Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Property Tax

Alan Kelly

296. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance when the local property tax will be reviewed and anomalies corrected, which in turn will ensure that local government is properly funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22068/20]

Carbon Tax Yield

Darren O'Rourke

297. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the amount extra an increase of €7.50 per tonne in the carbon tax, as outlined in the programme for Government will raise in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22078/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Niamh Smyth

298. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance his plans to decrease the loan to value scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22084/20]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

299. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to conduct a full review of the taxation policy of married persons and cohabitating partnerships in view of the time that elapsed since an examination of the current legal status of cohabiting couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/20]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

300. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the deemed disposal rule which was introduced in the Finance Act 2006; his plans to revise same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22141/20]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

301. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of banks that have communicated to the Central Bank an intention to pay dividends in 2020; the actions of the Central Bank in response in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22205/20]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of insurers that have communicated to the Central Bank an intention to pay dividends in 2020; the actions of the Central Bank in response in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22206/20]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of banks that have communicated to the Central Bank an intention to pay bonuses in 2020; the actions of the Central Bank in response in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22207/20]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of insurers that have communicated to the Central Bank an intention to pay bonuses in 2020; the actions of the Central Bank in response in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22208/20]

Value Added Tax

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

305. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the reason labour for arts and entertainment is not treated equally to other service workers in terms of VAT; his plans to ensure such labour will be chargeable at the rate of 13.5% similar to other labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22282/20]

Tax Code

John Lahart

306. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the rules governing the withdrawal of funds from private pensions; if a consumer can withdraw all of their money while paying the relevant tax without the assistance of external tax or financial consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22306/20]

Currency Exchange

Pearse Doherty

307. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of times and the dates on which the working group to monitor cryptocurrency development has met since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22314/20]

Aer Lingus

Darren O'Rourke

308. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the areas in which the proceeds from the sale of Aer Lingus which established the connectivity fund (details supplied) have been invested to date; the value of the investments; the amount that has not been invested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22441/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

309. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22480/20]

Credit Unions

Seán Sherlock

310. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if he has been notified by the Central Bank as to the number of credit unions that have saving and lending restrictions in place; and the number, location and type of restrictions that are in place in tabular form. [22508/20]

Pension Provisions

Seán Sherlock

311. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if he has been notified by the Central Bank that an additional 20% increase in pension contributions is to be awarded to staff at the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22509/20]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Colm Burke

312. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if a VRT for new cars will be reduced in order to promote the purchase of new cars which emit less carbon emissions than older cars which purchasers will have replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22519/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

313. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22528/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Alan Kelly

314. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of special advisers that will be hired by his Department. [22787/20]

House Prices

Neale Richmond

293. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with developers increasing the price of new build houses in recent days in view of the recent increase in the help to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19607/20]

Carbon Tax Yield

Darren O'Rourke

294. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the annual revenue raised from the carbon tax in each year from its introduction up to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19613/20]

Carbon Tax Yield

Darren O'Rourke

295. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual revenue that will be raised from the carbon tax in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19614/20]

Mortgage Lending

Réada Cronin

296. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assist homebuyers that are being refused drawdown of approved loans due to one or both borrowers being on the temporary wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that refusal can see them lose both their new home and deposit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19779/20]

House Prices

Niall Collins

297. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19926/20]

House Prices

Niall Collins

298. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19937/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Brendan Griffin

299. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the help to buy scheme will be extended to second houses in view of the chronic shortage of new housing developments available to first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/20]

House Prices

Thomas Gould

300. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if persons whose contractor has drawn down mortgages issued under the help to buy scheme are exempt from the increase provided in the July stimulus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

301. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the reason for reducing the temporary wage subsidy scheme to €203 from 17 September 2020; if employees will be better off on pandemic unemployment payment if their employers were without the resources to top-up; if projections have been calculated as to the number of businesses that will be negatively affected or may close as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20449/20]

House Prices

Róisín Shortall

302. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine a matter in relation to the help to buy scheme outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20542/20]

House Prices

Catherine Murphy

303. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason for setting the cut-off points to the expanded scheme in the context of his recent announcement regarding the help to buy scheme; if he will consider striking a date that is more in harmony with the dates on which the State introduced work and travel restrictions in view of the number of persons affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in a financial sense; and his plans to review the scheme in the context of a situation (details supplied). [20871/20]

House Prices

Catherine Murphy

304. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if persons (details supplied) can submit details of their financial position in the current tax year in instances in which they cannot produce a historical view of their tax affairs in order to gain access in relation to the help to buy scheme; his plans to make amendments to the time frames requested of applicants to produce revenue details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19560/20]

Aviation Policy

Duncan Smith

305. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department has used funds raised by the State from the sale of its stake in an airline (details supplied) the proceeds of which was to be used to establish a connectivity fund; his plans for investing remaining moneys into securing the future of airlines and airports in view of the importance of connectivity from the island of Ireland and in further view of the current crisis facing the industry and airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19598/20]

Aviation Industry

Mairéad Farrell

306. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of direct employees of aircraft leasing firms in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19610/20]

Aviation Industry

Mairéad Farrell

307. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners of aircraft leasing firms in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19611/20]

Tax Data

Mairéad Farrell

308. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies with section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 status in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19612/20]

Ministerial Communications

Alan Kelly

309. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he, his Ministers of State and-or advisers have ever used private email for any form of official Government use since the formation of the Government; and if so, if he will publish all such emails and corresponding documents immediately. [19637/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Alan Kelly

310. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the meetings he and his Ministers of State have had since the formation of the Government by date in tabular form (details supplied). [19654/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Alan Kelly

311. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of his advisers and those of the Ministers of State; the remuneration packages of same; and the date of commencement in their role. [19671/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Ged Nash

312. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the names and salaries of his special advisers; and the salaries paid to each Minister and Minister of State in his Department. [19721/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if there is a formal process for appeals for refusal of the temporary wage subsidy scheme payment from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/20]

Tax Reliefs

Louise O'Reilly

314. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reintroducing a tax relief on trade union subscriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19798/20]

Value Added Tax

Louise O'Reilly

315. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost if the Revenue Commissioners were to apply a zero rate of VAT to face masks using the European Commission decision to allow goods to combat Covid-19 to be imported from outside the EU free of import duties and VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19799/20]

Tax Code

Claire Kerrane

316. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance the person or body responsible for stamp duty here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Michael Healy-Rae

317. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended to first-time buyers buying a second-hand property or home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20149/20]

State Claims Agency

Catherine Murphy

318. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the legal cases the State Claims Agency is currently handling on behalf of each Department; the stage they are at; the nature of the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20122/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Matt Carthy

319. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will contribute in total to the EU Covid-19 response recovery fund announced by the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20261/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Matt Carthy

320. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will receive from EU Covid-19 response recovery fund announced by the European Council; the amount that will be comprised of grants and loans, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/20]

EU Funding

Matt Carthy

321. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will contribute to the next EU multi-annual financial framework based on the agreement reached at the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20263/20]

EU Funding

Matt Carthy

322. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will receive across all programmes from the next EU multi-annual financial framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20264/20]

EU Funding

Matt Carthy

323. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount Ireland will receive from each programme line of the next EU multi-annual financial framework as agreed by European Council in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20265/20]