Parliamentary questions

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Michael McGrath

64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an outline of plans Allied Irish Banks or the Educational Building Society may have to sell non-performing mortgages; the number, and book value, of mortgages under consideration for sale; the current position with regard to any proposed sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8633/15]

IBRC Liquidation

Michael McGrath

65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the efforts made at mediation between KPMG, as special liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, and former directors of the Irish Nationwide Building Society; if a meeting, aimed at mediation, took place; the date of any such meeting; those in attendance; if he will provide details of any court action being taken by KPMG against former directors of the building society; the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8639/15]

Revenue Commissioners Investigations

Michael McGrath

66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide for a Revenue Commissioners investigation into offshore pension transfers; the amount of pension savings the Revenue Commissioners believe has been shielded from tax; if he will list the countries the Revenue Commissioners believe have been used for such transfers; the number of cases involved, amount of tax levied, fines imposed, and settlements agreed, as part of the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8644/15]

Employment Data

Michael McGrath

67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons his Department believe to be self-employed in the State and, therefore, do not receive the pay-as-you-earn tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8645/15]

Mortgage Data

Michael McGrath

73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance , using records available to his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland, if he will provide details, for each financial institution with a banking licence, separate from the number and book value of residential and buy-to-let mortgages sold between 2010 to date in 2015; if he will identify the purchaser of the mortgage book in each case; if he will confirm, in each case, whether the purchaser is a regulated entity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8701/15]

Corporation Tax Regime

Michael McGrath

74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he, or officials from his Department, have had discussions with Ministers in the Stormont Executive, or their officials, regarding the proposal to cut the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland; if he will state whether an assessment has taken place of the impact of a cut in the Northern Ireland corporation tax rate on the economy in the Republic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8702/15]

Bank Stress Tests

Michael McGrath

75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional capital required by Permanent TSB, arising from the recent European Central Bank stress tests; the steps the bank, he and his officials are undertaking to address the shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8703/15]

NAMA Debtors

Michael McGrath

76. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of debtors the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, had on its books when all the loans were transferred; the number of debtors and the book value of loans that remain on the agency's books; the number of debtors the agency has concluded a final deal with; the number of such deals that involve balances owed to the agency being ultimately written off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8704/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Michael McGrath

153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current early childhood care and education scheme and school age child care capitation rates within the child care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8694/15]

Child Care Services Expenditure

Michael McGrath

154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost of the community childcare subvention scheme; the number of children enrolled in it, in each year, from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8695/15]

Preschool Services

Michael McGrath

155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of providing a second free preschool year to children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8696/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McGrath

187. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding public hospital waiting lists (details supplied). [8629/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McGrath

188. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding public hospital waiting lists for surgery (details supplied). [8630/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Michael McGrath

189. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in Cork city, and county, awaiting approval under the nursing home support scheme; the number of persons in Cork city and county approved but currently awaiting funding under the scheme; and the expected waiting time for a person in Cork city, and county, from the date an application is submitted to the expected approval date for funding. [8641/15]

Institutes of Technology Staff

Michael McGrath

218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 27 January 2015, if she will provide, for each institute of technology, the number of individual academic staff members, not whole-time equivalents, for each of the following categories of academic staff who hold permanent whole-time contracts; pro rata contracts of indefinite duration; pro rata contracts; hourly paid contracts of indefinite duration; hourly paid contracts; and the total number of academic staff who are on the payroll system. [8556/15]

Irish Water Funding

Michael McGrath

235. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has been provided a credit rating by international credit ratings agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/15]

Irish Water Funding

Michael McGrath

236. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of borrowing undertaken by Irish Water; its approximate cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8692/15]

Irish Water Funding

Michael McGrath

237. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the approximate level of borrowing Irish Water will have to undertake, over the next ten years, to fulfil its capital investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8693/15]

Public Service Obligation Services

Michael McGrath

253. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of money spent on public-service-obligation aviation routes, in 2012, 2013 and 2014; if he will consider establishing a public-service-obligation route for air services between Cork Airport and Dublin Airport in view of the need for air connectivity between the country's two largest cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8631/15]

Arts Funding

Michael McGrath

258. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding committed by the Government for the planned multi-functional events centre in Cork; when the funding must be drawn down by; if her Department has been advised of an indicative start date for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8628/15]