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Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 4 - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Chapter 25 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2011
National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission - Financial Statements 2011 (22 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the deputation for attending this morning and for the presentations. I wish to focus on the broader issues we have been discussing with regard to bond yields, getting back into the market and so on. However, first I wish to touch on the issue raised by Deputy Nolan with regard to the position of the State Street episode we discussed earlier. I have the basic question for the...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. One of my few regrets since becoming a Member of the House was my decision not to participate in a previous debate on the future of Irish and ways in which we can preserve Irish as a vibrant language. I did honours Irish in the leaving certificate and was almost fluent. In the years since, however, I have lost most, if not all, of the language...

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Interest Relief (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister of State for the detail in his answer. It is much appreciated. There are, however, two elements in the answer that are disappointing and shocking. The Minister of State made the point that by May, 57% of beneficiaries had obtained access to the full 30% rate. What about the other 43%? Are they either only getting it at 25% or not at all? In the case of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Interest Relief (21 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I thank you for the opportunity to raise this issue, which is the revised measure on mortgage interest tax relief that came out of last year's budget. One of the commitments in the programme for Government was to find a way of expanding the mortgage interest tax relief programme to focus on house buyers who bought their homes between 2004 and 2008. This measure was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: He is a figure of great interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Some 1.4%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: It strikes me that there is a similarity between Latvia's approach to the euro and Ireland's approach to the euro when we joined. In essence, what you are saying is that devaluing one's own exchange rate is an artificial source of competitiveness and that in the long run where competitiveness comes from is from the structure of one's industries and so on. Latvia wants to go down that route,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I am sorry to have missed the opening presentations, although I followed the exchange of views with great interest. The Latvian ambassador, Mr. Elferts, recently made an excellent presentation at a conference in Maynooth on the European debt crisis in which he presented the view of a non-eurozone member and outlined the difficulties experienced by his country. It is interesting that Latvia...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I join Deputy Byrne in welcoming the Bill and I thank the Minister of State for attending. I approve of everything the Bill contains and hope it will make a contribution to the proper and efficient regulation of the sector. The issue I wish to raise was touched upon by Deputy Byrne, namely, anti-social behaviour within the private rental sector and the broader issue of maintenance of...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: It certainly does.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (14 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has decided on funding measures to improve the appearance and environment of a station (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50271/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Tánaiste for attending the meeting. Picking up on some of the themes raised in his address, the Tánaiste touched on discussions taking place on the future shape of the European monetary and banking union. I ask the Tánaiste to comment on the current situation of Greece, and reaffirm that it is in Ireland's and Europe's interests to ensure Greece continues to be a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (13 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered a hardship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 in respect of outstanding non principal private residence payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49926/12]

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: If such co-operation is not forthcoming, what would Mr. Barry O'Brien recommend?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Given our discussions at this meeting in respect of allowances and the pressure on front-line staff, I hope that full agreement will be reached. If such agreement is not forthcoming, then the right action should be taken in order to ensure that the Labour Court recommendations are implemented. We have dealt with this matter at many previous hearings and it is just not acceptable that while...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Are all the allowances shown in red in the 88? If not, will the delegates explain one of the allowances that is not listed in the 88?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: For example, the allowance for the registered general nurse in the community is abolished for new entrants. Is that part of the 88?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I apologise. It is reference No. 20.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To clarify, this means that 55 people who are currently receiving the allowance will still receive it.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Is it correct that the people who are currently doing the work will continue to receive the allowance in the future?