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Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: -----but instead to design tax cuts that disproportionately put far more money in the pockets of higher income earners. That speaks volumes about where this Government's priorities lie. We all know the Government's first three budgets were deeply regressive, hitting low- and middle-income families the hardest and letting off the highest income earners in the country virtually scot free....

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: This is first budget since the end of the EU-IMF agreement and it gives us a clear sense of the Government's lack of priorities. There is no vision of what a post-austerity Ireland will look like, no statement of our values as a people, no talk of fairness or social solidarity, and, most depressingly of all, no indication that the mistakes of the past will not be repeated.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: The Government's promise of an end to boom-and-bust policies rings as hollow as the promise to abolish the prescription charge, the promise to give free GP care to all and the promise not to increase student fees. People have sacrificed too much for the recovery to be put in jeopardy. This is a Government that took medical cards from the sick, the dying and the disabled until it was shamed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the planned Intreo office to open in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; if it is planned to move the current social welfare office to the location of the Intreo service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38920/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 160. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Nursing Board plans to increase its annual retention fee by 50% to €150 from January 2015; if this decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38928/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue raised in correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38933/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist health economists employed by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39258/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 309. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter raised in correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38955/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Application (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 337. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the right of residency exemption under the non-principal private residence charge, if a provision in the property owner's will to give a right of residency to a tenant is sufficient to qualify for the exemption; the degree of discretion a local authority has in applying this exemption; and if he will...

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Harris, well in steering through his first legislation as Minister of State with responsibility for the international financial services sector. I assure him that we in Fianna Fáil will support the legislation. Since the Irish Financial Services Centre was established in 1987, Ireland has established itself as a significant player in international...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Schemes (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38600/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Collectors Regulation (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance if debt collection firms used by various service providers are regulated entities; if there are controls on the number and nature of contact they may have with customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 123. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated and spent on mental health in 2013; the budget and anticipated spend in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38593/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 139. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to address an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expected to be raised by the increase in the student contribution fee to €3,000 for the 2015-16 college year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38590/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Expenditure (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected cost of reducing, in respect of third level student maintenance grants, the non-adjacent rate qualifying distance from 45 km. to 25 km.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38591/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount available nationally for the student assistance fund for the academic years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38592/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student accommodation strategy is currently being prepared in view of the enormous challenges facing third level students in accessing suitable accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38594/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: 238. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the application of water charges for third level students living away from home; his plans for an initiative on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38595/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (8 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: That is not what I said