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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: What are the WTO tariffs on food exports to a country outside the customs union?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: If there is no deal on a new trade agreement-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: -----two years after the triggering of Article 50, the UK will be out and the default position will be the WTO tariffs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: It is potentially extremely serious.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who availed of the immigrant investor programme for each of the years 2012 to 2016; the amount invested; the reason the minimum investment has been doubled to €1 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2271/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount and purpose of public funding that has been required to date by the credit union sector; the amount collected from credit unions by way of the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2353/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the initiatives that have been undertaken by the Central Bank of Ireland in recent times that will ensure development and growth of the credit union sector in view of the Registrar of Credit Unions remit to maintain the financial stability and well-being of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2354/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions currently operating under lending restrictions; the number of credit unions with restrictions on lending to persons and aggregate monthly lending in bands of €10,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2355/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the current restrictions that apply to long-term lending such as mortgages by credit unions; and if there are any plans to ease these restrictions. [2358/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that have been approved for additional services, declined for additional services and the number of applications in the past five years ongoing; and the length of time it takes on average from preliminary application stage to full approval. [2356/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional services that are most frequently requested by credit unions; the number of inquiries that relate to an application for provision of debit card services; and the number of applications for debit cards that have been approved in the past five years. [2357/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that have a current account and debit card service available for their customers. [2359/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe it currently takes from application to registration by the Revenue Commissioners for builders seeking to be registered for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2453/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current regulatory environment for credit unions; the future vision he has for credit unions here; if he has considered the expansion of credit services for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2455/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assist a person (details supplied) in securing permission to use certain published material. [2262/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the context of an application for a home tuition grant for a person of preschool age, his Department recognises a diagnosis of ASD by way of a private assessment if that person remains on a public waiting list for an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2466/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Data (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of calls received per month for 2015 and 2016 by the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in relation to mortgage and loan arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2454/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department recognises a diagnosis of ASD for a child by way of a private assessment if that child remains on a public waiting list for an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005, in the context of considering a DCA application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2385/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jan 2017)

Michael McGrath: 203. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2288/17]