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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I know that is what is available. That is not the question. It is an honest question. Can we not have the Department's view as to whether €60 billion is enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand that. I am not trying to catch anybody out. If the witnesses are not in a position to answer that is fine and they should just say so. I would very much like to know the Department's view as to whether €60 billion is a number that it is satisfied with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: Let me just be clear. If it is not appropriate, if it is not due protocol for Mr. Rankin to answer the question, I fully accept that and have no issue with it at all. If it is the case that he has an opinion that he is allowed to share, I am just curious. The IMF has an opinion. It has stated that it is probably not enough and seems a bit low, that we do not know what is going to happen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: I am asking the departmental officials. I am happy to ask the Minister. If the witnesses from the Department cannot answer that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: In terms of the €11.1 billion, we have put in approximately €1.6 billion - is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: And we are on call for about another €11 billion, is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: Are we going to have to put that in? Could Mr. Ó Brolcháin just explain how we could ever end up writing a big cheque at the end of any given year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: So it is part of the extra two hundred buffer, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: It would be called in to repay the private lenders, is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: If I may add a quick technical follow-up to Deputy O'Donnell's point. Is there a legal mechanism within the ESM and the DRI that would actually allow retrospective recapitalisation, critically not as a loan but as a transfer? That is what we are looking for, we are not looking for a loan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: So legally, is it possible for direct recapitalisation to take place in this way under this DRI legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: No, an equity swap would be fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: And there is no legal preclusion in the legislation for a retrospective one of them.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 18 September 2014, if she will outline in tabular form the latest demographic data referred to in her reply relating to County Wicklow; the sources of the data; the methodology involved in its compilation; the specific areas where the data indicates that further school accommodation may be needed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (30 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relaton to Caranua if she will undertake a review of the level of the service provision in view of recent representations from survivors of institutional abuse to examine if Caranua is sufficiently staffed and resourced to deal with the level and the nature of the incoming queries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36955/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (30 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide detailed financial information on Caranua, publicly and to survivors of institutional abuse, which would detail, for example, levels of remuneration, details of the way the fund has been invested and the performance of those investments, current cash balance, and outstanding moneys that are yet to be paid into the funds and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (30 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to Caranua her plans to widen the criteria to include a quality of life provision as existed in earlier versions of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36957/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (30 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant for the school year 2014/2015 will be granted; if she will provide details on the research her Department has undertaken on the effect of the funding cut on schools; if her Department has made any recommendations to schools as to the way they should handle the shortfall in funding; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (30 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 580. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 499 of 23 September 2014 where he stated Irish Water is currently fully compliant with data protection requirements, and further to written confirmation from the Data Protection Commissioner’s Office which states it is likely that Irish Water will be asked to make certain...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (30 Sep 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 581. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps that will be taken by Irish Water’s agents or employees, for example calls or e-mails to the Revenue Commissioners or the Department of Social Protection in relation to the use of PPS numbers to process household allowances relating to water charges; the information Irish Water’s employees or...