Results 15,601-15,620 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 337. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing adaptation grants distributed by county in the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3580/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 338. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mobility aid grants distributed, by county in the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3581/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 339. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing aid for older people scheme grants distributed by county in the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 342. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount charged by Irish Water for connecting a new home to the public water supply; if local authorities have reduced their development charges by the corresponding amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3719/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 343. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of development contributions collected in respect of private house building in each of the years 2012 to 2015 by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3720/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Allowances (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 347. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3809/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 348. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3824/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ministerial Allowances (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 364. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenses, including the amount of mileage, claimed by him and Ministers of State at his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil, in tabular form. [3806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 365. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3821/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Allowances (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 380. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by him and Ministers of State of his Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3817/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount he spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3832/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Allowances (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 393. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenses claimed, including the amount of mileage and the amount claimed, by her and Ministers of State of her Department, by calendar year, during the current Dáil Éireann, in tabular form. [3804/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 394. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount she spent on media clipping and media monitoring services in each calendar year from 2011 to 2015 [3819/16]

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: I support the amendment. I met staff representatives at Cork Institute of Technology, who are very angry. There has been an abject failure to bring the staff along through the process. This is reflected in the overwhelming rejection in the TUI ballot. They are deeply disappointed with what they regard as a significant shift from the heads of the Bill to the detail of it, which we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: On mortgage switching, a practical step the Central Bank could take would be introducing a code of conduct. There is a code for those who want to switch their current account and one might save €20 or €30 a month as a result. Those who are in a position to switch their mortgage should be shopping around and they could save a few hundred euro every month as a result. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: I welcome this response and the fact rent can be considered as part of the forthcoming review later in the year. The Governor said it is directly relevant to the loan-to-income issue more than the loan-to-value issue. However, in practical terms, if someone is buying a house worth €300,000, he or she will have to come up with a deposit of €38,000. He or she will have to find...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: Many of the reductions announced in standard variable rate mortgage rates over the past 12 months are new offers for new customers. The reality is that there are tens of thousands of existing mortgage holders still paying between 4% and 4.5% on a standard variable rate product. In some cases, it is closer to 5%. We do not have an active mortgage switcher market. Even if there were one in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: Governor Lane is very welcome. I wish him well in his new role and congratulate him on his appointment. I will start with a domestic issue in terms of the new mortgage deposit rules and the loan-to-value and loan-to-income limits that apply to most mortgages. I put the case to him of somebody who is currently renting - an individual or couple - who may be paying €1,000, €1200...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (26 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid to date in professional fees to named professional firms in relation to the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, including the amount paid to KPMG, in tabular form; the agreed rate charges by KPMG; how many KPMG staff are working on the liquidation; if the rates provide good value for money to the tax payer; when the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Relations Contracts Data (26 Jan 2016)

Michael McGrath: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency for public relations in 2015; the amount paid to each firm; the rates that apply; when the main public relations contracts for the two agencies are up for renewal; if the contract provides value for money for the two agencies; and if he will make a statement...