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Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: That is not true. I raised the issues of disabled persons and private homes. The Minister should be honest.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I did not. I raised issues.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Nonsense.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Deputy Ryan voted to close down the debate.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Deputy Ryan has some cheek. He voted to close the debate. It was disgraceful.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: These are crocodile tears from a member of a party who voted to close down this debate.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It is his fault. He voted for it.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Come on.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: There is no doubt what we are doing is an affront to democracy. Much has been said previously about this evening’s business. This is the second piece of legislation on the property tax and the Minister has done exactly the same thing with it as was done with the previous legislation. I accept that the lead spokesperson had time to debate the issue on Second Stage but we want to get...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobbridge interns in each Department and subsidiary bodies. [11370/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she can put a cap on illness benefit of 12 months in cases when there is on-going treatment such as chemotherapy involved. [11380/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the distress to mortgage holders at Irish Nationwide/Irish Bank Resolution Corporation whose mortgage was not processed as usual as a result of the liquidation of IBRC; if he will guarantee that these mortgage holders will not suffer financially, including through credit reputation, because of the delays; and the steps he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the tender document issued by the special liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the provision of independent valuation services to value loans for sale. [11340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loan Book (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the valuation process to be undertaken in respect of Irish bank Resolution Corporation's legacy loan book that will be offered for sale; if he will provide the par value and post provision book value of the IBRC loan book at 6 February 2013; and if he will provide an estimate of the time needed to value the IBRC loan book. [11341/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loan Book (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that Irish Bank Resolution Corporation is this week, week ending 27 February 2013, writing to borrowers regarding the disposal of their loans, the process to be adopted by the Special Liquidator KPMG to ensure that any sale is transparent, that potential buyers have access to adequate information and sufficient time to arrange financing and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the National Asset Management Agency is to demolish half a dozen ghost estates here, if he will confirm the approach taken by NAMA in making a demolition decision; the overall cost of demolishing such estates; if the estates have already been identified; and if so, if he will provide their addresses and to provide a reassurance that NAMA...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency that it is sponsoring a two year study at the Economic and Social Research Institute, if he will confirm the object of the study; the cost of the study and the contribution to that cost by NAMA; the deliverables to be provided by the study and when they will be delivered; and if they will be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of the sale of Irish Life to Great West Life for €1.3bn, if he will confirm the price earnings ratio implied by the sale; and if he will provide a comparison with price earnings ratios of comparable companies. [11348/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement of the sale of Irish Life to Great West Life for €1.3bn, the reason he was unable to achieve a premium on the sale price reported in December 2011, in view of improving economic sentiment in the State and in the Eurozone. [11349/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banks Recapitalisation (5 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment of the benefits of replacing the promissory notes extant at the Educational Building Society, part of the Allied Irish Banks group, with long term government bonds. [11350/13]