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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the deal on the promissory notes reached with the European Central Bank, if the ECB can instruct the Central Bank of Ireland to dispose of the Government bonds at an accelerated pace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9480/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the sale of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loan book by the special liquidator may have unintended consequences for some of the debtors concerned who required the support of the former bank to remain as going concern to businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9481/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Report Implementation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed statement on the respective role of the Central Bank of Ireland and his Department in tackling the mortgage arrears problem; if he will specify the mortgage arrears resolution options that the banks have now been asked to implement by the Central Bank and if he will further specify the reporting arrangements that apply between the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the actions that will be required should the Central Bank of Ireland make a loss on disposal of the bonds it currently holds in its investment portfolio resulting from the revised arrangements in respect of the promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9517/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects discussions to take place in the near future at European level on extending the maturity of loans drawn down by Ireland from the EFSF and EFSM; if he has discussed the situation with his Portuguese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9518/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the State's holding in permanent TSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be equality of treatment for beneficiaries of the TSB bank pension scheme when compared with actions undertaken at other covered banks to address their pension scheme deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9520/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if protocols exist between his Department and the covered banks in relation to addressing a deficit on its employee pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9521/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications for the credit standing of mortgage customers of IBRC arising from recent problems in respect of deduction of mortgage payments; the actions that have been taken to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take into consideration the impact on mortgage customers and the variable rate charged on their loans of a sale of the IBRC mortgage book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9523/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Note Negotiations (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the comments by German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann in relation to the revised arrangements in respect of the promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9524/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the total redundancy payments made to employees of IBRC under schemes offered by the firm; the number of employees concerned; the terms offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9525/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration had been given prior to the decision to liquidate IBRC for the company to pay a dividend to the State from the annual interest it received under the promissory note arrangement as a means of reducing the annual cost associated with it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9526/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying to clients of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation the same criteria for applications for rent abatements as is currently applied by National Asset Management Agency;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9527/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Social Media Regulation (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he and his Department can take to help the estimated one in four pupils here, aged nine to sixteen years, who have experienced cyberbullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10067/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Proposed Legislation (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he is proposing in the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013 that persons who own more than one residential property must pay and file the tax online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9549/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he is proposing in the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013 that the exemption for certain incapacitated persons would be framed so narrowly and would exclude, for example, persons who are disabled for other reasons, for example, congenital defects, many of whom need similar adaptations to their homes to accommodate wheelchairs,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the balance held at year end for each year from 2007 to 2012 in the deposit protection account at the Central Bank of Ireland which will be used to fund any deposit guarantee scheme pay-out; the number of occasions on which payments have been made from this account since its inception to compensate savers; the amount involved;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his views of what constitutes conditions of financial stability in respect of the timetable for the sale by the Central Bank of Ireland of Irish Government bonds it has acquired as a result of the revised promissory note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retired executives of AIB including EBS that have been written to by the bank asking that they consider voluntarily forgoing a portion of their pension; the number that responded positively, negatively, or not at all; the number of the retired executives that have since actually foregone some of their pension entitlement and the overall value of...