807. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of capital funding by her Department for an extension to the current library at Mary Immaculate College, County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19969/15]
805. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter raised in correspondence by the principal of a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding a legacy post issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19961/15]
748. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of health insurance polices offered in the market as at December 2010, December 2011, December 2012, December 2013, December 2014 and to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20754/15]
659. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the supports being extended in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork who has special needs; when an assessment for autism spectrum disorder will be carried out; the steps being taken to ensure the ongoing needs of the child are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20195/15]
531. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bankruptcies in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date which resulted in the bankrupt persons surrendering their principal private residence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20752/15]
530. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bankruptcies that have been annulled or set aside in each year since 2011 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20751/15]
358. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount of moneys lent by Microfinance Ireland in each year since its inception to the end of April 2014; the number of jobs sustained by this investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20753/15]
330. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the last occasion on which a full valuation of Ireland's commercial semi-State companies was carried out; the current cumulative valuation of these assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20192/15]
285. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the approximate number of inheritance cases that resulted in a liability for capital acquisitions tax in each year from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20191/15]
284. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from inheritance tax in each year from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20190/15]
282. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the impact the proposed legislation contained within Consultation Paper 88 is likely to have on the future income of credit unions; the financial impact analysis of this that was conducted; if the results of this will be shared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20157/15]
281. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the additional services most frequently requested by credit unions; the number of inquiries that relate to an application for provision of debit card services; and specifically the number of applications for debit cards that have been approved in the past five years. [20156/15]
280. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance in the past five years, the number of credit unions that have been approved for, and declined for, additional services; the number of applications ongoing; and the length of time it takes on average from the preliminary application to full approval. [20155/15]
279. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to remove the current constraints imposed by section 35 on credit unions. [20154/15]
278. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm, of the credit unions that had lending restrictions in place at the end of 2014, the number that had them in place at the end of each of the years from 2009 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20153/15]
277. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide detailed information, in tabular form, on the number of credit unions currently operating under lending restrictions; with restrictions on lending to persons; with aggregate monthly lending in bands of €10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20152/15]
276. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his Department's strategy for the credit union sector and where it fits within the overall financial landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20151/15]
275. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance in view of the Registrar of Credit Unions remit to maintain the financial stability and well-being of credit unions, if he will provide details of the initiatives that have been undertaken by the Central Bank of Ireland to ensure development and growth of the credit union sector in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20150/15]
274. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the amount and purpose of public funding that has been required to date by the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20149/15]
268. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the proceeds, by institution, from the disposal of investments in the State supported banks in 2013, 2014 and in 2015 to date; how these funds have been deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19986/15]
267. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of a charity in the United Kingdom (details supplied) in providing assistance to bank customers in mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19947/15]
266. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 13 May 2015, and in respect of the 36,256 private dwelling house mortgage accounts classified as restructured which are in arrears, the way this was broken down between accounts that were in arrears prior to restructuring, where the arrears balance has not yet been eliminated, and accounts that are in arrears on the current restructuring arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19933/15]
485. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the amount of money paid out to businesses not households in County Cork under the flood relief fund established in response to the flood event in June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19477/15]
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance on their credit card can claim compensation, even if the product was purchased more than six years ago; the role the Central Bank of Ireland will play in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19680/15]
128. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a scheme to the effect that, following the completion of a comprehensive and agreed flood alleviation scheme to the required international standard, insurers may be obliged in law to reinstate flood insurance cover to homes and businesses within the same area; his views that the State should share in the risk for a defined period, immediately following the completion of such works; if he has studied different models of risk-sharing abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/15]
127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 21 April 2015 if he will arrange for the Med 2 form to be amended to reflect the fact that the cost of attending a relevant practitioner as distinct from the cost of the procedures carried out qualifies for tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19472/15]
168. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate and report on the length of time it took for an ambulance to respond to a person (details supplied) at the person's home in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19071/15]
71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, in cash terms for each bank that received State support, of the amount of capital provided or reserved to address the issue of principal dwelling house mortgage arrears; the quantum of such support that has been used to date for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/15]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if, in order to qualify for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, a certain condition (details supplied) must be met. [18991/15]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if, in order to qualify for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, it is a requirement that the pre-tax cost of adapting the vehicle must amount to at least 10% of its pre-tax cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18990/15]
182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Meath. [18829/15]
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made for exemption from local property tax, in respect of pyrite damage in categories 2 and 1, the progress made and the number of successful applications in each category. [18828/15]
75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to protect consumers whose loans are sold to third parties; when he expects legislation in this regard to be enacted and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18797/15]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who pay universal social charge at no higher than the 3.5% rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18788/15]
73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who only pay universal social charge at the 1.5% rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18787/15]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the Residential Mortgage Arrears and Repossession Statistics for Quarter 4, 2014 published by the Central Bank of Ireland, the number of the 114,674 private dwelling home mortgage accounts classified as restructure-rescheduled that are currently meeting the terms of the restructuring-rescheduling arrangement, and are no longer regarded as being in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18711/15]
546. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the details of the current industrial dispute between staff (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps she will take to assist in the achievement of a resolution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18577/15]
505. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the total savings achieved to date from the overall reduction in the income threshold from €1,400 per week to €900 per week, for a couple in respect of eligibility for an over 70 years of age medical card. [18622/15]
414. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide for each of the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and for 2015 to date, the Garda numbers for each of the Garda districts in Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18576/15]
289. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the amount and a breakdown by institution of the dated subordinated bonds repaid in full during the period of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008. [18524/15]
288. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide all the receipts from, and payments to, the Exchequer by the National Pensions Reserve Fund in each year from 2008 to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18471/15]
4. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to announce new measures to address the mortgage arrears crisis; his views on the issues currently being examined to improve the way mortgage arrears cases are dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17819/15]
1. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that standard variable mortgage interest rates are reduced; if he will provide details of his recent engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland and the banks on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17818/15]
564. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the recently put together Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland wind atlas has been provided to An Bord Pleanála; if it will have an influence on the putting together of revised wind turbine guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17752/15]
171. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the current number of income earners who are exempt from paying Universal Social Charge; the level to which the threshold would need to be raised to exempt a total of 400,000 and 500,000 persons respectively from the Universal Social Charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17758/15]
170. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of reducing the current 7% rate of Universal Social Charge by 0.5%, 1%, 1.5% and 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17757/15]
169. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 7 November 2012, if he will confirm the arm's length and market value basis for the transaction involving the transfer of €1.1 billion of par value loan assets from the company's balance sheet to the pension fund; if he will specify the amount the bank was actually paid for the loan assets by the pension fund; if he will confirm the person who approved the transaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17756/15]
166. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the current value of the State's investments in Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17743/15]
165. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons working in international financial services in County Cork; if he has considered supporting the development of an international financial services cluster in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/15]
164. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the distribution of the local property tax collected in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17710/15]