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Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the review by the European Investment Bank of its lending criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8900/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance if the European Investment Bank is permitted to lend directly to local authorities for project initiatives that meet its lending criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance the value the National Asset Management Agency currently ascribes to art works it currently has in its portfolio of assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8902/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the refusal of insurance companies to provide insurance for flood cover and subsidence for many residents around the country; his plans to introduce any legislation or to encourage any industry initiatives in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8978/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Expenditure (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance the rates liquidators are permitted to charge the National Asset Management Agency following the tender process for insolvency services that NAMA undertook; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8986/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any performance element built in to the fees agreed with KPMG in respect of the special liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, for example by reference to the sale of IBRC assets achieved on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8987/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of KPMG personnel currently engaged on a full-time and a part-time basis on the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the third parties that might be supporting KPMG in the special liquidation of IBRC at the present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8991/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer in a full year of extending a tax credit of an amount equal to the PAYE tax credit to self employed persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Protection Policies (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any legal requirement for lenders who are regulated entities to ensure that at the point a residential mortgage is drawn down and also during the life of the mortgage, the borrower must have either a life assurance policy or a mortgage protection policy in place to cover the balance of the mortgage at a minimum; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 18 February 2014, if a mortgage holder has the right to complain to the Financial Services Ombudsman in cases where their loan has been sold to an unregulated entity that states it is voluntarily complying with the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears and the consumer feels that the entity is not actually abiding...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons (details supplied) in County Cork are paying a higher amount of income tax in 2014; if there has been a change in tax credits for the couple in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9636/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the various projects in which the Office of Public Works is involved that require geological expertise, including geological assessment and slope stability risk assessment; if the work would be typically carried out by employees of the OPW or by external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 352. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the State currently claims ownership of Cobh Titanic or has at any stage in the past owned same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9382/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (25 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 468. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the trap that many persons in shared ownership arrangements with local authorities find themselves in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9255/14]

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs that were created as a result of the July 2012 stimulus plan he announced; when the plan will be fully implemented; if a review of the plan has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/14]

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: My question is along a similar vein to that posed by Deputy Humphreys in that it relates to capital spending and the July 2012 stimulus package of €2.25 billion over a seven year period. For me and, I imagine, for the Minister the key issue is jobs. At issue is not only construction jobs because many projects are also delivering sustainable jobs. On top of that, if the investments...

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: My point was general and not specific to PPPs because there are still few of them in place in reality. The difficult is with the capital budget, from the initial stage when it is announced to the design and through to construction. It seems to take forever. It is not only the delivery of projects. Let us look back. The Government announced in September 2011, two and a half years ago,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: European Investment Bank (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way he believes the European Investment Bank can be best used to complement public expenditure to maximise economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9449/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of both buy-to-let and residential mortgages that have been sold to unregulated entities since 2010; the institutions who sold and to whom they were sold; the current rate of arrears on these mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9875/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of interaction the Central Bank of Ireland has had with unregulated institutions who have purchased mortgage loans since the date of purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9876/14]