485. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the campaign to secure recognition for Irish sign language; if her Department is the lead Department in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27126/15]
227. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation promised in May 2015 on mortgage arrears and the bank veto in the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 will be published before Dáil Éireann recesses for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27103/15]
143. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the process in place within his Department since the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank for reviewing the minutes of the bank's credit committee; if he will confirm whether the minutes of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's credit committee were included in the monthly board packs sent by the corporation to his Department, and if so, when his Department began to receive the minutes of the corporation's credit committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27483/15]
116. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 224 to 227 of 17 February 2015, the current state of the enforcement investigation by the Central Bank of Ireland; the number of relevant customers who will be entitled to refunds; the total loss involved; when appropriate redress for those customers will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27102/15]
115. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when payments will be made to first-time buyers who are eligible to apply for a refund of deposit interest retention tax paid in the previous 48 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27101/15]
208. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the policy at primary level and at second level concerning the granting of an exemption from learning Irish to children with autism spectrum disorder; her views on a situation where an application was not sought at primary level and is now being sought at second level for a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26809/15]
190. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of cases received by the Health Service Executive where a doctor certified that a person should be granted a medical card on discretionary grounds, since the Taoiseach’s comments in Dáil Éireann on 18 June 2014, and where a doctor certified that a person should be granted a medical card and home help hours on discretionary grounds and, in the case of both of the above, the number of such cases where a medical card was granted or a medical card and appropriate home help hours were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26890/15]
183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has, both prior to and since centralisation of medical card administration, assumed responsibility for all operational decisions taken in regard to medical cards; if, in a case where a decision is taken to withdraw a person’s medical card, that person should receive prior notice in writing setting out the reasons underpinning the decision to withdraw the medical card; if the person should be afforded the opportunity to refute or appeal the basis on which it is proposed to withdraw the medical card; if the executive should maintain appropriate records and be in a position to explain all such decisions, regardless of whether the decision was taken locally or centrally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26847/15]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the context of the IDA Ireland's Horizon 2020 strategy and the target that 50% of investments will be located outside Dublin and Cork, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of the agency's sponsored visits to Dublin which also visited Cork; and the number of the agency's sponsored visits to Cork which also visited Dublin, since 2012. [26783/15]
108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, by county, a breakdown of the number of IDA Ireland sponsored visits each year since 2012 and to date in 2015; and if he will explain the agency's strategy to ensure there is an equitable distribution of visits among counties. [26782/15]
93. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of all third level courses and training programmes provided for employees of his Department and the accompanying cost for the 2014-2015 academic year from 1 September 2014 to the end of June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26797/15]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a company (details supplied) has terminated its contract, effective from 3 September 2015, with the Office of Government Procurement for OGP Group 4, awarded under the supply of stationery and office supplies, as set out in the request for tenders to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement dated 9 August 2013; if he will advise on the financial implications of this contract cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/15]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the background to the sale of the Spawell complex in Templeogue in Dublin 6W; if he will specify the National Asset Management Agency's role in the sale; his views on whether section 2(b)(viii) concerning the purpose set out in the National Asset Managment Agency Act 2009 to contribute to the social and economic development of the State was adhered to in this case; if a sale to the Gaelic Athletic Association was considered in line with the agency's mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26818/15]
76. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of all third level courses and training programmes provided for employees of the Revenue Commissioners and the accompanying cost for the 2014-15 academic year from 1 September 2014 to the end of June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26799/15]
75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of all third level courses and training programmes provided for employees of the Central Bank of Ireland, and the accompanying cost for the 2014-15 academic year from 1 September 2014 to the end of June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/15]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the overall cost of the leadership and training development course in 2014-15; the persons and bodies that provided the course; the number of staff members who took the course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26796/15]
73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of all third level courses and training programmes provided for employees of his Department and the accompanying cost for the 2014-15 academic year from 1 September 2014 to the end of June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26795/15]
72. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance Ireland’s direct and indirect exposure to Greek national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26794/15]
71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the deadline by which pension fund trustees must make payment of this year’s pension fund levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26793/15]
69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 8 April 2014, if he will confirm Ireland’s support for transparency across all financial services files by establishing, as fully public, the required register of true or beneficial owners of companies and trusts under the European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26781/15]
68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance regarding implementation of the European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive, the steps and timing he envisages for establishing a register of beneficial ownership of companies and trusts; the Department or other agency that will host and manage the register; if that register will be in the public domain, enhancing transparency and corporate accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26780/15]
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of loan facility letters issued in respect of existing loans whereby changes were made to the terms and conditions of the loan by the former Anglo Irish Bank for each month from August 2008 to December 2008 and from 1 January 2009 until 21 January 2009, the date the Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Act 2009 became law; if he will specify the nature of any change to the loan agreements executed during this time; if he will specify the nature of the approval process in place at the bank at this time for such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26778/15]
710. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the review of the Brú na Boinne management plan in respect of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage status; when the residents can expect to receive feedback on submissions made; the reason there has been no communication from her Department to residents in the interim; if the significant issues raised at a public meeting at Brú na Boinne will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26312/15]
709. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a project (details supplied) in County Meath has been refused funding by her Department and-or the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26304/15]
353. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 to be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25757/15]
263. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has issued any guidance to financial institutions, in terms of assessing loan applications, on the issue of considering evidence of gambling transactions on the bank statements of persons who have applied to the institution for a loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26258/15]
230. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if bonus payments have been paid to National Treasury Management Agency and National Asset Management Agency staff in 2014 and 2015; his views on whether staff at the National Asset Management Agency should receive bonus payments in order to retain staff at the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25798/15]
229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the individual amounts that former National Asset Management Agency employees received while on gardening leave last year from the €400,000 paid out under the heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25797/15]
228. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures, in tabular form, in respect of named firms and persons who received over €20,000 in respect of work for the National Asset Management Agency under the following headings in 2014 - portfolio transition costs; portfolio management fees; legal fees, finance, communication and technology costs; rent and occupancy costs, internal audit fees and external audit remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25796/15]
153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has taken over the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived which was previously operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2014 and prior years, whereby supplies of cheese, rice and butter were distributed to charities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25720/15]
45. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she expects any call on the additional funds raised from the increased pension fund levy in 2014 and 2015, which, in her budget statement, she said were required to make provision for potential State liabilities, which may emerge from pre-existing or future pension fund difficulties; the circumstances in which such a call would arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24581/15]
482. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason a certain medication has been taken off the medical card scheme list of medications in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [25016/15]
368. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government has plans to repeal the Lunacy Act 1890; the current position in relation to the rights of persons with an intellectual disability to inherit or own a property; if the Government plans to introduce any changes in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24730/15]
263. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath, who previously gained exemption from the Revenue Commissioners for property tax due to pyritic heave, has now received correspondence from the Revenue Commissioners demanding payment in respect of property tax. [25084/15]
258. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when a revised Central Bank of Ireland code of conduct for financial institutions, in respect of dealing with small and medium enterprise debt, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24990/15]
253. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgages on principal private dwelling houses held by the lenders who are no longer active here; the number of these that are in arrears; in negative equity; the measures being taken to protect these borrowers from interest rate rises, as these lenders are not subject to the discipline of the new mortgage market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24912/15]
251. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence received by his Department (details supplied) regarding freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24863/15]
250. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the current vacancy rate in the Central Bank of Ireland's enforcement division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/15]
249. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the actions that have been taken following concerns expressed by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24861/15]
248. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence received by his Department (details supplied) regarding freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24860/15]
236. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the last occasion on which the €3,000 annual small gifts exemption for the purposes of capital acquisitions tax was changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24663/15]
234. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the comment (details supplied) in the Tax Strategy Group Paper 14/05, if the relevant costings have been received from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24617/15]
233. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of estates of deceased persons in each year from 2010 where benefactors became subject to capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24616/15]
203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the top ten amounts in the bank accounts of persons who have made repayments to her Department as a result of Operation DIRT (Deposit Interest Retention Tax) since it commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25066/15]
202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the top ten individual amounts recovered from social protection claimants through Operation DIRT (Deposit Interest Retention Tax) in 2014; the aggregate amount in their bank accounts; when those persons first made incorrect declarations to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25065/15]
201. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount recovered through Operation DIRT (Deposit Interest Retention Tax) in 2013 and 2014; the total amount recovered by the operation since its inception; her views on the implementation of the operation to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25064/15]
124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of a voluntary redress scheme for persons who were missold payment protection insurance on their credit card; if this will allow these persons to claim compensation, even if the product was purchased more than six years ago; the maximum amount of compensation available; if similar schemes are intended in respect of purchasers of other products, who are also outside the six-year time period for compensation claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24580/15]
123. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of plans for a United Kingdom based charity (details supplied) to provide assistance to bank customers in mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24579/15]
114. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the significant delay in establishing a central credit register to date; the implications of this delay for bank lending practices; if he is satisfied that the project will be operational in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24578/15]
104. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the role of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in providing commentary and advice to the Government; his plans to address the specific issues raised by the council in its recent assessment of the spring economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24577/15]