Results 16,121-16,140 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Expenditure (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the warning from the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland that potentially temporary increases in Government revenue are being used to fund permanent increases in expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38779/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Strategies (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance if a contingency plan exists for the re-issuing of Irish punts; when that plan was drawn up if it exists; when it was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38780/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Drawdowns (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding that had been drawn down under the EU-IMF programme when the Government took office in March 2011, the remaining amount of funding available under the programme at that point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38781/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency Deposits (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the cash balance held by the National Treasury Management Agency when the Government took office in March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38782/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applicants who were short-listed for the post of Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland to succeed a person (details supplied); the number who were interviewed, the number who were short-listed who are based overseas and the number who were employed in the private sector; the amount of money the Central Bank of Ireland paid a recruitment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Data (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the National Asset Management Agency's scheme to make retention payments to staff who remain with it; the amount each staff member will be paid; the reason he agreed to the scheme; his views that the payments are justified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38784/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the State Claims Agency paid in legal costs to solicitors representing it and acting for plaintiffs in 2013 and in 2014; the top ten payments made to named legal firms representing it and representing plaintiffs in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38785/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 22 October 2015, the impact that any additional tax revenue in 2015 and 2016, over and above current projections, would have on the fiscal space for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Targets (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 22 October 2015, the impact that any additional recurring expenditure in 2015 and 2016, over and above current projections, would have on the fiscal space for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38794/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Targets (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 22 October 2015, the manner in which the expenditure rule impacts on the fiscal space for 2017; the circumstances in which overall expenditure for 2017 could be increased from current projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38795/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Targets (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Supplementary Estimates are permitted under fiscal rules, from 2016; how expenditure overruns within individual Departments will be dealt with, from 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38796/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the country is free of bovine spongiform encephalopathy-contaminated product being held in storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38865/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Home Care Packages (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the home care supports provided by the Health Service Executive to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when an application for a home care package and an application for home help hours was received by the executive; the current position regarding this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38895/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 192. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding the provision of a chiropody service to a person (details supplied) in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38924/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the second level schools; and the number of qualifying students each school can accommodate in special autistic spectrum disorder classes, by school, in Cork city and County Cork, in tabular form; if she is satisfied that this is sufficient to meet the demand for such places; her plans to expand the number of such places; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will arrange for a substantive reply to correspondence dated 26 May 2015 which was acknowledged by her Department on 10 August 2015 (details supplied). [38925/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (5 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total value of commercial rates collected in 2013; in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38772/15]

Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: I am pleased to have an opportunity to contribute to the Second Stage debate on the Finance Bill 2015. Under section 61, I see the Minister is making changes to the application of stamp duty on certain bank transactions, including the use of automated teller machines, ATMs. Under that heading, I raise Bank of Ireland's announcement today setting a minimum over the counter withdrawal limit...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (4 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made an estimate of the likely cost in terms of tax foregone of the exemption from capital gains tax for investors who purchased property before 31 December 2013, and hold it for seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38615/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (4 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the rights of citizens of Bulgaria and Romania, which countries joined the EU in 2007, to travel to work and to claim welfare benefits here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38497/15]