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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Loan Books Purchasers (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance the requirements on regulated and unregulated loan owners to engage with small and medium sized enterprises, farmers or other commercial borrowers with a view to debt restructuring; the regulatory status of requirements or targets in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10140/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the 2,329 restructured PDH mortgages in the Central Bank mortgage arrears statistics for the quarter ended 30 September 2017 owned by unregulated loan owners in which the restructure was entered into by the unregulated loan owner as distinct from the unregulated loan owner inheriting a restructure entered into between the borrower and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the 449 restructured BTL mortgages in the Central Bank mortgage arrears statistics for the quarter ended 30 September 2017 owned by unregulated loan owners in which the restructure was entered into by the unregulated loan owner as distinct from the unregulated loan owner inheriting a restructure entered into between the borrower and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a requirement on an unregulated loan owner to set out in writing the reasons for refusing a proposal to restructure a mortgage loan made by the regulated credit servicing firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9839/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Institutions Levy (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by each regulated credit servicing firm to the Central Bank by way of regulatory fees since these firms were first recognised, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9855/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Institutions Levy (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by each licensed credit institution to the Central Bank by way of regulatory fees, in each of the years since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9856/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulatory differences between a licensed credit institution and other financial institutions, for example, credit servicing firms, debt management firms and retail credit firms; the differences in regulatory powers granted to the Central Bank between licensed credit institutions and other financial institutions, for example, credit servicing firms,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest non-performing loan to gross loan percentage for PDH and BTL mortgages, respectively, for each of the State supported banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9995/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Sales (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT and carbon tax rates and rules on the sale of solid fuels here; the way in which they differ to the rates and rules in Northern Ireland; his views on whether persons here are purchasing large amounts of solid fuel from suppliers in Northern Ireland as a result of the differences; the amount of solid fuels sold over the Border in 2017, by tonne and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Sales (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of co-operation between the Revenue Commissioners and the tax authorities in Northern Ireland; the mechanisms in place to deal with potential tax compliance issues in either jurisdiction; if the Revenue Commissioners and the tax authorities in Northern Ireland have consulted with each other in relation to potential compliance issues with VAT,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a parent can lose out on parental leave by virtue of the fact their child reaches the upper qualifying age limit in cases in which the parent is out on carer's leave caring for another child in the family with a disability; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 453. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will undergo an assessment of need; if this assessment of need will involve an assessment for ASD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 454. To ask the Minister for Health if the assessment of need process under the Disability Act 2005 continues to include an assessment for ASD; if there has been a change in policy in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce facilities in County Cork whereby persons with special needs can live independently with certain support services on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 468. To ask the Minister for Health the supports being made available to a person (details supplied) with special needs in County Cork; the funding currently being provided for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9826/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: I have just one comment to make. I do not want to repeat what others have said. I apologise for being late. I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I pledge our support for the project and echo the point that gender or equality budgeting needs to be meaningful. We do not want to embark on a process which only involves ticking boxes. It has to be meaningful and has to be linked to...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: They got a lot of deposits as well - about €50 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (28 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason mortgage loans that have been restructured by agreement between a bank and in cases in which the borrower and the terms of that agreement are being fully honoured are being regarded as non-performing loans by the regulator; if he or the Central Bank are seeking to address this issue at a European level; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Arrangements (28 Feb 2018)

Michael McGrath: 126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personal insolvency arrangements made, including arrangements that were both accepted and rejected by the financial institution in relation to residential mortgage loans, by each financial institution in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number refused in relation to residential mortgage...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to move the Second Stage of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018. For too long in this country, private equity or "vulture" funds have been literally above the law. They are unregulated, unaccountable and untouchable. They have no interest in the long-term health of the Irish...