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Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Official Engagements
Micheál Martin
181. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have met any chief executive officers of the Irish banks recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50872/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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European Banking Sector
Micheál Martin
182. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance the progress of discussions at EU Council meetings on increasing banking regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52235/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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European Banking Union
Micheál Martin
183. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the points made in the recent speech by Mr Matthew Elderfield in London, England, in relation to the European Banking Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54055/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Banking Sector Regulation
Micheál Martin
184. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be more distance created between bank regulators and the banks they regulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54056/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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European Banking Union
Micheál Martin
185. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if, at the recent EU Council meeting, there was any discussion on a banking union and placing a maximum ceiling on bankers bonuses across the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54061/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Micheál Martin
186. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered capping senior banking officials salaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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European Banking Union
Micheál Martin
187. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned about the lack of progress with the consolidation of EU banking plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55451/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Tax Code
Micheál Martin
188. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the decision to decrease the corporation tax in the UK will have any impact here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56515/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Promissory Note Negotiations
Micheál Martin
189. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if there will be a deal completed on the promissory note in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56514/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Public Investment Projects
Kevin Humphreys
190. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the use of retail bond such as those used in the United State of America like the Liberty Bond to fund infrastructure projects as part of future stimulus packages targeting areas with a potential for strong economic return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51429/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Bank Debt Restructuring
Richard Boyd Barrett
191. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he made proposals on Ireland's legacy bank debt at the summit on 22 November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51352/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Bank Debt Restructuring
Richard Boyd Barrett
192. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he raised the issue of debt relief for Ireland at the European Union Summit on 13 and 14 December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56785/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Timmy Dooley
193. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report from the Irish Hotels Federation and the proposal contained within the report for a limited form of tax relief to attract investment into the hotel industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52632/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Jobs Initiative
Sandra McLellan
194. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the 2011 jobs initiative has delivered value added jobs in the tourism sector in view of the fact that the cost to the State was €120 million in 2011 and €350 million in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52690/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Jobs Initiative
Sandra McLellan
195. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons employed full time and part time since the introduction of the jobs initiative which involved the reduction of VAT in services relating to the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52691/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Jobs Initiative
Sandra McLellan
196. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the State of each job created in the accommodation and food sector as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52692/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Jobs Initiative
Sandra McLellan
197. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in terms of rates of pay for the 6,200 jobs which have been created as a result of the job initiative, May 2011, which involved a reduction in the rate of VAT in goods and services relating to tourism; if he will specify the percentage of these jobs that are at the minimum rate of pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52689/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Credit Review Office Reports
Peadar Tóibín
198. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Credit Review Office's finding that 55% of appeals regarding loan refusals to small and medium enterprises have been overturned. [51880/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Job Creation Issues
Peadar Tóibín
199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail research produced or identified by his Department that examines any correlation between the marginal rate of tax, foreign direct investment and job creation. [51875/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Tobacco Smuggling
Seamus Kirk
200. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance further to his reply of 21 November 2012, if he will outline by county or by region, the number of investigations carried out to combat criminal activity in the sale or smuggling of counterfeit, laundered and illegal products, under the following headings: oil / fuel, tobacco, counterfeit goods; and if he will list in tabular form the comparable figures for the previous three years; if he feels enough is being done to protect the Exchequer from this criminal activity; if he will outline any proposals that he is considering to protect retailers from the damage of this illegal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1836/13]