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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 777. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received by the HSE in respect of children with possible special needs in the Cork South Lee area in the 12 months beginning January 2015; and the number of same which were completed with the statutory time limits set down by the Disability Act 2005. [34290/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 778. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information (details supplied) regarding public hospital waiting lists. [34292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 779. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information (details supplied) regarding public hospital waiting lists for surgery [34293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 913. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is following the guidelines issued by the Centre for Disease Control, CDC, in the USA for the testing for Lyme disease; if its attention has been drawn to the change in policy by the CDC whereby it now accepts the need for more than one test and that new forms of test are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 1079. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if car sellers are permitted to install devices commonly referred to as kill switches which are designed to immobile vehicles if borrowers fail to make payments on a car finance loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34249/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 1121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the current situation affecting some families relating to the rules governing adoption (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 1202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age who are currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit; the way this has changed in each year since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34255/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 1288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications to the mortgage to rent scheme; the number of mortgage to rent transactions that have been fully completed to date in 2017, by lender, local authority and approved housing body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33757/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 1289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent applications rejected on the grounds of ineligibility per year since the scheme's creation broken down by reason for ineligibility in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33758/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Data (13 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 1310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new tenant purchase scheme transactions entered into by local authority tenants with Cork City Council and with Cork County Council in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34285/17]

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Fianna Fáil Party supports the amendment. On a more general issue, is it the Government's objective to have all Stages passed in the Seanad next week and have the Bill enacted within one or two weeks? Is that the overall plan for having these key reforms introduced?

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: I wish to speak in support of this group of amendments. The range of findings that will now be available to the ombudsman's office represents a positive development. Some of the issues are nuanced but I believe it is progressive. It is critical that we avoid any mismatch, as I indicated earlier in the course of this Bill, between the Government legislation and the Sinn Féin...

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the amendment. We all accept that, where possible, it is preferable for disputes to be resolved by mediation. We should bear in mind that all of the cases that go before the ombudsman's office have already been the subject of an internal complaints procedure within the financial institution concerned and it has not been possible to resolve the issue. Where possible, mediation...

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I welcome the passage of this legislation. From our point of view, the key issue from a consumer perspective is the six-year rule. The reality is many consumers have been denied recourse to the Ombudsman because of the constraints imposed by that six-year rule. It is a vital reform and I hope this or the Sinn Féin legislation can be enacted without...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: I put on the record our support for the legislation and commend Deputy Doherty. This Bill has been in the making for quite some time. There was also a Fianna Fáil Private Members' Bill which we withdrew because there were essentially three Bills proposing to do the same thing. It is very fine work by Deputy Doherty and his staff and team. I commend them on that work and acknowledge...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 55. To ask the Taoiseach if there will be an underspend in his Department's current or capital budget for 2017; if so, the subheads that are now below profile and those that may come in below profile at the end of the calendar year; and whether underspends in his Department will be available to the central Exchequer at year end. [36753/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 54. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department who are suspended from work on full pay; the reason in each case; and the length of time in each case. [36737/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures Data (26 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 56. To ask the Taoiseach for the number of protected disclosures received from staff in his Department in 2016 and to date in 2017 and the details of same. [36769/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there will be an underspend in her Department's current or capital budget for 2017; if so, the subheads that are now below profile and those that may come in below profile at the end of the calendar year; if underspends in her Department will be available to the central Exchequer at year end; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jul 2017)

Michael McGrath: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in her Department who are suspended from work on full pay; the reason in each case; the length of time in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36733/17]