80. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if all parts of the Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Act 2018 have been commenced; if not, the sections that have not been commenced; when they will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11410/19]
253. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to review the policy on the imposition of a levy on commercial incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11209/19]
252. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to review the policy on commercial incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11208/19]
85. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the additional number of customs officers who have been hired by the Revenue Commissioners and in employment; the locations of these officers; the new posts based in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11191/19]
567. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated value of unclaimed life assurance funds in existence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10796/19]
566. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated value of unclaimed private pension funds in existence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10795/19]
220. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the locations in which the 2,400 newly qualified gardaí since September 2014 have been assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10301/19]
182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if third-level institutions have the discretion to apply EU fees rather than non-EU fees to persons here with a stamp 2 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10244/19]
149. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons paying the pension-related deduction in each year since it was introduced; the revenue received in each year since it was introduced; the number and references to each circular relating to the deduction; the number of pensioners per annum who have received refunds due to the fact they were overcharged since reductions were announced; the value in monetary terms of refunds paid each year; the processes in place to ensure that pensioners are paying the correct additional superannuation contribution level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10270/19]
136. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position in relation to compensation for investors who lost significant amounts arising from their investment in a fund (details supplied); the position of the Central Bank in relation to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10227/19]
135. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there are guidelines in relation to the way in which banks treat mortgage applicants who receive their principal employment income in a non-Euro currency such as sterling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10218/19]
229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who have taken out mortgage protection insurance as part of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the number of companies that have been used for this insurance; the average cost per month for mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10163/19]
228. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the decision to restrict mortgage protection insurance to certain insurance companies is a matter for local authorities; if the decision is made by his Department; the consumer protection laws both domestic and European that govern mortgage protection insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10162/19]
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of insurance underwriters authorised and prudentially regulated here to underwrite public liability and employer liability insurance; his views on the lack of competition for small businesses; the number of insurance underwriters for public liability and employer liability that are still prudentially regulated in the UK and regulated here under freedom of service; the impact Brexit will have on this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/19]
62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the capital gains tax entrepreneurial relief in each year since it was introduced; the cost of the relief in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10166/19]
61. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the next court hearing is expected in relation to the liquidation of a company (details supplied) and the authorisation payments from the Insurance Compensation Fund to outstanding claimants; the number of claimants expected to be paid; the value expected to be paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10165/19]
60. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the consumer protection laws, regulations and codes that govern mortgage protection insurance, specifically the area preventing mortgage providers from restricting customers to certain insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10164/19]
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by policyholders by way of insurance premiums in each of the years since 2010 in respect of employer liability and public liability insurance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10158/19]
58. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of insurance awards paid out in each of the years since 2010 in respect of claims related to employer liability and public liability insurance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10157/19]
57. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress being made on the introduction of an index to track employer and public liability insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10156/19]
56. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the operation of exemptions to the lending rules for banks as part of the macroprudential mortgage rules of the Central Bank; if the exemptions are deemed to be used at the point of the mortgage sanction or drawdown; if statistics in relation to the use of the exemptions for each year since they were introduced will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10155/19]
55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to publish the report on the funding gap in relation to the banking system here; if it states that Irish banks need to double their loan to deposit ratio from 0.8 to 1.6 by 2024 in the event that 50,000 new homes were needed each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/19]
54. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications sought for a refund of income tax by taxpayers by virtue of claiming tax relief on certain expenditures, claiming additional tax credits or as a result of a P35 annual statement request for each year since 2010; the amount refunded to income taxpayers each year as a result, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10153/19]
43. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the discussions that have been held with the European Commission on possible sources of funding from the EU to assist Ireland to deal with the fallout from a possible no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9858/19]
41. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to permit the increase in resources available to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to deal with the backlog of cases and to deal with the extra number of complaints resulting from the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9856/19]
40. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the OECD to report on the taxing of digital companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9857/19]
35. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to publish the new international financial services strategy to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9855/19]
23. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the appeal against the European Commission decision in a tax case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9854/19]
3. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the priority measures he plans to implement in the coming months to address the cost of public liability and employer liability insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10146/19]
1. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the anticipated impact in monetary terms on tax receipts in 2019 and 2020 of a no-deal Brexit; the status of preparations for all Brexit scenarios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10145/19]
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the HSE policy on the issue of involuntary admission to health facilities of persons arising from the misuse of illegal drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9791/19]
88. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons have been found to be illegally entering Ireland through a port (details supplied) in recent weeks; if so, the number involved; the locations the immigrants came from; the outcome of the cases concerned; the position in relation to the immigration controls at the port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9865/19]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid out by the National Asset Management Agency to receivers in 2018, by firm in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9864/19]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency for public relations in 2018; the amount paid to each firm; the rates that apply; when the main public relations contracts for the two agencies are up for renewal; and the firms that operate the contracts concerned. [9863/19]
544. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the maintenance arrangements in place in relation to public lighting on national routes, including motorways; if an audit has taken place regarding the number of public lights out of order on national routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9308/19]
537. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public lights repaired in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9247/19]
435. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 29 January 2019, if the attention of the HSE has been drawn to certain matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9626/19]
431. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to provision of funding for phases 2 and 3 of the paediatric department of Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/19]
416. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the possibility of introducing free public transport; if there are costings on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9626/19]
327. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to patient safety (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9228/19]
249. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the review into the legal aid scheme terms and conditions was initiated; when it was concluded; if the terms and conditions are the responsibility of his Department; the rationale for removing the automatic entitlement to junior counsel; the rationale for reducing the fees allowed for both Circuit Court and High Court cases; his views on whether this will lead to an imbalance in personal insolvency cases between creditors and debtors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/19]
152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current and capital expenditure for each Department; the amount spent or expenditure committed to be spent in 2019 to deal specifically with a no-deal Brexit scenario (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9217/19]
142. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the Irish banks that have to become compliant in advance of the impending PSD2 regulation. [9669/19]
197. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a PPS number will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8909/19]
607. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available to prospective employers that may wish to employ young adult school leavers with a diagnosis such as ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7793/19]
604. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if enquiries from persons in relation to tracing unclaimed pension entitlements come under her aegis; if such enquiries are responded to by her Department; if the host mailing service and associated efforts are limited solely to enquiries from pension scheme administrators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7715/19]
603. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of successful matches the host mailing service in her Department has made in the time since the revised protocol was put into place in October 2013 between pension scheme providers and beneficiaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7714/19]
537. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position in relation to changes to the motor tax renewal online system and the advance notification provided to motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7903/19]
404. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the provision on construction tender inflation in the contract regarding the guaranteed maximum price of €1.433 billion for the construction of the national children's hospital; the agreed method of measuring construction tender inflation under the contract; the extra amount that must be paid for each 1% that construction tender inflation exceeds the agreed threshold of 4%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8153/19]
370. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the payments made to date under the main contract in relation to the construction of the national children’s hospital; the amount expected to be paid in 2019 and for each subsequent year until the anticipated completion of the project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7913/19]