53. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of relevant years experience required for senior management roles (details supplied); the way in which this compares with this period five years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2480/18]
52. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have left senior management roles (details supplied) in the Central Bank in the past three years by each functional pillar, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2479/18]
51. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the application of interest on a judgment secured by a financial institution against a person or their home; the basis for the rate that is charged; if discretion is involved in the application of the interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2437/18]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have discretion to approve a refund of VAT beyond the existing four year time limit in respect of VAT refunds on aids and appliances used by persons with disabilities and in which extenuating circumstances apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2357/18]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has had engagement with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement as part of the tracker mortgage scandal regarding possible breaches of the Companies Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2354/18]
60. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the year one and full-year cost for every 1% reduction in capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2254/18]
1862. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a proposed natural heritage area (details supplied); when it will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54753/17]
1820. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authority tenants who had works carried out to their dwelling by their local authority to adapt the home for the particular needs of a member of the household are excluded from applying for the incremental tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1683/18]
1660. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a retired person under 66 years of age in receipt of income from an approved retirement fund must pay PRSI on this income whereas a person under 66 years of age in receipt of a pension annuity is not subject to PRSI on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1696/18]
1300. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes and businesses in County Cork currently without high-speed broadband; the number by geographic unit within the county; when he expects all of these homes and businesses to have access to high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1339/18]
1073. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons involved, and fee arrangements that apply, in respect of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1684/18]
1049. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an assessment by the child and adolescent mental health services in Cork; the timeframe for the assessment to be carried out; the number of persons ahead of this person on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1483/18]
929. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees written to in 2017 regarding an overpayment of wages and salaries in each of the years 2004 to 2007; the number of employees in each category such as nurses and so on, in tabular form; the amount of the overpayment and the reason for the overpayment; the reason for the delay in the HSE notifying the employees concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55288/17]
927. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 14 December 2017, the overpayments identified in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55283/17]
892. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 28 November 2017, the reason a person (details supplied) is on the HSE's assessment of need waiting list since only 13 June 2017 even though the HSE acknowledged the application for an assessment of need by the person's parents in October 2016. [55170/17]
719. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for occupational therapy. [54577/17]
718. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment with the local CAMHS service. [54576/17]
702. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, with disabilities on a waiting list with each service provider and on a HSE waiting list for a residential placement; the level of priority attached to each category in circumstances in which the sole carer is incapacitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54516/17]
659. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the unwinding of the FEMPI cuts imposed on employees of section 39 organisations; the progress being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54800/17]
634. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for a sport and cultural employment permit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1450/18]
558. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if creditors are permitted to sell on loans while a protective certificate under the Insolvency Service is in place covering those borrowings; the consequences of a breach in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55287/17]
532. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bankruptcy cases in which the official assignee has sought or is seeking a payment in respect of the positive equity in the home of the person who has become bankrupt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54801/17]
468. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to the application of data protection legislation in respect of data including personal information held or processed abroad by or on behalf of financial institutions regulated by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54969/17]
400. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are exceptions to the rule that a person who has studied to degree level in the UK and benefitted from free fees there cannot avail of any State support here to study an entirely different subject to degree level here, even if the person is studying a subject here in which there is a defined skills shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55253/17]
394. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the workload review regarding lecturers in the institutes of technology, as promised in the previous public service pay agreement, will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55231/17]
393. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the payment of increments in 2018 to public servants who are members of unions (details supplied) and who voted against the new public service pay deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55230/17]
325. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the escalating insurance premiums faced by primary and post-primary schools; if his Department has data in this regard for 2016 and 2017; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54519/17]
289. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the approvals given since May 2016 for pension top-ups for individual public servants; the details of the employer and the nature and quantum of the pension top-up; the reason for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1688/18]
288. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the approvals given since May 2016 for exceptions to public pay policy; the details of the employer and the nature, quantum and reason for the exception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1687/18]
285. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if persons (details supplied) will remain on their existing salary during the extended period of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1574/18]
282. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of personal injury claims, including and excluding medical negligence claims, for each of the years 2010 to 2017, inclusive, by relevant State body the claims related to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1476/18]
239. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in setting up the escrow account and the collection of relevant moneys from a company (details supplied) in respect of the state aid ruling from the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1690/18]
238. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated impact on the public finances, including fiscal space, of the approved housing bodies sector being included on balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1689/18]
237. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax, LPT, liability that has been deferred by liable persons in line with the legislation to date; the number of persons who have availed of this deferral method; the amount of interest that has accrued to date in respect of LPT deferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1686/18]
236. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether mortgage pricing here is excessive in view of the cost of funds being enjoyed by banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1685/18]
231. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has sought EU approval to proceed with the commencement of section 68 of the Finance Act 2017; when he will commence this measure; if the new measure will be retrospectively applied to qualifying transactions that take place from 1 January 2018 once the approval comes through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1493/18]
230. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of households here that have home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1478/18]
229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money collected by the Exchequer in each of the years from 2010 to 2017, inclusive, from excise and carbon tax on motor fuel, vehicle registration tax, VRT, motor taxation and value added tax, VAT on motor fuel and on vehicle purchases, in tabular form; the estimated impact the State’s policy of encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles will have on taxation receipts in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1477/18]
221. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position in regard to persons acquiring a vehicle by means of a personal contract plan being entitled to avail of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme provided the person and the vehicle meet the relevant criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1038/18]
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork qualifies for mortgage interest relief on the mortgage of their family home in view of the circumstances that apply. [55249/17]
214. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has made a decision to prohibit the payment of fees, commissions or non-monetary benefits to third parties, including brokers and independent financial advisors, in the provision of independent financial advice associated with the sale of certain financial products; the details of such a decision including the products it relates to and when it takes effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55200/17]
208. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the refunds made or compensation issued by the special liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC in respect of payment protection insurance wrongly charged by a building society (details supplied); the recourse customers and former customers have in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55079/17]
202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rules governing the practice of certain insurance firms automatically renewing a home insurance policy and taking payment from a person's bank account in the absence of receiving communication from the customer; if he plans to renew the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55010/17]
195. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the investments including lending made by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in the area of residential and non-residential property since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54706/17]
194. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his Department's forecast for house price inflation in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54705/17]
732. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of approved housing bodies here; the number that have undertaken a mortgage-to-rent scheme; the number of mortgage-to-rent transactions undertaken by each approved housing body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53770/17]
731. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of mortgage-to-rent applications each month in 2017 up to when the scheme was revised; the number of applications each month since the scheme was revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53769/17]
730. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of mortgage-to-rent transactions that have been fully completed to date by lender, local authority and approved housing body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53768/17]
588. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made between his Department and private waste collectors in providing waivers or extra allowances in relation to the pay by weight system for families that have children or adults with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53586/17]
348. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the HSE's policy in relation to the operation of car parks within hospital grounds; the amount of revenue collected by hospital in respect of those car parks nationally; his views on the charges persons have to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53773/17]