Results 5,401-5,420 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the European Investment Bank, EIB, and other 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. [33940/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has had discussions with the Central Bank regarding mortgage deposit requirements for prospective first-time buyers seeking to purchase their home who cannot save a sufficient deposit due to rising residential rent costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33937/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his Department's work with the Revenue Commissioners in tackling the tax evasion uncovered in the Panama papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33936/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of projects here supported by the European Investment Bank specifically in relation to housing, education, health and broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34091/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport have received initial recommendations following a review of rising motor insurance compensation; the status on the review of policy in the insurance sector, which his Department is currently undertaking in consultation with the Central Bank; the reforms he is considering to tackle the problem of motor...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he is currently considering to ensure that mortgage holders and tenants and SMEs who have loans or credit from non-bank lenders or vulture funds are fully protected; if he is considering extending the provisions of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding which has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he has satisfied himself 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...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the opinion expressed by the Dutch Minister of 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 make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the further 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. [34096/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed medium term tax strategy document; if it will be presented to the Houses of the Oireachtas by July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34097/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reforming the current tax arrangements for the self employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34102/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Institutions Levy (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full report on the way the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34098/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Programme for Government Implementation (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages the help to buy scheme as proposed under the programme for Government will be launched; the amount the scheme will cost; the level of assistance that will be offered under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34099/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Programme for Government Implementation (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the ongoing review of the Central Bank mortgage lending limits as specified in the programme for Government; the role of his Department in the review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34100/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Programme for Government Implementation (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 94. 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. [34104/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 91. 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. [34101/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability Programme Data (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 93. 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. [34103/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Interest Directors (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 95. 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 are currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34105/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 96. 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 Eexchequer by fuel fraud to be in the range of €140 to €260 million per year; if he has met his Northern Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages 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 currently being undertaken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34107/16]