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Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance his views to keep the VAT rate at 9% to ensure that Ireland continues to maintain a strong, vibrant and competitive tourism industry; if he will maintain this reduced VAT rate for the hospitality sector following on the very positive implications this reduction has had on the industry in creating and maintaining employment; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the 9% tourism VAT rate beyond 2014 so as to ensure that Ireland continues to maintain a strong, vibrant and competitive tourism industry; if he will maintain this reduced VAT rate for the hospitality sector following on the very positive implications this reduction has had on the industry in creating and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a graduate entry medicine loan tax relief scheme in view of the huge costs associated with the course, the cost of living and the fact that the intensity of this work excludes the opportunity for part-time work; if he or his Department has examined a proposal involving a tax-based mechanism of relieving the burden of these debts on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update with regard to the Skibbereen flood relief scheme; the commencement and completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35997/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an up date with regard to the Clonakilty flood relief scheme; the commencement and completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35998/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update with regard to the Bandon flood relief scheme; the commencement and completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35999/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Establishment (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give due consideration to a proposal to commence contracts for the new agri-environmental GLAS scheme in early 2015, with 30,000 farmers allowed into the scheme in its first year and payments disbursed in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36122/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Expenditure (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined proposals that €30 million be allocated for on-farm investment programmes across all sectors through the TAMs scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36123/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of the upcoming budget if he will give consideration to increasing the capital funding allocations for the horticulture, forestry and aquaculture sectors to achieve output targets and employment growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36124/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of the upcoming budget if he will give consideration to increasing funding to compensate for losses incurred and income foregone under the national animal health TB, BVD and Johne's disease programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36125/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the current beef price levels and the difficulties experienced by farmers as a direct result of pricing levels; the action he will take to provide sustainable incomes and living standards for farmers in the beef sector in view of the ambitious targets set out under the Harvest 2020 strategy; if he will provide serious...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (24 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 153. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given due consideration to a cap on the maximum percentage charge that can be applied to productive assets in the means assessment for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36126/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: I thank our guests for attending. I accept that they do not have a crystal ball and cannot tell us the way forward. However, the interaction we have had with them is very important in the context of what we propose to do. We will hopefully be meeting the Minister in late October or early November. The issue of homelessness is of critical importance to the committee, as are the other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: I suggest that the Deputy write to the clerk officially in respect of that matter. We discussed an issue in this regard when we dealt with correspondence earlier. As a result, we are going to invite the Minister to come before us, as a matter of priority, in order that we might discuss housing and other issues relating to the Department. If the Deputy wishes to put forward a particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: There is a recovery. The talk in the past couple of weeks has been about avoiding another boom-to-bust market. There is also the focus on homelessness and other aspects of housing. There is a natural appetite to avoid what happened in the past. Does Mr. O'Hogan envisage that the market will be positive in a couple of years' time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: What is the breakdown of construction costs nowadays for a three-bedroom semi-detached house? At one time, it was labour, materials and so on. What is the ratio nowadays?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Does Deputy Mulherin wish to conclude? We will then return to our panel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: There is a vote in the Seanad. I call on Senator Landy to make his contribution, after which I will call Deputy Michelle Mulherin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government made a comment recently about social housing. There appears to be a housing crisis, although it might have different manifestations at some levels. There is a huge demand for residential houses in Dublin, but not enough supply. Students are suffering and families are being made homeless. There are obviously issues with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: You referred to domestic finance. What is your experience with the domestic banks in terms of meeting requirements for finance? It is an important part of the process.