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Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (25 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of his statement in Dáil Éireann on 16 March that the money which we accessed for bridging finance from the National Assets Management Agency was money which is due to be repaid to the ECB for the loans it gave to NAMA to acquire the impaired assets in the bank; if he will confirm that this is the case; or if it is the case that the...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to scrutiny of the National Assets Management Agency by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the number of staff in the office that are assigned to scrutiny of NAMA; if the office has employed external consultants, advisors or agencies in the process of its scrutiny of NAMA, and if so, the number of same and the cost;...

Written Answers — Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments: Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the guidelines applied in her Department for the way and when a Regulatory Impact Analysis and a Poverty Impact Assessment should be carried out on legislation and on policy proposals, in particular with regard to the exceptions that are provided for; her views on whether that it is best practice that these should be carried out on all...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason certain measures are being introduced into the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012, such as the change to the basis of calculation of jobseeker's benefit from six days to five days, by way of amendment at Committee Stage; and her views on whether this means these measures will get less scrutiny in the Oireachtas. [20324/12]

Written Answers — European Jobs and Advice Fairs: European Jobs and Advice Fairs (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is planned to hold an Employment Advice Fair and Youth@Work event in Counties Wicklow and Carlow; if she will provide a full schedule of such fairs that are planned; and the basis on which locations for these fairs are chosen. [20515/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 510: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans and schedule for the establishment of a national water company, water metering and water charging; the cost benefit analysis that has been carried out on the establishment of the national water company; and if he will provide a copy of same. [20314/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 512: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a full report on the tendering process for the contract to run the Irish Water company; the number of entities that competed for the tender and the public sector, semi State or private sector breakdown. [20316/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 511: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a poverty impact assessment has been carried out on plans to charge for domestic water and on plans to charge for the installation of meters; if so, if he will provide a copy of same; if not, the plans to carry one out; and the date of same. [20315/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 513: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be possible for households to arrange independently to install their own water meters, subject to standards set by his Department or water company; if this has not been decided, if he will give a direction to the new water company that this be permitted; if it has already been decided that this...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 502: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, as reported by RTÉ on 22 October 2010, an international engineering company (details supplied) ever approached his Department to discuss the question of funding the installation of domestic water meters and other energy-saving schemes; the outcome of any such discussions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Household Debt: Household Debt (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance following the publication of the International Monetary Fund world economic outlook report on dealing with household debt, if he agrees that debt-restructuring programmes can help prevent recessions becoming deeper and more protracted; his views on whether large-scale household debt restructuring is necessary here; and for his plans in this...

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 13 March 2012, on the issue of Ireland's participation in the discussions regarding access to the European Stability Mechanism, funds being contingent on the ratification of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, in which he stated that he did not...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of responsibility for the European Globalisation Fund having been transferred to him from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation last year, if the number of redundancies that have to date happened in the banking and financial services sector since 2007 have been of an order that would have justified an application...

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 1204: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding all payments the Health Service Executive has made to private ambulance services, per company, for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 [17739/12]

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I have listened to numerous Fine Gael and Labour Deputies give reasons for a "Yes" vote today, and they have ranged from the very reasonable from Deputy Hannigan to the comedic and farcical from Deputy O'Donovan, who seemed happy to throw stones but scuttled off as soon as anybody looked to stand up and reply.

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I suggest that Fine Gael invest in some training in political and social philosophy for some of the backbenchers. It might clarify the fact that they have joined a party which is centre-right and is gradually drifting further right. That is what their policies represent. The Deputies from Labour and Fine Gael have given some reasons to vote "Yes" but they have repeatedly stated there are...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not just two.

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I will do so. Why would somebody consider a "No" vote? I have considered the six pack, the Stability and Growth Pact and the fiscal compact. I have some background in economics, although I am not an economist and do not have a PhD in economics. I do not understand their complexity, although I get them at a basic level. There is a wide range of deeply complex economic measures in there....

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: They cannot even measure the structural deficit. We are about to sign up to a serious treaty that requires compliance with a structural deficit target that no one can measure, which is crazy. Compliance will lock in austerity. Various Deputies referred to not repeating the mistakes of the past. The point of the treaty is to lock in an austerity based approach from where we are now. The...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I encourage the Government to stop misinforming the Irish people.