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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person will still qualify for tax relief on the contributions they have invested through the auto-enrolment scheme under the strawman proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36289/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Data (7 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is tracking the identification of vacant land by local authorities under the vacant site tax; the acres identified in each local authority to date; the proportion of this land in which the owner has been identified; the proportion of this land in which the owner has been notified; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to sign the commencement order for the Insurance (Amendment) Act 2018; the reason it has taken this long to sign the order; when he expects the next payment from the insurance compensation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36996/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to service providers that are registered as charities availing of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concession scheme in circumstances in which the vehicle will be used for the purposes of transporting service users with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37020/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for a tax clearance certificate by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [37231/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCSE is now able to instruct a school at second level to provide a place for a child with special needs if the NCSE is of the view that the school in question is the most appropriate environment for the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37194/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Teaching Council of Ireland does not recognise a person (details supplied) in County Cork as a qualified Gaeilge teacher; the steps the person must take to achieve such recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel working in the National Economic Crime Bureau; the number of personnel specifically dedicated to tackling insurance fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37298/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of commencing a specific unit within the National Economic Crime Bureau for tackling insurance fraud; if he has received the costed proposal from an organisation (details supplied); the estimated cost if the proposed unit was funded entirely by the State rather than industry; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 436. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their required surgery scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 439. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an assessment of need, AON; the position of the person on the waiting list; when their AON and autism spectrum disorder, ASD, assessment will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37215/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: 791. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes delivered under various affordable housing initiatives for each year since 2010 in tabular form; his plans in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37369/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: I would like to welcome our guests and thank them for their patience. I will be brief. I will start with Chambers Ireland. In relation to some of the proposals in its submission on the tax environment for SMEs and for indigenous enterprises, in particular, an issue that keeps coming up is the CGT entrepreneurial relief. Chambers Ireland is looking for an increase in the qualifying...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: My colleagues will no doubt ask about Brexit so I will move on to the Construction Industry Federation, CIF. I will ask Mr. Parlon about construction inflation, an issue I hear a lot about from people in his sector at the moment. Does he have an estimate of what type of inflation we are looking at now for materials and labour across the construction sector, both commercial and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: Was that the sectoral employment order?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: When one adds in materials and labour costs, and considers the blended rate of increase, are we at double digit figures, percentage-wise, a year?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: I have one final question and it has two parts. Perhaps the witness could be relatively brief. With regard to finance, what is the environment like for getting access to finance and what is the cost of that finance? Typically, then, are the pillar banks lending? I know that it is only up to approximately 60% of a project and at 4%, 5% or 6%. Are builders and developers still paying...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank the witness.

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (19 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: It is important to put the motion in context. We are not discussing the substance of the Bill or indeed of the proposed amendments at this point. What we are discussing is a motion which would allow the committee to consider the amendments in question. That is my understanding of what the House must decide on. In this sense it is a technical question on which the House needs to decide....

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (19 Sep 2018)

Michael McGrath: I am sure the Minister of State will publish it and we can all consider it when it becomes available. Overall, we look forward to debating the Home Building Finance Ireland Bill on Committee and Remaining Stages. We will support the amendments the Minister of State has flagged in the course of this debate, but the purpose of the debate is to decide whether the committee would be allowed...