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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: Each amendment should be explained and discussed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: Can the Minister clarify that the intention is to capture existing and new housing stock that has been built but not sold?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: The previous wording would not have captured that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: It is being expanded for returning emigrants.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 46:In page 20, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“(26) The Minister shall, by 30 September 2017, lay before the Oireachtas an independent impact assessment on the effects of the Help to buy Scheme on the supply of new homes, house prices and the residential property market.”. This impact assessment should have been completed before the scheme...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: I am happy to withdraw the amendment on the basis of the commitment that it will be done in accordance with the timeline set out and address the impact on house prices and supply in the residential property market.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: The independent impact assessment to which I refer in the amendment which has been withdrawn is an independent impact assessment carried out by a third party, not the Department of Finance. It should be at arm's length in order that there would be some confidence in it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: Amendment No. 47 which was ruled out of order concerned the supply and cost of delivering new homes. It sought a report on the cost of delivering a new home in Ireland and the options available to reduce the cost without compromising the quality of a home. The Minister may argue that it is not a matter for the Department, but I seek a commitment that the issue will be tackled. If he looks...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: The Minister referred to the report from the Society of Chartered Surveyors and I do not question the integrity of that but it is not an analysis on behalf of Government. Given the significance of this public policy issue there should be a State-commissioned analysis of the cost of delivering new homes. The amendment was ruled out of order but I will consider another way of raising it on...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: The Minister said accepting the amendments would not have the desired supply effect but we are enabling completed housing stock, which may have been sitting there for months if not for the past few years, to be purchased under the scheme now whereas a young couple who have just turned the sod on a self-build and have just drawn down the first tranche of the mortgage to pay the builder cannot...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: The Minister should read amendment No. 49 which essentially is captured by the impact assessment which the Minister has committed to conducting by next September. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett referred to an addendum to the commitment given by the Minister to talk to the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government about the State commissioning an analysis of the cost of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: It is Government amendment No. 100 at section 22. It is a very long amendment.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (8 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a minor works grant scheme in 2017 for primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33786/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (8 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current number of certain properties (details supplied) that remain in public ownership; if there are plans for their sale on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33787/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 297. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive speech and language therapy intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of intervention services, in particular speech and language and occupational therapy, for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [33780/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (8 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 522. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the impact a change in regulation is having on a family centre (details supplied) in County Cork; her plans to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33727/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interdepartmental Working Groups (2 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance if the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group has completed its report; the current status of the matter; his views on ensuring that flood insurance cover is provided in areas where OPW flood relief schemes have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32815/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (2 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance the position on the savings cap of €100,000 in respect of credit unions; the number of credit unions that have been given an exemption from this requirement; his plans in respect of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32855/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (2 Nov 2016)

Michael McGrath: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if dental work can be carried out for a person (details supplied) under their medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32744/16]