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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the qualifying criteria for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concession scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18448/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of split mortgages in each of the State supported banks; the number of these mortgages deemed to be performing and non-performing, respectively; the number of cases in which the borrower is adhering and not adhering, respectively, to the terms of the split mortgage agreement in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18529/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of split mortgages owned by unregulated loan owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Services (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the process required for credit unions to offer a debit or credit card service; if consultation has taken place between credit unions, the Central Bank and his Department with regard to the provision of such services; if an impact assessment will be undertaken as to the likely impact on credit unions if An Post is permitted to offer debit or credit card...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the planned flood relief scheme at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the funding committed; the timeframe for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18439/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 124. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of medicines for persons with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18333/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 141. To ask the Minister for Health if a substantive reply will issue in response to correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for a hospital in County Cork. [18380/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Placement (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork who is due to sit the junior certificate in June 2018 has a school place for the remainder of the school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18477/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: I welcome both MEPs. I will focus on two issues. One is the issue at hand this morning, namely, the digital services tax proposals from the Commission, while the second is on non-performing loans. The digital tax strikes me as a fundamental shift in the operation of taxation across the European Union. It is currently a matter for each member state and there is a veto, as both witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: There was an estimate of €5 billion being raised from a 3% turnover tax. How would those taxes be distributed? Would it be like the CCCTB where it depends on sales, assets and employees with an apportionment whereby the large member states get the bigger share? What would the apportionment of the tax be when it is collected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: If they paid this tax, presumably it would reduce the taxable profits available to be taxed in the member states.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: It is another strand of the CCCTB.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: My party is very sceptical about this and I see it as a step towards tax harmonisation across the European Union. We all know what the agenda is. One of the levers we have left is sovereignty around tax but they just keep coming at us from all different angles. There is an issue with the taxation of the high-tech companies, however. I wish to move on to the issue of non-performing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: On what issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: In the context of what Ms Nouy said and insofar as it relates to AIB and Permanent TSB, it seems that because of the way Permanent TSB structures its split mortgages, and because it is open to the bank at any time to transfer some of the warehouse debt into the active mortgage-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: She was saying they then had to be regarded as non-performing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: She says that in cases where the retail split-loan restructuring has not resulted in two separate and independent payment obligations, the senior and the junior aspects cannot be treated as separate exposures and are both considered non-performing from a regulatory classification perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Proposals on Taxation of the Digital Economy: Discussion (26 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: Mr. Carthy rightly said that the European and domestic regulators have said they have not instructed banks to sell portfolios and that this is not necessarily the preferred option. There is no preferred option; there is a range of options set out under the guidance. Is it the case that, in reality, the regulator - at European level, say - is putting pressure on the banks here to reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (1 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in respect of the ongoing assessment by the Revenue Commissioners of certain benefit-in-kind, BIK, issues relating to staff and ex-staff of banks here; the nature of the BIK issues being assessed; the position in respect of the issue; when he expects the matter to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18573/18]