132. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the imputed rate of interest used by his Department and in respect of eligibility to different means tested schemes that fall under its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36696/16]
98. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Cork for temporary prefabricated accommodation for the school years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019; when he will make a decision on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36693/16]
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application submitted in June 2016 by a school (details supplied) in County Cork for temporary prefabricated accommodation for the school years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019; when he will make a decision on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36692/16]
96. 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 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. [36691/16]
95. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the draft schedule of fees submitted by the design team to his Department in October 2016 in respect of the work that needs to be completed with regard to the development of an education campus (details supplied) in County Cork. [36690/16]
82. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total number of European Central Bank on-site inspections of Irish financial institutions in 2015 and 2016; the number carried out by ECB staff; the number carried out by the Central Bank on behalf of the ECB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36786/16]
81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total number of Central Bank and his Department's staff seconded to the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36785/16]
80. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total staff numbers in the Central Bank per annum from 2008 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36784/16]
79. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the tracker mortgage redress scheme for each bank affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36752/16]
78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the implications for Ireland of the recent statement by the European Commission on fiscal expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36751/16]
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Office of the Revenue Commissioners is examining the transfer of pensions offshore; the number and value of such transfers currently being examined; the penalties imposed on any transfers to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36748/16]
76. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of new licence applications received by the Central Bank for each year from 2012 to 2016 to date by category, in tabular form; the number approved to date and withdrawn; the number in which a decision remains outstanding by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36747/16]
75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will assist a person (details supplied) in County Cork to access information. [36739/16]
74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from the 1% levy on life assurance policies in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36731/16]
71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the way in which a person in receipt of maternity benefit, which is refunded to the employer, could be paying more tax than before they were in receipt of maternity benefit. [36667/16]
148. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a new primary care centre (details supplied) County Cork. [36384/16]
473. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when he expects that funding will be released for a recommended new prosthetic limb for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [36256/16]
358. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 20 October 2016, if the carryover impact to 2018 of expenditure measures announced in budget 2017 reduces the estimated net fiscal space for 2018 euro for euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35969/16]
357. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount factored in for demographics for each year 2017 to 2021 in respect of the calculation of net fiscal space in the fiscal forecasts set out in the economic and fiscal outlook document published with budget 2017; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount allowed for demographics in respect of each Department for each year; if the amounts factored in provide for the full costs of known demographic changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35968/16]
356. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount factored into the figures for 2018 in the cost of the Lansdowne Road agreement in respect of the fiscal forecasts set out in the economic and fiscal outlook document published with budget 2017; if any figures have been included for the years 2019 to 2021 in respect of the cost of a successor agreement to the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35967/16]
355. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross cost to the Exchequer for each month that the planned pay increase under the Lansdowne Road agreement of €1,000 in respect of those with a salary of up to €65,000 is brought forward to earlier in 2017. [35964/16]
353. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policy on the unwinding of cuts imposed on public service pensioners under the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35767/16]
297. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 19 May 2016, if he will provide an update on the matter. [36151/16]
295. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the rules that applied in the period 1985 to 2000 for proprietary directors making PRSI contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36141/16]
227. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application can be submitted by or on behalf of a pupil for the use of assistive technology in the junior certificate examinations of June 2017; the process and the timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36250/16]
183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the most recent case of a passported insurer running into difficulty with a company (details supplied); the plans in place to assist the roughly 1,000 businesses left without cover; and the progress at the European level to mitigate against such insurance failures. [36101/16]
182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there are any initiatives to assist SMEs here struggling with currency fluctuations to avail of hedging services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36100/16]
181. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the European Commission's revised proposals for a common consolidated corporate tax base; the way he expects this proposal would affect corporation tax revenue if it were fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36099/16]
180. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the potential impacts on corporation tax revenue if the United States of America was to reduce its rate of corporation tax to 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36098/16]
179. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the sale of a stake in a bank (details supplied); if he expects the environment to improve in the next 12 to 18 months to facilitate a sale of the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36097/16]
178. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 10 November 2016, if there is guidance available to those providing gymnastics lessons on the specific standards as set out by the Department of Education and Skills in the school syllabus for primary or secondary level schools that must be met in order to qualify for the VAT exemption; if the exemption can apply in respect of the provision of gymnastics lessons to those of pre-school age subject to the same standards being met; if the exemption can apply to the provision of lessons outside of a school environment, provided the standards are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36095/16]
175. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the detail of the operation to date of the activate capital fund administered by the ISIF; the number and value of individual loans approved and drawn down to date; the current cost of funding for the borrower availing of credit under the funding stream; his plans to improve the terms of the fund for the borrower; his further plans to extend the scheme to commercial real estate developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35970/16]
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to proceed with the appointment of those Garda inspectors who have been selected for promotion and who are currently waiting on the list for promotion to the rank of superintendent. [36273/16]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department including the name of the organisation; the name of the chief executive; the amount of the top-up; the date of payment; if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35886/16]
108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach the costs incurred to date under headings such as office accommodation, legal expenses, salaries and so on for each commission of investigation formally established since 2012 by his Department; the estimated final cost; the expected completion date of the commission. [35651/16]
293. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35883/16]
290. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of her Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35881/16]
286. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs incurred to date under headings such as office accommodation, legal expenses, salaries and so on for each commission of investigation formally established since 2012 by her Department; the estimated final cost; the expected completion date of the commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35651/16]
285. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of her Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35885/16]
271. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of approved driving instructors for learner drivers of cars currently in the State; if his attention has been drawn to the number of those instructors who are franchisees of a company (details supplied); the percentage of the overall essential driver training lessons accounted for by these franchisees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35656/16]
264. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to set down in tabular form the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment and whether the top-up was approved by his Department, in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35882/16]
261. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out in tabular form the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment and whether the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35880/16]
223. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35930/16]
195. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason her Department or any bodies under its aegis are not purchasing the final order of surrender by Pádraig Pearse in Easter 1916; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35650/16]
192. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up and the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35649/16]
171. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35892/16]
147. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35884/16]
131. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the details of all pension top-ups paid in respect of chief executives of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department, including the name of the organisation, the name of the chief executive, the amount of the top-up, the date of payment, and if the top-up was approved by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36060/16]
128. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether a probe needs to take place here into a bank's (details supplied) handling of small and medium-sized enterprise debtor customers similar to the probe in the UK into its parent company (details supplied) and SME debtors being moved into its global restructuring group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35660/16]