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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: Is Mr. Moran suggesting that this could have an impact on the forthcoming budget?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form for each covered institution, the number of retired employees currently being paid a pension; if he will show separately the number currently in the employment of the covered institution but who will in due course be entitled to a pension, of between €100,000 to €200,000, between €200,001 and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have had direct contact with Allied Irish Bank in relation to the commitment given by the Chairman of the bank at the last annual general meeting to contact the former chief executives of the bank to request a voluntary reduction in their pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49038/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide detailed information on the €1.1 billion of gross loan assets transferred to the Allied Irish bank defined benefit pension scheme in August 2012 including details of the nature of the assets concerned and details of any impairment provision made against such assets. [49039/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if all retired Allied Irish bank employees currently in receipt of an occupational pension from the bank are paid out of the bank's defined benefit pension scheme. [49040/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the funding deficit in Allied Irish Bank's defined pension benefit pension scheme prior to the transfer of €1.1 billion of gross loan assets into the scheme in August 2012; and if he will confirm the funding position of the scheme at present. [49041/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if all current employees of Allied Irish Bank have now been transferred to a new defined contribution scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49042/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 24 October 2012, if he considered requesting the bank to make a section 50 application to the Pension Board to reduce the benefits payable to retired chief executive and other returned senior executives of the bank as part of the transfer of assets into the pension scheme to meet the new funding requirements; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received and approved to date under the immigrant investor programme and the start up entrepreneur scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48808/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (7 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which he expects to publish the list of grants under the 2012 sports capital grant programme. [48776/12]

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Report Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to Report Stage of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill. I did not have much success with the amendments I tabled on Committee Stage and so did not repeat them again on Report Stage. However, I wish to make some comments on the amendments tabled by Deputy Pearse Doherty, many of which relate to the plan the Government is required to introduce under the...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 to regulate the retail packaging and appearance of tobacco products in order to improve public health and to discourage the use of tobacco products and for related purposes.

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends publishing a policy on the development of the inshore fishing industry for coastal and island communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48270/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Communities (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role his Department plays in ensuring the viability of island communities in particular in relation to the development of farming and fishing and the provision of piers on islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48271/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff who have left Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited since January 1 2011 to join AIB and Bank of Ireland; if he will provide details of the posts which these persons vacated at IBRC and the posts they took up in AIB and Bank of Ireland. [47863/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that are on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits of between €100,000 and €200,000, between €200,000 and €300,000, between €300,000 and €400,000, between €400,000 and €500,000; and the number with more than €500,000 at IBRC. [47864/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that are on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits between €100,000 and €200,000, between €200,000 and €300,000, between €300,000 and €400,000, between €400,000 and €500,000; and the number with more than €500,000 at the National Assets...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff departures there have been from National Assets Management Agency since it was established in December 2009. [47866/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Treaties (6 Nov 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the ESM Treaty which has been ratified by Dáil Éireann provides a legal basis for the ESM to directly recapitalise eurozone banks or to buy equity stakes in eurozone banks from member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48333/12]