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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (10 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed history of the Health Service Executive's plan to develop a primary care centre in Carrigaline, County Cork, including details of the original ranking of Carrigaline on the HSE's priority list; and if the ranking changed when the criteria for the selection of primary care centre locations was amended. [43511/12]

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his Second Stage speech on the Fiscal Responsibility Bill. I welcome the positive jobs announcement by the Kerry Group of up to 900 jobs in Naas, County Kildare, plus construction jobs, which is a tremendous boost for the economy. We all want to hear many more such announcements in the weeks and months ahead. It underlines the point that must be borne in mind in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions he has had with the Department of Social Protection regarding changes to the qualification criteria for the back to education allowance to enable those who are unemployed to qualify sooner for the back to education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has requested Revenue to begin preparation for the collection of a residential property tax; if he has asked his Department or the Economic and Social Research Institute to examine the potential consumer behavioural impact of a residential property tax; if he is currently examining residential stamp duty and the non-principle private residence tax as part...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Receivers (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases, if any, in which the National Assets Management Agency has undertaken any form of disciplinary action in respect of any of its employees; and, in each case, if he will provide details of the reasons such disciplinary action was undertaken and the outcome of same. [43014/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to have an Autism Spectrum Disorders unit open at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a certain flood relief project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will confirm when a decision on funding will issue. [42956/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Schemes (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects to have the temporary partial loan guarantee scheme up and running; and if he will advise of the terms and conditions that will apply for applicant businesses. [43343/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on Civil Defence for 2011. [43352/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence further to parliamentary question No. 443 of 2 October 2012, the reason one officer was promoted in advance of the remaining 34; the date he expects the remainder to be promoted; and the reason it took 12 months to process his instruction. [43353/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Referendum (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the context of the forthcoming referendum on Children's rights, if she will outline her commitment to providing sufficient resources to ensure the imprescriptible rights of the child including health and education and the individualised nature of children’s needs are met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42606/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Stability Mechanism (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: When one reads the June summit statement, it seems that the possible investment by the ESM in the pillar banks is some distance away. Not only does the supervisory system need to be up and running, its effectiveness needs to have been tested. That is re-affirmed in the statement by the finance Ministers. I am not sure how much progress the Minister will make on that issue in the short...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Stability Mechanism (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the National Pensions Reserve Fund has examined the implications of the European Stability Mechanism investing in the pillar banks; if he has studied the mechanism by which this may take place; if an up to date valuation of the State's investment in the pillar banks has been prepared; if the joint technical paper with the Troika in respect of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Stability Mechanism (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his reply. I acknowledge two separate channels are open here. One is the possible ESM investment in the banks and the second is the Government's efforts to restructure or re-negotiate the promissory note arrangement in some way. I also recognise the real deadline on this issue is next March, when the next €3.1 billion falls due and when the 2012 €3.1...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2013 (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his response. I acknowledge that the original memorandum of understanding in December 2010 provided for the introduction of a property tax in 2012. The Government introduced that in the form of a household charge. The memorandum further provided for an increase in the property tax in 2013. Having said that, it would be deeply unwise to proceed with a property tax...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2013 (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: I have a number of alternatives in mind.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2013 (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: I will help the Minister to come up with a taxation package of approximately €1 billion. The Minister needs €1 billion in new taxation measures in December's budget. I accept that all sides of the House have responsibility to come forward with measures. If the Minister agrees to abort his proposal for a property tax in the budget, I will sit down with him and come up with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2013 (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: I know that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2013 (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: We have.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2013 (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McGrath: As is the tradition, as an Opposition party, we are preparing our budget submission, which will be published in November - well in advance of the budget. It will set out a taxation package to meet our overall requirements. I have asked the Minister a simple question, which he has refused to answer so far. Has he raised with the troika the possibility of substituting other taxation measures...