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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister of State, Dr Martin Mansergh TD, represented the Irish Government abroad for St. Patrick's Day. He visited The Netherlands and Belgium from Monday 15 March, returning on Thursday 18 March 2010. Minister Mansergh was accompanied by his Private Secretary for all of his trip and by the Chief Engineer at the Office of Public Works for the trip to the Netherlands in relation to...

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (20 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The concerns outlined in the correspondence enclosed by the Deputy refer to the need to update legislation governing the operation and regulation of credit unions in Ireland and to the proposal to amend Section 35 of the Credit Union Act 1997 which imposes limits on credit unions in relation to longer-term lending. With reference to credit union legislation, I agree that the current...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (20 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Detailed information on bondholders of domestic credit institutions senior and subordinated debt is not available. Credit institutions, including Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Nationwide Building Society and the Educational Building Society, do not have access to comprehensive information on the holders of their senior and junior, or subordinated, debt, because such debt is publicly traded and...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's attitude is that we should have no job specification in this area.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This is terrible nonsense.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: None.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have not professed anything.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I did not express any feeling about Mr. Neary.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: While Deputy Burton would have let the banking system collapse.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Does the Deputy think Mr. Bacon has been doing that for the past five years?

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: He is on the board.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: He has a somewhat different perspective from other Members.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Go away.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy should read the IMF's reports and other reports from outside the country and stop spouting nonsense all the time. He must stop spouting such nonsense at some point.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy knows that what he is saying is nonsense.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that income tax relief in respect of health expenses is allowable in accordance with Section 469 of the Taxes Consolidated Act 1997. The section provides for tax relief for health expenses incurred in the provision of health care. "Health care" is defined as "the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation or treatment of an ailment, injury, infirmity, defect or disability, and...

Written Answers — Indebtedness Report: Indebtedness Report (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I welcome the Report on Indebtedness of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs and its recommendations which were published earlier this year. The Deputy will be aware that on the 25th February 2010 I informed the Government of my proposals regarding expanding the membership of the Interdepartmental Mortgage Arrears Group, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Hugh Cooney, an insolvency...

Written Answers — Codes of Conduct: Codes of Conduct (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 115 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Financial Regulator first published its Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (the Code) on 13 February 2009 which was updated on 17 February 2010. The Code is mandatory for all regulated lenders and includes provisions on matters relating to a moratorium and mortgage repossessions. In addition, of course, both...

Written Answers — Codes of Conduct: Codes of Conduct (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will be aware that I wrote to the Financial Regulator after my Budget 2010 speech, requesting that consideration be given to extending the moratorium from 6 months to 12 months. The Financial Regulator decided after consultation that it would be possible to extend the moratorium in line with my request and the new limit of 12 months now applies to all regulated lenders and is...

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (21 Apr 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 116 together. There have been a number of developments relating to the Government's commitments in the Renewed Programme for Government dealing with Protecting the Family Home and Helping Those in Debt. In particular I refer to the recent establishment of the expert group on Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt (Group) under the Chairmanship of Mr Hugh...