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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of insurance providers, intermediaries or managing general agents providing insurance to persons here operating under freedom of service that have at one time not met their solvency capital requirements under the Solvency II directive; if the attention of the Central Bank is drawn to cases in which insurance providers prudentially regulated in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the member states in the EU and EEA that have insurance compensation mechanisms in place to pay claims in cases in which an insurance company fails; if those compensation mechanisms apply to claimants in other jurisdictions in which the failed company is operating under freedom of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52748/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of unrated insurance companies operating here; the number of those that are regulated here prudentially; the number regulated here under freedom of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52749/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of life loans in respect of residential properties in issuance here; the amount owed on these loans; if such loans are being marketed by banks; if he is satisfied that consumers are being made fully aware of the risk associated with a life loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53012/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance if sports clubs that are registered charities can benefit from the VAT compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53122/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an assessment of the extent to which multinational corporations not headquartered here are booking in Ireland income from sales made to non-Irish consumers and offsetting Irish profit taxes on this sales income through Irish tax incentives for intellectual property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53374/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent equivalent structures to the single malt being established using Irish registered companies resident in other tax treaty partner jurisdictions, such as the United Arab Emirates, that have not signed Article 4 of the BEPS multilateral instrument or otherwise lack comparable measures in their tax treaties with Ireland; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the situation regarding public service employees who are on or about to participate in the interim arrangements of a fixed one-year contract and may have wished to avail of the proposed extension to 70 years of age but for whom the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 may have come too late; if consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 503. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are circumstances in which the home energy grant can issue in a scenario in which the applicant applies for the grant after the work is done due to a particular reason (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52771/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Noise Pollution (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 536. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce rules on noise governing the use of crow bangers and bird scarers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53377/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements that will apply in respect of the nationwide ban on smoky coal; the position that applies to coal distributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53379/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons working part time are excluded from availing of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53049/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry Regulation (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for choosing this question for the Topical Issue debate. I have a real sense of déjà vu.Here we are with another insurance firm, which is principally regulated in another EU member state, failing with very significant consequences for policyholders, claimants and, ultimately, Irish insurance consumers. Qudos Insurance was regulated prudentially in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry Regulation (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. To be frank, it is very worrying. I would like to know whether the change in Danish law is compliant with EU law. That is something the Department of Finance should follow up on. That needs to be dealt with because the Danish authorities are simply passing on the bill in respect of a company that was principally regulated there. My main...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the preparations that have been undertaken to date by the Revenue Commissioners for Brexit; the details of same under each different Brexit scenario; the steps that will be taken by the Revenue Commissioners between December 2018 and the end of March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53605/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of insurance companies providing latent defects insurance and-or structural guarantees here; if this insurance is available to individual homeowners rather than developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53734/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 141 to 144, inclusive, of 11 December 2018, the number of actual properties covered by the 1,595 latent defect and structural warranty insurance policies impacted; if developers have been contacted regarding the failure of a company (details supplied); if each homeowner has been contacted regarding the loss of cover...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Proposed Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to introduce legislation on limited partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53735/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Central Bank of Ireland by functional area and position; the time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53736/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licence applications made to the Central Bank of Ireland in 2018 by the type of financial services provider, that is, retail credit firm and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53737/18]