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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (11 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister. That is quite a comprehensive response. I will not press the amendment. I would make the point that the amendment is crafted in a way that it does not make it mandatory. Even where the complainant requests an oral hearing, there is discretion on the part of the ombudsman because it only applies where the difference or discrepancy in the evidence is fundamental to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (11 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: Will Report Stage be taken during Private Members' time in the Dáil?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (11 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: Does it have to be put forward by Sinn Féin during its Private Members' slot or else the Thursday afternoon lottery-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of recruitment campaigns being undertaken or planned for 2017 by the Revenue Commissioners; the positions to be filled; the location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance the position relating to the application of income tax for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [23240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a request for additional funding for a project (details supplied) in Cork city in addition to the €12 million already committed by the Government; the process for assessing such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22684/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medicines that the HSE has notified his Department that it does not have sufficient funds in its budget to reimburse; the number of medicines he has sent to Government for reimbursement approval since August 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22712/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Administration (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 387. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for recruitment of persons to fill medical and administrative positions in a primary care centre (details supplied) currently under construction. [22880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to select a practising occupational therapist for inclusion on the CORU occupational therapists registration board; the way in which a person can put himself or herself forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE or a specified service provider is responsible for meeting the needs of a person (details supplied); the body responsible for meeting their needs in respect of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy; when such services will be provided; if the person can have access to a clinical psychologist as a priority; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: 608. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1435 of 2 May 2017, if she will address further queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22892/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: I welcome Mr. Callinan and his colleagues from four Departments and Mr. Irwin from Revenue. I will ask a few questions of Mr. Callinan, one of which is related to the issue raised by the Chairman, namely, trade. Mr. Barnier reiterated the approach of the EU last week, namely, that the priorities in the first phase for the EU relate to border issues, citizens' rights and the financial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: Is it the position of the Government that, in terms of trade post-Brexit, it is inevitable that a transitional arrangement will have to be agreed and, as Mr. Callinan said, we will not be able to go directly from the existing relationship to a new long-term trade arrangement but there must be some gap, albeit perhaps a very short one, and that realistically what we hope to achieve is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: I wish to ask Mr. Irwin about the role of Revenue and a customs border. If the UK leaves the customs union, which seems certain at this stage, there will be a customs border – there will be some form of interface, and how seamless and frictionless it will be is a matter for negotiation. Could he tell us about the work Revenue is doing with its counterparts in the UK to ensure the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: What could increase by a factor of ten?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: Could Mr. Irwin take us through a scenario where the UK leaves the customs union and there is not any either temporary or permanent free trade deal in place and one has a customs border with a third country? In practice, what does that mean in a scenario where some tariffs apply, for example? What is the best case scenario in terms of maximum use of technology and so on? Are we looking at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: Are customs controls at various Border points a possibility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: I want to raise two further issues, one of which relates to the common transit area. What is the position of the Irish Government on the way in which the United Kingdom is used as a land bridge, as such, for Irish exporters accessing markets across the rest of the European Union? While tariffs may not apply, a very significant administrative burden could be placed on companies that are...

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— spiralling business and motor insurance costs are undermining the competitiveness of the State and pressuring businesses and households; — the National Competitiveness Council has cited the cost of doing business, of which insurance is a major contributor, as a major concern to businesses across the country; — as of...

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 May 2017)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 4:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"is confident that capital investment can provide both social benefits as well as economic growth, rather than presenting a false choice in relation to such investment; together with the International Monetary Fund, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the Irish Business and Employers...