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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure (20 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that will be paid to employment when the capital budget for 2013 is profiled by month; if he will consider measures to accelerate capital spending when appropriate in order to promote and prioritise employment. [57394/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (20 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a file in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was requested by the appeals office in August 2012 regarding an appeal for disability allowance has still not been sent from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57417/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (20 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding mortgage to rent scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57376/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Targets (20 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an analysis of the €308 million of pay related savings in his Department's budget in 2013; and if he will set out the way such savings estimates were validated by his Department. [57390/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Targets (20 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the underlying workings in support of the €60 million savings on Department vote in his Department's 2013 budget; and if he will set out the way such savings estimates were validated by his Department. [57391/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Targets (20 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the underlying workings in support of the €160 million reduction in cost of drugs and other prescribed items in his Department budget for 2013; and if he will set out the way such savings estimates were validated by his Department. [57392/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Permanent TSB does not propose to write off any mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Why then were the banks recapitalised? Mr. MacSharry is obviously aware of fact that, following the stress test, money was allocated by Irish taxpayers to the institutions to meet mortgage losses on their books. The bank has pocketed this money and intends, based on Mr. MacSharry's comments, to pursue people to the ends of the earth in respect of mortgages. Will there be no write-off of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Provisions are one thing. Has the bank put in place a strategy under which it can write off individual debt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. MacSharry's comments-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Is Mr. MacSharry aware that the Personal Insolvency Bill is currently being dealt with by the Oireachtas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Does he understand that the concept behind the legislation is that banks will be forced to write off a portion of debt after a specified period for people who cannot repay the full debt? That is the concept behind that legislation. The problem with the Bill is the provision therein which allows the banks to retain a veto. Everything Mr. MacSharry has said to the committee has reinforced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I believe Mr. MacSharry's comments are shocking. However, I will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Nobody spoke about blanket debt forgiveness. We asked if there had been any write-downs up to now and if the bank has a policy in this regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: One public interest director has told this committee there will be no debt forgiveness, but Ms Hayes is now saying that there will be debt forgiveness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: My question was about write-down. I am going to move on because my time is limited. There has been much discussion in this committee about the role of public interest directors, the appointment of which Sinn Féin believes was a token gesture and a farce. The idea was that there would be people on the boards of directors of the banks who would not be allowed to act in the public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Was he a non-executive member of Bank of Ireland from 1993 to 2005?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Did Mr. MacSharry participate in board meetings of that bank during that 12-year period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. MacSharry served with Mr. Brian Goggin and other bank officials at that level. He was part of the culture which he has told this committee he is trying to wipe out. Mr. MacSharry was a non-executive member of the board of Bank of Ireland for 12 years. While the crash happened in 2007, the damage was done at the time Mr. MacSharry was a non-executive member. Does Mr. MacSharry believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. MacSharry approved a CEO's salary of €400,000 earlier this year.