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- Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (29 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Transport the policy changes that he is considering in regard to the regulation of driving instructors; his views on making it mandatory for a learner driver to undergo a course of driving lessons from an accredited driving instructor before taking their driving test and making changes to the driving test cars; when changes will be made; and if he will...
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has revised his forecast for the budgetary deficit for 2011 in view of the recent developments; and the contingency planning that has commenced in his Department for this changed outlook. [17483/10]
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: With regard to the impact of the promissory notes, which will come to perhaps â¬21 billion over the next ten years, adding â¬2 billion each year, will the Minister in order to meet the commitments he has made to the EU in respect of borrowing over the coming years have to find that â¬2 billion in further cuts in expenditure or further increases in taxation? Given that we have had 250,000...
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Is the Minister giving the House a categorical assurance that the EU has agreed that in order to meet the 3% deficit by 2014 the Minister will not have to find this â¬2 billion per year either from spending or taxation? Does he have an assurance on this, despite his claim that it is complex and difficult?
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: We need clarity on this. Either we have to meet this â¬2 billion per year for the next ten years from taxation and from cuts in spending or we add it to the debt off-balance sheet and it does not affect the budgetary targets. Which is the Minister suggesting is the case?
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Has the EU has accepted that it will meet the requirements we have-----
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: It is a huge issue and we need clarity at a very early date.
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: The Minister is not giving clarity. He is just saying it is not in his thinking. We need assurances that the EU accepts his approach so we can frame realistic budgetary proposals. Has the Minister raised it with the Commission and is he seeking assurances?
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: It is an obvious question.
- Anglo Irish Bank. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to publish a detailed analysis of the options regarding the future of Anglo Irish Bank in view of the growing concerns about his preferred approach. [17484/10]
- Anglo Irish Bank. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Has the Minister obtained any independent estimate of the cost of these various options within Anglo Irish Bank? I ask that question because I heard him quote in the past documents coming from Anglo Irish Bank in respect of its estimate. It based that estimate on the basis that the loans being transferred to NAMA were worth â¬26 billion when it transpired it was out by â¬7 billion. There...
- Anglo Irish Bank. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Was that its first plan or the new plan?
- Anglo Irish Bank. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: I thought we had seen it.
- Anglo Irish Bank. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: But he has seen it.
- Anglo Irish Bank. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: I have two supplementary questions for the Minister. Did Rothschilds endorse the first Anglo version that assumed its loans transferring to NAMA would be far more valuable? This might give us an idea of the quality of the advice the Minister is getting from Rothschilds. Also, when will the House see legislation for the orderly resolution of a bank that is no longer of systemic importance...
- Public Service Reform. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: We have seen in recent times appalling failure in public service, in terms of the regulator's office and FÃS, which has been rewarded by golden handshakes. What type of signal does this send out in terms of accountability? The Government consistently states in respect of this disaster into which we have plunged, economically, that it acted at all times on the best advice available. Is...
- Public Service Reform. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Solid proposals were put forward. Does the Minister support the establishment of a Department of public service reform to cut through this problem? Does he support accountability with consequences, which does not mean golden handshakes? Does the Minister support publishing advice such that people can determine what advice was tendered and acted upon and such that there can be genuine...
- Public Service Reform. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: The Minister has defended decisions on the basis of acting on the best available advice.
- Public Service Reform. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: I am not flinging anything around the House.
- Fiscal Policy. (28 Apr 2010)
Richard Bruton: Did the Minister note the figure in the Mazars report that lending to performing loans for small businesses was down by 25%? It an extraordinary squeeze on performing businesses which are the lifeblood of recovery. Has the Minister done any preparation on how he might frame credit directives, a power which he took in the legislation, if that becomes necessary?