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Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: The Bill goes some way towards ensuring the required legislative process is in place to enable effective action to be taken if a bank is threatening to fail. However, I do not believe the correct culture is in place. Deputy Spring highlighted in his contribution the culture which led to our banking failures. We still have a way to go before we can ensure that banks are far less likely to...

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: I encourage the Minister to continue with that process. I welcome the Bill and hope the Minister will take on the various suggestions I have made.

Commission of Investigation Report in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to step back in time a little to the Ireland of the 1970s. A young man enters a seminary; the priestly vocation is a challenging one and, accordingly, in 1978 the young man goes for a psychological assessment which does not go well. There is an indication of deep sexual repression and he scores very high on the psychosis scale. However, no obstacles are put in his path. He is...

Commission of Investigation Report in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: What happened? He was neither defrocked nor stripped of his right to practice as a priest. Instead, he returned to ministry, albeit this time to an old folks' home, and further reports then ensued. This story is at the heart of the Cloyne report. A possibly abusive priest was placed in a position with access to children and with authority over the school principal. When the church finally...

Eurozone Heads of State and Government Meeting: Statements (20 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: When I spoke a number of weeks ago, before the previous European summit, I gave the Taoiseach two messages. First, I told him that we are in the middle of a hostile negotiation. From day one, the people we are negotiating with have acted explicitly against the interests of this country and its people. Second, I said the Taoiseach should remind those he meets in Europe that they are not...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (14 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of tax expenditures and tax breaks currently in place; the total number of tax expenditures and tax breaks; the number of tax expenditures and tax breaks for which Revenue Commissioners have accurate annual costs; the latest figures or estimates of the annual cost to the Exchequer of tax expenditures and tax breaks; his...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has brought the report of the gender recognition advisory group to the Cabinet this week; if a timetable has been agreed for its publication; and if she will provide a provisional estimate of when the resulting legislation will be drafted [20525/11]

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: It was amazing to see hundreds of people on the streets today. They were parents, children, special needs assistants, teachers and principals. This was a day on which to be proud of the Irish people who are faced with what we all agree are horrendous cuts. I spoke with a lady named Carol and her daughter, Katie, who is deaf. With the use of technology and the assistance of her special...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: This debate must be about survival, not of any particular accident and emergency service but survival of patients. We all want equal access to safe and efficient medical services. If one has a stroke, a heart attack or a serious accident, one's chances of survival should not depend on where in Ireland you are. For this to work, our hospital system must use its resources smartly. There is...

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: You give up yours.

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Give up yours too.

Order of Business (30 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: We are happy to account for it.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated impact of the pension levy on pension funds here including, but not limited to, future average worker contributions [17311/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the proposed pension levy will lead to lower investments in pensions thus further exacerbating the pensions time-bomb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17312/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the forecast number of jobs to be created in the next one, two and five years resulting from the jobs initiative, broken down by all categories available part-time, full-time, seasonal, by sector and by location. [17313/11]

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the level and type of insurance, for example, credit default swaps for 100% of the bond value which the current holders of senior unguaranteed bonds in the covered Irish banks have in relation to these bonds. [17314/11]

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the persons who own the circa €35bn in unguaranteed senior debt in the six covered Irish financial institutions which are still outstanding [17315/11]

Written Answers — Bilateral Loan Facilities: Bilateral Loan Facilities (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the conditions attached to each of the multi-billion euro bilateral loan from the UK, Sweden and Denmark, including the interest rates. [17316/11]

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the dates of maturity for the various tranches of bonds, grouped by maturity date, outstanding in each of the six covered Irish financial institutions; the total euro amounts due to be repaid at each maturity date by each covered institution; the interest rate currently being paid on each of these tranches of bonds by each bank; the owners of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Jun 2011)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate for his officials to withhold information sought through committees and Parliamentary Questions which are not commercially sensitive on the basis that they do not pertain to his existing policy. [17318/11]