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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: That is the construction cost.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: Was that figure arrived at by the OPW and Arup?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: The scheme that is being pursued has to go to tender and so on. What is the estimated cost?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: As far as the OPW is concerned, it is proceeding with the scheme as it stands and the tidal barrier option has been examined. Such a barrier could work from an engineering point of view but it is not cost effective. The OPW does not accept the figure of €140 million the Save Cork City campaign has put on one.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: Is the Minister of State satisfied overall with how the State is managing its property portfolio in the context of entering into leases, achieving maximum occupancy, and making the best use of buildings? What is his overall assessment of the management of the portfolio?

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 to allow for the regulation of loan owners and sale of loans; and to provide for related matters. The central provision of the Bill is the requirement that a credit agreement owner, in other words, a loan owner, must be fully regulated in the normal...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: I am glad the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, is here and I thank him for taking this Topical Issue himself. I am sure the spike in the number of burglaries is not unique to my area or Cork in general. However, it is a huge problem and people are very concerned and fearful. To place the matter in context, Cork city and county saw 324 burglaries in the last three months...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister. I have to make the case again that the expanding communities I represent need more gardaí. When we look at the overall number of new gardaí and the proportion that has come to my area, it is clear we are not getting a fair share. The communities I represent are growing. Unfortunately, despite the national figure quoted by the Minister, which shows a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of assets held by the European Central Bank and associated national central banks as part of the public sector purchase programme. PSPP; the value of Irish Government bonds held by the ECB as part of the PSPP; the plans by the ECB to unwind PSPP; the method by which it will be determined which sovereign bonds will be sold in each month of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the principal dwelling house average mortgage interest rate, fixed and variable, for each euro area country, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8552/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason proprietary directors do not receive credit for PAYE paid when calculating a late filing charge; his plans to review same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8566/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if banks (details supplied) involved in the tracker mortgage examination have set a limit to the amount of compensation their independent appeals panel can sanction for a person by way of compensation; if so, the limit in this regard; the reason such a limit is in place; the number of times the appeals panel has recommended a level of compensation above...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the completed report provided for in section 11 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 on the issue of pay equality for public servants will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans for a flood relief scheme (details supplied) in County Cork; the stage the project is at; when work will commence; the estimated cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy in respect of pay equality for teachers who joined the public service since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8093/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid for each day they worked and at the full rate. [8391/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans of An Garda Síochána in regard to the 1,500 posts identified for civilianisation by the Policing Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8388/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the commencement order for all Parts, except Part 4, of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017 will be signed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (20 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a statutory instrument that would provide for a pre-action protocol under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8486/18]