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Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Stephen Donnelly
241. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance in view of the banks' slow rate of progress in dealing with mortgage arrears and the potential delay to the personal insolvency service the actions he will take to encourage the banks to deal with borrowers in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8065/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tax Code
Stephen Donnelly
354. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason VAT is charged on ebooks for use in schools, when no VAT is charged on school books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8883/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Upward Only Rent Reviews
Stephen Donnelly
563. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 469 of 22 January 2013, if he will share all analysis and data referred to excluding any legal advice, which his Department considered before deciding not to proceed with legislation to address the issue of upward only rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8434/13]
Thu, 14 Feb 2013
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Bonds Redemption
Stephen Donnelly
156. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full analysis of the new bonds, which it is proposed to replace the promissory notes, to include the projected annual capital and interest payments from the State for the full life of the bonds; the projected annual cash return to the State from the Central Bank of Ireland associated with these payments, that is, 3% paid on €25 billion in 2014 by the State to the Central Bank of Ireland, which is circa €750 million, and €500 million paid from the Central Bank of Ireland to the State on account of the Central Bank of Ireland paying 1% for the €25 billion to the ECB, or €250 million; the resulting annual change in financing costs, compared to the promissory note structure; the result NPV of the restructuring; any conditions with regard to the bonds being held by the Central Bank of Ireland, for example, maximum length of time; all other financial information associated with the bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7994/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Personal Insolvency Act
Stephen Donnelly
518. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update regarding the personal insolvency service; if the service will be operational by March; if not, when the service will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7097/13]
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
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Public Transport Provision
Stephen Donnelly
746. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will justify the practice of initially registering passenger transport coaches as private vehicles prior to reclassification and subsequent registering and taxing as PSVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7059/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Bank Codes of Conduct
Stephen Donnelly
238. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 22 January 2013, his views on whether it is acceptable for a bank to call a customer 44 times in 19 days, in a case in which the initial contact has been made, the lender is in continuous contact with the borrower and has alerted the borrower to underlying health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5162/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Banking Sector Regulation
Stephen Donnelly
270. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if an application for a banking licence was made by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in which he is the sole shareholder of 100% of the shares, whether a banking licence would be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5521/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Open Government Partnership
Stephen Donnelly
363. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm a timeline for entering the Open Government Partnership, as indicated in the his Budget 2013 speech; if he will indicate the way he intends to structure the public consultation between the Government and civil society on development of the action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5429/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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EU Presidency Issues
Stephen Donnelly
199. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 22 January 2013, if he will supply details of the Content Management System licensed; the terms of the annual support to be provided; the number of staff trained; the areas the training covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4191/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Graduate Nursing Scheme
Stephen Donnelly
695. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the bench marking analysis undertaken in relation to the Health Service Executive’s current graduate nurse/midwife recruitment scheme to arrive at the new starting salary of €22,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4217/13]
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
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Public Sector Reform Review
Stephen Donnelly
5. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if officials from his Department will engage directly with front-line public service staff, unmediated by union officials, to identify opportunities for improved service quality and increased efficiency as part of negotiations for the public service agreement that will succeed the Croke Park deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3407/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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EU Presidency Expenditure
Stephen Donnelly
188. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the € 244,741.71 paid to a company (details supplied) for the provision of professional services in relation to Presidency 2013 website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2454/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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EU Presidency Issues
Stephen Donnelly
189. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide access to the online analytics for the website http://www.eu2013.ie or to release weekly analytics reports for the site, for the full duration of Ireland's Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2455/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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State Banking Sector Regulation
Stephen Donnelly
210. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Permanent TSB is using an autodial facility to phone customers with distressed loans several times per day; if he condones such actions; and if not, if he will immediately instruct PTSB to desist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2500/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Tax Rebates
Stephen Donnelly
212. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the excise rebate on diesel announced in Budget 2013 for haulage companies will be extended to passenger transport companies; if excluding transport companies from this is in violation of any EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2568/13]
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Upward Only Rent Reviews
Stephen Donnelly
469. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on upward only rent reviews; if any actions have been taken to date, or are planned on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2855/13]
Thu, 17 Jan 2013
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Bank Debt Restructuring
Stephen Donnelly
5. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance his plans during Ireland's presidency of the EU to progress a deal on the bank debt for Ireland, including scheduled meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1978/13]
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
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Departmental Strategies
Stephen Donnelly
157. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she intends to consider or act upon any of the proposals made in the consultation (details supplied) Being Young and Irish that concluded in November, 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56056/12]
Wed, 12 Dec 2012
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Family Income Supplement Eligibility
Stephen Donnelly
109. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 27 November 2012, regarding the report she is reviewing from the advisory group on tax and social welfare regarding cost-effective solutions as to how employment incentives can be implemented and better poverty outcomes achieved; if she will release the report to Dáil Éireann for consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55755/12]