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Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Noel Grealish: In the next two weeks, millions of people will receive letters from the Revenue, 60% of whom have never received a letter from the Revenue before. People do not like getting letters from the Revenue Commissioners and that will have a major effect on people. When they read the small print, it will put the fear of God into many of them, particularly the elderly. I am dealing with a 93 year...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Noel Grealish: I am saying they are worthless.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (14 Feb 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 29 January 2013, if he will intervene with insurance companies with reference to the provision of flood cover for persons who previously made a flood claim under their insurance, but have since relocated to a new home and cannot secure flood insurance as a result of their previous claim; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (29 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions that are ongoing between his Department and insurance companies regarding flood insurance cover for people whose homes flooded in the past. [4168/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (29 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Finance when he proposes to provide for Local Property Tax to be deductible from rental income; if he will clarify his statement that it will be introduced on a phased basis; if primary legislation or Ministerial Order is required, and if it is the former, the legislative vehicle that he will use; if he will also consider extending the expense status for the 2013 tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider whatever legislative or Ministerial Order changes are required to allow individual private landlords to be considered as operating a business, rather than being treated as recipients of unearned income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4172/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider removing the interest restriction applying to private landlords who have taken out loans for the provision or upgrading of private rental property, in view of the fact that it can give rise to a taxable gain on a loss; his views that the restriction is unfair, especially as it only applies to private landlords and not to those operating...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (29 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Health if the 2013 public sector redundancy scheme will be open to front-line health care workers in the Health Service Executive including nursing staff, nursing management, matrons; if they may apply for redundancy under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4169/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person with a full medical card is not covered for essential dental work under this medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4170/13]

Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: Before Christmas, I asked the Tánaiste when funding would be made available for critical infrastructure projects for much-needed job creation and he replied that funding would be made available for projects such as the N 7 and N18 in Connacht. However, when I tabled a parliamentary question to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, who is sitting beside the...

Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: I will conclude on this point. The Minister stated that no funding would be made available until State assets have been sold. Can the Taoiseach clarify to the House whether money will be made available for critical infrastructure projects for much-needed job creation?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools approved to go to construction in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of schools approved building extensions in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of each of these projects that have gone to consolidation over payment and the number of projects gone to arbitration over payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58158/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (16 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 22 November 2012, all other factors being equal the commercial value placed on an acre of raised bog not under an SAC designation by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58156/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (16 Jan 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotriptor machine, which was purchased for UHG in February 2010 at a cost of €400,000 was never put into operational use for treating kidney stone patients, despite waiting lists at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58157/12]

Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Noel Grealish: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, recently issued a directive to all post-primary schools and local authorities requiring them to buy from one supplier. This requirement is causing considerable hardship to small businesses and will result in the loss of eight jobs in Galway alone.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Noel Grealish: I am referring to the consumer and competition Bill.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Noel Grealish: Yes, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform issued a directive to all post-primary schools requiring them to purchase all stationery supplies from one supplier by April 2013. This directive will cost many jobs and will achieve minimal savings.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Noel Grealish: Little savings will be made.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Noel Grealish: Eight jobs are being lost in Galway.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Noel Grealish: We will support that.