144. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the legislative basis for the application of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears, the consumer protection code, the mortgage arrears resolution process and the mortgage arrears resolution targets in respect of lenders which are regulated entities and lenders which are non-regulated entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14154/16]
143. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant residential properties owned by private citizens, banks, non-bank lenders, the National Asset Management Agency, in receivership, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14150/16]
142. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages owned by non-bank lenders, by institution, by regulated entity, by non-regulated entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14149/16]
141. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the protections available to a residential mortgage holder whose loan is owned by a regulated entity which are not available where the loan is owned by a non-regulated entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14148/16]
140. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the restructuring of residential and buy-to-let mortgage loans and commercial loans is legally binding on the new owner of the loan where the loan was restructured by agreement between the borrower and the original lender prior to its sale to the new owner; and if there is a distinction between new owners who are regulated entities and those who are not. [14147/16]
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider requiring the new owner of a loan to inform the borrower of the price the new owner paid for the loan and the portfolio of which the loan forms part, in cases where loans have been sold on by the original lender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14146/16]
138. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the entitlement to, and how a borrower may obtain a copy of, the full loan file documentation, including the original loan application and the underwriting process, in respect of personal loans and commercial loans; if the entitlement of the borrower is different if the owner of the loan is or is not a regulated entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14145/16]
131. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the administrative cost of running the Insolvency Service of Ireland, ISI, in 2015; the fees received by the ISI in 2014 and 2015, the number of cases completed, by category; the budget allocated to the ISI for 2016; the staff it employs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14228/16]
116. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set down by the owner of the loan the number of applications for the repossession of principal dwelling houses before the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14153/16]
938. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016 due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European Council on 30 May to 31 May 2016 to see if an alternative way of funding EUYO can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13451/16]
835. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects broadband to be rolled out to a local community (details supplied) in County Cork under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13216/16]
603. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016 due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European Council on 30 May to 31 May 2016 to see if an alternative way of funding EUYO can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13452/16]
589. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016, due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European Council on 30 May to 31 May 2016, to see if an alternative way of funding EUYO can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13450/16]
398. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an allowance is being made in respect of families that include a person with a disability and whose bins are particularly heavy as a result of that person's condition, in relation to the introduction of pay-by-weight charges for the collection of domestic refuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/16]
397. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the strategic working group on shared services in public libraries of December 2013, if there are any proposed mergers of library authorities around the country; if so, the details of same; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out for shared library services, including the business case and any efficiencies costed; if a risk assessment has taken place; if there is a proposal to pilot the new structure at one location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13485/16]
387. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details for each local authority and approved housing body, of the number of completed mortgage-to-rent transactions to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13148/16]
264. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position with the release of funds relating to the sale of property as part of the estate of a deceased person (details supplied). [13534/16]
260. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of residential home loans or mortgages held by credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13439/16]
259. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of residential mortgages held by non-bank lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13438/16]
258. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of commercial loans held by non-bank lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/16]
257. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to requiring pre-approval from the Central Bank for the disposal by bank and non-bank lenders of residential mortgages until such time as the Central Bank is satisfied that the purchaser of the loan has put in place adequate procedures for the resolution of arrears cases and satisfactory administration of such loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13435/16]
256. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the circumstance in which a bank is required to consult with his Department when it is proposing a disposal of a loan or loans; if the disclosure requirements distinguish between residential mortgage, buy to let and commercial loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13434/16]
248. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in special liquidation, is no longer in a position to provide legacy account support or assistance for loan accounts, mortgage accounts or deposit accounts, including the printing of copy statements or loan offer letters, due to the wind-down of the IBRC; if he will acknowledge that this may cause serious difficulties for borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13151/16]
247. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the current regulatory framework for receivers appointed by banks; if he plans to introduce any changes in this area; the oversight in place with regard to the level of fees charged by receivers; the recourse an affected borrower has who believes the fees charged in respect of their assets are excessive and unjustifiable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12957/16]
209. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the facility to appeal to the court the rejection of an insolvency proposal by a creditor is only available where a family home is involved; the number of cases whereby such a facility has been availed of and the outcome in each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12963/16]
87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judgment mortgages applied for and granted in each year from 2010 to 2015; the total value of such judgment mortgages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13436/16]
121. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have benefitted from the tapering of PRSI introduced in budget 2016; the average benefit received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12284/16]
71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have received a refund of deposit interest retention tax paid in the previous 48 months; when the scheme will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12283/16]
70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12282/16]
69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the vacancy rate in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/16]
68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will be fully operational; the steps he has taken to implement it; the costs incurred; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12280/16]
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of plans to provide basic bank accounts to low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/16]
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which residential properties over which the National Asset Management Agency has security have had rent increases in the past 12 months either by a receiver or by the agency directly; the average increase in such rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/16]
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of banks covered by the Central Bank of Ireland's investigation of tracker mortgages; the number of individual cases; when the investigation will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12276/16]
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance why beer produced by microbreweries for export, and therefore not subject to domestic excise duty, is reckonable for the calculation of a production limit of 30,000 hectolitres for which tax relief is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12269/16]
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rules governing the provision of tax relief for microbrewing firms; how they compare to competitor countries in the European Union; if he has reviewed these rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/16]
62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of microbreweries availing of tax relief on production up to 30,000 hectolitres; the amount of excise duty foregone; and the number of jobs supported in the microbrewing industry, in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12267/16]
37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the 12 outstanding complaints to An Garda Síochána involving the National Asset Management Agency; if any more complaint cases have been closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12285/16]
36. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions since the passing of the relevant legislation in 2016 that the courts have overturned a bank veto in a personal insolvency case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12278/16]
373. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the range of services being provided by a family support centre (details supplied) and the growing demand for those services; if additional funding will be made available to meet the immediate need for additional staffing resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12207/16]
372. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 20 April 2016, if she will arrange for the information requested to be provided. [12205/16]
330. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a number of matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the export of greyhounds. [12160/16]
314. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to strengthen the laws around animal cruelty, including the provision of greater deterrents for those guilty of an offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/16]
100. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the scheme of financial support that may be available from his Department to assist a school (details supplied) to develop a play area for the children in its new autism spectrum disorder unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/16]
70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will bring forward legislation to introduce statutory paternity leave; the date from which she expects the leave to be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12143/16]
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will address a query in correspondence (details supplied) on the reconfiguration of Departments. [12224/16]
113. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to his statement in Dáil Éireann during Private Members' Time on 17 May 2016 that Irish bank shares went down by 10% across the line on the date the Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016 was published; the specific date he is referring to and the opening and closing share price for each bank on that date, and the evidence of any correlation between the two issues. [11592/16]
110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of inheritance cases that resulted in a liability for capital acquisitions tax in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11496/16]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from inheritance tax in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11495/16]