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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance the insurance firms licensed to sell motor insurance here in which their prudential regulation is in another EU country and they are regulated here for conduct of business purposes only. [52890/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance the person or body that is the liable party in respect of income tax relating income being paid to a receiver in the form of rental income on residential and or commercial property; if the liable person differs depending on whether the borrower has consented to the appointment of the receiver or the receiver has been formally appointed in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Application (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the person or body that is the liable party in respect of the local property tax in circumstances in which a receiver has been appointed to a property; if the liable person differs depending on whether the borrower has consented to the appointment of the receiver or the receiver has been formally appointed in line with the statutory provisions; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Collection (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance the profile of goods seized by the Revenue Commissioner at each port for non-compliance with excise obligations; the quantity, nature and estimated market value of the goods concerned; the number and value of goods successfully claimed by the owner; the fate of goods not claimed by the owner in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 355. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that respite care is urgently provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the exceptional circumstances that now apply. [53114/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 356. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be seen as an outpatient at the national rehabilitation hospital, Dun Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53116/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 476. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the ECCE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53022/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 536. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a landlord is obliged at the request of an existing tenant to sign up to the housing assistance payment scheme in respect of a tenancy which is already in place; if that obligation changes over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52642/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 556. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received a request for additional funding for a project (details supplied) in County Cork in addition to the €12 million committed to by the Government; the process to assess such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52983/17]

Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: I also thank the Minister and his officials for the note we received on this new section, which is a significant recommendation. I have no difficulty with strengthening the anti-avoidance provisions. Clearly, the increase in the stamp duty rate would have created a very strong financial incentive for transactions to be structured in a manner which would avoid the 6% rate. I will ask...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (13 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Insurance Compensation Fund cannot pay more frequently than once every six months; if the restriction is in primary legislation or in regulations; the specific provision or provisions that imposes this restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53468/17]

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: Over the course of discussions today and tomorrow, the European Council is expected to give formal endorsement to the move from the first to the second phase of negotiations on the United Kingdom's departure from the Union. Although we hardly need it, we had another reminder last night of how divisive this issue is in the UK with an embarrassing parliamentary defeat for its Government. One...

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Government is right to guard against any potential backsliding away from the deal that was announced last week. Translating it into binding legal text in a draft written agreement would be an important step in that regard. What has been said over the past number of days makes that even more important. I am seeking to clarify the Government's position on the question of the transition...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: I raise the matter of the insurance (amendment) Bill in the context of the ongoing fallout from the collapse of Setanta Insurance. Almost 1,600 claims remain outstanding and policyholders now face their fourth Christmas with this issue hanging over them. In certain cases, people are being informed that they will be held personally liable in respect of any shortfalls on outstanding claims....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 5 December 2017, if the help-to-buy scheme applies in this instance (details supplied). [53577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legal Proceedings (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of legal proceedings in which he and the Attorney General are cited as the defendants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53581/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to compensate private pension holders that had a pension levy imposed on their pension funds for a number of years as part of the jobs initiative of 2011; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this levy resulted in permanently reduced pensions for many current and future pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 30 November 2017, if the figures given for net fiscal space for 2019, 2020 and 2021 include the changes announced in budget 2018; the amount by which they impacted on the net fiscal space from budget 2018 in the each of three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53732/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 30 November 2017, if the figures given for net fiscal space for 2019, 2020 and 2021 include the public pay agreement; the amount by which they impacted on the net fiscal space from the public pay agreement in each of the three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael McGrath: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 30 November 2017, if the figures given for net fiscal space for 2019, 2020 and 2021 include the changes announced in mortgage interest relief; the amount by which they the impacted on the net fiscal space from the changes in the three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53734/17]