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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (31 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 387. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details for each local authority and approved housing body, of the number of completed mortgage-to-rent transactions to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13148/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (31 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 397. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the strategic working group on shared services in public libraries of December 2013, if there are any proposed mergers of library authorities around the country; if so, the details of same; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out for shared library services, including the business case and any...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (31 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 398. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an allowance is being made in respect of families that include a person with a disability and whose bins are particularly heavy as a result of that person's condition, in relation to the introduction of pay-by-weight charges for the collection of domestic refuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Programmes (31 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 589. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016, due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Programmes (31 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 603. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016 due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (31 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 835. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects broadband to be rolled out to a local community (details supplied) in County Cork under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13216/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: EU Bodies (31 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 938. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016 due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European Council...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions since the passing of the relevant legislation in 2016 that the Courts have overturned a bank veto in a personal insolvency case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12278/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the 12 outstanding complaints to An Garda Síochána involving the National Asset Management Agency; if any more complaint cases have been closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12285/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Data (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of microbreweries availing of tax relief on production up to 30,000 hectolitres; the amount of excise duty foregone; and the number of jobs supported in the microbrewing industry, in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12267/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Data (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the rules governing the provision of tax relief for microbrewing firms; how they compare to competitor countries in the European Union; if he has reviewed these rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Data (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance why beer produced by microbreweries for export, and therefore not subject to domestic excise duty, is reckonable for the calculation of a production limit of 30,000 hectolitres for which tax relief is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12269/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of banks covered by the Central Bank of Ireland's investigation of tracker mortgages; the number of individual cases; when the investigation will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12276/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Leases (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which residential properties over which the National Asset Management Agency has security have had rent increases in the past 12 months either by a receiver or by the agency directly; the average increase in such rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of plans to provide basic bank accounts to low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register Establishment (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will be fully operational; the steps he has taken to implement it; the costs incurred; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12280/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the vacancy rate in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12282/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Data (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have received a refund of deposit interest retention tax paid in the previous 48 months; when the scheme will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12283/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Data (26 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have benefitted from the tapering of PRSI introduced in budget 2016; the average benefit received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12284/16]