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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, with regard to section 4(c)(ii) of the Education Amendment Act 2012, the services currently provided that are considered to be health and personal social services within the meaning of the Health Act 2004 and which will no longer be provided under the new legislation. [5858/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (2 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he will be involved in drawing up the technical note on refinancing the Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes due by the end of February 2012; the other institutions that were involved in drawing up the technical note, and to what extent; the proposed parameters of the technical note; if submissions from interested parties will be...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputy Joan Collins.

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I start by thanking the Government for introducing this mechanism. For me and I imagine for all of us, being a Member of Dáil Éireann is an extraordinary honour. This is my first time introducing legislation to the Dáil and it is the most amazing privilege as a citizen of Ireland and a Member of the Dáil to be able to do so. I am sure Deputies present who are not Ministers may have...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: One never knows - I thank the Deputy.

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I will not try to-----

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I will not try to change the outcome. However, I will use this opportunity to explain the Bill's objectives, the problems it will address and how it would complement the upcoming personal insolvency Bill. I have asked for some briefing notes to be passed to the Deputies in the House. In preparing the Bill I did some analysis of the current state of mortgage arrears. The notes that have...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Am I done?

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Okay. I look forward to the debate. I do not present this as something that should be passed into law tomorrow but I am keen to find a way for the essence of what I am trying to do and what this Bill is trying to do to be realised. It is important. The Bill was drafted in close collaboration with New Beginning. Ross Maguire, a senior counsel, is in the courts dealing with these matters...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I express gratitude to the Minister. Having listened to his detailed and considered response, I have no doubt it took a considerable amount of his time and energy to draft it. I also thank all the Deputies who attended the debate. Their presence is very much appreciated. It took a long time for me, my team and members of the New Beginning group to reach the point at which we were...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Minister. It was stated that it is a fact, having regard to the relevant statistics, that Irish courts are slow to order possessions. I agree with that and take the Minister's point on the falling numbers. This Bill would have an impact not be in the court, although obviously it would have in a few marginal cases, but much like the Minister's proposed legislation, the real...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, I meant to say that. I will withdraw the Bill and will not force a division on it.

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Amendments (7 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials or representatives involved in discussions leading to the new euro area treaty were given any instruction to seek that the treaty would not include a requirement for it to be given constitutional enactment in participating countries; if officials or representatives proposed any wording relating to the...

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (7 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the precise relationship between the emergency liquidity assistance and the promissory notes as relevant to the IBRC. [6777/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (7 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that the European Central Bank loaned money to the Central Bank of Ireland in the form of emergency liquidity assistance, which the Central Bank of Ireland then loaned on to the Irish banking system; and if so, at what interest rate and repayment terms was this loan by the ECB. [6778/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (7 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of emergency liquidity assistance originating from each of the European Cental Bank and Central Bank of Ireland currently in the Irish banking system; the projected repayment schedule per bank of ELA to the Central Bank of Ireland; and the projected repayment schedule per bank of ELA to the ECB. [6779/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (7 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or any representative of the State has ever raised with the ECB the possibility of partial non-payment of ELA to the Central Bank of Ireland. [6780/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (7 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the current resources of the IBRC; the projected cash flow requirements of the IBRC over the next ten years; the projected cash flow generated from the sale of IBRC's assets over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6781/12]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (7 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 330: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the prices charged to domestic and to business consumers for water in each county or local authority district here; if he will explain the variation in prices; if there exists or is in development any policy that will standardise same; and the guidelines in place for local authorities to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to the early retirement scheme under which public servants have the option of retiring by the end of February 2012, the analysis that was done prior to the announcement of this scheme on the number of public servants that would avail of this regarding rank or class, and at what cost; if he will release this...