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Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: It was acted upon.

Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister of State.

Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (18 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 66: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson (shown separately) he has made since coming to office; the details of any remuneration or expenses arrangement that applies in respect of each appointment; the vacancies on the boards that were publicly advertised; and the prospective...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (18 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Questions No. 92 of 30 June 2011 and No. 92 of 21 July 2011, if he will investigate the reason the information on bonus payments at Anglo Irish Bank which he promised would be made available to the questioner was never made available but appeared in the print media in recent days following a leak in his Department; and if...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (18 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy in place on the rights, if any, of children on the autistic spectrum to be taught some level of the Irish language, including children who attend ASD units attached to primary schools and who join mainstream classes for certain subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29595/11]

Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: A lot was done.

Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputies Calleary and Kirk. I am pleased to commence the debate the Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011. Essentially, the Bill proposes the establishment of an independent, non-judicial debt settlement system for persons experiencing severe problems with personal and mortgage debt. I...

Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (18 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the report of the interdepartmental group on mortgage arrears, known as the Keane report. Every Member needs to take ownership of the issue of mortgage arrears. We all need to engage fully in the wider debate on the levels of personal debt and mortgage debt which are crippling many families in Ireland today. Obviously, there is a...

Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she has taken to alleviate pressure on those affected by the fuel allowance cuts since July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29151/11]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately, he has made since coming to office; the details of any remuneration or expenses arrangement that applies in respect of each appointment; the vacancies on the boards that had been...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately, he has made since coming to office; the details of any remuneration or expenses arrangement that applies in respect of each appointment; the vacancies on the boards that had been publicly advertised; and the...

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the planned eurozone bank recapitalisation programme will have any impact on the covered institutions here in view of the fact that the stress tests on banks here published at the end of March 2011 did not take account of the possibility of the banks incurring losses on sovereign bonds held; his further views that the planned...

Written Answers — EU-IMF Support Programme: EU-IMF Support Programme (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the interest rate reductions applying to funds available to Ireland under the European Financial Stability Fund and European Financial Stability Mechanism to take legal effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29342/11]

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, for each eurozone country, of the amount of Government bonds held by each of the covered institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29343/11]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a comprehensive statement on the promissory note arrangement in place for the recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society, including the total cost of the arrangement to the Exchequer; his plans to reduce this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29344/11]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the specific measures he has implemented to date since coming into office to assist persons in difficulty with their mortgage repayments. [29345/11]

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of European Central Bank and Central Bank of Ireland funding currently extended to the covered institutions; his plans to reduce the reliance on this funding; if specific targets in terms of amounts and dates have been set for the reduction of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29346/11]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to impose losses on the remaining unsecured, unguaranteed senior bondholders at Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society; when he will finalise his position on the repayment of the $1 billion Anglo Irish Bank bond due for repayment on 2 November 2011; who is the holder of this bond; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (13 Oct 2011)

Michael McGrath: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if the European Central Bank has indicated to him, either formally or informally, that the ECB would, under certain circumstances including the non-repayment of unguaranteed senior bonds by the covered institutions, no longer make the liquidity funding support available to Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29348/11]