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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: Is the Department's Estimate for 2018 which includes the strategic communications unit still less than the Vote for 2017?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: Am I correct in stating the Taoiseach is taking €2.5 million of the €5 million and that the remaining €2.5 million has largely been spent or has already been committed?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: When the Taoiseach refers to contracted slots, how many months of activity have been contracted. It is very early in the year for half of the budget to have been committed. Were contracts entered into for activity throughout the remainder of 2018?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: We are at the end of March. How much has been spent?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: The money has been committed. Was it to be spent by July? Is that the relevance attached to the Taoiseach's reference to July? Why did he mention it? Will the campaign be wound down in July?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: What are the lessons to be drawn from the issue?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: Does the Taoiseach think that is the only lesson to be learned?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: The Taoiseach does not appear to have reflected on any lesson that he could have learned from the Government's approach; therefore, there is no acknowledgement that the campaign crossed the line, at least on occasion, into politics. There has been no acknowledgment that things could have been done differently or better, which is worrying. The lessons the Taoiseach has highlighted involve no...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh, and his officials. I have just a couple of questions. Looking at page 4 of the pack we have, the total for the 2018 Revised Estimate is €50.3 million. Is that correct? The Revised Estimate for 2017 was €49.972 but the outturn was €46.43 million. Was there a particular reason the outturn was some €3.6 million...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: There must have been quite significant difficulties to result in an underspend of that nature. Was the Central Statistics Office, CSO, carrying a high vacancy rate throughout the year or is it to do with certain key positions?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: I should commend the CSO as an organisation with its headquarters in my constituency in Cork. It does superb work and provides very valuable employment in Cork.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: We are very happy with where it is now. I wish to raise one issue I would like the CSO to examine, that is, the compilation of statistics for business insurance premiums. The CSO produces motor insurance premium changes on a monthly basis. That is very useful in terms of informing public policy decisions and has fed into the cost of insurance working group and so on but we do not have...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: The CSO might send a note to the committee on that particular issue to see if it can be examined.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banks Recapitalisation (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance if dividends from each of the State-supported banks are deemed under EU fiscal rules to be financial transactions; if the receipt of dividends is recorded as revenue in the national accounts when they are received; if moneys from the dividends are paid into the Exchequer or into the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of dividends received by the State from banks (detail supplied) in 2017; the amount scheduled to be received in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15165/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are investigating a number of accountancy and financial firms that have set up companies on behalf of Russian citizens; the nature and purpose of the investigation; the number of newly established companies being investigated; if there are concerns that Ireland is being used to transfer Russian money to offshore jurisdictions;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Central Bank decided to discontinue the blue book for the insurance industry; if the Central Bank will reinstate it; the document or programme which has taken the place of the blue book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15423/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance the protections that are available to a buy-to-let mortgage holder that is seeking to hold onto a tracker rate of interest as part of a restructuring of the mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15727/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 16 January 2018, the position regarding proposals to prohibit the payment of fees, commissions or non-monetary benefits to third parties, including brokers and independent financial advisers, in relation to the provision of independent financial advice associated with the sale of certain financial products; the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 259. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the delays in the Revenue Commissioners issuing certificates for the employment investment incentive scheme to enable qualifying persons apply for refunds in respect of 2017; the steps being taken to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16104/18]