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Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Home Repossessions
Bernard Durkan
244. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the action he can take to discourage family home repossessions where the borrowers have made and continue to make reasonable efforts to meet their repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41555/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Economic Policy
Bernard Durkan
245. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that all the economic indicators remain constant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Economic Competitiveness
Bernard Durkan
246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the economy continues to compare favourably with other EU currencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41557/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Brexit Issues
Bernard Durkan
247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department can take to counter the likely negative impact of Brexit on this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41558/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Bernard Durkan
248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if he expects mortgage interest rates here to align with the rates applicable in other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41559/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
Pearse Doherty
249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications to date for the help-to-buy scheme as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41612/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
Pearse Doherty
250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the help-to-buy ##scheme that have been deemed valid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
Pearse Doherty
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful or pending applications for the help-to-buy scheme in each category (details supplied), in tabular form. [41614/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration
Pearse Doherty
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total anticipated cost of the help-to-buy scheme based on the applications to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41615/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fiscal Policy
Lisa Chambers
253. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Finance his views on supporting proposals to exclude defence spending from the calculation of excess deficit rules. [41619/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Brendan Ryan
254. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his views on increased car insurance premiums for vehicles over ten years old; his views on whether there should be no extra premium for a car based on its age as long as the vehicle passes its NCT; his plans to address this unfairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41653/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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NAMA Portfolio
John Brady
255. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant NAMA-owned ##properties here, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41666/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Banking Sector Regulation
Seán Fleming
256. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the date from which alleged breaches of prudential requirements by significant institutions under the direct supervision of the European Central Bank pursuant to the Single Supervisory Mechanism are dealt with; the way in which allegations relating to events prior to that date are dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41694/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Willie O'Dea
257. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the terms of the tax concession for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme 1994, in respect of a person (details supplied); when he plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41749/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Jack Chambers
258. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the changes, if any, to be made to capital acquisitions tax in respect of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41804/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tracker Mortgage Data
Seán Haughey
259. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his views on recent disclosures to the effect that banks denied mortgage customers their contractual right to a tracker interest rate; the role of the Central Bank in this regard; the action he will take in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41878/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Departmental Funding
Dara Calleary
260. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline all funding announcements made by him or by his Department for projects in County Mayo since January 2015, in tabular form; the details of each project; the status of the project at 31 December 2016; the amount of funding drawn down at 31 December 2016; and the reason for the delay in the project or funding draw-down. [1059/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Departmental Legal Costs
David Cullinane
261. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the total cost of the State's involvement in an appeal (details supplied), in view of the fact that the European Court of Justice found that the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain must bear their own costs; the legal firms used by the State for the appeal; his views on whether this money was well spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1100/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Corporation Tax Regime
David Cullinane
262. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if all companies subject to tax here, whether resident or non-resident, are in a comparable factual and legal situation as regards the ordinary rules of taxation of corporate profit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1101/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Corporation Tax Regime
David Cullinane
263. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if the corporate tax system does not distinguish between companies which derive their profit from market transactions only, such as non-integrated stand-alone companies, and companies that derive their profits through internal dealings between companies of the same corporate group or between parts of the same company, such as integrated companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1102/17]