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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Childcare Scheme (13 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 1105. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason payments to a person (details supplied) under the national childcare scheme are not backdated to the date the person was entitled to the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4518/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (13 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 1303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the progress of the working group established to review sustainable rural housing guidelines following the Flemish Decree; if the reports prepared by it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5461/20]

Irish Economy: Statements (23 Apr 2020)

Michael McGrath: I will share time with Deputies Cowen, Calleary and Troy. I will vacate the Chamber as soon as I have completed my remarks. I convey my deepest sympathy to all of those families who have lost loved ones due to Covid-19 and to all of those families who have lost a loved one for whatever reason and as a result of whatever cause in recent weeks. It has been an incredibly tough time for...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Michael McGrath: I wish to share my time with Deputies Devlin and Troy. We will be brief to allow time for the Minister to respond. I wish to quickly raise three issues. Will the Minister confirm that a stability programme update, SPU, will be published in the next two weeks, that is, by the end of April? We have had several economic assessments so far looking at different scenarios. They have included a...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 59: In page 26, to delete lines 18 to 20 and substitute the following: “ “applicable period” means— (a) the period of 12 weeks commencing on 26 March 2020, and (b) such other period (if any) as may be specified by order under subsection (20);”. My amendments, Nos. 59 and 68, are linked. In essence, those amendments provide...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: An Dara Céim - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (26 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: Just a bit but that is okay.

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: An Dara Céim - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (26 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: I join with other colleagues in starting by conveying my deepest personal sympathy to those who have tragically lost their lives as a result of Covid-19 to date and to pay a heartfelt tribute to all of those working on the front line in our healthcare sector and in so many other vital sectors across the country at this extraordinarily difficult time; a time when we are asking the Irish people...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: I want to make several points on the section. On Second Stage, I raised section 26(8), which concerns the publication by Revenue online of the details of the employers who are going to avail of the wage subsidy scheme. I do not see the necessity for that and think it should be removed. When I looked at the Revenue's "frequently asked questions" tonight, one of the questions asked is why...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: Who is allowed back in and how much time is left?

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: Less than that.

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister. We all appreciate that this is being done at breakneck speed. We appreciate the objective, which is laudable, and we all want to work towards its achievement, of having a wage subsidy scheme that retains employees on the books of businesses rather than going for social welfare payments. What Revenue published online tonight, as far as I can see, is 13 pages of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for a site (details supplied) in County Cork owned by his Department; the size of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2647/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a person born on a certain date (details supplied) is eligible for the latest round of recruitment for the Defence Forces; the policy in relation to age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2748/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain taxi drivers are receiving insurance quotations for their vehicle that are more than double the quotations being received from other insurance providers; the reason such a large discrepancy can exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Services (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the operation of the death grant scheme by credit unions; if same is supported by his Department and the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the options set out in the September 2017 report of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers; his views on the implementation of the remaining options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Card Data (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personal and business credit cards in operation here; the proportion of credit cards in cases in which the consumer regularly ends up paying interest; the level of arrears or overdue repayments in respect of the cards; the amount of stamp duty collected annually on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2570/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register Administration (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the company running the Central Credit Register; the location in which it is based; if the system is operating smoothly; if not, if there are operational difficulties or delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2573/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register Administration (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time a consumer has to make a repayment beyond the normal due date of the repayment before a late payment is recorded against their personal record in the context of the Central Credit Register; if the same provision applies in respect of non-standard repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2574/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (5 Mar 2020)

Michael McGrath: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs incurred to date with regard to the Central Bank inquiry pursuant to Part IIIC of the Central Bank Act 1942, in respect of a former building society (details supplied) and certain persons in its management; the cost of Central Bank staff involved in the inquiry; the estimated final cost of the inquiry; if the costs can be recouped; the date the...