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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (17 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of a consultant oncologist with specialist knowledge of sarcoma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42742/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicle Grants (17 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 255. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that orders placed for many electric cars now cannot be met until the first quarter of 2020 due to the fact the cars are not available (details supplied); if he will consider extending the deadline for the drawdown of the grant accordingly; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (17 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 286. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been brought to plans to sell a site (details supplied) in County Cork; the services currently provided at the centre funded by her Department or an agency under her aegis such as Tusla; the amount of annual funding; if her Department has been notified of the planned closure of any of the services at the centre; if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (17 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to the decision in budget 2020 to increase the maximum number of hours a person can work and still qualify for the carer’s allowance to 18.5, her plans to also increase the maximum number of hours to 18.5 in order for a person to qualify for the carer’s support grant; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42971/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid out in compensation from the insurance compensation fund in relation to the liquidation of a company (details supplied) to date; the number of persons partially compensated at this stage; the number of persons fully compensated at this stage; the number of persons still awaiting compensation; the number of persons whose claims have not yet...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available in each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit; if there is a general Government surplus as set out in table 3 of the Summer Economic Statement accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements, accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit; if there is a general Government balance of €0 in each year accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements, accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is, capital expenditure, carryover...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit; if there is a general Government surplus of 0.4% of GDP in each year accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements, accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is, capital expenditure, carryover...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance the nominal fiscal resources available each year between 2021 and 2025 assuming there is an orderly Brexit under the expenditure benchmark and the medium term objective of the European fiscal rules accounting for the announcements made in budget 2020, excluding disorderly Brexit announcements and accounting for pre-committed expenditure, that is, capital...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of pre-committed expenditure, that is, demographics, the public service stability agreement, carryover from budget 2019, capital/NDP and carryover from budget 2020 in each year from 2020 to 2025, including the carryover costs from budget 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43537/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide table 3.1 on page 19 of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in millions rather than billions of euro; if the capital figure included in pre-committed expenditure in table 6 of the Summer Economic Statement is the difference between the NDP allocation in that year and the allocation in the previous year; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disabilities Assessments (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a family (details supplied) will be assisted to have an appropriate assessment for their child carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43562/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 286. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a catch-up HPV vaccination programme for older boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42983/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 422. To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which prize bonds are treated in the means test of capital in the context of the over-70s medical card; if an actual or notional return is used; if a notional rate of return is used, the rate in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43551/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 423. To ask the Minister for Health if Cork University Hospital has the most up-to-date radiotherapy equipment in place; if there are plans to invest further in modern radiotherapy equipment at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43563/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Superannuation Schemes (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 489. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42929/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Fund Data (22 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of occasions the host mailing service for administrators of a pension scheme of her Department has been used in each year since it became operational; if there is a similar system in place for the scheme members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43547/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (23 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter and I thank the Minister for attending in person. Today's announcement by Novartis represents a really significant blow to Cork, not only to the harbour area and the Carrigaline area, where I live. The workers come from all parts of Cork. That 320 employees, out of a total of 550, are affected is a measure of the scale of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (23 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for her reply. The company has provided valued employment in Cork for the past quarter of a century or more. It started out as Sandoz in Ringaskiddy. That was the name it operated under for a number of years before becoming Novartis. The workers have valuable skills and experience, so there will be a market for them. First and foremost, however, the priority must be...