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Wed, 20 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
108. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of approved payments where the payment was for a sum in excess of €1 million made by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for the seven days prior to 4.30 p.m. on 6 February 2013 and to provide a similar schedule for payments made in the seven days from 4.30 p.m. on 6 February 2013. [9235/13]
Wed, 20 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
109. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of individuals and companies which the special liquidator of Irish bank Resolution Corporation regards as necessary for the ongoing functioning of IBRC during the liquidation period. [9236/13]
Wed, 20 Feb 2013
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Consumer Protection
Pearse Doherty
145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the merger of the Competition Authority with the National Consumer Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9237/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Lands
Pearse Doherty
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that any plans to sell off the State’s forest assets pose a serious threat to the use of these forests by the people of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8605/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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International Relations
Pearse Doherty
196. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will confirm the discussions he had at the recent Davos summit with respect to investment in Myanmar and Burma; the persons with whom he had discussions; the nature of these discussions; and if he has committed to deliver any assistance to any party in respect of communications investment in Myanmar. [8629/13]
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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NAMA Investment Funds
Pearse Doherty
278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the number of completed transactions where the National Asset Management Agency has provided so-called vendor finance; the total value of such finance provided and the total amount of such finance presently outstanding. [8752/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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NAMA Loan Offers
Pearse Doherty
279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out the safeguards that the National Asset Management Agency has in place to prevent loans which it sells to third parties being re-sold to the original debtors who might be in default of loans to NAMA. [8753/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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NAMA Loan Book
Pearse Doherty
280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason the National Asset Management Agency has not provided potential purchasers of its Project Aspen and Project Club loan portfolios with standard valuations; and if such an omission is considered to be detrimental to the prospects of NAMA maximizing income from the disposals. [8754/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Special Liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will sell loans to the original borrowers at a discount to the amounts outstanding on such loans. [8755/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
282. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Special Liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will sell loans to the original borrowers at a discount to the amounts outstanding on such loans, even in circumstances where such loans are in default or in breach of the terms of the loan, including loan to value covenants. [8756/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
283. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the criteria the Special Liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will use in deciding whether or not to sell loans now, or to allow such loans to be transferred to the National Asset Management Agency. [8757/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
284. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the manner in which the Special Liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will sell loans; if there will be a tender for panels of loan sales advisers and if so, when such a tender will be issued. [8758/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
285. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will lay before Dáil Éireann copies of directions issued to the National Asset Management Agency pursuant to the NAMA Act and the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [8759/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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IBRC Liquidation
Pearse Doherty
290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the investigation into a company (details supplied) which the Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board found did have a role to answer as auditors of Anglo Irish Bank, following the liquidation of IBRC. [8831/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pearse Doherty
316. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills following on from the announcement of capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, when he expects this school to be built; the capacity of the school; the date on which he expects enrolment to take place; and any other information about this school that he has at his disposal relevant to its immediate future. [8329/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Pearse Doherty
406. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for the processing of domicilary care allowance applications; if she will provide in tabular form, for the past five years, the number of claims awarded on first application; the number of claims refused; and the number of claims received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8235/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
Pearse Doherty
407. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for the past five years the number of domiciliary care allowance appeals submitted to her Department; the number of these refused; and the number granted. [8236/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Community Welfare Services
Pearse Doherty
408. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used by her Department to determine the level of demand for community welfare clinics in County Donegal in view of the fact that the exact numbers of persons who have accessed each community welfare clinic in County Donegal is not available; if she will provide a breakdown of the staff employed in the Community Welfare Service in County Donegal, differentiating between those responsible for making payments and those with supervisory or administrative roles, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8237/13]
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Social Welfare Appeals Delays
Pearse Doherty
411. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a social welfare appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [8269/13]