84. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 19 June 2018, his views on whether it is acceptable for the Central Bank to refuse to confirm the costs incurred to date in respect of the inquiry; if these costs and the estimate of the total costs will be confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29030/18]
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have claimed relief under the knowledge development box to date; the cost of the measure to date; the number of those companies that are considered small and medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28819/18]
115. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual number of persons based on the most recent data that have availed of the foreign earnings deduction; the annual cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28622/18]
114. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual number of persons based on the most recent data that have availed of the entrepreneurial relief for CGT; the annual cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/18]
113. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the research and development tax credit by companies employing fewer than ten, ten to 50, 50 to 250 and companies employing more than 250 employees, respectively; the associated annual cost for each classification of company based on the most recent data in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28620/18]
112. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of removing the outsourcing restriction on the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28619/18]
111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of expanding the foreign earnings deduction to an extra country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28618/18]
110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of increasing the annual cap for the EIIS from €150,000 to €1 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/18]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of removing the 30% share ownership restriction for the EIIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/18]
108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of expanding the SURE scheme to include persons that were previously self-employed before establishing a new company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/18]
107. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of expanding the CGT entrepreneurial relief to include individual external investors, such as angel investors and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28614/18]
106. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 21 June 2018, the annual cost of removing the income tax, including USC and PRSI, on dividend income and replacing it with a flat rate of taxation on dividend income of 20%, 30% and 40%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28613/18]
105. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when his Department's report on corporation tax will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28612/18]
104. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on establishing a public banking model here along the lines of a Sparkasse model in Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28611/18]
103. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected general deficit and the structural deficit in 2019 if the €900 million was spent as permitted solely under the expenditure benchmark and if the €500 million dedicated to the rainy day fund was instead spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28610/18]
7. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic lack of residential placements for disability services in County Cork [28197/18]
116. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of claims management companies operating here; if they are regulated by the Central Bank; the specific regulations that cover the operation of claims management companies; the specific penalties that arise for claims management companies which engage in poor conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/18]
548. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27679/18]
513. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the position in relation to the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; the way in which she plans to assist those affected by an incorrect birth registration under the terms of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27861/18]
315. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of completed assessments of need in Cork city and county that resulted in a confirmed ASD diagnosis in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27467/18]
299. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27384/18]
126. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is a specific State regulator for financial auditors here; the way in which the regime compares to that in the United Kingdom; the way in which guarantees are made that auditing standards are being adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27985/18]
121. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the details of the Central Bank's findings when it reviewed advertisements of incentives by lenders in the context of the new requirements introduced by the Central Bank to provide additional transparency and facilitate mortgage switching; the nature of the breaches it identified; the breakdown and details of the 75% of advertisements that it required to be withdrawn or amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27840/18]
120. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the requirements on lenders to provide information to consumers when they are offering incentives such as cashback offers in the context of the new requirements introduced by the Central Bank to provide additional transparency and facilitate mortgage switching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27839/18]
116. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when his attention was drawn to the potential effects of contract manufacturing on GDP figures in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/18]
115. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a country is not at its MTO, if it is obliged under the fiscal rules to apply a convergence margin; the way in which the convergence margin is calculated; the amount in monetary terms of the convergence margin for 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27701/18]
114. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the minimum structural effort required under the fiscal rules to move towards the medium term objective in a year with a structural deficit of 0.9%; if Ireland is obliged under the European fiscal rules to move towards its medium term objective of a structural deficit of 0.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/18]
113. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount by which Ireland would miss its MTO target in 2019 if the €500 million dedicated to the rainy day fund were to be spent in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/18]
112. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the investment limited partnership (amendment) Bill will be introduced; when the new legislation will become law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27678/18]
111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of each of the 30 actions identified in the IFS2020 strategy in tabular form; if they have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27677/18]
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the Tax Strategy Group papers will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27380/18]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recent decision of An Bord Pleanála to approve the development of a commercial incinerator at Ringaskiddy, County Cork has implications for the operations at the naval base in Haulbowline in view of the planning objection lodged by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27385/18]
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach the number of positions on the boards of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department's aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; and the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy. [27484/18]
276. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under her Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27216/18]
257. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27223/18]
241. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under her Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27219/18]
232. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27226/18]
230. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under her Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27214/18]
227. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27227/18]
214. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27215/18]
206. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27212/18]
175. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27222/18]
174. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 14 June 2018, and in view of the recent settlement that has been agreed, the role his Department played in the sanctioning of the use of private investigators to monitor the work of hospital consultants in the context of a current pay claim; the nature and extent of the surveillance; the duration and number of consultants involved; the other departments or State agencies involved in the decision to undertake such surveillance; the role of the HSE in the matter; if the HSE approved the method; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27204/18]
127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under her Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27213/18]
107. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/18]
106. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to act on the recommendations made by the Insolvency Service of Ireland as part of its section 141 consultation submission made in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27200/18]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27218/18]
87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27225/18]
79. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of implementing a flat rate of taxation on dividend income of 20%, 30% and 40% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27306/18]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost by year of running the special savings incentive accounts for each of its operations; the number of SSIA accounts created; the average cost per account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27305/18]