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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1022. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding parent representation on the HSE primary care steering group for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16732/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the in loco parentis clause in respect of paediatric home care packages; if the matter will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16733/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1024. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have orthodontic treatment carried out. [16736/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1025. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in Cork city and County Cork on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and orthodontic treatment, respectively; the length of time they have been waiting; the number of consultants providing such services in the location, including vacancies; the steps being taken to reduce the waiting lists; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to launch the next round of the sports capital grant programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1460. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on the means test for jobseeker's allowance for adult children living at home with their parents; if the income of the parents is a factor in the means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16355/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of defined contribution schemes; the net asset value of these schemes; the average return on these schemes; the number of defined benefit schemes here; the net asset value of these schemes; the average return on these schemes; the number of PRSAs here; the average annual return on these schemes; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Interest Rates (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1530. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the loan interest rates currently available under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to existing local authority mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15385/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1531. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a landlord is discriminating against a tenant by not signing up to the housing assistance payment in certain circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15388/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the local area boundary committees that have been charged with making recommendations in respect of the local electoral area boundaries for Cork city and county will engage in a public consultation exercise and invite submissions from members of the public. [15819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason persons who purchased a house under the affordable housing scheme are unable in practice to switch the mortgage from one lender to another (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15938/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (17 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 1577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the penalties which will apply and the formula in this regard for calculating such a penalty, in circumstances in which a person takes out a Rebuilding Ireland home loan fixed rate offer in the event they sell their property after a period of time or wish to switch their loan to a commercial lender; and if he will make a...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the Taoiseach and his officials. I wish to continue on the issue of housing and homelessness. I listened to the Taoiseach in his exchange with Deputy Pearse Doherty. Does he accept that the position is getting worse?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: Why does the Taoiseach think that is?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: Yes. I, too, will be perfectly honest. I do not get the sense that the Taoiseach and the Government are on top of this issue. The reality is that promise after promise has been broken. There have been commitments given by the Government that the position would improve. When he was Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, the Tánaiste pledged that hotels would...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: I accept that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: It is not fair of the Taoiseach to select a very short period of time and then extrapolate over a longer period. The amount of resources and Dáil time we have allocated to housing has been very substantial. The Taoiseach needs to acknowledge that. He has acknowledged that the problem is getting worse and states he intends to give more time to dealing with it in the period ahead. The...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: Does the Taoiseach have an adviser who specialises in housing? If I look at page 21 of the briefing, I can see that there are eight special advisers. Are they within the Department of the Taoiseach?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: So the Taoiseach has eight special advisers?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Michael McGrath: In respect of whole-time equivalents, it says the number is eight. The total number of politically appointed staff is 18.6 whole-time equivalents. What are the eight advising on?