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Bond Redemption (19 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Next Wednesday, 25 January, is the due date for the redemption of a bond issued originally by Anglo Irish Bank Corporation, now the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. We are at an important financial crossroads in the history of our country. Anglo Irish Bank has been insolvent and supported by financial engineering, promissory notes and the emergency liquidity assistance of the European...

Bond Redemption (19 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: While I will not get into a long debate, Greece will be the beneficiary of at least a 60% write-down of its debt obligations. The Greeks got the attention of their creditors by going out in the streets and having riots and by people being killed. We have knuckled down to correcting a fiscal imbalance and, at the same time, we have stayed silent. We have been straitjacketed by the legacy...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: On personal insolvency legislation that will be published very soon, I ask the Tánaiste to confirm that the bankruptcy or insolvency of an individual will not be allowed to last longer than two years. Furthermore, I ask that mortgage debt be included in the comprehensive assessment of an individual's financial situation.

Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: I encourage the Cabinet to make every effort to include it at that level.

Written Answers — State Bonds: State Bonds (18 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if the State has ever issued a 30-year bond and, if not, the longest maturity on a bond the State has issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2654/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 owes the Revenue Commissioners any money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1978/12]

Written Answers — Bank Deposits: Bank Deposits (17 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate Irish private sector deposits broken down according to household deposits, non-financial corporate deposits, deposits from insurance corporations and pension funds or other financial intermediaries, for each month since January 2009 in tabular form; if he will provide a further breakdown in each of these categories showing the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the redundancy payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2183/12]

Written Answers — Third Level Sector: Third Level Sector (17 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the 150 firms that received the most money from each third level institute and college in 2011; the name of each firm and the amount of money paid to them in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/12]

Written Answers — Legal Services Regulation Bill: Legal Services Regulation Bill (17 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2204/12]

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: I note Deputies Tom Fleming, Catherine Murphy and Finian McGrath will share time in the next speaking slot. I call Deputy Fleming.

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: I call on Deputy Boyd Barrett, who has 20 minutes available.

Written Answers — Government Bonds: Government Bonds (11 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance the average maturity of Government bonds issued each year since 1990; the average interest rate paid on Exchequer borrowings each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40983/11]

Written Answers — European Stability Mechanism: European Stability Mechanism (11 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to the communique issued after the recently agreed Fiscal Compact stating that a qualified majority voting of 85% will be required to approve funding from the European Stability Mechanism, ESM, to a member state, his attention has been drawn to the fact that this means that any country with 15% of the votes can veto Ireland accessing...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (11 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to take consideration of small investors with high debts and low incomes who do not have any legacy relief shelter in the Finance Act; if he will amend the 25% interest deductibility restriction that applies since 7 April 2009 for these persons in view of the fact that it is forcing highly indebted investors towards insolvency; and if...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (11 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, despite passing on the recent ECB interest rate reductions, Permanent TSB charges the highest standard variable rate mortgage; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that Permanent TSB increased its standard variable rate four times between July 2009 and February 2011 even though the...

Written Answers — Personal Debt: Personal Debt (11 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by young couples who bought apartments in recent years that are now too small because they are now raising children; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that these couples are unable to move to a larger property because they are in severe negative equity; his plans to allow...

Written Answers — Local Loans Fund: Local Loans Fund (11 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, further to parliamentary Question No. 178 of 13 December 2011, if the Exchequer funded the local loans fund through the use of 30 year bonds and, if not, his views on this Deputy's calculations (details supplied) showing that the local loans fund is making a large profit from local authorities; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (11 Jan 2012)

Peter Mathews: Question 775: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will use section 73 of the Adoption Act to ensure that it is possible for adoptions from Ethiopia to take place; if she will begin arrangements to enter into a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia while discussions with Russia are ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40966/11]