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Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy of the State Claims Agency in relation to non-disclosure and confidentiality clauses being included in circumstances in which settlements are reached in or out of court by the agency and a person taking a case against a State body in respect of cases managed by the agency; the number of such non-disclosure or confidentiality clauses that have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Data (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue received from the universal social charge, both PAYE and self assessment, in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that some insurance companies refuse to quote for private motor insurance cover if the policyholder has had a claim in the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19710/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance if sparkling water is included in the sugar sweetened drink tax; if his attention has been drawn to cases in which retailers have increased prices of soft drinks and sparkling water in advance of the tax introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19737/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the application of VRT on imported vehicles is fully in accordance with EU law in all respects; his plans to introduce changes to the regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19771/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has signed the commencement order for farm consolidation relief of stamp duty as provisioned in section 68 of the Finance Act 2017; if not, when he will to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20067/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 215. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the process involved in appointing directors to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; the person or body that recommends possible appointees; the skill set required for the position of director with the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 217. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is scope to appoint directors to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board that have a background in consumer issues and affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19816/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards Data (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 216. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the professional backgrounds of existing directors of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19815/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Expenditure (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the budget available to the HSE Cork South Lee for mental health services in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 355. To ask the Minister for Health when an application on behalf of a child (details supplied) in County Cork for an item of equipment was received by the HSE; when the equipment will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20114/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the policy of the HSE in respect of non-disclosure and confidentiality clauses being included in circumstances in which settlements are reached in or out of court by the HSE and a person taking a case against the HSE in the broad area of medical negligence or a failure of a duty of care; the number of such non-disclosure and confidentiality clauses that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Sexual Offences Data (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 427. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases of alleged sexual abuse of children in foster care by a person or persons in the home that have been reported to the HSE in each year in the past decade; the policy of the HSE for dealing with such reports; if An Garda Síochána was informed in each case; if the policy is for the children to be removed from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is a condition that borrowers must have accumulated a deposit of 3% by way of savings as part of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if a record of paying rent is taken into account in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19686/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 10% deposit requirement can be met by a combination of the help to buy scheme and a gift from parents or another family member as part of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme provided all other scheme conditions are satisfied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19687/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: 493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address queries (details supplied) in relation to approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20166/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: State Claims Agency: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank Mr. Breen and Ms Foley for coming here today. Does Mr. Breen accept that the State has a liability to women who had smears misread and who were not informed of that as soon as the State discovered, following an audit, that those smears were misread?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: State Claims Agency: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: Let us be very clear that in the 200 plus cases so far of women who developed cancer, and who had misread smears and were not informed immediately when that was discovered, the State accepts liability for those cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: State Claims Agency: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: Given that the numbers involved will rise very significantly - the State Claims Agency has ten cases currently and, tragically, three of those women have died - and there will be many more cases of women who develop cancer where their smears were misread and they were not told as soon as that information had become available to the State, how will that be dealt with to avoid a situation where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: State Claims Agency: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Michael McGrath: What does the indemnification that is in place between the HSE and the independent laboratories cover?