Parliamentary questions

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the Dublin-Monaghan bombings were mentioned when he was last speaking with or when he met Prime Minister May. [39810/16]

Programme for Government

Micheál Martin

2. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the commitments in the programme for Government relating to his Department; and the progress on same. [39812/16]

Programme for Government

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of commitments in the programme for Government pertaining to his Department. [1909/17]

Departmental Staff

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if there has been a skills needs assessment in his Department; and if any direct hires have occurred in the past year. [39820/16]

Departmental Staff

Gerry Adams

5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of staff assigned to each division in his Department; and the number of staff assigned to each section and unit of each division. [1910/17]

Central Bank of Ireland Investigations

Michael McGrath

29. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the number of mortgages identified as part of the Central Bank investigation into tracker mortgages whereby the customer was wrongly denied his or her right to a tracker rate or the incorrect tracker rate was applied; his views on the widespread nature of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1892/17]

Central Bank of Ireland Investigations

Pearse Doherty

30. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he will ensure that those responsible are held accountable for the financial and social distress caused by their removal of the right to a tracker mortgage to thousands of families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1986/17]

State Banking Sector

Michael McGrath

31. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to proceed with the sale of a stake in a bank (details supplied) in the course of 2017; the factors that will influence his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1893/17]

Tax Code

Joan Burton

32. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the measures he has put in place in order that so-called vulture funds pay both corporation tax and capital gains tax at full rate; if he will provide an estimate of the additional revenue he expects for the Exchequer in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 from the closure of loopholes that enabled these funds to avoid taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1806/17]

Loan Books Purchasers

Michael McGrath

33. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce further protections for mortgage holders and SMEs whose loans have been sold to unregulated loan owners, including so-called vulture funds; his further plans to bring these funds fully within the ambit of financial regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1894/17]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

34. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether industry may no longer be in a position to plan ahead with certainty if the Revenue Commissioners can review decisions already taken and change the tax interpretations on these decisions and implement changes retrospectively, such as seems to be the case with patronage shares of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1496/17]

Financial Services Sector

Brendan Howlin

35. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance his Department's current role in engaging with the financial services industry here. [38620/16]

Tax Code

Michael Healy-Rae

36. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a tax yield impact analysis of the recent Revenue Commissioners' change in policy with regard to patronage share schemes, taking into account the average effective rate of income tax of affected farmers, balanced against the adverse impact on capital gains tax yield at 33% and increased VAT flat rate addition payable to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1606/17]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Michael McGrath

37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that, almost three years on from the collapse of a company (details supplied), 1,666 claims are still not dealt with; the position regarding the implementation of the motor insurance compensation framework announced in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1726/17]

Tax Code

John Brassil

38. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance the controls his Department has with respect to the Revenue Commissioners to monitor retrospective tax demands particularly when audits have been carried out and persons are found not to be fully tax compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/17]

Tax Code

Martin Ferris

39. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate on income of farmers based in the south west; if he will provide an illustration of the impact on the average farmer on the Revenue Commissioners' treatment of patronage shares as income assuming they sell the shares and pay CGT at 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1613/17]

Motor Insurance

John Curran

40. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if the cost of insurance working group has completed its deliberations and consultations; if the working group developed an action plan; the details of the plan and its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1604/17]

Tax Code

Paul Murphy

41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports (details supplied) of so-called vulture funds being able to pay a small amount of tax; the measures he will take to close tax loopholes; if he will consider an increase in tax or new taxes on these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1747/17]

Tax Code

Danny Healy-Rae

42. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if, in the event of the Revenue Commissioners' position being upheld in a test case, he will change the legislation such that tax will not arise until the shares are sold, thus aligning it to the position now intended generally for share-based reward in an SME context, in view of the recent Revenue Commissioners' change in approach to patronage share schemes being prima facie inconsistent with the overall tax policy approach to the farming sector. [1607/17]

Central Bank of Ireland

Michael McGrath

43. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the staffing levels at the Central Bank; his views on the level of vacancies; if he is satisfied that the Central Bank is adequately prepared for the financial services firms that could potentially come to Ireland in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1724/17]

NAMA Portfolio

Pearse Doherty

44. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will propose an amendment to the NAMA legislation to allow NAMA to play a greater role in the provision of social housing and housing in general; and if he will direct NAMA to carry out an audit of all its properties to ascertain which assets might be suitable for housing. [1735/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Pat Buckley

45. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will put in place a mechanism within his Department to track house price inflation and assess whether such inflation is being caused by the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will provide a commitment that if evidence emerges, he will suspend the scheme pending a full review. [35458/16]

Financial Services Regulation

Bernard Durkan

46. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which adequate controls exist to ensure unregulated third parties purchasing loan books from financial institutions are not allowed to ignore the individual family circumstances in the course of the pursuit of mortgage arrears, with particular reference to the likelihood of an exacerbation of an already serious housing crisis, in view of the fact there is no obligation for such venture capitalists to disclose their profits in individual cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41582/16]

NAMA Loans Sale

Paul Murphy

47. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on meetings he and his officials have had with so-called vulture funds since 2011; his views on NAMA transferring loans to such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1748/17]

NAMA Loans Sale

Paul Murphy

48. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on reports in the media (details supplied) regarding the mass sale of properties in County Limerick to a vulture fund by NAMA; his views on reports in that article that he met vulture funds to encourage them to come to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1749/17]

Interest Rates

Thomas P. Broughan

49. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his views on reports of possible rises in interest rates during 2017 in the eurozone, the US and the UK; the estimates that have been made for the impact on growth here in 2017 from these changing monetary conditions and from the winding down of quantitative easing by the ECB during 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1493/17]

Tax Code

Niall Collins

50. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if, following the recent change in approach to patronage share schemes, he will confirm that in the event of the Revenue Commissioners' position being upheld in a test case, he will change the legislation such that tax will not arise until the shares are sold, thus aligning it to the position now intended generally for share-based reward in an SME context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1733/17]

Tax Code

Niall Collins

51. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if, following the recent change in approach to patronage share schemes, a tax yield impact analysis of such a change in tax policy, taking into account the average effective rate of income tax for affected farmers, has been undertaken, balanced against the adverse impact of CGT yield at 33% and increased VAT flat rate addition payable to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1732/17]

NAMA Loans Sale

Catherine Murphy

52. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered if the practical application of sections of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009, which require NAMA to contribute to the social and economic development of the State and protect or otherwise enhance the value of those assets in the interests of the State, are being carried out appropriately by NAMA in view of a documentary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1723/17]

Tax Code

Martin Heydon

53. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the status of the working of the Tax Strategy Group in 2017, with particular reference to a review of the current system of betting tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1656/17]

Tax Code

Thomas P. Broughan

54. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance when he and his Department first became aware of potential tax losses to the Exchequer from the application of section 110 of the Finance Acts by so-called vulture funds; the reason the loophole was not closed in the Finance Act 2014 at the latest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1491/17]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether significant mistakes have been made by the Government in relation to vulture funds in terms of the scale of acquisitions of property and property-related assets and in terms of the taxes forgone as a result of tax loopholes benefiting these funds; if he proposes any further policy or legislative action in relation to these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1610/17]

Brexit Issues

Joan Burton

56. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on his recent meeting in Dublin with the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Hammond. [1647/17]

EU Issues

Pearse Doherty

57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a request to a company (details supplied) that it attend the upcoming finance committee hearings on the EU state aid ruling related to the company and Ireland. [1736/17]

Motor Insurance

Martin Heydon

58. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the next steps to tackle rising motor insurance costs following the recent publication of the report of the working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/17]

Tax Code

Martin Ferris

59. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the tax policy logic in forfeiting capital gains tax at 33% in view of the fact that the effective income tax rate is 27%; and his views on whether it is appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners' resources should be deployed in circumstances which will result in a cost to the Exchequer if they are successful in sustaining their position. [1614/17]

Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals

Joan Burton

60. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Pierre Moscovici, regarding the common consolidated corporate tax base since December 2016. [39709/16]

Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals

Michael McGrath

61. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the latest set of common consolidated corporate tax base proposals from the European Commission; his further views on whether these proposals would have a significantly negative impact on Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1728/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the legislative and regulatory steps he will take to ensure that the owners of mortgage credit are fully regulated as opposed to the credit servicers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1734/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Thomas P. Broughan

63. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he has made a complaint to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Central Bank and other relevant agencies regarding the alleged illegal transfer of mortgage payers from tracker to variable interest rate mortgages; the actions he has taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1494/17]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Bernard Durkan

64. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the lending institutions are compliant with a code of conduct in respect of mortgage arrears that recognises the efforts made by borrowers who continue to make payments within their capacity now and over the period since the economic crash; if this is reflected in the manner in which they deal with customers, many of whom continue to make huge sacrifices to make repayments; his plans to introduce specific guidelines governing the repossession of the family home where lending institutions tend to resort to measures more protective of their own interests, often with tragic consequences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41581/16]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Bríd Smith

65. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance the projected loss of tax revenue from the tax exemptions granted to REITs in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1653/17]

Tax Avoidance

Joan Burton

66. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his Department's work with the Revenue Commissioners in tackling the tax evasion uncovered in the Panama Papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1648/17]

Motor Insurance

Richard Boyd Barrett

67. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the Government's new motor insurance policies will result in affordable premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1652/17]

State Aid Investigations

Joan Burton

68. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with fellow EU colleagues regarding a tax case (details supplied). [39936/16]

NAMA Loans Sale

Catherine Murphy

69. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered requesting a temporary halt to all NAMA sales while a full evaluation as to whether the social and economic interests of the State are being prioritised as part of NAMA's sales processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1731/17]

State Aid Investigations

Eamon Ryan

70. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a tax case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1722/17]

Insurance Coverage

Maureen O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the advances that have been made between his Department and Insurance Ireland regarding the problems faced by potential home buyers in areas that have been flooded and in which substantial prevention and remedial works have taken place but who are still denied insurance cover for flooding. [1729/17]

Tax Code

Eamon Ryan

72. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a recent documentary on vulture funds (details supplied); and his plans to address the issues raised. [1721/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Michael McGrath

73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Central Bank has no record of the number of SME loans that have been sold on to unregulated loan owners; if he will discuss this matter with the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1727/17]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

74. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation to ensure that patronage shares of a company (details supplied) will only incur tax when sold, in alignment with the position intended generally for share-based reward in a SME context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1495/17]

State Aid Investigations

Thomas P. Broughan

75. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance when the escrow account to collect corporate taxes that the EU Commission has ruled are due to the Exchequer from a company (details supplied) is being established; the likely amount of funds the company will be required to pay into the account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1492/17]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Bríd Smith

76. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider revising the tax exemptions granted to REITs in the Finance Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1654/17]

Financial Services Ombudsman

Clare Daly

77. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the findings of any review he has ordered of the performance of the Financial Services Ombudsman; and if his attention has been drawn to any shortcoming in the system. [1646/17]

Tax Data

Michael Moynihan

78. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate on the income of farmers based in the south west; if he will provide an update on the impact on the average farmer of the Revenue Commissioners' treatment of patronage shares as income, assuming they sell the shares and pay capital gains tax at 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1739/17]

Motor Insurance

Pearse Doherty

79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the Report on the Costs of Motor Insurance will help put an end to the boom-bust model underpinning motor insurance here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1738/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Michael McGrath

80. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the Central Bank's response to a bank's placing of 2,141 SME customers into a global restructuring group (details supplied); his views on whether a formal review is required by the Central Bank to assess whether any SME customers here were inappropriately treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1725/17]

NAMA Operations

Mick Wallace

81. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider suspending all operations of NAMA pending the outcome of all current investigations into the sale of Project Eagle by NAMA, including those by the National Crime Agency, Securities and Exchange Commission, the FBI and the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1720/17]

Tax Code

Danny Healy-Rae

82. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the way in which an industry plan can go forward if the Revenue Commissioners can review decisions taken and change the tax interpretations and implement them retrospectively. [1608/17]

NAMA Portfolio

Paul Murphy

83. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the use of NAMA-controlled properties to assist in providing affordable housing to persons; if he will use his powers under the NAMA Act 2009 to this end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1751/17]

Tax Data

Mick Wallace

84. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the tax loss to the Exchequer for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; the details of the persons or bodies that hold section 110 tax status in relation to the NAMA policy of selling loan portfolios to investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1719/17]

Mortgage Lending

Joan Burton

85. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has had discussions with the Central Bank regarding mortgage deposit requirements for prospective first-time buyers seeking to purchase their home who cannot save a sufficient deposit due to rising residential rent costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Pearse Doherty

86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the ongoing increases in house prices, he will abolish the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1737/17]

Credit Union Lending

John Curran

87. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the progress being made with the Irish League of Credit Unions to develop its proposals to make funding available for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1603/17]

Financial Services Ombudsman

Clare Daly

88. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate on the income of farmers based in the south west; if he will provide an update on the impact on the average farmer on the Revenue Commissioners' treatment of patronage shares as income, assuming they sell the shares and pay capitals gain tax at 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1645/17]

Motor Insurance

Paul Murphy

89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to reduce the cost of car insurance; his views on the profit levels of companies providing car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1750/17]

Fiscal Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

90. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent announcement by the European Commission that EU expenditure caps will be loosened by 0.5% or more in 2017 to stimulate the economies of the 28 members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36504/16]

Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals

Joan Burton

91. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with the Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Mr. Pierre Moscovici, regarding the common consolidated corporate tax base since December 2016. [1717/17]

EU Funding

Brendan Howlin

92. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if agreements have been reached on the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [1990/17]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

93. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has met any leaders of the Northern Ireland political parties since the resignation of the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Mr. Martin McGuinness. [1712/17]

Appointments to State Boards

Dara Calleary

94. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the gender balances on each of the State boards under his remit. [40976/16]

Enterprise Data

Niall Collins

95. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of enterprises here in manufacturing, as classified by EUROSTAT in the data set manufacturing, NACE Section C. [40826/16]

Enterprise Data

Niall Collins

96. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the EUROSTAT data with respect to the Irish enterprise birth rate. [40839/16]

Employment Data

Brendan Smith

97. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the number of persons living in Northern Ireland who are employed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/16]

Employment Data

Brendan Smith

98. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the number of persons resident here that work in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/16]

Exports Data

Brendan Smith

99. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the percentage of exports that transit Britain en route to other countries in Europe or other destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/16]

Cabinet Committees

Dara Calleary

100. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the number and membership of each Cabinet committee; and the number of occasions each committee has met since the formation of the Government. [41258/16]

Departmental Records

Catherine Murphy

101. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the cost per year for the past three years for the storage and archiving of his Department's files and records at off-site locations by third party companies and at State-owned storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1129/17]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

102. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the number of full-time equivalent Civil Service workers in gross income ranges (details supplied) in his Department for each of the years 2007 to 2015. [1232/17]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Joan Burton

103. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if any of his special advisers, personal assistants or personal secretaries and other non-established civil servants, whose contracts were coterminous with his holding the office of Taoiseach, that ceased employment on 6 May 2016 on the election of a new Government, were afforded two weeks' pay in lieu of notice. [1622/17]

Departmental Functions

Jim O'Callaghan

104. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if his Department has complied with section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 which requires his Department to set out, in a manner that is accessible to the public in its strategic plan, an assessment of the human rights and equality issues it views to be relevant to the functions and purpose of his Department; and the policies, plans and actions in place or proposed to be put in place to address those issues. [1761/17]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Robert Troy

105. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was refused ill health retirement by the chief medical officer. [41398/16]

Commercial Rates

Mick Wallace

106. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a company's properties (details supplied) will be charged commercial business rates. [41458/16]

Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

John Brady

107. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to bring practice in line with the commitment the State has made in signing the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence, in view of the fact that the convention contains rules on the retention of residence status by victims of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41607/16]

State Pensions

Brendan Griffin

108. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Garda Síochána spouses' and children's scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1370/17]

Garda Stations

Mattie McGrath

109. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the upgrading and transfer of Clonmel Garda station, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41055/16]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

110. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposal for closed-circuit television monitoring for a town (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41060/16]

Garda Security Escorts

Michael McGrath

111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid by banks in respect of the armed security provided for cash in transit transfers for each year since 2000; the current arrangements that apply; if she has satisfied herself with the level of security in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41062/16]

Garda Strength

Joan Burton

112. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Lucan district; the number of community gardaí assigned to that district; the number of new recruits assigned to the district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41068/16]

Garda Strength

Joan Burton

113. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Clondalkin Garda district; the number of community gardaí assigned to that district; the number of new recruits assigned to Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41069/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Mary Lou McDonald

114. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the psychological and medical interventions and supports which have been provided to a person (details supplied) who is currently on remand in Cloverhill Prison; if she will liaise with the Department of Health to urgently provide the person with necessary psychiatric medical intervention and admission to the Central Mental Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41174/16]

Commencement of Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

115. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to commence Part 2 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41182/16]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Peadar Tóibín

116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of solicitors operating in County Meath dealing with schemes in Abhaile. [41247/16]

Fines Administration

Tony McLoughlin

117. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the section of the Recovery of Fines Act 2014 which requires the purchaser of a property or borrowers to undertake additional searches on completion of conveyancing transactions is having a damaging effect on the efforts of law professionals to keep costs low in this sector (details supplied); if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that each individual check can cost up to €60; and if she will take the concerns of the law professionals in counties Sligo and Leitrim into consideration on this issue and look to address it in legislation. [41249/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Frank O'Rourke

118. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Garda vetting can be done in such a way that a person with a clean record gets a card valid for a period of up to three years similar to the system used in Australia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41307/16]

Garda Strength

Thomas P. Broughan

119. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda traffic corps as of 31 December 2013, 31 December 2014, 31 December 2015 and 12 December 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41313/16]

Garda Vetting Legislation

Seán Crowe

120. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the vetting arrangements that are in place in accordance with section 15 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997; if she will confirm that requests for information from a housing authority are processed by the superintendent in charge of the district wherein the subject of the request resides and that they are dealt with on a case-by-case basis; the number of requests that have been made by South Dublin County Council on a year-by-year basis over the past five years; and if this request process is used in every allocation and transfer locally. [41332/16]

Garda Resources

John Brassil

121. Deputy John Brassil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure on the graduation of the newest tranche of Garda recruits that the Killarney division in County Kerry is adequately resourced and allocated an appropriate level of personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41369/16]

Legislative Programme

Clare Daly

122. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the criminal justice (corruption) Bill has not progressed; and when it will be published. [41373/16]

Garda Resources

Seán Crowe

123. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to difficulties being experienced by the Garda authorities in 2016 in responding to local residents in the Tallaght and Rathfarnham areas due to the non-availability of a car or no garda being available to respond to phone call requests in both Tallaght and Rathfarnham garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41376/16]