220. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits sponsored by IDA Ireland, to Dublin which also visited Cork, and to Cork which also visited Dublin, since 2012, in the context of the agency’s Horizon 2020 strategy and the target that 50% of investments will be located outside Dublin and Cork. [39319/15]
219. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland-sponsored visits, by county, in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively; and the agency's strategy to ensure there is an equitable distribution of visits to each county. [39318/15]
206. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have paid the public service pension reduction in each year since its introduction; the projected number who will pay it in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39189/15]
186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a PAYE tax credit is available to a married couple where a qualified adult dependant payment is paid directly to the qualified adult in respect of that adult's spouse's State pension (contributory) or State pension (non-contributory); if it is available to a married couple where a pensioner receives a qualified adult dependant payment as part of a State pension (contributory) or a State pension (non-contributory); and the number of persons in each category. [39382/15]
185. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has a policy on whether bank ATMs should dispense €10 notes to customers; if he will confirm the practice of retail banks regarding the dispensing of €10 notes; the policy as to whether the use of €20 notes or €50 notes is preferred where an amount of €100, for example, is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39374/15]
183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number, and the overall value, of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's buy-to-let mortgages sold by the special liquidator; the details of each transaction, including the identity of the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39346/15]
182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number, and the overall value, of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's principal dwelling house residential mortgages sold by the special liquidator; the details of each transaction, including the identity of the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39345/15]
181. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of audits the Revenue Commissioners carried out in respect of self-employed contractors, including those who operate through a company structure, in 2013, in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the profile of those contractors by sector; the number of completed audits where the Revenue Commissioners calculated that additional tax was due to the State; the amount of tax, interest and penalties calculated as being due; details, including numbers, of the Revenue Commissioners' plans to continue to focus on this area in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39324/15]
180. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason expected receipts for corporation tax in October 2015 were profiled in the Exchequer returns as minus €3 million; his views on the sustainability of current strong corporation tax receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39187/15]
179. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the basis of a particular Revenue Guidance Note (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39137/15]
178. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is discretion at national level to change the age specified in paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 of the Value Added Tax Acts in relation to those goods which are subject to the zero rate, or whether European Union approval is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/15]
176. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of value added tax receipts from the sale of new residential units in 2013, 2014 and in 2015 to date. [39077/15]
175. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if it is possible to calculate the amount of annual value added tax receipts from the sale of a certain good (details supplied). [39016/15]
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total value of commercial rates collected in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38772/15]
211. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will arrange for a substantive reply to correspondence dated 26 May 2015 which was acknowledged by her Department on 10 August 2015 (details supplied). [38925/15]
208. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the second level schools; and the number of qualifying students each school can accommodate in special autistic spectrum disorder classes, by school, in Cork city and County Cork, in tabular form; if she is satisfied that this is sufficient to meet the demand for such places; her plans to expand the number of such places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38897/15]
192. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding the provision of a chiropody service to a person (details supplied) in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38924/15]
190. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the home care supports provided by the Health Service Executive to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when an application for a home care package and an application for home help hours was received by the executive; the current position regarding this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38895/15]
127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the country is free of BSE-contaminated product held in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38865/15]
113. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Supplementary Estimates are permitted under fiscal rules from 2016; how expenditure overruns within individual Departments will be dealt with from 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38796/15]
112. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 22 October 2015, the manner in which the expenditure rule impacts on the fiscal space for 2017; the circumstances in which overall expenditure for 2017 could be increased from current projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38795/15]
111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 22 October 2015, the impact that any additional recurring expenditure in 2015 and 2016, over and above current projections, would have on the fiscal space for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38794/15]
107. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 22 October 2015, the impact that any additional tax revenue in 2015 and 2016, over and above current projections, would have on the fiscal space for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/15]
106. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the National Asset Management Agency's Project Arrow is to be completed while investigations are ongoing into Project Eagle, which may potentially have implications for Project Arrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/15]
104. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount the State Claims Agency paid in legal costs to solicitors representing it and acting for plaintiffs in 2013 and in 2014; the top ten payments made to named legal firms representing it and representing plaintiffs in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38785/15]
103. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the National Asset Management Agency's scheme to make retention payments to staff who remain with it; the amount each staff member will be paid; the reason he agreed to the scheme; his views that the payments are justified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38784/15]
102. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applicants who were shortlisted for the post of Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland to succeed a person (details supplied); the number who were interviewed, the number who were shortlisted who are based overseas and the number who were employed in the private sector; the amount of money the Central Bank of Ireland paid a recruitment agency to help employ a person for the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38783/15]
101. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cash balance held by the National Treasury Management Agency when the Government took office in March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38782/15]
100. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding that had been drawn down under the EU-IMF programme when the Government took office in March 2011, and the remaining amount of funding available under the programme at that point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38781/15]
99. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a contingency plan exists for the re-issuing of Irish punts; when that plan was drawn up, if it exists; when it was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38780/15]
98. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the warning from the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland that potentially temporary increases in Government revenue are being used to fund permanent increases in expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38779/15]
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has been provided with an estimate of the possible impact of rent control measures on the value of the State’s bank holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38778/15]
96. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has been provided with an estimate of the possible impact of rent control measures on the National Asset Management Agency's activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38777/15]
95. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland keeps a record of the number of automated teller machines, including those in non-bank settings; the current number in operation; the number in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38776/15]
94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland keeps a record of the number of bank branches; the current number in operation; the total number in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38775/15]
93. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of legal actions in which proceedings have been issued against the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38774/15]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the sale price for National Asset Management Agency Project Arrow loans; the discount on the original face value of the loans; the discount on the carrying value of the loans on the agency's books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38773/15]
91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected number of first-time buyers he expects to benefit from the deposit interest retention tax refund scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38771/15]
90. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected from the levy on private pension funds in 2015 to date; how this compares to the amount expected to be collected; if the full amount for 2015 has now been collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38770/15]
89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the proportion that income tax, including the universal social charge, represents of all taxes collected in each of the years 2005 to 2015 to date; the projected proportion in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38769/15]
124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of background security checks that are carried out in respect of persons travelling to Ireland from outside the EU for leisure or work purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38499/15]
123. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the rights of citizens of Bulgaria and Romania, which countries joined the EU in 2007, to travel to work and to claim welfare benefits here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38497/15]
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has made an estimate of the likely cost in terms of tax foregone of the exemption from capital gains tax for investors who purchased property before 31 December 2013 and hold it for seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38615/15]
1190. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Department or agency that takes responsibility for the hazard to motorists posed by wild deer; the recourse that is available to motorists in the event of an accident involving wild deer; the person/bodies that are responsible for investigating such incidents; the steps that are being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38309/15]
1156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding for a road project (details supplied) in County Meath has been made; if it will be successful. [37376/15]
1003. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the working week hours for a special needs assistant (details supplied) in County Cork will be reinstated. [38307/15]
1001. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the substandard accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if her Department intends to consolidate the infant school on the same site as the remainder of the school; the progress being made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38252/15]
1000. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in identifying and securing a permanent site for a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; when construction of the new school will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38251/15]
999. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will arrange for a substantive reply to correspondence issued to her Department on 23 September 2015 regarding school transport, which was acknowledged by her Department - Ref: 1504723 AK - on 25 September 2015, and further acknowledged by the Minister of State, Deputy Damien English - Ref: MS 724/15 - on 28 September 2015. [38247/15]
997. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the changes she is planning to introduce regarding the school admissions policy; when she expects these changes to be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38242/15]