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Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: I raise an issue reported in The Sunday Business Postlast weekend that 4,000 SME customers of Danske Bank face the sale of their loans to a foreign-owned vulture fund. It is a similar issue to the one we have previously raised in relation to mortgage holders. The relevant legislation is the sale of loan books to unregulated third parties Bill. If this happens to businesses before the...

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: We will come to that.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Michael McGrath: He is talking down the clock.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (30 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have paid the 80% windfall tax on gains from the disposal of development land; the total yield from the tax to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36945/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Increases (30 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance the partial and full-year cost to the Exchequer of raising the VAT registration threshold for small and medium enterprises with low turnover from €70,000 to €100,000, €150,000, €200,000 and €250,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36946/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (30 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 265. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of actions for repossession of houses and or apartments initiated in the courts in 2013; the number initiated to date in 2014; the number of cases in which an order for repossession was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36685/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost in 2015 of planned €100 payment to persons in receipt of the household benefits package to alleviate the impact of water charges; the additional cost of extending the payment to recipients of the fuel allowance who do not receive the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36238/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost in 2015 of increasing the €100 payment to persons in receipt of the household benefits package to alleviate the impact of water charges to €150; the additional cost of extending the payment at the same rate to recipients of the fuel allowance who do not receive the household benefits package; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of extending the household benefits package to recipients of carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the approximate cost of increasing the maximum rent limits within the rent supplement scheme by 5% in the four Dublin local authority areas as well as Cork city and Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36379/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring 50% of the 2013 cut to the respite care grant; the cost of reversing the cut in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2015 of not proceeding with the reduction of the income disregard for the one parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36385/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the threshold for capital acquisitions tax category A from €225,000 to €250,000 and €275,000 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate additional tax revenue the State earns from each 1% rise in nominal GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36231/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total excise duty collected from beer, wine and spirits in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36232/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the rate of tax relief at source that will apply in 2015 to 40% and 50%, respectively, from 30% for those who took out a qualifying loan between 2004 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing in 2015 the ceiling of €3,000 interest for tax relief at source for those who took out a qualifying loan between 2004 and 2008 to €4,000 and €5,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Portfolio (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the current cash balance on the discretionary portfolio in the National Pensions Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36235/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of raising the threshold for the universal social charge to €12,500, €15,000 and €16,500 respectively; the number of persons who would be taken out of the USC net and average saving in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36380/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of income earners exempt from the universal social charge; the number who pay a maximum rate of 4%; the number who pay the 7% rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36400/14]