182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the fiscal space available in 2017 if tax bands and credits are indexed and if they are not indexed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9588/16]
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245. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 999 of 3 November 2015, if it is appropriate to withhold information from Dáil Éireann that her Department was not compliant with European Union public procurement laws in making direct awards to private bus contractors for school bus services from 1 July 1993 to May 2011. [8889/16]
244. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 999 of 3 November 2015, the reasons for the decisions each year; and the reason her Department or Bus Éireann did not have a European Union tender process for the private operator school transport bus services under the European Union public procurement law from 1 July 1993, when the law was changed here until the school year 2011-2012, given that she indicated that Bus Éireann is obliged to tender in line with the European directive. [8888/16]
68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of public sector employees who are members of trade unions which have not signed up to the Lansdowne Road agreement receiving pay increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8990/16]
27. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total amount the National Asset Management Agency has written off for debtors on its books, the number of debtors involved, the number of arrangements it has reached with debtors in respect of their personal exposure on company borrowings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8800/16]
37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the home care package application of a person (details supplied). [8531/16]
397. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will receive an appropriate school place for the coming 2016-2017 school year. [8296/16]
450. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an urgent application for mortgage to rent by a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7267/16]
436. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in County Cork and Cork city that have delivering equality of opportunity in schools status; the extra supports and resources available as a result of this designation; the process by which a school can receive this status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7625/16]
415. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an upgrade to the broadband service at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7399/16]
250. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the family support centres and family resource centres funded by the Child and Family Agency in 2015 by centre; by county; by the funding provided; by the purpose of the funding, such as core funding or special project funding and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7490/16]
737. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of restoring qualification allowances to newly qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7162/16]
341. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of restoring the rent allowance to members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7163/16]
156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the full suite of employment legislation, including minimum wage legislation, applies to au pair arrangements; the duties and responsibilities of families that hire au pairs in terms of employment law; his plans to provide a formal basis for au pair arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6502/16]
81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [6343/16]
828. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the rule whereby taxi vehicles must be less than ten years old; his plans to amend this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6018/16]
827. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his efforts to secure mutual recognition of driving licences between Ireland and the United States of America; the timeframe for progressing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5975/16]
752. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rights of a person who believes that trees growing on a neighbour's private property represent a danger to that person's personal safety and to that person's property; if he plans to introduce legislation to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5561/16]
707. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if income from employment earned towards the end of 2015 by a prospective applicant under the student universal support Ireland system for the 2016-17 college year is reckonable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6016/16]
706. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the anticipated timing and payment methods used for the payment of maintenance grants to students for the 2016-17 college year under the student universal support Ireland system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6015/16]
705. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rules governing the qualification and proficiency in Irish that teachers must have in order to teach in a special school even if no Irish is taught in that school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6012/16]
704. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills why reasonable accommodation was not sanctioned for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the options open to this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6011/16]
644. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not being granted additional resource hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5474/16]
639. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has approved a third autism spectrum disorder class at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will provide a purpose-built autism spectrum disorder unit for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5446/16]
618. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support he provides through the embassy network and consular services to assist Irish persons in pursuing civil matters in the European Union, for example, where property transactions have not been completed correctly and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6032/16]
552. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the family support centres and family resource centres the Health Service Executive funded in 2015, by centre, by county, by the funding provided, by the purpose of the funding such as core funding, special project funding and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6020/16]
551. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans and methods for the recruitment of physiotherapists in 2016, including details of the use of any panel; the options open to persons who wish to be considered for recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6017/16]
431. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an appropriate assessment carried out by the Health Service Executive or a service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/16]
427. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment carried out by a service provider. [5445/16]
412. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the family support centres and family resource centres Tusla - Child and Family Agency funded in 2015, by centre, by county, by amount provided; by purpose such as core funding, special project funding and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6021/16]
360. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the holiday visa arrangements that apply to a Russian citizen who wishes to travel here regularly to visit a child, who is now an Irish citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5783/16]
154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if it is permissible for a bank to remove a tracker mortgage rate from a borrower in circumstances where the property in question is no longer the principal private residence of the borrower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6019/16]
152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance why a person is not allowed to buy an approved retirement fund from a defined benefit scheme; if he will introduce changes in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5968/16]
151. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rules relating to the purposes for which mortgage holders can seek to re-mortgage their principal private residence, such as home improvements and critical illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5927/16]
136. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the banks are required to regard an application for a mortgage from an Irish couple living in the United Kingdom, through which the family intend to buy a family home here for themselves to live in, as a buy-to-let mortgage with the associated deposit rules; if he recognises the immense difficulty this presents for Irish couples working in the United Kingdom who wish to return and live here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5472/16]
124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork who wish to be married here; the way in which the matter may be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6235/16]
119. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she plans changes to the partial capacity scheme; and if exemption arrangements will be put in place to allow persons to work part-time for rehabilitative or therapeutic purposes. [6175/16]
22. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will award a water conservation grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5527/16]
533. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government about the status of an application for a mortgage-to-rent by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he is aware of the urgency of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5054/16]
488. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review a decision to refuse a scribe for a pupil (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5117/16]
482. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review the decision to refuse reasonable accommodations for a reader for a leaving certificate pupil (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5090/16]
481. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the cramped and inadequate facilities at a school (details supplied) in Cork City shared by children as young as three years of age and as old as 18 years of age; if she will expand the facilities on the site or move the school to new accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5083/16]
476. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the proposed loss of a mainstream class teacher and the loss of a portion of a learning support post for a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork for the 2016-2017 year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5053/16]
475. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills her definition of the role of a special needs assistant; if she recognises that the role, in practice, involves assisting a pupil with academic work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5052/16]
474. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has secured a site for a permanent building for a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; the next steps in the process of delivering a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5050/16]
360. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the members of the Munster Amputees Association who chose a company (details supplied) to provide their prosthetic needs and who are not allowed access to the rehabilitation consultant at a certain unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5087/16]
350. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the details of the way in which home help carers are allocated hours and clients to care for and are remunerated; the reason home help providers could end up owing refunds to the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5045/16]