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Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Brexit Issues
Micheál Martin
67. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance the way his Department and officials are promoting Ireland as an alternative location for various sectors, particularly the financial sector, following Brexit. [12052/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Tax Avoidance
Richard Boyd Barrett
68. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on a report (details supplied) on the tax rates paid by international banks here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16466/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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NAMA Operations
Thomas P. Broughan
69. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has requested NAMA to comment on claims made in a recently published report by a person (details supplied) produced for a developer regarding the value realised for the State from the operations of NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16421/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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NAMA Operations
Catherine Connolly
70. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if he retains confidence in the board of NAMA in view of the fact that the practices of the current management have led to a loss of up to €40 billion for the State; his plans to change the structure or personnel in NAMA in view of the fact that the State will lose billions more in the future if the current practices are adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16445/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Banking Sector
Thomas Pringle
71. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposals set out by a group (details supplied) for an alternative banking model which would combine the existing services and capacities of credit unions and post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16247/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Tracker Mortgages
Pearse Doherty
72. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the persons affected by the tracker mortgage scandal will receive full redress and compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16435/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Renewable Energy Projects
Brian Stanley
73. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the level of funding being strategically invested by his Department in renewable energy projects and green technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16451/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Banking Sector
Catherine Murphy
74. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the legal advice referred to by the former Central Bank Governor (details supplied) in respect of his statement regarding banks' ability to hide losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16447/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Construction Sector Strategy
Michael McGrath
75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of lending carried out by a company (details supplied) to the construction sector to date; his views as to whether the State can do more to ensure the construction sector has access to finance to build the required homes and office accommodation around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16413/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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State Banking Sector
Joan Burton
76. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the partial sale of a bank (details supplied) to be realised; if, in view of the shortage of capital investment here, he will commit to using the funds generated from the sale for essential capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16370/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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State Banking Sector
Thomas P. Broughan
77. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his plans for a bank (details supplied); the way in which this State asset should be best utilised for Ireland's long-term economic development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16419/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Credit Unions
Michael McGrath
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of the credit union movement providing funds for investment in social and affordable housing; the engagement that has taken place to date between the sector and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16416/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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NAMA Operations
Richard Boyd Barrett
79. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he has read the recent report by a person (details supplied) into NAMA, which claims it has failed in delivering its remit and has potentially lost €18 billion for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16467/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Tax Avoidance
Gino Kenny
80. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his plans to make changes to the tax regime in view of a recent report (details supplied) on the tax rates paid by international banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16470/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
81. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek an exemption from the fiscal rules in the context of the economic impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16434/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Bernard Durkan
82. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the Central Bank with a view to the introduction of a statutory code of conduct to be operated by lenders and borrowers to give particular recognition to the status of those borrowers that have continued to the best of their ability to make payments in respect of family home mortgages, with a view to minimising the extent of family home repossessions while avoiding moral hazard but reducing the incidents of homelessness arising from the current policies as pursued by some lenders including unregulated third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16428/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Financial Services Sector
Micheál Martin
83. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if he has discussed at a recent European Council meeting or at any bilateral he attended concerns that Ireland has regarding creeping regulatory arbitrage by other EU countries in trying to win business from the financial services in the City of London; the actions being taken in order to attract jobs from there; and his views on present infrastructure. [15139/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Bank Branch Closures
Niamh Smyth
84. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of those affected by the closures of branches of a bank (details supplied) in Arva, Cootehill and Carrickmacross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16453/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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NAMA Operations
Mick Wallace
85. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the NAMA policy of deleting e-mails of former staff who are not deemed business-critical is in line with the governance standards of State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16449/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Eurozone Issues
Joan Burton
86. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views as to whether recent comments by the chair of the eurozone finance Ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, that certain eurozone member states spent their money on liquor and women were a reference to countries such as Ireland that were in a troika bailout programme; if so, if he contested these comments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16373/17]