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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Availability (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 40. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact of the high cost of credit on enterprises and job creation; and his views on the take up rates of Government created credit schemes as a percentage of the overall credit available under each scheme. [24444/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Property (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set out by country, the latest valuation of property assets owned by the State as part of foreign diplomatic missions, including embassies, consulates, chanceries and other diplomatic representation as well as residential property used by the State for its diplomatic activity, indicating the euro valuation and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sale of State Assets (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set out by country for each of 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, the proceeds from the disposal of property assets owned by the State as part of foreign diplomatic missions, including embassies, consulates, chanceries and other diplomatic representation as well as residential property used by the State for its...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the total debt write down that will be given to developers who bid for their own loans from the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation at substantially reduced values; and if the residual debt against those developers will be pursued by the State. [24689/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 14 may 2013, if he will confirm the restrictions that will be placed on Irish Bank Resolution Corporation borrowers who bid on their own loans after the window for 100% refinancing expires; if such borrowers will be prevented from acting in concert with third party bidders during the bid process as is the case...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 207 and 210 of 23 April 2013, and 195 of 14 April 2013, if he will confirm by year, separately, the salary and benefits and total remuneration of the Financial Regulator for 2011 and 2012. [24691/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of borrowers who had loans of more than €10 million par value with the Irish Bank Resolution Corportation at 7 February 2013 ; the total par value of such outstanding loans; and the book value of such loans. [24692/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of debt written off by Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB in 2010, 2011 and 2012 as a result of bankruptcies in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24693/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Rental (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an analysis of the €100-120 million per month recurring non-disposal income being reported by the National Asset Management Agency, showing commercial rental income, residential rental income and an outline of the other receipts and in respect of the commercial rental income to indicate the proportion arising from property in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance following the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency of the disposal of the so called Project Aspen portfolio of €810 million of loans relating to a developer (details supplied), if he will provide his assessment on the deal which involves NAMA providing staple finance and retaining a stake in the loans; if he will confirm the security...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Outright Monetary Transaction Scheme Participation (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 23 April 2013, and further to his statement on 13 May 2013 that it seems to me that if we had one more sale of Irish paper, we would be eligible for outright monetary transactions scheme, if he will outline his basis for believing this to be the case and the reason he does not believe we would be eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Outright Monetary Transaction Scheme Participation (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 23 April 2013, and further to his statement on 13 May 2013 that we have not decided in Government yet whether we will apply or not for the Outright Monetary Transactions scheme but it is something that seems to be a mechanism that is working very well and it might be something that we would want to avail of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Outright Monetary Transaction Scheme Participation (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 23 April 2013, and further to the publication on 14 May 2013 by the National Treasury Management Agency of its May 2013 presentation to investors which includes the statement clarity on Ireland's eligibility for ECB’s new Outright Monetary Transactions, OMT, would be helpful to underpin sustainable market...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to his statement that up to 200 housing estates in the State may be bulldozed, if he will outline the prior consideration that will be given to offering the estates for sale subject to conditionality including that the estates be made habitable within a specified period of time. [24702/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Issues (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the publication on 14 March 2013 of the report Equine DNA and Mislabelling of Processed Beef Investigation and Parliamentary Question No. 996 of 16 April 2013 and comments of 15 May 2013 by the British Member of Parliament, Anne McIntosh, if his Department has concluded its consideration of the possibility of instituting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Investigations (22 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 259. To ask the Minister for Health further to comments of 15 May 2013 by the British Member of Parliament, Anne McIntosh which criticized the Food Safety Authority of Ireland for failing to provide information to assist the probe into the horsemeat scandal in Britain, if he will outline the requests made to the FSAI by the British parliamentary probe and outline the responses provided. [24704/13]

Other Questions: State Banking Sector Regulation (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I will be succinct in the hope of getting a reply. Did the Minister receive any contrary advice on the direction he took, which was to abstain in regard to Mr. Boucher's remuneration or salary? Did he receive any contrary advice, other than to abstain?

Other Questions: State Banking Sector Regulation (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I take it he got contrary advice given the fact he will not give it out.

Other Questions: NAMA Loans Sale (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: We need a very big debate in regard to the direction NAMA is taking, given the fact it has now bunched these loans into projects such as Project Aspen and Project Club. I am glad Project Club has been cancelled because there are serious questions in regard to individuals around that. Given the decision to sell portions of projects instead of individual assets, it is very clear NAMA is now...

Other Questions: State Banking Sector Regulation (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It is fair to say the general public was sickened when the Minister decided not to exercise his right to vote against the remuneration of the CEO of Bank of Ireland, Richie Boucher, who receives a salary of €843,000. He holds the citizens' votes in trust. He holds them on behalf of the citizens who bailed out the bank. I would like to join Deputy McGrath in asking the Minister to...