Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there is a difference in the carbon tax applied to smokeless coal and regular coal. [53357/19]

Departmental Budgets

Pearse Doherty

49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the capital allocation of his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each year. [52211/19]

Insurance Costs

Pearse Doherty

53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and date of meetings held in 2019 with childcare providers or the childcare sector regarding increasing insurance costs in the sector. [52374/19]

Insurance Costs

Pearse Doherty

54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and date of meetings held in 2019 with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding increasing insurance costs in the childcare sector. [52375/19]

Insurance Costs

Pearse Doherty

55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to respond to increasing insurance costs in the childcare sector and the inability of certain childcare providers to access insurance cover for 2020. [52376/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the VAT treatment of local concerts and music festivals; and the VAT treatment of alcohol and food sold on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52420/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the VAT treatment of local concerts and music festivals; the VAT treatment of alcohol and food sold on site in cases in which their price is not included in the ticket base price. [52421/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the VAT treatment of local concerts and music festivals; and if VAT can be claimed back by artists that perform at concerts or festivals. [52422/19]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the income tax standard rate bands in line with projected core harmonised index of consumer prices, HICP, inflation in each of the years 2021 to 2025. [51133/19]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing income tax credits in line with projected core HICP inflation in each of the years 2021 to 2025. [51134/19]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Pearse Doherty

130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if a review has been conducted into the sale of whole-of-life insurance policies; if there has been an investigation into the attachment of such policies to mortgages without the full consent of mortgage holders in view of comments made by the Minister for State with special responsibility for financial services and insurance on 20 February 2018 in Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51214/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance ·the number of persons availing of flat-rate expenses disaggregated by salary bands and profession in each of the years 2014 to 2018. [49816/19]

Exchequer Revenue

Pearse Doherty

124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance ·the unallocated revenue available in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/19]

Exchequer Returns

Pearse Doherty

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected tax revenue in each of the years 2020 to 2025 in the event of an orderly Brexit by tax category, that is, income, VAT and so on as opposed to a disorderly Brexit as outlined in the economic and fiscal outlook in Budget 2020 in tabular form. [50097/19]

Exchequer Returns

Pearse Doherty

132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected expenditure in each of the years 2020 to 2025 in the event of an orderly Brexit by expenditure category, that is, compensation of employees, interest expenditure and so on as opposed to a disorderly Brexit as outlined in the economic and fiscal outlook in Budget 2020 in tabular form. [50098/19]

Fiscal Data

Pearse Doherty

133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the level of capital expenditure required for gross fixed capital formation to account for 3% of GDP in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [50102/19]

Exchequer Returns

Pearse Doherty

134. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the resources available in the event of an orderly Brexit after projected and pre-committed expenditure in each of the years 2020 to 2025 in order to reach a GGB as a percentage of GDP by percentage (details supplied) in tabular form. [50103/19]

Exchequer Returns

Pearse Doherty

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the resources available in the event of an orderly Brexit after projected and pre-committed expenditure in each of the years 2020 to 2025 in order to reach a structural balance of -0.5 in tabular form. [50104/19]

General Government Debt

Pearse Doherty

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost of Government borrowing in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [50105/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT on electricity energy products and supplies from 13.5% to 9% and 0%, respectively, in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [50164/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT on telephone bills and charges from 23% to 17.5%, 13.5%, 9% and 0%, respectively, in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [50165/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT on Internet bills and charges from 23% to 17.5%, 13.5%, 9% and 0%, respectively, in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [50166/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT on television bills and charges from 23% to 17.5%, 13.5%, 9% and 0%, respectively in each of the years 2020 to 2025. [50167/19]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider waiving VAT on repair costs associated with properties affected by mica; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48685/19]

Brexit Staff

Pearse Doherty

127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 9 July 2019, if he will provide details of the individual counties to which these additional staff have been allocated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/19]

Brexit Staff

Pearse Doherty

128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 9 July 2019 and table 1 provided, the batch of candidates, that is batch 1, 2 or 3, and so on from which the candidates on the panel were selected for each of these staff grades and years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47608/19]

Revenue Commissioners Staff

Pearse Doherty

129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of positions within the Office of the Revenue Commissioners which became vacant (details supplied) in each of the years 2017 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by job title in County Donegal in tabular form; the dates each such position became vacant; the dates each were filled; the details of efforts to recruit for the posts in the case of positions yet to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47609/19]

Insurance Costs

Pearse Doherty

29. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement further reforms in view of the rising costs of insurance and the escalating crisis in the market and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46847/19]

State Aid Investigations

Pearse Doherty

31. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the legal fees and the companies and firms to which the fees have been paid disaggregated by amount paid to each firm in the appeal case regarding the ruling of the European Commissioner for Competition in 2016 on illegal state aid in respect of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46893/19]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Pearse Doherty

40. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Central Bank over the use of dual pricing by the insurance industry; and the measures he will take to ensure semi-State companies, such as An Post, do not practice dual pricing. [46690/19]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the categories of flat rate tax expense the Revenue Commissioners propose to abolish from the beginning of 2020; the anticipated increase in tax revenue arising out of the abolition of the certain flat rate expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46691/19]

Legal Costs

Pearse Doherty

52. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of legal fees, and the companies and firms to which the fees have been paid, disaggregated by amount of fees paid to each firm, in the appeal case regarding the 2016 ruling by the Competition Commissioner on illegal state aid in respect of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46687/19]

Credit Unions

Pearse Doherty

57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the industrial funding levy on credit unions will be applied in the coming years; if he will consider exempting credit unions from the levy in view of their social impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46689/19]

NAMA Operations

Pearse Doherty

67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected NAMA surplus to be transferred to the Exchequer in 2020; the way in which it will be utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46688/19]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the recent move to close the revaluation loophole upon REIT cessation, section 705P requiring that the relevant REIT has to be in operation for over 15 years before it gets this preferential treatment, will be applicable to the sale of Green REIT to a company (details supplied). [42515/19]

Stamp Duty

Pearse Doherty

92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason a stamp duty charge of 7.5% is not applicable in which a scheme of arrangement, in accordance with Part 9 of the Companies Act 2014, is used for the acquisition of a company. [42516/19]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Pearse Doherty

148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2020, 2021 and 2022 of extending the SARP scheme in its present from up to 31 December 2022. [42031/19]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

149. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have availed of the SARP scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the number projected to avail of the scheme in 2020, 2021 and 2022. [42032/19]

Insurance Costs

Pearse Doherty

2. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement further reforms in view of the increasing costs of insurance for many sectors and the escalating crisis in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39204/19]

Brexit Preparations

Pearse Doherty

10. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies and economic operators that have applied for and received an economic operators registration and identification, EORI, number to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39085/19]

Tax Collection

Pearse Doherty

14. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that REITs and IREFs are paying a fair share of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39082/19]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

20. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the review of the special assignee relief programme has been completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39081/19]

Excise Duties

Pearse Doherty

28. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the excise duty on diesel fuel; his views on the impact of such an increase on the haulage industry in view of the threat posed by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39083/19]

Departmental Legal Cases

Pearse Doherty

32. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the appeal against a ruling by the EU Commission (details supplied) will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/19]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there is a competitive market for insurance here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26961/19]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Pearse Doherty

79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there is a competitive market for mortgages here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26960/19]

Financial Services Regulation

Pearse Doherty

86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated saving to be made from moving the entire cost of regulating the financial industry, with the exception of the credit union industry, from the State to the financial industry. [38493/19]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the special assignee relief programme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by salaries in ranges (details supplied). [38121/19]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the special assignee relief Programme in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of tax foregone from the programme in each year; the number of persons availing of the programme; the tax foregone from the programme disaggregated by year; the estimated savings that would be made by abolishing the programme in each of the years 2020 to 2024; and the estimated cost of the programme in each of the years 2020 to 2024. [38122/19]

Motor Insurance Data

Pearse Doherty

112. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated date for publication of the national claims information database by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37005/19]

Motor Insurance Data

Pearse Doherty

113. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if information published on the national claims information database will be disaggregated by insurance undertakings to which each claim relates. [37006/19]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield from abolishing the special assignee relief programme for 2020; and the projected full year yield thereafter. [37012/19]

Brexit Staff

Pearse Doherty

123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 9 July 2019, if there have been further hires and or additional personnel recruited by the Revenue Commissioners to deal with Brexit-related challenges; if so, the detail of same by staff grade and county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/19]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing by €100,000, €500,000, €1 million and €2 million, respectively, the threshold at which businesses must use the invoice system as opposed to cash receipts system for VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34985/19]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

121. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the key information report on employer and public liability insurance claims will be published; if an organisation (details supplied) has submitted the required data in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35808/19]

Revenue Commissioners Investigations

Pearse Doherty

123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the efforts the Revenue Commissioners make to engage with subcontractors to ensure that they are reimbursed the relevant contract tax and to resolve related filing issues; and the amount of tax which has not been retuned in each of the years 2005 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [35952/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the capital gains exemption on properties sold if they have been held for three years or more will apply to a company (details supplied) once it acquires assets currently owned by a company for three years or longer. [36088/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if anti-avoidance measures introduced in the Finance Act 2017 by which stamp duty of 6% applies to the sale of shares which derive their value or part of their value from commercial property applies to Irish REITs. [36089/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rate of stamp duty that will be applicable to the sale of a company (details supplied). [36090/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the stamp duty that will be paid as part of the sale of a company (details supplied). [36091/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the shareholdings of a company (details supplied) between domestically held and international investors, respectively; and the increase in value of shares held by both domestic and international investors following the sale of the company to another company. [36092/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) could be exempt from anti-avoidance non-resident rules in view of the grandfathering provision of 31 December 2020 regarding the non-resident exemption from capital gains tax on the sale of REIT shares; and if the company now controls 10% of another company and could potentially be exempt from capital gains tax on the sale of this holding. [36093/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment of the 2012 tax strategy papers that the introduction of a REIT regime here with generous tax exemptions for international investors and stipulations in double taxation treaties that dramatically reduce the effective tax rate paid by international investors, would result in significant tax leakage. [36094/19]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an analysis of the potential gross tax that will be exempted from payment as a result of a number of tax benefits afforded to REITs and property investors due to the sale of a company (details supplied). [36095/19]

Brexit Preparations

Pearse Doherty

154. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies and economic operators that have applied and received an economic operators' registration and identification number by month and operator headquarters location by country from July 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36621/19]

Fiscal Policy

Pearse Doherty

155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if funds from the contingency reserve fund established under the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019 can be withdrawn and used to fund supports for businesses exposed to markets affecting the UK's withdrawal from the European Union within the terms of the legislation and the fiscal rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36622/19]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of L-QIAIFs active here; and the percentage of such which comprise total AIFs and QIAIFs in tabular form. [31523/19]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the net asset value of all L-QIAIFs domiciled here; and the percentage this constitutes of total net asset value of AIFs and QIAIFs in tabular form. [31524/19]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of lending issued by L-QIAIFs here; and the sectors to which this lending is committed in tabular form. [31525/19]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of L-QIAIF activity in the property and real estate sector; and the lending and investments of L-QIAIFs in the sector. [31526/19]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance whether the restrictions on the activities of loan originating qualifying investor alternative investment funds, L-QIAIFs, have been lifted in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/19]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Pearse Doherty

161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent Central Bank analysis, which estimates that approximately 50% of total equity in real estate investment trusts, REITs, domiciled here is held by international investors. [31528/19]

Fiscal Policy

Pearse Doherty

162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his primary influences when forming policy on tax incentives for investment funds in property, in particular in the finance Bill and budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/19]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of a plastic packaging tax; if so, whether a summary of the key findings will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/19]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if a flat tax of €10, €100 and €1,000, respectively, was placed on each metric tonne of non-recycled plastic packaging, charged to businesses using plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled material, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31595/19]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised if a levy on single use coffee cups was introduced at a rate of five cent, ten cent and 20 cent per cup, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31598/19]

Government Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the impact of changes on the gross general government balance, in view of the revision of annual spending plans of an annual increase of 2.5% to 3.25% on the gross general government balance; the projected general government expenditure; and the impact on the general government balance as a percentage of GNI* and GDP from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [31600/19]

Sovereign Debt

Pearse Doherty

167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if €1 billion of the €3 billion raised in green bonds sales has not yet been allocated to green expenditure, if all of the €3 billion is included in general government debt; and if the uncommitted €1 billion is, effectively, unallocated expenditure. [31604/19]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing tax credits for those paying for childcare provision based on a model in which credits would cover 50%, 70% and 100%, respectively, of the cost per child, in tabular form. [31609/19]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing tax credits for those paying for childcare provision based on a model in which credits would cover 50%, 70% and 100%, respectively, of the cost per child but capped at a maximum of €300 per week per family, in tabular form. [31610/19]

Tracker Mortgage Examination

Pearse Doherty

181. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the steps in place to protect the confidentiality of appellants with regard to the independent appeals process at a bank (details supplied) and other banks, for example, in a circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32726/19]

Fiscal Data

Pearse Doherty

186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected general Government balances based on the scenario A update in the summer economic statement from 2020 to 2024 in gross terms and as a percentage of GDP and GNI*, respectively in tabular form. [32862/19]

Fiscal Data

Pearse Doherty

187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected structural balance as a percentage of GDP and GNI* from 2020 to 2024 based on the scenario A update in the summer economic statement. [32863/19]

Lobbying Data

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of times he, his predecessor and his officials met with representatives of Irish real estate funds, IREFs, and real estate investment trusts, REITs, since 2013 in a lobbying capacity in relation to changes to budget 2013 and regarding the Finance Acts 2016 and 2017; and the proportion of such meetings which comprise of total lobbying meetings in the same period, by event (details supplied) in tabular form. [32864/19]

Lobbying Data

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of times he, his predecessor and his officials met with representatives of Irish real estate funds since 2015 in a lobbying capacity; and the proportion of such meetings which comprise of total lobbying meetings in the same period. [32865/19]

Lobbying Data

Pearse Doherty

190. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the lobbying engagements his predecessor had since August 2015 and he has had since June 2017 by sector and industry. [32866/19]

Lobbying Data

Pearse Doherty

191. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the lobbying engagements his predecessor had since August 2015 and he has had since June 2017 by purpose of meeting, that is, budgetary matters or use of public funds. [32867/19]

Sovereign Debt

Pearse Doherty

199. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of sovereign debt of other countries the State holds; the rate at which these bonds were purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32977/19]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Data

Pearse Doherty

212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of extending the help-to-buy scheme but at a reduced cap of €250,000, €300,000 and €400,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33358/19]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has engaged with banks over their interpretation of EU regulations regarding the imposition of break fees; if so, the nature and result of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/19]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

150. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the air travel tax was reinstated at a rate of €5 per passenger, including exemptions for disabled passengers and cabin crew. [29148/19]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

151. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the air travel tax was reinstated at a rate of €5 per passenger with no exemptions. [29149/19]

Brexit Staff

Pearse Doherty

153. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number recruited by the Revenue Commissioners to deal with Brexit-related issues in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade and county in tabular form; the number expected to be recruited to such roles in the immediate future; if a posting represented a new role; if not, if it was for the purpose of replacing staff and filling an existing position in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29181/19]

VAT Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason self-employed persons can reclaim VAT paid on diesel but not petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30040/19]

VAT Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

184. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of allowing self-employed persons reclaim VAT on petrol purchased for business purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30041/19]

Government Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected general Government expenditure in 2020 if he delivers a budget of €2.8 billion comprised of €1.9 billion pre-committed, €0.2 billion expenditure reserve and €0.7 billion additional discretionary spending as outlined in the Summer Economic Statement; and the percentage increase in expenditure this constitutes since 2019. [28648/19]

European Central Bank

Pearse Doherty

94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the analysis carried out on the impact of the programme of quantitative easing of the ECB on the economy in terms of GDP, GNI* and other metrics in recent years; the forecasts that exist for its impact into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28772/19]

State Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

104. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if State owned banks are investing in or lending to companies directly involved in fossil fuel extraction; if so, the extent of such commercial activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28862/19]

Living City Initiative

Pearse Doherty

182. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful applicants by city or town under the living city initiative since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27526/19]

Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of listed undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities, UCITS, registered as Irish collective asset-management vehicle, ICAVs; the percentage this comprises of total UCITS; the gross value of the UCITS that are registered as ICAVs; and the percentage of this value of UCITS value. [27627/19]