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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence the training hours conducted by Reserve Defence Forces by brigade since 1 November 2012; if he will identify the brigades that have not conducted any training; the way the key criteria identified in VFM report of effective strength may be maintained in view of the fact that reservists have not been individually made aware of any resumption of training; his...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Reserve Defence Forces will be allowed participate in St Patrick's Day parades as they have done historically; and the plans the military authorities have in place to facilitate the preparatory training required. [3772/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU-IMF Programme of Support (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the policies being implemented by his Department on which he wrote to the EU / ECB / IMF troika; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3875/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to have the home help assistance reduced for an elderly person (details supplied) in County Cork; and, if he does not intend to do so, if he will ask for an assessment of the person's needs to be carried out to determine the assistance she may need. [4011/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health when the new income thresholds will apply to persons 70 years of age or over applying for a medical card; if the thresholds will apply to all gross income; and if any exceptions will be made for persons marginally in excess of the income limits when exceptional circumstances apply. [4297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the current composition of the board of the Port of Cork; if he will provide the date of appointment of each board member as well as the expiration date of their membership; and if he will confirm the board vacancies, if any, which remain to be filled. [3736/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Audiovisual Industry (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for the future of the audio visual industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4468/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to review the need for a cooling off period to be introduced in respect of National Treasury Management Agency executives leaving the organisation and immediately taking up senior positions in the covered institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4723/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Financial Stability Facility (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of his assertion that the extension of loan maturities in respect of Ireland's borrowings drawn down from the EFSF and EFSM could save the country billions of euro; if he will specify the assumptions underpinning this calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Notes (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the current status of the negotiations with the European Central Bank regarding the promissory notes; the person who is negotiating on Ireland's behalf; the objective of the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Stability Mechanism (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the precautionary line of credit from the ESM and IMF currently under consideration with the Troika as part of our exit strategy from the EU/ECB/IMF programme of assistance; if it is his objective to secure such backstop funding; the conditionality that may be attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4722/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details separately in respect of each covered institution of the sale of any part of their mortgage book for each of the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; the implications of these sales; if there are any consequence for the individual bank customers concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4724/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a State pension transition appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4618/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Social Media Issues (31 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether self-regulation is effective with regard to the internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4753/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (31 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners intend to write to homeowners in relation to the local property tax; the number of letters expected to be issued; if the letters will provide an indicative valuation of the property for the homeowner; if a homeowner is immune from any further action by Revenue if the homeowner accepts the valuation placed on the property by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed by his Department in each year from 2005 - 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4984/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (31 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the approximate number of qualified primary school teachers, resident here, not currently employed in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4987/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (31 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will set out in tabular form the number of families and total number of beneficiaries of child benefit in each year from 2005 - 2012; the rates of payment that applied and the gross expenditure on child benefit in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4982/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will set out in tabular form the number of families and total number of beneficiaries of payment of increase for qualified child in each year from 2005 - 2012; the rates of payment that applied and the gross expenditure on IQC in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4983/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services (31 Jan 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of childcare places provided under community employment schemes; the way this has varied over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4985/13]