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Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Foreign Conflicts
Gerry Adams
228. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the issue of the conflict in the middle east at the EU summit in December 2012. [2333/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Foreign Conflicts
Gerry Adams
229. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the issue of illegal Israeli settlement building at the EU summit in December 2012. [2334/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Gerry Adams
230. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been in contact with the British Secretary of State Theresa Villiers in relation to the recent publication of the De Silva Report into the murder of human rights solicitor Pat Finucane. [2325/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Northern Ireland Issues
Gerry Adams
231. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he has had with the British Prime Minister in relation to securing progress on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. [2328/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tobacco Smuggling
Eoghan Murphy
232. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the illegal cigarette trading business, in particular the open selling of cigarettes in pedestrianised areas of the city centre. [8234/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Property Taxation Application
Finian McGrath
233. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the situation regarding senior citizens complexes in Dublin City Council and the proposed property tax; and if the council pays this property tax. [8361/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tax Code
James Bannon
234. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation to deal with the anomaly in relation to VAT legislation, that is preventing tenant purchase funding from being raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8625/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Credit Availability
Bernard Durkan
235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had discussions with the hotel industry with particular focus on the level of indebtedness and the way in which this might affect the efficient operation of the sector; if any endeavours have been made to identify the degree to which the lending institutions are willing to meet the on-going or day to day credit requirements of the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8893/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Credit Availability
Bernard Durkan
236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if he has studied the effect of the withdrawal of a particular bank from this jurisdiction resulting in the creation of some serious difficulties for the hotel sector; if he has had any discussions with the stakeholders in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8894/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Ciaran Lynch
237. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Finance the status of investments by credit unions in the now defunct Irish Bank Resolution Corporation formerly Anglo Irish Bank; if deposits will be returned on schedule (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9305/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Gerry Adams
238. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm news reporting that a number of legal entities remain outside the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidation including entities related to the wealth management division and the assurance company; if he will list the names of each corporate entity that remains outside the liquidation of IBRC; the reason these corporate entities remain outside the liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8057/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Bond Issues
Gerry Adams
239. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the total euro nominal value of unguaranteed and unsecured senior and subordinated debt that was outstanding in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation before its liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8058/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Staff
Pearse Doherty
240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the redundancy treatment and the contractual entitlements of former top executives in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if top executives are entitled to jobs of equal status and financial terms under their contracts, or have clauses included in their contracts which allow for special payments in the event of liquidation. [8060/13]
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 Collection
Michael McGrath
242. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue intend carrying out a revised income tax assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of years prior to 2012 on foot of the data sharing between Revenue and the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8097/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tax Reliefs Abolition
Bernard Durkan
243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if there is an entitlement to income tax relief in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8110/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tax Credits
Bernard Durkan
244. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if and when a tax allowance certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8111/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Ministerial Appointments
Shane Ross
245. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance the details of all appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office, including the State owned banks and the judiciary. [8119/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Ministerial Appointments
Shane Ross
246. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance the details of the qualifications of all the appointees made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office including the State owned banks and judiciary for the appointments they have accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8137/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Ministerial Appointments
Shane Ross
247. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance the number of appointees and the percentage of appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office including the State owned banks and the Judiciary that were subject to a public applications process.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8155/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tax Code
Jack Wall
248. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a requested P21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8193/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Michael McGrath
249. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence in the context of the appointment of a Special Liquidator at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (details supplied). [8207/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration
Michael McGrath
250. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if deposits taken by Anglo Irish Bank under a scheme designed specifically for credit unions (details supplied) will be fully covered by the deposit guarantee scheme and eligible liabilities guarantee; the reason deposits were not moved to AIB when the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation deposit book was sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8210/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Banks Recapitalisation
Michael McGrath
251. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the promissory note issued to re-capitalise EBS; if he is considering restructuring same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8211/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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NAMA Bonds
Gerry Adams
252. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the aggregate of the principal of the National Assets Management Agency bonds that shall be issued in consideration for the net debt owed by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to the Central Bank of Ireland; if he will detail when these NAMA bonds shall be issued; if he will confirm whether these NAMA bonds shall be acceptable collateral under the ECB open market operations; if he will confirm whether if they are acceptable collateral under the ECB open market operations that the margin of profits accrued from these NAMA bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland are returned to the Exchequer here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8281/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Gerry Adams
253. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the sale of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation assets as consideration for redeeming the aggregate principal of National Assets Management Agency bonds means on a net basis the total cost on the Irish State from IBRC could be higher than the €25 billion estimated by the now former chairman of IBRC Alan Dukes in October 2012 if those assets were to be sold at the aggregate principal of NAMA bonds; if he will confirm if the special liquidator will have regard for the capital provisions that were in place prior to the liquidation of IBRC in the disposal of its assets; if he will publicly detail the total nominal independent valuation of the IBRC assets in advance of the asset disposals taking place; if he will detail the gap between the capital provisions for the assets that were in place prior to IBRC’s liquidation and the total nominal value of the assets after independent valuation.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8282/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Gerry Adams
254. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide granular detail on a transactional and cash basis on the way the Bank of Ireland was repaid or is to be repaid for its one year repurchase agreement with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that was due to expire in June 2013; if he will confirm further to his public statements on RTE radio on the 8 of February 2013 that the Government bonds which the Central Bank of Ireland has agreed to sell are tranches of the Irish government bond that was owned by IBRC but held by Bank of Ireland; if he will detail after the liquidation of IBRC who became the economic owner of the Irish Government bond issued to IBRC in March of 2012 and held by Bank of Ireland in a repurchase agreement with IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8283/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Staff
Gerry Adams
255. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) and their fellow senior executives are to receive different compensation above that detailed in his Departments questions and answers document on the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidation published on 6 February 2013 under the heading background/redundancy entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8284/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Gerry Adams
256. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if the National Assets Managment Agency will or has already acquired the Exceptional Liquidity Assistance Master Loan Repurchase Agreement from the Central Bank of Ireland and therefore the loan assets assigned as collateral under the MLRA facility with Irish Bank Resolution Corporation which in June 2012 amounted to €5.9 billion; if he will confirm if NAMA has not acquired the Exceptional Liquidity Assistance Master Loan Repurchase Agreement from the Central Bank of Ireland whether the Central Bank of Ireland is now the owner of these loan assets assigned as collateral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8285/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Gerry Adams
257. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the total amount of ELA debt that was provided to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation as consideration for the Facility Deed with IBRC before its liquidation; if he will confirm that the Anglo Irish Bank Annual Report and Accounts 2010 description of the Facility Deed with the Central Bank of Ireland as an unsecured loan facility guaranteed by him, who separately benefits from a counter indemnity from the bank should the guarantee be called upon is the correct description of this arrangement between the bank and the Central Bank of Ireland up until the liquidation of IBRC; if he will confirm that this Ministerial Guarantee and counter indemnity to honour this guarantee has now been called upon as a result of the IBRC liquidation and NAMA enforcing its security; if he will confirm that the counter indemnity from IBRC to him for the now repayment of National Assets Management Agency bonds issued as consideration for the Facility Deed ELA associated debt is indemnified against all of the assets on IBRC’s balance sheet except those assets which were secured as collateral against the Master Loan Repurchase Agreement and the Special Master Loan Repurchase Agreement between the Central Bank of Ireland and IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8286/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Expenditure
Gerry Adams
258. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the total amount of ELA debt that was provided to the Irish Banking Resolution Corporation for the loan assets assigned as collateral under the Master Loan Repurchase Agreement facility with the Central Bank of Ireland before the IBRC liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8287/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Departmental Correspondence
Patrick Nulty
259. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the publication of all correspondence from the European Central Bank to his Department in relation to the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8291/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Mortgage Debt
John O'Mahony
260. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Finance if endowment mortgages will be catered for in the Personal Insolvency Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8297/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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NAMA Portfolio Value
Derek Nolan
261. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties currently under the remit of the National Asset Management Agency in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8340/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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NAMA Portfolio Value
Derek Nolan
262. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the strategy or guidelines the National Asset Management Agency has in place to deal with the units currently under its remit in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8341/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Mattie McGrath
263. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the hourly rate and the amount that has been paid to date to the Joint Special Liquidators appointed by him to liquidate the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish bank under the provisions of the Irish bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013; the way this hourly rate compares with other countries in the EU; his views on the often exorbitant rates of pay charged by liquidators, examiners and receivers; if he has considered introducing legislation or regulation to ensure that the State is not ripped off by such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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National Solidarity Bonds
Finian McGrath
264. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason trade unions cannot put money into national solidarity bonds; and if anything can be done regarding same (details supplied). [8358/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Job Initiatives
Peadar Tóibín
265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, each of the initiatives announced by his Department to support employment; the date of the first announcement; the date when the initiative went operational; the budget set aside for the initiative; the total draw down to date for the initiative; and the number of net jobs created by the initiative. [8368/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Exchequer Revenue
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
266. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance the potential earnings for the Exchequer of the introduction of a 1% income tax increase for all earners over €100,000. [8408/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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European Central Bank
Patrick Nulty
267. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the European Central Bank ever threatened to end liquidity funding to Irish banks if Anglo-Irish Bank / Irish Bank Resolution Corporation was liquidated by the State in the time previous to the bank deal of the 6/7 February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8420/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
268. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he is monitoring the success or otherwise of the SMS/MMS levy in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8502/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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European Investment Bank
Catherine Murphy
269. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has input, through the voting of his representative on the board of the European Investment Bank, in influencing the policy changes which inform the investment decisions of that bank; if so, if he will provide details of the process by which his policies in relation to the EIB are achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8589/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Robert Dowds
270. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance his plans to revise an agreement with Zambia on avoiding double taxation which dates from 1971, which Action Aid says is implicated in losses to the Zambian Exchequer through transfer pricing. [8614/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Robert Dowds
271. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if multinational companies with offices here are required to disclose international related-party transactions which may give the company a tax advantage; and if not, if he will consider introducing regulations on this issue. [8615/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Robert Dowds
272. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland shares information about taxation with developing countries, for example Ireland's long-term development partner countries in order to help developing countries address tax avoidance by multinational companies. [8616/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Seamus Healy
273. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the position of Credit Union Investments in the Irish Bank Resolutions Corporation and if these investments will be repaid in full, particularly since these investment bonds offered 100% capital security through an eight year three months fixed term deposit facility due to mature in September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8630/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Tax Settlements
Bernard Durkan
274. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the correct amount of tax liability outstanding in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if an investigation will be carried out as to whether bank drafts submitted in 2003 were offset against any tax liability in this person's case; if a payment history will be provided in this instance in respect of payments made off any tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8645/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Michael McGrath
275. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the timetable for commencement and completion of the Central Bank of Ireland examinations of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears, money lending firms, sales incentives in the banking, insurance, investment, and stockbroking sectors and property insurance claims handling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8665/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Michael McGrath
276. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential and buy to let mortgages outstanding at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation at the time of its liquidation; the number of mortgages in arrears for greater than 90 days and 180 days; the total value of mortgages outstanding at IBRC; the value of mortgages in arrears of greater than 90 and 180 days; the plans for the disposal of the mortgage book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8666/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
277. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the winding down of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/13]