68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners has a record of income tax paid by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding their employment during a certain period. [26328/17]
59. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 12 July 2016, the information which is available and readily accessible on the Garda information technology system in respect of all technology related cybercrime affecting businesses here; the number of convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26508/17]
43. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average fee charged by auctioneers on the sale of residential homes in each of the years 2013 and to date in 2017; if work has been done to analyse the cost of auctioneer fees; her views on whether there is an issue with the level of fees being charged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26398/17]
8. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review the current 10% limit on public private partnerships; his views on whether the 10% rule and the controls and systems in place are sufficient to ensure that public private partnerships are used for the appropriate projects; his further views on expanding the PPP programme for appropriate projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23532/17]
250. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce the recipients of the sports capital grant scheme programme 2017; the funding he has at his disposal for 2017 allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26075/17]
206. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to extend and improve the services available at a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a waiting list for persons seeking access to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26077/17]
127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site acquisition process in respect of a national school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26093/17]
117. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of times since 2012 the Revenue Commissioners was deemed to be an excludable creditor in a personal insolvency arrangement or a debt settlement arrangement; the number of these cases per year in which the Revenue Commissioners exercised their right as excludable creditors to opt into the insolvency process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26105/17]
116. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the policy and practical issues that would arise if the VAT registration threshold was to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26094/17]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court cases per year in which it has been shown that a person has made a fraudulent claim in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of times per year the judge has referred the person or persons to the Director of Public Prosecutions as specified in the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004; the number of prosecutions made per year by the DPP as a result of the referral from the judge; the number of successful prosecutions made per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26104/17]
104. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons each year since 2012 petitioned into bankruptcy by a fund on debt purchased by the fund from a bank; the number of these cases in which assets were surrendered prior to the bankruptcy and residual debt remained; the number of these cases in which the family home was lost as a result of the bankruptcy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26106/17]
567. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status in law of European guidelines on noise pollution with regard to motorway road projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25746/17]
566. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the fact that the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, has to deal with all matters relating to electricity impacts on the schedule of renewable energy projects and the ability to have renewable energy projects connected in time to ensure they receive the Renewable Electricity Feed-in Tariff, REFIT, 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25742/17]
475. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1058 of 2 May 2017, if he will arrange for the assessment of need to be outsourced to the private sector in view of the unacceptable delays that currently exist with the HSE service provider arrangement (details supplied) [25744/17]
158. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the representation Ireland has in the governance and management of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25821/17]
157. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the representation Ireland has in the governance and management of the World Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25820/17]
94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue received as a result of the section 110 and other fund changes made as part of budget 2017; the amount he currently expects to receive as a result of the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/17]
93. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of extra excise duties received in 2016 and to date in 2017 on cigarettes as a result of the increase of 50 cent in excise announced in budget 2017; the amount he expects to take in for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/17]
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff resources allocated to tax audit and investigation activities as announced in budget 2017; the extra amount spent on information technology systems capacity; the amount of extra tax taken in as a result of this initiative; the amount of extra tax he expects to be taken in over 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25212/17]
91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the revaluation date of the local property tax; the timeframe for LPT charges to be changed arising from that revaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25200/17]
90. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the Thornhill report on local property tax; his plans for the further review of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25199/17]
89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the use of interest arising from the escrow account due to hold the payment due to the State arising from the European Court of Justice judgment on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25198/17]
88. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the European Commission has been in contact with his Department with regard to the collection of payment due to the State arising from the European Court of Justice judgment on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/17]
87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the collection of payment due to the State arising from the European Court of Justice judgment on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/17]
239. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will assist a person (details supplied) in County Cork to secure residential care for their adult daughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/17]
238. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Cork city will have an assessment of need carried out under the Disability Act 2005. [24971/17]
152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location a school (details supplied) currently in temporary accommodation in Cork city will be located for the 2017/2018 school year; the position regarding the provision of a permanent site for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24970/17]
99. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the qualifying criteria for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme and the primary medical certificate which underpins it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24968/17]
636. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans with regard to the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 to delay the entire amendment of section 1274 of the Companies Act 2014 until 2022; if only the amendment to subsection (2)(a)(iii) will be delayed until 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24000/17]
411. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [24617/17]
196. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the purchase by the State in the form of a special purpose vehicle, SPV, or other such wholly owned State instrument, of distressed principal private dwelling mortgages to facilitate the roll-out of a mortgage to rent scheme on a grand scale would likely constitute an on-balance sheet or off-balance sheet transaction in terms of the Government accounts; if such a purchase would be regarded as capital or current expenditure in terms of the domestic and EU fiscal rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24649/17]
194. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the number of Irish policyholders affected; the amount of compensation or refunds owed to customers here; if the liquidator has updated the Central Bank on the situation; if customers here are likely to be paid in full or partially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24453/17]
192. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) on the possible initial public offering of a bank. [24280/17]
89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in his Department and in the State entities under the remit of his Department on cyber security in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of employees dedicated to cyber security in the same entities; the number of job vacancies in the area of cyber security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23832/17]
88. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of protected disclosures that were made to the Central Bank in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number that led to further investigation from the Central Bank; the number which led to findings being made by the Central Bank against the financial institutions; the penalties imposed by the Central Bank for each of the successful cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23831/17]
87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to outline the way in which proceeds will be treated within the ISIF and the NTMA following the sale of a portion of the State's share in a bank (details supplied); if it is technically possible from a EUROSTAT perspective to transfer the proceeds to the discretionary portfolio within the ISIF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23830/17]
86. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the differences in terms of Eurostat rules or other restrictions in terms of the use of proceeds, between the sale of State assets such as Aer Lingus and Bord Gáis and the pending sale of a share in a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23829/17]
30. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Central Bank’s tracker mortgage review; the number of mortgages involved in the review; the number of persons who have received redress and compensation to date; if he is satisfied that the independent appeal systems put in place by the banks are sufficient for aggrieved customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23535/17]
24. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of lending carried out by a company (details supplied) to date in 2017 to the construction sector; his views on whether the State can do more to ensure the construction sector has access to finance to build the required homes and office accommodation around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23533/17]
16. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to the need to establish a code of conduct on mortgage switching, similar to the code of conduct on the switching of payment accounts with payment service providers, in view of the recent research undertaken by the Central Bank on mortgage switching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23531/17]
11. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the Central Bank’s response to a bank's (details supplied) placing of 2,141 SME customers into a bank; his views on whether a formal review is required by the Central Bank to assess whether SME customers here were inappropriately treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23534/17]
3. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the independent impact assessment on the help-to-buy scheme as introduced as part of budget 2017; the number of approved applications to date; the cost of the scheme to date; the number of persons yet to be approved; his views on whether the €50 million estimate is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23772/17]
1. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of Exchequer tax revenue in view of 2017 tax revenue to April coming in €344 million under target, with specific reference to the shortfall in income tax, including the universal social charge, USC, corporation tax and excise; his views on the possibility of this persisting throughout 2017; the potential impact on the deficit for 2017; the potential impact on the fiscal space in 2018; if he revised the fiscal space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23771/17]
608. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1435 of 2 May 2017, if she will address further queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22892/17]
441. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or a specified service provider is responsible for meeting the needs of a person (details supplied); the body responsible for meeting their needs in respect of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy; when such services will be provided; if the person can have access to a clinical psychologist as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23110/17]
388. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to select a practising occupational therapist for inclusion on the CORU occupational therapists registration board; the way in which a person can put himself or herself forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/17]
387. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans for recruitment of persons to fill medical and administrative positions in a primary care centre (details supplied) currently under construction. [22880/17]
348. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines that the HSE has notified his Department that it does not have sufficient funds in its budget to reimburse; the number of medicines he has sent to Government for reimbursement approval since August 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22712/17]
308. 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 for assessing such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22684/17]
152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position relating to the application of income tax for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [23240/17]