Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Budget 2014 Issues

Brendan Griffin

234. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he is supportive of retaining the 9% VAT rate for the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/13]

Tax Collection

Brendan Griffin

269. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if it is preferred policy by the Revenue Commissioners to recover tax liabilities to seek judgments on the homes of previously self-employed persons as opposed to accepting settlements or instalment orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34919/13]

Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

279. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if tax relief will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35111/13]

Budget 2014 Issues

Brendan Griffin

299. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will retain VAT at 9% for labour intensive services and tourism related services; if he recognises the considerable success of the reduction in VAT for such services in 2011; if he recognises that the State has benefited enormously from the provision of employment, the generation of extra economic activity and a reduction of pressures on the social protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35469/13]

VAT Rates Reductions

Brendan Griffin

300. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the rate of VAT payable by ice cream parlours to 9% in recognition of the labour intensive nature of the business and the heavy dependency that such businesses have on tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35483/13]

Gambling Sector

Brendan Griffin

175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of winnings from gambling or lotteries paid out in the State per annum; the amount of this that arises from payouts of €500,000 or over; if he will provide any further details of the figures involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33415/13]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

176. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he continues to monitor the workings and effectiveness of the Hungarian SMS/MMS levy; if he will relay his findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33417/13]

Vehicle Registration Issues

Brendan Griffin

124. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will give serious consideration to removing VRT from potentially life saving additional safety features on new vehicles; his views on whether persons are choosing to go without optional extra safety features because of the VRT cost burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/13]

Money Laundering

Brendan Griffin

275. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase the threshold for anti-money laundering identification requirement for the purchase of prize bonds to €100 from €25 for practicality purposes for ordinary prize bond purchasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32173/13]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

101. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if Revenue will confirm that a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for retirement relief in respect of their share of the land which they and their spouse wish to transfer to their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31349/13]

Excise Duties Collection

Brendan Griffin

95. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider further reducing the excise paid by microbrewers, defined as those breweries producing up to 20,000 hectolitres per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29017/13]

Debt Collection

Brendan Griffin

136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of complaints mechanisms available to persons who have been subject to intimidation and heavy handed tactics by persons working on behalf of Revenue sheriffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26687/13]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

154. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a pension scheme; his plans regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25246/13]

Property Tax Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

163. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 14 May, 2013, if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be exempted from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25307/13]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Brendan Griffin

171. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance when he expects bankers will take a pay cut as per the Mercer report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25444/13]

Mortgage Debt

Brendan Griffin

82. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the practice of the banking sector refusing to engage with lenders that find themselves in further difficulties after restructuring their loans; if the process of restructuring is reducing the cost to the borrower and taking into account future potential income difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24705/13]

Property Tax Assessments

Brendan Griffin

150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the redress available for persons who inadvertently overpaid property tax after using the estimate on the return form they received from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23714/13]

Property Tax Administration

Brendan Griffin

151. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will investigate and address the issue of persons who never received a property tax ID or pin number and registered using their PPSN number and will not be able to access their online account after they make their return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23717/13]

Debt Resolution Pilot Scheme

Brendan Griffin

263. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he envisages a central role for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in the recently announced Central Bank pilot debt settlement model, if he will clarify if a foreign agency is being considered for this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

170. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the length of time for which the current list of unfinished housing estates will qualify for a waiver from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22837/13]

Property Taxation Administration

Brendan Griffin

201. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the reason persons who had registered and paid the household charge did not receive their local property tax return forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22407/13]

Property Taxation Application

Brendan Griffin

202. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify a person's liability for the local property tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22438/13]

Tax Rebates

Brendan Griffin

93. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if a medical expenses tax refund will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20725/13]

Property Taxation Administration

Brendan Griffin

196. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position on local property tax liability for adjoining living quarters of rate paying businesses that have no saleable value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20161/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

212. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if exemptions from the local property tax will continue for persons in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and properties which are uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20428/13]

European Banking Union

Brendan Griffin

90. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding retrospective reimbursement of banking debts (details supplied) [17819/13]

Tax Rebates

Brendan Griffin

298. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry with no regular income is entitled to some rebate from taxation paid on the sale of shares that they owned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16917/13]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

300. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to transfer their approved minimum retirement fund pension to an approved retirement fund before the age of 75. [16927/13]

VAT Rates Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

306. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the reduced rate of VAT applies to ice-cream parlours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16992/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

345. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an incentive package to enable ghost estates to be finished by providing tax exemptions to buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17493/13]

Universal Social Charge Payments

Brendan Griffin

153. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the universal social charge for one income families which are struggling with the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12304/13]

Grocery Industry

Brendan Griffin

185. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the profits earned by grocery chains here in recent years; if he will provide a breakdown of the largest earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12924/13]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

268. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he is monitoring the success or otherwise of the SMS/MMS levy in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8502/13]

Household Charge Collection

Brendan Griffin

120. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that a wide range of instalment and payment options will be made available to persons who are liable to pay the property tax. [7775/13]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

121. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will explore the option of a reduction in capital gains tax which in turn may result in a increase in activity in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7777/13]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

122. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pension policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7853/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Brendan Griffin

157. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mortgage interest supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7996/13]

Mortgage Interest Relief Application

Brendan Griffin

197. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if mortgage interest relief will continue to be made available to first-time buyers in recognition of the economic benefits of the scheme, including the freeing up of cashflow in the economy and increased tax revenue for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6587/13]

Tax Reliefs Application

Brendan Griffin

198. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the fuel rebate will be extended to private coach operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6588/13]

Mortgage Interest Relief Application

Brendan Griffin

199. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views that recipients of mortgage interest relief in respect of homes that were bought at the height of the boom will be losing the relief this year and next year; if he has any further measures planned to assist these people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6589/13]

VAT Rate Increases

Brendan Griffin

200. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures to assist the construction industry by reducing VAT on building materials for home improvement schemes being carried out by registered contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/13]

Private Pension Levy Abolition

Brendan Griffin

260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the abolition of the private pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5393/13]

State Savings Schemes

Brendan Griffin

261. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reinstate higher interest rates for savers who save up to €10,000 in State saving schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5425/13]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

76. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if struggling businesses who have settled with the Revenue Commissioners for penalties and interest and are paying back by installment will be accommodated in any way at times of the year that their turnover is reduced; his views on whether it is in the interest of the Revenue Commissioners and the State not to apply undue pressure that would cause such businesses to fail; if there is a process that a business person under pressure can engage in if they is finding the repayment schedule unworkable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3292/13]

Income Data

Brendan Griffin

205. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures on the number of persons who earn more than €100,000 per year in the private and public sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2270/13]

Property Taxation Application

Brendan Griffin

105. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the position in relation to establishing a property tax rate for a family who live in a small family run hotel, which has a residential quarter as part of the hotel; the way is it anticipated that the liability will be calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57979/12]

Fuel Rebate Scheme

Brendan Griffin

66. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the auto-diesel excise duty rebate relief will be extended to private coach operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57461/12]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

67. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if legislative proposals furnished to him by this Deputy in relation to imposing a super-levy on bailed out bankers, former politicians and civil servants will be implemented; if not, if he will provide specific detailed reasons; if he has specific proposals of his own to tackle the unjust pensions currently being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57477/12]

Property Valuations

Brendan Griffin

69. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a county breakdown of properties nationwide valued at less than €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57524/12]

Budget Submissions

Brendan Griffin

70. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the reason the VFI proposals to introduce a €250 million lid levy was not adopted in budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57545/12]