Written answers
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
- Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a minimum fine for cigarette smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27730/11] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the purchase of an additional scanner, with the assistance of EU funding, for use in our ports to assist in the efforts to reduce... - Tax Code
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal to lower the VAT rate on personal protective equipment to 0% to encourage more persons to avail of such equipment; and if... - Illicit Trade In Tobacco Products
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to add new penalties including minimum fines for the sale of illicit tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if staff of Customs and Excise are regarded as front line workers; if he is satisfied that there are sufficient staff employed in this area in view... - State Banking Sector
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to impose burden sharing on the guaranteed Anglo Irish Bank senior bond, MTN No. 339A, which is due to mature on 2 November... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if the entirety of the agreement between him and the EU-ECB-IMF as part of the programme of financial support for Ireland has been published on his... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency plans to establish a deferred purchase scheme for residential properties which requires an amendment to the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any evidence that financial institutions, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland have sought to break the contractual arrangement in... - State Banking Sector
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of persons currently working with Anglo Irish Bank as contractors as opposed to as employees of the bank;... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of unsound investments that have been made in recent years, the regulations that are in place for financial advisers. [27810/11] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding debt forgiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27817/11] - Tax Incentives
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any incentives available for a private citizen or corporation to provide a loan to a small or medium enterprise; if there are, the terms... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27855/11] - National Treasury Management Agency
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons currently employed by the National Treasury Management Agency, broken down by its constituent entities; if he will further... - Banking Sector Remuneration
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to Bank of Ireland's published annual report for 2010, four executive directors (details... - Tax Code
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce from €250 to €100 the amount of money on which tax relief can be achieved when being donated to charitable causes; and if he... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the priority issues he intends to raise with the EU-ECB and IMF during their forthcoming mission review visit here with particular regard to the... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that he has now received the report from the group chaired by Mr. Declan Keane established to examine ways to assist persons in... - Credit Availability
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is expected that the banking sector will provide the necessary credit for business in order to maintain reasonable growth prospects in the... - National Debt
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance the full extent of national debt including the liability taken on by the State in the context of banking guarantees and or other supports in each of... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate any advice given, if known, directly to Irish banks or through the Central Bank of Ireland by the ECB and or the European... - Household Savings
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the full extent if known of savings held here; if incentives can be introduced to encourage the investment of such savings in a strategic fashion to... - Legislative Programme
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which legislation arising from the Bretton Woods Agreement has been amended in recent years; the purpose of such amendments already... - European Fiscal Policy
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his EU colleagues have identified the full extent of the requirement to stabilise the eurozone countries, with particular... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree, if any, to which it might be possible in future years to modify or moderate some of the most negative aspects of the financial bailout... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent the lending sector has accommodated or is willing to accommodate those with mortgage arrears; if the total number of households now in...
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