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

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the consideration given by him in the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to unsecured creditors taking legal action against IBRC and him, after assets in the form of promissory notes worth €27.7 billion at June 2012 were exchanged for bonds worth €25 billion, thereby wiping out IBRCs capital base. [9826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will lay before Dáil Éireann the un-audited accounts of Irish Life for the year ended 31 December 2012. [9827/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration he has given to using the proceeds from the sale of Irish Life, for a stimulus package aimed at reducing unemployment. [9828/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the charges that can be applied to flights when booked by credit card; and if he will legislate to ban such practices. [9635/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the announcement of the loan guarantee scheme for small and medium enterprises in the Budget 2012 announcements in December 2011, the total amount that has been to date extended to SMEs under the scheme and the number of SMEs to which that total relates. [9759/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the announcement of the loan guarantee scheme for small and medium enterprises in the Budget 2012 announcements in December 2011, the total amount of fees paid and payable to a company (details supplied) for administering the scheme to date. [9760/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Application Numbers (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the announcement of the €90m microfinance scheme on 27 September 2012, the total amount that has been to date extended to businesses under the scheme and the number of businesses to which that total relates. [9761/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Expenditure (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the announcement of the €90m microfinance scheme on 27 September 2012, the total cost of operating Microfinance Ireland in 2012 and provide the forecast cost of operating Microfinance Ireland in 2013 and the current effective full time headcount of that organisation. [9762/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline any obstacles preventing him from announcing a commencement order and establishment day in respect of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9763/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had with the programme finance troika of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission since 26 December 2012 in respect of the implementation of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012. [9764/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bankruptcy Legislation (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had with the British authorities regarding so-called bankruptcy tourism and the practice of citizens of the State relocating to Britain in order to take advantage of more lenient bankruptcy legislation. [9766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bankruptcy Legislation (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had with European authorities regarding the so-called bankruptcy tourism and the practice of citizens of the State relocating to other member states in order to take advantage of more lenient bankruptcy legislation. [9767/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 12 December 2012, the progress made on the recommendations of the Moriarty Tribunal;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9768/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Leases Database (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 6 November 2012, if he will confirm that the commercial leases database will be published by 31 March 2013; the information that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9769/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Investigations (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland was responding to a tip-off when it tested for horse DNA in certain foods in November 2012; the number of times in 2012 the FSAI tested for horse DNA in foods prior to November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9770/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Promotion Board (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health the overall budget in 2013 of Safefood, and the contribution to that budget by his Department. [9771/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in receiving an appointment at Tallaght Hospital for urgent medical treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 [9829/13]

Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The Finance (Local Property Tax)(Amendment) Bill will be rushed through the Dáil again. The original Bill was rushed through and during the Committee Stage of that Bill we only reached one item on which we could vote and all others fell. The proposal is that we deal with Second Stage next Friday with a guillotine imposed and then all remaining Stages on the following Tuesday. From the...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: We want more time. The Tánaiste should not be disingenuous.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: If the Government had given the original Bill more time, it might not have needed to rush through an amendment to it a couple of months later.