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Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: But not banks.

Written Answers — Dairy Sector: Dairy Sector (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the difficulties facing dairy producers due to a collapse in prices for dairy products; the measures he will introduce to support the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4974/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a statutory redundancy payment to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3, which would not be paid by the company, has been so long delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5141/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has issued regulations or guidelines to set out the way different assets, shareholdings, shares in private companies, unit funds with income rolled up and so on, should be treated in deciding the gross income for persons over 70 years in the medical card means test. [5094/09]

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: condemns the regulatory failures that facilitated a deception of shareholders and the public at large; expresses concern that the recapitalisation proposal of Government will be insufficient to restore a strong banking system able to maintain the flow of credit to the economy; calls on the...

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: It is not an expensive idea.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Our idea is that one separates from within each of the banks a good bank. The good bank then purchases from the legacy bank the sound elements of the loan book, that is, the parts of the loan book that can be valued, including the mortgage book and the business book. The good bank pays a fair value, bearing in mind that those purchases will generate revenue streams for the existing banking...

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: I do not share that view. The taxpayer is investing a large amount of money and we could set preconditions. It would not be unfair of the Minister to do so. It would be unusual, but it would not be an abuse of his position for the Minister to say the State is investing this money and conditions are attached surrounding fresh management in the company and a new approach, or that fresh...

Written Answers — EU Reform Treaty: EU Reform Treaty (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on having the new referendum on the Lisbon treaty at the same time as the local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5266/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued instruction to Anglo Irish Bank in relation to its terms of employment, use of outside public relation agencies and consultants and so on in line with the general orders that he is making in order to secure savings in public spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5392/09]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on extending the rule under which the Health Service Executive gives persons in nursing homes a period of six months during which they can prepare property for rent or sale before subvention would be curtailed, bearing in mind the imminent introduction of the new scheme, fair deal, which does require a patient to sell their...

Written Answers — National Disability Strategy: National Disability Strategy (12 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on introducing a system whereby all people who have a significant disability could be recognised and provided with a smart card which could act as a passport to different entitlements across the tax, health, social welfare and other service systems and would facilitate easy access and make it simple for private sector...

Public Transport. (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on a rationalisation and concentration of certain bus routes in line with the recent Deloitte report; the route changes which he is currently considering; if he will provide a copy of the detailed analysis of the Finglas bus corridor carried out by Deloitte which indicates that significant cost savings could be achieved following a...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Whose legal advice? Was it that of Anglo Irish Bank?

Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Do these legislative proposals deal with banking regulation? The personnel in regulation simply do not understand what represents an abuse. The abuses are before their eyes but they are doing nothing about them. I do not want to engage in a lengthy process with lots of energy devoted to changing institutional arrangements when we need people who understand what they are doing. In respect...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the membership of the boards of State agencies under her Department; if any board members have served more than two terms; if there are cases in which a chief executive subsequently became chairman during the past ten years; if one or more members of the audit committee in each case has specific financial...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the full year and the 2009 Exchequer and local government savings, over and above the savings from the deferral of the national pay agreement, from a public sector pay cut of 5% on salaries of more than €50,000, €60,000, €70,000 and €80,000 respectively, from March 2009; and the breakdown of these savings between existing...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the number of existing public sector workers with salaries of more than €50,000, €60,000, €70,000 and €80,000 respectively. [5577/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the existing number of retired public sector workers whose pensions are tied to grades with final salaries of more than €50,000, €60,000, €70,000 and €80,000 respectively. [5578/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (17 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of new maturing borrowings by the State that will have to be placed during 2009; and the estimated premium over the European Central Bank rate at which he expects them to be placed. [5592/09]