Written answers
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
- Proposed Legislation
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance when the legislation for the jobs initiative will be presented to Dáil Éireann; if the jobs initiative will be presented to Dáil Éireann... - Fiscal Policy
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the comments of a person (details supplied) of the European Central Bank expressed in an article that Ireland's taxpayers must... - State Assets
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the sale of State assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6730/11] - Insurance Industry
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of his or any other Department or agency's consideration of the Quinn Group proposals, recently presented, for the future of Quinn... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance his views following comments by the Chief Executive of the National Asset Management Agency to a newspaper (details supplied) of his plans to... - EM-IMF Fund
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the additional public expenditure commitments or amendments to the November 2010 EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland Memorandum of... - Fiscal Policy
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has submitted as part of the Stability Programme to the European Commission; if he will publish these plans and present them before... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be a review into the fitness and probity of public interest directors of banks which have received State assistance; if the review will... - Fiscal Policy
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is envisioned that he will go back to the bond markets; the rate at which this would be unsustainable; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of moneys lent by the National Asset Management Agency to complete projects here and in the UK; and the profit made from... - State Banking Sector
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance when will the European Commission have finalised its examination of the restructuring plan for Anglo Irish Bank; the details for the restructuring... - Economic Regulators
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to bring all regulatory bodies covering State agencies under the direction of one Department; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the key priorities of the State Claims Agency; the payments made and to be made in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9708/11] - Insurance Industry
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance the full extent of the guarantees he has received from Liberty Mutual regarding the future for all existing job holders in Quinn Insurance Ltd; the... - Departmental Staff
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff sanctioned by him in 2011 despite the recruitment moratorium; their grade; the organisation they work for and the number of... - Tax Code
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish the universal social charge, introduced by the previous Government, in view of its impact on the income of low and middle income... - Insurance Industry
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the full extent of the State commitment to the Anglo Irish Bank-Liberty Mutual preferred bid for Quinn Insurance Ltd in either direct cash terms,... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the action being taken by him in the investigation into the role of auditors in banks which have received State assistance; and if he will make a... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the current value of the National Pensions Reserve Fund; the commitments on the funds in respect of payment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banking Sector
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will name the bondholders of the Irish banks who were repaid between 29 September 2008 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on... - EU-IMF Fund
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the EU and the International Monetary Fund in relation to the lowering of personal income tax bands and credits; if he... - Tax Code
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing incentives such as VAT refunds for farmers who install and operate renewable energy microgeneration equipment; and if... - Banking Sector
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the preparatory steps being taken in 2011 to set up the Strategic Investment Bank; the assessments or analysis being undertaken; the models of... - Fiscal Policy
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the external partners, including the IMF, all reported in advance of 2007 that Ireland's fiscal policies were sound and that... - State Bodies
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to amalgamate State agencies; if so, the agencies involved; the potential savings to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on... - State Assets
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will name the commercial semi-State bodies from the Report of the Review Group on State Assets & Liabilities that he has discussed and-or is... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals under consideration by the National Development Finance Agency in respect of public private partnerships; the position regarding public... - State Assets
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the proceeds of the sale of State assets will be used to fund a jobs programme as promised in the Fine Gael NewERA document or... - Industrial Sites
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 29 March 2011, if the final report of the working group on Haulbowline, County Cork, has now been... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will proceed with the previous Government's decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/11] - State Assets
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if a detailed valuation process of State assets will commence; if such a process will take into account debt and pension fund deficits that may exist... - Jobs Fund
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the funding that has been allocated to the jobs fund outlined in the Programme for Government. [5792/11] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the National Asset Management's Agency plans to start lending to buyers in the residential property markets; when such funding... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of commissioning and publishing the Honohan, Regling-Watson and Nyberg reports; the money paid to each of the four drafters... - National Debt
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance taking account of the additional bank recapitalisation following the recent bank stress tests, the amount of interest he anticipates will be paid on... - National Development Plan
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance his priorities under the National Development Plan; the projects which will proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9699/11] - European Stability Mechanism
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria that will be used for the debt sustainability analysis under the European Stability Mechanism; the person that will be conducting this... - Semi-State Sector Remuneration
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to reduce salaries in semi-State companies following a review into the matter; and if he will do so prior to the sale of any State... - Oireachtas Members' Remuneration
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of payments to former TDs and Ministers excluding pension costs; if he will provide this data in tabular form in terms of... - Ground Rents
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if he continues to pay ground rent on iconic buildings to absentee landlords; if this includes his Department in Government Buildings; the other...
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