Written answers
Thursday, 17 June 2010
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Finance if the policy of curtailing performance bonuses in all financial institutions covered under the Government guarantee, as outlined in section 5.16 of... - Legislative Programme
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the EU Commission's Communication on Bank Resolution Funds, published on 26 May 2010; if and when he intends to introduce legislation... - Economic Policy
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make provision for a substantial debate on the economy before the Dáil summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Assets Management Agency
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the preparation of a revised National Assets Management Agency business plan; when he expects the publication of a... - Public Service Agreement
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance the way it is proposed to measure progress against which refunds of public service pay will be made under the proposed public service agreement with... - National Assets Management Agency
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to publish the National Assets Management Agency business plan; and if he has discussed the key parameters with the Board following... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the reliability of auditing reports in terms of their content; the actions or reviews that are being taken by his Department in looking... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the covered financial institutions are meeting the needs of Irish business. [24699/10] - Stability and Growth Pact
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Finance the approach being taken by him in respect of the Stability and Growth Pact; the timeframe he envisages for returning within the terms of the pact;... - National Assets Management Agency
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance the nominal amount of loans which have been transferred to the National Asset Management Agency to date; the amount of senior and subordinated NAMA... - Credit Statistics
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent monthly Private Sector Credit Statistics published by the Central Bank; his views on whether the decline in household... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in publishing codes of practice for the National Asset Management Agency. [24706/10] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish options for spending savings in each Department for 2011 in order that there can be an informed debate about the optimum choices.... - Financial Services Sector
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on prospective realignments within the Irish domestic banking sector; if he will provide updates with respect to the... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who applied, and were considered, for appointment to the Board of Anglo Irish Bank, as announced on 25 May 2010; the criteria... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the findings of the bank inquiry that the Irish bank guarantee was cast too wide and took the question of optional loss sharing off the... - Social Levy
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish his assessment of options for a social levy. [24746/10] - Credit Union Sector
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the significant increase in loan arrears in the Irish credit union sector, with payments not having been made on loans for ten weeks or... - Proposed Legislation
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent developments in the eurozone; when he expects to bring forward legislation to allow for Irish participation in the €750 billion... - Public Service Reform
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has developed a strategy for restructuring the public service to deliver significant savings in order that front line services will be... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to seek an agreed terms of reference with the leaders of the Opposition on the banking inquiry. [24729/10] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress being made with the viability and business plans for the credit institutions covered by the bank... - Anglo Irish Bank
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to present full details of the worked costings of keeping Anglo Irish Bank as a going concern, compared to an orderly wind down of... - Fiscal Policy
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of the €3 billion budget adjustment for 2011 that he plans to be accounted for by revenue raising measures; and the proportion by... - Bank Recapitalisation
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance if the EUROSTAT classification of the recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank in 2009 has implications for the projected general deficit in 2010 and... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of State aid that has been involved in the bank guarantee scheme since it commenced operation; and if there are plans to recoup this aid... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance the investment to date by the National Pension Reserve Fund in banks (details supplied); the market value of the these investments; the way any gain... - Personal Debt
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance when policy proposals from the committee to examine debt problems of mortgage holders and householders will be published. [24734/10] - Anglo Irish Bank
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he or his Department was aware of efforts made to present a misleading impression of the balance sheet and accounts of Anglo... - Bank Levy
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a bank levy, as proposed by the Internal Markets Commissioner; his views on whether the funds of any prospective... - Tax Code
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if the €200 levy on car parking facilities provided to employees by their employers will apply to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; if this... - Public Service Contracts
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which public service contracts are allocated to domestic small and medium enterprises; the way this proportion compares to other EU... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects the National Asset Management Agency to accommodate social objectives in the course of its work; and the way these objectives will be... - Remediation of Industrial Sites
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos 60 and 81 of 10 March 2010, regarding the membership of the Office of Public Works working group to manage and... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are consequences for any persons in leadership positions arising from the two bank inquiry reports that have been published. [25700/10] - Disabled Drivers
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason only one fuel claim per year is now going to be permitted of disabled drivers claiming refund of excise duty on motor fuel use in... - Tax Code
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the financial implications for the State arising out of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding VAT liability for the National Aquatic Centre;... - Departmental Staff
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to strengthen capacity in his Department in regard to banking and insurance; the number of such specialists employed in the... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons behind the additional €2 billion capital contribution to Anglo Irish Bank; if he will be required to adjust the promissory note to... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes to the payment rates for the eligible liabilities guarantee and credit institution financial support bank guarantee schemes which have... - Flood Relief
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date on availing of EU funds to assist with 2009 flood damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25690/10] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance the total annual cost of regulating the Irish financial sector; the extent to which those entities regulated by the Financial Regulator cover the... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he has arrived at the estimate of €10 billion further recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank; and if he expects this to fall due to be... - Fiscal Policy
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent employment, unemployment, participation and emigration trends and their impact on the public finances; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance his response to proposals to introduce a property tax to help fund local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22402/10] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the total liabilities currently guaranteed under the credit institutions financial support guarantee scheme; the total liabilities currently... - Tax Code
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove the travel tax as a gesture to the industry and to encourage more tourists to visit here in view of the problems encountered by... - Fiscal Policy
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the lessons that have been drawn by him from the failure to achieve the key targets of his Department in economic growth, fiscal sustainability, bank... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the significant increase in mortgages in arrears for 90 days or more, now totalling 32,321; if he will provide an update on the progress... - Credit Provision
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will lay the small and medium enterprise lending plans of banks (details supplied) before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the way the banks... - General Government Deficit
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the publication by EUROSTAT of 2009 data on EU Governments' deficits and debt burdens which showed Ireland to have had the biggest... - National Assets Management Agency
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the transfer of loans to the National Assets Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25614/10] - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects Allied Irish Bank to have difficulty with its capital raising plans during 2010; if he is preparing contingency plans for the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the halting of decentralisation has left the Government in possession of sites, leases or underoccupied buildings; the costs of... - Credit Union Sector
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with the strategic review of the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/10] - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount, and the terms, of promissory notes transferred to date by the Government to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society;... - General Government Deficit
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the general Government deficit for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, inclusive of capital injections to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish... - Price Inflation
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the return of inflation on a month-by-month basis under both the consumer price index and the harmonised index of customer prices... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount, extent and value of support offered, promised or given to each of the financial institutions arising from the guarantees; the conditions... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent appointments of persons (details supplied) as Non-executive Directors of the Bank to the Board of Directors of Anglo Irish...
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