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- National Pensions Reserve Fund (30 Sep 2010)
Joan Burton: Earlier, the Minister was complaining that the National Pensions Reserve Fund was not being taken into the calculations of our overall liabilities by the bond markets. Yesterday, the Minister appointed Professor John FitzGerald of the ESRI to the new Central Bank commission. In an article by Eamon Quinn in The Sunday Tribune on 19 September 2010 he was quoted as saying, "Announcing the sale...
- National Pensions Reserve Fund (30 Sep 2010)
Joan Burton: He did. His opinion is well known.
- National Pensions Reserve Fund (30 Sep 2010)
Joan Burton: The Minister is raiding the fund for the banks.
- Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (30 Sep 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that Anglo Irish Bank disposed of its Austrian private banking subsidiary, with a deposit book of some â¬600 million, at a time in September 2008 when Anglo's own funding position was under such strain; if he has had cause to have this matter investigated. [34057/10]
- Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (30 Sep 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is in a position to provide certainty on the total bill for taxpayers for the recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34058/10]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Sep 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will itemise all tax expenditures and reliefs, including their expected cost for 2010 and for 2011, assuming no policy change; the total revenue that would be raised on a 2011 and full-year basis through the abolition of each, through the standard-rating of each and through excluding each for all incomes over â¬100,000 and â¬125,000...
- Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (30 Sep 2010)
Joan Burton: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out his exit strategy from the credit institutions financial support scheme and bank eligible liabilities guarantee scheme; if he will comment on the ongoing EU state aid approval process from the extension of the ELG scheme beyond 30 June 2010; if he intends to extend beyond 29 September 2010 the deadline for issuance of...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: That is not true.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: Definitely.
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: Is it proposed that the Minister for Finance or the Taoiseach make a detailed statement to the House with regard to Allied Irish Bank, the timescale and the consequences for the public purse?
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: Yes.
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: I refer to an announcement at the weekend in some newspapers that three people from PriceWaterhouseCoopers were being appointed to some kind of management team in respect of Allied Irish Bank.
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: No, it is not.
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: The Ceann Comhairle allowed Deputy Durkan speak for nearly ten minutes. I will explain what my inquiry is. In the statement delivered to the House about the financial disaster the Taoiseach made reference to exploring with the Attorney General the issue of legislation dealing with bank resolution. Is this contemplated in the context of AIB? Second, the Minister for Finance wrote to me...
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: Those are statements. The Minister for Finance is not committed in that regard. I am concerned here with the Minister for Finance elaborating-----
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: -----on what are the future Government requirements for Allied Irish Bank and what are the proposals.
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: In the recent statement on this a reference was made to exploring with the Attorney General the question of whether there would be legislation.
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: Does the Government even know what was in the statement? Do Ministers read their own statements? Did the Taoiseach read it? What is the view of Allied Irish Bank?
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: There is a question about legislation. Did the Taoiseach even read his own statement? I know he finds it hard to do so at times but did he read it?
- Order of Business (5 Oct 2010)
Joan Burton: What is in it for Allied Irish Bank and for Anglo Irish Bank? It is a reasonable question.