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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: Finally, Mr. Kissane stated that he believed between 5% and 10% of the cases involved here would have involved the loss of the home through one means or another. If, potentially, we are talking about 20,000 cases here, is Mr. Kissane saying that between 1,000 and 2,000 customers or families lost their home unnecessarily because they were overcharged on this tracker issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: Are buy-to-let loans included in the examination?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: They are included in the figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: Is Mr. Kissane satisfied that the digging into the system that the banks are doing will capture accounts that have been closed for a number of years? People may have sold their home, and the tracker account could be closed since 2010. Is Mr. Kissane satisfied they are being examined and captured?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce mandatory sentences for those persons convicted of burglary where the victim is an elderly person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8560/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 2 February 2017 if he will provide the definition of "consultation" in this case; if it involves feedback or instruction from him or if it only involves communication to him informing him of the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8170/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 2 February 2017 if he expects to be consulted if the sale by a bank of certain non-performing loan books were divided in such a way that the individual proceeds would be below €100 million but taken together would be equal to or exceeding €100 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance whether a bank (details supplied) has expressed its intention to sell on performing loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8172/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Remuneration (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance if any staff members of the National Treasury Management Agency or National Asset Management Agency are to receive a bonus payment for 2016; if so, the total amount being paid out in bonuses by the NTMA in respect of 2016; the number of staff that are to receive a bonus; the highest individual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the amount paid by the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency for public relations in 2016; the amount paid to each firm; the rates that apply; when the main public relations contracts for the two agencies are up for renewal; his views on whether the contract provides value-for-money for the two agencies;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Settlements (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum period of time that a person can be given for a repayment schedule in which exceptional personal circumstances apply in relation to the repayment of tax relief at source, TRS, owed to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Assets Sale (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA has been requested to provide information to the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2016 or to date in 2017 in relation to certain sales it has been party to in relation to the closed, non-competitive nature of the sales process; if so, the details of each such transaction and the information which has been provided; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the referral of persons on jobseeker's allowance to An Turas Nua is automatic or if a selection process is undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8321/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 442. To ask the Minister for Health the national policy on the provision of transport for school leavers with special needs who are participating in an adult day service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8322/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 459. To ask the Minister for Health if any supplementary budget allocation was sought by or granted to Cork University Maternity Hospital in 2016; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8405/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body that appointed a person (details supplied) as interim chief executive of the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8561/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all funding that the Irish Greyhound Board has received from his Department for each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8590/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 631. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when she expects the application to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8191/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (16 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rules that apply to the granting of a visitor's permit for a person in Russia wishing to visit here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7877/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (16 Feb 2017)

Michael McGrath: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the purpose of his meeting with a company (details supplied) the day before the closing date for bids on NAMA's Project Eagle; the matters discussed at the meeting; his views on whether the meeting was appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7792/17]