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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legal Cases (18 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total compensation, and the associated volume of cases, paid by his Department in respect of legal actions taken on foot of the 1970 Health Act and the failure of his Department to provide places in public nursing homes. [56467/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legal Cases (18 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total compensation, and the associated volume of cases, paid by his Department in respect of legal actions taken on foot of the 1970 Health Act and the failure of his Department to provide places in public nursing homes. [56636/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sale of State Assets (18 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to a report in a Sunday newspaper that Coras Iompair Eireann has sold the freehold interest in several properties in Spencer Dock in Dublin city centre for a reported €20m, if he will confirm that a sale has taken place; if he will confirm the detail of what has been sold and the sale price; the marketing and pre-sales...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if enhanced ambulance and paramedic services will be made available in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57017/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current position regarding the development of new primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57016/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the decision to impose a penalty on the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57309/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I will be as brief as possible. We all know there has been a great deal of reporting on the amount of money that has been injected into this institution - €4 billion since 2009 - but there has been widespread reporting of the financial cliff the bank faces early next year in respect of €2.7 billion worth of bonds that are due to mature. Can the witnesses say whether these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I understand that. Does one of the options include the possibility of further recapitalisation by taxpayers of that bank if the strategy does not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Specifically, €2.7 billion worth of bonds will mature next April.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: There will be stress tests in all institutions next year and if the bank dips into its capital it will be questionable whether it can meet the stress test criteria. Can Mr. MacSharry say that the burden of the €2.7 billion financial cliff that the bank faces next April will not in any way, shape or form be borne by Irish taxpayers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Does Mr. MacSharry believe the bank is doing enough for people in mortgage distress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The option that people are looking for, given that the bank has been recapitalised to deal with the fact that these mortgages will not be paid in full, is for the banks to write off their debts, because they are in financial or mortgage distress and personal turmoil. They want the banks to write off the debts of people who simply will not at this point in time or at any time in the future be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Permanent TSB does not propose to write off any mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Why then were the banks recapitalised? Mr. MacSharry is obviously aware of fact that, following the stress test, money was allocated by Irish taxpayers to the institutions to meet mortgage losses on their books. The bank has pocketed this money and intends, based on Mr. MacSharry's comments, to pursue people to the ends of the earth in respect of mortgages. Will there be no write-off of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Provisions are one thing. Has the bank put in place a strategy under which it can write off individual debt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. MacSharry's comments-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Is Mr. MacSharry aware that the Personal Insolvency Bill is currently being dealt with by the Oireachtas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Does he understand that the concept behind the legislation is that banks will be forced to write off a portion of debt after a specified period for people who cannot repay the full debt? That is the concept behind that legislation. The problem with the Bill is the provision therein which allows the banks to retain a veto. Everything Mr. MacSharry has said to the committee has reinforced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I believe Mr. MacSharry's comments are shocking. However, I will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Nobody spoke about blanket debt forgiveness. We asked if there had been any write-downs up to now and if the bank has a policy in this regard.