92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff that Permanent TSB employs directly or under contract who are solely or primarily working on resolving issues relating to the Central Bank investigation of its handling of tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16500/16]
91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff that Allied Irish Banks employs directly or under contract who are solely or primarily working on resolving issues relating to the Central Bank investigation of its handling of tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16499/16]
90. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the composition of the general government debt in terms of Exchequer debt borrowings under the European Union and Ireland's European Union-International Monetary Fund programme, retail debt and other forms, the term to maturity and average interest rate on each component, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16497/16]
55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 97 and 112 of 8 June 2016, if she will further respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [16518/16]
7. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider introducing an opt-in provision for customers in the national smart metering programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16236/16]
5. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the commitments in the programme for Government on improving mobile telephone coverage and his timetable for action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16180/16]
234. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the Department of Defence's grave concerns in relation to the impact of a planned incinerator at Ringaskiddy, County Cork on the operational use of Haulbowline naval base; the action he is taking to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16297/16]
83. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is flexibility in terms of the value added tax charged to the end consumer in the case where a retailer is selling age appropriate clothes for children but of a size that is beyond the threshold for zero rating; the clothes size thresholds that apply for zero rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16161/16]
76. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 31 May 2016, if she is considering widening the circumstances whereby an insolvency court can overrule a bank veto and, in particular, to situations where a family home is no longer involved because it has been sold under pressure or instruction from the bank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16295/16]
618. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the qualifications that are necessary for a person to act as a receiver; the circumstances in which receivers are appointed and regulated; the information to which the borrower is entitled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15510/16]
575. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of vacancies on the board of the Port of Cork Company, including the process for filling vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15719/16]
549. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 835 of 31 May 2016, if he will address a matter (details supplied). [15932/16]
519. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the planned remediation works at Haulbowline Island, County Cork ; the cost of the plan to develop a public park and related amenities on the site in 2016 and in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15923/16]
250. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the level of information provided by private waste collection companies to residential customers about the new pay-by-weight scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15655/16]
217. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied) including the steps he is taking to ensure it is fully implemented. [15998/16]
174. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) and his plans to introduce legislation concerning this. [15999/16]
163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if a person or organisation buying a commercial loan must be a regulated entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15549/16]
111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 138 and 140 of 2 June 2016, if a borrower is entitled to a copy of the original loan documentation and the full loan file in the case of personal borrowings and commercial loans under data protection law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15540/16]
110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rules that apply to the charging of fees by receivers appointed under land and conveyancing legislation; the qualifications that are necessary for a person to act as a receiver; the circumstances in which receivers are appointed and regulated; the information the borrower is entitled to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15509/16]
47. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the consideration the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund gives in making a commercial investment in a project (details supplied) to the amount and form of the investment, when it will take place and the stage it is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15213/16]
591. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his decision to move environment related policy into a single Department with responsibility for climate change and energy will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14653/16]
281. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of an application for mortgage to rent by a person (details supplied), if he is aware of the urgency of this particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14983/16]
278. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has a breakdown by category of how the 5,963 persons who are homeless became so, for example, the number who are homeless as a result of a rent increase, a home repossession, the termination of a tenancy or the break-up of a relationship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14695/16]
277. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of private passenger road vehicles that were registered pre-1 July 2008 and post-1 July 2008; and the amount of road tax collected in 2015 and expected to be collected in 2016 from each category, in tabular form. [14694/16]
142. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of contracts a building society (details supplied) has terminated in respect of agents who were selling products on its behalf in towns and villages around the country in respect of each of the past six years; the selection criteria used by the society in respect of these decisions and the process involved; if this was as a result of a change in the business model of the society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14652/16]
134. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has prepared a ministerial briefing paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/16]
112. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding support given to refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14651/16]
102. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of repossession orders for principal dwelling houses granted in County Cork and the number of these before the courts for the city and the county in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14522/16]
99. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review the fees associated with applications for Irish citizenship and to introduce a separate application process for certain categories of applicants where, for example, one spouse is an Irish citizen, the person has been in Ireland for a prolonged period or Irish-born children are involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14376/16]
299. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of persons who are under 18 years of age when applying for driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14225/16]
269. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards which were withdrawn on income grounds from persons over 70 years of age in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14220/16]
268. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the hospitals at which consultants are in breach of their 80:20 public private mix, the maximum breach; the number of breaches, by hospital, in tabular form; if this is impacting on waiting lists; the actions he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/16]
203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons paying class K pay related social insurance who have passed 66 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14059/16]
192. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a residential tenant's rights cease if the owner of the property wishes to sell the property and seek vacant possession; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14152/16]
191. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant residential properties owned by private citizens, banks, non-bank lenders, local authorities, in receivership and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14151/16]
161. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the impact on the general government deficit of the dividend of €275 million due to be received from the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's special liquidator; if this impacts on the fiscal space for 2016; if possible future dividends will impact on the general government deficit in 2017 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14240/16]
159. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the penalties the Revenue Commissioners levied and collected from the late payment of tax liabilities, by tax category, in each of the years 2012 to 2015; how this is broken down across different categories of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14233/16]
158. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the interest the Revenue Commissioners levied and collected from the late payment of tax liabilities, by tax category, in each of the years 2012 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14232/16]
157. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful applications, by relevant area, under the living city initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14231/16]
156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 3 December 2015 if he has concluded the investigation into the tax affairs of medical consultants; the lessons learned for tax compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14230/16]
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the bank levy on financial institutions that do not reduce standard variable mortgage rates. [14229/16]
154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the fees his Department has paid to third parties relating to a possible flotation of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14227/16]
153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of economists he employs, specifically on banking policy; his plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/16]
152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rate of compliance with the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14224/16]
151. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total value of prizes paid and the percentage this represents of the total prize bonds outstanding in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14223/16]
150. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cumulative yield from the levy on private pension funds; if all outstanding levies due have now been collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/16]
149. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering anti-avoidance measures relating to the potential misuse of the dwelling house exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14221/16]
148. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure associated with the home renovation incentive in each year since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14219/16]
147. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 26 May 2016, the number of microbreweries resident outside the State which qualified for tax relief in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14218/16]
146. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the drawdown from the €250 million he made available through the Exchequer Central Fund to the credit institutions resolution fund in December 2011, by amount used, by credit union, in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/16]