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Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (13 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the sales process engaged in by NAMA in respect of a project (details supplied); if the process was an open and competitive process; the number of bidders or potential bidders that were involved in different stages in the process; if a restricted number of parties were invited to make offers; the actual number of parties that were invited to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (13 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA debtors had engagement with the bidders prior to the sale of a NAMA project (details supplied) being finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19047/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of a comprehensive nursing and home support package to enable a person (details supplied) in County Cork be discharged from hospital and return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18375/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 261. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment with the child and adolescent mental health services in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (11 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment procedures that pertain to early intervention units that are part of certain primary schools; the role of the NCSE and the school in the process of filling the places in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18236/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (6 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his Department's efforts to attract financial services businesses here post-Brexit; the role of the Central Bank in that process; if he has considered adapting that role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the total allocated budget per annum for hiring external consultancy firms for his Department's campaign for the relocation of the European Banking Authority; the costs to date; the name of the firms involved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17444/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (5 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for being here to take this Topical Issue matter. In February, Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Deputy Mick Barry, Deputy Micheál Martin, Deputy Billy Kelleher, I and others attended a presentation by the Cork Early Years Alliance. It was a very powerful presentation. On a visit to Cork, the Minister had an opportunity to meet with some members of the alliance....

Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (5 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for her reply. I think the Minister appreciates how vital these services are. The reality is that without them many of those children will be completely left behind by our society. They are in areas of disadvantage and many of the children have complex needs, including special needs and issues in terms of the home environment and so on. That is the reality. I think...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Court Recommendations (5 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure that a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied) hearing on 29 May 2013 relating to the pay of four workers is fully implemented; if he will provide an update on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17055/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to roll out the local diaspora engagement fund for 2017; the status on funds allocated to this scheme and a timeframe on when this fund will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17125/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of long-term treatment and management of adult intestinal failure across 21 hospitals here; if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out into the streamlining of services with a national centre in place and using a hub and spoke model within the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17141/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has received a business case for assessment for the establishment of a dedicated national adult intestinal failure centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17142/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Bus Éireann (4 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Minister has spoken about inefficiencies. The unions have publicly recognised their own responsibilities in that regard. Unions enter negotiations and compromise. That is what they do. Although the Minister is right when he says inefficient work practices have to be resolved by negotiation, he is not fulfilling his own responsibilities. He mentioned that the examination of the free...

Topical Issue Debate: Bus Éireann (4 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: The Minister is characterising this dispute as being just like any other industrial dispute, that it is all about the terms and conditions of workers, and asking why the two sides do not just get together, talk it out and negotiate a settlement. As he knows, this dispute is far more complex than that. The message that he is sending to the workers is that they will have to carry the entire...

Other Questions: Credit Unions (4 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: The credit unions themselves are also committed to protecting members' savings and they do so. They take umbrage at continuous references to that priority by the registrar as though it was the sole preserve of the registrar. The key issue is business model development and the CUAC report recommended that credit unions prioritise business model development and consider investing...

Other Questions: Credit Unions (4 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the implementation group concerning the recommendations of the Credit Union Advisory Committee report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16414/17]

Other Questions: Credit Unions (4 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his reply. The Oireachtas Committee on Finance held some hearings recently into credit union issues and will be compiling a report. I hope that the report can be agreed by all members of the committee. It will make a series of recommendations to the Minister and to the House. There is a high degree of frustration within the credit union sector. Some credit...

Priority Questions: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (4 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: At the end of 2016, the fund's global portfolio was €6.65 billion. As such, that was money not invested in Ireland. While I know the intention is to wind that down over time and to invest the funds in line with ISIF's mandate, it is nevertheless a very substantial figure. When I look at the investments to date, some of them are very good. Some of them are quite niche in nature,...

Priority Questions: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (4 Apr 2017)

Michael McGrath: There is no question that ISIF must be prudent, but I highlight again the fact that it has €6.6 billion invested overseas. Gradually, that will be wound down and invested in Ireland. While it is an important feature of the fund that it leverages private sector investment, the key challenges we face as a country are in housing, broadband, the road network and public transport where...