Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Schemes

Marc MacSharry

97. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if restaurant and bar owners providing outdoor dining services will be able to continue to avail of the employment wage subsidy scheme when they are permitted to reopen from 7 June (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/21]

Departmental Schemes

Jim O'Callaghan

98. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his views on a payment system (details supplied) being proposed by Ireland's main financial institutions; his views on whether it may affect competition within the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24821/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

99. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the amount expended by his Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021; the print, online and broadcasting media organisations contracted to provide this service; the amount provided to each in the timeframe concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24928/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

100. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to prioritise green finance strategic actions that are developed in line with climate justice targets and sustainable development goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25167/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael McNamara

222. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if the Government will re-evaluate its position regarding event caters and expand access parameters to the Covid restrictions support scheme to allow these member companies gain access to the necessary financial supports to ensure their survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24623/21]

Tax Collection

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

223. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance when he will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss its concerns regarding double taxation for workers in Border regions and the impact this will have on inward investment to some of the most economically disadvantaged parts of the island. [23623/21]

Mortgage Lending

Joe McHugh

224. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for mortgage applicants having to wait six months for approval after coming off the pandemic unemployment payment; if he plans to change the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23663/21]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate for purchasers of homes availing of the help to buy scheme to be asked by the seller of the property if they are eligible for the scheme before the price of the property is revealed; his further views on whether such practices could be used to inflate house prices; and if an investigation will be carried out into this practice and action taken to address any issues that arise from such an investigation. [23769/21]

Banking Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

226. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the discussions that have taken place between him or his officials with a bank (details supplied) in relation to its planned exit from operations here; the timescale for same; if the bank has outlined its plans in relation to human resource issues or the disposal of the loan book to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23770/21]

Banking Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

227. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance if he has raised the issue with either a bank (details supplied) or the Central Bank regarding the position of mortgage holders that have a special discount on their mortgages due to the fact they also have their current account with the bank in the event of the loan book and current account operations of the bank being sold to different bidders; if the normal assurances that the terms of such mortgages would be protected in reality in such a scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23771/21]

Tax Reliefs

John McGuinness

228. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the concession put in place by the Revenue Commissioners relative to the payment of tax due by employees arising from the temporary wage subsidy scheme allowing the employer to pay the tax without any benefit-in-kind implications for the employee; if so, if categories of employees (details supplied) will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23798/21]

Tax Reliefs

Michael Moynihan

229. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if the eligibility criteria for the accelerated capital allowance products will be amended to facilitate electric plant and site machinery such as electric telehandlers; if he will consider the addition of a new product category to encourage the use of alternative electric plant equipment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23871/21]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

230. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the funding allocated by his Department or agencies under his remit to An Taisce in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the expected allocations to An Taisce for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24103/21]

Tax Reliefs

Kathleen Funchion

231. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement a tax incentive to support the purchase of capital equipment and investment in the manufacturing sector (details supplied). [24183/21]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Pearse Doherty

232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated by introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of residential properties by trusts, partnerships and companies including real estate investment trusts (REITs) and Irish Real Estate Funds (IREFs) and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/21]

Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will conduct a review into the current tax exemptions in place for real estate investment trusts and Irish real estate funds with a view to restricting the advantage they enjoy over individual prospective buyers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24234/21]

Mortgage Lending

Thomas Gould

234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the support that can be given to persons currently in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme indefinitely who cannot drawdown a mortgage. [24273/21]

Financial Irregularities

Ged Nash

235. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 284 to 287 of 28 April 2021, the reason the number of convictions for serious offences under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 was considerably lower in the period 2016 to 2020 than in the period 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24274/21]

Financial Irregularities

Ged Nash

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 284 to 287 of 28 April 2021, if he is satisfied that the programme for prosecuting those offences constitutes an effective deterrent to tax evasion and fraud in view of the significantly reduced number of convictions for serious offences under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act in the period from 2016 to 2020 compared with the previous five year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24275/21]

Interest Rates

Aindrias Moynihan

237. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the engagement that has been had with the Central Bank in relation to the planned negative interest rate charges that will affect some solicitor client accounts; the measures being examined to ensure that any additional charges are not at the expense of the average customer and clients of these solicitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24282/21]