Written Answers Nos. 125-139
125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the current level of personal savings after which deposit interest retention tax, DIRT, is chargeable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34281/16]
View answerI am advised by Revenue that Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) at the rate of 41% is currently deducted from interest earned on most relevant deposits. I am reducing the rate of DIRT in the Finance Bill to 39% with effect from 1 January 2017. This will be the first of four planned decreases which will see the DIRT rate reduced from 41% to 33% by 2020.
Relevant deposits are all deposits other than those held by certain state bodies, non-residents, companies or pension schemes or debts on securities listed on a stock exchange. Regarding personal savings, there is no minimum threshold amount after which DIRT is applied to an individual's savings account. There are however certain circumstances where an exemption from DIRT may be availed of. The following qualify for an exemption from DIRT:
Special Term Accounts
Special term accounts opened prior to 16 October 2013 could earn tax free interest of up to €480 per annum in the case of medium term accounts, and €635 per annum in the case of long term accounts.
Individuals aged over 65:
Individuals are exempt from DIRT on their interest income provided they or their spouse or civil partner are aged 65 or over, and their total income in a year (including the interest) is below the annual exemption limit. The annual exemption limits, for 2016, are as follows:
- €18,000 (in the case of a single person) and
- €36,000 (in the case of a married couple or civil partnership).
Permanently Incapacitated Individuals: An exemption from DIRT also applies where an individual, his or her spouse or civil partner is permanently incapacitated by reason of physical or mental infirmity from maintaining himself or herself and is not liable to pay income tax because of the level of his or her income.
Non-Resident Account Holders:
Deposit accounts where all of the interest on the deposit is beneficially owned by a person or persons resident outside the State are exempt from the application of DIRT. However a joint account owned by an Irish resident and a foreign resident would be subject to DIRT.
126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the level of savings continues to remain strong; if fluctuations have occurred; if competing agencies for such savings have emerged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34282/16]
View answerThe Central Bank has informed me that the Quarterly Financial Accounts published by the Central Bank provide the most comprehensive and timely statistics on household savings. According to the Q1 2016 release, household investment in deposits has been positive for eight consecutive quarters. Net investment by households in deposits amounted to €0.8 billion in the most recent quarter. The total stock of household deposits in Q1 2016 stood at €122.3 billion, which is €3.4 billion higher than in the same quarter of the previous year.
In terms of savings products available to consumers, there are a number of providers in the market and I therefore encourage consumers to contact their provider to see what is available to them in their circumstances or to consider moving if a better offer is available elsewhere. In this regard, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) website, www.consumerhelp.ie, is a valuable source of information regarding savings products available from various financial institutions. In addition, the CCPC have a tool on their website which allows consumers compare financial products across institutions, including savings accounts.
127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the budget deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product has fluctuated in each of the past five years and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34283/16]
View answerThe annual general government balance (GGB) is produced by the CSO and published as part of the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) (available on the CSO website at http://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/nationalaccounts/governmentfinancestatistics/).
In the following table the Deputy can see the movement of the GGB for the period 2011-2016Q2 as published in the GFS and the Government Income and Expenditure (GIE) Release from July of this year.
GGB as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product 2011-2016*
|
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 Q1 |
2016 Q2 |
|
GFS April 2013 |
-13.4 |
-7.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
GFS October 2013 |
-13.1 |
-8.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
GFS April 2014 |
-13.1 |
-8.2 |
-7.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
GFS October 2014 |
-12.6 |
-8.0 |
-5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
GFS April 2015 |
-12.7 |
-8.1 |
-5.8 |
-4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
GFS October 2015 |
-12.5 |
-8.0 |
-5.7 |
-3.9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
GFS April 2016 |
-12.6 |
-8.0 |
-5.7 |
-3.8 |
-2.3 |
- |
- |
|
GFS October 2016 |
-12.6 |
-8.0 |
-5.7 |
-3.7 |
-1.9 |
- |
- |
|
GIE July 2016 |
-12.6 |
-8.0 |
-5.7 |
-3.7 |
-1 .8 |
- |
- |
|
GFS Q1 2016 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-2.3 |
- |
|
GFS Q2 2016 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-2.3 |
0.3 |
Source: CSO
* It should be noted that the Government Finance Statistics annual release commenced publication in April 2013. Any period for which there is no data it should be taken that the statistical release did not cover this period.
As well as regular revisions due to updated data sources the following significant revisions are worth noting:
The revision to the deficit/GDP ratio for 2012 between the April and October 2013 release due to a change arising from the treatment of the sale of mobile telephone licences by the State as directed by Eurostat.
The revision to the deficit/GDP ratio for 2013 between the April and October 2014 release due to the methodological or technical changes found in the adoption of ESA2010, replacing ESA95, which was reflected for the first time in Irish national accounts from July of 2014 onwards.
The revision in the deficit/GDP ratio for the year 2015 between the April 2016 release and the subsequent July GIE and October GFS due to the significant upward revision in GDP for 2015 (26.3% increase).
128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the average industrial wage and GDP per capita here compares with other EU, eurozone and non-eurozone states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34284/16]
View answerThe appropriate comparator for examining relative wage trends on a cross-country basis is real compensation per employee. This equates to nominal wages adjusted for price levels using the GDP deflator. On the basis of this, data from the European Commission's AMECO database confirms that Ireland continues to rank above both the euro area and the wider EU average. In 2015, real compensation per employee was 10 per cent higher than the euro area average, and some 22 per cent higher than the wider EU average.
Ireland also continues to rank considerably above EU and euro area averages in terms of real GDP per capita. However, given distortions in Irish GDP data, GDP per capita is not considered to be a reliable measure by which to assess living standards. Whilst gross national product (GNP) or gross national income (GNI) are more appropriate for this purpose, relative comparisons cannot be made on a GNP basis as this measure is not readily available for other Member States. Whilst Irish GNI is lower than GDP, in the majority of other member states, GNI is broadly equivalent to GDP. Since Irish figures for 2015 are heavily distorted by upward revisions to our national accounts, instead output per capita figures reported below are for 2014. On the basis of real GNI per capita, again adjusting for differences in price levels across countries by using the GDP deflator, measured Irish living standards in 2014 were 17 per cent higher than the euro area, and 28 per cent higher than the EU.
129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that first-time house buyers or the purchasers of a family home will not be priced out of the market in the future, particularly in Dublin and surrounding counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34285/16]
View answerThe recovery in the economy and the pickup in employment over the last number of years has led to strong growth in the demand for housing. The lack of a sufficient supply response to meet this demand has led to the current pressures in the housing market and requires structural measures to tackle the outstanding bottlenecks which continue to inhibit supply.
This Government is committed to supporting sustainable growth in housing supply and has set a target of ensuring that 25,000 new houses are built each year by 2020. To achieve this ambitious target, the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government recently launched Rebuilding Ireland, the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. The Action plan represents a whole of government response to the issues in the housing market with actionable measures across five key pillars, namely Address Homelessness, Accelerate Social Housing, Build More Homes, Improve the Rental Sector, and Utilise Existing Housing. The measures set out in the Action Plan should help to stimulate supply by streamlining the planning system, removing infrastructure blockages and supporting the delivery of affordable housing.
Given the particular challenge faced by first-time buyers in accessing the housing market, I recently announced the Help-to-Buy initiative as part of Budget 2017. The Help-to-Buy initiative has been designed to complement the structural measures announced in Rebuilding Ireland by providing immediate and targeted support for first-time buyers of new homes. The targeted nature of the initiative should provide support to first-time buyers in meeting their deposit requirements whilst also encouraging the construction of new housing units.
130. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 27 October 2016, if the VAT exemption can be applied in respect of gymnastics lessons consistent with the sporting curriculum prescribed at primary and secondary level (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34294/16]
View answerThe supply of gymnastic lessons to children and young people is exempt from VAT, provided the lessons in question are provided as part of a programme that meets the standards set out by the Department of Education and Science in the school syllabus for primary or secondary level schools. Any person providing such a programme should contact their local Revenue District to clarify if it qualifies for the exemption.
131. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether there are adequate insurer providers for haulage vehicles and trucks; his further views on insurers refusing to provide cover to haulage companies; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34324/16]
View answerAt the outset, it should be noted that in my role as Minister for Finance I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. However, neither I nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies themselves based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept.
This inability to intervene in such matters is reinforced by the EU framework for insurance which expressly prohibits Member States from adopting rules which require insurance companies to obtain prior approval of the pricing or terms and conditions of insurance products.
However, I do accept that it is possible for the State to play a role in helping to stabilise what is a volatile market. Consequently, I established the Cost of Insurance Working Group and appointed Minister of State Eoghan Murphy as Chair. This group is examining factors that are contributing to the cost and availability of motor insurance and identifying what short-term, medium-term and long-term measures can be introduced to help consumers and businesses. A broad range of issues affecting the cost and availability of motor insurance are being examined by the Working Group, including the specific difficulties being faced by the haulage sector.
As part of its consultation process, the Working Group has met with representatives of the Irish Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association of Ireland and submissions have been received from them. The concerns and issues raised by these representative bodies are being considered by the Working Group.
At the end of October 2016, the Working Group provided me with an initial set of emerging recommendations. Since then, the Working Group has been working to finalise the Report and developing an action plan to enable the relevant Government Departments and Offices to commence the implementation of agreed priority actions. The report and action plan will detail any legislative or regulatory changes that may be required and will include a detailed timeline for implementation.
132. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance further to the recent report carried out by his Department in conjunction with the ESRI in respect of the economic impact of Brexit, the extent to which efforts are in hand to address the issues emerging with particular reference to the need to compensate for the impact on GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34359/16]
View answerThe recent work carried out by my Department and the ESRI to 'Model the Medium to Long Term Potential Macroeconomic Impact of Brexit on Ireland' that was published on 7 November 2016, will be an important input to ensuring that Ireland's interests are protected in the upcoming negotiations at EU level. Within the analysis of the paper and in line with existing international analysis, three scenarios are considered. These are:
1. a Norwegian-type solution whereby the UK becomes a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), with free trade and movement of workers;
2. a scenario based on the UK agreeing a bilateral trade agreement with the EU along the lines of the EU/Swiss Free Trade Area agreement (FTA), where trade in services is not free; and
3. a third scenario, whereby the UK and EU do not conclude a bilateral trade agreement and instead, the UK exercises its rights under the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Depending on the scenario considered, the level of Irish output, a decade after the UK leaves the EU, may be between 2.3 and 3.8 per cent below a baseline of what it otherwise would have been. However the impact of the UK's exit from the EU on the Irish economy in the medium and long-term will become clearer as the trade arrangements between the UK and EU are settled. In order to take account of the issues emerging, in Budget 2017 my Department took Brexit into consideration in both its framing and its detail. In terms of framing, my Department incorporated the potential impact of Brexit into the macroeconomic forecasts for next year that underpinned Budget 2017. My Department also published an in-depth analysis of the sectors of the Irish economy and highlighted those with the greatest trade exposure to the UK. In light of the findings of the Department of Finance's in-depth sector analysis a number of taxation measures were announced in the Budget, with a view to getting Ireland "Brexit ready".
At a macroeconomic level Budget 2017 sought to build up Ireland's buffers to any fallout from Brexit. Accordingly the Government has decided to set a new domestic target of a debt to GDP ratio of 45 percent to be reached by the mid-2020s, or thereafter, depending on economic growth. This will improve Ireland's ability to absorb a shock in addition to the rainy day fund announced in the Summer Economic Statement.
133. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to modify the impact on business here with particular reference to small and medium sized enterprises that have been affected by the off loading of loan books to third parties by various lending institutions, some of whom have ceased to trade in this jurisdiction but whose banking activities had a major negative impact which results in the collapse of the banking system here whether with or without the approval of the Central Bank and ECB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34360/16]
View answerThe Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 was enacted in July 2015 in order to ensure that borrowers, including SMEs, maintained regulatory protections when their loans were sold on to third parties.
It was introduced to fill a consumer protection gap that existed where loans were sold by the original lender to an unregulated firm. The 2015 Act introduced a regulatory regime for a new type of entity called a 'credit servicing firm'. Credit Servicing Firms are now subject to the provisions of Irish financial services law that apply to 'regulated financial service providers'.
This ensures that relevant borrowers, whose loans are sold to third parties, maintain the same regulatory protections they had prior to the sale, including under the various statutory codes (such as the Consumer Protection Code, Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, Code of Conduct for Business Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises and the Minimum Competency Code) issued by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Additionally, following a review in 2015, the Central Bank Code of Conduct for Business Lending to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises has been strengthened resulting in the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48) (Lending to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) Regulations 2015 which came into operation on 1 July 2016. The aim of the Code and these Regulations is to facilitate access to credit, promote fairness and transparency, and provide a framework for dealing with financially difficult cases.
The key effect of the enacted legislation is that purchasers of loan books must either be regulated by the Central Bank themselves or else the loans must be serviced by a credit servicing firm who is regulated by the Central Bank. Furthermore, it is important to highlight that the transfer of a loan from one entity to another does not change the terms of the contract or the borrower's rights and obligations under the original contract.
134. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing VAT reclamation on petrol hybrid company vehicles in the interest of moving towards sustainable mobility and in a bid to help reach emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34391/16]
View answerBusinesses who makes supplies that are charged to VAT are entitled to claim input VAT on their business expenses. However, section 60 of the VAT Consolidation Act 2010 prohibits VAT deductibility by businesses for anti-avoidance reasons on certain goods and services which, by their ubiquitous nature, are not easily distinguishable from general non-business use. Expenditure on motor vehicles, as well expenditure on petrol, food and drink, accommodation and entertainment is specifically excluded from deductibility entitlement, even where the goods and services are acquired or used for the purpose of a taxable business. As the anti-avoidance concerns regarding motor vehicle expenditure deductibility continue, the restriction on VAT deductibility remains valid.
The Deputy will be aware that I have extended the VRT relief for hybrid and electric vehicles in the Finance Bill. This provides that electric vehicles can avail of up to €5,000 in relief from VRT; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can avail of relief of up to €2,500 and hybrid electric vehicles can avail of relief of up to €1,500.
135. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider supporting an amendment to the Finance Act to introduce a capital exemption to persons who lease their properties to councils or approved housing bodies on a long-term lease as a method of incentivising landlords to rent to persons on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34392/16]
View answerI presume the Deputy is suggesting that property owners who lease their property to councils or housing bodies should, on later disposal of the property, have gains attributable to the period during which the property was so leased relieved. I have no plans to introduce such a relief in this Finance Bill.
In any case, I am not convinced that such a relief is the most appropriate way to support the provision of social housing. I can assure the Deputy that the Government takes the issue of housing provision extremely seriously and a number of measures are in place to address it.
Under the previous Government a number of measures were introduced to support the provision of social housing services. The Social Housing Strategy 2020 launched in November 2014 sets out to address issues of social housing provision as well as accessibility and affordability. The Strategy aims to provide more than 35,600 new homes to meet social housing needs by 2020.
As part of the Rent Stability, Housing Supply package, the previous government introduced a tax relief scheme to incentivise landlords to facilitate social housing tenancies. The scheme provides landlords with a 100% interest deduction for property let for a minimum of three years to a tenant in receipt of social housing supports.
The new Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness complements and builds upon the Social Housing Strategy increasing the targeted level of social housing delivery to 47,000 units by 2021, supported by an investment of €5.35 billion.
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) are also currently examining the feasibility of establishing a new funding vehicle, in conjunction with the private sector, that is capable of funding the delivery of new mixed-tenure residential developments, with a strong focus on social housing, in a way that is both off-balance sheet and is commercially viable.
136. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the work his Department has carried out in ensuring that a minimum effective tax rate is paid by companies offsetting substantial losses accrued against their tax liabilities during the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34400/16]
View answerThe availability of relief for losses incurred in a business is a well-established feature of corporation tax systems worldwide. This is in recognition of the fact that a business cycle runs over several years and that it would be unbalanced to tax profits in one year and not allow losses in another. Ireland follows the international norm in that losses incurred in the course of a business are taken into account in arriving at the appropriate amount of tax that a company should bear. In relation to effective rates, analysis done by my Department has shown that our headline 12.5% rate is very close to the effective rates paid. Ireland has a low rate, applied to a broad base with a very small number of targeted incentives.
In speaking about Minimum Effective Tax levels it is vital to know what data is being spoken about. Any calculation of effective tax levels must only consider profits which are legally taxable in the relevant country. What has been clearly shown is that in Ireland, companies pay very close to 12.5% rate on the profits which are correctly taxable in Ireland.
137. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed building of a new national school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34113/16]
View answerOfficials in my Department are working closely with officials from Kerry County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding in order to identify and acquire a suitable permanent location for the school to which the Deputy refers.
Once the permanent location has been acquired, the project to deliver the school will advance into architectural planning.
138. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 2 November 2016, if he will provide the list of local schools which was supplied to the trust of a school (details supplied) referenced in the parliamentary question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34138/16]
View answerPrimary Schools in the Ballinteer/Stepaside and Adjacent School Planning Areas
|
ROLL_NO |
OFFICIAL_ME |
Address_1 |
Address_2 |
ETHOS |
GRADE GENDER |
Contact No's |
|
00729F |
CLOCHAR LORETO N S |
GRANGE ROAD |
RATHFARNHAM |
CATHOLIC |
All girls |
014931640 |
|
02872U |
St. Mary's National School |
Lamb's Cross |
Sandyford |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012954173 |
|
19314E |
SCOIL MAIGHDINE MHUIRE BOY |
BROADFORD RISE |
BALINTEER |
CATHOLIC |
All boys |
014946647 |
|
19396J |
MAIGHDINE MUIRE GIRL |
BALLINTEER |
DUBLIN 16 |
CATHOLIC |
All girls |
014944052 |
|
19437U |
SCOIL ITHI |
BAILE AN TSAOIR |
DUM DROMA |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012981931 |
|
19537B |
ST ATTRACTAS JUNIOR N S |
MEADOWBROOK |
DUNDRUM |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012984352 |
|
19574H |
MARLEY GRANGE NS |
DIVINE WORD NS |
MARLEY GRANGE |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
014945955 |
|
19716B |
ST ATTRACTAS SENIOR N S |
MEADOWBROOK |
DUNDRUM |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012951627 |
|
19723V |
QUEEN OF ANGELS PRIMARY SCHOOL |
WEDGEWOOD |
DUNDRUM |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012955483 |
|
19945Q |
RATHFARNHAM EDUCATE TOGETHER |
LORETO AVENUE |
RATHFARNHAM |
MULTI D |
All mixed |
014938677 |
|
20020R |
GAELSCOIL THAOBH COILLE |
Beallairmín |
An Chéim |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012950000 |
|
20190T |
HOLY TRINITY TIOL SCHOOL |
Glencairn |
Leopardstown |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012063664 |
|
20400E |
Ballinteer Educate Together National School |
C/O St Tiernan's Community School |
Parkvale |
MULTI D |
All mixed |
012902220 |
|
15284B |
TANEY N S |
SYDENHAM VILLAS |
DUNDRUM |
CHURCH OF IRELAND |
All mixed |
012985015 |
|
16794G |
ST BRIGIDS N S |
MERVILLE RD |
STILLORGAN |
CHURCH OF IRELAND |
All mixed |
012833095 |
|
16893I |
S N OMH LORCAN |
STILLORGAN |
KILMACUD |
CATHOLIC |
All boys |
012882486 |
|
17470I |
ST RAPHAELAS N S |
UPPER KILMACUD ROAD |
STILLORGAN |
CATHOLIC |
All girls |
012886878 |
|
17979A |
S N CNOC AINBHIL |
LR KILMACUD RD |
STILLORGAN/BLACKROCK |
CATHOLIC |
All girls |
012831148 |
|
19319O |
ST OLAFS N S |
BALALLY DRIVE |
DUNDRUM |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012956513 |
|
19374W |
Our Lady's Grove Primary School |
Goatstown Road, |
Dublin 14 |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012988694 |
|
19904C |
HOLY CROSS N S |
UPPER KILMACUD ROAD |
DUNDRUM |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012985493 |
|
19922E |
OUR LADYS N S |
ST COLUMBANUS ROAD |
MILLTOWN |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012981989 |
|
03359N |
BALLYROAN B N S |
BALLYROAN |
RATHFARNHAM |
CATHOLIC |
All boys |
014931805 |
|
11638N |
WHITECHURCH T SCHOOL |
WHITECHURCH |
RATHFARNHAM |
CHURCH OF IRELAND |
All mixed |
014942177 |
|
14939T |
RATHFARNHAM PARISH N S |
WASHINGTON LANE |
TEMPLEOGUE |
CHURCH OF IRELAND |
All mixed |
014943470 |
|
17953F |
S N BHAILE EAMONN |
RATHFARNHAM |
DUBLIN 14 |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
014933255 |
|
19114T |
ST PATRICK GNS |
BALLYROAN |
RATHFARNHAM |
CATHOLIC |
Senior girls/ Infant mixed |
014946566 |
|
19446V |
SCOIL MHUIRE BOYS |
GRANGE ROAD |
RATHFARNHAM |
CATHOLIC |
All boys |
014931477 |
|
19474D |
SCOIL COLMCILLE OFA |
KNOCKLYON |
TEMPLEOGUE |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
014947422 |
|
19490B |
SCOIL MHUIRE |
BALLYBODEN |
DUBLIN 16 |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
014931967 |
|
19742C |
ST COLMCILLE SENIOR N S |
KNOCKLYON |
DUBLIN 16 |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
014942527 |
|
19939V |
SCOIL ISIUNTA AN DEA AOIRE |
WHITEHALL ROAD |
CHURCHTOWN |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
012989475 |
|
20043G |
GAELSCOIL CHNOC LIAMH |
HALLA NGASOGA |
BOTHAR CNOC LIAMH |
CATHOLIC |
All mixed |
014939262 |
139. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grants will be paid to primary schools in 2016. [34147/16]
View answer164. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant is being paid to primary schools; and if so, when payment will be made. [34296/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 164 together.
The normal practice is for the Minor Works Grant to be announced late in the year if funding permits. The issue of the Minor Works Grant 2016/2017 will be considered in the context of my Department's overall capital position later this year.
