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Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Tánaiste indicate to the House the extent to which the preliminaries in respect of the new national children's hospital have been progressed, whether the establishment legislation is likely to be brought before the House at an early date and whether the planning and all of the other preliminary work have concluded? Will she make a statement on the matter?

Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this very important issue for both our constituencies. This story goes back almost ten years. The cranes that have been stalled in suspended animation in Naas are an unnecessary symbol that we must hope will go away soon. Approaching the town from all angles, locals and visitors alike are confronted with the sight of a...

Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle and I readily recognise that tardiness in situations such as this does not help or impress. The Minister is concerned about such matters as well. Samuel Beckett famously wrote in this regard in "Waiting for Godot". The local authority has been waiting for quite a long time and the Ceann Comhairle and I know what that means in our respective constituencies. The Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance if, directly or through the Central Bank, it has been found possible to exert influence on lenders who have applied compound interest in respect of mortgages in arrears thereby shifting responsibility for excessive borrowing onto the borrower, notwithstanding the fact that the lenders themselves greatly contributed to the banking crisis; if efforts have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continue to examine the implications in respect of the European Commission’s decision to impose responsibility on this jurisdiction for the collection of taxes on income earned in other jurisdictions by multinational corporations with interests here; if it is recognised that this decision is clearly intent on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in relation to the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); if all documentation has been received in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27979/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the most appropriate procedure to be followed to regularise residency in this country in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27980/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27981/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revoke the proposed deportation order in the name of persons (details supplied) having particular regard to the medical evidence available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27990/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) qualifies for exemption from local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27995/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the lending institutions are expected to accommodate, by way of an extension of the mortgage repayment period, borrowers in arrears in respect of their family homes, having particular regard to that fact that all borrowers and taxpayers have had to contribute to the bailout of the lending institutions; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if the decision by the European Commission in respect of the requirement that income earned by foreign direct investors in other EU and non-EU states is liable for tax here, if applied broadly, will require an amendment to EU treaties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27997/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and location of countries other than Ireland in respect of which profits made by a company (details supplied) which are likely to be deemed taxable here in the event of the EU courts ruling in favour of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27998/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which members of the competition and taxation committee of the European Parliament and members of the European Commission can claim to speak authoritatively regarding the outcome of any EU court decision on the European Commission's decision relating to the profits by a company (details supplied) earned in other jurisdictions being eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2017 (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position in the forthcoming budget to combine prudent fiscal management with the need to accommodate the issues which affect the general population in terms of the economic downturn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28000/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that Ireland remains a competitive economy and is attractive to indigenous investors and foreign direct investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28001/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the banks here are justified in charging higher mortgage interest rates than throughout the rest of Europe, given that taxpayers here are instrumental in bailing out the lending institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28002/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that all economic indicators remain stable and consistent with requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can ensure compliance with full Irish and European banking regulations by the purchasers of distressed or other loan books from the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28005/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which overdraft facilities continue to be restored to the business and farming sectors with particular reference to the need to ensure the availability of adequate resources to facilitate ongoing economic performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28006/16]