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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
352. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the funding arrangements for the Central Bank of Ireland pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31494/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
351. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a request from the Central Bank of Ireland to approve an increased levy on financial institutions to deal with a deficit in the Central Bank of Ireland pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31493/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
296. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the maximum growth in public expenditure both in nominal and real terms allowable in 2016 under European Union rules; the manner in which EU expenditure rules will impact on the formulation of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31655/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
195. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if Gardaí have been seconded to her Department or are working with her Department; the nature of the working relationship and details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31110/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
832. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the clamping arrangements that are in place at railway station car parks (details supplied) [29929/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
825. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available from his Department for the specific improvement grant scheme in 2015; if he will support the provision of funding for a scheme (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29614/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
794. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual cost of grants under the better energy homes scheme in each year from 2010 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29730/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
744. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the role the Private Residential Tenancies Board can play in resolving issues where tenants are allegedly involved in anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29869/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
742. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions being taken to put in place a sustainable solution to assist persons who are in arrears to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29805/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
741. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgages in existence; the total value of local authority mortgages outstanding; the number that are in arrears for more than 90 days; the total amount of arrears on local authority mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29804/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
740. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of a scheme run by the Housing Finance Agency in the 1980s, whereby persons were provided with loans for house purchase, the number of loans that are still outstanding; and in arrears; the rate of interest that applies to such loans; his plans to apply changes to the way in which the scheme operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29795/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
739. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of loans outstanding to the Housing Finance Agency in respect of each local authority; the date by which these loans must be repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29794/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
738. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority and housing body, of the number of homes they have repossessed in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and to date in 2015, under each lending or finance scheme they offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29784/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
737. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total Exchequer funding of social housing in each year from 2009 to 2014, by local authority; voluntary and co-operative; shared ownership; house purchase and improvement loans; private housing grants; and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29783/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
736. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of residential units owned by local authorities and by voluntary housing partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29756/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
735. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of off-the-road declarations for private motor vehicles in 2014 and in 2015 to date; how this compares with figures under the previous system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29751/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
734. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate separately the development levy balance held in each local authority area; his views on the restrictions that local authorities face in spending these levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29729/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
711. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation regarding the issue of controlling the height of adjoining property owners' trees and hedges, given that local authorities currently seem powerless on this issue, and affected persons have no remedy other than pursuing an expensive civil case. [29618/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
707. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a new tenant purchase scheme will become operational; the way the discount on the market value of the property will be calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
701. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of equity capital that has been provided by the State to Irish Water in 2015 to date; the planned further equity investments in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29791/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
678. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who initially started a course as a non-European Union student, but who now qualifies as an Irish student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30194/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
659. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual spend on apprenticeship training in each year since 2010; the number of apprentices in training in each year; the way this is broken down across employment sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29774/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
647. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of special needs assistants to two new classes at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29617/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
646. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the proposed cut to the provision of special needs assistants at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29595/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
507. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to add a certain drug (details supplied) to the list of medicines covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29881/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
494. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed by the Health Service Executive; the overall cost of speech and language therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29777/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
493. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total spend by his Department on agency staff in each year from 2011 to 2014; the projected spend this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29768/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
492. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of the charges or co-payments which may apply to persons using the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29763/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
491. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount raised by the State from charges on the estates of persons who received nursing home care under the nursing home support scheme in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29762/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
490. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual cost of the drug payment scheme; the annual number of beneficiaries of the scheme; the number of individual monthly claims, in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29761/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
489. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount raised from public hospital inpatient charges in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29760/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
488. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount raised from the emergency department charges in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29759/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
487. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount raised from prescription charges in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29758/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
486. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount raised from the levy on private medical insurance policies in each of the past four years; the rates of payment for different categories of insured person that are made under the scheme; and the amounts paid to each of the medical insurers. [29734/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
455. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will address a query regarding the treatment abroad scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
444. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was taken into State care; if he is aware of concerns that have been expressed about the handling of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
365. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected number of new Garda Síochána recruits to commence training in 2015; the additional cost in 2015 of increasing this number by 100, 200 and 500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29772/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
364. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of suspected cases of illegal moneylending that have been investigated by An Garda Síochána in the past three years; the outcome of these investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29757/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
268. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to a person to ensure that a decision of the rights commissioner under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission is enforced in respect of an award made by the commissioner, which is not being honoured by the respondent in the case; if he is planning any changes in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
245. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 2 July 2015, the steps the Office of Government Procurement has taken by to initiate a new competition for the stationery contract; the number of framework panel members who have expressed an interest in tendering for the contract; if framework panel members are now free to offer stationery services to the relevant public bodies; the arrangements that will be in place following the expiration of this contract on 3 September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29819/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
244. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the public sector posts, including in commercial State companies and Government advisers, for whom he has approved a breach of the pay cap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29803/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
243. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants enrolled in the single public service pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29802/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
242. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provisions of the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation that are due to expire at the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
226. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 16 January 2014, if he will provide an update on the status of the tax audit concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30361/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
222. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Central Bank of Ireland moving its headquarters to the North Wall in Dublin 1; the costs incurred in the project to date; the date on which the move will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
221. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on considerations by the Central Bank of Ireland on moving its Tree of Gold to its new headquarters, and the potential cost of moving it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
220. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of former employees of the Permanent TSB who receive an annual pension of €500,001 plus; €400,001 to €500,000; €300,001 to €400,000; €200,001 to €300,000; and €10,001 to €200,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
219. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount the Permanent TSB paid out in pensions to former employees in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30292/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of former Bank of Ireland employees who receive an annual pension of €500,001 plus; €400,001 to €500,000; €300,001 to €400,000; €200,001 to €300,000; and €10,001 to €200,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30291/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2015
217. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount Bank of Ireland paid out in pensions to former employees in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30290/15]