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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a statutory redundancy payment to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3, which would not be paid by the company, has been so long delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5141/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has issued regulations or guidelines to set out the way different assets, shareholdings, shares in private companies, unit funds with income rolled up and so on, should be treated in deciding the gross income for persons over 70 years in the medical card means test. [5094/09]

Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: I wish to ask the Minister a number of questions arising from his reply. He indicated that the PricewaterhouseCoopers report of October contained this information but he did know about it until January. Did he not read the report? Did his Department regard this as so trivial that his officials did not bring it to his attention if he did not read the report himself? Did this transaction,...

Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: But not banks.

Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question : To ask the Minister for Finance the communications, if any, which occurred between the financial institutions involved in a major transfer of funds to Anglo Irish Bank on 30 September 2008 and the regulator, the Central Bank, his Department or other representatives of Government; the date on which the communications were made; the actions, if any, which were taken on foot of those...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the regulator was aware of the degree of concentration of Anglo Irish Bank's loan book when he announced the decision to nationalise the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4294/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the Financial Regulator had been informed of recent changes to the terms of the security of loans issued by Anglo Irish Bank prior to his announcement of the decision to nationalise the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4295/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the Financial Regulator had investigated the circumstances surrounding loans issued by Anglo Irish Bank in the summer of 2008 for the purchase of shares in Anglo Irish Bank prior to his announcement of the decision to nationalise the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4296/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the recent Budgetary Projections 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department, the GDP, GNP and tax forecasts published in the addendum are projected on a budget neutral basis before the impact of fiscal consolidation measures. [4297/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the way, with regard to table six in the recent Budgetary Projections 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department, he has allocated the fiscal consolidation objective between different components of revenue and expenditure. [4298/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the latest Budgetary Provisions 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department, the projections include expenditures for bank recapitalisation and receipts under the charge of the bank guarantee for the covered institutions. [4299/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the projected capital resources and capital appropriations-in-aid with regard to the latest Budgetary Provisions 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department. [4300/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the latest Budgetary Provisions 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department, he will provide an updated reconciliation between the general Government balance and the Exchequer balance for 2009 to 2013. [4301/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the assumptions he has made regarding public sector pay growth and the non-pay deflator for Government consumption in forecasting gross voted current spending with regard to the latest Budgetary Provisions 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department. [4302/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the latest Budgetary Provisions 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department, the forecast for debt service costs in non-voted current spending take account of the fiscal consolidation objective. [4303/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated reduction in general Government borrowing in 2009 as a result of the expenditure control measures announced on 3 February 2009, taking into account the impact of these measures on tax receipts. [4778/09]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the latest Budgetary Provisions 2008 to 2013 (Addendum to the Irish Stability Programme January 2009) published by his Department, he will clarify the competitiveness assumptions underpinning his updated economic forecasts. [4304/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received representations that the starting date set out in section 31 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2008 is too restrictive in that many start-up companies would have formed a limited liability company prior to the date of 14 October 2008 even though they had not started trading; and if he will consider extending the relief to any company...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance if the new levy which has been introduced is deductible before the calculation of income tax; if he has received legal advice on whether double taxation of income taken in levies breaches the principle of natural justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4468/09]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Finance the additional cost to the State for each person that loses his or her job in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4769/09]