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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: Will the Chair extend the same generosity to Deputy Mathews?

Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: The planning and development (No. 1) Bill is listed in the legislative programme to support actions in Construction 2020. One action mooted by the Taoiseach and Tánaiste when the document was launched in May was 95% mortgages for first-time buyers, or a provision whereby the State would underwrite the deposit up to 5%. The Central Bank has obviously responded by trying to put in place...

Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: We see in today's leaks to the Irish Independent that the Government is again proposing to circumvent the prudent proposal of the Central Bank. I would like to hear what the Tánaiste thinks about that and whether she is satisfied with the abolition of the windfall tax on rezoned land, introduced in the budget last week.

Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: It is essentially a return to the policies of Fianna Fáil.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Services (23 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the dramatic restructuring of Royal Mail that has occurred since 2008; if he has considered a similar plan for An Post; if he will support a similar employee shareholder scheme; his plans to commission a report into An Post similar to the Hooper report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40362/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Media Pluralism (23 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the level of diversity that exists in the broadcast and print media here; the measures he plans to introduce to ensure that media ownership cannot be excessively concentrated in one company or person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40363/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employee Shareholding Scheme (23 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason he has not taken steps to promote employee share ownership of companies here; if he envisages an incentive scheme being put in place to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40816/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Prices (23 Oct 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the increase in price for three bedroom homes in Irish towns and cities recorded by Real Estate Alliance; the steps he will take to quell the new property bubble which has emerged in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40817/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (4 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to the possibility of allowing travel expenses for members of a community employment scheme (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41606/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (4 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 who suffers from H1N1 swine flu vaccine-induced narcolepsy to reach third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (4 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 1048. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the change in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 relating to bed-sits, the number of residents his Department believe are living in bed-sits that do not conform with the new regulations; his plans to address this while ensuring that the homelessness crisis is not further exacerbated;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: 16. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the increase in property prices in many parts of the country, his views that capital acquisitions tax thresholds should be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41747/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: How much time will we each of us have to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: I have a number of questions I would like to tease through. Picking up where Senator Hayden left off, the Irish mortgage holders association, IMHO, figures released this week are very impressive. The collaboration between the IMHO and AIB is very successful and I would be interested to hear Mr. Boucher's thoughts on that. Might Bank of Ireland consider a similar arrangement? I believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: The benefit of having a named third party is that people know where to go. It is transparent, open and accessible to everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: Maybe it is worth considering. I have a major concern about the condition of the property market in Ireland. We all know that the insidious relationship between developers, banks and Government landed this country in an extraordinary mess in 2008. One of my key priorities is transparency, particularly when taxpayers' money is involved. I have some questions relating specifically to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: How involved was Mr. Boucher in securing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: The Department of Finance was, therefore, very much involved in securing the investment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: As was the Department of Finance. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Lucinda Creighton: Kennedy Wilson was a small part of that overall consortium investment.