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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people working in her Department; the number earning below €50,000 per annum; the number earning between €50,001 and €60,000 per annum; the number earning between €60,001 and €70,000 per annum; the number earning between €70,001 and €80,000 per annum; the number earning between...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of her Department for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47030/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of locations where civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of her Department are located; the locations of same; the number, and the number in each category (details supplied) of staff at each location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47045/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the agencies, bodies or authorities under the aegis of her Department that have been scheduled for merging, amalgamation, abolition or sharing of services as announced in budget 2009; the progress that has been made on the implementation of these organisational changes; the details of the implementation plan...

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance the relevant information which has been put at his disposal with regard to the availability of credit to small businesses here; if he has been provided, and if so if he will make available, monthly or other regular statistics analysing these credit flows; if he has in recent months instructed the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator or other...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out for each tax credit and tax relief available to individual taxpayers, including but not confined to tax relief on mortgage interest, tuition fees, BES, service charges, rent payable in private tenancies, trade union expenses, health and medical expenses, the cost to the Exchequer in terms of tax foregone for each year from 2002...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out for each tax credit and tax relief available to businesses the cost to the Exchequer in terms of tax foregone for each year from 2002 to date and the budgeted cost for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46945/08]

Written Answers — Budget 2009: Budget 2009 (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the budgetary framework of revenues and expenditures set out by him in Budget 2009 remains viable in view of recent forecasts in the decline in economic activity for the year of up to 4% and in view of the most recent live register figures that indicate the average rate of unemployment for 2009 as forecast on Budget 2009...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance when the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes is due to report; if elements of its recommendations will be reported, considered and implemented in advance of the group's final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46947/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the remuneration arrangements for the members of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with respect to the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes, the Exchequer cost of tax incentives, credits or reliefs in terms of tax revenue forgone comes under the remit of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46949/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people working in his Department; the number of qualified economists, having a masters degrees in economics, PhD's in economics, and the number of qualified accountants working at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46950/08]

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with respect to each PPP project under development with Exchequer financing, at the planning or construction stage, the increased cost of debt financing has rendered the project financially unviable or has increased the cost of the project to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46951/08]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance his position on the possible takeover of Aer Lingus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46952/08]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the increases in credit default swap prices on sovereign Irish debt since 30 September 2008; the way this increase relates to the benchmark of German sovereign debt over the same period; his views on these developments; if this evolution in relative CDS prices relates to the introduction of the bank guarantee scheme; and if so, the extent; his...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Finance if the charging scheme of the bank guarantee scheme foresees a mechanism for a reappraisal of the overall gross charge in view of developments in the pricing of Irish long term sovereign debt when this change in pricing arises either directly or indirectly from the introduction of the bank guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer, in terms of tax revenue foregone, of tax relief for investors in the private housing market for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; the budgeted cost of such reliefs for 2009; the number of individual taxpayers who avail of such reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46958/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost, in terms of tax revenue foregone, of the remittance tax regime for foreign business executives for each year of its operation from 2002 to date in 2008, including the forecast cost of the proposed revamped scheme, as set out in the Finance Bill (No. 2) 2008 for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46959/08]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Finance if the buses run by the Office of Public Works in the Phoenix Park could be eco-friendly buses; if the OPW has examined this possibility; his views on this as a positive development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46960/08]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (17 Dec 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of passengers who have used the bus services provided in the Phoenix Park; the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis since the services commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46961/08]