS OF KELLY,MCCABE & WALSH (GLENN CRAN&DAVID POTTER RECIEVER) |
|
€390,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Balbriggan Passport Office |
BLESSVILLE LTD |
|
€390,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Swords Government Office |
IPUT PLC & IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€380,000.00 |
CORK |
Cork Abbeycourt House |
NEW IRELAND ASSURANCE CO LTD |
|
€373,568.00 |
LIMERICK |
Limerick Government Office Houston Hall |
PATRICK J NOONAN |
|
€370,952.00 |
LIMERICK |
Limerick Revenue Office |
BLESSVILLE LTD |
|
€370,420.00 |
CORK |
Cork HIQA Decentralised Office |
JOHN CLEARY DEVELOPMENTS |
|
€365,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Conyngham Road Phoenix House |
RYANAIR D.A.C. |
|
€359,577.16 |
WESTMEATH |
Athlone DSP/Probation Service |
MMM PARTNERSHIP |
|
€315,000.00 |
CARLOW |
Carlow DJEI Office |
MEALEY MURPHY FLEMING PARTNERSHIP, C/O WILLIAM FLEMING & PARTNERS SOLICITORS |
|
€312,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Statoil Building |
MASONIC TRUST COMPANY |
|
€285,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Mountshannon Road Furniture Branch Office Block |
SHARKEY & MAHER C/O DAMIEN SHARKEY |
|
€283,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Tallaght Government Office Plaza Complex |
ASSETS L OMAHONY & T MCFEELEY (DECLAN TAITE RECEIVER) |
|
€264,640.00 |
LAOIS |
Portlaoise Agriculture Office Dublin Rd |
GRACE/LALOR/MCCUSKER/O'MALLEY/AIDAN KELLY/BLUESKY |
|
€260,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Sandyford Industrial Estate Geological Warehouse |
JAMES & URSULA DOWLING |
|
€258,179.33 |
DUBLIN |
Kings Inn House SWO & ESO |
PARNELL PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP |
|
€255,955.00 |
DUBLIN |
Smithfield Office of Film Classification |
JOSEPH & PATRICK LINDERS C/O LINDERS OF CHAPELIZOD |
|
€254,401.00 |
DUBLIN |
Navan Road Ashtowngate Block B |
YEW TREE INVESTMENT FUND PLC C/O BALLYBUNION CAPITAL LTD |
|
€254,034.00 |
KILDARE |
Naas Government Office |
GOLDSTATE LIMITED |
|
€250,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Blanchardstown CG Warehouse/Office |
EPUT PROPERTY TRUST NOMINEES LTD |
|
€244,923.70 |
KERRY |
Listowel Revenue Office |
YEW TREE INVESTMENT FUND PLC C/O BALLYBUNION CAPITAL LTD |
|
€232,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Tallaght Government Office Plaza Complex |
ASSETS L OMAHONY & T MCFEELEY (DECLAN TAITE RECEIVER) |
|
€231,553.95 |
KILDARE |
Athy Revenue Office |
ROYAL ORCHARD GROUP |
|
€230,000.00 |
MEATH |
Navan SWO |
LIBRATECH LTD |
|
€228,500.00 |
DUBLIN |
Harcourt St - Harcourt Centre Block |
IRISH PROPERTY UNIT TRUST |
|
€225,988.65 |
MEATH |
Abbey Mall |
MCLOUGHLIN ABBEY ROAD PARTNERSHIP |
|
€212,585.90 |
DUBLIN |
Park West Business Park |
AIRSCAPE LIMITED |
|
€212,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
East Wall PVII |
MOLLOY & SHERRY EIRFREEZE LTD |
|
€211,542.00 |
DUBLIN |
Abbey Street Upper 26 - 30 |
ULYSSES PROPERTY PARTNERS C/O TETRACH CAPITAL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) |
|
€210,000.00 |
DUBLIN |
Hatch Street 13-15 |
BAVARIAN IMPORT LTD |
|
€208,275.00 |
DUBLIN |
Kings Inn House SWO & ESO |
PARNELL PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP |
|
€206,500.00 |
DUBLIN |
Earlsfort Terrace St Stephen's Green House |
IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE |
|
€205,933.00 |
CORK |
Cork Government Office Irish Life Building |
DENIS & DANIEL O'FLYNN |
155. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public contracts that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) in each year since March 2011, in tabular form; the cost per contract; and the basis for each contract. [6790/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe public procurement process for all public sector bodies is facilitated through the national eProcurement platform eTenders which is managed by the Office of Government Procurement. The eTenders platform processes both national and the European level contract award notices required to be published in the Official Journal of the EU. The accuracy of the data is dependent on that entered on eTenders by public sector buyers.
An analysis of contract award notices, both at national and European level, published on the eTenders platform since March 2011 shows that there was one contract award notice published for the company whose details were supplied by the Deputy. My officials will provide this information to the Deputy.
Details of companies trading through a subsidiary or as part of a consortium are not recorded on the award notices. The management of the tendering process and the administration of the contract once awarded is a matter for each contracting authority.
156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made at resolving the disagreement concerning the pension claim by community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; the status of the work being carried out by the high level forum in respect of this pension claim; the recent engagement he has had with the various stakeholders involved from the community sector with a view to resolving this disagreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6862/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 262 on 16 January 2018.
157. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the €155 billion quoted in the media for the national development plan that will be direct Government expenditure; the amount that will be from the State enterprise sector; the amount that will be from PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7020/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am not aware of the provenance of the figure referred to in the Deputy's question.
As the Deputy is aware, my Department is currently finalising a 10-year capital plan for the period 2018 to 2027. The fundamental objective of the capital plan is to support the implementation of the objectives detailed in the forthcoming National Planning Framework (NPF). In this context, the capital plan will, when published, set out the Government's plans for Exchequer and non-Exchequer capital investment for the ten year period.
As demonstrated by the €4.3 billion increase in multi-annual capital ceilings for Ministerial Vote Groups for the period 2018 to 2021 announced in the Estimates at Budget-time last October, the Government is strongly committed to increasing public capital investment. The significant additional resources announced at Budget-time have been allocated on the basis of a detailed assessment of public capital investment needs set out in the review, published in September 2017, of the 2015 capital plan. This assessment draws on the comprehensive infrastructure capacity and demand analysis prepared by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service. These capital resources are also in addition to the additional €2.2 billion for housing set out in the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.
Consequently between 2014 and 2021 public capital expenditure in Ireland will have more than doubled and as set out by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, this will see public investment in Ireland moving to among the highest in the EU.
158. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has been consulted by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in regard to the pension issues facing CIÉ; if a request for further funding from the Exchequer has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has not been consulted by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to pensions issues facing CIE and no request for funding from the Exchequer has been made.
