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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: Ordinary bank employees would be quick to point out that they have not had much say thus far in the cuts to their pay and the changes to the terms and conditions of their employment. There may have been some consultation, but when it comes to pension changes, for example, unilateral decisions were made by the management of the banks. I acknowledge that a parallel industrial relations...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: Nobody is saying that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his reply. He is right to acknowledge that many bank employees have taken some pain and made sacrifices, and are concerned about what will be imposed on them by way of the cuts required as a result of the Mercer report. As he stated, the Government has decided that cuts of between 6% and 10% in total remuneration costs are required across the State-supported banks....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he expects and the timetable for implementation following the completion of the Mercer report on bank pay and pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24384/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Banking Union (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: Has there been any discussion - even a preliminary one - of the question of whether the ESM would have any interest in acquiring equity stakes in existing banks. It is a legacy issue in the case of Ireland? There have been interventions by Finance Ministers of powerful triple A-rated countries in recent months who have poured cold water on the possibility of the ESM dealing with legacy...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Banking Union (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: I hope the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will allow me some discretion to wish the Minister a very happy birthday tomorrow. I hope he gets some time with his family to enjoy the occasion. I wish to raise the issue of banking union with the Minister and in particular its relevance to Ireland. We had some discussion on this issue at the recent Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Banking Union (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects Eurozone banking union to be completed; the way this will benefit Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24383/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports of financial institutions leaving the International Financial Services Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Resolution Pilot Scheme (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the pilot scheme for the restructuring of secured and unsecured distressed consumer debt across multiple lenders announced recently by the Central Bank of Ireland, if the Central Bank of Ireland intends appointing any bodies or organisations to negotiate on behalf of borrowers; and if he envisages that the Money Advice and Budget Service...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Betting Regulations (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the various taxes that currently apply to bets placed in a bookmakers' premises here and bets placed online; if any changes are planned in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24318/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to give approval for a second ASD class to be provided in a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork for the 2013/14 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24239/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (21 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 659. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1112 of 16 April 2013, the reason Health Service Executive employees in the areas of domestics, maintenance, porters and drivers are excluded from the possibility of securing a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he proposes to change the auditing system pertaining to Overseas Development Aid such as having auditing carried out under the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23211/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance when the National Pension Reserve Fund will commence investment in the small and medium enterprise fund managed by Blue Bay Asset Management; when he expects loan draw down from the fund to commence; the amount of funds the NPRF will commit to the fund in 2013; the approximate amount of jobs the fund can support; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issues (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Treasury Management Agency plans to publish a debt issuance strategy; if this is a requirement for Ireland to be eligible for outright monetary transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide further detail on a note to the stability programme update (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23504/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to establish the events which led to attempted unauthorised use of data belonging to customers who contacted Revenue's local property tax helpline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23569/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Interest Rates (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if representations have been made by commercial banks urging him to request that An Post reduce their deposit interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23570/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Value (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the total amount of funds held in deposit accounts at An Post at the end of each year from 2008 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23571/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Value (16 May 2013)

Michael McGrath: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the total amount of funds held in An Post Saving Certificates and Savings Bond at the end of each year from 2008 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23572/13]