86. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of removing USC for each person earning under €60,000, €70,000, €80,000, €90,000 and €100,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51351/17]
85. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that is included in the fiscal space for local property tax; if that is based on LPT, in view of the fact that it currently is charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51350/17]
84. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost that is included in the fiscal space for mortgage interest relief in each year to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51349/17]
83. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of creating a childcare support tax credit for parents of €2,000, €4,000, €6,000 and €8,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51348/17]
82. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing exit tax on life assurance policies from 41% to 39%; the estimated cost each year of linking the exit tax to DIRT reductions until they both reach 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51347/17]
81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of increasing the home carer tax credit from €1,100 to €2,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51346/17]
80. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of increasing the earned income tax credit from €950 to €1,650; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51345/17]
79. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of self-employed persons who will benefit from an increase in the earned income tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51344/17]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year costs of decreasing the non-PAYE USC surcharge from 3% to 2%, to 1%, to nil, respectively; the estimated number of persons affected by such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51343/17]
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the special assignee relief programme to employees employed from outside the organisation rather than restricting it to employees moving within an organisation; the cost of increasing the scope of SARP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51342/17]
76. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of reducing the €75,000 limit to €60,000, to €50,000 and to €40,000, respectively, for the special assignee relief programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51341/17]
75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of increasing the year limit for the special assignee relief programme from five to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51340/17]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the projected figures for net fiscal space in each of the years 2019 to 2023, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51339/17]
55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress made in setting up the escrow account for the money owed by a company (details supplied); when it will be established; when the Commission's decision against the State for the delay in collecting money from the company will be heard by the European Court of Justice; the scope that is there for the Commission to revoke its decision against the State if money is subsequently collected from the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50797/17]
46. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on developing a public banking model here similar to the model (details supplied) in Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50799/17]
33. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if wrongdoing occurred in relation to Irish persons or companies in view of the work undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners to determine the publication of the Paradise Papers; if it has identified particular loopholes that were availed of to legally evade tax in offshore jurisdictions; the action he has taken in relation to the State supported banks that assisted persons and companies in evading tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50795/17]
15. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the second phase of the cost of insurance working group in relation to employer liability and public liability; when the working group will come forward with recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50796/17]
7. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the actions taken by the Central Bank in relation to the placing of 2,141 SME companies in the Global Restructuring Group, GRG, by a bank (details supplied); his views on whether there is scope for a formal review by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50798/17]
3. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of a company (details supplied); his plans to publish the actuarial report on the liquidation of the company; when he expects to receive legal advice from the Attorney General; if he has consulted with the industry on the way in which to deal with the residual claims outstanding following the liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/17]
1. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51247/17]
508. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected roll-out of broadband under the national broadband plan to homes at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49872/17]
434. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE are pursuing a policy of providing an appropriate day service for school leavers with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50449/17]
336. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been on the waiting list for an assessment of need; when they will have an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49979/17]
163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork with an ASD unit will be enrolling new children into first year for the 2018-2019 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49955/17]
140. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49899/17]
132. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that certain banks in recent years forced loan guarantors (details supplied) to take out life insurance policies in respect of a mortgage for another family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50671/17]
128. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the sale of the entire National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, development at a location (details supplied) is being conducted in an open market basis with competitive tendering; if not, the reason for not conducting the sale on an open market basis; the amount NAMA has invested in the property to date at this location through development funding or other means; the residual value of the site with planning permission; NAMA's disposal strategy; the steps that have been taken in the sales process to date; if a special purchaser has been identified as occurred in respect of other NAMA transactions; the extent of profit or loss the State will make on the project; the decisions of the NAMA board in respect of this asset; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/17]
127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is an obligation on the financial service provider to inform persons it plans to unveil a new product or enhance an existing product, both of which would be very beneficial to the person concerned in circumstances in which a person is making a significant decision on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50478/17]
126. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of an application for approval from the Revenue Commissioners for a legacy pension for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be transferred in order to allow the setting up of a personal retirement bond. [50476/17]
134. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases that have come before the courts against persons for providing false or misleading evidence as part of an insurance claim; the number of convictions for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49816/17]
86. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the progress on the motor insurance compensation framework; the progress of legislation to protect policyholders and claimants in the event of a liquidation of a freedom of service insurance company; the extra protections that have been established since the Supreme Court decision on a company (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49844/17]
85. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to publish the actuarial report on the liquidation of a company (detail supplied); the estimate of the number of former policyholders of the company who could be made personally liable for outstanding claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49843/17]
84. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has authority to investigate and impose a fine on an unregulated loan owner in the event that the loan owner has miscalculated the amount of mortgage arrears a borrower faces; when the function of calculating mortgage arrears lies with the unregulated loan owner and not the regulated credit servicing firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49842/17]
83. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if legal proceedings have been taken place against the borrowers involved in the apparent miscalculation of mortgage arrears; if the borrowers have lost homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49841/17]
82. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases taken to the Financial Services Ombudsman in each of the past four years regarding the miscalculation of mortgage arrears, the number that were found in favour of the borrower; the number that were found in favour of the lender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49840/17]
81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has undertaken reviews or investigations relating to the miscalculation of mortgage arrears in individual lenders or in the industry as a whole; the number of investigations that have taken place; the outcomes of those investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49839/17]
80. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the Central Bank's role in monitoring the methodology used by bank lenders, non-bank lenders and unregulated lenders to calculate mortgage arrears; the enforcement powers the Central Bank has relating to the miscalculating of mortgage arrears; the steps that the Central Bank has taken regarding the apparent miscalculation of mortgage arrears by (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49838/17]
79. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the contact with a company (details supplied) including details of meetings held and correspondence exchanged since 1 September 2017 in respect of the collection of the money due under the EU state aid rules; the position on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49819/17]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 16 November 2017, the role of financial institutions regulated here in providing information to the Revenue Commissioners in respect of offshore income sources and assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49818/17]
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 16 November 2017, the penalties that will now apply to persons who come forward with a declaration after the 4 May 2017 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/17]
62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the staffing levels at the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority; if she is satisfied with the levels of staffing; if the authority is in a position to fulfil its functions effectively with existing resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49815/17]
634. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the requirements that are imposed on hotels and other accommodation providers in relation to the installation and upkeep of carbon monoxide alarms on their premises; if there is a requirement for such an alarm to be provided in each bedroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49206/17]
600. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to explain the reason a person's actual PRSI contributions in the year the person reaches 66 years of age are excluded in the calculation of yearly average PRSI contributions for the purposes of the State pension, contributory; the benefit the person receives for those contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49370/17]
414. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to use the National Treatment Purchase Fund for certain urology procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49312/17]
312. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) to improve and streamline the process for persons with a disability to access certain supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/17]
271. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí deployed at each station in a Garda district (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48929/17]
230. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students attending courses at third level colleges who qualify for tax relief on tuition fees in each year since 2010; the number who paid fees in excess of the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49311/17]
165. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position in circumstances when the payment of inheritance tax becomes due by a person living here who is benefitting from an inheritance in respect of the estate of a person in the UK; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases the tax falls due before the deceased's estate has been administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49364/17]
163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons claiming tax relief on third level tuition fees; the cost of the relief for each complete tax year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49313/17]