Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Willie O'Dea

265. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons presently in receipt of EWSS; if the Government is prepared to re-examine the conditions for eligibility to EWSS in view of the many critical comments regarding the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23723/20]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

266. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the take-up of the TLTRO III by Irish pillar banks individually and collectively; the way in which this compares with the current EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23730/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Ged Nash

267. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the advice received by his officials regarding the revised help-to-buy scheme announced in the July stimulus package; the projected deadweight cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23731/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

268. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the cost to Exchequer of removing stamp duty on credit cards; his views on removing stamp duty in view of safety concerns regarding the use of cash as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23732/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

269. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the anticipated savings to the Exchequer in 2021, in tabular form, from the ending the employment and investment incentive, the key employee engagement programme, the special assignee relief programme and the foreign earnings deduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23733/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the anticipated savings to the Exchequer in 2021 from the ending rent-a-room relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23734/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

271. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the cost of fossil fuel subsidies per year since 2016; the anticipated savings to the Exchequer in 2021 from eliminating damaging fossil fuel subsides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23735/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the revenue accrued or spent from reversing the current applicable tax rate for benefit-in-kind, BIK, for company cars in order that an increase in business kilometres driven is matched by increased taxation, that is, 0 km to 24,000 km at 6% and 24,000 km to 32,000 km at 12% and so on in 2021; the way in which this compares with the existing system in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23736/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

273. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated savings to the Exchequer from ending relief to conventional hybrids in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23737/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

274. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated impact on the Exchequer in 2021 from the introduction of the worldwide harmonised light vehicles test procedure, WLTP, as cited in 2019; the additional revenue accrued or expended as a result of the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23738/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

275. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated saving to the Exchequer in 2021 from reducing the cap on BIK relief for electric cars from €50,000 to €35,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23739/20]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

276. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost or saving to the Exchequer in 2021 from applying alternative tax regime for VRT that would see the number of VRT bands increase from 11 to 14 as set out by the Tax Strategy Group 2020; if he will provide a comparison with the existing VRT system in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23740/20]

Tax Yield

Ged Nash

277. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raised from a reduction in the threshold on the value of Irish property owned to €2 million from €5 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23741/20]

Tax Yield

Ged Nash

278. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raised from a reformed domicile levy of €400,000 per year on Irish domiciled persons who have a worldwide income greater than €1 million, own Irish property greater than €2 million and pay €300,000 or less in Irish income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23742/20]

Tax Yield

Ged Nash

279. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raised from a doubling of the domicile levy from €200,000 to €400,000 under the existing criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ged Nash

280. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to revenue of returning the new EWSS to the payment levels and thresholds that previously existed under the TWSS; if he will provide a comparison between returning to the previous TWSS rates and the current EWSS rates in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23744/20]

Aer Lingus

Ged Nash

281. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the indicative cost to the Exchequer to repurchase a shareholding in a company at percentage rates (details supplied) in tabular form. [23747/20]

Financial Services Sector

Ged Nash

282. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer relating to governance and regulation of the financial services industry; the potential estimated revenue accrued from a levy at 0.5% and 1% on turnover for the financial services industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23748/20]

Tax Reliefs

Ged Nash

283. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer in 2020 and 2021 of the e-worker tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23749/20]

Legislative Programme

Neale Richmond

284. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the Investment Limited Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2019; when he expects to have it enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23829/20]

Mortgage Schemes

Seán Canney

285. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if persons who entered into a mortgage break with a bank will have their credit rating negatively affected by this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23888/20]

Motor Insurance

Richard Bruton

286. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some insurers are unfairly seeking to take advantage of the benefit-in-kind concession granted to encourage company car fleets to go electric and that some insurers are refusing to recognise no-claim bonuses accumulated by drivers on their private policies, thereby overcharging for the risk of cover. [23894/20]

Energy Efficiency

John Lahart

287. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering incentives for households in view of the success of the home renovation incentive for persons to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24032/20]

Departmental Projects

Ged Nash

288. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of Exchequer funded projects over €1 billion overseen by his Department; the expected rise in cost in both numerical amount and percentage terms in tabular form, and delays as result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24309/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

80. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the reason those earning under €13,000 were made ineligible for the stay and spend scheme, including persons on disability and carer's allowance. [23160/20]

Fuel Inspections

Fergus O'Dowd

81. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the number of diesel fuel dipping tests carried out by State services in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of positive results in each year. [23182/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Bríd Smith

88. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance the number of recipients of the wage subsidy scheme at the end of August 2020; the number who will be in receipt of the new employment subsidy scheme; the number who receive top-ups from their employers; the average amount of these top-ups; and the number on the new scheme who are receiving less from this support than the current jobseeker's allowance. [22961/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Bríd Smith

89. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance the measures his Department has in place to ensure that workers who remain on the employment subsidy scheme with their employers and who are working a specified number of hours per week are not receiving less than the statutory minimum wage or their former hourly pay rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22962/20]

EU Funding

Catherine Murphy

90. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount borrowed by the State to date from the European Commission under the SURE initiative; the way in which the funds will be distributed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22738/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Patrick Costello

91. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he has met formally with each of the CEOs of banks based here since 1 June 2020; and if so, the dates of each meeting in tabular form. [22760/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Niamh Smyth

92. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22847/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Seán Sherlock

93. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if there are dates by which a new hire must have been hired by a company to avail of the employment wage subsidy scheme. [22860/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Steven Matthews

94. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to allowing sole traders to access the employment wage subsidy scheme, as they would be entitled to if they were listed as a company director in circumstances in which all other qualifying criteria for the scheme are met. [22871/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Darren O'Rourke

95. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if he has spoken directly with his Australian counterpart in the past six months. [22883/20]

Exchequer Deficit

Ged Nash

96. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected deficit for 2020 on the basis of revenue receipts to date based on the Exchequer returns for August 2020; if he will provide updated projections for revenue across the various tax heads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Ged Nash

97. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in 2020; the projected cost if it had been retained for the rest of the year; the number of employers that accessed the scheme; the number of employees who have been supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22928/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Ged Nash

98. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost of the employment wage subsidy scheme in 2020 and 2021; the projected cost if it had been retained at the same rate as the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the number of employers that have accessed the scheme; the number of employees who have been supported; the estimated full-year cost for 2021 if it were extended for the rest of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22929/20]

Research and Development

Ged Nash

99. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2021 from ending the refundable aspect of the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22930/20]

Tax Reliefs

Ged Nash

100. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield from abolishing relief under section 604A; the cost to date to the Exchequer annually of this relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22933/20]

Carbon Tax Yield

Ged Nash

101. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield from every €1 per tonne increase in the carbon tax; the estimated yield if there were a €10 increase in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22934/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Ged Nash

102. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the cycle to work scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the cost of the scheme in each of the years; the number of persons who accessed the maximum amount of tax relief in each of those years; the average tax relief in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22935/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Ged Nash

103. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the increase in the amount of tax relief available under the cycle to work scheme to €1,500 for pedelecs and ebikes and €1,250 for all other bicycles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22936/20]

Tax Reliefs

Ged Nash

104. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs exempted from the high-income individual restriction; the estimated additional yield if those reliefs were not exempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22937/20]

Exchequer Deficit

Ged Nash

105. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated impact of the July stimulus proposals on the Exchequer deficit for 2020 and 2021; the breakdown of the impact by individual tax heads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22938/20]

Pensions Data

Ged Nash

106. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield to the Exchequer from reducing pension relief to the standard rate in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22940/20]

Exchequer Deficit

Ged Nash

107. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date estimate of the deficit for 2020 and 2021 based on current analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22941/20]

Exchequer Deficit

Ged Nash

108. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated Exchequer borrowing requirement for 2020 and 2021 based on current analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22942/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Róisín Shortall

109. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22987/20]

Rental Sector

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

255. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance if additional taxation measures on rental income from short-term lettings will be introduced. [21095/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Catherine Murphy

256. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the decision to exclude propriety owners and directors working to keep their business afloat from the new employment wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that they were previously included in the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the reason for the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21263/20]