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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Taxation Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner (10 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Mr. Šemeta stated that he is interested in developing new green tax policies for Europe. I take it he will take fuel poverty into consideration in the development of any such policies. Climate change is top of my agenda but green taxes can have a negative effect on fuel poverty rates among the most vulnerable. In regard to protecting customers from dangerous products and illegal...

Topical Issue Debate: Food Safety Authority Inspections (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the reform measures that enable us to debate this key issue which is being discussed in the national newspapers and in our communities. I acknowledge that testing has taken place and it is positive that active testing is taking place in the State. This was discovered and acted upon by the Minister. Food labelling is a major issue. We should recognise that it could become a food...

Topical Issue Debate: Food Safety Authority Inspections (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: We need regulation to cover how food is labelled and marketed with misleading labels. We need clarity about the source of proteins and fillers in food and must act either with regulation or legislation. Transparency is needed and we need to address this issue now with strong rules on labelling and traceability so that people know and have confidence in what they are buying. The Irish food...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Agencies (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1906/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Agencies (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were partially funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2037/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Contingent Capital Notes (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of the sale of the €1 billion note of contingent capital in Bank of Ireland, the sale was handled by the National Treasury Management Agency or his Department; if the sale was advertised; the way the sale will impact on the Exchequer deficit for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1918/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Investment Projects (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the use of retail bond such as those used in the United State of America like the Liberty Bond to fund infrastructure projects as part of future stimulus packages targeting areas with a potential for strong economic return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51429/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1905/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were partially funded by his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2036/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish Life returned a dividend to the State in 2012; if he will indicate if the company was profitable in that time; if he expects to receive a dividend in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of Allied Irish Bank, he will outline the amount of public money invested by the State in the bank since 2008; the fees paid by the bank for the various deposit guarantees since then; the other sums paid by the bank to the State for repurchase of warrants and any other fees; the preference share and contingent capital holding and the coupon rate;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of Permanent TSB, he will outline the amount of public money invested by the State in the bank since 2008 and the fees paid by the bank for the various deposit guarantees since then; the other sums paid by the bank to the State for repurchase of warrants and any other fees; the preference share and contingent capital holding and the coupon rate;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Investment Fund (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance the investments that were made by the Strategic Investment Fund in 2012 and in what sectors; the amount invested; the amount of matching funds raised from private sources; the plans for investment in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Government Debt (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if the General Government Deficit is projected to be below 8% following the publication of the December Exchequer returns; if he will confirm what the finalised GGD for 2012 was; the expected GGD at end of 2013 following these developments and the full implementation of policy changes announced in Budget 2013; if it will be below 7.5% if all targets are met as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the high earners restriction of specified tax reliefs still applied to charitable donations; if, following his statement on budget day, he will outline specifically the proposals he wants the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform to consider on philanthropic donations; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an explanation for the expenditure of €26,709,000 on Central Bank - Coin Issue under Note 5 Non-Voted Current Expenditure in the December Exchequer Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the contribution to the EU Budget from 2006 to 2012; if he will outline the sources of those revenue under specific legislation and the reason for annual increases; the expected cost in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1923/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the source of the €30,496,000 of Miscellaneous Capital Receipts as listed in Note 3 - Capital Receipts of the December Exchequer Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1924/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the €250,384,000 of Customs receipts as listed in the December Exchequer Statement; if all of that is remitted to the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1925/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (16 Jan 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by excise duty source of the €4.7 billion yield as listed in the December Exchequer Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1926/13]