Written answers

Thursday, 15 November 2012

  • Promissory Notes
    To ask the Minister for Finance if in the event of no deal being reached on the issue of the promissory note, that it is his intention to pay IBRC the €3.1bn promissory due on 31 March...
  • Black Economy
    To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated loss to the Exchequer of tax returned in the years 2011 and to date in 2012 from black market activities; the sectors that have been identified as...
  • Ministerial Meetings
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on any recent discussions he has had with Troika officials. [43026/12]
  • Mortgage Applications Approvals
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by reports of delays to processing of mortgage applications at Allied Irish Bank in view of the upcoming end of mortgage relief for first time...
  • Equality Budgeting
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce equality proofing into the budgetary process here and in particular if he will address the core arguments made in the TASC research...
  • European Stability Mechanism
    To ask the Minister for Finance when he will next be raising the issue of legacy debt in the Pillar Banks with his counterparts in Germany, Finland and the Netherlands and if his recent comments...
  • Directors' Loans
    To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of loans outstanding from Directors at the State owned banks; if they are continuing to rigorously collect these loans; and if he will make a statement...
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the lending restrictions being placed by the Registrar of Credit Unions on credit union lending including the total number of...
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings he or his officials has had; the correspondence he or his officials have had; the action he or his officials have taken in the past two months with...
  • Pension Provisions
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing legislative provisions along the lines of public service pension deduction in the case of pensions being paid to senior executives...
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns expressed by the Irish League of Credit Unions with respect to the proposed provisions in the Credit Union Bill 2012 relating to term...
  • Banking Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that 30 persons in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation earn more than €300,000, the collective payment in base salary for highest paid 30...
  • Equality Budgeting
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the concept of equality budgeting; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Scottish Government provides an equality budget statement...
  • European Stability Mechanism
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given detailed considerations to the benefits and costs associated with the European Stability Mechanism taking equity stakes in the State owned banks;...
  • Tax Yield
    To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether that a 10% super-tax on all incomes in excess of €100,000 would yield more than €2 billlion; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Banking Sector Investigations
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the pace of progress of investigations into the collapse of Irish Nationwide; if his attention has been drawn to the timetable under which...
  • Insurance Industry
    To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects a definitive update to be available on the cost of the collapse of Quinn Insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50489/12]
  • Fuel Prices
    To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it would be advantageous for transport providers and users, if he followed the example of the new French administration and reduced excise...
  • Mortgage Arrears
    To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to be updated by the various lending agencies in the matter of mortgage arrears with particular reference to the extent or arrears...
  • Banking Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Finance when the report from Mercer Consultants on remuneration in the banking sector will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50492/12]
  • Promissory Notes
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the annual interest repayments owed for the next forty years if the maturity of all remaining promissory notes currently owed to...
  • Banking Sector Staff
    To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the remit of the public interest directors in the State supported banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50508/12]
  • Economic Growth
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he concurs with the assessment of the European Commission in respect of growth prospects for 2013; the impact this potentially has on the public finances; and...
  • Promissory Notes
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the ongoing negotiations with the Troika on the resolution of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note; if the technical paper that was...
  • Tax Code
    To ask the Minister for Finance if Relevant Contracts Tax is to be made applicable to some minor school maintenance work and repairs; if consideration has been given to the likely heavy...
  • Mortgage Arrears
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the banks to make information on options available to customers in financial distress in an easily accessible manner on their websites; and if...
  • General Government Deficit
    To ask the Minister for Finance the level that the general Government deficits from 2008 to 2009 would have been excluding deficit increasing direct payments to the banks from the general...
  • Financial Transaction Tax
    To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which the plans for a financial transactions tax have been initiated under enhanced cooperation; if he has included the residence and issuance...
  • Property Taxation
    To ask the Minister for Finance the current state of logistical planning by Revenue in respect of the proposed property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50507/12]
  • Personal Debt
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the manner in which banks operate the standard financial statement for customers in financial distress; if there is commonly applied...
  • Banking Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that are on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits of between €100,000 and €200,000,...
  • Cash Reserves
    To ask the Minister for Finance the value of cash reserves and all other investments held by the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Pension Reserve Fund at the end of September...
  • EU-IMF Agreement
    To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to receive support from his EU colleagues for the principle of improved terms for interest and repayments of bailout debt which in...
  • Mortgage Arrears
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail individually each of the recommendations arising out of the Keane report on the mortgage crisis that he or his Department have implemented since...
  • Mortgage Interest Relief
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the benefits to extending the current rate of mortgage interest relief for first time buyers; the projected cost of extending the scheme to the...
  • Official Engagements
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble and the issues that were raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48417/12]
  • State Banking Sector
    To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with banks to address the comments of the Central Bank Director of Credit Institutions and Insurance Supervision that the banks lacked...
  • Compact for Growth and Jobs
    To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date on implementing the Compact for Growth agreed at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43412/12]
  • Tax Code
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the projected implications of introducing a higher rate of tax on income earners over €100,000 on industry and competitiveness here; and...
  • Public Sector Pay
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the full remuneration packages currently being paid out to the previous four Secretaries General of his Department; and if he will...
  • Budget 2013
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the impact of the planned fiscal adjustment to be contained in Budget 2013 on GDP employment and Government revenue projections...
  • Credit Unions Regulation
    To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the Irish League of Credit Union have money available for investment, if he will consider availing of these funds in order to invest in...
  • Fuel Rebate Scheme
    To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the request by the haulage industry for the introduction of an essential user rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45163/12]
  • Bank Guarantee Scheme
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail of the remaining schedule of payments of unsecured and unguaranteed bonds held by all of the covered institutions detailing the cost of...
  • Departmental Strategies
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail individually the action that he has taken since March 2012 on each of the 50 recommendations made by the Wright report Strengthening the Capacity...
  • Banking Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that are on a total remuneration package including pension payments, allowances and benefits of between €100,000 and €200,000,...
  • Tax Code
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the effective corporate tax rate to 12.5% and increasing the nominal corporate tax rate to 15%; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Tax Collection
    To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 189 and 190 of 16 October 2012, if he will make a statement on his answers which show that gross profits of companies...
  • European Stability Programmes
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give his understands by the use of the term special case by various European politicians when referring to the nature of the Irish Government’s...
  • Banking Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, with respect of Allied Irish Bank, the number of staff whose annual salary at 31 December 2011 fell into the bands...

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