Results 4,721-4,740 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with the European Commissioner for Competition, Ms Margrethe Vestager. [1817/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Blanchardstown Garda division; the number of community gardaí assigned to that district; the number of new recruits assigned to Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10185/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he is currently considering to ensure that mortgage holders, tenants and SMEs that have loans or credit from non-bank lenders or vulture funds are fully protected; if consideration is being given to extending the provisions of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 in this regard; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding that has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he is satisfied with the current rates of interest being charged to borrowers through the fund; if he is reviewing the operation of the mechanisms through which credit is accessed from the fund; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments made by the Dutch Minister for Finance and the Chairman of the eurozone Finance Ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, that European Union Finance Ministers are concerned that the European Commission is not applying budget laws in the same way to large and small countries and is undermining confidence in the rules; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the preparations and contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9934/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banks Recapitalisation (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects that the State will still move to sell off all or part of a bank (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for this; the expected yield to the Exchequer; if this yield will be ring-fenced for a particular purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9936/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed development of alternative models for forecasting medium-term potential growth as has been suggested by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council as an additional safeguard for detecting overheating in the economy. [9937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has requested the Central Bank to procure an independent assessment of the arrears and negative equity loan books of the banks as per the recent programme for Government commitment; when this process will begin and conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9938/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Interest Directors (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has ceased appointing new public interest directors to the banks; the reform of the procedures for the appointment of bank directors by the State that is currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9939/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase enforcement and sanctions for fuel laundering in view of the programme for Government commitment and the estimates in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly report on cross-Border crime of the loss to the Irish Exchequer by fuel fraud to be in the range of €140 million to €260 million per year; if he has met his...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the preparations for budget 2017; if the upcoming budget will involve at least a 2:1 split between public spending and tax reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9941/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance when a new tax on sugar drinks will be introduced; the estimated annual yield from such a tax; the rate at which he considers the new tax should be set and the types of drinks included within its scope; the preparation that is currently being undertaken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9942/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments by the Governor of the Central Bank (details supplied) that technological innovation may alter the role of central banks in managing the money supply and acting as a lender of last resort in the context of widespread adoption of private sector digital currencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9943/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the most recent quarterly bank watch study from ISME on the ability of small and medium firms to get loan approval and access to credit; his views on the refusal rate of 35% for requests for credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Investigations (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the European Commission to make a final report on the tax affairs of a company (details supplied) here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9945/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the investigation of the establishment of a local public bank network here as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9946/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Strategies (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the European Investment Bank, EIB, and other Government Departments to establish an off balance sheet special purpose vehicle to draw down funding from the EIB to facilitate large scale mixed social and private residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (28 Feb 2017)

Joan Burton: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress his Department has made in respect of the EUROSTAT investigation into the establishment by the Government of a bond to finance social housing investment suitable for credit unions to invest their surplus funds in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9948/17]