Written answers
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
- Fiscal Policy
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected ratio of spending cuts to tax increases expected in budget 2012. [14241/11] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the establishment of an agricultural review board within the National Asset Management Agency, in view of the fact that it is... - Croke Park Agreement
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the level of savings being achieved under the Croke Park agreement and if they are sufficient to avoid further pay cuts in... - State Assets
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will make decisions on the recommendations of the review group on State assets and liabilities. [14161/11] - International Organisations
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to meet representatives of the OECD in view of its recent recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13707/11] - European Council Meetings
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a briefing on the content and decisions of last month's meeting of the euro group. [14226/11] - State Assets
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications for him of the report of the McCarthy committee on State assets. [11492/11] - Financial Instruments
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance the average interest rate being paid on the outstanding circa €35 billion in unguaranteed senior bank bonds per issuing bank; the highest interest... - Ministerial Meetings
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he has had discussions with his French and German counterparts and other EU finance Ministers on the economic issues facing... - Tax Code
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is a conflict between the EU-IMF programme commitment on reducing tax credits and tax bands and his programme for... - Financial Instruments
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance when the senior bonds held by Anglo Irish Bank will mature and if he will provide an estimate of their value for 2011, 2012 and 2013. [14228/11] - Fiscal Policy
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if the use of credit controls as a means of controlling inflation, as opposed to interest rate increases throughout Europe, has been discussed by EU... - Public Service Pensions
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that outgoing Senators will receive lump sum pension payments in excess of €100,000 and €200,000; and the action he will... - Tax Code
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to publish the terms of reference for the review into the universal social charge. [14248/11] - Fiscal Policy
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed fiscal correction in 2012 is still €3.6 billion. [14160/11] - Jobs Initiative
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he believes that putting approximately €1 of public money into job creation via the jobs initiative for every approximately €70 going... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance the control systems he has put in place to ensure that the €20 billion earmarked for loans to small and medium sized business as part of the bank... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the potential liabilities to the covered institutions arising from current levels of mortgage arrears as detailed... - Proposed Legislation
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the publication date of the Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011. [14236/11] - National Anthem
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of the fact that copyright protection is due to run out on Amhrán na bhFiann in 2012, his plans for protecting the national anthem; and if... - Public Procurement
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the barriers that have been identified to date which restrict access to procurement opportunities for small and medium enterprise; if these and other... - Banking Sector
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of domestic and foreign deposits held in the covered institutions for each month of 2011. [14245/11] - Credit Unions
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the future of the credit union sector here. [14157/11] - Mortgage Arrears
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in developing solutions to mortgage holders currently in mortgage distress; and the date on which he will publish the... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of certain comments (details supplied), if he can reassure the public that no more taxpayers' money is going to go into the banks; and if he... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Allied Irish Bank's recent statement that it would consider debt forgiveness in certain cases on its mortgage book. [14158/11] - State Assets
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the ongoing review of the report of the McCarthy review group on State assets and liabilities, which is to be presented to the... - Tax Code
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a site valuation tax, with specific reference to the way in which such valuations will be assessed; and the date on which the... - Job Protection
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the assurances given on job retention in the proposed Liberty Mutual/Anglo deal on Quinn Direct Insurance. [10025/11] - EU-IMF Fund
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed report on his ongoing discussions with his ECOFIN colleagues regarding the renegotiation of the EU-IMF austerity... - State Assets
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a timeframe for the sale of State assets. [10942/11] - Tax Code
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if his support for Christine Lagarde's candidacy as head of the IMF was conditional on Ireland's corporation tax being left untouched. [14163/11] - Company Administration
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration that was given to the Quinn proposals to re-establish Quinn ownership. [9942/11] - Tax Reliefs
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to the 2009 ESRI research series No. 14 on pension policy, 82% of all pension tax relief... - Banks Restructuring
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of job losses he expects in the Irish banking sector arising from the restructuring of the sector. [14156/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether the cost of the pension levy should not be passed on to savers by their pension fund managers; and the steps he will take to... - Fiscal Policy
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance the bond yield that he believes would prohibit the Government from returning to the bond markets in 2012 and 2013. [14232/11] - Personal Debt
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects financial institutions to implement the recommendation for a deferred interest scheme in the final report of the expert group on... - Job Creation
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of permanent full-time jobs he believes will be created as a result of the jobs initiative. [14237/11] - Pension Provisions
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance, with regard to the programme for Government commitment on political pensions - that is, that no retired politician will get a political pension... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek to appoint a Minister for State with specific responsibility for the National Asset Management Agency. [14107/11] - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the total funds currently contained in the National Pensions Reserve Fund; and his plans for these funds. [14235/11]
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