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Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Public Interest Director Responsibilities
Pearse Doherty
73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the former public interest director (details supplied) at Anglo Irish Bank informed the Government of the existence of recorded phone conversations at the bank. [33674/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Tax Credits
Pearse Doherty
127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if personal rather than employee tax credits were phased out for income earners over €100,000, with €1 in tax credits being lost for every €2 earned; the impact this would have on income earners' average tax take, using categories €100,001-€150,000, €150,001-€200,000 and €200,001+ per annum, within the existing rate; if a new 48% band applied to the income in excess of €100,000, what the effective tax rate increase would be for income earners in those categories; and if he will state the existing effective tax rates. [33915/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Tax Credits
Pearse Doherty
128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if tax credits, personal and employee, were phased out for income earners over €100,000 with €1 in tax credits being lost for every €2 earned; the impact that would have on income earners' average tax take, using categories €100,001-€150,000, €150,001-€200,000 and €200,001+ per annum, within the existing rate; if a new 48% band applied to the income in excess of €100,000, what the effective tax rate increase would be for income earners in those categories; and what the existing effective tax rates are. [33916/13]
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
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Garda Investigations
Pearse Doherty
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dates on which the Garda bureau of fraud investigation seized tapes from AIB and Bank of Ireland and-or other banks; and if a court order or court warrant was needed to access these tapes. [33671/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Community Employment Scheme Numbers
Pearse Doherty
92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the local authority community employment scheme announced in budget 2013; and the number of persons who are currently participating in this scheme. [33261/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Pearse Doherty
115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the discussions between her Department officials and officials of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the announcement with much fanfare of the housing assistance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33260/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Numbers
Pearse Doherty
125. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 150 and 152 of 2 July 2013, the positions the seven officials in his Department held at the time of the banking guarantee and what positions they hold now. [33294/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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EU Presidency Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of the advertisements placed in a publication (details supplied) on 2 July after the end of the Irish Presidency; and the total cost of advertisements placed in media, broadcast, print and online that were printed/broadcast/published after 30 June, the date of the end of the Presidency. [33031/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Central Bank of Ireland IT Operations
Pearse Doherty
148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland was affected by a recent power disruption at the HP data centre in Santry, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32939/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Central Bank Board Meetings
Pearse Doherty
156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out, by member, the attendance at Central Bank board meetings in the two years prior to the banking guarantee and in the months afterwards; the timeframe the board met; and the remuneration including expenses paid to the board members. [33039/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Central Bank Board Membership
Pearse Doherty
157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the members of the Central Bank board in the 15 years leading up to the banking guarantee and in the immediate aftermath of the guarantee. [33041/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Banks Recapitalisation
Pearse Doherty
163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if Anglo Irish Bank was trading solvently post September 2008 as a result of the banking guarantee; if the guarantee ensured the bank would not fail, or just insured that in the event of failure liabilities would be met; and if loan recipients following the banking guarantee can claim that their loans were issued fraudulently post 2008 because the bank was not solvent. [33116/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Banking Sector Issues
Pearse Doherty
164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the members of the board of Anglo Irish Bank, who held position up to and post September 2008 failed in their responsibility to alert shareholders as to the financial difficulties that the bank was in. [33117/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Banking Sector Issues
Pearse Doherty
165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has asked the former members of the board of Anglo Irish Bank, who were on the board in the run up to and after September 2008, to provide a comprehensive report on the affairs of the bank and an explanation of their actions and assessment of what happened. [33118/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Banking Sector Investigations
Pearse Doherty
166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that Anglo Irish Bank kept proper books and records as required by section 202 of the Companies Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33119/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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IBRC Staff
Pearse Doherty
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff of the former Anglo Irish Bank now employed by the National Treasury Management Agency and in the National Asset Management Agency specifically. [33120/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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IBRC Staff
Pearse Doherty
168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that none of the former Anglo Irish Bank staff taken on by the National Asset Management Agency was involved in the events that led up to the failure of Anglo Irish Bank. [33121/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Banking Sector Investigations
Pearse Doherty
169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if phone calls between the Central Bank of Ireland and traders market-related phone calls are recorded; if the recordings are kept; and if he has requested that these tapes also be preserved for any banking inquiry. [33295/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Banking Sector Recruitment
Pearse Doherty
170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the standard that now applies to recruiting and hiring staff at the Central Bank of Ireland and other State-run banks; if senior staff must come with a level of experience in a similar field; and if he is satisfied that all staff currently appointed in the Central Bank of Ireland went through rigorous interview and probationary processes. [33296/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Banking Operations
Pearse Doherty
171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Financial Regulator is aware of loans being forwarded to customers in any of the State-owned banks, without going through due process; and the steps banks are supposed to follow, post the 2008 crash, in the issuing of loans. [33297/13]