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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Jan 2013)

Pearse Doherty: In terms of my second question, would that be possible? I have met members of the Commission before and discussed redefining a region which would include the six counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Derry, Fermanagh and Tyrone, which is the most deprived area on the island of Ireland. The Commission was open to that idea about three or four years ago but said it would be a lengthy process....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Jan 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Under Article 8 the link remains in respect of macro-economic conditionality. This means local groups could be affected and left high and dry with regard to resources that could have been allocated to them as a result of the macro-economics of the member state. It is a dangerous idea and one we oppose. Is the Government trying to remove the link with the multi-annual financial framework?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Jan 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to ask one final question, although, unfortunately, I have to be somewhere at 1 p.m. There is a complete article devoted to the possible reunification of Cyprus. There is nothing new in treaties and articles being devoted to the reunification of countries. In the past we have seen that the reunification of Germany was specifically allowed for in an EU treaty and it allowed the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Jan 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Why would Cyprus have done so? Can the delegation explain the article devoted to Cyprus?

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of the National Asset Management Agency housing for social lease including any units which have been identified but now excluded, units ready for occupation, occupied units and vacant units which are suitable for occupation. [5551/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in the devolution of functions from central to local government; the contact and responses, if any, he has had with other Departments; and the timeframe for devolution. [5409/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Properties (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if a piece of land in Dublin 20 (details supplied) is currently under the control of his Department. [5287/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance following a news report on Sunday 27 January that a company (details supplied) paid no tax here despite €57 million in revenues in its most recent financial year and a net profit, because of a series of facilitating tax allowances, if he will list the number of companies by name which are currently operational or headquartered here but are paying no tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the process adopted by him to sell Irish Life which has been purchased by the State for €1.3bn; the key dates in the selling process; the providers of any services to the State to facilitate the sale; the way the State can be satisfied that it will obtain the maximum price from the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5291/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the most recent valuation of the State’s stake in Irish Life; the date on which the valuation was undertaken; if any persons outside his Department assisted in the valuation; and if so, the names of same and the quantum of any fees paid for any external valuation. [5292/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the personnel responsible for negotiating on behalf of the State the sale of Irish Life, and if he will list their relevant qualifications and experience. [5293/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Redeployment (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards that exist to prevent staff in his Department involved in the sale of Irish Life, moving to work for the new buyer of Irish Life. [5294/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Guarantee Scheme (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the list of legal actions initiated by the holders of subordinated or senior bonds in the covered banks; the date the action was initiated; the identity of the applicant or applicants; the identity of the respondent and the jurisdiction in which the action has been initiated. [5295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Financial Stability Facility (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his statement on 21 January 2013, that, in relation to proposals apparently made at the recent Ecofin and Eurogroup meetings we are not talking about hundreds of millions, we are talking about savings of a certain amount of billions, if he will outline an illustrative calculation which would indicate how billions might be saved. [5296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Transactions (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of State aid paid by the National Asset Management Agency in its acquisition of €10bn par value loans at Bank of Ireland for €6.1bn. [5297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 4 October 2012, if he will name the members of the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group and to provide details of the remuneration and expenses for each member. [5312/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group has met. [5313/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms of reference for the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group; to whom they report, in what form and at how regularly. [5314/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Licence Breaches (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will outline the nature of the breach or breaches referred to. [5613/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Licence Breaches (5 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will confirm if the breach or breaches to the terms of the banking licence have prevented or hindered Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in pursuing its objectives. [5616/13]