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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: The consideration in price as opposed to the book value of the loan meant a 38% discount overall.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 104. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is on a waiting list for a procedure; the number of persons on this waiting list; the expected waiting time; if this procedure is available in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41316/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: That is not true.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: It is over four years. The Deputy's numbers are wrong.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy is wrong.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: That is wrong.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy is wrong.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: He should stop digging when he is wrong.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: We have secured a €300 million affordable housing package over the next three years, including more than €200 million in new Exchequer funding. This will provide thousands of homes which will be made available to eligible first-time buyers. These homes can be sold at up to €50,000 below the cost of construction, subject to an overall maximum discount of 40% of market...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: From opposition, we have sought to influence budgetary policy and to move it in a more progressive direction. We have provided the political stability necessary for Ireland's economy to grow. We have brought about a noticeable shift in the make-up of budgets with an overall emphasis on investment in public services and increased capital investment. This was the platform on which we...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: Having somewhere to call home and having access to a public health system when one needs it are among the most basic needs of a citizen. For any society that regards itself as modern, decent and compassionate, meeting these needs is the foundation on which the rest of society is built. This budget will ultimately be judged on whether it takes policy on housing and health in a new direction...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: With regard to the housing crisis, the overall message to the Government is to cut the obsession with PR and spin, and focus on delivery. At the front line of the crisis, the number of people sleeping in emergency accommodation is a national scandal and a scar on our nation. The Government gave its word to those living in this nightmare that nobody would be in hotel accommodation on an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Imports and Exports Data (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding import and export statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40705/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated structural balance in 2019 for every €100 million spent in excess of the €800 million outlined in the summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40774/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public sector employees that are to be allowed to work beyond 65 years of age in certain circumstances will continue to be paid at the point on the increment scale they were at when they reached 65 years of age; the position in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41025/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if second level students are permitted to sit a subject as a junior certificate examination where they are studying that subject outside of school time and as a subject that exceeds the school's curriculum, such as a second foreign language, if they have the support and agreement of the school in doing the additional subject; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra funding is available for primary schools that have a split campus in view of the additional costs involved in running buildings in two separate locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40991/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some children attending ASD units in mainstream schools and that were entitled to special school transport are not receiving such transport and that Bus Éireann states it cannot get taxi companies to provide the service in certain cases; the steps that will be taken to address the issue;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the drug Spinraza is made available to persons of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Oct 2018)

Michael McGrath: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the application by an organisation (details supplied) for further annual investment in its care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40970/18]