218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the impact on the nominal deficit, and the general Government deficit, of growth in gross domestic product exceeding projected levels in 2015 by 1%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9161/15]
217. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to the Household Credit Market Report, published by the Central Bank of Ireland on 25 February 2015, if he will arrange for the county data on mortgages in default (details supplied) to be made available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9160/15]
216. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the date by which Ireland must achieve a balanced budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/15]
215. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the agreed deficit targets that Ireland must reach in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9158/15]
214. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered benchmarking the income tax rate paid by returning emigrants against typical rates they had been paying prior to returning to Ireland; the approximate cost of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9115/15]
213. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of income tax paid by landlords in 2013 and 2014 in respect of rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9114/15]
212. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the approximate cost of allowing persons whose personal circumstances require them to rent out their principal private residence and rent another home for themselves, to offset the cost of the rent they are paying against the rental income they receive, for income tax purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9113/15]
186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied), which charges exorbitant rates of interest, is allowed to continue to trade in the State; the steps the Central Bank of Ireland is taking to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8745/15]
258. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding committed by the Government for the planned multi-functional events centre in Cork; when the funding must be drawn down by; if her Department has been advised of an indicative start date for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8628/15]
253. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of money spent on public-service-obligation aviation routes, in 2012, 2013 and 2014; if he will consider establishing a public-service-obligation route for air services between Cork Airport and Dublin Airport in view of the need for air connectivity between the country's two largest cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8631/15]
237. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the approximate level of borrowing Irish Water will have to undertake, over the next ten years, to fulfil its capital investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8693/15]
236. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of borrowing undertaken by Irish Water; its approximate cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8692/15]
235. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has been provided a credit rating by international credit ratings agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/15]
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 27 January 2015, if she will provide, for each institute of technology, the number of individual academic staff members, not whole-time equivalents, for each of the following categories of academic staff who hold permanent whole-time contracts; pro rata contracts of indefinite duration; pro rata contracts; hourly paid contracts of indefinite duration; hourly paid contracts; and the total number of academic staff who are on the payroll system. [8556/15]
189. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in Cork city, and county, awaiting approval under the nursing home support scheme; the number of persons in Cork city and county approved but currently awaiting funding under the scheme; and the expected waiting time for a person in Cork city, and county, from the date an application is submitted to the expected approval date for funding. [8641/15]
188. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding public hospital waiting lists for surgery (details supplied). [8630/15]
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of providing a second free preschool year to children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8696/15]
154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost of the community childcare subvention scheme; the number of children enrolled in it, in each year, from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8695/15]
153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current early childhood care and education scheme and school age child care capitation rates within the child care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8694/15]
76. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of debtors the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, had on its books when all the loans were transferred; the number of debtors and the book value of loans that remain on the agency's books; the number of debtors the agency has concluded a final deal with; the number of such deals that involve balances owed to the agency being ultimately written off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8704/15]
75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional capital required by Permanent TSB, arising from the recent European Central Bank stress tests; the steps the bank, he and his officials are undertaking to address the shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8703/15]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he, or officials from his Department, have had discussions with Ministers in the Stormont Executive, or their officials, regarding the proposal to cut the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland; if he will state whether an assessment has taken place of the impact of a cut in the Northern Ireland corporation tax rate on the economy in the Republic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8702/15]
73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance , using records available to his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland, if he will provide details, for each financial institution with a banking licence, separate from the number and book value of residential and buy-to-let mortgages sold between 2010 to date in 2015; if he will identify the purchaser of the mortgage book in each case; if he will confirm, in each case, whether the purchaser is a regulated entity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8701/15]
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons his Department believe to be self-employed in the State and, therefore, do not receive the pay-as-you-earn tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8645/15]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide for a Revenue Commissioners investigation into offshore pension transfers; the amount of pension savings the Revenue Commissioners believe has been shielded from tax; if he will list the countries the Revenue Commissioners believe have been used for such transfers; the number of cases involved, amount of tax levied, fines imposed, and settlements agreed, as part of the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8644/15]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the efforts made at mediation between KPMG, as special liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, and former directors of the Irish Nationwide Building Society; if a meeting, aimed at mediation, took place; the date of any such meeting; those in attendance; if he will provide details of any court action being taken by KPMG against former directors of the building society; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8639/15]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an outline of plans Allied Irish Banks or the Educational Building Society may have to sell non-performing mortgages; the number, and book value, of mortgages under consideration for sale; the current position with regard to any proposed sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8633/15]
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an outline of Permanent TSB's plans to sell non-performing mortgages; the number, and book value, of mortgages for sale; the current position, with regard to the proposed sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8632/15]
60. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the detailed replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 248, 249 and 250 of 20 January 2015 to be forwarded, as indicated in the initial reply. [8564/15]
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of any Revenue Commissioners compliance initiative in respect of expenses claimed by self-employed persons and pay-as-you-earn employees; the number of such cases investigated in 2014; the number of ongoing investigations; if he will provide details of the tax assessments that have resulted from such investigations; the number of persons affected; the amount of interest, and penalties, that have been applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8529/15]
567. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if senior citizens groups which administer the monitored alarm scheme can also apply to administer the carbon monoxide scheme and the smoke alarms scheme; the way in which they may apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7671/15]
239. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a refund of income tax will be granted to a person outside of the normal four-year rule, if the overpayment of tax arises due to an error on the part of the Revenue Commissioner's by including income in the wrong spousal column, on the P21 balancing statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7989/15]
198. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to any other double insolvency pension schemes whereby compensation will be payable to former members; if she has estimated the potential liability to the State in such circumstances; her plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7963/15]
197. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding compensation payment to former staff of a company (details supplied) in respect of their pension scheme; when payments will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7962/15]
171. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of dates the Economic Management Council has met with the banks operating here; if he will provide the issues discussed at each meeting. [7939/15]
71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost in each year, from 2010 to 2014, of the tax exemption under section 1003 of the Taxes Consolidation Act; the number of persons who availed of the scheme during each year; if he will provide details of their donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7613/15]
70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of lending activity supported by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7612/15]
69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when refunds of deposit interest retention tax will be processed for qualifying first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7611/15]
434. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6703/15]
294. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the removal of certain minor criminal convictions from a person's record after a period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6700/15]
231. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if Statutory Instrument No. 47 of 2015 has come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7030/15]
230. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if any criminal prosecutions have occurred in respect of tax evasion by Irish resident clients of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7029/15]
229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the offshore assets group in the Revenue Commissioners is conducting a special investigation into the activities of a bank (details supplied), in respect of an outstanding tax matter for its Irish resident clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7028/15]
228. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount recovered by the offshore assets group in the Revenue Commissioners in each year since it was set up in 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7027/15]
227. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a regulatory sanction will be imposed on Permanent TSB for not allowing customers who switched from a tracker rate to a fixed rate to move back to a tracker rate when their fixed rate period ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7026/15]
226. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rate that will apply to customers of the Permanent TSB bank whose tracker mortgage has been restored, following the recent Supreme Court case, in circumstances in which their original loan document did not prescribe a margin over the European Central Bank rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7025/15]
225. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he expects a lump sum compensation payment to be made to customers of the Permanent TSB bank, who switched from a tracker rate to a fixed rate and were prevented from moving back to a tracker rate when their fixed rate period ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7024/15]
224. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders potentially affected by the case which came before the Supreme Court recently, relating to customers of the Permanent TSB bank who switched from a tracker rate to a fixed rate and were prevented from moving back to a tracker rate when their fixed rate period ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7023/15]
219. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if recourse is open to persons who purchased endowment mortgages a number of years ago, and who feel they were mis-sold the product by the financial institution concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6869/15]