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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Is Mr. Trethowan aware of cases in which he has overturned a decision of a bank, a recommendation that has not been implemented because of technical difficulties? Is he satisfied that if he had been aware of the technical difficulties, his decision would not have been made in the way it was?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Is there a timeframe in relation to a bank? Does Mr. Trethowan have an idea of the length of time between the making of his decision and the time credit is granted by the bank? Does it go through another cumbersome process of reviewing the matter internally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Is that information not available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: In the review of the Credit Review Office one of the recommendations was the number of participating banks should be expanded. What has been the outcome of that recommendation?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine extending the entitlement to reclaim VAT and VRT on car conversions for disabled persons with primary medical certificates to cars with engines sizes over 2.0l /2000 cc to allow persons who require larger wheelchairs to benefit. [9141/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the potential conflict in the Special Liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, KPMG being responsible for considering the feasibility of outstanding litigation against competing business and former auditor of Anglo Irish bank, Ernst and Young; if he will outline the safeguards that exists to prevent a conflict of interest in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the preparation and publication of the Mercer expert report on banking pay and perks. [9232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the activities undertaken by the National Asset Management Agency in anticipation of acquiring loans from Irish bank Resolution Corporation; if NAMA has engaged external assistance in undertaking these activities; and if so, if he will confirm the companies or persons engaged and fees payable. [9233/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Special Liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will entertain approaches and offers from individual mortgage borrowers to buy out their outstanding loans; and the range of discounts on offer by the Special Liquidator to potential buyers of mortgage lending. [9234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of approved payments where the payment was for a sum in excess of €1 million made by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the seven days prior to 4.30 p.m. on 6 February 2013 and to provide a similar schedule for payments made in the seven days from 4.30 p.m. on 6 February 2013. [9235/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of individuals and companies which the Special Liquidator of Irish bank Resolution Corporation regards as necessary for the ongoing functioning of IBRC during the liquidation period. [9236/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (20 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the merger of the Competition Authority with the National Consumer Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9237/13]

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: However, if their tax liability is high enough that is basically it. While there is a minimum threshold there is no maximum. I do not live in Limerick and have not spent much time there but I have been around the city and seen the accommodation in Moyross. Many people there would love the Minister to be announcing that if they carried out upgrades to their houses, the Government would...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister hopes to bring in a large portion of tax this year from the family home tax. The programme for Government specifically stated that any property tax would take into account the significant numbers of people in mortgage distress. Our Private Members' motion tonight is about mortgage distress and removing the bank's veto. Some 115 households fall into mortgage distress every day...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I use it as an example of the access to corridors. I understand that it comes from others but it is part and parcel of the budgetary proposal. The Bill does tick some boxes. In the past, the Minister has presented me and my party as negative when we were attempting to constructively criticise legislation. We all will be aware that is a political ploy and it is par for the course. He...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for his Second Stage speech and I welcome the opportunity to respond to it. As he began his contribution, the Minister took the opportunity to reflect on recent developments. Given the state of Ireland's economy, the fact that we did not incur a loss in the sale of Irish Life and that the dividend to be paid should nearly equate to the interest we would have had to...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: There is no more obvious sign that working families are bearing the brunt of austerity than the crisis that many are facing every single month in trying to pay their mortgages. Since 2011, my party has warned that the Government did not appreciate the urgency of the situation. At that time we called for a new, time-limited, distressed mortgage resolution body. Such a body would be an...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I understand the Minister has a draft of the Mercer report on the remuneration of high ranking bankers and banking officials. When will the report be published and when will legislation on it be introduced? The Taoiseach's statement that there will not be compulsory redundancies at Irish Life does not lay to rest the fears of 2,800 workers in Irish Life and Canada Life, many of whom are low...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coillte Teoranta Lands (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that any plans to sell off the State’s forest assets poses a serious threat to the use of these forests by the people of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8605/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: International Relations (19 Feb 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Taoiseach if he will confirm the discussions he had at the recent Davos summit with respect to investment in Myanmar, Burma; the persons with whom he had discussions; the nature of these discussions; if he has committed to deliver any assistance to any party in respect of communications investment in Myanmar. [8629/13]