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Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Pensions Legislation
Stephen Donnelly
336. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Pensions Board has advised it is not qualified to determine whether an Act of the Oireachtas establishing a pension scheme has been complied with and that, as it is limited to the Pensions Act, it does not have the power to ensure the trustees carry out the duties imposed on them by that Act (details supplied); the actions she proposes taking to provide the Pensions Board with the competence necessary to fulfil its statutory obligation under the Pensions Act to ensure that trustees carry out the duties imposed on them by all law including the Pensions Act and to enable it to meet its key objective of providing authoritative guidance aimed at achieving voluntary compliance with the Pensions Act and other relevant legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24530/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Pensions Legislation
Stephen Donnelly
337. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department supports the conclusion by the Pensions Board that a complaint of failure by the trustees to comply with the law, trust deed and rules when amending the benefit structure of active members of a pension scheme does not fall within the board's remit and the accusation by the board chairperson that the complainant made very serious allegations against a number of parties including the board (details supplied); if she will provide information on the criteria used and reasons for deciding the complaint falls outside the board's remit as well as details of and justification for the very serious allegations the chairperson has accused the complainant of making; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24531/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Local Authority Staff Remuneration
Stephen Donnelly
386. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, all remuneration for all local authority managers from 2008 to 2011. [24265/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Local Government Reform Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
387. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of all costs to date and projected, arising out of the recent amalgamation of local authorities in the State, including staff severance packages. [24266/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Homeless Persons Data
Stephen Donnelly
391. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of homeless persons registered in each county as of 1 May 2014. [24422/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
392. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the funding provided for the construction of social housing units on a county basis; and the number of social housing units completed in each county each year since 2008. [24423/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Garda Investigations
Stephen Donnelly
438. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on recent reports of rising rates of uninvestigated corporate fraud and white-collar crime; her plans to increase the resources and-or funding available to the Data Protection Commissioner and the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24455/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
75. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has had any contact with the National Asset Management Agency and its employees, including the NAMA chairman, Mr Frank Daly, in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22856/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
76. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has at any time sought changes to specific personnel at the National Asset Management Agency, and-or to have named NAMA individuals reassigned so that they were not dealing with specific borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22857/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Pension Levy
Stephen Donnelly
119. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the length of time the pension levy will be used to fund State jobs initiatives in view of the fact that the private pension sector has already contributed €2.2 billion via the levy to fund job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22727/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Seized Property
Stephen Donnelly
128. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance for each of the years, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of motor vehicles annually seized by officers of the Revenue Commissioners under section 141(1) of the Finance Act 2001 on the grounds that they were liable to forfeiture under section 139(6) of the Finance Act 1992. [22843/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Seized Property
Stephen Donnelly
129. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of motor vehicles, analysed by year in which they were seized, currently in the possession of officers of the Revenue Commissioners as a result of seizures under section 141(1) of the Finance Act 2001 on the grounds that the vehicles were liable to forfeiture under section 139(6) of the Finance Act 1992. [22844/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Seized Property
Stephen Donnelly
130. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance for each of the years, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of motor vehicles disposed of by the Revenue Commissioners and the disposal proceeds, arising from seizures under section 141(1) of the Finance Act 2001 on the grounds that the vehicles were liable to forfeiture under section 139(6) of the Finance Act 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22845/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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IBRC Liquidation
Stephen Donnelly
131. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to his statement of 20 February 2014 in respect of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgage borrowers that if the special liquidators were to sell mortgages individually, rather than in loan books, it could result in a mortgage holder's neighbour who had a row over planning permission buying the mortgage and, alternatively, someone with whom the mortgage holder is in dispute or another family member, in circumstances where the family is not pulling together, could come in and buy the mortgage; if, following the sale of the mortgages to Oaktree and Lone Star, he can confirm the protections that are now in place to prevent the scenarios outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22846/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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IBRC Liquidation
Stephen Donnelly
132. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation managed to achieve sale prices for any of the circa €22 billion of par value loans that were recently offered for sale, which were in excess of the par value of the loans in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22847/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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NAMA Loan Offers
Stephen Donnelly
133. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if it remains the position on the part of the National Asset Management Agency that the maximum amount it can recover on a loan is the par value of the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22848/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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NAMA Operations
Stephen Donnelly
134. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if it is the policy of the National Asset Management Agency to market openly assets which are being sold, except in circumstances where full outstanding par debt is recoverable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22849/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Lease Agreements
Stephen Donnelly
300. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of money that has been paid by his Department to a private organisation (details supplied); if he will specify the legal basis for these payments and, in the absence of such a legal basis, when he proposes to get repayment of the money that has been paid to the private organisation concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Garda Investigations
Stephen Donnelly
643. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Garda investigation of a former National Asset Management Agency employee (details supplied) against whom NAMA made a referral pursuant to section 202 of the NAMA Act 2009 to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation in September 2012. [22850/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Garda Investigations
Stephen Donnelly
644. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Garda investigation of the unnamed former National Asset Management Agency employee, against whom NAMA made a referral to Garda, pursuant to section 202 of the NAMA Act, in February 2013. [22851/14]