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Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the home energy saving scheme as launched on 8 February 2009 will be in a position to accept applications from homeowners; when the list of approved contractors will be finalised; when building energy regulation assessments and other works will commence in homes; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (10 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the provision in the pilot programme of the home energy saving scheme to allow for double glazing in approved homes will be extended to the full scheme in place; if glazing contractors approved under the pilot scheme will be invited to apply for approval under the full scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the promised €28 million funding going to the Limerick Regeneration Agency in 2009 and its purpose; the amount going to Limerick City Council and its purpose; the amount going to Limerick County Council and its purpose; the amount going to Clare County Council and its purpose; the dates when...

Pre-Budget Statements (24 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am delighted to contribute to this debate, although I find it frustrating that the Minister for Finance did not come into the House to open it. Deputy O'Brien made a number of points with which I would like to deal. If we are to have a proper discourse on the budget, we need full information. The Government cannot simply tell us it is considering proposals which, it appears, we will not...

Pre-Budget Statements (24 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Exactly. I hope he will set out an honest and reasonable plan with which we can work. If that happens, he will see a spirit of co-operation. So far in this debate, all those on the Government benches have done is play politics. We want to be able to work together. That will not be possible if information is not exchanged openly.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (25 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of redundancy rebate payments and payments from the insolvency fund in 2008; the cost of redundancy rebate payments and payments from the insolvency fund to date in 2009; the estimated amount to be paid in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12439/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (25 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delays in processing redundancy rebates and insolvency fund payments; her Department targets for processing such claims; if she will provide a table showing the number of claims outstanding by category and the age profile of the claims in each category by the number of weeks waiting and the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (25 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions she has taken to allocate adequate resources to reduce the delays in processing redundancy rebates and insolvency fund payments; when the resources will be in place and the processing times reduced to her Department targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12441/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in VRT in February 2009; the comparable figures for 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/09]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (25 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the fair deal as outlined in the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008 to come into operation for people on the ground; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12443/09]

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am delighted to be able to speak to this Bill. I welcome many of its elements, including the increased grants and their direction towards research and development, which is extremely important. Enterprise Ireland will take over the indigenous business remit from Shannon Development in the mid west. Shannon Development's role has been beneficial to the mid west over many years and it was...

Financial Institutions Remuneration. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Finance when his attention was first drawn to the bonus payments being made to bank executives after the taxpayer guarantee was put in place; the steps he is taking to recover these bonuses; and his views on whether further changes at board and executive level are needed to restore confidence in the banking system here. [12766/09]

Financial Institutions Remuneration. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was this bonus paid prior to the appointment of the Government-appointed directors? Was the payment of the bonus brought forward to a date earlier than when the person in question was entitled to receive it? The year end for Irish Nationwide building society is 31 December and Mr. Fingleton would appear to have been paid the bonus well prior to that date. It is unusual, as I see no great...

Financial Institutions Remuneration. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: When will the bonus be paid?

Financial Institutions Remuneration. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: If the Minister sees no great difference in the cases, will he now tell the board members of Irish Nationwide Building Society that he expects them to live up to their responsibilities? Will he pursue every legal avenue to ensure this €1 million bonus is repaid to Irish Nationwide by Mr. Fingleton? Will he, if necessary, introduce retrospective legislation or a form of legislation like...

Financial Institutions Support Scheme. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the recapitalisation plans for covered institutions; and if he has assessed the options to isolate impaired loans within banks in order that good banks can be put in a position to resume lending with a clean balance sheet at minimum cost to the taxpayer. [12768/09]

Financial Institutions Support Scheme. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Have discussions taken place with the banks to deal with the issue of setting up a toxic debt bank and what has been the outcome of those discussions? Has the report from Dr. Peter Bacon been considered by Cabinet? Will the Minister explain, if he is considering setting up a toxic bank, what will be the cost to the taxpayer in terms of write-downs on developers' loans?

Financial Institutions Support Scheme. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: How does the Minister intend isolating what is now familiarly termed toxic debt? If I might make a proposal, when the Minister is examining considerations, Fine Gael has put forward a position which is, effectively, that instead of setting up a toxic bank, one would allow the toxic debt to remain in the existing banks and set up fresh banks, which would cost the State less. The Minister...

Financial Institutions Support Scheme. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: When does the Minister expect to make the decision on this? The Minister refers to not using the term "toxic debt". We can call them under-performing or non-performing loans. When one is talking about write-offs of 60%, they are highly toxic. The Minister continuously tells us that the world is looking in on us. The world is looking at the Minister also. These are regarded as toxic...

Financial Institutions Support Scheme. (26 Mar 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: When will the Minister deal with the issue of non-performing loans?