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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: No, the split of Permanent TSB's total mortgage book between tracker, fixed and variable rate mortgages.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: The percentages would be fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Would Permanent TSB's tracker mortgages account for one third to one half of its book?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I will ask Mr. Masding about the staff pension scheme. I note that the bank has ceased making employer contributions to that scheme. What is the status of the defined benefits scheme that was in place for staff and what are the implications for existing staff, deferred pensioners and existing pensioners in terms of benefits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: What are the implications for individual staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Yes, I will address the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and the Carers Association while Deputy Dooley will address the IFA and Home and Community Care Ireland if that is acceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I will try not to do that. I thank all of our guests for their detailed submissions which we had an opportunity to go through in advance. I will start with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and welcome Mr. Martin and Ms McGettrick. Going through its submission, one thing that struck me was the dramatic increase in the number of people suffering from dementia that we are likely to see over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Is the Department open-minded with regard to a national dementia strategy? What kind of discussions has the association had so far? Is it pushing an open door or is it unlikely to happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the emphasis that Mr. John Dunne from the Carers Association has put on income support. Unfortunately, this will be another budget in which holding what one has becomes a worthy objective. Most of the groups coming before us hope at least to hold onto what they have, alongside trying to make progress on non-financial issues. An issue I come across increasingly frequently is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: The cut to the respite care grant last year had a real impact on thousands of families. In Mr. Dunne's opinion, based on the Carers Association with carers, what difference did it make and what message would he send to the Government as it frames this year's budget in regard to the carer's allowance, the half-rate allowance, respite care and the household benefits package?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I wish to raise another issue with Mr. Bryan, the issue of the marked agricultural diesel. In his pre-budget submission, he reiterated the IFA's position that it wants to retain the current system. As Mr. Bryan is aware, the issue of illegal fuel laundering is a growing problem, and is a massive problem in the Border counties in particular, resulting in huge clean-up costs for many local...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes: -- the continuing rise in mortgage arrears with 142,892 family home mortgage accounts in arrears at the end of June 2013; -- the fact that 57,163 family home mortgage accounts are in arrears for greater than one year; -- the evidence presented by the banks during the recent hearings of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Food Promotion (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 35. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the policy his Department has in relation to visitor attractions under the aegis of his Department promoting Irish produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38473/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the right to tax relief on the cost of maintaining a guide dog to families who have the use of an autism assistance dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37331/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Charge Collection (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who opted to pay their local property tax by way of weekly deduction from their social welfare payment; if he will confirm the total local property tax liability of those persons for 2013; the number of those people in respect of whom deductions from their weekly social welfare payment have commenced and the total amount collected to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Charge Cost (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the cost of setting up the system for the collection of the local property tax including the cost of the time spent on the project by existing Revenue staff and new staff recruited for this specific project, IT costs, consultancy fees, public advertising and any other related costs; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make changes to school enrolment policies at primary level; if the proposed changes will have a lead in period in terms of their implementation; when he expects legislation to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37332/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Holidays Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role his Department plays in setting the date on which primary and post primary schools start the new school year after the summer holidays each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37703/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will specify the elegibility criteria for joining the special needs assistants supplementary panel for filling permanent posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37707/13]