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Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance, with regard to the bailout of Irish banks by the Government, where has the initial bailout money gone; where is the money that is now being given to banks coming from; the amount of money that has been or will be given to each of the Irish banks from the Government; on whose recommendation did the Government decide to bailout the banks and are...

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the Government guarantees of the Irish banks in September 2009; the nature, extent and limitations; and if there is an expiration date for the guarantees. [40662/11]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Government bailed out mismanaged banks rather than other financially challenged private companies, businesses or individuals; and what makes a private commercial bank different in nature from other private companies in its ability to secure a Government bailout. [40663/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance who owns the Central Bank of Ireland; is it State owned, privately owned, or some combination; who are the directors and principal shareholders and who appoints the shareholders and directors and to whom are they accountable. [40664/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance the names and details of the directors of the private commercial banks who have been given money by the Government operating here; if he will name the public interest directors on the bank boards in Ireland; if they issue publicly available reports on their job performance or copies of the written conditions of employment and contractual...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the persons or groups responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory and code of practice regulation of banks and other financial institutions; if he will confirm whether the Governor of the Central Bank and the Financial Regulator have written contracts of employment with clear performance related conditions; within that contract, is there a...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the legal definition of a bank in Ireland; and the legal definition of a banker. [40667/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are copies of the licences necessary for banks to operate here readily available; are the licence conditions governing foreign banks operating in Ireland different from those of the Irish banks; if it is possible to trade as a bank in Ireland without a licence; the persons responsible for monitoring banks compliance with the conditions of...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance the assets that underpin the creation of Irish bank notes; are there any legal requirements that loans advanced by banks should be supported by assets or deposits held by those banks; the body that decides the regularity and the quantities of the Irish euro that are printed; the location at which the is euro printed and the way its printing...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (15 Dec 2011)

John Paul Phelan: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance if the fractional reserve banking applies to the banks in the context of their lending policies; if banks are obliged to retain a certain minima of retained deposits relative to their lending volumes and if so the ratios of same; the minima of liquid cash reserves or liquidity ratios financial institutions are obliged to retain in their reserves...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Jan 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1040/12]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (11 Jan 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 848: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Pradaxa is not covered under either the medical card or drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40987/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Jan 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the vocational education committee grants for mature students, the reason it is necessary for students to provide evidence of independent residency for the year preceding application and in the case of change of circumstances in living, the reason such applications cannot be reassessed; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the backlog in cases being processed by the appeals office and in particular a case (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6446/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (8 Feb 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance the precise mechanism by which banks extend loans and facilities to clients; the process by which banks raise the moneys they loan out; the source of that money; if a bank has typically to first secure the written contract with a would be borrower and then use that promissory note to raise the necessary loans from other institutions or...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (8 Feb 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the legal requirements governing financial institutions selling on loans that they have advanced to borrowers; the statues governing the selling of loans and debt here; if a debt is sold on is it accurate to say that the original debt has been repaid to the original lender, whereas no direct contact exists between the borrower and the new...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (8 Feb 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance when a mortgage is securitised and sold to the market, is it sold as a security; if so, does it remain a mortgage following the sale; if it is no longer a mortgage, can it ever become a mortgage again; and if it is true that the Irish banks prepare and submit promissory notes of the Central Bank of Ireland as mortgage-backed debt instruments, on...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (8 Feb 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance when a mortgage is logged as an asset, does the bank also open a liability account for it; the implications of that provision; the purpose of opening the asset book and the liability book for the same transaction; is a bank statement to a borrower a full and true account of the bank's affairs with that borrower; if a bank is asked to verify a...

Written Answers — EU-IMF Programme: EU-IMF Programme (8 Feb 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance who or which organisation gave the European bailout money to Ireland; if these entities privately owned, publicly owned, or State-owned; the person who sits on the boards and are shareholders of the organisation in question; and to whom are these organisations answerable. [6983/12]

Written Answers — Financial Measures Programme: Financial Measures Programme (8 Feb 2012)

John Paul Phelan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the specific assessment of how well each of the banks operating in Ireland is complying with solvency and liquidity requirements; and what were the specific criteria assessed in relation to the Irish banks. [6984/12]