Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

IBRC Liquidation

Pearse Doherty

61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will lay before Dáil Éireann the audited or unaudited accounts for Irish Bank Resolution at 31 December 2012. [7728/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the arrangements that will apply for the publication of audited accounts for Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the year ended 31 December 2012. [7729/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Pearse Doherty

63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the treatment of equity in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and if it will be returned to the State; if so when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7730/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if it is a term of the arrangement to replace the promissory notes in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, that IBRC must remain a corporate entity for the duration of the replacement sovereign bonds, that is, until 2053. [7731/13]

Government Bonds

Pearse Doherty

65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way the floating interest rate on the sovereign bonds replacing promissory notes will be calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7732/13]

Government Bonds

Pearse Doherty

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of interest that will be paid in each of 2013, 2014 and 2015 on the sovereign bonds that replace the promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/13]

Government Bonds

Pearse Doherty

67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the net present value of the bonds that will replace the promissory notes and the net present value gain in this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7734/13]

Government Bonds

Pearse Doherty

68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the duration and maturity of the sovereign bonds and the coupon rates of each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7735/13]

Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers

Pearse Doherty

70. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the number of third level grants that remain to be processed; if he will provide detail in tabular form of the grants still to be processed by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7531/13]

Social Welfare Appeals Delays

Pearse Doherty

132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether any progress has been made in reducing the processing times for social welfare appeals; the current processing time for appeals; her views on whether it is appropriate that applicants are currently waiting up to eight months for a decision with the appeals office in view of the fact that they are also waiting a considerable time from the initial date of their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7686/13]

EU Presidency Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm the estimate of the overall cost of the EU Presidency website, EU2013.ie; if he will provide a breakdown of costs showing the purpose of the cost, the supplier when available and the date on which it is expected the cost will be incurred; if he will outline the steps that he undertook to ensure that the cost of the EU Presidency website was reasonable and represented value for money; if he will further provide the cost of the two previous EU Presidency websites, CY2012.eu and EU2012.dk; and the steps he took to ensure that costs to the State in developing EU2013.ie were minimised. [6617/13]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

201. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial of two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Bank in a scheme whereby £740 million has been advanced by AIB based on bogus documents, if he will outline the response by AIB to the fraud; the steps that have been taken to prevent a reoccurrence of such a fraud; and if he will outline any sanctions or disciplinary action taken by AIB against employees responsible for the approval of the loans. [6618/13]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial or two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Bank in a scheme whereby £740 million had been advanced by AIB based on bogus documents, if he will confirm the bank's policy with respect to accepting hospitality from borrowers; and if he will provide an assessment as to whether the hospitality outlined in the trial was accepted in breach of its policies. [6619/13]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial or two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Bank, if he will provide an estimate of bonuses and commissions paid to its employees relating to the advancing of the loans. [6620/13]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following the conclusion of the trial of two men in Britain who were convicted of defrauding Allied Irish Banks if he will outline the way AIB ensured that it maximised the sale price in the disposal of the portfolio of properties subject to the loans to Green Property; the way the portfolio was marketed to ensure potential purchasers were aware of the sale; the way AIB ensured each potential purchaser had access to equal information about the portfolio; and if he will state when it began marketing the portfolio to the market and when the sale closed. [6621/13]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Pearse Doherty

205. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if a technical paper on resolving Ireland’s bank-related debt was ultimately finalised in conjunction with the bailout Troika of the IMF, EU and ECB for submission to principals of the Troika as indicated by An Taoiseach when he stated the troika stated it would produce a technical paper on this issue which is of such importance to the deficit and to our capacity to repay our debts; if such a technical paper was finalised; if he will provide the date it was finalised; if he will set out his plans to publish this document; and if it was not finalised, if he will provide the reason or reasons for that inaction. [6622/13]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Pearse Doherty

206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if a specific technical paper has been produced on the promissory notes by the Troika and the Government. [6623/13]

Contingent Capital Notes

Pearse Doherty

207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of his Department that negotiations to sell €500m - €1bn of Bank of Ireland contingent capital notes had concluded, if he will provide an assessment of the impact of the transaction on the prospects of securing a deal to recoup at a European level other sums used to bailout the banks. [6624/13]

NAMA Loans Sale

Pearse Doherty

208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the National Asset Management Agency provides so-called staple finance or vendor finance to purchasers of its loans, as opposed to purchasers of its real estate property. [6625/13]

Social Insurance Fund Deficit

Pearse Doherty

209. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer statement if he will explain the €300 million entitled Repayment of Loans to Social Insurance Fund; if he will confirm if there are further loans outstanding from the Social Insurance Fund; and if so, the amount and the scheduled repayment dates. [6627/13]

Credit Union Fund

Pearse Doherty

210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer statement, if he will explain the €250m contribution to the credit union fund; and if he will provide an estimate of any additional contributions identified, showing the estimated date of disbursement and amount. [6628/13]

Outright Monetary Transaction Scheme Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment as to whether the State now qualifies for the ECB’s outright monetary transactions scheme; if the State now qualifies, his basis for that belief; and if he does not believe the State now qualifies, the basis for that belief and any additional actions needed so as to qualify. [6629/13]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Pearse Doherty

212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB in November 2012 confirming that it was selling loans with a value net of provisions and write-offs of €351m at February 2012, if he will identify the beneficial buyer of these loans. [6630/13]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Pearse Doherty

213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB, confirming that it was selling loans with a value net of provisions and writeoffs of €351m at February 2012, in return for consideration of €287m, if he will confirm the loss that was booked by PTSB on the transaction; if he will outline the process undertaken by PTSB to dispose of the assets in order to maximize the return on the transaction; and if he will provide a schedule of the recipients, fees, and costs incurred by PTSB on the transaction. [6631/13]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Pearse Doherty

214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB, confirming that it was selling two operating units to management for nominal consideration, if he will provide an outline of the valuations undertaken by PTSB of the two units so as to ensure the sale price was adequate; if he will provide the sales, operating profit, impairments and net profit after tax for the two units for each of the past five years; and if he will further provide the balance sheet for each of the units at 31 December 2011. [6632/13]

Banking Sector Staff

Pearse Doherty

215. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB, confirming that it was selling two operating units to management for nominal consideration, if he will confirm the number of staff employed at both units and the number of staff being transferred to the buyer of the units; if he will confirm if any redundancies have resulted from the transaction; and, if so, the number and cost of such redundancies. [6633/13]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Pearse Doherty

216. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement by Permanent TSB, confirming that it was selling loans with a value net of provisions and writeoffs of €351m at February 2012, if he will provide an outline of any other imminent disposals by PTSB. [6634/13]

Bonds Redemption

Pearse Doherty

217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that PTSB has sufficient resources to repay bonds which mature in April 2013 and that PTSB will not need any additional funding from the taxpayer. [6635/13]

General Government Debt

Pearse Doherty

218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer Statement, if he will confirm the General Government Deficit for 2012 and a reconciliation between the GGD and the Exchequer Deficit for 2012. [6636/13]

NAMA Debtors

Pearse Doherty

231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the limits the National Assets Management Agency sets on debtors living costs that is rent, by month and by year. [7042/13]

NAMA Debtors

Pearse Doherty

232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the National Assets Management Agency allows debtors to remain members of exclusive clubs. [7043/13]

NAMA Debtors

Pearse Doherty

233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate that debtors in the National Assets Management Agency retain membership of exclusive private clubs, can take expensive holidays such as ski trips and continue to drive around in top of the range cars. [7044/13]

Financial Services Regulation

Pearse Doherty

234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the investigations, if any, that have taken place by the Financial Regulator into the activities of private financial management and investment companies who may have falsely advertised the size of the portfolios or engaged in other fraudulent activity over the course of the last ten years. [7045/13]

IBRC Legal Cases

Pearse Doherty

235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the exposure, if any, estimated to arise for the State from the case being taken by Enid Investment Corporation against Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7109/13]

Bank Guarantee Scheme Losses

Pearse Doherty

238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 5 February 2013, if he will confirm that he has provided a complete response; his views on the Abadi litigation with Allied Irish Bank; in view of the fact that he is a 15% shareholder in bank of Ireland, and formerly the shareholder of nearly 50%, if he will provide a list of the legal actions initiated by the holders of subordinated or senior bonds in the covered banks; the date the action was initiated; the identity of the applicant or applicants; and the identity of the respondent and the jurisdiction in which the action has been initiated. [7153/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Pearse Doherty

239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the State annually of continuing to pay interest on the subordinated Anglo bonds held by Fir Tree Capital. [7154/13]

NAMA Legal Fees

Pearse Doherty

241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the legal costs incurred by the National Asset Management Agency in its case in the High Court and Supreme Court in 2010 and 2011 against a person (details supplied) and which concluded at the Supreme Court in April 2011. [7203/13]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Pearse Doherty

242. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the person or persons responsible for ongoing negotiations with the troika, particularly the European Central Bank in respect of the future of the promissory notes. [7204/13]

Insurance Compensation Fund

Pearse Doherty

243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the estimate of payments to the Insurance Compensation Fund in 2013; and if he will provide the total amount due from the ICF to the State at the end of January 2013. [7209/13]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposed macro-economic conditionality in the next round of EU funds will lead to a suspension of ESF projects and all other projects funded or part funded by EU cohesion funds in Ireland fails to meet the macro-economic conditions. [6816/13]

Capital Programme Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

339. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the publication of the Exchequer Statement for January 2013, if he will confirm the total spent on capital projects in the month of January 2013; if he will provide the annual budget for capital expenditure in 2013 and for his assessment of the impact on unemployment if the capital budget were spent evenly throughout the year or front-loaded to the start of the year. [7206/13]

Child Benefit Payments

Pearse Doherty

396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the total expenditure on child benefit in January 2013 as recorded in the January 2013 Exchequer Statement; and if she will provide the equivalent figure for January 2012. [7207/13]

Social Insurance Yield

Pearse Doherty

397. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the total PRSI receipts in January 2013, as recorded in the January 2013 Exchequer Statement; and if she will provide the equivalent figure for January 2012. [7208/13]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Properties

Pearse Doherty

423. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the location of all Údarás premises in counties Mayo, Galway, Waterford, Cork and Meath; if he will provide the breakdown by county; the size of these premises; when they were last occupied; the name of the occupying company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7282/13]

Garda Strength

Pearse Doherty

484. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate the provisions in the memorandum of understanding with the troika of the IMF, EU and ECB, which directly impinge on the number of employees in An Garda Síochána; and if he will indicate where the memorandum of understanding requires him to reduce Garda numbers to 13,000. [6615/13]

Garda Stations Opening Hours

Pearse Doherty

500. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda station in Rathcoole, County Dublin; if there are any plans to reduce the opening hours, staffing or funding of that Garda station in 2013 or 2014; and if there are any plans or consideration currently being given to the closure of the station in the near future. [6824/13]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

565. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed macroeconomic conditionality in the next round of EU funds will lead to a suspension of direct payments to farmers and any possible payments to fisherman if Ireland fails to meet the macroeconomic conditions. [6815/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

618. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer statement, if he will explain the source of the €45 million titled "Medical Defence Union Receipts". [6626/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

642. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) suffering from multiple sclerosis, whose condition is deteriorating; if he will provide clarification on when this patient may expect an appointment to alleviate their pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6732/13]

Primary Care Centre Provision

Pearse Doherty

727. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health following the announcement on 17 July 2012 that a new primary health centre will be built in Dungloe, County Donegal, if he will provide a full update on the progress made to date on this announcement; and if he will consider investing this allocation to the health campus-facilities currently in Dungloe. [7365/13]

Garda Career Breaks

Pearse Doherty

26. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí on career breaks; the number of gardaí due to begin career breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6007/13]

Proposed Legislation

Pearse Doherty

30. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will publish legislative proposals to enhance the protection of children against sexual abuse and exploitation, including grooming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6006/13]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Pearse Doherty

193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of the National Asset Management Agency housing for social lease, including units that have been identified but now excluded, units ready for occupation, occupied units and vacant units which are suitable for occupation. [5551/13]

Local Government Reform

Pearse Doherty

207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in the devolution of functions from central to local government; the contact and responses, if any, he has had with other Departments; and the timeframe for devolution. [5409/13]

Departmental Properties

Pearse Doherty

241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if a piece of land in Dublin 20 (details supplied) is currently under the control of his Department. [5287/13]

Tax Reliefs Cost

Pearse Doherty

243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following a news report on Sunday 27 January that a company (details supplied) paid no tax here despite €57 million in revenues in its most recent financial year and a net profit, because of a series of facilitating tax allowances, if he will list the number of companies by name which are currently operational or headquartered here but are paying no tax to the Irish Exchequer. [5290/13]

Sale of State Assets

Pearse Doherty

244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the process adopted by him to sell Irish Life which has been purchased by the State for €1.3bn; the key dates in the selling process; the providers of any services to the State to facilitate the sale; the way the State can be satisfied that it will obtain the maximum price from the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5291/13]

State Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the most recent valuation of the State’s stake in Irish Life; the date on which the valuation was undertaken; if any persons outside his Department assisted in the valuation; and if so, the names of same and the quantum of any fees paid for any external valuation. [5292/13]

Sale of State Assets

Pearse Doherty

246. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the personnel responsible for negotiating on behalf of the State the sale of Irish Life, and if he will list their relevant qualifications and experience. [5293/13]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Pearse Doherty

247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the safeguards that exist to prevent staff in his Department involved in the sale of Irish Life, moving to work for the new buyer of Irish Life. [5294/13]

Bank Guarantee Scheme Losses

Pearse Doherty

248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the list of legal actions initiated by the holders of subordinated or senior bonds in the covered banks; the date the action was initiated; the identity of the applicant or applicants; the identity of the respondent and the jurisdiction in which the action has been initiated. [5295/13]

European Financial Stability Facility

Pearse Doherty

249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to his statement on 21 January 2013, that, in relation to proposals apparently made at the recent Ecofin and Eurogroup meetings we are not talking about hundreds of millions, we are talking about savings of a certain amount of billions, if he will outline an illustrative calculation which would indicate how billions might be saved. [5296/13]

NAMA Transactions

Pearse Doherty

250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of state aid paid by the National Asset Management Agency in its acquisition of €10 billion par value loans at Bank of Ireland for €6.1 billion. [5297/13]

Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Issues

Pearse Doherty

251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 4 October 2012, if he will name the members of the hidden economy monitoring group and to provide details of the remuneration and expenses for each member. [5312/13]

Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Issues

Pearse Doherty

252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of times the hidden economy monitoring group has met. [5313/13]

Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Issues

Pearse Doherty

253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the terms of reference for the hidden economy monitoring group; to whom they report, in what form and at how regularly. [5314/13]

Banking Licence Breaches

Pearse Doherty

271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will outline the nature of the breach or breaches referred to. [5613/13]

Banking Licence Breaches

Pearse Doherty

272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will confirm the number of banks in the State operating under licences granted by the Central Bank of Ireland, that have been in breach of the terms of their banking licence since 1 January 2012. [5614/13]

Banking Licence Breaches

Pearse Doherty

273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will confirm when the Central Bank of Ireland first became aware of breaches at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will detail the actions the Central Bank of Ireland has taken in response to the breach or breaches. [5615/13]

Banking Licence Breaches

Pearse Doherty

274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will confirm if the breach or breaches to the terms of the banking licence have prevented or hindered Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in pursuing its objectives. [5616/13]

Banking Licence Breaches

Pearse Doherty

275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will detail the actions taken by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in response to the breach or breaches. [5617/13]

Banking Licence Breaches

Pearse Doherty

276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 29 January 2013, if he will confirm if the European Central Bank has been made aware of the breach or breaches at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if so, if he will provide the response of the ECB to the breach or breaches. [5618/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

282. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason for allowing property owners to be exempt from the proposed property tax for land over one acre; and if he will estimate the revenue he is willing to forego by limiting the property tax to the valuation of property on one acre. [5782/13]

Budget 2014

Pearse Doherty

285. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, following the move across Europe to bring budgets into a semester process, the date of budget 2014; and the way the budget is announced will change. [5854/13]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Properties

Pearse Doherty

523. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the location of all Údarás na Gaeltachta premises in County Donegal; the size of these premises; when they were last occupied; the name of the occupying company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5950/13]

Warmer Homes Scheme Data

Pearse Doherty

528. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details on the number of applicants who have applied for the warmer homes scheme; if he will provide details in tabular form of the number of applications received, approved and declined for the years 2011 and 2012. [5166/13]

Civil Service Code of Conduct

Pearse Doherty

621. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the safeguards that exist within the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to prevent conflicts of interest when employees of the Office move to related positions in the private sector. [5065/13]

Citizenship Ceremonies

Pearse Doherty

665. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) approved for citizenship, who has submitted all of his or her required documents and certification fee, may expect to be called to attend the citizenship ceremony at which they will make a declaration of fidelity to the Irish nation and loyalty to the State; if the person will be allocated a place at the next citizenship ceremony; when the next ceremony will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5836/13]

Health Care Infrastructure

Pearse Doherty

758. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to the publication by RTÉ of a letter (details supplied) which includes a statement that he requested that two projects be accelerated in the Health Service Executive's capital programme, the reasons he accelerated the two projects. [5066/13]

Broadband Services Speeds

Pearse Doherty

14. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the target broadband speed for semi-urban areas not covered by the National Broadband Strategy; the way these speeds compare to other countries of a similar population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4681/13]

Alternative Energy Projects

Pearse Doherty

41. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are regulations regarding the height of wind turbines here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4676/13]

EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues

Pearse Doherty

59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when he received a paper from the Troika on options for Ireland's exit from the Troika programme. [4823/13]

EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues

Pearse Doherty

60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will make public any paper he received from the Troika on options for Ireland's exit from the programme. [4824/13]

EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues

Pearse Doherty

61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of options that have been presented to him by the troika regarding Ireland's exit from the programme; and if he will state the options that were presented. [4825/13]

The Gathering Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

30. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any special arrangements in terms of financial support to be made available for traditional Irish musicians, dancers and artists for the duration of The Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4500/13]

National Debt

Pearse Doherty

59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer borrowing level per year for the next three years and the promissory note-banking component of this borrowing. [4564/13]

Bank Guarantee Scheme Bond Repayments

Pearse Doherty

60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of the remaining guaranteed bonds that remain to be paid. [4565/13]

National Debt

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of interest that will be paid this year to service debt and the component of this interest that is bank related debt. [4580/13]

National Treasury Management Agency Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if staff at the National Treasury Management Agency received bonuses in 2012; if so, the total of the bonuses paid; and if he will provide in tabular form the individual bonuses paid per type of employee. [4652/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in the shareholder management unit in the Department of Finance; the full year cost of the SMU in 2012; and the budgeted full year cost in 2013. [4653/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in the Shareholder Management Unit who are seconded to the SMU from the National Treasury Management Agency; and if he will set out in bands of three months the number of secondees and their duration of secondment from the National Treasury Management Agency to the SMU. [4654/13]

Departmental Staff Numbers

Pearse Doherty

67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of individual secondments from the National Treasury Management Agency in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [4655/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons working in the shareholder management unit in the Department of Finance who are not employees of the Department of Finance or secondments from the National Treasury Management Agency. [4656/13]

National Treasury Management Agency Staff

Pearse Doherty

69. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the measures in place at the NewERA organisation within the National Treasury Management Agency to prevent conflicts of interest if employees or staff in NewERA are appointed to companies being created under the auspices of NewERA or in which the State is disposing of stakes. [4657/13]

Public Procurement Tenders

Pearse Doherty

99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he will take to address the anomaly in central public sector procurement whereby local suppliers may supply goods and services at a cost less than that charged by a supplier awarded centrally through the National Procurement Service. [4719/13]

Labour Market Issues

Pearse Doherty

103. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason those on one parent family payments have been excluded from accessing the Momentum initiative announced by her Department last month; if she has plans to extend the scope of this scheme to those in receipt of one parent family payments who are not working and would like to enter the workforce in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4732/13]

Labour Market Issues

Pearse Doherty

110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if those in receipt of one parent family payment are included in the live register figures if they are not working; her views on whether those in receipt of one parent family payments should be excluded from accessing the momentum training initiative if they are not employed and hope to enter the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4730/13]

Proposed Legislation

Pearse Doherty

157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to progress the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill; if this will substantially simplify and streamline the existing arrangements; if the reorganisation of the protection application processing framework will remove the current multi-layered processes and provide applicants with a final decision on their application in a more straightforward and timely fashion; the date on which this system will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4819/13]

Asylum Applications

Pearse Doherty

158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the time taken to process an application in respect of a person (details supplied) is acceptable; if his attention has been drawn to the academic achievements of this applicant and the support to them to undertake a PhD programme should their application be approved; if he will reconsider the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4820/13]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made in the ongoing issue around part-time fire fighters being refused jobseeker's payments on the stated grounds that the conditions applying to their work as a part-time fire fighter impose unreasonable restrictions on the locations at which they can accept work; if, in the interests of public safety, she will amend the rules of the scheme or produce new guidelines on the interpretation of the available for work criterion; and if she will ensure that part-time firefighters are not excluded from such benefits due to the fact that their vital role in the fire service requires them to be in certain geographic locations. [4080/13]