129. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed by an orthodontist in HSE Cork south Lee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39918/17]
110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding plans to amend the law in order that persons cannot be obliged to retire at 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39944/17]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of households that have paid local property tax in 2016; the number of households that have not paid; the number of houses in each band; the local property tax rates applied in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40072/17]
73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimates of VAT foregone in 2016 and to date in 2017 by online retailers from outside the EU that sell online through companies (details supplied); the actions taken by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners to prevent this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40071/17]
761. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses built by local authorities in each of the years since 2000, in tabular form; the number of units received by each local authority by way of Part V; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39282/17]
760. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of persons currently on secondment from a local authority to his Department; the length of the secondment in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39281/17]
482. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of funding for a Prader-Willi syndrome pilot project; if he has been liaising with an association (details supplied) on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39578/17]
420. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if steps can be taken to appoint a social worker to liaise with the parents of a person (details supplied) to ensure their needs are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39359/17]
419. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for additional home support and respite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/17]
330. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) which could have a significant effect on the operation of the insolvency service. [39577/17]
265. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a national school (details supplied) not being listed as a designated feeder school by his Department for a new secondary school in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39800/17]
262. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase of a site and the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39750/17]
261. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding transport to a school (details supplied) in County Cork for children with special needs; the steps he will take to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39744/17]
235. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the delivery of the planned education campus at Ballinrea, Carrigaline, County Cork; when he expects the project to go to tender; the expected date of commencement of construction and the occupancy of the three new school buildings; if the capital funding is in place for the delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39341/17]
200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners and income tax cases that pay the different rates of income tax; the number and percentage of income earners and income tax cases that pay the different rates of USC, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/17]
199. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the redundancy scheme operated by NAMA; the number of staff that availed of the redundancy scheme; the overall cost to the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/17]
198. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the par value of the remaining loans held by NAMA; the number of employees NAMA has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39907/17]
196. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if banks (details supplied) allow their existing mortgage customers on a variable interest rate linked to their loan-to-value ratio or on a loan-to-value interest rate to move down to a lower loan-to-value band on the basis of an up-to-date valuation of their home and, therefore, benefit from the lower interest rate associated with that lower loan-to-value band. [39904/17]
189. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the instances in which customer data was lost or misplaced by banks (details supplied); if such instances were referred to the Data Protection Commissioner; the policy of each bank on employees travelling with printed documents containing personal and confidential information relating to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39759/17]
180. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications received under the employment and investment incentive scheme in each year of its existence; the number of applications approved and refused respectively; the number in which decisions are still awaited; the amount invested each year; the average turnaround time for a decision from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39549/17]
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of resolving the outstanding claims associated with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/17]
149. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of moneys used to recapitalise Irish banks specifically for the purpose of dealing with owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/17]
141. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to give legal effect to the proposed sectoral employment order for the construction sector; if the legal obligation to comply with the order in terms of rates of pay and so on only relates to the employer concerned; if there will be an obligation on the end user of the employee's services in which for example an agency is the employer but a building contractor is the end user of the employee's services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39674/17]
101. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach further to the establishment of the new strategic communications unit, the number of staff hired to date in 2017; the number of staff he plans to hire in the future; the salaries of the staff hired to date in 2017; if persons in the unit have been transferred from elsewhere in the Civil Service or recruited externally; the cost to date in 2017 of establishing the unit; and the function of the unit. [39062/17]
1788. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of domiciliary care applications received, approved and rejected, respectively, in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of appeals submitted, upheld and rejected, respectively, in each of the same periods, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37350/17]
1202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the addition of a drug (details supplied) to the general medical services, GMS, scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/17]
1182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding employees of section 39 organisations benefiting from pay increases provided for in national pay agreements, including the proposed extension of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38231/17]
1179. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of a capital funding commitment for a project (details supplied) in County Cork. [38223/17]
1114. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if additional funding can be provided to enable a service provider in County Cork to provide additional hours for a person (details supplied) to attend an adult day service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37870/17]
1112. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is unfair that the drugs payment scheme threshold is the same for an individual person living alone as it is for a family; his plans to change this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37865/17]
933. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the progress made in securing a residential placement for a person in (details supplied) in County Cork that is profoundly disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37315/17]
922. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to ring-fence funding for the implementation of the national maternity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37269/17]
921. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review its decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization-approved baby friendly health initiative programme here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/17]
918. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed list of the services available in Cork city and county for children who have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome; the details of supports available to their parents and siblings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37235/17]
760. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to reimburse a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36805/17]
713. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has received a request for additional funding for a project (details supplied) in Cork city in addition to the €12 million already committed by the Government; the process in order to assess such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38114/17]
642. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each station in Togher Garda district in January 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and to date in September 2017, in tabular form. [38288/17]
279. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a request for additional funding for a project (details supplied) in Cork city in addition to the €12 million already committed by the Government; the process in order to assess such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38115/17]
275. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the OPW has to prevent further flooding in Tullig Mór and Tullig Beg, Ballinhassig, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37951/17]
244. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reimburse persons for private property valuations with a decrease in property tax in view of the fact that property valuations have increased nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/17]
243. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first year and full year cost of decreasing VRT for category B motor caravans and motor homes from 13.3% to 6.65% and to 0%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39023/17]
242. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of self-employed persons that will benefit from an increase in the earned income tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39022/17]
241. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first year and full year costs of decreasing the non-PAYE USC surcharge from 3% to 2.5%; the number of persons affected by such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39021/17]
240. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the special assignee relief programme, SARP, to employees employed from outside an organisation rather than restricting it to employees moving within an organization; the cost of increasing the scope of SARP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39020/17]
239. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full year cost of reducing the €75,000 limit to €60,000, €50,000 and €40,000, respectively, for the special assignee relief programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39019/17]
238. 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 years to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39018/17]
237. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of reducing the seven-year capital gains tax exemption under section 604A to five years and four years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39017/17]
236. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to the escrow fund set up for the European Commission’s decision regarding a company (details supplied), if the fund earns a return over time from interest and or capital gain, whether the company or the State entity will receive that return; if, in the event of the State receiving a return, it will be deemed to be a financial transaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39016/17]
235. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of couples in receipt of the higher ceilings of the 2004 to 2008 30% cohort in receipt of mortgage interest relief; the number that are single persons in receipt of lower ceilings; if he will provide the same data for the 2009 to 2012 15% cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39015/17]
234. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of the 419,400 mortgages in receipt of mortgage interest relief that are in the 2004 to 2008 30% cohort and in the 2009 to 2012 15% cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39014/17]