108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing the eligibility criteria for the primary medical certificate; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28324/19]
678. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 29 May 2019, the progress made in relation to the commencement of section 13 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014; the position that pertains to the recognition and recording here of death certificates issued in other jurisdictions in respect of Irish citizens who died abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28178/19]
652. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which approved retirement funds, ARF, distributions are treated with regard to PRSI contributions and entitlement to the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27836/19]
621. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review a situation in view of the operational and administrative difficulties that arise in which a childcare provider (details supplied) in County Cork has been requested to have two separate registration numbers even though the facilities offered are provided by the same service and at the one address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28066/19]
620. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review the situation by which the childcare provider is deemed to be the employer and therefore liable for holiday day, PRSI and so on for persons providing services under the AIM programme as part of ECCE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28061/19]
476. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need carried out; the date they joined the list; the current number of the child on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28107/19]
445. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the cost of the national children’s hospital is €1.73 billion as mentioned in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27950/19]
444. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the projected cost of the national children’s hospital in each of the years 2021 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27949/19]
436. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE and CervicalCheck have sought a reassurance from a laboratory (details supplied) that the personal details of Irish women availing of the CervicalCheck screening programme were not exposed as part of the recent statement by the company concerning a significant data breach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/19]
357. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the level of trade between Ireland and Vietnam; her plans to further develop trade links; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27609/19]
319. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the Criminal Assets Bureau since its establishment; the quantity and value of assets seized; his plans to strengthen the legislation further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27607/19]
318. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the anti-corruption framework here; the major policy and legislative changes to tackle corruption in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27606/19]
283. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for school transport for a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be approved in view of the circumstances that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28050/19]
257. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the policy on students who become ill during the junior certificate or leaving certificate exams and that, for example, need to be hospitalised; the arrangements in place to deal with this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27615/19]
231. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cost of the Christmas bonus for 2019 is in the base and therefore provided for in his budgetary arithmetic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27850/19]
229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of protected disclosures made to date under the whistle-blower legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27608/19]
223. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Christmas bonus has been incorporated in the forecast of the general Government balance for 2019; his views on the IFAC observation that it is not; the amount the Christmas bonus is projected to be for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/19]
222. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the commentary by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council on page 74 of its fiscal assessment that the expenditure forecasts for 2020-2023 are not credible and that the technical assumptions used imply an implausible slowdown in expenditure; his views on whether the observation is correct regarding expenditure forecasts; if he is of the view that the observation is correct, his reason for that view; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27953/19]
209. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected Exchequer borrowing requirements in each year between 2020 and 2024 under the orderly and the disorderly Brexit scenarios, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27958/19]
208. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the €600 million outlined in annexe 1 of the summer economic statement is incorporated in the indicative nominal budgetary package in table 6 of the statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/19]
207. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the meaning of the phrases "automatic stabilisers" and "temporary, targeted support for the sectors most affected"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27951/19]
206. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost of the national broadband plan included in the pre-committed expenditure in each of the years 2021 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27947/19]
205. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason €600 million is included in annexe 1 of the summer economic statement for tax reductions; the tax head or tax heads the €600 million falls under; the reason apparent budgetary decisions would be included in the calculation for net fiscal space; his views on whether net fiscal space as outlined in annexe 1 is the appropriate budgetary policy over the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/19]
204. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated nominal general Government balance in each of the years 2020 to 2024 in a disorderly Brexit scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27945/19]
200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of charge-back refunds requested by customers of regulated entities; the amount of refunds issued by those entities in respect of transactions not authorised by the cardholder (details supplied); the policy in terms of the person or body responsible for the disputed transaction; the role of the debit and credit card provider in that regard; the timeframes within which customers must seek a charge-back for a disputed transaction; the views of the Central Bank on the issue of disputed transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/19]
185. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the discretionary revenue raising measures that will impact Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/19]
184. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of non-voted expenditure carried over for Budget 2020; the other general Government commitments that will impact Budget 2020; the GEC increases and negative DRMs that will impact Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27617/19]
183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the pre-committed expenditure for Budget 2020; the demographics, capital commitments and other pre-committed expenditure including the nominal equivalent for each component; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27616/19]
163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of diplomatic ties between Ireland and Vietnam; his plans to further develop the links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/19]
126. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans in place to increase psychiatry of later life staffing levels in CHO 4 which are currently at barely a third of the level recommended under A Vision For Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27809/19]
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the fact that four of the seven permanent radiation oncology posts at Cork University Hospital are either vacant or filled on a temporary basis while one of the five medical oncology posts is also vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27808/19]
223. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered updating the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 in view of the fact that it is nearly 20 years old; his plans to make changes to section 10 of the Act to better enable electronic signatures to be used for mortgages, the transfer of mortgages, wills, probates and so on; if he has introduced measures to enable a qualified electronic signature to be used here as specified under the European regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27436/19]
99. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legislation underpinning the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority; the powers of the authority; if it can impose fines on individual firms; the number of cases in each year since 2013 in which investigations have been brought against auditing and accountancy firms; the number of those that led to penalties been imposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27437/19]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to refuse an application for a grant for assistive technology for pupils with a physical or communicative disability by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/19]
53. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the recent OECD Review of Financial Reporting in Ireland and its recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27282/19]
52. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of enforcement proceedings initiated by the Central Bank by type of regulated entity, for example, credit institutions, moneylenders and so on in each year since 2013; the number of those proceedings that led to enforcement findings against the regulated entity; the value of fines imposed for those enforcement findings in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27435/19]
51. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the type of regulated entity investment and pension consultancy firms that fall under the Central Bank classifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27434/19]
50. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the specific powers the Central Bank has regarding investment and pension consultancy firms; if the Central Bank can commence enforcement proceedings on such firms; the penalties the Central Bank can impose for wrongdoing; if an investigation has commenced relating to overcharging on pension schemes following reports that a company (details supplied) had been overcharging pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27433/19]
43. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of revenue audits undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years since 2016; the amount of additional tax liability, interest and penalties notified by way of assessment to the taxpayer as a result; the amount of extra tax, interest and penalties collected by profession, trade and sector in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27280/19]
42. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the home carer tax credit is applied to reduce the tax liability of a qualifying couple that are jointly assessed for income tax; the reason the tax credit is not applied in the normal way similar to other tax credits such as the married tax credit and personal tax credit to reduce their tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27279/19]
204. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position on the use of 1850 and 1890 phone numbers by various State bodies; the policy on the issue; his views on the resulting costs imposed on persons accessing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26934/19]
169. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the FreeStyle Libre device is made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27025/19]
147. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the implementation of the HSE report on lymphoedema and lipoedema treatment in Ireland 2018; the details of the implementation plan; the timeline of same; his plans to ensure access to services for lymphoedema, primary and secondary patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/19]
146. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he has the authority to direct the State Claims Agency to make a particular payment by way of an award in an individual case in respect of the cervical screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27094/19]
145. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred to date by the State Claims Agency; the award levels and legal costs, respectively, in respect of the cervical screening programme; the number of ongoing cases involving the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27093/19]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of €20 carbon tax to the consumer per item (details supplied); the estimated cost for an increase in carbon tax by amounts in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27097/19]
769. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which income from an invalidity pension is regarded in the context of the underwriting decisions in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26811/19]
566. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter concerning animal welfare raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26803/19]
536. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Central Bank gathers data on farm-related debt; the number and value of farm-related debts in the economy; the number and value in distress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26312/19]
307. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an outpatient appointment with a consultant paediatrician at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26061/19]