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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: I have a question for the Vice Chairman and the committee secretariat. The Revenue Commissioners would be able to provide some analysis on this issue. Could the committee request that the latter run both scenarios, namely, that which is before us and another based on a range of perhaps 10%, 20% or 30% in tax forgone? I would be interested in discovering whether we are discussing a marginal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: The Vice Chairman is opening up a can of worms here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: We are voting at 2 a.m., so we do have the time to go into this.

Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: When is the President expected to sign into law, assuming it is passed by the Seanad, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill?

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: Recently the Minister and I discussed the Croke Park agreement in the Chamber. At the time I said I supported the targeted reduction in public expenditure of €300 million. I would go further in that an end goal for me, as a societal rule, would be that there should be no difference between public and private sector remuneration, after adjusting for education, jobs and experience....

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: It may be that after so much time any of us would simply not be able to see the waste. This is not a personal jibe at the Minister. I hope that when he described the systematic identification of non-wage inefficiency as a con job that was a rhetorical flourish. I doubt if he necessarily believes that. I would like to take some minutes to explain the idea further because I really believe...

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: I still want to reduce expenditure.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commemorative Events (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 120. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost to his Department, for its involvement in the recent JFK50 commemoration events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34434/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Retention (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 131. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 9 July 2013, the changes in the filing and retention of documents in his Department that have been introduced since this Government came into office. [34908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is any assistance his Department can offer the family of an Irish citizen (details supplied) on life support in a foreign hospital, whose family are trying to have him repatriated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which each bank is meeting the Central Bank's targets for mortgage arrears resolution; if he will provide a breakdown of the sustainable offers made, that is, split mortgage, debt for equity, capitalised arrears and so on, per bank and overall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commemorative Events (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 752. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost to his Department, for its involvement in the recent JFK50 commemoration events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34437/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 794. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has prepared for an increase in demand in services from his Department as a result of upcoming developments such as the Central Bank's updated code of conduct on mortgage arrears, the Land and Conveyancing Bill; the targets that have been set for the banks regarding sustainable solutions, or any other developments;...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: 937. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost to his Department of its involvement in the recent JFK 50 commemoration events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34436/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: Mr. O’Connor is very welcome and I thank him for giving his time to the committee. I ran a four hour session on these issues on a sunny Saturday last week in Bray where I had some of the very useful documentation from the Insolvency Service. There is huge interest in this. People are still trying to negotiate even now on behalf of borrowers and I hear the same thing from all of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: On that test, one has to make a judgment call as to what is a reasonable percentage of household income to pay against the debts. Two people could look at a case and one might say these people can meet their debt repayments and therefore they are solvent, while another might say they are not solvent as they are paying 40% of their net income, which is an unsustainable portion. Therefore, on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: If I as a borrower look at the reasonable standard of living guide produced by the Insolvency Service of Ireland and say I could no longer service my debts were I to leave myself and my family the amount in the guide, would Mr. O’Connor be satisfied that I am insolvent and could therefore initiate an insolvency process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: Mr. O’Connor mentioned examples used during training. The Insolvency Service produced a small set of case studies some months ago and I was looking for a second round to be produced specifically because the case studies that were produced did not reflect some of the detailed conversations we had when the insolvency Bill went through the Dáil. Has that second set of examples been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: One example I am very keen on, and which I have mentioned before, is that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence was very clear in a back and forth with me in the Chamber during the legislative process, that six years was not a target for somebody in a PIA but a maximum. The example I used was of a lady in Wicklow town. The Minister agreed that there was no public benefit in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Stephen Donnelly: Just to be clear, the scenario in question involved the write-down of the mortgage, so at the end of the three years the lady in question was put back on a sustainable footing. I am aware of the example. However, most of the examples I have seen do not include write-downs, and those that do last for six years. I want to highlight that the Minister was very clear that it is possible for a...