Written answers
Thursday, 26 March 2009
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 10: 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... - Motor Industry
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of the VAT clawback on the motor trade in times of recession. [12521/09] - Insurance Industry
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports that insurance costs are rising at a time when prices generally are falling; and his further views on whether policy... - Economic Forecasts
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to publish tax forecasts for 2009, 2010 and 2011 before the emergency budget. [12575/09] - Public Sector Redundancies
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has developed the terms of a scheme of voluntary redundancies for the public service; the details of the scheme; and the staff reductions... - Customs Service
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance the resources available to the Revenue Commissioners and the Customs Service to combat cigarette smuggling; his views on whether such resources are... - Exchequer Borrowing
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance if the EU has expressed a view on the maximum borrowing levels before penalty clauses might apply to Ireland under the stability pact. [12545/09] - Fiscal Policy
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports (details supplied) with respect to the possibility of moving large amount of Ireland's capital expenditure off balance sheet... - Economic Forecasts
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the procedures by which he predicts future economic trends are adequate in view of the fact that new and more serious... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the revelations regarding irregular lodgements between Anglo Irish Bank and another bank (details supplied) in the accounting year... - National Pension Reserve Fund
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has instructed the National Treasury Management Authority to make a contingency plan for the liquidation at short notice of the National... - Exchequer Borrowing
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected cost of funding the national debt in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/09] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed options to isolate impaired loans within banks in order that a good bank could be put in a position to resume lending with a clear... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on rising a loan and investment losses in the credit union sector and that some credit unions could be on the verge of insolvency or may... - Small Business Sector
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the funding difficulties facing Irish small and medium enterprises; the way these difficulties are evolving; the steps he is... - Tax Code
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is proposing to tax the sending and receiving of text messages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/09] - Flood Relief
Question 28: 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. [12456/09] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend or replace the bank guarantee scheme upon expiry at end September 2010; his views on whether it is important to signal these... - Economic Forecasts
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent economic forecasts (details supplied) to the effect that unemployment could reach 16% by end of 2010, that house prices could... - Job Creation
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the make up of uncommitted capital spending in 2009 and the impact on jobs in the construction sector if this spending was... - Fiscal Policy
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance the quantum of Exchequer savings, through both increased tax revenue and reduced expenditure, he is seeking in the Budget of 7 April 2009; his views... - Banking Sector Investigations
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the investigation reported to be being carried out by the Financial Regulator into irregular trading activities at a company... - Public Procurement Policy
Question 35: 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. [12587/09] - Tax Code
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals or options under consideration by his Department for the taxing of telephone and Internet betting; and if he will make a statement on... - Foreign Direct Investment
Question 37: 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... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with the executives of building societies (details supplied) to hear their proposals for recapitalisation, for handling of liquidity... - Tax Yield
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the value of tax receipts on newly built property not yet sold which would accrue to the Exchequer if this property is sold... - National Lottery Funding
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to secure funding from the National Lottery in respect of sports projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Financial Institutions Remuneration
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the payment of significant bonuses, contractual or otherwise, to senior bank executives at institutions covered by the bank... - Price Inflation
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the average CPI and HICP measures for price volatility in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12326/09] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if has begun the search for an individual or group of individuals to head his proposed Irish banking commission; and if he will make a statement on... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is expected that traditional banking practices will be re-established; if this is expected to encompass traditional lending criteria in... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he will manage the State role on the banks which are to be recapitalised. [12519/09] - Price Inflation
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will table proposals to mitigate the potentially significant negative effects of deflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Economic Forecasts
Question 50: 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... - Departmental Agencies
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff who will be released as a result of the rationalisation of 30 State agencies announced in budget 2009; and if new legislation is... - Vehicle Registration System
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of personalised vehicle registration plates alongside the existing system of vehicle registration as a means of... - Pension Provisions
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the net present value of the Exchequer's commitment in respect of the retirement package, including payments already made as part of this package... - Fiscal Policy
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the aggregate knock-on effect on economic growth and contraction he would expect as a result of deflating the economy, through Government revenue... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will be taking in order to stabilise the credit institutions covered by the bank guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes to bring forward legislative proposals relating to the management of consumer debt; his views on whether the legislative framework is... - Exchequer Borrowing
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the forecast Exchequer borrowing requirement for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the position regarding discussions he or his Department... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent statements by the President of the European Investment Bank to the effect that giving State guarantees to the banking sector can... - Fiscal Policy
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance his technical understanding of the term "economic depression"; his views on whether Ireland is on the verge of fulfilling or has already fulfilled... - Tax Code
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the implementation of the car parking levy announced in budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12333/09] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the evolution in their respective share prices and the recent events impacting on the global financial sector, it may be necessary to... - Financial Institutions Remuneration
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if and when he will publish the report of the Covered Institution Remuneration Oversight Committee on bankers' pay; and if he will make a statement... - Banking Sector Investigations
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the reports relating to banks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12301/09] - Fiscal Policy
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of direct contacts, whether formally or informally, he or his officials have had with credit rating agencies over the past six months in... - Exchequer Borrowing
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent increases in the cost of raising sovereign debt; the extent to which he attributes this increased funding cost to the...
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