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Departmental Expenditure. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Minister's willingness to consider sharing these reports with the appropriate committees. Has the wisdom of the Comptroller and Auditor General, who has substantial experience in this area, been brought to bear on this work? Has the Government imposed any embargoes on recruitment in the public service? Some people seem to be working under embargoes while others do not. Can...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the make up of uncommitted capital spending in 2009 and the impact on jobs in the construction sector if this spending was postponed. [12526/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has data available to him on the trends in business credit since the bank guarantee in September 2008 and on the work of the clearing group on blocked credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the submission of an association (details supplied) on the harsher rules that apply to its members, compared to solicitors, accountants or banks, in terms of regulatory obligations; if he is considering changes in these provisions. [12754/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on modifying Revenue pension rules to allow self-employed people who suffer accidents which prevent them from working to access moneys in their pension funds early; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12755/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive will not issue emergency medical card cover to persons who can not work as a result of an assault and that such people face a lengthy wait for approval; her views on a policy change in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12750/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will extend occupational injury cover to self-employed people or another protection to deal with accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12752/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the obligations of a company (details supplied) to make up any deficit in the pension fund as they withdraw from their operations here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12753/09]

Fiscal Policy. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Finance the borrowing targets for the emergency budget; if the decision that 9.5% borrowing must be met is still in place; and the information that he will publish in advance to allow Dáil Éireann make the optimal choice in the Budget. [12765/09]

Fiscal Policy. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Are the Government's commitments to the EU couched in terms of the budget deficit or what is commonly known as the structural deficit, which makes allowances for the stage of the business cycle one is at? What information has changed which led the Taoiseach to withdraw from the commitment he was very categorical about in early March that 9.5% of GDP would be the borrowing target? Will the...

Fiscal Policy. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Who does the Minister think he is fooling? He knows as well as I do that the so-called deliberative process is excluded from all of the rest of the House. His officials would throw a complete blanket over anything under discussion. Any of the options from an bord snip nua and any of the tax options will be excluded and we will not get any information. I wrote to the Minister on 13 March...

Unemployment Levels. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Finance his revised forecast for the numbers and rate of unemployment for end of year 2009; the way this forecast compares with the forecast unemployment rate for the EU as a whole; and if he is considering measures to stem the rate of job losses. [12767/09]

Unemployment Levels. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: I am sure the Minister was disturbed to see the latest GDP figures published today.

Unemployment Levels. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: They show that compared to the same quarter last year, GDP has fallen by 7.5%, with investment falling by 30.5%. The consequences of these trends are extremely worrying. Reflecting that, we are seeing unemployment numbers rising by 1,000 per day. Does the Minister agree that it is not sufficient for the Government to chase down the economy with further tax cuts? There must be a positive...

Unemployment Levels. (26 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Minister's willingness to do so as we have put forward a detailed programme that focuses on key arteries that are vital to long-term competitiveness, like the communications and power networks. The Minister has indicated we have strategies to protect jobs but if we are seeing an attrition rate of 1,000 jobs lost per day, it does not sound like the strategies are very effective....

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (25 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the salary level against which redundancy compensation will be calculated in the event that an employer first imposes a cut in salaries across the board, and shortly afterwards announces a redundancy programme; and if redundancy will be calculated based on normal pay or the pay level after application of a...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (25 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in benchmarking the availability of credit from banks which are to receive State recapitalisation; if this procedure examines loans approved and loans declined and creates a fair set of criteria for judging whether the recapitalised banks are successfully restoring the flow of credit; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the case made by the motor industry for a car scrappage scheme to promote movement of the stock of cars. [11223/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the way VAT on second hand cars is structured, such that VAT is based on the price at which the car is acquired even it has to be sold at a considerable discount in the current market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11222/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Mar 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under a VAT claw-back scheme, car dealers are forced to pay VAT on the value at which second-hand cars were brought into stock even if they are forced to sell these cars at a significant discount from the original price and that discounts are having to be made to sell second-hand cars; and his...