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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Will the unit in the Taoiseach's Department be focused on managing the implications of Brexit for Ireland?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Will the Taoiseach indicate how many people will be dedicated to that work and who will be in charge?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: How many are in the unit currently?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Eight people in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Does the Taoiseach plan to strengthen and beef up the unit? The number strikes me as being very small, given the significance of what we are dealing with.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Let me move on because time is tight. What scope does the Taoiseach see for bilateral engagement with the United Kingdom? On the broader issues that fall under the heading of EU competence, the negotiations will take place at EU level between the remaining 27 member states and the United Kingdom. What scope is there for Ireland and the United Kingdom to engage in bilateral negotiations?...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Okay. When will those talks start?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Sure.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: Will meaningful talks begin in September when the new Prime Minister comes into office?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: The common travel area is one thing, but the right of Irish people to take up employment in the UK is clearly another thing. That is not a question of the common travel area; it is a question of the right to travel. We need to protect the rights of Irish people who are currently working in the UK and the ability of people who are currently in Ireland to go to the UK to take up work. Does...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: The Taoiseach was quoted as saying at the European Council meeting that, given the way Scotland voted last week, it should not be dragged out of the EU against its will. Does he feel the same about the Six Counties? The people of Northern Ireland also voted to remain within the EU.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael McGrath: The Taoiseach said that if agreement is not reached at the end of the two-year period, or following an extension beyond that period, the UK will exit the EU and the default position will be the WTO trading terms, which involve trade barriers and so forth. What would be the implications of that for Ireland? It is likely that the UK position will be that it wants to negotiate open-market,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (5 Jul 2016)

Michael McGrath: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions brought to court, the number of convictions secured for fraudulent insurance claims and a breakdown of the class of insurance, such as car insurance, fire insurance, flood insurance and public liability for each of the years from 2011 to 2015 and 2016 to date, in tabular form; the penalties that can be imposed in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (5 Jul 2016)

Michael McGrath: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to a State aid complaint made against the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to the European Commission; his understanding of the nature of the complaint; the details of NAMA's engagement in the process to date; the role, if any, his Department has played in the preparation of NAMA's response to the complaint; if NAMA or his...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (5 Jul 2016)

Michael McGrath: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances under which PermanentTSB must dispose of its holding in its Capital Home Loans buy-to-let subsidiary; the current value ascribed to this subsidiary in PermanentTSB's books; if he will provide more time for the bank to sell its holding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19704/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (5 Jul 2016)

Michael McGrath: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a primary school (details supplied) to develop a play area for the children in its new ASD unit; his views on the importance of this matter for the children concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19504/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (5 Jul 2016)

Michael McGrath: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his progress in identifying and securing a permanent site for a primary school (details supplied); when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications (5 Jul 2016)

Michael McGrath: 246. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a mortgage to rent case for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19409/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (5 Jul 2016)

Michael McGrath: 297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims under the redundancy payments scheme in tabular form in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 to date. [19259/16]