Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale

Stephen Donnelly

417. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will produce a cost benefit analysis on the sale of Coillte's harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13715/13]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme

Stephen Donnelly

78. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his position regarding local authorities taking on houses with distressed mortgages, for example, a house worth €200,000 with a €400,000 mortgage which will not be paid, the council takes on a new mortgage with the same lender at the market value of €200,000 and rents the property back to the initial occupiers, potentially with a buy-back mechanism; the analysis that has been conducted to date on the viability of potential options; the level of activity that has taken place to date in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/13]

Outdoor Education Centres

Stephen Donnelly

197. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the directors of vocational education committee outdoor education centres, and a February 2009 Labour Court recommendation in relation to directors of VEC outdoor education centres, which his Department agreed it would accept as binding, the reason his Department has refused to implement the recommendation, originally citing the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, No. 2, Act as a bar to implementation, even though it did so for the CEOs of the VECs in 2012; the plans his Department currently has with regard to implementation of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/13]

Alcohol Sales Legislation

Stephen Donnelly

390. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his proposals to physically separate the area in shops where alcohol is sold, including his preferred approach and any agreed timescales for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11449/13]

Alcohol Pricing

Stephen Donnelly

462. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his proposals to ban below cost selling of alcohol, including his preferred approach and any agreed timescale for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11450/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Stephen Donnelly

475. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his position on categorising colitis as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11044/13]

Vocational Education Committees Staff

Stephen Donnelly

108. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the non-implementation of the February 2009 Labour Court recommendation in relation to the directors of vocational education committee outdoor education centres, the stated reason for which was the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, if he will consider a referral back to the Labour Court for a binding decision in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10764/13]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Scheme

Stephen Donnelly

202. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to establish a registration scheme for oil installers and service technicians, similar to RGII, which regulates professionals permitted to work on gas systems, and RECI, which registers those permitted to work with electricity; the steps he has taken to date, if any, to establish this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10450/13]

Upward Only Rent Reviews

Stephen Donnelly

501. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 568 of 19 February 2013, if he will share the economic analysis of possible policy options in relation to the proposal to abolish upward only rent review clauses in existing leases prepared by the Department of Finance referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9961/13]

Personal Insolvency Act

Stephen Donnelly

531. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 12 February 2013, if he will provide a specific date for when the Personal Insolvency Service will accept applications from borrowers seeking debt relief and specific dates for when case studies of resolutions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10352/13]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Industrial Disputes

Stephen Donnelly

171. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55232/12]

Tax Code

Stephen Donnelly

5. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the different rates of tobacco duty for cigarettes and rolling tobacco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54824/12]

Tobacco Control Measures

Stephen Donnelly

123. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason tar levels are not prominently displayed on rolling tobacco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54827/12]

Tax Yield

Stephen Donnelly

7. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of duty collected annually for rapeseed oil; if a cost benefit analysis has been conducted on this duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54797/12]

Tribunals of Inquiry Reports

Stephen Donnelly

83. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will disclose any ongoing or planned investigations as a result of the Tribunal of Inquiry into certain Payments to Politicians and Related Matters, the Moriarty tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54821/12]

Budget 2012

Stephen Donnelly

141. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline all impact analysis on Budget 2012 conducted before and after the budget came into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53872/12]

Mortgage Debt

Stephen Donnelly

142. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 20 November 2011, if he will provide the actual amount of mortgage debt surrendered to borrowers by Bank of Ireland, rather than impairment provisions the bank has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53875/12]

Tax Credits

Stephen Donnelly

143. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the tax rule which prevents a person from availing of research and development tax credits if they own more than 10% of the company involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53878/12]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Stephen Donnelly

144. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the promissory note interest payments to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, if any of the amount being paid in is being withdrawn on an ongoing basis, for example, once per year; if he will provide an estimate of the total amount of interest that will be paid assuming no deal with the ECB, and the estimate for the amount of this which will ultimately be returned to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53891/12]

Banks Recapitalisation

Stephen Donnelly

145. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the work that has been done to determine which of the senior bondholders in the State guaranteed institutions had insurance on their holdings, such as credit default swaps; the results of these investigations were; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53892/12]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Stephen Donnelly

170. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 27 November 2012, regarding the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory note payments and expected Exchequer return, that if the total promissory note capital payment is €30.6 billion and the projected sum of interest rate payments is €16.8 billion as per his answers, giving a total payment to IBRC of €47.4 billion, and that if the projected cost of IBRC to the State is between €25 billion and €28 billion as per his answer, he would expect that the entire interest payment of €16.8 billion plus between €2.6 billion and €5.6 billion of the €30.6 billion capital, resulting in a total of between €19.4 billion and €22.4 billion being returned to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54546/12]

Budget 2012

Stephen Donnelly

241. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline all impact analysis on budget 2012 conducted before and after the budget came into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53873/12]

Budget 2012

Stephen Donnelly

280. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline all impact analysis undertaken regarding Budget 2012 by her Department, before and after the budget came into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53874/12]

Home Care Packages

Stephen Donnelly

556. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the tendering system for home care projects; if there is a roll-over tendering system; when the tendering process starts and finishes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53879/12]

Home Care Packages

Stephen Donnelly

584. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of tenders to date, for home care projects; the estimated numbers for next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53863/12]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Stephen Donnelly

196. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the projected payment schedule of interest charges on the Promissory Notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52180/12]

Budget 2013

Stephen Donnelly

197. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the analyses being done on Budget 2013 / Finance Bill proposals under his remit, for example poverty impact assessment and gender impact assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52181/12]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Stephen Donnelly

198. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the total amount of the interest payments scheduled on the Promissory Note which will be returned to the State that is, the total amount forecast to be paid, less the amount of this which will be used to discharge IBRC's liabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52182/12]

Bond Redemption

Stephen Donnelly

199. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the information he has on the level of insurance held by the purchasers of senior unguaranteed bank bonds, in the event that they were not paid back in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52184/12]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Stephen Donnelly

200. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislation to compel all banks to disclose their guidelines for what they will leave borrowers with when restructuring unsustainable debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/12]