991. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to improve the enforcement of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45846/18]
949. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding supports available for the development of early years sessional childcare facilities, including capital grants; the supports available for the development of facilities that offer full-time childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44735/18]
852. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has authority to write regulations under section 3 and specifically section 10(2) of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000; if not, the Department which has legal authority under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45510/18]
806. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that has been provided for in the capital estimates for 2019, 2020 and 2021 for the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45528/18]
800. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to a society (details supplied) for inspection services relating to animal cruelty; the funding allocated for 2019; the number of inspectors this will provide for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45845/18]
687. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1468 of 24 July 2018, if he will follow-up in relation to an inquiry regarding TACT (details supplied) and other matters relating to the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45505/18]
668. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason some multiple sclerosis patients are being asked to attend the accident and emergency unit in Cork University Hospital for an infusion of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45411/18]
528. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline his views on the campaign of an organisation (details supplied) to abolish inpatient and inpatient day case charges for cancer patients; the policy on this issue; the steps he plans to take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44755/18]
520. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to ensure that the completion of the driver licence eyesight report form by a medical practitioner is a free service for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44727/18]
519. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason medical card holders are charged by their general practitioner each time they receive Faslodex 250 mg injections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44726/18]
365. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to the inclusion of the need to respect animals in an aspect of the curriculum at primary or second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45847/18]
349. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is a matter for each school whether the leaving certificate applied programme is offered to the students in respect of second-level schools that have an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45588/18]
227. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position on the unwinding of FEMPI cuts to public service pensioners; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44685/18]
206. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a distinction is made between the different risk profile of the mortgage, for example, a low loan to value mortgage as opposed to a high loan to value mortgage in the context of the risk weighting that applies to mortgages issued by banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45420/18]
205. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date on the recommendations included in the National Payments Plan 2013 in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45410/18]
204. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the actions delivered upon in the National Payments Plan 2013; when the steering committee last met; the measures put in place to ensure the continued progress of digital payments here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45409/18]
203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to incentivise merchants to accept card payment; the further plans that have been drafted for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45408/18]
202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount invested to date in promoting digital payment options amongst SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45407/18]
201. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans in place or the actions he has taken to help support SMEs to embrace card acceptance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45406/18]
198. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rules that apply with regard to an Irish citizen who spends part of their time here and part of their time abroad outside the European Union wishing to borrow from a financial institution here for home refurbishment works in respect of a house owned by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45326/18]
192. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position with regard to insurance companies taking into account a person's previous criminal conviction when deciding to offer home or car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/18]
367. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department is monitoring the quantity of land identified by local authorities as vacant for the purposes of the vacant site tax; the quantity, number and acreage of land identified by each local authority as vacant; the number of vacant sites in which the owner has been informed; the number of vacant sites in which the owner has yet to be informed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44452/18]
200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if an implementation report with timelines for the recommendations of the Personal Injuries Commission in its second and final report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44454/18]
174. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his interaction with the Law Reform Commission in relation to the third recommendation of the Personal Injuries Commission in its second and final report; when the report from the Law Reform Commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44457/18]
173. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Judicial Council Bill 2017 will go to Committee Stage in Seanad Éireann; when he expects it will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; when he expects the Bill to be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44456/18]
172. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will request that the judicial council compile guidelines for appropriate general damages for various types of personal injury as recommended by the Personal Injuries Commission; when the judicial council will be established; the interim measures being commenced in the area of personal injury damages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44455/18]
171. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views in relation to the establishment of a Garda fraud squad to tackle insurance fraud specifically; his plans in relation to the establishment of such a unit; his views on whether the unit should be publicly funded or funded by the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44453/18]
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on enabling credit unions to avail of debit cards for their members; if legislative changes are required; if it is solely a decision for the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44451/18]
96. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when legislation updating the laws on limited partnerships will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44450/18]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if unregulated loan owners are allowed to have direct contact with borrowers, including face-to-face meetings or to send correspondence direct to the borrower, without going through a credit servicing agent; if an unregulated loan owner can write directly to a borrower who has an active loan account with that unregulated loan owner regarding a guarantee provided by the borrower associated with that loan account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44412/18]
91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of instances of capital gains tax on the sale of company shares in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44370/18]
89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the €50,000 cap on the original market value of a vehicle in the context of the 0% benefit-in-kind, BIK, rate for electric vehicles will apply to directors that were provided with an electric car during 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44331/18]
58. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to develop a new strategy for the growth and development of the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44116/18]
53. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); when the Insurance (Amendment) Act 2018 will be fully enacted; when he expects the next payment to take place; when he expects all claimants involved in the company will receive compensation in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44120/18]
37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the key recommendations of the cost of insurance working group, including the report on employer and public liability, he plans to implement in the next six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44117/18]
26. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce mortgage interest rates; his views on whether interest rates being charged here are reasonable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44118/18]
14. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he anticipates legislative changes as a result of the report from the Central Bank on the behaviour and culture of Irish retail banks; if he has had further consultations with the main banks in relation to the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44119/18]
3. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the steps he plans to take to follow through on the Central Bank's recommendation that an enhanced individual accountability framework be introduced for banks and other regulated financial services providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44280/18]
1. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the preparedness of the Revenue Commissioners for Brexit; the number of customs officials who will be required on 29 March 2019 in the event of a no-deal Brexit; the number of customs officials he anticipates will be operational on 29 March 2019; the extra work that will be required in the event of a transitional period being agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44279/18]
119. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the next payment from the insurance compensation fund in relation to the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if payments will be made at the end of October 2018 as expected; if there is a delay to provide the reasons for that delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44053/18]
640. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which, and when, existing recipients of the working family payment will be affected by the changes announced to the scheme in budget 2019; if existing recipients will need to reapply or be reassessed to establish if they will benefit from the changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43510/18]
543. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed broadband will be available to all households in a village (details supplied) in County Cork; the details and timelines in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43552/18]
373. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the estimated and-or expected HSE overspend for the full year to 31 December 2018; if he will provide the breakdown as opposed to the budget of the areas in which the overspend occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43244/18]
353. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/18]
229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the grounds for requiring his consent or consultation for a bank (details supplied) under paragraph 9 of the relationship arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43962/18]
228. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if consultation or consent is required of the Minister only on material matters under paragraphs 10 to 12 of the relationship framework for a bank (details supplied); the number of times the Minister's consent or consultation was required by him in relation to the bank under paragraph 10 of the relationship framework; the dates this consent and or consultation was given by him; the material matters which each consent or consultation was related to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43961/18]
227. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if consultation or consent is required of the Minister only on material matters under paragraphs 10 to 12 of the relationship framework for a bank (details supplied); the number of times the Minister's consent or consultation was required by him in relation to the bank under paragraph 10 of the relationship framework; the dates this consent and a consultation was given by him; the material matters which each consent or consultation was related to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43960/18]
226. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he plans to make and announce a decision on the future of the help-to-buy scheme; if he has received or is expecting to receive a cost-benefit analysis or other report on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43852/18]
223. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concession scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2017; the number approved and rejected, respectively in tabular form; his plans to review the terms of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43711/18]
222. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if all goods imported from the European Union, EU, require no checks by the Revenue Commissioners, that is, green; if not, the quantity in tonnes and value of imports from within the EU that were physically checked, that is, red, by the Revenue Commissioners upon entry in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the quantity and value of imports from within the EU that underwent documentary checks, that is, orange, by the Revenue Commissioners in these years; the quantity and value of imports from within the EU that were not checked, that is, green, in these years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43685/18]