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Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Contracts (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new National Asset Management Agency employees who are subject to longer notice periods than previously applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10752/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Contracts (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance if contractual restrictions on former National Asset Management Agency staff working on property related matters with which they had previously had exposure during their tenure of employment are being revised for both new and existing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10753/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtor Agreements (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the maximum salary that may be paid to developers whose loans are held by National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10754/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtor Agreements (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of agreed business plans National Asset Management Agency currently has in place with developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10755/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a high proportion of housing units identified by National Asset Management Agency as suitable for social housing are not being taken up by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10756/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtor Agreements (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of application for rent reviews received by developers whose debts are owned by the National Asset Management Agency; the number which were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10757/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to his Department of Medmark4teachers for each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10428/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact numbers of adults taking part in language courses at night in respect of the ten most popular languages throughout Ireland, particularly at beginner level; and the action being taken to incentivise the public to upskill and learn new languages once they have left the education system. [10682/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the top ten countries that the Irish student body partaking in Erasmus language exchange programmes and other similar official initiatives travel to on a yearly basis as part of their third level education. [10685/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Overseas Students Data (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the top ten non-English speaking countries of origin of overseas third level students. [10686/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out the history of the moratorium on public sector recruitment, particularly pertaining to local authorities, including details of the circumstances where the moratorium has been lifted. [10943/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 147. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will identify and list what he expects to be the top ten growing export markets for Ireland in the medium term; the language needs of Irish businesses in respect of each of these export markets; and the actions being taken to meet the language needs of Irish businesses in this regard. [10678/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: General Register Office (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the General Register Office at the Irish Life Centre, Dublin, is being relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10575/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects an appeal of a domiciliary care allowance application to be adjudicated upon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10655/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it is currently taking for a domiciliary care allowance appeal to be decided by the Social Welfare Appeals Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10656/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult for community employment schemes to recruit persons to participate in the scheme because of the manner in which the Tús scheme vacancies are being filled using social welfare records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10941/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 258. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons living in hard-water areas or areas with high levels of manganese will be expected to pay the same water charges as those living in areas with no issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10213/14]

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: We got approximately 30 seconds out of that.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: The Minister of State will be glad to hear that I will do my best to prosecute the Government in a fair and transparent manner. As an Opposition Deputy, I believe in acknowledging where genuine progress has been made. The Government will hold up the exit from the troika programme as an achievement. In implementing the programme for several years, it certainly helped the markets to gain...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (5 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the tax expenditure related to private medical insurance for each year from 2005 to 2013; the projected cost in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11123/14]