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

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his intention that the property tax will be payable in instalments using various mediums such as An Post, the banks, the credit union and PayPal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10115/13]

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

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the situation whereby in the case of alleged miss-selling of endowment mortgages the consumer is not entitled to make a complaint to the Financial Services Ombudsman because of the six year rule; his views on whether it would be more appropriate that, in this case, the six year period run from the date of maturity of the policy rather than the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (26 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a determination will be made regarding a pension issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10221/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The purpose of the meeting is to consider a motion referred by the Dáil regarding the draft Capital Carryover Order for 2013 re Finance Act, 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013. Item 1 on the agenda is consideration of the motion and I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, and his officials and thank them for...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: What has been set out is a process to avoid the level of ballooning expenditure at the end of year. I know from working in the public sector that at the end of December, tables and chairs would arrive.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: There is a general concept of project management that arises from such an approach. In his opening address the Minister stated: Capital carryover within a Vote does not have to be spent on the same subhead or programme where the saving occurred. It may be spent on a different programme depending on progress and priorities. That provides for a certain flexibility in the scheme. How...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: At a meeting of Cork City Council one of the difficulties expressed is that whereas they are receiving money for road work programmes, bicycle lanes, bus routes, green routes and all the rest, their basic ability to deal with potholes and the absence of funding for that type of maintenance is causing difficulties. Is there a flexibility at the end of the year when there is a carryover that...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I am referring to Cork City Council.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Cork county has potholes.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: In respect of the application of the 10% rule, there are different headings. For example, under B3 - water services investment, there was a carry forward of €34 million and under E9 - Leader programme, there was a carry forward of €9 million. The carry forward from B3 runs in at around 10% of the initial sum granted in the year. However, under the Leader programme there was...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Why was the full 10% not carried over in the Leader programme?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: As Deputy Fleming indicated, there has been a difficulty with the start up of this programme. We hope that the full allocation will be used up from 2012.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We are waiting on a response on that from the Department.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you, Minister.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: How will this process work? Let us take as an example a case where the Department of Education and Skills rolls over 10% of its allocation for a capital project other than a schools building project, which are confined, once-off projects. The capital allocation may be for the acquisition of desks and chairs or to tile a gymnasium. How would a local school know that unspent moneys will be...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will give a case in point. When I worked in a vocational education committee it was almost standard practice to purchase computers at the end of the year. The worst time of the year to buy computers is December when demand is at its highest and these products are most expensive. The cheapest time of the year to buy products such as computers is January when one has sales and new...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Sometimes funding is not made available until February, March or April.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. That concludes the select sub-committee's consideration of the motion. In accordance with Standing Order 87, the clerk to the committee will convey a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil. Under Standing Order 86(2) the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Message to Dáil (28 Feb 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éíreann approves the following Order in draft: Finance Act, 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013, copies of which have been laid in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Issues (5 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the unencumbered funds deposited with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation by a credit union (details supplied) are covered in full by the eligible guarantee scheme; the reason, when in 2011 deposits were transferred to Allied Irish Bank, the funds in question were not transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11699/13]