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Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 2 May 2012, if he will provide the detail backing up the decision to apply a debt to GDP ratio of 60% for example, economic papers, quantitative analysis, empirical evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23481/12]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 1 May 2012, regarding whether or not Ireland has an effective veto over the European Stability Mechanism Treaty due to the fact that Ireland has to ratify the amendment to Article 136 of the treaty, if he will confirm whether or not Ireland has a veto on Article 136; if he will explain if Ireland does...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (10 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the nature and scope of the system in place to track emerging redundancies in the banking sector since the European Globalisation Fund became operational in 2007; the number of such redundancies that emerged as a consequence in each year to date; and the job types and other characteristics of the redundant...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (10 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he satisfied himself that between 2009 and 2011 a threshold of 500 redundancies within a period of nine months was never reached across the totality of the Irish banking sector; if he will elaborate on the circumstances in which redundant bank workers have failed to benefit from the widening of conditions governing support...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (10 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that eligibility conditions that would otherwise apply to support from the €500 million annual budget of the European Globalisation Fund can be substituted to allow for the funding of programmes for redundant workers in small labour markets, in circumstances that are exceptional or where...

Ireland's Chairmanship-in-Office of the OSCE: Statements (10 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I am one of Ireland's five-person parliamentary delegation to the OSCE so I have had the privilege and opportunity to see the workings of that parliamentary assembly for myself. When I first heard about the position, my uninformed view of the OSCE was that it was probably a bloated bureaucracy which was doing some good work at its core. I also thought its budgets may have grown, including...

Private Members Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: When I was 23 years old I broke my back - I snapped my coccyx clean off. I was out of work for quite a while and I was in a lot of pain. One day I had to get a form from the Department of Social Welfare in Summerhill. As I did not have the money for a taxi, I walked there and the journey that would have taken me ten minutes normally took an hour. By the time I got there I was in agony. I...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I welcome the Bill and, in particular, the important measures it contains on gender quotas and funding. These measures go some way towards addressing this House's failure to meet the needs of the Irish people. We are operating well below our capabilities. Late one night during the general election campaign I had a conversation with an American friend. We were trying to decide, in the...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: The impact of that is that nobody trusts us. Of course there have been improvements for which the Government deserves credit. The Topical Issue Debate has been good. I was lucky to have a Bill selected for discussion on a Friday, which was a fantastic opportunity. However, we are tinkering at the edges. While I really welcome the Bill and the impact it will have, it is still marginal at a...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: We both call for it.

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (8 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the justification for and operational details of the so called green diesel system; and if he will provide any analysis done by his Department on the viability of moving from this system to one offering rebates for agricultural fuel.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22595/12]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to share time with Deputy Mick Wallace.

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I commend Senator Feargal Quinn for bringing this Bill forward, in the last parliamentary term, and the Government on its willingness not only to allow it to proceed through the Houses, but also to support it. I especially welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes's indication that a regulatory impact analysis was undertaken which deemed the Bill necessary and worthy and offered...

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (2 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the Anglo promissory note announcement of 29 March 2012, the rationale for, and the detailed calculation of, the €30m adjustment which he referred to as a technical adjustment under the Government accounting rules in his responses to Parliamentary Questions on 18 April 2012. [22077/12]

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (2 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the negotiations leading to the revised ESM treaty, if transcripts exist of the inter-Government meetings at which this was discussed; and if so, if he will release them, redacted as necessary to avoid breaching confidentiality obligations to other parties to the negotiations. [22244/12]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or representatives of Ireland have met or communicated with the candidate for the French presidency, François Hollande, or his representatives; if so, whether his stance of the fiscal compact treaty and on the ESM was discussed; if so, what the outcome of those discussions were. [22014/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that electronic digital versions of school books, or e-textbooks, are subject to VAT at 23%; if so, if he has done any analysis on the reason for same and options for changing it, and if he will release this; and his views that e-textbooks should be exempted from VAT. [21539/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that electronic or digital versions of school books, or e-textbooks, are subject to VAT at 23%; if so, if he will consider exempting e-textbooks from VAT. [21540/12]

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to recital five of the treaty establishing the European stability mechanism, if it is the case that, as a recital, this has lesser legal standing than the body of the treaty, comprising the articles. [22010/12]

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that Article three of the treaty establishing the European stability mechanism, which states, [i]inter alia[/i], that the purpose of the ESM shall be to mobilise funding and provide stability support to members, if indispensable to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area as a whole and of its member states, would take...