342. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount charged by Irish Water for connecting a new home to the public water supply; if local authorities have reduced their development charges by the corresponding amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3719/16]
339. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing aid for older people scheme grants distributed by county in the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/16]
338. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mobility aid grants distributed, by county in the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3581/16]
337. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing adaptation grants distributed by county in the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3580/16]
334. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the amount she spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3823/16]
333. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down in tabular form by calendar year the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by her and Ministers of State at her Department, during the current Dáil Éireann. [3808/16]
325. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the steps she is taking to ensure that the Labour Court Recommendation LCR20577 in respect of a Labour Court hearing on 29 May 2013, relating to the pay of four workers at University College Cork Tyndall Institute, is fully implemented; if she will provide an update on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3727/16]
302. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3826/16]
301. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3811/16]
283. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3827/16]
282. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3812/16]
281. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on public relations services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/16]
280. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/16]
249. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of surgery at Crumlin hospital in County Dublin for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when the procedure will be scheduled. [3549/16]
237. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery and physiotherapy for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [3475/16]
229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3820/16]
228. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3805/16]
215. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, plans to hire, on a permanent basis, staff currently employed on its behalf, through an agency; if this applies to social workers and administrative staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3638/16]
214. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if administrative staff employed on behalf of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, through an agency (details supplied) and other agencies undertaking similar work to their colleagues, who are employed through the public service, are entitled to incremental pay increases, occupational pensions, sick leave and certified sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3637/16]
204. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount she spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3829/16]
203. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by her and Ministers of State of her Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3814/16]
202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process through which a judgment can be removed from or marked as satisfied in the High Court register of judgments in circumstances where the debt has been discharged through an insolvency service debt settlement arrangement or a personal insolvency arrangement; the equivalent process if the judgment creditor does not co-operate; if she will simplify the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3795/16]
201. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why section 21 of the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015 was not commenced until 20 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3791/16]
200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications pursuant to section 115A of the Personal Insolvency Act for a court review of a proposed personal insolvency arrangement that have been made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3790/16]
181. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3822/16]
180. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3807/16]
172. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3818/16]
171. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed by him and Ministers of State of his Department by calendar year during the current Dáil Éireann in tabular form. [3803/16]
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3828/16]
138. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year during the current Dáil in tabular form. [3813/16]
137. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the respondent fee income and the respondent fee income per award accepted by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board for the calendar year 2015; if he has assessed if the level of respondent fees is justified, given the operating costs and net assets of the board; if he has assessed the direct and indirect contribution of the board's respondent fees to insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/16]
136. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board on public relations and communications consultancy in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3801/16]
135. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by Enterprise Ireland on promotional items in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3800/16]
125. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3830/16]
124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3815/16]
111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3825/16]
110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3810/16]
109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent by the Revenue Commissioners on press-clipping services and broadcast monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3797/16]
108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if any direction pursuant to section 14 of the National Asset Management Agency Act has been made to the agency; if any additional statutory function has been given to the agency pursuant to section 11(3) of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3793/16]
105. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the treatment of the application of VAT on the final price for homes constructed for social housing purposes, including for approved housing bodies; the party that bears the final liability of VAT in this case; and the amount of VAT collected in 2014 and 2015 in respect of such transactions. [3721/16]
104. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure associated with research and development tax credits in each of the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3717/16]
103. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the threshold for so-called trivial pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3716/16]
102. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of Setanta Insurance policyholders with outstanding claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/16]
101. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the €825 per year tax allowance in respect of trained guide dogs for the blind to trained autism-assistance dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3714/16]
100. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of fuel laundering plants uncovered, by county, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3713/16]
99. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will place a clause in the code of conduct for mortgage lenders to require them to charge a reduced interest rate on the warehoused section of a split loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3712/16]
98. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for section 481 relief; the amount of tax relief granted and the number of film projects supported in each of the years 2011 to 2015; if he is satisfied with the operation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3711/16]
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of customer mobility measures that have been implemented in respect of Irish banks as a result of European Union action; his views on the effectiveness of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3710/16]
96. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the size of the economy's output gap; the implications of this for the Government’s taxation and spending plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3709/16]
95. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the fees and costs of the administrators of Quinn Insurance in each year since the firm was placed in administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3708/16]