87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views that the Central Bank of Ireland should review the requirement that a property valuation supplied for the purposes of obtaining a mortgage must not be more than two months old at the time when the loan is being drawn down, on the basis that the vast majority of loan applications take three months to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12633/15]
83. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when refunds of deposit interest retention tax paid by first-time buyers will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12629/15]
79. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the efforts of the credit union sector to expand into mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/15]
188. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of times, and the percentage of overall decisions this represents, where An Bord Pleanála made a decision against the recommendation of its inspector for each of the years 2012 to 2014, inclusive; if he will confirm the obligation on the board to set out the grounds on which the inspector's recommendation has not been accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12290/15]
173. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a proposed amalgamation of two national schools (details supplied) in County Cork; her plans to provide a new school building, should the amalgamation proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12311/15]
141. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to progress the Autism Bill 2012 through Committee Stage in the lifetime of the current Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12303/15]
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the steps taken in delivering a primary care centre in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; the current status of the project and the next steps in the process, including the timeframe; the ranking of this project on the Health Service Executive's priority list of primary care centre projects around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/15]
119. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the work being carried out by a project (details supplied) in County Cork; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that funding is required to ensure the work can continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12289/15]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of completed bankruptcies in 2013 and 2014 which involved the surrender of the family home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12231/15]
108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed by the special assignee of the Insolvency Service of Ireland at the end of 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12230/15]
34. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if financial institutions are required under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 to seek documents of personal identification from persons who are directors, but not signatories, in respect of an account held with the financial institution by a public company limited by guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/15]
883. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a residential estate (details supplied), which is on the list of exempted estates for the local property tax, was previously not exempt from the household charge; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has caused confusion among residents; if the estate will be retrospectively exempt from the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11463/15]
692. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a person is ineligible for treatment or a procedure through the National Treatment Purchase Fund by reason of the fact that the person is covered by a private health insurance policy, notwithstanding the fact that the person's private health insurance does not provide cover in respect of the treatment or procedure in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11919/15]
687. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to appoint dedicated Parkinson's disease nurses for Cork city and county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11866/15]
513. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative steps taken to date against so-called gazumping by preventing the vendor of a residential property from accepting further offers for the purchase of that property having accepted a deposit from an initial purchaser or to give such an initial purchaser an entitlement to compensation from a vendor who accepts a further offer despite having accepted a deposit from that initial purchaser; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12025/15]
504. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil bills for possession, recovery of possession of any land on foot of a legal mortgage or charge, as opposed to well-charging relief, transferred by county registrars into judges' lists in 2014; and the number of such civil bills for possession still remaining in judges' lists as of 31 December 2014, broken down by county in tabular form. [11922/15]
503. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil bills for possession, recovery of possession of any land on foot of a legal mortgage or charge, as opposed to well-charging relief, still before the Circuit Court as of 31 December 2014, broken down by county in tabular form. [11921/15]
502. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil bills for possession, recovery of possession of any land on foot of a legal mortgage or charge, as opposed to well-charging relief, issued in the Circuit Court in 2014, broken down by county in tabular form. [11920/15]
501. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to commence the various provisions of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014; the reason it has not yet been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11905/15]
500. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ejectment civil bills still before the Circuit Court as of 31 December 2014, broken down by county in tabular form. [11904/15]
499. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ejectment civil bills issued in the Circuit Court in 2014, broken down by county in tabular form. [11903/15]
280. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of the 11,424 proceedings issued in aggregate in 2014 for the repossession of principal dwelling houses by Permanent TSB, Allied Irish Banks, Educational Building Society, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and all other credit institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11902/15]
279. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of the 11,424 proceedings issued in 2014 for the repossession of principal dwelling houses which relate to properties in each county, in tabular form. [11901/15]
278. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 26 February 2015, if the Revenue Commissioners' guidelines exist for tax practitioners on the treatment of expenses in such circumstances for contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11899/15]
263. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of dated subordinated debt by covered institution redeemed, that is repaid, during the period of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008 from 30 September 2008 to 30 September 2010, inclusive. [11454/15]
262. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 26 February 2015, the number of National Asset Management Agency debtors, in respect of whom debt write-downs have been made, who make up the €0.3 billion write-down; the largest of these write-downs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11439/15]
260. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of court orders that had been made but not yet enforced in respect of private dwelling home repossession cases as of 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11418/15]
259. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of private dwelling home repossession cases that were before the courts on 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11417/15]
244. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the flood relief fund that was established in response to the flooding event of June 2012; the amount of money that was paid out under the fund, showing separately the amounts paid in respect of residential units and commercial units; if applications are still being accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12027/15]
275. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on raising the maximum house values attaching to the mortgage-to-rent schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11022/15]
274. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage-to-rent transactions that have been fully completed to date; the number currently at an advanced stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11021/15]
269. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an individual mortgage-to-rent case in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; the next steps in the process; the estimated timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10980/15]
240. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding for higher education; and the total number of students enrolled in higher education in each year from 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11024/15]
221. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way lifetime community rating will impact on plans to introduce universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11033/15]
220. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on any conflict of interests for his Department in promoting that more people take out private medical insurance as a result of the recent change to lifetime community rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11032/15]
219. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the proportion of all persons who hold private medical insurance who are 35 years of age or younger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11031/15]
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the population aged 18 to 35 years and 25 to 35 years who hold private medical insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11030/15]
165. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide for each Circuit Court in the country the number of ejectment civil cases that came before it and the ejectment civil orders granted by the court separately in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; if she will provide a breakdown of the aggregate data by financial institution taking the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10935/15]
164. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the proposal to reduce the discharge period from bankruptcy from three years to one year; if she will provide details of any examination carried out by her Department or by anyone on her behalf on the impact of such a move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10934/15]
121. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of complaints received by the Financial Services Ombudsman regarding the sale of whole-of-life insurance policies over the past five years; the number of complaints upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11041/15]
120. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance in the case of each of the State-supported banks, the amount of capital it sets aside for losses in respect of residential mortgage lending and buy-to-let mortgages; the amount of this capital that has been used to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11029/15]
119. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will encourage lenders to allow borrowers who are moving home to be able to keep their tracker mortgage rate; the number of cases in which banks facilitated this in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11028/15]
118. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from betting duty in each year from 2010 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11027/15]
117. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fall in construction activity, as highlighted by the February purchasing managers' index figures; his further views that this is related to the recent introduction of rules relating to mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11026/15]
116. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the initiative by the Revenue Commissioners to ensure tax compliance among pensioners in 2012 following the 150,000 letters issued by the Revenue Commissioners in early January 2012; the number of the 150,000 pensioners who had an additional tax liability; if the budget day estimate of an additional €45 million revenue in 2012 from the initiative was accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11023/15]
112. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the value of Government bonds held by the Central Bank of Ireland, in respect of the arrangement entered into to replace the promissory notes; if he will provide details of the disposal to date of any of these bonds; the minimum disposal schedule agreed with the European Central Bank; if there have been any changes to this agreed minimum disposal schedule; the annual coupon or interest being paid by the Government to the Central Bank of Ireland, in respect of the bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10986/15]
111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of complaints that have been made against banks for non-compliance with the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears since it was instituted; the number that have been upheld; the sanctions that have been imposed on banks for cases of non-compliance; the maximum sanction that may be handed down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10985/15]
110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages that are classified as sub-prime; the number of sub-prime lenders, currently operating in the market; the total value of sub-prime mortgages outstanding; the rate of arrears on these mortgages; the actions specific to the subprime sector, which are being taken to address arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10984/15]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in respect of the liquidation of Setanta Insurance; if those caught up in outstanding claims are facing any losses; the role of the Insurance Compensation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10982/15]
108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is ruling out the possibility of payments being made to junior bondholders in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation as a result of the special liquidation process; if he is prepared to issue a direction order that they would not be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10981/15]