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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are projected to benefit in 2016 from the introduction of an earned income tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36601/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 255. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2016 and in a full year of exempting an additional 42,000 income earners from the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36602/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2016 and in a full year of reducing the 1.5% rate of the universal social charge to 1%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36605/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 259. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2016 and in a full year of reducing the 3.5% rate of the universal social charge to 3% and increasing the range of income it covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36606/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2016 and in a full year of reducing the 7% rate of the universal social charge to 5.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36607/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Government did not fulfil the commitment, made at the time of the Spring statement, to exempt an additional 90,000 income earners from the Universal Social Charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36603/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has estimated the number of persons who are entitled to the Home Carer tax credit, but who have not applied for it; how awareness of the tax credit can be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36604/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Revenue (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 277. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual amount of tax generated by the Exchequer from stallion fee income between the years 2007 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36089/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Revenue (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual aggregate revenues generated by thoroughbred stud operations between 2007 and 2014; the corporate taxes paid; and the revenues received by the top five thoroughbred stud operations in the past five years that are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36090/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Revenue (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual corporate tax, and other named taxes, paid by the revenues generated by aircraft leasing firms based here in the years 2010 and 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36091/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 416. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the 12 outstanding complaints to An Garda Síochána involving the National Asset Management Agency; if more complaint cases have been closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36092/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 539. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of need carried out; the length of time the child has been on a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35956/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 559. To ask the Minister for Health the ten largest medical claim payouts and the ten largest non-medical claim payouts settled by the State Claims Agency in 2014, in tabular form; in each case, the nature of the claim; the personal injuries sustained; the agency's legal costs paid to firms; the amount paid in legal costs to claimants' lawyers; if claimant's legal costs were part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 679. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the safeguards in place to protect homeowners from substandard building work when they are renovating or extending their own private homes; his plans to bolster protections for homeowners in this regard; the redress that is available to homeowners in the event of substandard work; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 680. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for mortgage-to-rent for a person (details supplied) in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36031/15]

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: So why are people homeless?

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise Duties on Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: I wish to speak in support of Financial Resolution No. 1. As we know, transportation costs are a key input to the cost base many businesses in Ireland face. As an island nation, there are very significant transportation costs involved in, for example, the export business. Goods received into Ireland by port have to be transported around the country. Many businesses are faced with...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: That loophole must be closed urgently.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: We have published legislation in that regard. It remains a legitimate aspiration for many young people and for many couples to buy and own their own homes. The steps the Government has taken, combined with the measures introduced by the Central Bank, has put home ownership beyond a whole generation of young people. The new Central Bank rules are particularly punitive for people who want...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: This is a divided country and a divided economy. The Taoiseach has not taken any tangible steps today to bridge that divide. On the cusp of all the celebrations and commemorations we will have next year, that, first and foremost, was his key duty. That is not to mention the 40% cut in Leader funding, which has savaged local community projects in this country for the next number of years to...