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Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the amount of revenue foregone to the State, since December 2009, as a result of section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009, in view of the recent disposal of €800 million of par value loans, dubbed Project Pebble, by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to an entity linked to the borrower. [17566/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 4 March 2014, his plans to amend or revoke section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 in view of its discriminatory effect on borrowers with one State organisation, when another State-controlled organisation, namely the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, is selling loans, at a discount to par...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the proposed development at Tank Field (details supplied) in County Cork. [17491/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 413. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the funding that has been allocated, per local authority for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17602/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 414. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the number of completed deals that have been completed to date, in 2014 by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17603/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the property value cap/maximum, allowed per geographic area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17604/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, if he will provide the analysis leading to the property value cap/maximum, allowed per geographic area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17605/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 417. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the current set of eligibility criteria, and any changes made to these criteria in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17606/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 418. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government subsequent to this Deputy's proposal on the mortgage to rent scheme (details supplied), if he will incorporate any of the proposals made into the mortgage to rent scheme, and if so, when, and if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17607/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 419. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy in relation to local authorities gifting public assets to private companies, with the stated intention of achieving financial viability for a project the private company is working on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17608/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 420. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the oversight and/or mechanisms for investigations available for the actions of a local authority to be investigated, where the local authority has gifted public assets to a private company, with the stated intention of achieving financial viability for a project the private company is working on (details supplied); and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 485. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person is signing onto the live register to receive jobseeker's allowance, if this will impact on their application for Irish citizenship in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17753/14]

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I commend Deputy Pearse Doherty for introducing this Bill which seeks to amend the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act which was passed last year and Part 1 of which reversed the Dunne judgment. That was the judgment that meant no bank could take possession of any house. It is regrettable that the judgment needed to be reversed, but the harsh reality is that if banks were not able to take...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: He is one of two chief executives who told us that. Let us look at the offers that have been made. Four out of every ten of these so-called offers actually represent legal proceedings, while another 10% are so-called assisted voluntary sales. Let us remember that some of these assisted voluntary sales may be exactly that, but I will tell the House what a lot of the others are. They...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: It does not matter if the Minister believes the claim to be ridiculous. I have direct testimony from broadcasters that this is happening. This morning the House has been presented with evidence directly from broadcasters of how damaging it is for freedom of information in Ireland that they cannot broadcast material at which some may reasonably take offence.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I take it from the Minister's bombast that he will order Government Deputies to vote against the Bill on Tuesday. In so doing, he will make it perfectly clear where he, the Labour Party and the Government stand on seizing an opportunity in the House to improve freedom of speech.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: In his opening comments, the Minister dismissed the Bill because it does not contain enough words.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister is known to enjoy words. Perhaps he believes that the more words he uses, the wiser he seems. Perhaps he also believes that legislation is only worthy of his consideration and that of Parliament if it contains lots of words. I accept that his views may not be listened to at Cabinet. The Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 was debated day after day in the Dáil, whereas...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: For all of his words, the Minister almost completely avoided commenting on the content of the Bill.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: He referred to defamation and European law. He avoided the content of the Bill, which is extremely surprising in view of the fact that it is so specific and contains so few words. The Minister may believe the Bill to be beneath him as a result of the fact that it contains so few words. However, the broadcasters do not believe this to be the case. It is for them that the Bills seeks to...