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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Services (18 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons with mental health difficulties that are receiving formal education to prepare for State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35009/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that did not sit the State examinations in 2012 due to mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35005/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that did not sit the State examinations in 2013 due to mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35006/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that did not sit the State examinations in 2014 due to mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35007/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures that are in place for a student with mental health difficulties to take State exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35008/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the introduction of the public services card; the steps that her Department has taken to date to ensure that this new facility does not give rise to any data protection or identity theft concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35258/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update with regard to an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [35532/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Registration (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on raising the current VAT registration threshold given that it places a significant financial burden on new small independent retailers. [35709/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 318. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for legislation on prostitution following the publication of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on prostitution here. [35612/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the means assessment used by Student Universal Support Ireland the reason net income is not the basis of the eligibility decision; the way she will address the fact that tens of thousands of young people are being priced out of higher education due to their parents' income being only slightly above the threshold to qualify for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of homes that will now require State intervention under the national broadband plan. [35710/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: As we are in public session we shall consider the topic of commercial and domestic property - supply and demand, with representatives of Property Industry Ireland. I welcome the following witnesses: Dr. Peter Stafford, director, Mr. Aidan O'Hogan, chair, Mr. Tom Phillips, chair of the planning and regulation committee and Ms Marian Finnegan, member of the market supply and demand committee....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Dr. Stafford can invite his colleagues to contribute to the discussion as it develops.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government made a comment recently about social housing. There appears to be a housing crisis, although it might have different manifestations at some levels. There is a huge demand for residential houses in Dublin, but not enough supply. Students are suffering and families are being made homeless. There are obviously issues with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: You referred to domestic finance. What is your experience with the domestic banks in terms of meeting requirements for finance? It is an important part of the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: A total of 51% of all transactions are cash.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: There is a vote in the Seanad. I call on Senator Landy to make his contribution, after which I will call Deputy Michelle Mulherin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Does Deputy Mulherin wish to conclude? We will then return to our panel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: What is the breakdown of construction costs nowadays for a three-bedroom semi-detached house? At one time, it was labour, materials and so on. What is the ratio nowadays?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Commercial and Domestic Property Supply and Demand: Property Industry Ireland (23 Sep 2014)

Michael McCarthy: There is a recovery. The talk in the past couple of weeks has been about avoiding another boom-to-bust market. There is also the focus on homelessness and other aspects of housing. There is a natural appetite to avoid what happened in the past. Does Mr. O'Hogan envisage that the market will be positive in a couple of years' time?