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Written Answers — Broadband Services: Broadband Services (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the average broadband speeds available to residential and business customers in towns of less than 10,000 persons and in the open countryside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35830/12]

Written Answers — Credit Review Office: Credit Review Office (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the effectiveness of the Credit Review Office; if he will provide details of any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36170/12]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if approval given by Fáilte Ireland to a company (details supplied) of Development and Marketing Plan under Section 495(6) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 for the purpose of applying for relief under the scheme of relief for investment in corporate trades business expansion scheme can be converted to approval under the employment and...

Written Answers — Bank Branch Closures: Bank Branch Closures (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the Central Bank of Ireland has received proposals for branch closures from the covered institutions; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of closures proposed for each covered institution; his views on these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36070/12]

Written Answers — Liquor Licences: Liquor Licences (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of validly renewed alcohol licences in the off-trade and on-trade for each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36071/12]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Central Bank of Ireland investigations into possible mis-selling of payment protection insurance by regulated entities; if he will confirm the scale of the problem; and when the investigation is due to be completed. [36072/12]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money received in 2012 from the levy imposed on private pension funds; and if he will provide a breakdown of the way that revenue is to be spent in 2012. [36073/12]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of Court cases that the National Assets Management Agency has taken or plans to take to secure reversal of asset transfers by NAMA debtors which the agency believes were designed to put assets beyond the reach of the agency; if he will provide a breakdown of the type of assets which been returned to the...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of enquiries and formal applications made to the National Assets Management Agency by debtors and tenants for a rent reduction since the issuing by NAMA of the Guidance Note on Upward Only Commercial Leases on 6 December 2011; the number of such applications which ultimately resulted in NAMA approving a...

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a progress report on the implementation of the Keane report on mortgage arrears. [36077/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the reports completed by a company (details supplied) into certain corporate governance matters at the former Irish Nationwide Building Society; if the reports have been referred to the Gardaí and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and the action being taken on foot of the content of the reports. [36099/12]

Written Answers — National Treasury Management Agency: National Treasury Management Agency (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of persons employed by the National Treasury Management Agency, showing the details for National Asset Management Agency staff separately, who received bonus payments in respect of 2011; the overall amount that was paid; the highest amount paid to any person; and the average payment to the employees in...

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will show separately for each covered institution the amount of senior bonds, presenting figures separately for secured and unsecured, repaid since the original bank guarantee of September 2008 to date in 2012; the amount that remain unpaid at the present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36107/12]

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of losses that have been imposed to date on subordinated bondholders at the covered institutions since the introduction of the original bank guarantee in September 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/12]

Written Answers — Exchequer Deficit: Exchequer Deficit (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate, based on all currently available information, including the projected deficits for 2013, 2014 and 2015 set out in the recent Stability Programme Update and the maturity of Government bonds on the amount of additional funds Ireland will need to raise beyond the funds currently available in the EU-IMF programme of assistance in 2014...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of each of a 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent reduction in tax excise and VAT included on consumer liquid motor fuels. [36119/12]

Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding left in the discretionary portfolio of the national pension reserve fund; if he will confirm his plans for this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36158/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of burden sharing with senior bondholders was raised by the ECB, in the context of the recapitalisation of the Spanish banking system, at the meeting of eurozone finance Ministers on 9 July 2012; the position he took on this matter at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36159/12]

Written Answers — Revenue Commissioners Investigations: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the Revenue Commissioners' investigation underway into a syndicate of almost 200 individuals using an intricate offshore tax avoidance scheme; if he will provide an indication of the amount of money involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36160/12]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (19 Jul 2012)

Michael McGrath: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of fees incurred by the National Assets Management Agency in respect of the appointment of receivers to the National Assets Management Agency debtors in each of the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will confirm the number of receivers that have been appointed by the National Asset Management Agency for each of these years;...