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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the balance held at year end for each year from 2007 to 2012 in the deposit protection account at the Central Bank of Ireland which will be used to fund any deposit guarantee scheme pay-out; the number of occasions on which payments have been made from this account since its inception to compensate savers; the amount involved;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his views of what constitutes conditions of financial stability in respect of the timetable for the sale by the Central Bank of Ireland of Irish Government bonds it has acquired as a result of the revised promissory note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retired executives of AIB including EBS that have been written to by the bank asking that they consider voluntarily forgoing a portion of their pension; the number that responded positively, negatively, or not at all; the number of the retired executives that have since actually foregone some of their pension entitlement and the overall value of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retired executives of Bank of Ireland, if any that have been written to by the bank asking that they consider voluntarily forgoing a portion of their pension; the number that responded positively, negatively, or not at all; the number of the retired executives have since actually foregone some of their pension entitlement; and the overall value of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retired executives of Permanent TSB, if any that have been written to by the bank asking that they consider voluntarily forgoing a portion of their pension;the number that responded positively, negatively, or not at all; the number of retired executives that have since actually foregone some of their pension entitlement and the overall value of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retired executives of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in special liquidation, if any that had been written to by the bank prior to the appointment of a special liquidator asking that they consider voluntarily forgoing a portion of their pension; the number that responded positively, negatively, or not at all; the number of the retired executives...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Design (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 5 February 2013, and in the context of whether an applicant can be considered appropriate for assessment as an independent mature candidate, if the year of first entry to an approved course means the year of entry to a postgraduate course if that is the course the applicant is now pursuing following...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Policy (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if grandparents generally have any right to have some level of access to their grandchildren who are in foster care arrangements in circumstances where the children's parent is deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10152/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1052 of 16 January 2013, if he will confirm the exact date in June 2012 that the development of a primary care centre at Deanrock, Togher, Cork City, was added to the public private partnership list and to confirm the person who made this decision. [9624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to provide medical cards to persons on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9663/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new epilepsy monitoring unit at Cork University Hospital to be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10289/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the difficulties at retailers across the country, if he will examine the problems facing the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Licences (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures that have been taken to reduce the number of licences required by businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9089/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to improve the redundancy terms available to the employees of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in special liquidation, in view of the fact that other staff members recently left the bank on significantly better redundancy terms and some of those who remained did so on the basis they would receive the same terms on the eventual wind down of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013 to remove the stay on legal actions against the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9475/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which his Department first communicated with KPMG regarding the possibility of their being appointed as special liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the procurement procedures that applied; the estimated value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9476/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Note Negotiations (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his intention, provided all other economic indicators remain in line with the projections made in Budget 2013, to use the circa €1 billion improvement in the general Government balance as a result of the deal on the promissory notes to reduce the planned €3.1 billion adjustment in Budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the actions taken by the Revenue Sheriff in 2012 including the number and value of goods and property seized; the number and value of attachment orders issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9478/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the number, type and value of goods and property seized by County Sheriffs and County Registrars in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (21 Feb 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the deal on the promissory notes reached with the European Central Bank, if the ECB can instruct the Central Bank of Ireland to dispose of the Government bonds at an accelerated pace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9480/13]