Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the charge made in respect of the bank guarantee for the most recent quarter in 2009 for which he has returns; the rate per cent of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will meet with representatives of all the Opposition parties to take their views and suggestions into account in advance of planning budget... - Public Service Contracts
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of savings realised from the procurement review; the make-up of these savings; and his plans to make areas of public service delivery... - Cigarette Smuggling
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the loss to the Exchequer in 2009 arising from cigarette smuggling; and the measures being taken and proposed to deal with this... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the individual discounts being applied to each of the five financial institutions in respect of the loans of €77 billion being... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued any policy directions to the Financial Services Regulatory Authority since the banking crisis broke; and if he will make a... - Home Repossessions
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the severity of the problem facing homeowners in negative equity; his plans to extend the moratorium on house... - Banking Sector
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the law governing the operation of banks of systemic importance to the economy and the changes he has identified as necessary. ... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions between National Treasury Management Agency, departmental or Government officials with Eurostat and with any... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether, with respect to proposed reforms of the model of financial regulation here, it is appropriate to include in these reforms... - Public Sector Staff
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on public service employment of the embargo on recruitment, on numbers and on the public service pay bill in 2010 and 2011; and the... - Programmes for Government
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has costed the proposals in the Revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39147/09] - Public Sector Remuneration
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the practice of awarding bonuses to State sector employees. [37613/09] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the latest data on credit availability, declined cases, and the delivery on commitments by institutions covered by guarantee... - Customs Service
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the cooperation that takes place between his Department and the Department of Justice in respect of the resources needed for an effective customs... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure that the National Asset Management Agency does not drive up costs in the legal, accounting, auctioneering and... - Departmental Properties
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if a working group has been established under the Office of Public Works to develop an approach to the management and development of the former... - House Prices
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent Economic and Social Research Institute report which indicated that some 200,000 households, or one in three mortgages,... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the cost of fixed rate mortgages; the discussions he has had with the Irish Financial Services Regularity... - Economic Forecasts
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the latest Central Bank quarterly economic bulletin which forecast a contraction of 10.6% of gross national product here in 2009, down... - Oireachtas Expense Allowances
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has developed proposals for the reform of the political expenses regimes of office holders and of Members of the Oireachtas. [37722/09] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has drafted a scheme for the extension of the guarantee scheme beyond 2010; if the premium to be charged will differ from that under the... - Public Sector Staff
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines that exist regarding the procedure applicable to the dismissal of a public servant or a chief executive or an employee of a State of... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken or proposes to take to improve or restore competitiveness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37796/09] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the more stringent criteria being operated by financial institutions with respect to mortgage protection... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the problems of families experiencing difficulties meeting mortgage repayments; and the policy instruments which might be used to... - Fiscal Policy
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on 2009 gross national product and gross domestic product from a €4 billion fiscal consolidation package in budget 2010; the number of... - Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the ease of access to lending, particularly working capital, for small, medium and large businesses here; the progress made... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money he expects to inject into Anglo Irish Bank over the 2009 to 2010 period; the number of tranches; if he expects the Exchequer to... - Fiscal Policy
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if the broad parameters of the 2010 and 2011 Budgets, outlined in April 2009, have been altered; and the details of the latest proposals. [39084/09] - Tobacco Smuggling
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are in place to address the smuggling of illegal cigarettes into this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Economic Forecasts
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Economic and Social Research Institute's latest forecast, in their most recent quarterly economic bulletin, that the general... - Public Sector Staff
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has developed the implementation mechanisms necessary for the implementation of the rationalisation of public service structures outlined by... - Public Sector Pay
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the evidence or the comparisons of pay in the public sector and in the private sector; his plans to introduce an extended... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments by a professor of economics and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics (details supplied), in respect of the... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals for recapitalising Anglo Irish Bank; his assessment of the funds involved; his plans for sourcing these funds; and his views on the... - Economic Forecasts
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the most recent Central Statistics Office Quarterly National Accounts which showed a decline of 7.4% of Gross Domestic... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the business plan for the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37673/09] - Pension Provisions
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if his proposals for pension reform will be included in Budget 2010. [37768/09] - Tax Code
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax refunds to banks and financial institutions arising from losses in relation to the transfer of loans to the National Asset Management Agency... - Public Sector Staff
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines that exist regarding the procedure applicable to the early retirement of a public servant or a chief executive or an employee of a... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that some development sites could potentially have a negative value derived from the need to fence, clean, insure and make... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will oblige banks, as part of the National Asset Management Agency legislation, to work with individual mortgage holders to renegotiate... - Tax Yield
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the September 2009 Exchequer figures; the way the September 2009 figures compare to profiles forecast six months ago; if he expects tax... - Tax Collection
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise the Office of the Revenue Commissioner to meet with companies or self-employed persons who claim to be in difficulty in advance of... - Irish Credit Bureau
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Irish Credit Bureau to change or amend its criteria for placing people on its records for anything up to five years for... - Non-Licensed Money Lending
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take regarding non-licensed money lenders in advance of Christmas 2009. [37609/09] - Tax Code
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if individuals who purchased shares in Anglo Irish Bank with loans financed by Anglo Irish Bank itself on a non-recourse basis will be able to write... - Banking Sector
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if the banks have given a guarantee to restore lending to the business and commercial sectors in return for the National Asset Management Agency... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the down side risks facing Irish exporters, and the economy here more broadly, as a result of the strengthening euro; and if he will... - Cigarette Smuggling
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that arrangements have been completed for the acquisition of a second mobile scanner to combat cigarette smuggling; if it is... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the findings of the Draft Business Report on the National Asset Management Agency; the role his Department played in the decision to... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if the levy which is proposed to be introduced into the National Asset Management Agency legislation will take account of both the time value of... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the cost of sub-prime mortgages; the discussions he has had with the Irish Financial Services Regularity Authority... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will appoint a High Court inspector to investigate irregularities and possible illegalities at Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a... - Consumer Price Index
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the September 2009 inflation figures indicating annual falls in harmonised index consumer prices and consumer price index of 3% and... - Debt Management
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals envisaged under the Revised Programme for Government to help those in debt; his plans to introduce personal insolvency regulations... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make institutional changes in the arrangements for financial regulation; if he will publish an assessment of issues in advance of... - Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the National Asset Management Agency proposal, through the draft NAMA business plan in particular, will get credit flowing to small and... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the financial institutions to which the loans of €16 billion to be taken over by National Asset Management Agency in December... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made regarding reforms of the Central Bank and the Financial Regulator, including appointments to key positions; and if he will make a... - Employment Levels
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the latest Quarterly National Household Survey which indicates an 8.2% year-on-year fall in employment to the end of June 2009... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an impact study on the expected economic and social impact of across the board cuts in child benefit; his views on whether... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a transparent vetting process, involving public confirmation hearings before the Joint Committee on Finance, for appointments to boards... - Customs Service
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to combat the trafficking of illicit drugs through private airports here, particularly in view of recent high profile legal... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on recent revelations that senior bankers at Anglo Irish Bank were involved in property deals which the bank itself was... - Tax Yield
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue raised to date in 2009 from the €10 air travel tax; the impact this has had on air travel to and from here; if he will...
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