Written answers
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
- EU Treaties
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance when the ESM Bill will be published and the reason he agreed to last minute amendments to the Treaty establishing the ESM linking ratification of the... - Tax Collection
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of persons who pay income tax on the following incomes: €30,000 - €49,999; €50,000... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation remains eligible to enter short-term funding arrangements with the ECB and the reason an external financial... - Credit Union Regulation
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 28 February 2012, if he has received the final report of the Commission on Credit Unions; if he has... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to provide Dáil Éireann with an update on the review, which commenced in April 2011, of the severance and remuneration package... - Tax Yield
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance if, as at the end of March Exchequer figures show income taxes running approximately 3.5% ahead of profile, the Revenue Commissioners or his... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of the issuing of an Irish Government bond of €3.46 billion in lieu of the 31 March promissory note payment on the ability... - Household Debt
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of any proposals he may have to assist struggling mortgage owners; if such proposals will incorporate any significant... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on this year's Exchequer returns of the arrangement entered into in respect of the 31 March promissory note payment; and if he will make a... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the rationale for the purchase of Irish Life and Permanent last month and the reason the decision to spend €1.3 billion of... - Tax Code
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will undertake to conduct a review of the pension fund levy to measure its effectiveness following the first year of its operation; and if he... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on his budgetary plans for 2012 of the €90 million cost of the promissory note deal announced last month; and if it will require... - Credit Union Regulation
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to ensure that the lending restrictions placed on credit unions by the Registrar of Credit Unions have been lifted. [19301/12] - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects any further recapitalisation requirements by the pillar banks in 2012; and if moneys from the NPRF discretionary fund are being... - International Agreements
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance the potential benefits to the State arising from the agreement signed between the National Treasury Management Agency and the China Investment... - EU Treaties
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance when the European Commission will conclude a timetable for the implementation of the provisions of the Fiscal Compact Treaty should Ireland and the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, in particular, on the outlook for the public finances in 2012; his views on... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail all actions taken by him following the publication of the Keane Report last October and the measures he intends to bring forward in... - Fiscal Policy
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the growing fiscal and funding crisis in the Greek, Portuguese and Spanish economies; the impact these crises will have on the eurozone... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance if Eurostat has indicated that bonds issued by the National Asset Management Agency should be included in the calculation of the general Government... - Credit Union Regulation
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance when the report of the Commission on Credit Unions will be published; and if he will provide an update on the work of the commission. [19300/12] - Haulage Industry
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a fuel rebate for registered haulage companies; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the... - Credit Union Regulation
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance when the forthcoming legislation on the regulation of credit unions will be published; and if he will detail in general terms the contents of the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will encourage lenders to allow borrowers who are moving home to be able to keep their tracker mortgage rate; and if he will make a statement... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised the possibility of imposing losses on the unsecured unguaranteed Irish Nationwide Building Society Bonds of €631m due on 26 June... - Mortgage Arrears
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which the full extent of arrears of mortgage or other personal debt has been determined by reference to the various lending agencies or... - Fuel Smuggling
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the working group established within his Department on the problem of fuel smuggling; and if he will make a statement... - Pension Provisions
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects sovereign annuity bonds to be available to the pension industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19271/12] - Tax Code
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if he conducted cost benefit analysis on the VAT rate change from 21% to 23% for the first quarter of 2012 and the way it compares with the first... - Fiscal Policy
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance the methodology used by him in calculating the structural deficit; and whether that methodology is the same as that currently used by the European... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he has taken to secure a reduction in the variable rate interest rates on Permanent TSB mortgages; and his views on whether there is a... - Legislative Programme
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Fiscal Responsibility Bill will be published; and if he will detail in general terms the contents of the Bill at this stage. [19313/12] - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the total raised so far in bank guarantee fees; if he will provide a breakdown of this sum on an annual basis from 2008 to 2011 under the various... - Insurance Compensation Fund
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current operation of the insurance compensation fund; his views on whether it is adequately capitalised to meet its needs; and if he... - Fiscal Policy
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the impact of reduced growth figures for the last two quarters on the budget deficit, on employment and on his fiscal targets for...
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