Written answers
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that all material information relating to the risk to the taxpayer arising from the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank were fully... - Financial Institutions
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether bad debts relating to property lending at credit unions could be on the rise; if he will provide information as to the level of... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance the date and the circumstances in which his attention was first drawn, whether formally or informally, to the inappropriate warehousing of directors... - National Lottery Funding
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the funding given towards the Irish Sports Council and the Arts Council which comes from the National Lottery; if he will express this... - Fiscal Policy
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has confidence in the basis of the forecast of tax receipts in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6242/09] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that banks (details supplied) are effectively nationalised retail banks operating in financial markets here, his attention... - Pension Provisions
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the interaction of the new pension levy with the system of coordinating public service pensions with social welfare entitlements; and if... - Capital Projects
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the feasibility of sub-dividing major public projects in incremental phases. [44924/08] - Fiscal Policy
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish profiles of expected tax revenues and voted expenditure for 2009; the reason for the delay in their publication in 2009; and if... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure that the Irish banks covered by the bank guarantee accurately report on the true present value of their property... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes in personnel which he envisages in order that the public can have confidence that their will be an entirely different approach to the... - Inflation Forecasts
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possible real debt inflation effects that would arise in the event of consumer price deflation or wage deflation; if he proposes to... - Public Sector Staff
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has set guidelines in relation to schemes of voluntary redundancy in the public service; the staff reduction numbers planned; and the annual... - Banking Sector Investigations
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will appoint a High Court inspector, or other qualified high-level authority, to investigate affairs at Anglo Irish Bank, particularly in the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings or correspondence he or his officials have had with the chief executives of the six largest retail banks here; and if he will make a... - Fiscal Policy
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce new taxation or revenue raising measures before Budget 2010; if it is his intention to propose Budget 2010 in early December... - Motor Industry
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the figures on the collapse of sales of new and second hand cars and the corresponding loss of jobs in the motor industry; if he... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Irish financial institutions have been able to access the €30 billion European Investment Bank small and medium enterprise... - Foreign Direct Investment
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance his latest assessment of tax changes in the USA which might adversely affect Irish interests; and the initiatives he has taken to try to pre-empt... - Banking Sector Investigations
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he sought or received an audit report in respect of Anglo Irish Bank before committing State and taxpayers' support; if the full... - Insurance Sector Regulation
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the information, data or statistics insurance companies operating in the Irish market are required to provide on a weekly, monthly, quarterly or... - Flood Relief
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the summer 2008 flooding in the Shannon Callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6097/09] - Departmental Agencies
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals under development in his Department to establish a new State enterprise agency to provide financial support, whether through equity... - Banking Sector Remuneration
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take unilateral steps to cap executive remuneration at a sum equal to the remuneration package accruing annually to the Minister for... - Pension Provisions
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of proposals to finance bank recapitalisation using assets held by the National Pension Reserve Fund, he proposes to introduce other... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish a banking commission or similar authority on a time limited basis to oversee the reform, restructuring and recapitalisation of... - Proposed Legislation
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the cut in the levels of professional fees to other areas of public procurement. [6286/09] - Pension Provisions
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the saving to the Exchequer on a full year basis of the public sector pension levy to be introduced in March 2008; if the proposal to the social... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the reporting arrangements he has put in place to ensure that banks honour commitments in relation to handling distressed loans and providing new... - Motor Vehicle Registration
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on recent proposals to compel all drivers of non-Irish vehicles to register the vehicle after 42 days in the country; how this... - National Lottery Funding
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is required to bid for National Lottery funding against other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/09] - Pension Provisions
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the impact of the proposed public sector pension levy is equitable on those on middle incomes in particular, with those on... - Tax Code
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to changes in property taxes here; and the measures which will be taken in the future. [6303/09] - Site Acquisitions
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the role the Office of Public Works plays in the identification and acquisition of sites for new schools here; the number of such sites which have... - Fiscal Policy
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the increase in forecast expenditure on funding the national debt for 2009 by €544 million since the budget for 2009 was announced on... - Tax Code
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners report on reforming taxation in Ireland is due for publication. [6306/09] - Fiscal Policy
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the recent communications with the EU Commission on the opening of an excessive deficit procedure for Ireland; if the EU Commission has signalled... - Pension Provisions
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a pension protection scheme for workers in the private sector. [6280/09] - National Museum
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance when the additional exhibition space at the National Museum Collins Barracks, Dublin will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether a group (details supplied) has met all requirements of the Financial Regulator to provide monthly data on capital adequacy... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the recent discussions, negotiations or other activities undertaken by him or his officials regarding the recapitalisation of Irish Nationwide, Irish... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the institutional arrangements for financial regulation; and if he will publish an assessment of issues in advance of... - Banking Sector Investigations
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on media reports that the Financial Regulator is investigating if Anglo Irish Bank artificially boosted its deposit base around its year... - Fiscal Policy
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if the December 2008 European Council's adoption of the EU Commission's recovery plan will help stabilise the Irish economy; and if he will make a... - Public Service Reform
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the action taken to date to implement the recommendations of the taskforce on the public service. [6284/09] - Fiscal Policy
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance the agreement reached at EU level to tackle the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5274/09] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent meetings with the chairpersons or chief executives of the Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Live Register
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the number of people he expects to be on the live register by the end of 2009 and by the end of 2010; the percentage of the... - Tax Code
Question 97: 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. [6098/09] - Departmental Offices
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made on the building of new Department of Defence offices in Newbridge, County Kildare; the estimated completion date; the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the practice of financial institutions lending money for the sole purpose of facilitating the purchase by a third party of... - Financial Institutions Regulation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is monitoring charges made to bank customers over inter-bank rates set by the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the most accurate figure for the amount of deposits guaranteed under the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008; and if he will make a... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent write-downs of impaired assets by EBS and National Irish Bank; if these write-downs are consistent with expectations as per the... - House Repossessions
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to minimise the possibility of families losing their homes as a result of rising unemployment, falling house prices,... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the current value of the National Pensions Reserve Fund; the proportion of its total value consisting of cash or near cash holdings; and if he will... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that he, the Central Bank and the regulatory authorities have taken adequate steps to stabilise and restore confidence in the... - Tax Code
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who availed of tax relief in respect to trade union subscriptions in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; the cost to the Exchequer of... - Public Sector Review
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the reports which have been presented to him by the McCarthy Spending Review Group to date; the activities involved; the changes proposed; and when... - Financial Institutions Investigations
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Regulator has launched an investigation into the facilitation by Irish Nationwide Building Society over a period of some eight...
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