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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry Regulation (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for choosing this question for the Topical Issue debate. I have a real sense of déjà vu.Here we are with another insurance firm, which is principally regulated in another EU member state, failing with very significant consequences for policyholders, claimants and, ultimately, Irish insurance consumers. Qudos Insurance was regulated prudentially in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the preparations that have been undertaken to date by the Revenue Commissioners for Brexit; the details of same under each different Brexit scenario; the steps that will be taken by the Revenue Commissioners between December 2018 and the end of March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53605/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of insurance companies providing latent defects insurance and-or structural guarantees here; if this insurance is available to individual homeowners rather than developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53734/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 141 to 144, inclusive, of 11 December 2018, the number of actual properties covered by the 1,595 latent defect and structural warranty insurance policies impacted; if developers have been contacted regarding the failure of a company (details supplied); if each homeowner has been contacted regarding the loss of cover...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Proposed Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to introduce legislation on limited partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53735/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Central Bank of Ireland by functional area and position; the time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53736/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licence applications made to the Central Bank of Ireland in 2018 by the type of financial services provider, that is, retail credit firm and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53737/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of open licence applications with the Central Bank of Ireland ; the length of time these applications have remained open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53738/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Revenue Commissioners by functional area and position; the time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53739/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by the Revenue Commissioners in each month since the start of 2016 by functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53743/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in the Tax Appeals Commission by functional area and position; the time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53740/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by the Tax Appeals Commission in each month since the start of 2016 by functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53744/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by the Central Bank of Ireland in each month since the start of 2016 by functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53742/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Accounts (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected surplus from the National Asset Management Agency; the return on investment this will represent; if the surplus will be received into the Exchequer when NAMA is wound up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53746/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Practice on the Transfer of Mortgages (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to placing the code of practice on the transfer of mortgages on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53747/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Alcohol Pricing (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the VAT system is subsidising below-cost selling of alcohol in circumstances in which the VAT paid on the purchase of alcohol is greater than the VAT received from the sale to the customer and the State refunds the difference; if there are legislative mechanisms to cease same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53748/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Agreements (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the definition of an assimilated member state in terms of tax law in the Tax Consolidation Acts, the Stamp Duty Acts and other taxation Acts; the countries deemed to be assimilated member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53749/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the research and development tax credit for the previous five years including 2018; the number of companies that have availed of the scheme in each of these years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53750/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the knowledge development box in each year since its creation; the number of companies that have availed of the scheme in each of these years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53751/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (19 Dec 2018)

Michael McGrath: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the entrepreneurial relief for each year since its establishment including 2018; the number of companies that have availed of the scheme in each of these years by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53752/18]