Written answers
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
- Tax Code
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to giving road hauliers a rebate on their fuel costs as is practised in other European countries; if his attention has... - European Central Bank Loans
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance noting that the ECB has provided more than €1,000 billion to European banks at 1% for three years, his views on whether this resource would be more... - Departmental Staff
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of staffing levels in his Department by division, including current vacancies; if vacancies in his Department are... - State Banking Sector
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance if any talks have been held with prospective investors to sell off any of the State's shareholding in AIB. [25634/12] - Bank Levy
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the proposal in the Programme for Government for a bank levy to be applied once the banking sector began functioning again will... - Promissory Notes
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the ongoing discussions to reduce the burden of the remaining promissory notes liability; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made on ensuring the minimum effective rate income tax rate of 30% is being met for high earners; and his plans to... - Project Bonds
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his European colleagues regarding the possible use of project bonds as a means to co-finance infrastructure projects... - Stock Markets
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to regulate food securities trading on the stock market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25417/12] - Mortgage Arrears
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans any interim measures to assist distressed borrowers prior to the finalisation of the personnel insolvency legislation; and if he will... - Fiscal Policy
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if the State has met the targets set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with respect to the Fiscal Advisory Council and the reform of the legal,... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been saved in the 2012 spending budget as a result of the non-payment of the Anglo promissory note; if this saving is available... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of possible European assistance for the Spanish banking sector on Ireland's efforts to reduce the cost incurred by this State... - State Banking Sector
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the timeframe for the completion of the loan from Bank of Ireland to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in connection... - Public Infrastructure Funding
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance the manner in which any loans from the European Investment Bank to fund investment projects are treated in the Government accounts; his views on the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to date to make the National Assets Management Agency more transparent. [25628/12] - Proposed Legislation
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the potential costs that may be faced by banks as a result of the personal insolvency legislation; and if there is an estimate of... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the National Asset Management Agency's valuations that have been appealed by the banks; the number of those appeals that were upheld;... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts being lent by Irish banks to the small and medium enterprise sector; the amount of the €3 billion the banks are obliged to lend... - State Banking Sector
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the proposed restructuring of Irish Life and Permanent, the future role he envisages for Permanent TSB and Irish Life in their... - Strategic Investment Fund
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Strategic Investment Bank as proposed in the Programme for Government; if there has been expressions of interest in investing in... - Tax Code
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered giving an exemption from the Pension Fund Levy to defined benefit funds which are in severe deficit and are unlikely to be able... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance the action that he has taken to make the National Assets Management Agency more cost efficient. [25629/12] - Tax Reliefs
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have availed of section 14 of the 2012 Finance Act. [25649/12] - Personal Debt
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has engaged with the banking or lending sectors with a view to determination of a strategy to deal with mortgage arrears and... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that will be taken to provide and protect banking infrastructure in rural and disadvantaged areas following downsizing by the banks. [25647/12] - European Council Meetings
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on discussions at a European level regarding the Spanish banking crisis. [25625/12] - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the best use for the State of the remaining funds in the discretionary portfolio of the National Pension Reserve Fund; and if he will... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether domestic banks are responding adequately to the demand credit from first time house buyers; and if he will make a statement on... - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which budgetary expectations continue to be met and are in line with targets anticipated in the course of discussions with the Troika;... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the situation that sees Permanent TSB, a State-owned bank, still charging a standard variable rate for mortgages which is... - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the targets set out in the original Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2010 that have been fully met; the number of targets... - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the way his Department can prevent lost State revenue through the illicit tobacco trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the establishment of a pan European banking regulator that would supersede national authorities across the EU; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an amendment (details supplied) to Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010; and if he will... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the operations of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the timeline for the IBRC to be wound down; and if he will... - Fiscal Policy
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he is putting to his EU colleagues in the context of a prospective EU stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether Irish banks have sufficient staff numbers with the skills necessary to deal with impaired and loans of deteriorating quality.... - State Banking Sector
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that in year one the domestic banks are close to or have already reached the expected mortgage losses figure set out by the... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the projected worst case scenario of losses in the Prudential Capital Assessment Review 2011 for the covered banks of €9 bn... - Fiscal Policy
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that the recent downgrading of growth projections for the Irish and European economies are likely to have in terms of the fiscal... - Tax Code
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the rebate on carbon tax element of fuel costs for the fishing sector to the agricultural and transport sectors; and if he will... - Tax Yield
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance the potential yield from the introduction of a new third rate of income tax of 48% for those earning more than €80,000 per annum; if he will... - Job Losses
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the pre-emptive and proactive measures he is putting in place, along with other Government Departments, to prepare for the numbers of staff to be let... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the ability of the banks to generate their own capital after 2013 in view of the fact that last year's stress tests assumed a quicker... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the names of the private investors who purchased the Irish Life and Permanent shareholding in the National Asset Management Agency. [25641/12] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if the reductions in GDP growth in quarter 3 and quarter 4 of 2011 officially places this State back in recession; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider launching a review process for the introduction of a wealth tax here; his views on the introduction of such a tax; and if he will... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if has discussed banking regulation and cooperation between the International Financial Services Centre here and in London City with Prime Minister...
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