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- Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: The Government has decided to introduce a new targeted voluntary redundancy scheme in the public service. When will details of the scheme be made available in respect of the numbers involved, the savings involved and when it will be operational?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: What about the state it is in now?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: Cop on, Minister. You must be joking.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: Let the Chief Whip answer.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: The Deputy asked two questions.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given any consideration to the introduction of a tax credit for persons who are deaf similar to the blind person's tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42238/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures (2 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance apart from the recent case which has been referred to An Garda Síochána, if National Asset Management Agency has since its inception identified any other possible breaches of confidentiality whereby commercial agency belonging to the agency has been used or removed in an unauthorised fashion by an employee of the agency and, if so, if he will provide...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Transactions (2 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has, since its inception, approved the sale of any property in the agency's portfolio to an employee or a direct family member of an employee of the agency; if so, if he will provide details of the number of such transactions which it has approved; if such properties were for sale on the open market and if he will provide...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Transactions (2 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance altogether apart from the recent case which has been referred to An Garda Síochána, if the National Assets Management Agency has since its inception identified any other unapproved purchases of properties in the agency's portfolio by a serving or former employee of the agency; if so, if he will provide details of the number of such cases; and if he...
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (2 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence with reference to his direction to the military authorities in September 2011, if he will arrange for promotions of Reserve Defence Forces Officers; the number promoted to date; the date of each promotion and the appointment filled and the number remaining to be filled arising from the interviews held. [41567/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Funding (2 Oct 2012)
Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Defence if his approval was sought by the military authorities to issue instructions to cancel Reserve Defence Forces training with effect from 1 November 2012; the action he has directed to ensure that timely information is conveyed to RDF unit commanders and reservists arising from the reorganisation of the Permanent Defence Forces. [41568/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Is Professor McHale saying that the June summit statement was not as ground-breaking or important a game changer as it was presented or interpreted to be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: How difficult will the forthcoming budget be, with those three pillars off the table?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: I welcome Professor McHale and all his colleagues from the advisory council and I thank them for their work. It is an important contribution to the debate on the public finances, which will feed into the preparation of the budget in December. From reading the report and listening to the opening remarks of Professor McHale, the centrality of growth becomes clear. It seems that during recent...
- Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: A number of pieces of legislation which emanated from this side of the House were passed with the support of the Government side over recent months. I refer to the Bill to extend the power to the Financial Services Ombudsman to publish complaints records - the Central Bank and Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill, which passed Second Stage last March. I am...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: The Minister, Deputy James Reilly, referred to intensive and inclusive discussions.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: The Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, was not aware of it.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: The clock is ticking, Minister, and you have not answered any questions.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)
Michael McGrath: Answer the question.