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Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis labhairt ar an ábhar seo anocht, ábhar iontach tábhachtach, sóisialta agus eacnamaíochta ag baint leis an Stát seo. I welcome the opportunity to discuss the issue. It is similar to the Private Members' motion tabled by Sinn Féin some weeks ago. It is an opportunity to look again at what is happening and the Government's...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Banking Sector Remuneration (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the Mercer Report on pay and perks, the investigation, if any, he has carried out into the reported practice in Spain where executives of Bankia were ordered to pay back annual incentives paid before the bailout. [14907/13]

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Banking Sector Remuneration (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the Mercer Report on pay and perks, the reason employees in banks have seen their salaries increase by levels which are amongst the highest in Europe, whilst employees in the public sector are being asked to provide pay cuts. [14908/13]

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Financial Services Ombudsman (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Financial Services Ombudsman, due to the Irish bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013, cannot now investigate complaints by mortgage holders against the IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Deposits Levy (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain his decision to welcome the Cypriot loan deal as proposed; his views on whether it is acceptable to levy depositors in a banking crisis but leave senior bondholders untouched; if he put forward any alternative solutions to the levying of depositors, particularly depositors under €100,000; if any discussions have been held regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement on mortgage arrears on 13 March 2013, if financial institutions will continue to prepare their accounts under International Financial Reporting Standards, and particularly if the requirement to write down the value of certain loans to the value of the underlying security, will lead to the necessity for banks to produce two sets of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement on mortgage arrears on 13 March 2013, if he will quantify by reference to the most recently available data, the number of proposed sustainable mortgage solutions that the banks are targeted with proposing by end of June 2013; the number of proposed sustainable mortgage solutions that the banks have proposed by 13 March 2013; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms of the Agreement on Net Financial Assets overseen by the European Central Bank. [14903/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the proportion of the €25bn of sovereign bonds used to swap with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for its €27.7bn of promissory notes, that are directly held by the Central Bank of Ireland. [14904/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out, in tabular form, by country the holdings of €25bn of sovereign bonds used to swap with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for its €27.7bn of promissory notes. [14905/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Deposit Guarantee Scheme (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment of the adequacy of the deposit guarantee scheme overseen at the Central Bank of Ireland in the event of the failure of any of the main Irish financial institutions. [14906/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the Mercer Report on pay and perks, the investigation, if any, he has carried out into the reported practice in Spain where executives of Bankia were ordered to pay back annual incentives paid before the bailout. [14907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the Mercer Report on pay and perks, the reason employees in banks have seen their salaries increase by levels which are amongst the highest in Europe, whilst employees in the public sector are being asked to provide pay cuts. [14908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Financial Services Ombudsman, due to the Irish bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013, cannot now investigate complaints by mortgage holders against the IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cypriot Financial System (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment of the exposure of Irish households and businesses to the Cypriot financial system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15179/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cypriot Financial System (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the exposure of Irish banks including the Central Bank of Ireland to Cypriot sovereign bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15180/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cypriot Financial System (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the exposure of the European Central Bank to the Cypriot financial system; and if he will provide an assessment of the contribution of this State to any losses incurred by the ECB on its exposure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15181/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the capital control measures he has available to him to prevent bank runs on Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15182/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Debt (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the sterling and euro sums drawn down on the bilateral loan provided by Britain to the State as part of the 2010 programme finance arrangement; the applicable annual interest rate; the sterling and euro sums that he expects to be drawn down in future; and if he will provide an assessment of the risk that penalties provided for in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (26 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide his assessment of the plans by the British government and its Chancellor of the Exchequer to name and shame promoters of tax avoidance schemes; if he has any plans to introduce a similar practice here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15184/13]