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Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: The Government is going to pass a Bill that provides for repossessions.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new tourism products/activities he proposes to develop in order that Ireland can gain comparative advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15257/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason certain banks operating in Ireland are covered by the recent announcement dealing with the restructuring of mortgages; if he intends to address this matter to ensure that the same opportunities are afforded to mortgage holders of banks not covered by the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15382/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the criteria used by Revenue to determine if a person engaged in work for one organisation is an employee of that organisation or qualifies legitimately to be a contractor. [15444/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Employment History (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of members of the Board and Management Team of the National Assets Management Agency, with data separated between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland who were previously employed, or acted as consultants to Ulster Bank, Bank of Ireland, Anglo-Irish Bank, Permanent TSB or Irish Nationwide within the past 10 years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of the National Assets Management Agency requiring the appointment of independent consultants or non-Executive Directors to the Boards of companies with loans outstanding to NAMA; if he will outline the recruitment and selection process for such consultants or non-Executive directors; if clear criteria is in place...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list those companies to which the National Assets Management Agency has recommended the appointment of independent consultants non-Executive Directors; if he will provide the identity of such individuals with numbers broken down between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15476/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (27 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Assets Management Agency agrees that any non-Executive Director appointed to the Board of a company with loans outstanding to NAMA owes his or her fiduciary duty to the client company under the relevant company law of the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland as appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15477/13]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: People are looking for solutions.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: The Minister can put his side of the argument in a few moments.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: It contravenes what the Minister has been saying for the past two years.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: What is the effect of the judgment?

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: A mortgage resolution order as envisaged under the Mortgage Resolution Bill, which we published yesterday, effectively acts as a binding arrangement between a borrower and a financial institution. A mortgage resolution order can be granted only if a financially restricted borrower - defined in the Bill - is the owner of the mortgaged property, has resided in that property for the two years...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes: — the worsening crisis in respect of mortgage arrears, with over 94,000 residential mortgages in arrears for greater than 90 days and over 28,000 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears for the same period; — that almost one in four family home mortgages and more than one in three buy-to-let mortgages are now either in arrears or have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has withdrawn, without notification or consultation with stakeholders, the 2007 Hen Harrier Management Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14655/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Application Numbers (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied under the disadvantaged areas payment scheme for 2012; the number who have received their payments; the number that have had their payments rejected; the number still under consideration broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14665/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the residential mortgage customers of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in special liquidation will continue to enjoy the protection of the Central Bank code of conduct on mortgage arrears and other protections in Irish consumer law for the duration of their mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14747/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a query (details supplied) regarding the local property tax. [14872/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Black Economy Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the representations his Department has received regarding ways to curtail the black economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15094/13]