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Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Government Bonds
Pearse Doherty
55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the date upon which he proposes to issue sovereign bonds as part of the proposed new scheme to substitute the promissory notes provided to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation with sovereign and National Asset Management Agency bonds. [7722/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Government Bonds
Pearse Doherty
56. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the maximum period for which the Central Bank of Ireland may hold any sovereign bond issued as part of the proposed bond issued as part of the proposed new scheme to substitute the promissory notes provided to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation with sovereign and National Asset Management Agency bonds; and the factors that will affect the period for which the Central Bank has discretion in any decision to hold the sovereign bonds. [7723/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the number of depositors and the total amount of deposits in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation on 6 February 2013: and the number of deposits in excess of €100,000; and the overall value of such deposits and the total excess of those deposits over €100,000 each. [7724/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of bonds payable by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation on 6 February 2013 showing the type of bond, the date redeemable, the coupon and the redeemable amount. [7725/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the way outstanding bonds in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will be dealt with as part of the liquidation announced on 6 February 2013. [7726/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the cost to the Central Bank of Ireland in compensating depositors at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for deposits up to €100,000; and if he will confirm if there is a pre-existing fund maintained by the CBI for such events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7727/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will lay before Dáil Éireann the audited or unaudited accounts for Irish Bank Resolution at 31 December 2012. [7728/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the arrangements that will apply for the publication of audited accounts for Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the year ended 31 December 2012. [7729/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the treatment of equity in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and if it will be returned to the State; if so when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7730/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if it is a term of the arrangement to replace the promissory notes in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, that IBRC must remain a corporate entity for the duration of the replacement sovereign bonds, that is, until 2053. [7731/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Government Bonds
Pearse Doherty
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way the floating interest rate on the sovereign bonds replacing promissory notes will be calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7732/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Government Bonds
Pearse Doherty
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of interest that will be paid in each of 2013, 2014 and 2015 on the sovereign bonds that replace the promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Government Bonds
Pearse Doherty
67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the net present value of the bonds that will replace the promissory notes and the net present value gain in this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7734/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Government Bonds
Pearse Doherty
68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the duration and maturity of the sovereign bonds and the coupon rates of each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7735/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
Pearse Doherty
70. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the number of third level grants that remain to be processed; if he will provide detail in tabular form of the grants still to be processed by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7531/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Social Welfare Appeals Delays
Pearse Doherty
132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether any progress has been made in reducing the processing times for social welfare appeals; the current processing time for appeals; her views on whether it is appropriate that applicants are currently waiting up to eight months for a decision with the appeals office in view of the fact that they are also waiting a considerable time from the initial date of their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7686/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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EU Presidency Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm the estimate of the overall cost of the EU Presidency website, EU2013.ie; if he will provide a breakdown of costs showing the purpose of the cost, the supplier when available and the date on which it is expected the cost will be incurred; if he will outline the steps that he undertook to ensure that the cost of the EU Presidency website was reasonable and represented value for money; if he will further provide the cost of the two previous EU Presidency websites, CY2012.eu and EU2012.dk; and the steps he took to ensure that costs to the State in developing EU2013.ie were minimised. [6617/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Banking Sector Regulation
Pearse Doherty
201. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial of two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Bank in a scheme whereby £740 million has been advanced by AIB based on bogus documents, if he will outline the response by AIB to the fraud; the steps that have been taken to prevent a reoccurrence of such a fraud; and if he will outline any sanctions or disciplinary action taken by AIB against employees responsible for the approval of the loans. [6618/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Banking Sector Regulation
Pearse Doherty
202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial or two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Bank in a scheme whereby £740 million had been advanced by AIB based on bogus documents, if he will confirm the bank's policy with respect to accepting hospitality from borrowers; and if he will provide an assessment as to whether the hospitality outlined in the trial was accepted in breach of its policies. [6619/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Banking Sector Regulation
Pearse Doherty
203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial or two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Bank, if he will provide an estimate of bonuses and commissions paid to its employees relating to the advancing of the loans. [6620/13]