Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Meetings

Gerry Adams

42. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which he or his officials have met with the Irish Bankers Federation; and the dates of the meetings. [48761/12]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

43. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, with respect to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the number of the staff whose annual salary at 31 December 2011 fell in the following bands, €400,000 and above, €300,000 to €399,999, €200,000 to €299,999 and €150,000 to €199,999. [48795/12]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

44. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the salary paid to the Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Mr MikeAynsley and to provide a listing and quantification of any additional benefits paid; and in respect of any expenses allowance; if he will confirm if such allowances are paid only in respect of vouched and receipted expenditure. [48796/12]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

45. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Mr Mike Aynsley is employed on a temporary contract; the date on which this contract was entered into; the termination date of this contract and if he will quantify any termination payments provided for under the contract. [48797/12]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Mr Mike Aynsley is employed on a continuing or permanent contract and if he will quantify any termination payments provided for under the contract. [48798/12]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has contacted the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation requesting staff whose annual salary is in excess of €200,000 to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; and if he has, the date on which he first made this contact; the number of staff whose annual salaries were in excess of €200,000 at that date; the number of staff who acquiesced to the request for the waiver; the number of staff who refused the request for the waiver and the number of staff who have not responded to the request for the waiver. [48799/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Eoghan Murphy

48. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all investment schemes currently operated by the State which involve some form of tax relief or similar, whereby persons investing money in small and medium sized enterprises may receive a portion of that investment back through the tax system; the maximum amount under each scheme which can be invested and the maximum rate of relief. [48847/12]

Universal Social Charge Application

Dominic Hannigan

49. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance the analysis he has has undertaken to assess the number of persons who would voluntarily leave the country if the universal social charge was raised to 10% on earnings over €100,000; if he has any evidence that persons would leave if this was to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48851/12]

NAMA Qualifying Investor Fund

Pearse Doherty

50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the steps to be taken by the National Asset Management Agency to get its first Qualifying Investor Fund operational. [48912/12]

NAMA Qualifying Investor Fund

Pearse Doherty

51. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the number of persons who will comprise the board of the first qualified investor fund to be operated by the National Asset Management Agency and the way these persons will be selected for board membership and the remuneration that will attach to such positions.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48914/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Dominic Hannigan

52. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if tax reliefs are being examined as a part of the Budget proposals for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48984/12]

Pension Provisions

Bernard Durkan

53. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 25 September 2012, if it is possible for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain access to the full amount under the terms of approved minimum retirement fund or part thereof with an insurance company ; if it is possible to review the terms governing the operation and management of the investment in view of their changed economic circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49025/12]

Tax Collection

Bernard Durkan

54. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if and or when the Revenue Commissioners will be in a position to come to an agreement in the form of deferred payments or liability in the matter of outstanding income tax liability including penalties in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49026/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form for each covered institution, the number of retired employees currently being paid a pension; if he will show separately the number currently in the employment of the covered institution but who will in due course be entitled to a pension, of between €100,000 to €200,000, between €200,001 and €300,000, between €300,001 and €400,000, between €400,001 and €500,000 and in excess of €500,000. [49037/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

56. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have had direct contact with Allied Irish Bank in relation to the commitment given by the Chairman of the bank at the last annual general meeting to contact the former chief executives of the bank to request a voluntary reduction in their pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49038/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

57. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide detailed information on the €1.1 billion of gross loan assets transferred to the Allied Irish bank defined benefit pension scheme in August 2012 including details of the nature of the assets concerned and details of any impairment provision made against such assets. [49039/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

58. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if all retired Allied Irish bank employees currently in receipt of an occupational pension from the bank are paid out of the bank's defined benefit pension scheme. [49040/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the funding deficit in Allied Irish Bank's defined pension benefit pension scheme prior to the transfer of €1.1 billion of gross loan assets into the scheme in August 2012; and if he will confirm the funding position of the scheme at present. [49041/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

60. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if all current employees of Allied Irish Bank have now been transferred to a new defined contribution scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49042/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

61. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 24 October 2012, if he considered requesting the bank to make a section 50 application to the Pension Board to reduce the benefits payable to retired chief executive and other returned senior executives of the bank as part of the transfer of assets into the pension scheme to meet the new funding requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49043/12]