Written answers
Thursday, 30 September 2010
- Consultancy Contracts
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the 2009 annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General; if he is satisfied that he has received value for money on financial... - Financial Institutions Recapitalisation
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress made with the disposal of the EBS Building Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made with preparations for the introduction of a special resolution regime for Irish banks; and if he will make a... - Public Sector Staff
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public servants that have been redeployed under the new redeployment scheme agreed in the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the taxpayer guarantee for unsecured senior bonds in Anglo Irish Bank issued before September 2008 beyond the 30 September 2010... - Tax Code
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of further measures announced in budget 2010 with respect to the treatment of non-residents for... - Fiscal Policy
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the falling GDP in the second quarter; the reason such a significant drop occurred; in view of the drop, if he will estimate the annual... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance the total State investment to date by the National Pensions Reserve Fund in Allied Irish Banks and in Bank of Ireland; the total current value of... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households that are one month, three months and six months behind in their mortgage payments; his plans to address the mortgage crisis;... - Exchequer Savings
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings for 2010 and for a full year from implementing recommendations of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes... - Freedom of Information
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures in his Department for dealing with Freedom of Information requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27649/10] - Credit Availability
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current lending environment for small and medium enterprises for persons seeking mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the discussions between him and his officials with their EU counterparts in respect of the proposed common... - State Banking Sector
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the effects on the domestic economy and the international borrowing markets of the open-ended exposure to the private liabilities of bondholders in... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he and the National Asset Management Agency have taken to ensure that NAMA's debtors do not, or have not, transferred assets offshore, to... - State Banking Sector
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance the effects on the economy here of defaulting on Anglo Irish Bank bondholders in the short term; the effects on the economy of defaulting on Anglo... - Financial Institutions Recapitalisation
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with EUROSTAT on the accounting treatment of the recapitalisation costs of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building... - Public Sector Staff
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance his views of the Central Statistics Office estimate in the latest quarterly national household survey that the number of persons working in public... - Commissions of Investigation
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance the compensation arrangements in respect of a person (details supplied) as sole member of the Commission of Investigation into the banking sector... - Credit Availability
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the European Central Bank lending survey which showed that bank lending conditions for Irish enterprise in July 2010 were worse than at... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected transactions cost related to the transfer of loans from Anglo Irish Bank to the National Asset Management Agency for 2010; and if he... - State Banking Sector
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that Anglo Irish Bank disposed of its Austrian private banking subsidiary, with a... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the covered credit institutions, if he will set out the level of senior and subordinated debt issued prior to 30 September 2008 that will... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the 2011 overall review of the decentralisation programme to be completed; the progress made to date in the deferred decentralisation... - Economic Forecasts
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the recently published quarterly national accounts for the second quarter of 2010, which showed a 1.2% fall in GDP in... - Tobacco Smuggling
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken by the Revenue Commissioners and the Customs Service to eliminate the illegal trade in cigarette and other tobacco products;... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress made on the restructuring of an insurance group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he envisages a role for the investment on a commercial basis, of funds in the National Pensions Reserve Fund in infrastructure projects here; if... - State Banking Sector
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has ordered an investigation into Anglo Irish Bank to ensure that after the guarantee was provided to Anglo Irish Bank and prior to its... - Fiscal Policy
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the latest Exchequer returns. [34022/10] - Public Sector Staff
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost efficiencies from outsourcing some areas of service delivery following the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Directives
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29680/10] - Public Sector Staff
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the projections for public service numbers for 2010 to 2014, consistent with the Employment Control Framework and the Croke Park Agreement; and if he... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if he envisages the extension of the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme beyond end 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34048/10] - Tax Code
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance the timetable for the delivery of his promise to publish a paper setting out the options for the introduction of a Universal Social Contribution in... - Tax Yield
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate for 2010 of the level of tax revenue foregone resulting from the legacy costs of property related tax reliefs; and if... - Debit Card Charges
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the imposition of handling charges or booking fees for laser card transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33905/10] - National Pension Reserve Fund
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funds in the National Pension Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34069/10] - State Banking Sector
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance when his attention was first drawn to the fact that €15 million in cash held by Anglo Irish Bank as security against loans to a person (details... - Public Sector Staff
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff across the public sector at principal officer grade or equivalent in 2000 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the... - Price Inflation
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent return of annualised price inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34034/10] - State Banking Sector
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is in a position to provide certainty on the total bill for taxpayers for the recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank; and if he will make a... - Tobacco Smuggling
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer arising from cigarette smuggling; and if he has any further proposals to deal with same. [34072/10] - Tax Code
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether low income families should be subject to direct taxation; his views on whether there is scope to introduce a third level of... - Outward Migration
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance his forecast for net migration patterns here for 2010 and 2011; the way he expects these patterns to impact on tax revenues, welfare payments, demand... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of the meetings he conducted on the day of the bank guarantee on 29 September 2008; the information that was made available to him, his... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update regarding the progress made with the recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks, its disposal of assets, suggestions that... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce measures to protect householders whose mortgage payments are in default; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33909/10] - Public Sector Staff
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering voluntary redundancy arrangements within the public sector to facilitate the rationalisation of public bodies; the provisions... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress made with the restructuring and consolidation of the banking system; and if he will make a statement on... - National Debt
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the average sovereign interest rate assumed in the elaboration of the estimated spending on servicing the national debt as set out in the most recent... - Departmental Staff
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to strengthen expertise in his Department in relation to banking and otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fiscal Policy
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether a stimulus package is necessary to lift the economy and to create jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34062/10] - State Boards
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to compel directors of State companies to appear before their sectoral Oireachtas committees when requested; and if he will... - Unemployment Levels
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently published quarterly national household survey for Q2, 2010, including recent trends in employment, long-term unemployment,... - Pension Provisions
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the accrued liability of public sector pensions at the end of 2009 and 2010; his views on policy developments in the area of public... - Tax Yield
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of indirect taxation in the State in comparison with both the EU average and other EU member states; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Code
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has undertaken to review the incremental spend requirement in respect of research and development tax credits in view of the recommendation of... - Fiscal Policy
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the maximum fiscal adjustment for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34047/10] - Bank Gaurantee Scheme
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the full extent to which he has committed to a bank guarantee support or rescue package; the extent to which this has affected or is likely to affect... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with the various banking interests with a view to absolute determination of the fullest possible extent of their... - Capital Expenditure
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the capital underspend to date in 2010; if this underspend is the result of a deliberate strategy to delay capital... - State Banking Sector
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that will be in the asset recovery bank and in the funding bank, including the executive and board structures that will be...
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