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Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the discussions between her Department officials and the officials of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the announcement with much fanfare of the housing assistance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Scheme Numbers (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the local authority community employment scheme announced in budget 2013; the number of persons who are currently participating in this scheme [33261/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Numbers (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 150 and 152 of 2 July 2013, the positions the seven officials in his Department held at the time of the banking guarantee and what positions they hold now. [33294/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Expenditure (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of the advertisements placed in a publication (details supplied) on 2 July after the end of the Irish Presidency and the total cost of advertisements placed in media, broadcast, print and online, that were printed/broadcast/published after 30 June, the date of the end of the Presidency. [33031/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland IT Operations (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland was affected by a recent power disruption at the HP data centre in Santry, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32939/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff of the former Anglo Irish Bank now employed by the National Treasury Management Agency and in the National Asset Management Agency specifically. [33120/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that none of the former Anglo Irish Bank staff taken on by the National Asset Management Agency was involved in the events that led up to the failure of Anglo Irish Bank. [33121/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank Board Meetings (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out, by member, the attendance at Central Bank board meetings in the two years prior to the banking guarantee and in the months afterwards; the timeframe the board met; and the remuneration including expenses paid to the board members. [33039/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank Board Membership (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance the members of the Central Bank board in the 15 years leading up to the banking guarantee and in the immediate aftermath of the guarantee. [33041/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banks Recapitalisation (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if Anglo Irish Bank was trading solvently post September 2008 as a result of the banking guarantee; if the guarantee ensured the bank would not fail, or just insured that in the event of failure liabilities would be met; and if loan recipients following the banking guarantee can claim that their loans were issued fraudulently post 2008 because the bank was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the members of the board of Anglo Irish Bank, who held position up to and post September 2008 failed in their responsibility to alert shareholders as to the financial difficulties that the bank was in. [33117/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has asked the former members of the board of Anglo Irish Bank, who were on the board in the run up to and after September 2008, to provide a comprehensive report on the affairs of the bank and an explanation of their actions and assessment of what happened. [33118/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Investigations (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that Anglo Irish Bank kept proper books and records as required by section 202 of the Companies Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33119/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Investigations (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if phonecalls between the Central Bank of Ireland and traders market-related phonecalls are recorded; if the recordings are kept; and if he has requested that these tapes also be preserved for any banking inquiry. [33295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Recruitment (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance the standard that now applies to recruiting and hiring staff at the Central Bank of Ireland and other State run banks; if senior staff must come with a level of experience in a similar field; and if he is satisfied that all staff currently appointed in the Central Bank of Ireland went through rigorous interview and probationary processes. [33296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Regulator is aware of loans being forwarded to customers in any of the State-owned banks, without going through due process; and the steps banks are supposed to follow, post the 2008 crash, in the issuing of loans. [33297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student who has applied for registration with the Teaching Council of Ireland and who commenced their teacher education qualification outside of Ireland, holds a recognised and approved teaching qualification from the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland and meets the terms of the EU Directive 2005/36/EC has been advised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of Assets (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 246. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the securitisation model which it is argued would allow the State to retain full ownership of companies while raising funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32881/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will initiate a project to promote and protect the structure of Doe Castle, ancient home of Clann Mac Suibhne, considering the vastness and beauty of this ancient building; his views that the Office of Public Works has failed to upkeep the grounds and promote tourism at DoeCcastle; his further views that a project should be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (9 Jul 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the guidelines that apply to State bodies, such as vocational education committees, when hiring JobBridge applicants; the measures in place to ensure the system is not abused by, for example, a VEC rehiring a different JobBridge applicant each term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32868/13]