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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects an appeal of a domiciliary care allowance application to be adjudicated upon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10655/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it is currently taking for a domiciliary care allowance appeal to be decided by the Social Welfare Appeals Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10656/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult for community employment schemes to recruit persons to participate in the scheme because of the manner in which the Tús scheme vacancies are being filled using social welfare records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10941/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (4 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 258. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons living in hard-water areas or areas with high levels of manganese will be expected to pay the same water charges as those living in areas with no issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10213/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance when the National Asset Management Agency review will be completed; if he has issued any policy instructions to NAMA prior to the conclusion of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies Mergers (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the merger of the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Ombudsman to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the rule which prevents consumers making a complaint to the Financial Services Ombudsman if more than six years has passed from the date of the purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10232/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customers for whom tax relief on their private medical insurance is capped; the percentage this is of all customers claiming tax relief on private medical insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme Administration (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the terms of the cycle to work scheme to allow persons who availed of tax relief under the scheme to purchase a second bike within the permitted five year period if the original bike they purchased was stolen and they can verify this fact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10234/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the current number of Revenue Commissioners' staff involved in combatting tobacco smuggling; the change in the number of staff working in the area since 2011; the reasons he believes that the number of seizures of tobacco have fallen sharply in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10235/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the total payroll savings that will be achieved by Bank of Ireland in 2014 and 2015 as part of the implementation of the Mercer report; the way this is broken down between pay and pensions; the number of persons who will experience a reduction in their remuneration; the total savings that will come from reductions in executive remuneration; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the total payroll savings that will be achieved by AIB in 2014 and 2015 as part of the implementation of the Mercer report; the way this is broken down between pay and pensions; the number of persons who will experience a reduction in their remuneration; the total savings that will come from reductions in executive remuneration; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the total payroll savings that will be achieved by Permanent TSB in 2014 and 2015 as part of the implementation of the Mercer report; the way this is broken down between pay and pensions; the number of persons who will experience a reduction in their remuneration; the total savings that will come from reductions in executive remuneration; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Audit Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the wide disparity of arrangements that apply across Departments regarding departmental audit committees, if he has any proposals for a more coherent and co-ordinated set of operational guidelines for the audit committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10133/14]

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: My point was general and not specific to PPPs because there are still few of them in place in reality. The difficult is with the capital budget, from the initial stage when it is announced to the design and through to construction. It seems to take forever. It is not only the delivery of projects. Let us look back. The Government announced in September 2011, two and a half years ago,...

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs that were created as a result of the July 2012 stimulus plan he announced; when the plan will be fully implemented; if a review of the plan has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/14]

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: My question is along a similar vein to that posed by Deputy Humphreys in that it relates to capital spending and the July 2012 stimulus package of €2.25 billion over a seven year period. For me and, I imagine, for the Minister the key issue is jobs. At issue is not only construction jobs because many projects are also delivering sustainable jobs. On top of that, if the investments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: I would like to ask a few supplementary questions. Can I ask Mr. Wallace how many direction orders have been issued by the Minister to the special liquidators under section 9 of the Act so far?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: To what did they relate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Michael McGrath: There was no order relating to the sale of the mortgage book.