Written answers
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
- Economic Forecasts
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will set out his forecast GDP growth for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41643/10] - Insurance Industry
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the pressure by insurance companies to raise premiums; if he has undertaken any analysis of the impact and of the... - Banking Sector
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the Irish banking system is dependent on the European Central Bank for funding; if the ECB have communicated to him a proposed... - Croke Park Agreement
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings across Departments achieved by the implementation of the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41608/10] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure that National Asset Management Agency is accountable to the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banking Charges
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance his specific proposals to incentivise bank customers to more frequently use plastic cards and to reduce their use of ATM machines to access their own... - Tax Collection
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the decline in receipts from DIRT tax in the Exchequer returns published on 2 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the... - Central Bank Reports
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the publication of the next Financial Stability Report by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41622/10] - Forbairt na Gaeilge
Question 63: To ask the Aire Airgeadais an bhfuil Gaeleagras – an eagraíocht oiliúna don státseirbhís faoi choimirce na Roinne Airgeadais – fós ag feidhmiú ina hiomláine; an bhfuil... - Fiscal Policy
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a new fiscal framework for Ireland; if he plans to make an announcement regarding same, on budget day; his plans to... - Departmental Property
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the capital value of the property portfolio of the Office of Public Works for the year 2009 with comparative figures for the previous three years... - Tax Collection
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the 4.1% shortfall in income tax returns for October and the 6.3% drop in the year on year performance of these returns, he will make... - National Pension Reserve Fund
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the loss he expects the National Pension Reserve Fund to sustain as a result of the State's underwriting of the €5.4 billion Allied Irish Bank... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate the 2010 year end capital and current balances for voted Departmental spending; his plans to roll these funds over at the discretion of... - Public Sector Staff
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the Health Service Executive voluntary redundancy and early retirement schemes, the detail of the way this is proposed to be funded; if... - Fiscal Policy
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that savings amounting to €15 billion will be needed which is twice the sum that was under discussion at the time Ireland... - Tax Code
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for lifting the burden of carbon tax on road hauliers; if he will consider a scrappage scheme to assist road hauliers in replacing older... - Tax Code
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals to impose a tax or levy on text messages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37831/10] - Departmental Properties
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 7 October 2010, the further progress that has been made by the Office of Public Works in relation to the... - Credit Availability
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on the current lending environment for small and medium enterprise and for persons seeking mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the €64 million loss incurred by the National Asset Management Agency in the three months to end June 2010 on the mark-to-market... - Fiscal Policy
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason income tax receipts were below profile in the Exchequer returns published on 2 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the competitiveness of the economy; the way this now compares with other EU member states... - Government Deficit
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Economic and Social Research Institute quarterly economic commentary for the third quarter of 2010 that had... - Financial Services Sector
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a report conducted by Ernst and Young into policies and practices at Irish Nationwide Building Society; if he will publish the... - European Financial Stability Facility
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals to set up a permanent successor fund to the European Financial Stability Facility; if he expects that conditionalities... - Debt Interest Payments
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out a schedule of interest payments, both imputed and actual, for the promissory notes issued to Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Nationwide... - Flood Relief
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Ireland did not join the European floods alert system until this year; the plans that are in place to avoid a recurrence of the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason receipts for corporation tax as published on 2 November 2010 were below the receipts for the equivalent period in 2009; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the purpose of the €10 air travel tax; the amount of money collected since the tax was initiated; if he has considered a cost benefit analysis of... - Public Service Staff
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the direction given by his Department to public sector workers who were left stranded abroad as a result of the volcanic ash disruption; the specific... - Consumer Sentiment Index
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the KBC Ireland-ESRI consumer sentiment index slipped last month to 48.1 from 52.4 in September, bringing the index to its lowest level... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts that have been undertaken to introduce a mechanism whereby credit unions with surplus, uninvested funds can channel these funds into... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the issuance period for liabilities covered under the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme beyond end 2010; if he has sought, or... - Budget Statement
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if and when his Department will publish an impact assessment analysis of budget 2011; if his Department will poverty proof budget 2011 and the... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress with the restructuring and consolidation of the Irish banking system; and if he will make a statement on... - Budget Statement
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out a template of the four year stability plan which is under preparation for the European Commission detailing exactly the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance when a decision will be made on the sale of EBS; the strategic considerations that will be taken into account in making the decision; and if he will... - Sovereign Borrowing Costs
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent escalation of Irish sovereign borrowing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/10] - Exchequer Savings
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason expenditure on capital projects was €1 billion below profile on 2 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/10] - Company Administration
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the restructuring of Quinn Group; the level of losses incurred by Anglo Irish Bank to date on loans to Quinn Group; and if he will... - Departmental Properties
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties under control of the Office of Public Works currently in use by the Department of Defence or Defence Forces; and if he will... - Tax Collection
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the expiry of the relevant 31 October deadline for self-declaration, if he will provide an update on the implementation of further... - Banking Sector
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the liquidity position of the Irish banking system; if this liquidity has come under significant threat in recent weeks; and if he will... - Credit Availability
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has audited the delivery of lending commitments by banks made as part of the €7 billion recapitalisation agreement in 2009; the progress... - Legislative Programme
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of legislative measures already taken to safeguard the economy, the taxpayer and the country's international creditability in the wake of... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 104: 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... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his intention to further extend the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme beyond December 2010; when will he be reviewing this guarantee to... - Credit Availability
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of refusals of credit that have been overturned by the Credit Review Office or as part of its internal review process within the two main... - Tax Yield
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if an estimation has been provided for the loss of revenue to the State due to cross-Border shopping in each of the years 2009 and to date in 2010;...
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