Written answers
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
- Public Sector Staff
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if arrangements for moving staff within the public service across different agencies have been agreed. [11560/10] - Tax Code
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has ruled out the introduction of a property tax for 2011, as suggested by its absence from his recent address to the annual dinner of the... - Industrial Disputes
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussion he has had with the public service unions regarding the current state of industrial unrest in the public service. [11619/10] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the desirable restructuring of the banking sector here. [11566/10] - Tax Yield
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if the trends in Exchequer returns to date give confidence that the end year targets will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Solidarity Bond
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the national solidarity bonds, as announced in budget 2010, to be available for subscription; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether increases in bank charges and interest rates are consistent with the banking policy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reports
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to request a further report from the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes in 2010. [11564/10] - Banking Sector Recapitalisation
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the way it is proposed to fund any recapitalisation of the banks after the loan transfer to the National Asset Management Agency, which it falls upon... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the announcement by a bank (details supplied) that it is considering an increase in mortgage interest rates. [11448/10] - Remediation of Industrial Sites
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 116 and 147 of 3 November 2009, if the Office of Public Works working group to manage the former ISPAT site... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if the average discount to be paid on assets transferred to the National Asset Management Agency is likely to be more than the 30% initially... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of the powers of enforcement when regulation failures or failure of corporate governance occur in the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on reports that the amount of loans to be transferred from Anglo Irish Bank to the National Asset Management Agency has increased... - Civil Service Staff
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the top level appointment committee gives reasonable scope for appointments from outside the public service and outside the... - Departmental Estimates
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage actual accuracy of each Estimates of public expenditure issued by his Department since 2004; and if he will make a statement on the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the ISME bank watch survey which showed that 55% of businesses were refused funding in the three months to the end of... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the work of the interdepartmental and expert mortgage arrears review group; when he expects this group to report and make... - Pension Provisions
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals to increase the retirement age of public servants; the impact that this will have on the public sector pension liability; when... - Flood Relief
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the Shannon catchment flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11445/10] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has developed a framework to ensure credit flows and to provide an appeal against refusals; and when will this come into force. [11568/10] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of remuneration for board members of the National Asset Management Agency; if this was set prior to the pay cuts announced in budget 2010;... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance his exit strategy from the blanket bank guarantee, issued on 30 September 2008; the credit institutions that have issued debt or other liabilities... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received any report from the National Asset Management Agency on the progress of its work; and his views on whether the draft business plan... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with respect to the viability and business plans for the credit institutions covered by the bank guarantee submitted to the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish an updated National Asset Management Agency business plan. [11628/10] - Pension Levy
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have been affected by the pension levy who do not have public service pensions, including educational contract workers; the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the timeline for transfer of loans to the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - State Banking Sector
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer and the 2010 cost of providing financial support to Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11633/10] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether lending margins will increase and deposit rates paid to savers will fall at two banks (details supplied) during 2010. [11642/10] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the rent demands by commercial landlords, particularly in the retail sector, undermine efforts to restore competitiveness and... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if shareholders have been identified for the special purpose vehicles to be established by the National Asset Management Agency. [11567/10] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged consultants, or any State agency, to examine and monitor the non-National Asset Management Agency loan books of the guaranteed... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the interdepartmental group on debt and mortgage arrears; the number of times this group has met to date; the timeframe within... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the actions that are being taken to improve the funding position of a building society (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the... - Flood Relief
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the possibility of merging existing agencies or responsibilities of agencies into a single River Shannon organisation that would... - Departmental Investigations
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take suggestions from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service which will view the two expert reports on the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the withdrawal of banks (details supplied) from the retail banking market here; his views on the diminished competition in this sector;... - State Banking Sector
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposal for the separation of a bad bank within Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11565/10] - Banking Sector Recapitalisation
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects the 8% preference dividend of €280 million due by a bank (details supplied) in May 2010 will be paid or whether the issues raised by... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if the revised National Asset Management Agency business plan will provide a more realistic assessment of the likely cost of fees and expenses for... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the recent announcement by a bank (details supplied) that it has increased the interest rates it charges on some... - National Treasury Management Agency
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the secrecy surrounding the pay levels of senior executives connected to the National Treasury Management Agency is justified.... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the proposals and provisions set out in the context of the National Asset Management Agency have been achieved in accordance... - Tax Code
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a manufacturing company (details supplied) regarding the increased costs arising from the carbon tax being added... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been approached by any interested parties with respect to taking shareholdings in the National Asset Management Agency special purpose... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if banking policy in 2010 has changed to meet the needs of the current economic climate; the steps he has taken to achieve this objective; if he has... - Banking Sector Recapitalisation
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the current regulatory capital requirements for banks here; the way he expects these requirements to evolve in the coming years; the level of... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on reports that Anglo Irish Bank is set to post record losses in the region of €10 billion to €12 billion for the 15 month... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if he foresees a future role for the National Pensions Reserve Fund making directed investments in infrastructure projects here which deliver a... - Misuse of Drugs
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to making it illegal for any retailer to sell any product advertised as a legal high or similar substance or... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in developing a policy to assist people who are experiencing difficulty in meeting their debt repayments. [11570/10] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it continues to be appropriate that the target of promoting the development of the financial service sector be part of the... - Economic and Monetary Union
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to develop better tools within the euro zone for dealing with imbalances within member states. [11558/10] - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the interdepartmental committee which was set up to consider the issue of an ethical investment policy for the National Pensions... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the increase in staff within the Central Bank and financial regulatory system; and if the embargo is being applied in these bodies.... - Flood Relief
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide funding for a relocation grant to persons affected by the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11444/10] - Banking Sector Recapitalisation
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the State takeover of banks here would have dried up funding for the banks and the State; if he envisages such problems if and when the... - Tax Yield
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the likely 2010 and full year yield from the levy on non-residents for tax purposes, as announced in budget 2010 and set out in... - Banking Sector Recapitalisation
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer and the 2010 cost of providing financial support to building societies (details supplied); the position regarding the... - Flood Relief
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide additional resources to Cork in order to build flood defences for the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for parliamentary oversight of the National Asset Management Agency. [11559/10] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of State aid that has been involved in the bank guarantee scheme since it commenced operating; and if there are plans to recoup this aid... - National Treasury Management Agency
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the National Treasury Management Agency could become overloaded with the addition of significant new tasks to its mandate... - Enterprise Sector
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the factors that have led to the accelerated rate of business failures here. [11572/10] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent interest from foreign investors in taking strategic or controlling stakes in any of the credit... - Property Valuations
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports that commercial landlords are maintaining rents at unrealistically high levels, and even increasing them further, in order to... - Public Procurement Contracts
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make public procurement contracts more accessible to Irish small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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