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Page 119 of 161
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
369. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff deployed full time in his Department in respect of Brexit; if there is a designated section or unit to deal with Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17015/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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EU Issues
Joan Burton
2. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council in Rome on 26 March 2017. [15509/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Joan Burton
7. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy, trade and jobs last met. [15510/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Corporation Tax Regime
Joan Burton
38. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent media reports regarding the report by a charity (details supplied) noting that 16 of the top 20 European banks operating here are paying an effective tax rate of 6% or less and that this is well below the levels outlined by the Government and IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16514/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Tracker Mortgages
Joan Burton
45. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that the Central Bank's order to lending banks to return affected customers to an appropriate tracker rate of interest is being addressed; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that banks are free to come up with their own offers of compensation and that many banks are not offering customers effective redress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16371/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
57. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to provide financial support to companies and SMEs that may be adversely affected by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16374/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
59. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Ireland is facing unfair competition in attracting banking, insurance and other jobs here as a consequence of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16372/17]
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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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]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Consumer Protection
Joan Burton
179. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he is considering to ensure that mortgage holders, tenants and small and medium enterprises that have loans or credit from non-bank lenders or vulture funds are fully protected; if he is considering extending the provisions of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16351/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Management
Joan Burton
180. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding that has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he is satisfied with the current rates of interest being charged to borrowers through the fund; if he is reviewing the operation of the mechanisms through which credit is accessed from the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16352/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
181. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the preparations and contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16353/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Financial Institutions Levy
Joan Burton
182. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full report on the way in which the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16354/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Joan Burton
183. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has requested the Central Bank to procure an independent assessment of the arrears and negative equity loan books of the banks as per the recent programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16355/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Public Interest Directors
Joan Burton
184. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has ceased appointing new public interest directors to the banks; the reform of the procedures for the appointment of bank directors by the State that is currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16356/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Fuel Laundering
Joan Burton
185. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase enforcement and sanctions for fuel laundering in view of the programme for Government commitment and the estimates in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly report on cross-Border crime of the loss to the Exchequer by fuel fraud to be in the range of €140 million to €260 million per year; if he has met his Northern Irish counterpart on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16357/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Tax Code
Joan Burton
186. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance when a new tax on sugar drinks will be introduced; the estimated annual yield from such a tax; the rate at which the new tax should be set and the types of drinks included within its scope; the preparation currently being undertaken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16358/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Credit Availability
Joan Burton
187. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the most recent quarterly bank watch study from ISME on the ability of small and medium firms to receive loan approval and access to credit; his views on the refusal rate of 35% for requests for credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16359/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Corporation Tax Regime
Joan Burton
188. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance when the European Commission will make a final report on the tax affairs of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16360/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Banking Sector Regulation
Joan Burton
189. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the establishment of a local public bank network, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16361/17]