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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in receipt of the incapacitated child tax credit for each year since 2010; the detail and nature of the incapacity of the qualifying child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications received for the incapacitated child tax credit for each year since 2010; the number approved and rejected respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14609/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 31 January 2017, the detail of the recent engagement the Irish authorities have had with the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service on the inclusion of Ireland on their tax blacklist; if the promised technical delegation has travelled to Brazil to discuss the issue with the authorities there; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the exit tax on life assurance in 2016; the projected yield in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14702/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the 1% levy on life assurance products in 2016; the projected yield in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14703/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, can assist a family (details supplied) in Cork city to find a suitable secondary school place for a person with special needs. [14694/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 135. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an assessment of need; the person's place on the waiting list currently; the number of children on the waiting list the person is on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14578/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 156. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add a medical condition (details supplied) as a qualifying condition under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14712/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 139. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 28 February 2017, the specific date when a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an assessment of need; the specific number the person is on the waiting list for the assessment of need; the specific number of children on that waiting list; when he expects the person to have the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 155. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have a medical procedure carried out. [14711/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (23 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 224. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the budget for the Air Corps for each year since 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14713/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (22 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an application by a school (details supplied) in Cork city for phase 2 of a building project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (22 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: 219. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need done under the Disability Act 2005; the number they are currently on the waiting list with the service provider; the number of children that are currently on the waiting list with the service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14408/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (21 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. Dealing with the Assembly elections and the efforts to put a new Executive in place in Northern Ireland, can the Taoiseach outline to the House how he sees that happening? I think we all agree that fresh elections or a return to direct rule are not desirable or acceptable options. I do not see how they would advance the peace process and bring about...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: The strategy statement is fairly harmless but not terribly useful either. It is quite woolly in nature with very few tangible and firm commitments, deadlines or action points. It sets out six priorities which no one could argue with, although one could certainly add more. The one I want to focus on is Brexit, which is priority (e). There is reference to a workforce planning report in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: I have a quick observation. The process can be quite cumbersome and many replies come back late. The people submitting the request are contacted and asked whether they mind if the reply is late, but they do not really have any choice in the matter because if they force the issue, the response could be incomplete. Some of the redactions are pretty inexplicable. The freedom of information...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: I welcome our guests and apologise for my late arrival. I had to cover for the party leader in the Chamber this afternoon. There is nothing worse than somebody arriving late, repeating many of the points that have been made and asking the same questions, so I will make a couple of observations and put one question. The question will be on the recommendations the witnesses would like the...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: The events of the past few days have brought home to us all the selfless work that those involved in the Coast Guard service do and the risks they take to protect everyone in the country. An issue that they, especially the Coast Guard's volunteer members, have been raising consistently is the need for statutory recognition of the service. As the Taoiseach knows, the other forms of emergency...

Death of Martin McGuinness: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: On behalf of our party leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, and the entire Fianna Fáil Party, I extend sincere sympathies to the McGuinness family and Sinn Féin on the loss of Martin McGuinness. I hope his wife Bernie and his children, Fiachra, Emmet, Fionnuala and Grainne, get some consolation from the great accolades and genuinely held tributes Martin has received today to...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Michael McGrath: At a time when we are entering the most critical negotiations for the future of our country, we need to know who is in charge. The Taoiseach has personally taken on overall responsibility for Brexit for managing the process and leading the negotiations on Ireland's behalf. Who will be in charge when Ireland enters these negotiations in late May and early June? The people deserve a straight...