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Confidence in the Government: Motion [Private Members] (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I move: That Dáil Éireann has no confidence in the Fine Gael and Labour coalition Government; which has failed to fulfil its obligations to make political decisions and choices which benefit the citizens of this State.It is disappointing that there is no senior Minister present for the debate. This is a simple motion which states that the House has no confidence in the Government...

Other Questions: Equality Issues (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reassure those with potential equality claims that their cases will continue to be processed in an effective way by the new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and by the Workplace Relations Commission, into which the Equality Tribunal is to be merged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54483/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Issues (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the International Labour Organisation’s Convention No. 29(1930) and Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights requires forced labour to be punishable as a criminal offence; in view of the fact that there is no law here that makes forced labour a criminal offence, his plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personal and or commercial loan accounts in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in which he is the shareholder of 100% of the shares, were found to have been charged interest rates in excess of those permitted by contractual arrangements between bank and customer and the amount of money and or credit that was refunded to such accounts in 2009, 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation or its predecessor repossessed property and or appointed receivers to assets of any account holder who was charged interest rates in excess of those permitted by contractual arrangements between bank and customer. [55097/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personal and or commercial loan accounts in Allied Irish Banks, in which he is the shareholder of 99.8% of the shares, including the Educational Building Society, were found to have been charged interest rates in excess of those permitted by contractual arrangements between bank and customer and the amount of money and or credit that was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personal and or commercial loan accounts in Permanent TSB, in which he is the shareholder of 99.5% of the shares, were found to have been charged interest rates in excess of those permitted by contractual arrangements between bank and customer and the amount of money and or credit that was refunded to such accounts in 2009, 2010 and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Receipts (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 27 November 2012, if he will provide a breakdown by Department and scheme of the expected public sector receipts from the EU budget in 2012 and 2013 of €1.85 billion and €1.7 billion respectively. [55388/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to publication by the National Assets Management Agency of a report into the purchase of a property under its control by a former employee, if he will provide details of the two independent valuations of the property which NAMA previously claimed had been undertaken; specifically the dates of the valuations and the valuation amounts or ranges. [55389/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legal Cases (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to a newspaper report that the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation requested a borrower to withdraw a complaint by the borrower against a company (details supplied) the reason IBRC would specifically or in general adopt such an approach to one of its borrowers. [55390/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legal Cases (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent application by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in the High Court where a company (details supplied) is named as the respondent, if he will provide an outline of the application and remedies sought by IBRC. [55391/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Statistics (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the estimated number of residential properties in the State in market value bands of €50,000, that is between €0 to €50,000, between €50,000 to €100,000 and so on; and if he will provide the source or basis for these estimates. [55394/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of funding from his Department for a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012. [55090/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the publication of the White Paper on 30 November 2012, if he will provide an explanation for the variance between forecast voted capital spend in 2012 of €3.411 billion compared with budget of €3.6 billion. [55392/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas Exploration (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 23 October 2012, if he will provide in tabular form by year, the receipts and expenditure in respect of a company (details supplied) for each of the years 2000 to 2012. [55393/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown per year for the past 10 years of the amount of State Forestry land sold and being sold by Coillte and its value; the amount of State forestry land removed from forestry for development reasons and its value site sales, wind energy, roads, power lines and so on; the amount of State Forestry land removed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the rheumatology service at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; the commitment to reinstate the service upon completion of the new medical block at the hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients are now having to travel to Sligo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55103/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown per year for the past 10 years of the amount of State Forestry land sold and being sold by Coillte and its value; the amount of State forestry land removed from forestry for development reasons and its value site sales, wind energy, roads, power lines and so on; the amount of State Forestry land removed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the rheumatology service at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; the commitment to reinstate the service upon completion of the new medical block at the hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients are now having to travel to Sligo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55103/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown per year for the past 10 years of the amount of State Forestry land sold and being sold by Coillte and its value; the amount of State forestry land removed from forestry for development reasons and its value site sales, wind energy, roads, power lines and so on; the amount of State Forestry land removed...