Results 11,981-12,000 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork qualifies for mortgage interest relief on the mortgage of their family home in view of the circumstances that apply. [55249/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to persons acquiring a vehicle by means of a personal contract plan being entitled to avail of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme provided the person and the vehicle meet the relevant criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1038/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money collected by the Exchequer in each of the years 2010 to 2017, inclusive, from excise and carbon tax on motor fuel, VRT, motor taxation and VAT on motor fuel and on vehicle purchases, in tabular form; the estimated impact the State’s policy of encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles will have on taxation receipts in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of households here that have home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1478/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has sought EU approval to proceed with the commencement of section 68 of the Finance Act 2017; when he will commence this measure; if the new measure will be retrospectively applied to qualifying transactions that take place from 1 January 2018 once the approval comes through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1493/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether mortgage pricing here is excessive in view of the cost of funds being enjoyed by banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1685/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Deferrals (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax, LPT, liability that has been deferred by liable persons in line with the legislation to date; the number of persons who have availed of this deferral method; the amount of interest that has accrued to date in respect of LPT deferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1686/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Approved Housing Bodies (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated impact on the public finances, including fiscal space, of the approved housing bodies sector being included on balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1689/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in setting up the escrow account and the collection of relevant moneys from a company (details supplied) in respect of the State aid ruling from the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1690/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Pensions (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if persons (details supplied) will remain on their existing salary during the extended period of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1574/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Claims Agency Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 282. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of personal injury claims, including and excluding medical negligence claims, for each of the years 2010 to 2017, inclusive, by relevant State body the claims related to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1476/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 288. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the approvals given since May 2016 for exceptions to public pay policy; the details of the employer and the nature, quantum and reason for the exception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1687/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 289. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the approvals given since May 2016 for pension top-ups for individual public servants; the details of the employer and the nature and quantum of the pension top-up; the reason for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1688/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the escalating insurance premiums faced by primary and post-primary schools; if his Department has data in this regard for 2016 and 2017; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the payment of increments in 2018 to public servants who are members of unions (details supplied) and who voted against the new public service pay deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55230/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the workload review regarding lecturers in the institutes of technology, as promised in the previous public service pay agreement, will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55231/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are exceptions to the rule that a person who has studied to degree level in the UK and benefitted from free fees there cannot avail of any State support here to study an entirely different subject to degree level here, even if the person is studying a subject here in which there is a defined skills shortage; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to the application of data protection legislation in respect of data including personal information held or processed abroad by or on behalf of financial institutions regulated by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54969/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bankruptcy Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bankruptcy cases in which the official assignee has sought or is seeking a payment in respect of the positive equity in the home of the person that has become bankrupt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54801/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland (16 Jan 2018)

Michael McGrath: 558. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if creditors are permitted to sell on loans while a protective certificate under the Insolvency Service is in place covering those borrowings; the consequences of a breach in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55287/17]