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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (28 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The Government stated that it would ask the bank to forego a 0.25% increase. Why has that never materialised? Will the Minister call in the banks now, just as he did less than two years ago, and put it to them in the middle of this mortgage crisis that it makes absolutely no sense to increase the rate? I direct the Minster to my original question: what is his view on the bank increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (28 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that have been re-hired and the number of those re-hired who earn less than €100,000, between €100,000 and €200,000, between €200,000 and €300,000, between €300,000 and €400,000 and those who earn more than €400,000. [10561/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (28 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out any assessment on the economic impact of the sale of the bonds which replaced the promissory notes by the Central Bank at an earlier date than predicted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (28 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the total of the gross salaries of the top ten earners in each of Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and Permanent TSB/Irish Life in 2011 and 2012. [10852/13]

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: My questions are on two tranches of pending legislation. The Taoiseach will be familiar with the landmark High Court judgment earlier today in the case against NAMA and Anglo Irish Bank taken by the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information. This was instigated by a request from Gavin Sheridan, who has been a leading light advocating for transparency in the State for many...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by the school supply sector who believe their businesses cannot survive if excluded from the public procurement process; and the action he will take to tackle these concerns. [10432/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving to the Exchequer if he imposed public service pension reduction bands (details supplied) to all public sector pensions, including local authorities and State agencies. [10430/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance following the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act and the appointment of a special liquidator to resolve IBRC's balance sheets, the way the liquidator will deal with outstanding loans to the company; the way the liquidator will approach the outstanding issue of loans that are secured against mortgaged properties, where the property owner has arranged a debt...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the decision to provide €1 billion credit facility from the National Assets Management Agency for the use of the special liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; when the decision was made; what the credit facility is intended to be used for; the way the €1 billion, if used, will be repaid to NAMA; if he had to seek...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency on 21 February 2013 that it has made a €1bn credit line available to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, if he will confirm the interest rate and arrangement fee that applies to the facility and any moneys advanced under it [10643/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency on 21 February 2013 that it has made a €1bn credit line available to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, if the NAMA action was subject to a NAMA board decision; and if it was, the date of the board decision. [10644/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment of the value of privileged inside information may have to potential buyers of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation during the term of liquidation. [10502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Process (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will identify all non-Government parties which contribute to the drafting of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013. [10503/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Process (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the involvement of a law firm (details supplied) in the drafting of any part of the Irish bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013. [10504/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency on 21 February 2013 that it expects to realise about €750 million by reversing asset transfers by certain debtors and taking charges over previously unencumbered assets up from a previous estimate of €500 million money realised from these sources will be used to pay down debts...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency on 21 February 2013 that it expects to realise about €750 million by reversing asset transfers by certain debtors and taking charges over previously unencumbered assets up from a previous estimate of €500 million money realised from these sources will be used to pay down debts...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency on 21 February 2013 that it expects to realise about €750 million by reversing asset transfers by certain debtors and taking charges over previously unencumbered assets – up from a previous estimate of €500 million money realised from these sources will be used to pay down...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Data Protection Commissioner investigation of the alleged unauthorised removal of confidential data by a former employee of the National Assets Management Agency. [10649/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment of a student grant award from Student Universal Support Ireland will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10483/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (27 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Garda Síochána investigation of the alleged unauthorised removal of confidential data by a former employee of the National Assets Management Agency. [10648/13]