Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pat Buckley

247. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the potential that some employers might not be fully passing the wage subsidy scheme payment to their employees; the recourse for workers in this situation; and the steps he is taking to stop such practices and support workers that fall victim to it. [23897/20]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Fergus O'Dowd

248. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the number of vehicles that have been registered through the VRT system in each month during 2020; the total revenue received in VRT payments in each month in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23957/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Sherlock

249. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the number of employers on the employment wage subsidy scheme by county. [24145/20]

Tax Code

Neale Richmond

250. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance when a review of the tax bands will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Neale Richmond

251. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the employment wage subsidy scheme as it relates to cash flow issues for businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23297/20]

Tax Clearance Certificates

Fergus O'Dowd

252. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the filing of income tax returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23347/20]

Insurance Coverage

Dara Calleary

253. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his views on insurance companies that are unwilling to compensate policy holders that have paid for specific business interruption cover in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease; the actions he has taken in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23364/20]

Tax Code

John Brady

254. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to impose further increases in diesel levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23386/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

255. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if the decision will be reviewed to cease the temporary wage subsidy scheme to public houses that remain closed in view of the fact that these employers are not in a position to top up the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23398/20]

Insurance Coverage

Patricia Ryan

256. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if the difficulties that householders living close to bodies of water have in getting home insurance cover will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23510/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Griffin

257. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the stay and spend scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23545/20]

Value Added Tax

Brendan Griffin

258. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the rate of VAT will be reduced on hospitality services to 5% to help struggling businesses to survive in the foreseeable future; if the full-year estimated adjustments as a result of such a measure in the current trading environment will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23576/20]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

259. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the rate of excise applicable to alcohol sold for consumption on licensed premises will be reduced to help struggling businesses to survive in the foreseeable future; if the full-year estimated adjustments as a result of such a measure in the current trading environment will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23577/20]

Tax Reliefs

Mairéad Farrell

260. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if there is a requirement for firms that have been afforded section 110 status under the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 by the Revenue Commissioners to state in their financial statements that they are availing of this tax relief. [23601/20]

Mortgage Lending

Steven Matthews

261. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to entering further negotiations with the lending banks regarding a possible extension of mortgage breaks for those who continue to suffer significant drops in salary as a direct result of Covid-19. [23609/20]

Value Added Tax

Darren O'Rourke

262. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from residential electricity customers in each of the years 2015 to 2019; the VAT that was collected from all electricity customers in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23633/20]

Value Added Tax

Darren O'Rourke

263. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from residential gas customers in each of the years 2015 to 2019; the VAT that was collected from all gas customers in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23634/20]

Carbon Tax Yield

Darren O'Rourke

264. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in carbon tax on residential gas customers in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23635/20]

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]