Quinn, RuairíTuesday, 21 May 1996 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Written Answers. - Casino Proposals.
Was asked: the issues, if any, that have been brought to his attention regarding the proposed Castleknock casino development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: his views on casino developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: whether he has had meetings with casino promoters and operators: if so, the number of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 87, 88 and 89 together. As I have previously indicated to the House, the Government has asked my Department to prepare a report, in consultation with the other Governm...
Written Answers. - Ordnance Survey Maps.
Was asked: if she will have arrangements made to have Ordnance Survey maps issued to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim in view of the fact that they were applied for on 7 November 1995.
I have checked with the Ordnance Survey regarding the request for the Ordnance Survey map detailed in the question. The Ordnance Survey has advised that no application has been received from the indiv...
Written Answers. - Liquidated Company's Tax Affairs.
Was asked: whether the Revenue Commissioners provide funds to liquidators in order to fund joint court actions; if so, whether a sum in excess of £25,000 was paid to a liquidator in or around July 1994 as was me...
It is established practice that a Minister for Finance does not answer a parliamentary question about an individual taxpayer's tax affairs, other than when the Deputy asking the question was acting on...
Written Answers. - Eligibility for Public Service Positions
Was asked: the reason a person working in the Civil Service at central Government level is not allowed apply for vacancies which occur at health board or local authority level; and if he will make a statement on...
While civil servants may compete, if otherwise qualified, for open competitions for positions in a health board or local authority, they are not eligible to apply for positions restricted to employees...
Written Answers. - Tax Yield.
Was asked: the total yield to the Exchequer from produce of 1 per cent of income tax, 1 per cent of VAT, 1 per cent customs and excise duties and 1 per cent of corporation tax.
It is presumed that the question relates to an increase of one percentage point in the rates of each of the taxes and duties mentioned. The cost, before buoyancy, of the rate changes requested in so ...
Written Answers. - Licence Fee Income.
Was asked: the total income realised by the State from fees paid in respect of licences required by the State.
There are many classes of “licence” required by the State for which fees are collected by many public authorities. I assume that in this instance that the Deputy is referring to the fee income for li...
Written Answers. - Tax Relief for Disabled Drivers.
Was asked: the proposed changes, if any, he has regarding the adaptation of rules in respect of tax and excise relief to assist disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I have no plans to extend the scope of the disabled drivers' and passengers scheme as it is presently constituted. The Deputy might note, however, that the adaptation requirement for qualifying disabl...
Written Answers. - Residential Property Tax Yield.
Was asked: the yields from residential property tax in each of the years from 1993 to 1995; the projected yield in 1996; and the proportion of past yields that accrued from the greater Dublin area.
I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the yield from residential property tax in each of the years from 1993 to 1995 is as follows:
Written Answers. - Revenue Commissioners Powers.
Was asked: the number of occasions during 1994 and 1995 that the Revenue Commissioners exercised their powers to search a premises for records under section 34 of the Finance Act - 1976, to search a person under...
I understand that the use of the powers referred to was authorised in a total of 25 cases in 1994 and 1995 but that actual use of the formal powers was necessary in ten cases only, details of which ar...
Written Answers. - Representations of Individual.
Was asked: the action, if any, he has taken in respect of representations made by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
In relation to the representations made by the individual concerned, in so far as they relate to matters falling within the scope of my Department, I am satisfied that the issues which were raised hav...
Written Answers. - Bord na Móna Taxation.
Was asked: the full amount of tax due by Bord na Móna to the Revenue Commissioners; the reason the identity of the company was not published when a settlement was reached between Bord na Móna and the Revenue Com...
It is established practice that a Minister for Finance does not answer a parliamentary question about an individual taxpayer's tax affairs, other than when the Deputy asking the question was acting on...
Written Answers. - Departmental Costs.
Was asked: the total cost to his Department of consultancies carried out in 1995; if he will give a breakdown of this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The total cost paid in 1995 in respect of consultancies carried out for the Department was £1,382,749.80. This includes consultancies commenced in 1994 and others which continued into this year. Th...
Written Answers. - Ministerial Travel.
Was asked: the total cost of ministerial foreign travel in 1995; if he will give a breakdown of this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The total cost of foreign travel incurred by me and the Ministers of State at my Department in 1995 was £77,603.62, broken down as follows:
Written Answers. - Tax Relief on Pension Contributions.
Was asked: the estimated cost to the Exchequer for 1996/1997 of tax relief on pension contributions to approved pension funds; and the estimated cost of tax relief on investment income earned by pension funds du...
The estimated cost of pension fund tax relief is in the order of £250 million per annum, of which the cost of tax relief for investment income is approximately £125 million on a gross basis, or £30 mi...
Written Answers. - Taxation of Commercial Vehicles.
Was asked: if he will review the relevant customs and excise laws and regulations to exempt vehicles being imported into this country, which are destined to be used as commercial vehicles, such as hackneys or ta...
The Revenue Commissioners have indicated that a VRT concession of this nature in respect of taxis and hackneys could cost in the order of £20 million in revenue foregone. There would be difficulty wi...
Written Answers. - EU Presidential Contracts.
Was asked: the plans, if any, he has to ensure that Irish companies derive maximum benefit from Government contracts awarded in connection with Ireland's Presidency of the EU.
Under European Union legislation and other international obligations, the employment of national preference provisions in the State's public procurement activities are legally precluded.
Written Answers. - EU Peace Fund.
Was asked: the funding, if any, that will be made available by his Department under the EU peace initiative fund.
The additional EU funding provided to support the Northern Ireland peace process covers the following broad themes: urban and rural regeneration employment cross-Border development social inclusion pr...
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