Results 30,641-30,660 of 36,036 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount in euro of regulatory capital which is currently held by Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB as a requirement arising from its holdings of Irish government bonds; if he will detail what regulatory changes at a domestic, European or global level that may lead to an increase in capital being necessary to hold for banks...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the insider knowledge that Blackstone has on the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation arising from the work it has done on the IBRC loan book after it was retained in December 2011 to advise on the bank’s portfolio if it shall be precluded by the special liquidator KPMG from the bidding process for IBRC’s assets; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Issues (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail further to his statement to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform on Wednesday, 8 May 2013 that 10 days prior to the Committee hearing, the Central Bank of Ireland notified his Department that it had excess profits of about another €120 million or €125 million; if he will confirm if this is in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Issues (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail in tabular form the total profits from the Central Bank of Ireland paid to the Exchequer on an annual basis between 2000 and to date; if he will confirm on what calendar date in the year are the profits of the Central Bank of Ireland after earnings paid to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is targeting a sale of Bank of Ireland preference shares before the deadline of the par payment by Bank of Ireland in March of 2014 of the €1.8 billion in preference shares; if he is concerned about risks of dilution of the value of the States shareholding in Bank of Ireland if the Bank is required to raise capital to replace the par payments...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2014 Issues (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform on Thursday, 9 May 2013 (details supplied) stating that the persons responsible for assessing budget 2014 and the SPU as part of the EU 6 and 2 pack system shall be the European Commission officials at the Ireland desk if he will detail the names of these officials and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 30 April 2013, where he stated that tax relief for investment in films cost the Exchequer €42 million in the last full tax year for which there is data, if he will set out the criteria involved in availing of film tax relief; the number of persons that availed of the relief that year; if his attention has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 30 April 2013, where he stated that exemption of profits or gains from woodlands claimed from the Exchequer was €48.2 million in the last full year of data, which the maximum tax cost of €14.4 million, if he will set out the criteria for this tax exemption; the way it operates; his views on whether...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 63 of 9 of May 2013, if he will confirm whether legal proceedings have already been issued in relation to whether the insolvency of IBRC is a relevant insolvency within the meaning of the British Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 in a British court; if he will detail the total number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 9 May 2013, if the insolvency of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation is not considered a relevant insolvency within the meaning of the British Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 that this legal reality could negatively impact on IBRC asset values and thus potential IBRC asset sales...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 288. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 30 April 2013, where he stated a figure of €52.6 million claimed and €19.5 million in assumed maximum tax costs in 2009 for other exemptions claimed by 635 people, if he will state what other exemptions consist of and the number of persons claimed per category. [24326/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Transfers (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a student applying for stamp duty exemption under the transfer of land to young trained farmers, who successfully completed a BSc Honours in Agricultural Technology at Queens University Belfast would be required to provide an additional letter of equivalence from Teagasc at the cost of €150; the reason there appears to be no consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer, based on the last full year of data, if the surcharge amount applied to late filing of tax returns was increased to 6% after one month and 12% after two months; the current interest rate on late returns; and the estimated return for the Exchequer if interest on late payments was applied to all returns and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 306. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the names of all State owned or substantially State funded organisations under his Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are more than one year old, that is, relate to a period ending before May 2012 and more than two years old, that is, relate to a period ending before May 2011. [25022/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out in tabular form the names of all State owned or substantially State funded organisations under his Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are more than one year old, that is, relate to a period ending before May 2012 and more than two years old, that is, relate to a period ending before May...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 366. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline any deadlines which exist for the laying of accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas in respect of State owned or substantially State funded agencies. [24088/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 367. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the impact on good governance and transparency that allowing the laying of accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas in respect of State owned or State funded agencies to take place more than 10 months after the end of the period to which the accounts relate. [24089/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 369. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on imposing rules on all State owned or substantially State funded agencies so that they are compelled to lay their accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas using the same deadlines that apply in the private sector for limited liability corporations. [24091/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 370. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason there are substantial delays between the audit of the accounts of State owned or substantially State funded agencies by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the laying of such audited accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [24092/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 368. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out in tabular form the names of all State owned or substantially State funded organisations whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are more than one year old, that is, relate to a period ending before May 2012 and more than two years old, that is, relate to a period ending before May 2011. [24090/13]