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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if and when it might be possible for home borrowers in Ireland to borrow at interest rates equal to those available to borrowers in all other European countries given the severity of the housing shortage in Ireland, the necessity to ensure that home financing is affordable and in line with prevailing conditions in the Single Market; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he unilaterally or in conjunction with his European Union colleagues might seek to tackle inflation on a Europe-wide basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9486/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had dialogue and or expects to so do in the future with his European Union counterparts regarding the Europe-wide threat of inflation and its possible consequences for European stability. [8371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that the public and private sectors in Ireland have adequate access to work opportunities under European Union single market standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9943/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects the economy to make a full recovery notwithstanding the impact of Covid-19; if the manufacturing and services sectors are likely to recover simultaneously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7049/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he discussed or intends to discuss with his European Union counterparts the higher cost of mortgages in Ireland compared with the rest of the European Union with the consequent impact on Irish citizens notwithstanding the single market. [8372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Central Bank and the main banks now operating in this jurisdiction with a view to ensuring the availability of home mortgages on an equal basis to residents throughout the rest of the European Union with particular reference to the need to observe the single market in terms of availability and interest costs; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 277. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the average cost of a home loan here compares with the least expensive throughout the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10032/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that Irish banks are adequately meeting the requirements of home borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland along with the rest of the European Union can formulate a plan to counter the inflationary tendencies currently in train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his colleagues in the Eurozone can combat seriously inflation affecting Ireland and other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 283. To ask the Minister for Finance if current inflation rates across Europe and including Ireland can be combatted by way of a Europe-wide response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10038/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his colleagues across Europe are aware of the danger of current inflationary trends which could have a dramatic and negative effect on all economies; if a formula has been examined with a view to combatting the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: House Prices (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance if he accepts that the going price for newly built houses becomes the base line for determining the next phase of development thereby carrying and contributing to house cost inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: House Prices (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance the deterrents that might be introduced to prevent the situation by which a newly built house when placed on the market predetermines the inflated price of the next phase of any development; if he has a proposal to combat such inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to evaluate the causes of inflation in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which insurance costs in Ireland compare with such costs across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10041/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he continues to monitor activities in financial circles post-Brexit with a view to ensuring that financial services in Ireland are not in any way disadvantaged as a result of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10042/22]