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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages Report: Central Bank of Ireland (24 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: That is welcome. I wish to be crystal clear on what Ms Rowland is saying. Let us suppose the ombudsman considers an individual customer complaint, for example, concerning the AIB prevailing rate, and he finds in favour of that customer. Suppose the case is representative of many others in which the issues are essentially the same. In that scenario, will the application of that decision be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages Report: Central Bank of Ireland (24 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: I have two final questions. I will put them together because I know we are tight for time. Ms Rowland has stated that as a result of the Central Bank's work, 20,000 additional customers have been included in the redress and compensation scheme. This was also included in her final report in July. In effect she is saying that half of the customers who have now benefited or got their money...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages Report: Central Bank of Ireland (24 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: She might clarify whether those are ongoing pressures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages Report: Central Bank of Ireland (24 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: Might I ask a straight question? In the course of the enforcement investigations, has the Central Bank had to threaten to go to the High Court or raise the prospect of going to court to secure co-operation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages Report: Central Bank of Ireland (24 Oct 2019)

Michael McGrath: I thank Ms Cunningham.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Garda Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 79. To ask the Taoiseach if the CSO has a record of the population served by existing Garda divisions nationally. [45125/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance when legislation will be brought forward to ring-fence the extra funds taken in from the increase in carbon tax; if it will be inserted into the Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44653/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the meetings he has attended since his appointment in relation to the national children’s hospital; the date of each meeting; the persons in attendance; the subject matter of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45102/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of meetings he has attended since his appointment in relation to the national broadband plan; the date of each meeting; the persons in attendance; the subject matter of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45104/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the situation in which many school secretaries receive no holiday pay, sick pay, occupational pension provision and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44530/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the sections of the Judicial Council Act 2019 in relation to the establishment of a judicial council and a personal injuries committee will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44976/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the date of 1 January 2015 in section 115A(18)(b)(i) of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012, as inserted by the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015, in view of the fact that many borrowers have since come off long-term interest-only solutions and only entered into arrears since; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2018; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44813/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency in relation to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in relation to failings in the CervicalCheck screening programme; the number of cases settled; the amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases to date. [44814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of medical negligence claims for the first nine months of 2019; and the amount the agency has paid out in legal costs in respect of the pay-outs. [44815/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 483. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of home support hours for a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 643. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been progress regarding ocrelizumab being made available to persons with multiple sclerosis; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45074/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 904. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the camera infrastructure in place and operational at a location (details supplied) in Cork city; if there is a live feed from the cameras available to An Garda Síochána to assist it in its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44416/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Charges (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 961. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the implications of reductions in view of the decision of the Commission for Aviation Regulation to reduce airport charges at Dublin Airport from €9.65 to €7.50 per passenger in 2020, with ongoing reductions planned through to 2024 and the impact it could have in a number of areas (details supplied);...