Results 17,461-17,480 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Strategy Group (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Tax Strategy Group papers will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27380/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of each of the 30 actions identified in the IFS2020 strategy in tabular form; if they have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27677/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance when the investment limited partnership (amendment) Bill will be introduced; when the new legislation will become law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27678/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount by which Ireland would miss its MTO target in 2019 if the €500 million dedicated to the rainy day fund were to be spent in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the minimum structural effort required under the fiscal rules to move towards the medium term objective in a year with a structural deficit of 0.9%; if Ireland is obliged under the European fiscal rules to move towards its medium term objective of a structural deficit of 0.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance if a country is not at its MTO, if it is obliged under the fiscal rules to apply a convergence margin; the way in which the convergence margin is calculated; the amount in monetary terms of the convergence margin for 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27701/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Contract Manufacturing (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance when his attention was drawn to the potential effects of contract manufacturing on GDP figures in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the requirements on lenders to provide information to consumers when they are offering incentives such as cashback offers in the context of the new requirements introduced by the Central Bank to provide additional transparency and facilitate mortgage switching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27839/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the Central Bank's findings when it reviewed advertisements of incentives by lenders in the context of the new requirements introduced by the Central Bank to provide additional transparency and facilitate mortgage switching; the nature of the breaches it identified; the breakdown and details of the 75% of advertisements that it required to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a specific State regulator for financial auditors here; the way in which the regime compares to that in the United Kingdom; the way in which guarantees are made that auditing standards are being adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27985/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 299. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27384/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Incidence (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 315. To ask the Minister for Health the number and percentage of completed assessments of need in Cork city and county that resulted in a confirmed ASD diagnosis in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27467/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 513. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the position in relation to the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; the way in which she plans to assist those affected by an incorrect birth registration under the terms of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27861/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (26 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (27 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims management companies operating here; if they are regulated by the Central Bank; the specific regulations that cover the operation of claims management companies; the specific penalties that arise for claims management companies which engage in poor conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28372/18]

Other Questions: Disability Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 7. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic lack of residential placements for disability services in County Cork [28197/18]

Other Questions: Disability Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: This issue relates to the lack of residential placements for people with a disability. I had a good exchange with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, about this issue a few weeks ago during a Topical Issue debate. I am glad that the Minister, Deputy Harris, is here to listen to the exchange. This is not just a Cork issue. It is a national issue but it has been highlighted to me,...

Other Questions: Disability Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: There is a serious issue with respite provision but this question focuses on residential placements. It surprised me when I did some digging that the HSE could not provide any data on the number of people on a waiting list for residential placement nationally, so I started to probe the issue locally. In Cork alone, between the Cope Foundation and the Brothers of Charity, two outstanding...

Other Questions: Disability Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister of State. As I said to him before, he will have our support and we will raise it in the budget negotiations. Respite care and residential placements are a priority. I know it is not easy, I know the residential places are very expensive, but this must be a priority. The Minister of State must also be familiar with individual cases. The human stories, whereby there...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability Programme Data (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected general deficit and the structural deficit in 2019 if the €900 million was spent as permitted solely under the expenditure benchmark and if the €500 million dedicated to the rainy day fund was instead spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28610/18]