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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (28 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with the former US Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson. [14025/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (28 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the Turkish Government the recent invasion of the Afrin region in northern Syria; his views on the invasion of the region by Turkish forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14021/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (28 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the funding of €100,000 available to community and voluntary organisations to promote dialogue on the future of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14022/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (28 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in February 2018. [14024/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Travel (28 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his visit to China. [14023/18]

Other Questions: Banking Operations (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: They are misclassified.

Other Questions: Vacant Sites (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: I was going to bring to the Minister's attention those well-known fantastic sites such as O'Devaney Gardens and the bottom of Dominick Street. Dublin City Council has been sitting on those lands and other lands in the city which have been derelict for a long time. Full-scale profiteering in land values is now a serious hindrance to house-building. There are too many people sitting on sites...

Other Questions: Banking Operations (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: I think the Minister is trying to be helpful but, in all honesty, these banks, notwithstanding the fact that they are majority State owned, are acting in a really gung-ho way towards families. That includes families who have businesses and a variety of circumstances and commitments as well to employment. Essentially, the Minister is adopting a hands-off approach and is indicating that there...

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

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Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals by banks to offload mortgages in arrears; the number of such mortgages in respect of small and medium enterprise, SME, and other business loans in which the security for the loan is a personal home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/18]

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: I have no problem with either or both Deputies speaking because this is such a life and death issue for so many families. This question follows on from the previous one. We face a horrendous situation. Right around the country, particularly I would think outside Dublin, there are people who have conflated personal guarantees on their family residential homes with loans they took out for...

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: I put it to the Minister that he has arrived at a crunch time. I do not think there is very much disagreement on those loan holders who have failed to engage in any way with the banks. What I and others have constantly spoken about is those people who in good faith made an arrangement and are sticking to it at great sacrifice to themselves. In almost every other country where bank...

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: The Minister is not offering any creative solutions to this problem. There are people who have businesses and who are in employment breaking their backs to meet the conditions. We are talking about people who have made great personal sacrifices. I can certainly offer several creative solutions. Practically any accountant in town would. I was personally involved in setting up Abhaile and...

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance his definition of non-performing loans, NPLs; if it includes loans that have been restructured and that the borrower has adhered to the conditions of the restructured loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13673/18]

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister for Finance tell the House his definition of NPLs and if this includes loans that have been restructured and where the borrower has had adhered to the conditions of the restructuring, including part of the mortgage being warehoused. Is this an NPL in the Minister's view?

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: I draw to the Minister's attention to the case of a family in my constituency that I have dealt with for some years. The family has been in torment because of the relationship with the Permanent TSB since they restructured their mortgage four years ago. It is a family of five; two adults and three children, one of whom has a severe range of disabilities and requires constant care and...

Other Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: During my time in the Department of Social Protection, I invited the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice to calculate separately the minimum amounts a family needed to live on, including the retention of special social welfare allowances, which many banks initially wanted to reduce or relieve families of in their entirety. I am glad the Minister agrees. In an earlier reply, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: Luxembourg is one of the founding members of the European Union. Although it is much smaller than Ireland, it is very much aligned with Ireland on various small country issues, particularly on services and certain aspects around taxation. The Irish Examinerreported that the Prime Minister had commented on the 12.5% corporation tax rate in Ireland but also compared that with the 45% rate of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: I know.