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Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: That is not what he said.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: The Minister, Deputy James Reilly, referred to intensive and inclusive discussions.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: The Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, was not aware of it.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: A number of pieces of legislation which emanated from this side of the House were passed with the support of the Government side over recent months. I refer to the Bill to extend the power to the Financial Services Ombudsman to publish complaints records - the Central Bank and Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill, which passed Second Stage last March. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health the amount the €200 million in savings expected from the agreement reached with the hospital consultants will contribute towards bridging the deficit in the health budget this year; when he expects to see the savings from this agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40965/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants posts that were advertised over the past year; the average length of time it took to fill these posts; the number of positions that were unable to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40978/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Government Debt (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the primary general Government deficit, both gross and net of measures relating to the banking sector for the period 2007 to 2011; his projection of the primary deficit for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41214/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency sponsored site visits to Dublin on an annual basis since 2008 and of those that visited Dublin, the number that also visited Cork. [41116/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reintroduce the additional discount of up to 15% under the tenant purchase scheme for persons who have been tenants of their home for over 10 years and his plans for the tenant purchase scheme in 2013 and beyond. [41217/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the way the clawback provisions apply in the case of a person who purchases a house from a local authority under the tenant purchase scheme and where the property is subsequently sold. [41219/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: I welcome Professor McHale and all his colleagues from the advisory council and I thank them for their work. It is an important contribution to the debate on the public finances, which will feed into the preparation of the budget in December. From reading the report and listening to the opening remarks of Professor McHale, the centrality of growth becomes clear. It seems that during recent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: How difficult will the forthcoming budget be, with those three pillars off the table?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McGrath: Is Professor McHale saying that the June summit statement was not as ground-breaking or important a game changer as it was presented or interpreted to be?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance apart from the recent case which has been referred to An Garda Síochána, if National Asset Management Agency has since its inception identified any other possible breaches of confidentiality whereby commercial agency belonging to the agency has been used or removed in an unauthorised fashion by an employee of the agency and, if so, if he will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Transactions (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has, since its inception, approved the sale of any property in the agency's portfolio to an employee or a direct family member of an employee of the agency; if so, if he will provide details of the number of such transactions which it has approved; if such properties were for sale on the open market and if he will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Transactions (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance altogether apart from the recent case which has been referred to An Garda Síochána, if the National Assets Management Agency has since its inception identified any other unapproved purchases of properties in the agency's portfolio by a serving or former employee of the agency; if so, if he will provide details of the number of such cases; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence with reference to his direction to the military authorities in September 2011, if he will arrange for promotions of Reserve Defence Forces Officers; the number promoted to date; the date of each promotion and the appointment filled and the number remaining to be filled arising from the interviews held. [41567/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Funding (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence if his approval was sought by the military authorities to issue instructions to cancel Reserve Defence Forces training with effect from 1 November 2012; the action he has directed to ensure that timely information is conveyed to RDF unit commanders and reservists arising from the reorganisation of the Permanent Defence Forces. [41568/12]

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: Cop on, Minister. You must be joking.

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: Let the Chief Whip answer.