209. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the implementation here of the measures contained within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17538/19]
149. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of betting duty which is being undertaken; his plans to make changes to the betting duty to take effect in 2019; the timeline for the review; if his attention has been drawn to closures in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17726/19]
147. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the weighted average interest rate on all new mortgages agreed, drawn from the retail interest rate statistics published by the Central Bank, for each quarter end since 1 January 2014, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17638/19]
146. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the dividend paid to the Exchequer by each commercial State company in each year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17635/19]
141. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank gathers data on the number of SMEs refused insurance quotes from a company for public and employer liability; the number of SMEs that have been refused in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17323/19]
58. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of REITs in existence here each year since 2013; the number of residential property units held by these funds in each year since 2013; his plans for changes to the tax structure for these funds to remove the incentive of buying up large numbers of residential properties to rent thus penalising first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17184/19]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the elements of the secondary school curriculum which specifically pertain to personal financial literacy; if this is compulsory or voluntary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16908/19]
60. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation to bring accountability to the banking industry in line with the recommendations by the Central Bank in section 6A of its report on the culture and behaviour of the main retail banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16913/19]
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of outstanding applications for tax relief certificates under the employment and investment incentive scheme awaiting processing and approval by the Revenue Commissioners at the end of each month in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16912/19]
58. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for tax relief certificates under the employment and investment incentive scheme in each year since its creation and in each month of 2018; the number of applications awaiting processing and approval, respectively, by the Revenue Commissioners; the average time between original application and final approval for tax relief certificates under the scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16911/19]
57. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the take-up of the key employee engagement programme in each month since its establishment; the number of companies that have availed of the scheme in each of these months by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/19]
56. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when legislation to better regulate personal contract plans in line with the conclusions from the review of regulation of personal contract plans will be introduced; his plans to introduce amending legislation to the Consumer Credit Act 1995; his further plans to introduce legislation that will force PCP providers to be regulated by the Central Bank; if the consumer protection code will be applied to PCP providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16909/19]
55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a court date has been set for the withdrawal of funds from the insurance compensation fund in relation to a company (details supplied); if so, the date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16907/19]
377. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16286/19]
247. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ATM thefts involving the removal of the ATM machine from a bank for each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16338/19]
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 300 and 301 of 26 March 2019 and in the context of the review processes referred to, his plans to hold a separate review for developing schools in May or June 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16498/19]
162. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties exempt from the local property tax, by each exemption type; if the exemptions are time-limited in legislation; when the exemptions are set to expire; his plans to extend the exemptions in 2019; if legislation will be required in each case to extend the exemption; the number of properties that are now exempt but will no longer be exempt by the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16497/19]
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the CSO report on indexing business insurance prices; his plans to roll out such an index; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15952/19]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has been consulted regarding the intention of a bank (details supplied) to securitise mortgage loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15951/19]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to progress legislative changes on insurance as part of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017; the reason the legislative changes are not being drafted as a new Bill in its own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15950/19]
177. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in relation to the proposed regulations governing the work practices of qualified pharmaceutical assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15603/19]
405. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position in relation to the promised €75 annual support towards domestic waste charges for persons who have lifelong or long-term medical incontinence; when this will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14822/19]
346. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of women on the gynaecology outpatient waiting list; the number awaiting surgery; the length of time each woman is waiting by six-monthly intervals; the number of surgeries completed in each year since 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/19]
269. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the relationship between his Department and the HSE; the way in which the two organisations are linked; if he will provide a chart to outline the structure of the interrelationship; the level at which contact from his Department is channelled to and from the HSE; the way in which the structure through which information is passed from the HSE to his Department and vice versa; the way in which he receives accurate information from the front-line service providers within the HSE in terms of statistics, practices, feedback and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14877/19]
245. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of claims on hand by the State Claims Agency in relation to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in relation to failings in the cervical cancer screening programme; the number of cases settled; the amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases. [15324/19]
244. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number and value of claims paid out by the State Claims Agency in 2017 and 2018 in relation to medical negligence cases; the top ten individual payouts in 2018; the claims in this regard, for example, late cancer diagnosis or misdiagnosis or negligence at delivery of a new baby; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15322/19]
150. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Labour Court recommendations that were outstanding when the public sector agreement was agreed to that have since been paid and or concluded in line with the Labour Court recommendation; if there is a definite date by which the remaining settlements in accordance with the Labour Court recommendations will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15326/19]
129. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount the State Claims Agency paid in legal costs to solicitors representing plaintiffs in medical negligence claims in 2017 and 2018; the top ten payments made to named legal firms representing the agency and plaintiffs, respectively, in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15323/19]
162. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14532/19]
94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits by IDA clients to Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford in each year since 2012, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14531/19]
73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there are models in other jurisdictions by which companies that are unable to obtain an insurance quote can avail of insurance similar to the declined insurance mechanism; if public insurance models are used in other European jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14696/19]
72. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if insurance companies permit business customers to pay on a monthly basis rather than a single payment; the average cost to the customer for such a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14695/19]
71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if expenditure by a company on health and safety equipment qualifies for capital allowances; the rules regarding capital allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14694/19]
70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if an analysis has been undertaken of the potential cost of establishing a public insurance body to provide insurance for flooding similar to the model in the United Kingdom to persons who are unable to obtain flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14693/19]
69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he plans to publish the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14692/19]
68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the proportion of personal injury claims settled through the Personal Injury Assessment Board outside the court and settled and-or decided on by the courts, respectively based on the most recent data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14690/19]
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of insurance companies that are prudentially regulated in the UK or Gibraltar but operating here under freedom of service; the number of customers of those companies who will be required to find new insurance companies upon renewal; if the Central Bank expects all such companies to move to be prudentially regulated here and-or the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14689/19]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of additional customs officials who have been hired and are operational to deal with Brexit; the number who are undergoing training at the moment; the number who will be fully operational by 12 April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14688/19]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps the Central Bank takes on a regular basis to ensure mortgage repayments and mortgage arrears are calculated correctly; if enforcement actions have been taken against lenders for these issues; if so, the lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14687/19]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has a role in consumer protection for pension providers; if this is reserved for the Pensions Authority; if the Central Bank and the Pensions Authority have been informed by a company (details supplied) of the failure to pay bonus payments on pension fund plans; if so, when they were informed; if 2,000 customers have been affected; the amount of bonuses that were not paid in monetary terms; the way in which the Central Bank and the Pensions Authority plan to proceed with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14686/19]
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has been informed of the miscalculation of mortgage repayments by a bank (details supplied); if so, when it was informed; if the number of impacted customers is 3,400; the amount these customers have underpaid as a result of the miscalculation; the way in which the Central Bank plans to proceed with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14685/19]
270. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of small self-administered pension schemes in existence here; the net asset value of these schemes; the reason the exemption from IORPs is being lifted for these schemes; if an economic assessment has been undertaken on the potential impact of removing this exemption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14333/19]
253. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick; the stage of the project; the next steps and associated times; when he envisages the project moving to planning, detailed design, tender and construction; when he expects the motorway to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14412/19]
251. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that have been taken in line with the national development plan in support of a high-speed rail link between Cork and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/19]
250. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the main construction work to commence at the Dunkettle interchange in Cork; the expected duration of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/19]
203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to resolve the industrial relations dispute involving some staff in the National Ambulance Service who are members of an organisation (details supplied) and who are seeking union recognition from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14420/19]
194. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his Department's and the HSE's plans for the development of new hospitals in Cork; the state of progress and the timelines; the details of the funding that has been ring-fenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14369/19]
1370. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether local authority archives services should be exempt from paying local authority commercial rates; if provision will be made for same as part of the Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12876/19]
1352. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether changes are needed to the strategic infrastructure planning process in order to prevent applicants applying for planning permission for the same project on multiple occasions in view of the difficulties faced by local communities in mounting opposition to an application on repeated occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13873/19]