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Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 511: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a poverty impact assessment has been carried out on plans to charge for domestic water and on plans to charge for the installation of meters; if so, if he will provide a copy of same; if not, the plans to carry one out; and the date of same. [20315/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 513: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be possible for households to arrange independently to install their own water meters, subject to standards set by his Department or water company; if this has not been decided, if he will give a direction to the new water company that this be permitted; if it has already been decided that this...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (24 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 502: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, as reported by RTÉ on 22 October 2010, an international engineering company (details supplied) ever approached his Department to discuss the question of funding the installation of domestic water meters and other energy-saving schemes; the outcome of any such discussions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Promissory Notes: Promissory Notes (25 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the arrangement on the March 2012 promissory note payment, if it is the case that, instead of borrowing the money for this payment from the Troika facility at 3.5%, the Government and State owned corporations will now be borrowing it at 2.35% from Bank of Ireland; if it is the case that Bank of Ireland could buy a comparable bond on...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (25 Apr 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of his statement in Dáil Éireann on 16 March that the money which we accessed for bridging finance from the National Assets Management Agency was money which is due to be repaid to the ECB for the loans it gave to NAMA to acquire the impaired assets in the bank; if he will confirm that this is the case; or if it is the case that the...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or representatives of Ireland have met or communicated with the candidate for the French presidency, François Hollande, or his representatives; if so, whether his stance of the fiscal compact treaty and on the ESM was discussed; if so, what the outcome of those discussions were. [22014/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that electronic digital versions of school books, or e-textbooks, are subject to VAT at 23%; if so, if he has done any analysis on the reason for same and options for changing it, and if he will release this; and his views that e-textbooks should be exempted from VAT. [21539/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that electronic or digital versions of school books, or e-textbooks, are subject to VAT at 23%; if so, if he will consider exempting e-textbooks from VAT. [21540/12]

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to recital five of the treaty establishing the European stability mechanism, if it is the case that, as a recital, this has lesser legal standing than the body of the treaty, comprising the articles. [22010/12]

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that Article three of the treaty establishing the European stability mechanism, which states, [i]inter alia[/i], that the purpose of the ESM shall be to mobilise funding and provide stability support to members, if indispensable to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area as a whole and of its member states, would take...

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the treaty establishing the European stability mechanism, if it is the case that the greater legal status of article three over recital five would mean that, if Ireland needed to draw on the ESM for funding after the end of the current troika programme, the ESM would be unable, or unlikely, to refuse it, as this would likely...

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that Ireland has an effective veto over the ESM due to the fact that Ireland has to ratify the amendment to Article 136 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union in order for the ESM to be established; if he has considered invoking this veto in order to have recital five of the ESM treaty removed or amended, and...

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the recent payment of €3.1 billion made to IBRC under the revised promissory note arrangement, the amount of that payment that was needed by IBRC to meet scheduled liabilities for 2012. [21476/12]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Agreement: EU-IMF Agreement (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected date of exit from the Troika programme, that is, the estimated date that the agreed funding will have to be fully used, taking into the account the recent agreement on the promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21776/12]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Agreement: EU-IMF Agreement (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected date of exit from the excessive deficit procedure, that is, the year, and month if available, when it is estimated the deficit will become less than 3% of GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21777/12]

Written Answers — Budget Deficits: Budget Deficits (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected year in which Ireland will first have to meet with the structural deficit target of 0.5% of GDP, as set out in the Fiscal Compact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21778/12]

Written Answers — Budget Deficits: Budget Deficits (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated budget impact, that is, the difference positive or negative in budget deficit or surplus which will be required, in order to comply with the structural deficit rule, in the first one to five years of compliance, against a base case of not having to comply with it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21779/12]

Written Answers — National Debt: National Debt (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance the year in which Ireland will first have to comply with the debt brake rule, as described in the Fiscal Compact, that is, reducing Ireland's debt to GDP ratio from its level in the first year of required compliance, by 1/20th of the difference between that figure and the 60% target stipulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — National Debt: National Debt (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated paydown of general Government debt required to meet the debt brake stipulation, in each of the first five years from when Ireland must adhere to the debt brake rule as stipulated in the Fiscal Compact, that is, ensuring that the debt to GDP ratio reduces by 1/20th of the gap between where it is and the target of 60% of GDP,...

Written Answers — National Debt: National Debt (1 May 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the economic rationale for setting the debt to GDP ratio target at 60%, as stipulated in the Fiscal Compact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21782/12]