Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Carer's Allowance Applications

Jack Wall

162. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39468/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Jack Wall

163. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39470/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Robert Troy

164. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure a person (details supplied) who is currently suffering with prostate, throat and tonsil cancer receives a decision on an application for invalidity pension without further delay, considering the severity of the person's illness. [39475/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

165. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite approval of a disability allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39513/15]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

Denis Naughten

166. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide access to illness benefit payments to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39518/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Joan Collins

167. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the community employment scheme. [39519/15]

Household Benefits Scheme

Robert Troy

168. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate the telephone allowance in the household benefits package. [39604/15]

Universal Social Charge Application

Willie Penrose

169. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance if he will commit to applying the universal social charge to retired public servants on the same basis as currently applies to other retired workers, in the interest of equality of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39571/15]

Credit Union Regulation

Thomas P. Broughan

170. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ease lending regulations on credit unions, particularly for loans of €1,000 or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39011/15]

Credit Union Lending

Thomas P. Broughan

171. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase the lending limit of €25,000 for credit unions; if his officials have examined the possibility and implications of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39012/15]

Credit Union Regulation

Thomas P. Broughan

172. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will defer regulation Consultation Paper 88 for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39013/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

173. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has met with the Irish League of Credit Unions to discuss the possibility of setting up a credit union-supported, State-backed fund for social housing; if he supports such an initiative in principle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39014/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

174. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has met with the Irish League of Credit Unions to discuss the possibility of the setting up of a credit union-supported, State-backed fund for small and medium enterprises; if he supports such an initiative in principle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39015/15]

VAT Rate Reductions

Michael McGrath

175. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if it is possible to calculate the amount of annual value added tax receipts from the sale of a certain good (details supplied). [39016/15]

VAT Yield

Michael McGrath

176. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of value added tax receipts from the sale of new residential units in 2013, 2014 and in 2015 to date. [39077/15]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Áine Collins

177. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Finance the options available for a couple in mortgage distress who have been working with the Irish Mortgage Holders Association for the past two years but who are unable to get a long-term payment plan. [39126/15]

VAT Rate Reductions

Michael McGrath

178. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is discretion at national level to change the age specified in paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 of the Value Added Tax Acts in relation to those goods which are subject to the zero rate, or whether European Union approval is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/15]

VAT Rate Reductions

Michael McGrath

179. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the basis of a particular Revenue Guidance Note (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39137/15]

Tax Yield

Michael McGrath

180. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason expected receipts for corporation tax in October 2015 were profiled in the Exchequer returns as minus €3 million; his views on the sustainability of current strong corporation tax receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39187/15]

Revenue Commissioners Audits

Michael McGrath

181. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of audits the Revenue Commissioners carried out in respect of self-employed contractors, including those who operate through a company structure, in 2013, in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the profile of those contractors by sector; the number of completed audits where the Revenue Commissioners calculated that additional tax was due to the State; the amount of tax, interest and penalties calculated as being due; details, including numbers, of the Revenue Commissioners' plans to continue to focus on this area in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39324/15]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Michael McGrath

182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number, and the overall value, of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's principal dwelling house residential mortgages sold by the special liquidator; the details of each transaction, including the identity of the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39345/15]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Michael McGrath

183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number, and the overall value, of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's buy-to-let mortgages sold by the special liquidator; the details of each transaction, including the identity of the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39346/15]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Robert Dowds

184. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 3 November 2015, the reason a deceased foreign person who never held Irish citizenship and left a legacy to a resident here must be given a personal public service number; and if he will ensure it is made easier for such an Irish relative to declare the gift for tax purposes. [39372/15]

National Payments Plan Implementation

Michael McGrath

185. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has a policy on whether bank ATMs should dispense €10 notes to customers; if he will confirm the practice of retail banks regarding the dispensing of €10 notes; the policy as to whether the use of €20 notes or €50 notes is preferred where an amount of €100, for example, is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39374/15]

Tax Credits

Michael McGrath

186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a PAYE tax credit is available to a married couple where a qualified adult dependant payment is paid directly to the qualified adult in respect of that adult's spouse's State pension (contributory) or State pension (non-contributory); if it is available to a married couple where a pensioner receives a qualified adult dependant payment as part of a State pension (contributory) or a State pension (non-contributory); and the number of persons in each category. [39382/15]

Credit Union Regulation

Gabrielle McFadden

187. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a credit union (details supplied) in County Westmeath regarding the planned Consultation Paper 88 regulations which it believes will seriously damage credit unions, restrict their ability to provide services to their members, and restrict their ability to compete with other financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/15]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Michael Lowry

188. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if a remission or repayment of vehicle registration tax and value added tax paid may be claimed in respect of the purchase and adaptation of vehicles for use by an organisation for the transport of severely and permanently disabled persons (details supplied) under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994; if he will examine this case, given that many of the persons transported by this organisation are immobile and confined to wheelchairs; the steps an organisation should take if future problems are encountered with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39396/15]

Tax Credits

Charlie McConalogue

189. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance if a person who has an off-farm PAYE job is eligible for the €500 self-employed tax exemption on farm self-employment income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39444/15]

Tax Credits

Patrick O'Donovan

190. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the cost of indexing tax credits and bands to wages in the period 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39454/15]

Construction Contracts

Joan Collins

191. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers registered with the Revenue Commissioners as self-employed for the purposes of electronic relevant contracts tax within the construction industry; the number of workers who are employed on a P60 basis within that sector; and his views on the loss to the State of employer's PRSI payments and whether this money can be considered as akin to a family income supplement for the rich rather than as a contribution to rebuilding the country (details supplied). [39514/15]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Brendan Griffin

192. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the treatment of mortgage holders who are in arrears by lenders who persistently correspond with, call and pressurise customers, even though the customers have repayment agreements in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39517/15]

Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest

Clare Daly

193. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 3 November 2015, regarding a case (details supplied), if he has been informed of the case and the wrongdoing involved; the specific actions or measures that he, in his capacity of having oversight of the Central Bank of Ireland, has taken to protect the whistleblower and ensure that this kind of wrongdoing ceases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39523/15]

Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest

Clare Daly

194. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the nature of the one case of protected disclosure which the Central Bank of Ireland reported it had received during the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. [39524/15]

Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest

Clare Daly

195. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 3 November 2015, his views on the allegations made under protected disclosure that auditors are, or have been, requested to delete significant findings from an internal audit report on the governance of the Central Bank of Ireland; his further views that these are serious concerns, and raise further concerns on the transparency and accountability of the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39525/15]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

John McGuinness

196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if the refund of excise on petrol and diesel due to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny has been made in full; the consultation that took place with stakeholders regarding the change in payment times; if such payments will be made to a post office or to a credit union account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39566/15]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Patrick O'Donovan

197. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance his proposals for tax relief for farmers who bought milk quotas prior to 2000, or single payments between 2005 and 2013; the workings of this relief relating to capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39572/15]

Tax Code

Michael Healy-Rae

198. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax saver schemes for persons (details supplied) who have no access to public transport to travel to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39575/15]

Universal Social Charge Application

Robert Troy

199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to cut the universal social charge for retired pensioners. [39605/15]

Tax Code

Clare Daly

200. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 3 November 2015, where he refers to a representative body making a claim on behalf of individual sectors or groups of employees, how a body achieves this status; and the criteria the body must meet. [39617/15]

Office of Public Works Projects

Joan Collins

201. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that in a museum beside Leinster House, a contractor (details supplied) engaged by the main contractor only engages construction workers on a self-employed basis; and the reason the Government is allowing companies like this to openly exploit workers with no qualifications in the industry. [39515/15]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Paul Connaughton

202. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if new severance packages for supervisors of community employment schemes have been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39113/15]

Garda Stations

Bobby Aylward

203. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider granting an allocation of funding, through the Office of Public Works, from the sale of Inistioge Garda Síochána station in County Kilkenny to a community centre (details supplied) in the county, in line with the previous commitment given by this Government to ensure that such community projects benefit from the sale of public premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39118/15]

Public Sector Pensions

Eric J. Byrne

204. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the concerns of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20, and the changes in the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39131/15]

Proposed Legislation

Finian McGrath

205. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence regarding supporting teachers in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39156/15]

Public Sector Pensions Data

Michael McGrath

206. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have paid the public service pension reduction in each year since its introduction; the projected number who will pay it in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39189/15]

Public Sector Pay

Clare Daly

207. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the analysis his Department has undertaken of the impact of the creation of a two-tier public service pay structure; his plans to review this situation so that all persons at the same salary scale point earn the same amount when they reach that point, regardless of when they entered the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39293/15]

Local Authority Rates

Charlie McConalogue

208. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if premises used solely and exclusively for the purposes of delivering services for the Department of Social Protection are liable for rates, including Intreo, branch, local, inspector, community welfare, employment services and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39310/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Patrick O'Donovan

209. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of meeting additional demographic pressures on services and entitlements by his Department in the period 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39452/15]

Departmental Offices

Clare Daly

210. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on matters (details supplied) regarding the closure of the Government publications sales office bookshop in Dublin 2; if he is aware of concerns expressed about the call centre, particularly the acceptance of order payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/15]

Public Sector Pensions

Willie Penrose

211. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the concerns of the Alliance of Retired Public Servants in relation to the slowness of the pension restoration, as indicated, which is not aligned with that pertaining to pay restoration proposals; if a commitment will be given that these pensions will be fully restored, and thereby maintain pension increase parity with pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39467/15]