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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases in which life assurance exit tax was applied in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30868/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of life policies to which the 1% levy was applied in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30869/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for requiring life assurance policy holders to prepay part of their final tax liability by means of an anniversary tax every eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of the treatment of rental income from residential property situated here from a taxation point of view, including the rate of taxation that applies by different classes of recipients including private landlords domiciled and resident here, private landlords not resident here, Irish resident companies, non-Irish resident companies, partnerships,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which a primary school may appeal the mainstream teacher allocations for the 2017-18 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 369. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 239 of 24 May 2017, if he will clarify the respective role of the HSE and of the service provider in the allocation of residential places when they become available; if places are offered based on a person's position on the waiting list; if the personal circumstances of each case are considered; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 462. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need carried out under the Disability Act 2005; the position of the person on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31431/17]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: My question is a related one, and the Minister may not have the answer to hand, but it concerns the governance issue. I think the indication is that the sitting Minister for Finance will be a governor and will attend one meeting a year. There will be 12 members of the board of directors - nine from the region and three non-regional members - and they will be drawn from or come from...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: There will be one director from the euro area.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: How many euro area members of the bank are there currently?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: That is 14 or 15.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017. First, I want to address the level of priority, and the amount of Dáil time last week and this week, being given to the Bill. Others may criticise us for wanting to speak on the Bill but that is our right. The Government has prioritised the Bill in Government time. It comes at the expense of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 17. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the independent impact analysis of the help-to-buy scheme; when he plans to clarify the future of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31610/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: This question relates to the help-to-buy scheme. As we know, an independent impact analysis which Fianna Fail insisted on is under way. I would like the Minister to clarify when he intends to make a decision on the future of the scheme. There has been considerable speculation by Ministers and others that the scheme may be scrapped, which is causing a lot of uncertainty in the market. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: The speculation is within the Government - by the Taoiseach; the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and anonymous sources within the Government - with strong hints that the help-to-buy scheme may well not survive for very much longer. The Minister knows what our position is. The impact analysis should have been made in advance of the scheme being introduced. As it was not, we insisted on it...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Minister has now used the phrase "well in advance" on three separate occasions. What I interpret from his comments is that he is preparing the ground for the abolition of the help-to-buy scheme, but he will give notice to prospective buyers and the market of that course of action. This matters to people. There are first-time buyers who are wondering whether they should try to buy now...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: It should have been done first.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Insurance Compensation Fund (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 19. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that all outstanding claims associated with the collapse of a company (details supplied) in 2014 are met in full through the Insurance Compensation Fund, the proceeds from the liquidation process and a contribution from the industry if necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Insurance Compensation Fund (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: I am like a broken record on the issue of Setanta Insurance, but this is because there is a deep injustice here affecting almost 1,600 claimants who, more than three years since the collapse of Setanta Insurance, still do not know whether they will get 100% of their claims met either through the Insurance Compensation Fund, the proceeds from the liquidation or a contribution from the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Insurance Compensation Fund (5 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The system has failed the people in question. Of course, the company itself failed the people and has principle responsibility. The system of regulation and also the State failed them. Those involved have had their lives put on hold due to accidents, some of which happened well before the liquidation of Setanta in 2014. Some involve serious...