Written answers
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
- Banking Regulation
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the apparent anomaly that Permanent TSB is charging new residential mortgage customers a standard variable mortgage rate... - Tax Code
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the circumstances through which section 86 of the Finance Act 1989 which has been found by the High Court and Supreme Court to... - National Assets Management Agency
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the operations of the National Asset Management Agency, including whether NAMA made a profit or loss in 2011 and his... - European Treaty Agreements
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress of the ratification of the European Stability Mechanism treaty; if in the aftermath of the 9 December... - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to date and any future action he plans to take in relation to the renegotiation of the terms of the €30 billion promissory... - Banking Regulation
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking, or requesting the Financial Regulator to take with respect to the high rates being charged by Permanent TSB on their... - Insurance Industry
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will fund a house insurance scheme for those who cannot access flood insurance due to repeated flooding; and if he will make a statement on the... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation for non-recourse mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5524/12] - Public Sector Staff
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the large numbers of public servants who will avail of early retirement in the coming weeks, he has considered any incentive package,... - Tax Collection
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance the names of Irish citizens claiming non-resident status for tax purposes; the days they spent out of the State in each case during 2011; and the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider easing the lending restrictions on credit unions imposed by the Registrar of Credit Unions; and if he will make a statement on... - Fiscal Policy
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for a full return of the State to the international bond markets, including the interest rates he believes would be acceptable for a... - State Banking Sector
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance, regarding the recent departure of the chief financial officer, the HR director and the director of retail business at the Educational Building... - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the views expressed last year by US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the issue of repaying senior and junior bondholders... - Economic Recovery
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he and his European colleagues can individually and collectively generate positive economic influence towards economic recovery... - Personal Debt
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has received any communications from the banking and lending sectors with a view to achieving a basis for addressing the... - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of the current deficit and the targets laid down in the EU-IMF programme, his views on whether the proposed 0.5% deficit ceiling outlined in... - Proposed Legislation
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation to change the valuation date of 30 November 2009 that the National Asset Management Agency is still using to value... - Ministerial Meetings
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in Frankfurt last week; if he will report on discussions on the... - State Banking Sector
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance, in respect of ongoing industrial disputes at the Educational Building Society, when the placing agreement will be furnished to the union, UNITE.... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to improve protection for customers of debt management companies in view of recently expressed concerns by the Central Bank concerning the... - State Banking Sector
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he is unwilling or unable to name the unsecured unguaranteed bondholders at Anglo Irish Bank who are due to be paid in 2013. [5654/12] - EU Summits
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with the EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn, in Brussels last week; if he will report on... - Tax Code
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the logistics and revenue-raising potential of a levy on SMS and MMS messages; if his attention has been drawn to the figure of... - Motor Fuel Costs
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the road haulage system is currently experiencing extreme financial difficulty because of the cost... - Job Losses
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in respect to staff employed at Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks and possible future staff redundancies; his... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance, following on from the intervention by the Registrar of Credit Unions at Newbridge credit union last month, if any future interventions will be part... - State Banking Sector
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is engaging any external professional advice or services related to the ongoing negotiations on the Anglo Irish promissory note; the names of... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is currently using the services of Goldman Sachs for any aspect of Departmental business; and if so, if he will list the activity it is engaged... - Job Losses
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give a commitment to staff currently employed at Permanent TSB that their jobs will be protected as part of any future sale or merger of... - Proposed Legislation
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce consumer legislation in the area of mortgage rate reductions; the options available to him; the obstacles that require... - Fiscal Policy
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of the State's current debt-to-GDP ratio and the ratios expected to be reached as part of the ECB-IMF programme, his views on whether the 5%... - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the moneys drawn down to date from the EU-IMF programme, including the dates on which the draw-downs took place, the... - Economic Growth
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the recent downgrading of growth projections for the economy here and the wider European economy by the IMF and others; and if he... - State Banking Sector
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his discussions with the European Commission and members of ECOFIN on the issue of the promissory note, indicating... - Financial Sector Regulation
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that have approached the Registrar of Credit Unions seeking the easing or lifting of lending restrictions placed on them... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is engaging any external professional advice or services in respect of the sale of the life insurance unit of Irish Life & Permanent; the names... - Job Security
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is any threat to the jobs of the 300 former AIB employees who were moved to Aviva in 2011; and the action he is taking to... - Fiscal Policy
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the studies he has commissioned or reviewed regarding the likely impact of the fiscal control provisions in the proposed European treaty as part of... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees that the European Central Bank-driven blockages to burning bank bondholders should be removed and that new terms should be given for...
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