114. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to regulate so-called claims harvesting websites; the number of such sites active in the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/19]
86. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an official from his Department last visited and inspected the condition of a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork; his views on whether the conditions at the school are acceptable; when a school building will be in place; the process and timeline in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24706/19]
79. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an official from his Department last visited and inspected the condition of a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork; his views on whether the conditions at the school are acceptable; when a school building will be put in place; the process and timeline in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24657/19]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the replacement of the fire training unit at an educational facility (details supplied) in County Cork; the person or body responsible for its replacement; when it will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/19]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his role in deciding which candidate Ireland will support to succeed Mr. Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24794/19]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland breached the expenditure benchmark limit in 2018; his views on whether Ireland will breach the expenditure benchmark limit in 2019; the amount of expenditure permitted under the expenditure benchmark for 2019; the current expectation of the actual expenditure for 2019; the implications from the European Commission if Ireland were to breach the expenditure benchmark limit for two years in a row; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24793/19]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for authorisation the Central Bank has received on foot of the enactment of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 by firms that hold the ownership of Irish mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/19]
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in each functional area of the Central Bank in tabular form; the percentage the vacancy rate represents of the staffing allocation for that function for each vacancy; the date each position has been vacant since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24776/19]
62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position with regard to the Central Bank ensuring there is individual accountability in the retail banks subject to current enforcement investigations relating to the tracker mortgage examination; if there is a further phase to the investigation in respect of a bank (details supplied) following the recent announcement of a fine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24775/19]
61. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate so-called claims harvesting websites; the number of such sites active in the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24773/19]
60. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the report he commissioned from a company (details supplied) on remuneration levels in Irish banks; if he has received and read the report; when he plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24772/19]
58. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if NAMA is prevented from selling properties back to defaulting debtors under section 172(3) of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009; if this section or other parts of the Act prevent NAMA from selling loan notes back to the defaulting debtor; if so, the reason for the prohibition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24691/19]
55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a mortgage holder who enters into a split mortgage arrangement and honours that arrangement in full and who has never missed loan repayments is deemed to have an imperfect credit history as recorded on the Central Credit Register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24655/19]
35. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the location in which Naval Service staff have been undergoing fire safety training in recent months; the arrangements being put in place relating to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/19]
144. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a burial of a person (details supplied) took place before the person's friends were informed or were present; his plans to review the case; his further plans to prevent a recurrence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24541/19]
142. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of repossession orders executed by the lender in respect of non-performing commercial loans in each year since 2015 by the type of lender, that is, banks or unregulated loan owners, in tabular form; the number that involve principal dwelling house properties; the number that involve buy to let properties; the number that involve both; the number that involve neither; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24522/19]
141. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of orders for repossession made by the courts in respect of non-performing commercial loans in each year since 2015 by the type of lender, that is, banks or unregulated loan owners, in tabular form; the number that involve principal dwelling house properties; the number that involve buy to let properties; the number that involve both; the number that involve neither; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24521/19]
140. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of receivers appointed by the courts in respect of non-performing commercial loans in each year since 2015, by the type of lender, that is, banks or unregulated loan owners, in tabular form; the number that involve principal dwelling house properties; the number that involve buy to let properties; the number that involve both; the number that involve neither; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24520/19]
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of summary judgments made against borrowers in respect of non-performing commercial loans in each year since 2015 by the type of lender, that is, banks or unregulated loan owners, in tabular form; the number that involve principal dwelling house properties; the number that involve buy to let properties; the number that involve both; the number that involve neither; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24519/19]
138. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal proceedings initiated in respect of non-performing commercial loans in each year since 2015, by the type of lender, that is, banks or unregulated loan owners, in tabular form; the number that involve principal dwelling house properties; the number that involve buy to let properties; the number that involve both; the number that involve neither; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24518/19]
121. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda youth diversion programmes in place across Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24378/19]
120. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the factors taken into account by the national juvenile office in deciding if a file referred to it by An Garda Síochána should be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions or be dealt with under the Garda juvenile diversion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24377/19]
119. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the information the family of a juvenile is entitled to in respect of the consideration by the national juvenile office of a file referred to it by An Garda Síochána relating to an alleged criminal incident involving persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24376/19]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department, the Central Bank or the National Treasury Management Agency has undertaken an analysis of the probability of foreign capital, credit and investment in the construction sector ceasing or being significantly curtailed; the potential mechanisms by which this would occur, both foreign and domestic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24578/19]
91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank gathers data on the amount of foreign capital and credit provided or lent to Irish property developers; if so, the value provided or lent to property developers each year since 2011; the way in which this compares to the capital and credit provided and lent by Irish banks in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24576/19]
90. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of funds that were previously deemed unregulated that have completed formal licensing from the Central Bank and are now regulated since the passing of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018; the number and value of mortgage and commercial loans owned by those entities; the number of funds still in the middle of the licensing process; the number and value of mortgage and commercial loans owned by those entities; the number that have not commenced the licensing process; the number and value of mortgage and commercial loans owned by those entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24540/19]
89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the enforcement activity undertaken by the Central Bank on funds unregulated since the passing of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018; the number of instances in which the Central Bank has examined documentation from those funds; the number of instances the Central Bank has undertaken site visits; the funds visited in each case; the number of enforcement proceedings initiated against funds that were previously unregulated; the number of enforcement actions and fines imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/19]
87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if mortgage arrears statistics of the Central Bank include instances in which commercial loans include either buy to let, BTL, properties or private dwelling house, PDH, properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24523/19]
86. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank deems a returning emigrant who never owned a residential property here but did abroad for a period of time as a non-first-time buyer; his views on whether this classification is unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24466/19]
85. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the State has entered into a contractual commitment at this stage relating to the appointment of a person (details supplied) as Governor of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24462/19]
84. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to continue with the appointment of a person (details supplied) as Governor of the Central Bank in advance of the conclusion of the investigation he is party to in New Zealand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24461/19]
979. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position in relation to the extension of voting rights for the NUI panel in Seanad Éireann elections to graduates of the new technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23785/19]
952. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position in relation to the application of the rent pressure zone limits to landlords that are in a RAS contract with a local authority in which the contract predated the introduction of the rent pressure zone limit; if the landlord can renegotiate a new rent at the end of the standard four year term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/19]
951. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is a fund available at national level for local authorities to address outstanding matters in residential developments that have not yet been taken in charge and in circumstances in which a remaining bond is insufficient to cover the cost of outstanding works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23197/19]
906. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be included in the review of pensions under the total contributions approach. [23802/19]
829. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports and grants available to local organisations wishing to establish and run a youth centre in their community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23458/19]
813. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the awarding of the contract for the upgrade of the Dunkettle interchange has been delayed; the expected cost of the project; when he expects the contract to be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23842/19]
403. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the recommended intervention services of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23208/19]
379. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the regulatory framework that applies here to the accountancy and auditing profession; the roles of the different bodies involved in the regulation of the profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23496/19]
378. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funds held by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; if there is a mechanism for withdrawing the funding to the Exchequer; the progress made in this regard; her plans to use the funds for insurance reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23387/19]
342. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has the power to revoke the refugee status of a person if the person engages in serious criminal behaviour and has been convicted of certain offences before the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23678/19]
332. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and value of cases of completed investigations in the area of anti-money laundering in the past number of years; the current investigations under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23497/19]
325. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if amendments are expected from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in respect of the Judicial Council Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23386/19]
285. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who has a teaching qualification and is registered with the Teaching Council but is teaching a subject that is not on that person’s Teaching Council certificate is entitled to move along the pay scale for the hours worked teaching that subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/19]
187. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount to be allocated to demographics each year to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24219/19]
182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield or cost to the taxpayer from the non-indexation of the tax system each year to 2024, according to current projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24218/19]
181. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the total expenditure figure in Table A10 of the stability programme update 2019 includes allocations from the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/19]
152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of cases of completed investigations in the area of anti-money laundering in the past number of years; the current investigations under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23498/19]
149. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the options set out in the report of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers dated September 2017; his views on the implementation of the remaining options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23450/19]
117. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel who left employment early in each year since 2010; the number who made a payment to the Defence Forces and-or his Department as a result of ending their contract early; the amount paid in each year by such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23843/19]