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Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: The Minister never heard about it.

Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: I said on television earlier that I believe the Minister is honest and honourable and I believe that. The Minister needs to clarify this matter on the record of the House. How is it that the Minister for Finance did not know four days prior to the introduction of the bank guarantee scheme that Anglo Irish Bank was selling itself, lock, stock and barrel, to Bank of Ireland. The Minister...

Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: I find it hard to believe that all these baddies would not have been aware of that on the night of the introduction of the guarantee. I have always said that if the Minister gives absolute assurances on the record of the House I will take his word. Against that background, I find it hard to believe. If the Minister wants Fine Gael's support tonight he will have to explain how all this...

Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: There is not much point in organising a confidential briefing if what is revealed is already in the public domain and what is confidential cannot be revealed. We need further information and all the details. We got further information later for which I thank the Minister's officials. As I stated, much of the information we required is, we were told, commercially sensitive and cannot be...

Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: They remain on lending committees. Why is this the case given the huge stake the Irish taxpayer has taken in these banks? Such people have been shown the door everywhere else. I am not suggesting these people are personally responsible but what happened on their watch and they should be replaced. When can we expect the Director of Corporate Affairs to report on his inquiry into the banks?...

Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: There is not a Fianna Fáil Deputy in the House.

Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: When?

Credit Institution (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Can the Minister give a date for the legislation?

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a student (details supplied) has failed to procure a place in any secondary school in Limerick, despite applying for a place in all nine listed schools under the common application system; if she will intervene so that they may gain entry to their first choice school; and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will use her discretion to award a training maintenance grant to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32208/10]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will assist in securing a suitable secondary school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32231/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 269: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to replace prefabricated classrooms with a permanent building at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the plans involve construction of an extension on the existing site or the building of a new school on a greenfield site adjacent to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 399: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a one to one special needs assistant will be provided for a pupil (details supplied) at a school in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34114/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Finance if money placed on a fixed term deposit account in one of the covered banks continues to be guaranteed if the bank guarantee scheme is discontinued before the fixed term expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32232/10]

Written Answers — Bank Charges: Bank Charges (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the adverse impact of increased bank charges on business here; his plans to discuss these charges with the banks in which the State has a share holding with a view to reducing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32540/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 520: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue forgone in 2011 from abolition of the travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33973/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue in 2011 from a €5, €10 and €15 per tonne increase in the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33974/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue in 2011 from a reduction in the annual earnings cap for pension relief to €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33975/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue in 2011 from a restriction in interest relief on rented residential property from 75% to 50% of interest paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33976/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (29 Sep 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue in 2011 of a 25 cent increase in excise duty on a packet of 20 cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33978/10]