Written answers
Thursday, 6 November 2008
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if new inter-agency management structures have been put in place to handle the banking crisis; and if clear lines of accountability have been put in... - Public Service Pay
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to contain the growth in the public service pay bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38773/08] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the proposed committee which will address issues relating to remuneration structures in the financial sector here including its... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of budget 2009, he has identified and addressed any or all of the issues that heretofore have created a lack of competitiveness in... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of dated subordinated debt covered by the credit institutions financial support scheme; if he has a list of the holders of such debt; if... - Budgetary Projections
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is revising Irish GDP and GNP forecasts in view of the GDP figures in the USA and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the adequacy of provision for pension liabilities in the public sector; and the policy options open to him. [38747/08] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance if the letters given by him to certain credit institutions on 30 September 2008, referred to by him in Dáil Éireann on 17 September 2008, were in... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Financial Regulator's recent decision to fine a company and an individual (details supplied) €3.2 million and €0.2 million... - Tax Code
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings that he has had to ensure that the needs of US companies based here are not adversely affected by moves to change the tax rules in the... - Public Service Modernisation
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes in work practices which he sought to negotiate as part of the national social partnership talks. [38795/08] - Budgetary Projections
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that his budgetary projections for 2009 are likely to be accurate in view of the obvious miscalculations for 2008; and if he will... - House Repossessions
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the rising level of home repossessions; if he proposes to introduce measures to help those at risk of losing their homes as a result of... - Debt Levels
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the private sector debt here is proportionately higher than any other country in the EU and that at... - Public Service Pay
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the operation of performance related pay mechanisms in the public service. [38783/08] - Proposed Legislation
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans amendments to the legislation established to provide for an annual investment in the National Pensions Reserve Fund. [38805/08] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if the contracts for the €387.5 million worth of property sold in Dublin under the decentralisation scheme contain clauses that will allow the... - Debt Levels
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that outstanding Irish bank loans to property developers within Ireland only were estimated to be €86.7... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the steps necessary to ensure that there is a continuing flow of credit for enterprises and families; and if he will make a... - Budgetary Projections
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the tax forecasts on which he has based financial projections are robust in the budget 2009 statement. [38767/08] - Capital Projects
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance if the central evaluation unit has identified any cases of non-compliance in its spot checks of capital projects; and the consequences for the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason dated subordinated debt is included in the credit institutions financial support scheme; the representations received by him or his... - Freedom of Information
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the freedom of information scheme to include costings of Government projects in view of the importance of public spending in the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the net Exchequer income expected to arise from the credit institutions financial support scheme for each of the years 2008, 2009... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the solvency ratios of firms operating in the insurance market here; if he instructed the Financial Regulator to seek monthly solvency... - Capital Projects
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the public capital programme is delivering in priority areas on time and on budget; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the advice of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland on the appropriate scope of the credit institutions... - Government Bonds
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of Exchequer debt financing since 30 September 2008; the changes to the cost of insuring Irish Government bonds against default since 30... - EU Directives
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance his position on draft EU proposals that originating banks be required to retain a portion of assets which they securitise on their books; and if he... - State Agencies
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications in terms of a reduction in staff numbers and savings in annual costs of the programme of rationalisation of State agencies outlined... - Legal Costs
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the cost of legal services which the State paid for in 2007 and to date in 2008; and if he is satisfied that... - Tax Code
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the VAT rate on defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38572/08] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if the credit institutions financial support scheme stipulates that the State will underwrite losses incurred as a result of default as opposed to... - Tax Code
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to adjust the tax treatment of pension contributions in respect of company directors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38811/08] - Debt Levels
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the forecast total national debt for the year ends 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38812/08] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that under the credit institutions financial support scheme he can insure that increased liquidity will be provided by the banks... - Tax Code
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the full details of the proposed €200 levy when an employer provides a car parking space for an employee; the urban areas to which the levy will be... - Customs Service
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to ensure that appropriate steps to deliver a comprehensive Customs and Excise Service with a view to preventing the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the measures being taken under the credit institutions financial support scheme to ensure the capital adequacy and solvency of... - Tax Code
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a higher rate of income levy than 2% for persons earning significantly more than €100,000; the number of taxpayers who... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if an actuarial or similar analysis was carried out with respect to the aggregate level of liability taken on by the Exchequer through the credit... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the recruitment of experts by the Financial Regulator to police the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Flood Relief
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps which he is taking to address the summer flooding in the Shannon Callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38571/08] - Exchequer Borrowing
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the forecast Exchequer borrowing requirement for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the discussions he or his Department officials have had with the EU... - Supplementary Budget
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a supplementary budget during the first half of 2009; if there are circumstances in which he would consider doing so; and if he... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings or correspondence he has had with directors or boards of any Irish credit institution since the announcement of the credit institutions... - Tax Code
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the rationale for changing payment dates with respect to corporation tax and capital gains tax; the expected impact of these... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if financial support, within the meaning of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008, has been sought by or provided to a credit... - Tax Collection
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to ensure better reporting going forward in view of the previous failings of his Department to accurately predict tax revenue;... - Tax Code
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of recent financial developments, he is in favour of European and international support for the Tobin tax. [38396/08]
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