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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 235. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the employer in relation to staff approved to be recruited under level 7 support to provide additional assistance in the preschool room for a child with special needs in the context of the access and inclusion model as part of the ECCE; the person or body responsible for paying PRSI for the employee, holiday entitlements and so on; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Micro Credit Scheme (17 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of loans and the overall amount lent under the personal micro credit loan scheme since it was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position in relation to the financial commitment towards the development of a centre (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2057/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the investments including lending made by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in the area of residential and non-residential property since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no playing pitches will form part of the planned new education campus (details supplied) in County Cork; if funding will be provided for the purchase of land for the development of playing pitches as part of this campus development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1969/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the spending or revenue allocation for 2019 to the maternity directorate in the South/Southwest Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1845/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 167. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the request for a capital budget of €7.5 million in 2019 for the maternity directorate in the South/Southwest Hospital Group to enable the second operating theatre to open at Cork University Maternity Hospital and deal with other service improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1846/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the details, including locations and indicative timelines, of plans for the roll-out of primary care centres across Cork city and county; the details of the various stages in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to introduce the residential tenancies (amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1955/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the Minister and his officials to the committee. I will focus on two issues in the time available. The first is corporation tax, which the Minister addressed at length in his opening remarks. The numbers are staggering with approximately €10.4 billion in receipts in 2018. To put that in context, the Government predicted in 2015 that receipts in 2018 would be in the region...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: My question is whether the Minister will consider an independent report to examine the sustainability of corporation tax receipts given the fact that the Coffey report is now, in essence, outdated in view of the growth in receipts since and the fact that his conclusion took us only as far as 2020. It does not say whether it is the beginning or the end. We are now in 2019 and there is a need...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: Following the vote in Westminster yesterday, the prospect of a hard, cliff-edge Brexit is very real and we must prepare for it. In recent times, has the Department carried out an assessment of the impact such an scenario would have on the economy - in the context of employment numbers, tax receipts and growth - in 2019 and 2020? We have the paper from late 2016 that the Department produced...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: Chapter 6 of the Budget 2019 - Economic and Fiscal Outlook refers to the paper from late 2016 from which the projection to the effect that, in the event of a disorderly Brexit, the level of Irish output would be approximately 3.25% lower over a five-year period. The document also states that there would be a more immediate, short-term impact as a result of regulatory divergence, sterling...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: Will numbers for a disorderly Brexit be included?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (15 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made for repayment of stamp duty in circumstances in which land is used for residential development under section 61 of the Finance Act 2017 since 11 October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54389/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (15 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of successful applications made for repayment of stamp duty in circumstances in which land is used for residential development under section 61 of the Finance Act 2017 since 11 October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54390/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (15 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of unsuccessful applications made for repayment of stamp duty in circumstances in which land is used for residential development under section 61 of the Finance Act 2017 since 11 October 2017; the number that were unsuccessful due to the restrictions outlined in section 83D(3)(c) referring to the 75% rule; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for changes to section 114 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in view of the decision made by the Tax Appeals Commission on 24 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54392/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (15 Jan 2019)

Michael McGrath: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if borrowers from the 6,272 mortgages to be transferred from a bank (details supplied) to a corporation have received correspondence or communication from the corporation; if there are restrictions in place to prevent it from communicating with impacted customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54425/18]