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Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Bank Codes of Conduct
John Browne
115. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some financial institutions are advising customers that the statutory codes of protection for mortgages are just aspirations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16322/14]
Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Bank Codes of Conduct
John Browne
117. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance if there is a discrepancy in the code of conduct on mortgage arrears where it states that lenders must act in the best interests of their customers when certain lenders are clearly not acting in the best interests of their customers by refusing to engage with their customers other than seeking sale or surrender; his views on whether there should be a clause which requires lenders to co-operate with borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16324/14]
Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Property Tax Yield
John Browne
119. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance that allowing local property tax as a deductible expense against the income of a business which lets private residential property would reduce the yield from the tax and the way that equates with fairness in the tax system, notwithstanding his acceptance of the Thornhill group’s recommendation that it should be deductible at a future date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16328/14]
Thu, 3 Apr 2014
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School Transport Administration
John Browne
74. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the confidentiality agreement between Bus Éireann and a company (details supplied) was actually signed and put in place; if this was prior to the company's original report entitled, Review of the Overhead Costs and Indirect Costs for the Administration of the School Transport Scheme, or prior to the commencement of the company's redacted report in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15694/14]
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
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Asylum Applications
John Browne
184. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will arrange to have all documentation in relation to an asylum application returned in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wexford. [15612/14]
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
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Departmental Offices
John Browne
204. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange to have adequate administrative staff available to deal with farmers' queries at all times at the DVO office in Enniscorthy town, County Wexford; the reason this has not been the case in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15613/14]
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Browne
109. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to help people with spina bifida; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14879/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Mortgage Interest Relief Extension
John Browne
223. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance if non-first-time buyers in the 2004 to 2008 period can expect to have assistance similar to the increased interest relief for first-time buyers; if the concentration of relief on first-time buyers is discriminatory against non-first-time buyers who traded down or up in the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13352/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Mortgage Interest Relief Extension
John Browne
224. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance the status of owners of buy-to-let properties who bought during the 2004 to 2008 period in regard to heavy mortgage repayments which are not covered by rental payments; if he will consider restoring 100% tax relief on interest for buy-to-let owners who bought during the period in question as a first step in restoring full relief for all buy-to-lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13353/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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School Transport Administration
John Browne
380. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the type of information deemed to be of a commercially sensitive nature; the reason information regarding overhead and indirect costs associated with the administration of the school transport scheme contained in the FGS report fall into this definition; if this information was considered commercially sensitive, the reason it was only after completion of the FGS report that a confidentiality agreement was entered into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13869/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Construction Contracts
John Browne
401. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria for construction companies to qualify for State contracts; his plans to change this criteria in particular the minimum turnover levels required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12861/14]
Wed, 12 Mar 2014
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Departmental Expenditure
John Browne
62. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department paid FGS an additional €8,400 in 2011 for the school transport scheme report, in terms of the services and-or advice required by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12335/14]
Wed, 12 Mar 2014
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Beef Industry
John Browne
170. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that have been taken in 2013 and will be taken in 2014 by his Department to support and encourage breeders of Kerry cattle to secure the survival of the breed, which is under threat of extinction due to declining numbers of pedigree cows and cross-breeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12331/14]
Wed, 12 Mar 2014
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Medical Card Applications
John Browne
216. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a medical card issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [12341/14]
Wed, 12 Mar 2014
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Medical Card Applications
John Browne
217. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a medical card issued to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [12342/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
John Browne
55. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether both sides in a mortgage arrears situation should share the pain of a poor investment decision by both parties in a principal dwelling house or buy-to-let; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11644/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
John Browne
77. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that mortgage arrears issues are presumed to be dealt with on a case by case basis, if special consideration should be given to those who bought property at the peak of the property cycle as these are the most likely to have seriously unsustainable mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11645/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Personal Insolvency Act
John Browne
408. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason debt solution processes are not more effectively geared towards avoiding the repossession route and the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11644/14]
Wed, 26 Feb 2014
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Hospital Appointment Status
John Browne
255. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [9925/14]
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Tax Code
John Browne
219. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm previous statements that the recipient of private residential rental income is a business person in respect of that rental income; if it is not recognised as a business, the legislation or ministerial orders that are needed to ensure that the taxation system recognises the normal costs of that rental business as being deductible from the applicable gross rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8222/14]