219. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if taxpayers will benefit from the new water charge tax credit at source as occurs with medical insurance relief or if they will be required to claim the tax credit in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40106/14]
201. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the additional expenditure her Department will need to incur in 2015 and 2016 to deal with demographic pressures [40438/14]
157. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of households who are likely to be ineligible for the €100 payment in respect of water charges and by virtue of not having enough income to fully avail of the tax credit will not receive any benefit from either measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40108/14]
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the Exchequer funding of social housing in each year from 2009 to 2013, inclusive, across the headings of local authority housing, voluntary and co-op housing, shared ownership, house purchase and improvement loans, private housing grants and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39632/14]
337. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the right of residency exemption under the non-principal private residence charge, if a provision in the property owner's will to give a right of residency to a tenant is sufficient to qualify for the exemption; the degree of discretion a local authority has in applying this exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39204/14]
309. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter raised in correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38955/14]
209. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist health economists employed by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39258/14]
161. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will address an issue raised in correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38933/14]
160. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Nursing Board plans to increase its annual retention fee by 50% to €150 from January 2015; if this decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38928/14]
17. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she expects the planned Intreo office to open in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; if it is planned to move the current social welfare office to the location of the Intreo service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38920/14]
238. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the application of water charges for third level students living away from home; his plans for an initiative on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38595/14]
186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student accommodation strategy is currently being prepared in view of the enormous challenges facing third level students in accessing suitable accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38594/14]
185. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount available nationally for the student assistance fund for the academic years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38592/14]
184. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected cost of reducing, in respect of third level student maintenance grants, the non-adjacent rate qualifying distance from 45 km to 25 km; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38591/14]
183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expected to be raised by the increase in the student contribution fee to €3,000 for the 2015-16 college year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38590/14]
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to address an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38666/14]
123. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated and spent on mental health in 2013; the budget and anticipated spend in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38593/14]
47. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if debt collection firms used by various service providers are regulated entities; if there are controls on the number and nature of contact they may have with customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/14]
45. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38600/14]
582. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the online motor tax renewal service does not work in the case of off-the-road declarations; if he will make arrangements to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38250/14]
541. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the financial implications for Irish Water if domestic consumers were not to be charged for water use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37933/14]
532. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average collection rate for water charges in respect of non-domestic users; the revenue foregone in 2013 as a result of non-collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37771/14]
518. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the financial burden facing primary school student teachers nationwide since the abolition of the subsidy granted to B. Ed students to undertake a mandatory Gaeltacht placement as part of their degree; if she will review the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38256/14]
389. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38252/14]
300. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of property, cash and other assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38243/14]
199. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the situation whereby a parent who is the primary claimant and who has no use for the single person child carer credit has to give their explicit consent for the credit to be transferred to the secondary claimant who meets all the other qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38242/14]
191. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from increasing the excise duty on tobacco by €1 per packet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38177/14]
190. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield that would be raised from a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks as proposed by the Irish Heart Foundation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38176/14]
189. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from increasing betting duty to 1.25% and 1.5%, respectively, while also extending it to online bets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38175/14]
188. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the revenue that would be raised from reducing the annual earnings limit along with age-related percentage limits for maximum tax relievable contributions for pension purposes from €115,000 to €100,000, €90,000, €80,000, €70,000 and €60,000, respectively, if tax relief is granted at the marginal rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38174/14]
187. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield that would be generated from standard rating tax relief for expenses allowable to employees under schedule E; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38173/14]
186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from increasing - from 5% to 10% - the universal social charge surcharge on income covered by property-related reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38172/14]
166. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the financial implications for the Exchequer if Irish Water were not to charge domestic consumers for water use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37932/14]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 will be enacted including the provision which makes changes to the liability of certain sports clubs to local authority rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37601/14]
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the book value and market value of bonds currently held by the Central Bank of Ireland as a result of the promissory note transaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37444/14]
48. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing protections for deferred members of defined benefit pension schemes being wound up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37438/14]
38. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the current status of plans to repay Ireland’s IMF loans early; when the formal process of repaying loans is likely to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37058/14]
37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason the National Asset Management Agency has not made greater progress in supplying social housing to date; the way this can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37059/14]
28. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of initiatives he has announced which have not commenced as they are awaiting EU state aid approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37056/14]
26. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the additional funds raised from the increased pension fund levy in 2014 and 2015 which, in his Budget Statement, he 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [37060/14]
8. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the role the restructuring board has played to date in activities of the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37057/14]
4. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the future of Allied Irish Banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37400/14]
1. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his projection for the deficit for 2014; the adjustment needed to bring the deficit below 3% and 2%, respectively; if a neutral budget will exclude the impact of already announced measures such as water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37399/14]
265. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of actions for repossession of houses and-or apartments initiated in the courts in 2013; the number initiated to date in 2014; the number of cases in which an order for repossession was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36685/14]
200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the partial and full-year cost to the Exchequer of raising the VAT registration threshold for small and medium enterprises with low turnover from €70,000 to €100,000, €150,000, €200,000 and €250,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36946/14]
199. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have paid the 80% windfall tax on gains from the disposal of development land; the total yield from the tax to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36945/14]
246. 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. [36384/14]
223. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 27 May 2014, if she will consider introducing an exemption from maths for children with the rare diagnosis of dyscalculia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36165/14]
219. 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. [36387/14]
209. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for national lottery funding by an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork. [36306/14]