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Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Will a second round of speakers be facilitated?

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: In that case, I wish to share my time with Deputy Kieran O'Donnell. The Acting Chairman should tell me when I have spoken for six minutes.

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: First, the Minister is asking the taxpayer to provide yet another line of defence for the banking system. The critical issue that must be addressed is whether the banks have changed sufficiently and whether there has been a transformation in the banking system that would warrant the taxpayers dipping into their collective pocket once again to underpin them. Quite plainly, the answer to this...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her progress to date in implementing a work experience scheme as announced in the Supplementary Budget on 7 April 2009; the eligibility for this scheme; the places available; the location of these places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44919/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her progress to date in implementing a work experience scheme as announced in the Supplementary Budget on 7 April 2009; the eligibility for this scheme; the places available; the location of these places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44918/09]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if EU moneys were used to place artificial obstructions in rivers designed to slow down water speed; if hydrological surveys were carried out before moneys were provided; if such obstructions have contributed to the current flooding crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44726/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 5 have been unable to renew their house insurance since flooding occurred in 2008; the meetings he has had with the consumer director of the Financial Regulator about codes of practice in this area; if he will suggest a resolution to this problem...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rules for tapered withdrawal of rent supplement or mortgage interest supplement where a person returns to work under State supported schemes such as community employment, back to work or graduate placement and so on. [44922/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the value of the subsidy payable towards payments on a home purchase loan or shared ownership for persons on low income; the categories of buyer eligible for this subsidy; and if he plans to increase the income thresholds or the value of subsidy in view of the increased income thresholds for house purchase...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether an independent investigation should be carried out into water management by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44725/09]

Written Answers — Training Programmes: Training Programmes (2 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his progress to date in introducing an 11-week certified programme for up to 700 redundant apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44921/09]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if programmes have been developed to assist persons who have previously been in prison to access employment opportunities; the number of participants; and the success rate in progressive and placement in employment. [44413/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the volumes of solid fuels consumed here which are sourced in Northern Ireland; and his assessment of the estimated future switches to northern sources as a result of the imposition of a carbon tax. [44414/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered measures that could promote the use of solid fuels on which carbon tax has been awarded such as introducing a bonded warehouse system for collecting the tax and the printing of a duty paid sticker to be placed on the product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44415/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if he maintains a log of audio visual equipment which it is procuring and which is in storage in the different Office of Public Works locations across the country; if he has a policy regarding the useful life of such equipment; the way equipment which is passed its useful life disposed of or released for community use; the estimated volumes and...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of additional income tax revenue generated by the restrictions on high earners; the amount of income tax revenue contributed by these high earners in the last year for which data is available; the estimated amount of additional income tax revenue generated by the restrictions on high earners; the estimated total amount of income tax...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of taxable income of non-resident Irish citizens; the tax yield generated from this income for the latest year available as well as estimates for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44172/09]

Written Answers — Building Projects: Building Projects (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of approved building projects planned by the Office of Public Works that are waiting on funding; the value of those projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44391/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received correspondence from a business (details supplied) regarding the impact on the business of the proposed windfall tax; and if he has considered any modification in the tax proposed to deal with this problem. [44453/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Health Service Executive on turnaround times on fresh applications for the medical card, renewal of medical card cover where there has been a change of circumstances, and online renewal of medical cards where there has been no change in circumstances in respect of the new centralised processing...