Written answers
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
- State Banking Sector Regulation
60. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether action in relation to warehousing of tracker mortgages is essential to ensure the long term profitability of the State supported banks;... - Central Bank of Ireland Issues
61. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on departures of senior personnel from the regulatory to take up roles in the financial services sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in implementation of the mortgage arrears resolution targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23935/13] - EU Directives
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the proposed bank resolution scheme which is being considered by ECOFIN under his chairmanship; if he will confirm the order in... - Promissory Note Negotiations
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of his recent negotiations at European leader level in relation to the promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19949/13] - Euro Coins Production
66. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on abolishing one and two cent coins. [23960/13] - Shadow Banking Sector
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of shadow banking here was discussed at the meeting of EU Finance and Economic Ministers that he attended last week; and if he will make a... - Fodder Crisis
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has been approached by, or on behalf of, farmers seeking to harvest fodder on lands under NAMA’s control; and if... - European Banking Union
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress made towards a banking union. [23951/13] - State Banking Sector Regulation
70. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the future of Permanent TSB; the way it can assist in strengthening consumer choice in the Irish banking sector; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Avoidance Issues
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions that he will take to assist in combatting international tax evasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23938/13] - Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the implications for the Central Bank of Ireland's pilot scheme debt resolution scheme of indications from credit unions that they will not participate; and if... - Property Tax Assessments
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that arrangements are put in place to refund property owners when it is found that they have mistakenly overpaid the local property tax... - Property Taxation Application
76. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on the rate of registration to date for the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23927/13] - Banks Recapitalisation
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in the possible recapitalisation of banks here through the ESM. [23943/13] - Banking Sector Regulation
78. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports of financial institutions leaving the International Financial Services Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23907/13] - Budget 2014 Issues
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the prolongation of maturities in some of Ireland's debts will affect Budget 2014; and if he will outline the likely period of additional scrutiny... - Banking Sector Issues
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Ernst and Young Report commissioned by Irish Nationwide and uncovered by the documentary Inside Irish Nationwide; and if... - EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
81. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether bank stress tests should be completed prior to the completion of Ireland's programme of EU / IMF support; and if he will make a statement... - IBRC Liquidation
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the progress made to date in the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; if the special liquidator has given an initial... - IBRC Staff
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the current position of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation staff; the plans for staff not being retained after 7 August; and if he will make a statement on... - Budget 2014 Issues
84. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will announce the budgetary adjustment for 2014. [23962/13] - Bank Debt Restructuring
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Eurozone colleagues have reached agreement in the context of separation of banking and sovereign debt; if any projections have... - Basic Payments Account
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the uptake of basic payment accounts for the financially excluded in the pilot study; if he will consider allowing the post office system to participate in the... - NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures
87. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, the investigation that has taken place in the National Asset Management Agency to identify incidences... - Economic Growth Initiatives
88. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether EU wide growth would be enhanced by a looser fiscal policy being adopted by those Eurozone countries with capacity to increase spending;... - Shadow Banking Sector
89. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the shadow banking industry is 10 times the size of Ireland's GNP as reported; and his views on whether this industry contributes in a... - Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
90. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the benefit to the economy of the recent ECB cut in view of the decision of financial institutions not to pass on the cut to customers with... - Property Taxation Collection
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of returns as a percentage of liable households that have been received to date by the Revenue Commissioners for the local property tax; the value... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the National Assets Management Agency is meeting its obligations in respect of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Reliefs Application
95. To ask the Minister for Finance his views the need for a review of the SARP. [23944/13] - Economic Policy
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with the Ballyhea says No Group and examined their proposals for economic recovery. [23946/13] - Financial Services Sector
97. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of financial vehicle corporations based here; the number of persons employed by these corporations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Banking Sector Remuneration
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the action that has been taken by AIB since its commitment last year to reduce the excessive pensions that its former executives receive. [23965/13] - Euro Coins Production
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the Central Bank of Ireland will choose the pilot town for the trial removal of 1 and 2 cent coins; and the stage the selection process is at. [23961/13] - Mortgage Resolution Processes
100. To ask the Minister for Finance if, when banks increase the standard variable mortgage rate on a mortgage that is 90 days or more in arrears, they are automatically assessed to not have... - EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline Ireland's options on potentially leaving the Troika programme; and the way the use of outright monetary transactions would affect any exit.... - Counterfeit Goods
102. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken by him in order to minimise the impact of counterfeit goods on the Exchequer; if he intends to introduce harsher penalities as called for... - Mortgage Arrears Rate
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of residential mortgages on the loan books of each covered financial institution which are in arrears of 90 days or more; the total value of... - Real Estate Investment Trusts
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of real estate investment trusts that will be introduced here by the end of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23957/13] - Central Bank of Ireland Issues
105. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the outsourcing, unique in the Eurosystem, of essential services at the Central Bank of Ireland including IT and security services. [23942/13] - Export Statistics
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had any discussions with his Cypriot counterparts on the possible implications for Ireland in terms of exports; and if he will make a statement on... - EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
107. To ask the Minister for Finance his recent discussions with the European Union leaders in relation to Ireland's current Troika agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/13] - Derivatives Market
108. 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. [23657/13] - EU Directives
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the impact that the European mortgage credit rules contained in the Mortgage Credit Directive will have on the mortgage industry here; the... - Equality Proofing of Budgets
110. To ask the Minister for Finance following his commitment to do so, the progress he has made on examining the equality-proofing of future budgets. [23963/13] - Tax Avoidance Issues
111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that a recent Court ruling on the matter of a tax avoidance scheme known as the value shift arrangement means that additional tax revenue... - European Council Meetings
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the ECOFIN meeting of 14 May and the Eurogroup meeting of 13 May. [23950/13] - EU Budget
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the implications for Ireland of the outcome of EU budget talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23916/13] - Corporation Tax
114. To ask the Minister for Finance with reference to the effective rate of Irish corporation tax, if he will outline his strategy for simplifying the administrative burden that applies to... - Shadow Banking Sector
115. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the shadow banking sector here; if he will outline the benefits of this sector to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Property Taxation Administration
116. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the details of the contract with Abtran to run the local property tax help line; the cost of a call to this help line when calling from a... - Banking Sector Remuneration
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the responses he has received from banks following the Mercer Report; the proposals each bank has made to reduce its remuneration by 6-10% including a... - Tax Collection
118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will re-examine the €1.25 million VAT cash receipts accounting threshold in view of the small number of companies that can benefit from the... - NAMA Investment Funds
119. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement by the National Asset Management Agency in May 2012 of €2bn of investment in property under its control over the course of... - Fiscal Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic fundamentals have stabilised in this economy; the extent to which specific targets have been met and are likely to continue... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
121. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the use of split mortgages as a tool in dealing with mortgage arrears; and if certain banks here are implementing them in a fair and sustainable... - Property Taxation Application
123. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of dwellings that were issued with local property tax assessment forms; the number of returns that have been received broken down between post and... - IBRC Liquidation
124. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that he will publish information on the special liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that will show the unaudited book value of...
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