Written answers

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

  • National Monuments
    127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in the public interest to ensure that 1916 buildings of national historic importance, including 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin 1, which are...
  • Banking Sector
    128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had any discussions with the financial institutions with respect to their policy on uncashed bank drafts; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • IBRC Liquidation
    129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the liquidation process at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; his views on whether the junior bondholders will receive...
  • Tax Reliefs Abolition
    130. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the increasing cost of private rented accommodation, if he will consider reviewing the decision to phase out the tax relief scheme by 2017;...
  • Banking Sector
    131. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected returns, in dividends or in any other form, from the State’s stake in Allied Irish Banks and Permanent TSB in 2015 and 2016; and if he...
  • Legislative Measures
    132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has signed the remaining provisions of the Credit Union Act 2012 into law; his views on the concerns expressed by the credit union sector in relation to...
  • National Debt
    133. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected interest payments on Irish national debt in 2015 and the projections for the years 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent meetings with the banks on the issue of the high standard variable rates paid by Irish mortgage holders; and if he will make a...
  • Mortgage Lending
    135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek a social and economic impact assessment of the Central Bank of Ireland's new rules on mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • State Aid Investigations
    136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek the repayment of tax owed if the European Union Commission finds that Ireland and Apple were engaged in arrangements that amount to State aid...
  • Budget Submissions
    137. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings his Department has had with the Clearing House Group; if the group has submitted a budget submission to his Department; if so, if it will be made...
  • Tax Avoidance Issues
    138. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Lux leaks tax scandal; the inquiries his Department has made in relation to Irish-based account holders in the decade prior to 2010...
  • Property Tax Exemptions
    139. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific measures he has taken to amend section 10A of the Local Property Tax Act, as amended in 2012, in order that residents can access their local...
  • Home Repossession
    140. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the Supreme Court ruling as a result of which a financial institution may be granted an order for home repossession, even if that...
  • Economic Growth
    141. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains confident that economic progress is set to continue over the next five years, with particular reference to the encouragement of...
  • Credit Unions Restructuring
    142. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to enhance the role which credit unions play within the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32835/15]
  • Mortgage Lending
    143. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to request the Central Bank of Ireland to carry out a review of the current mortgage lending rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Mortgage Interest Rates
    144. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's plans to encourage competition in the banking sector and to drive down variable mortgage interest rates; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Income Inequality
    145. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address income inequality in the forthcoming budget 2016, taking into account the widening gap between the wealthy and poor; and if...
  • Post Office Network
    146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will enact section 67 of the Post and Telecommunications Act 1987 to allow institutions such as An Post to provide financial services, including a...
  • NAMA Operations
    147. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make the National Asset Management Agency more accountable, and for eventual winding down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32831/15]
  • Economic Data
    148. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic indicators continue to remain positive and capable of facilitating continued growth in the economy in the future, resulting...
  • Construction Sector Strategy
    149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider temporarily reducing or removing tax liabilities concerning the construction of new homes, as a measure to stimulate increased...

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