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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the implementation in full of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most up to date estimate of the accrued public sector pension liabilities facing the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13630/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 435. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is now planned to revise, on a three year basis the estimate of the accrued public sector pension liabilities facing the State in line with the recommendation in the Comptroller and Auditor General report of 2009; when the next estimate of the accrued public sector pension liability will be published; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 499. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the introduction of a standard means test that would apply across all arms of Government to avoid the current situation whereby persons have to complete multiple means test forms depending on the body they are applying to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13308/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 532. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current estimate of future liabilities her Department is facing in respect of the State pension contributory and State pension non contributory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13632/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 693. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if money in a council's housing and building capital fund may be diverted and spent on other purposes including, for example, land acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13555/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 755. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for a visa has been refused by his Department (details supplied). [13136/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Funding (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 789. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget provided for the Insolvency Service of Ireland in 2014; the number of staff currently employed by the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Application Numbers (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 790. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have come before the Insolvency Service of Ireland; the number of debt relief notices, debt settlement arrangements and personal insolvency arrangements that have been formally registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blind Welfare Allowance Eligibility (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 979. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had their blind welfare allowance cut. [13302/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 1022. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query regarding plans for universal health insurance raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork [13120/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 1222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount allocated to be spent on regional and local roads in the Galway City Council area in each year from 2010 to 2013; the total amount allocated for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13489/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 1226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the national driver licence service in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12786/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Central Bank Bill 2014: Department of Finance (26 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: I thank Mr. Ó Brolcháin, Mr. Mac Donncha and their colleagues. The provision relating to ICS-Bank of Ireland resulted from an amendment to the restructuring plan which was approved by the European Commission. It was part of that process and was a condition which had to be put through. For ICS to effect that amendment, an amendment is required to the Central Bank legislation so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Central Bank Bill 2014: Department of Finance (26 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: Is Bank of Ireland required to put on the market mortgages of up to €1 billion and batched deposits, assets and liabilities, in matching amounts up to €1 billion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Central Bank Bill 2014: Department of Finance (26 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: It is not required to sell them, just to put them on the market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Central Bank Bill 2014: Department of Finance (26 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: What is the logic of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Central Bank Bill 2014: Department of Finance (26 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: Whether or not to sell would remain a commercial decision of the bank. Is that the position? That is outside the Bill but I am trying to understand the transaction we are trying to facilitate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Central Bank Bill 2014: Department of Finance (26 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: What is the platform?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Central Bank Bill 2014: Department of Finance (26 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: It is the infrastructure.