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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Additional Voluntary Contributions (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his projection that allowing pre-retirement access to funded additional voluntary contributions will yield €100 in 2013, if he will confirm the total value of draw down in 2013 upon which he is basing this yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57617/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed statement of the basis of the estimated yield in 2014 of €250 million from proposed changes to the maximum allowable pension fund; the persons he now intends to consult with regarding this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57618/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of pensioners that will be affected by the increase in the universal social charge for persons aged 70 years of age and over earning €60,000 or more. [57619/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Alcohol Sales (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the budget measures that specifically affect the off licence alcohol trade. [57621/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of the extension of carbon tax to solid fuels on the price of smokeless coal and non-smokeless coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57622/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Deficit (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the Exchequer borrowing requirement in 2013 and 2014 taking into account cash on hand, projected Exchequer deficits and the maturity of Government bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57623/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties that he estimates will be liable for the local property tax; if this number is consistent with the number of properties that have been liable for the household charge in 2012. [57625/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to show separately, the amount of money that would be saved if all increments across the public service were suspended in 2013; if all increments in respect of persons earning a basic salary of over €60,000 per annum were suspended in 2013; if all increments in respect of persons earning a basic salary of over €75,000 per...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of workers here who will be affected in 2013 by the removal of the weekly PRSI allowance from full rate and modified rate PRSI contributions. [57620/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties that have been liable for the household charge in 2012; and the number that have actually paid the charge to date. [57626/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Service (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to have the new Personal Insolvency Service up and running and dealing with individual cases; the number of individual cases the service will have the capacity to handle in 2013; his estimate of the number of individual cases that will seek access to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57624/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide for each county in tabular form the number of applications received under his Department's 2012 sports capital grant programme; the number that were deemed invalid and the number that were awarded a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57670/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm when organisations who had applied under his Department's 2012 sports capital grant programme were officially informed that their application was invalid; if he will confirm the way this information was communicated to each organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57671/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (16 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set out on a country basis a breakdown of the planned distribution of Irish overseas development aid; the percentage year on year change in overseas development aid to each recipient country since 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1587/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (16 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the tender contract awarded for the establishment of a website for Ireland's Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1133/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Betting Legislation (16 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Betting (Amendment) Bill; the progress that has been made on putting in place the structures to implement the proposed turnover levy on remote betting or internet betting; if there is a specific timeframe for the introduction of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1060/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax (16 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 20 December 2012, if there is any distinction between the way carbon tax is being extended to smokeless and non smokeless coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1155/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Prize Bonds (16 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the total value of prize bonds at the end of December for each of the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will state the total value of the prizes awarded for each of the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1301/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banks Recapitalisation (16 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of contingent convertible capital notes and preference shares the State holds in the covered banks; the dates on which these were acquired; the interest payable on each security; their maturity dates; his plans for these investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1873/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impact the recent budgetary decision to increase the pupil teacher ratio in colleges of further education is going to have on the quality and range of educational options provided by such colleges; his plans to review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1059/13]