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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (28 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 621. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will arrange for payments to issue out of the €1 million fund to community early years child care providers in recognition of the impact on those providers of the full implementation of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 relating to the minimum FETAC level 5 qualification for staff; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Insurance Costs (28 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 645. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of insurance under different insurance headings such as public liability, buildings cover, employer liability and so on for his Department and each body under its aegis; the name of the insurance provider for each year since 2010, in tabular form; the number of current outstanding insurance claims against his Department or the body...

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: I am sharing my time with Deputy Sean Fleming. I thank each member of the Committee of Public Accounts for the enormous work they put into this process and the completion of the report. I thank the Chairman, in particular, for his diligence and professionalism in steering that process. The Minister has just made a very ill judged speech. As a sitting Minister for Finance, he has...

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: Cerberus raised Project Eagle at the meeting.

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: Thanks to the Minister's speech.

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Committee of Public Accounts is independent.

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: We did not take a party position at the committee.

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Committee of Public Accounts is independent.

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: Hear, hear.

Report of the Committee of Public Accounts re National Asset Management Agency’s sale of Project Eagle: Motion (29 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Taoiseach agreed to all of this.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Government's appeal of the European Commission's state aid investigation ruling in a case (details supplied); if the backdated tax has been paid into an escrow account; the interest rate payable on the account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15960/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages Data (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of affected mortgage accounts under the Central Bank's tracker mortgage examination, by lender; the number of mortgage accounts with interest rates rectified broken down by lender; the average interest rates of those accounts rectified; the number of PDH and BTL mortgage accounts that have received compensation by lender; the average...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance the methodologies used by each lender under the Central Bank's tracker mortgage examination to arrive at a redress rate of interest and compensation; the way in which the Central Bank determines such methodologies to be appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance if timelines have been set for the completion of each of the four phases in the Central Bank's tracker mortgage examination; if lenders will be penalised for not completing these phases on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 29 September 2016, if he will clarify the meanings when he states that no concrete business model development proposals have been received; if proposals, concrete or otherwise, have been made; if any of these proposals requested a change to current regulations; if so, the outcome of these proposals; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 29 September 2016, if decisions relating to requests for changes to Regulations 2016 are appealable to the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15970/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is necessary to expand the appealable decisions under the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal to include the decisions relating to Regulations 2016 for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15971/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports that a State owned bank expects to increase its share of the personal lending market by specifically targeting the business of credit unions in view of the regulatory curtailment in 2011; his further views on whether the actions of the bank is placing the credit unions at a disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 29 September 2016, if consideration has been given to increasing the oversight in view of the extent of powers devolved to the Central Bank in respect of credit unions; his views on whether a peer review every four years is sufficient oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15973/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (30 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review of the Central Bank's regulatory performance and any other relevant matter has been undertaken with regard to the Registrar of Credit Unions as stipulated by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010; if he will be examining this review; if he will publish this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15975/17]