Parliamentary questions

Central Bank of Ireland

Michael McGrath

64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of regulation in the Central Bank per year in the past five years; the portion of these costs obtained from levies on financial institutions; his plans for the funding model for regulation at the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42440/17]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Michael McGrath

65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has received approval from the European Commission to reform NAMA in order to allow it to develop social and affordable housing on State-owned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42444/17]

Excessive Deficit Procedure Implementation

Michael McGrath

66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the State's final structural deficit in percentage terms in 2016; and if he expects changes at this point. [42445/17]

Public Sector Pay

Michael McGrath

81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what pay rises public servants are due to receive under the Lansdowne Road agreement and its recently agreed successor, by salary bands and dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42919/17]

Special Educational Needs

Michael McGrath

159. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to special needs supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42959/17]

Probate Applications

Michael McGrath

225. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of probate sales in the system; the expected waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42310/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Michael McGrath

698. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all sections of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 are now in force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42309/17]

National Planning Framework

Michael McGrath

740. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the population and demographic projections for the next 20 years underpinning the approach to the national planning framework: Ireland 2040 - Our Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42279/17]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme

Michael McGrath

745. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the changes that have been made in 2017 to the mortgage-to-rent scheme; his plans to further modify the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42441/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Michael McGrath

103. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the detail of the Central Bank inquiry into a building society (details supplied) currently under way; the work that has been done to date; the costs incurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41281/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Assessment

Michael McGrath

104. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a query raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the help-to-buy scheme. [41315/17]

Stability and Growth Pact

Michael McGrath

120. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the State is required to achieve its medium-term budgetary objective of a structural deficit of not greater than 0.5% under the domestic and EU fiscal rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41786/17]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund

Michael McGrath

137. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the appeal of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to Caranua has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41275/17]

Election Monitoring Missions

Michael McGrath

207. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the travel advice for Irish citizens wishing to travel to Kenya around the time of the planned elections there on 26 October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41282/17]

Departmental Contracts

Michael McGrath

277. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is unfair that employees of section 39 organisations had their pay cut in line with the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, legislation on the instruction of the HSE but now those organisations are not in a position to restore the pay of the employees of these section 39 organisations in view of the fact that they have not been given the funding to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41598/17]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Michael McGrath

311. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1202 of 11 September 2017, if the onus is on the manufacturer of the drug to initiate the process of having it added to the reimbursement list; and if not, if there is a way for affected persons to commence this process [41320/17]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Michael McGrath

510. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to announce the allocations under the 2017 sports capital grant programme. [41279/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Michael McGrath

27. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when he expects the new health centre in Carrigaline, County Cork to be open; and the services that will be provided there. [40770/17]

Primary Care Centres

Michael McGrath

69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of the health centre in Passage West, County Cork; and if services will continue to be provided in the local community. [40769/17]

Employment Rights

Michael McGrath

81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 20 September 2017, if the legal obligation to comply with the order in terms of rates of pay and so on only relates to the employer concerned; if there will be an obligation on the end user of the employee's services in which, for example, an agency is the employer but a building contractor is the end user of the employee's services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41074/17]

Tax Yield

Michael McGrath

89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the policy position in respect of index linking income tax bands; the costing for index linking income tax bands from 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41151/17]

Credit Availability

Michael McGrath

90. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the average and maximum capital provided by each of the State-funded banks for residential construction projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41191/17]

Interest Rates

Michael McGrath

91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the average interest rate charged by a company (details supplied) for the funding of residential construction projects, including projects to build social and affordable housing; if the company utilises development management agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41192/17]

Tracker Mortgage Examination

Michael McGrath

92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the compensation percentages offered by each of the lenders involved in the Central Bank's tracker mortgage investigation; if these rates differ for buy-to-lets; if so, the amount by which the rates differ; if payment for independent financial advice is conditional on the borrower obtaining advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41193/17]

Insurance Compensation Fund

Michael McGrath

93. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of claims remaining outstanding from the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the number of persons who have received compensation from the insurance compensation fund, ICF, since the Supreme Court decision on the matter; the average proportion of the total claims these persons received from both the liquidation process and the ICF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41194/17]

State Aid Investigations

Michael McGrath

94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding contact between the Government and the European Commission relating to the illegal state aid complaint made to the Commission by property developers in respect of NAMA; if his Department has provided all information requested by the Commission; when he expects an outcome to the complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41195/17]

Schools Designation

Michael McGrath

101. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 20 September 2017, if he will address the specific case concerning the schools referenced; and if the feeder schools have been designated by his Department. [41075/17]

Revenue Commissioners Resources

Michael McGrath

74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the definition of an income tax case, for example, if it includes all persons in receipt of taxable income with regard to the Revenue Commissioners budget 2018 ready reckoner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40298/17]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Michael McGrath

75. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the interest rate banks (details supplied) apply to the warehouse portion of a split mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40299/17]

Direct Provision System

Michael McGrath

208. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made on the implementation of the recommendations of the working group on the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers; and his plans to bring an end to direct provision. [40255/17]

Invasive Plant Species

Michael McGrath

229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a national policy in relation to the treatment of Japanese knotweed; the steps being taken to control the spread of this plant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40440/17]

Counselling Services Provision

Michael McGrath

288. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is on a waiting list for counselling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40254/17]

National Mitigation Plan

Michael McGrath

447. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projections his Department has made in relation to possible fines Ireland will face for not achieving the 2020 emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40300/17]

Public Services Card

Michael McGrath

513. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason it is necessary to require a person who has been adopted and who does not hold a valid passport or driving licence to provide a copy of the adoption certificate when applying for a public services card; if her attention has been drawn to the upset that this can cause to persons who may have been adopted many decades previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40441/17]

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Michael McGrath

529. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a landlord is permitted to refuse to sign a housing assistance payment form for an existing tenant who started out the tenancy without rental support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40199/17]

Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility

Michael McGrath

530. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the income limit in the housing assistance payment includes all employment related income, such as commission, bonus and so on; the legal obligations facing the tenant and landlord in the event that the tenant's income exceeds the HAP threshold while the tenant is renting under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40200/17]

VAT Yield

Michael McGrath

73. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the estimates of VAT foregone in 2016 and to date in 2017 by online retailers from outside the EU that sell online through companies (details supplied); the actions taken by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners to prevent this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40071/17]

Property Tax Data

Michael McGrath

74. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of households that have paid local property tax in 2016; the number of households that have not paid; the number of houses in each band; the local property tax rates applied in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40072/17]

Employment Rights

Michael McGrath

110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding plans to amend the law in order that persons cannot be obliged to retire at 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39944/17]

Dental Services Provision

Michael McGrath

129. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed by an orthodontist in HSE Cork south Lee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39918/17]

Strategic Communications Unit

Michael McGrath

101. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach further to the establishment of the new strategic communications unit, the number of staff hired to date in 2017; the number of staff he plans to hire in the future; the salaries of the staff hired to date in 2017; if persons in the unit have been transferred from elsewhere in the Civil Service or recruited externally; the cost to date in 2017 of establishing the unit; and the function of the unit. [39062/17]

Construction Sector Strategy

Michael McGrath

141. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to give legal effect to the proposed sectoral employment order for the construction sector; if the legal obligation to comply with the order in terms of rates of pay and so on only relates to the employer concerned; if there will be an obligation on the end user of the employee's services in which for example an agency is the employer but a building contractor is the end user of the employee's services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39674/17]

Banks Recapitalisation

Michael McGrath

149. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of moneys used to recapitalise Irish banks specifically for the purpose of dealing with owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/17]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Michael McGrath

155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of resolving the outstanding claims associated with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/17]

Employment Investment Incentive Scheme

Michael McGrath

180. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications received under the employment and investment incentive scheme in each year of its existence; the number of applications approved and refused respectively; the number in which decisions are still awaited; the amount invested each year; the average turnaround time for a decision from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39549/17]

Data Protection

Michael McGrath

189. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the instances in which customer data was lost or misplaced by banks (details supplied); if such instances were referred to the Data Protection Commissioner; the policy of each bank on employees travelling with printed documents containing personal and confidential information relating to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39759/17]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Michael McGrath

196. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if banks (details supplied) allow their existing mortgage customers on a variable interest rate linked to their loan-to-value ratio or on a loan-to-value interest rate to move down to a lower loan-to-value band on the basis of an up-to-date valuation of their home and, therefore, benefit from the lower interest rate associated with that lower loan-to-value band. [39904/17]

NAMA Loan Book Value

Michael McGrath

198. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the par value of the remaining loans held by NAMA; the number of employees NAMA has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39907/17]

NAMA Operations

Michael McGrath

199. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the redundancy scheme operated by NAMA; the number of staff that availed of the redundancy scheme; the overall cost to the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/17]

Tax Data

Michael McGrath

200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners and income tax cases that pay the different rates of income tax; the number and percentage of income earners and income tax cases that pay the different rates of USC, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Michael McGrath

235. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the delivery of the planned education campus at Ballinrea, Carrigaline, County Cork; when he expects the project to go to tender; the expected date of commencement of construction and the occupancy of the three new school buildings; if the capital funding is in place for the delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39341/17]

School Transport Provision

Michael McGrath

261. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding transport to a school (details supplied) in County Cork for children with special needs; the steps he will take to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39744/17]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Michael McGrath

262. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase of a site and the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39750/17]

Schools Designation

Michael McGrath

265. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a national school (details supplied) not being listed as a designated feeder school by his Department for a new secondary school in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39800/17]

Insolvency Service of Ireland

Michael McGrath

330. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) which could have a significant effect on the operation of the insolvency service. [39577/17]

Home Help Service Provision

Michael McGrath

419. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for additional home support and respite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/17]

Disability Services Provision

Michael McGrath

420. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if steps can be taken to appoint a social worker to liaise with the parents of a person (details supplied) to ensure their needs are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39359/17]

Disability Services Funding

Michael McGrath

482. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of funding for a Prader-Willi syndrome pilot project; if he has been liaising with an association (details supplied) on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39578/17]

Departmental Staff Data

Michael McGrath

760. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of persons currently on secondment from a local authority to his Department; the length of the secondment in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39281/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Michael McGrath

761. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses built by local authorities in each of the years since 2000, in tabular form; the number of units received by each local authority by way of Part V; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39282/17]

Work Permits Applications

Michael McGrath

13. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for a critical skills permit by a person (details supplied). [36944/17]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Michael McGrath

122. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason tax relief cannot be claimed in respect of payments made by a parent under a deed of covenant in favour of his or her permanently incapacitated child; his plans to review this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37234/17]

Government Bonds

Michael McGrath

125. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the NTMA has a role in advising or influencing the rate of disposal by the Central Bank of the Government bonds that replaced the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37306/17]

Tracker Mortgages

Michael McGrath

127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals that have been made to the customers appeals panel section regarding a bank (details supplied), in view of the tracker mortgage issue; the number which have been fully upheld, partially upheld and totally dismissed respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37326/17]

Mortgage Lending

Michael McGrath

153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the Central Bank policy on banks providing bridging finance to elderly persons wishing to downsize to another property; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such persons, many of whom have very significant positive equity, have to sell their home before they can purchase a smaller, more suitable property and that this is acting as a deterrent to them proceeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/17]

Tax Code

Michael McGrath

154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to the changes to the section 110 tax structure introduced in the Finance Act 2016, if property funds that purchase residential and commercial loans from NAMA and banks operating here will no longer be able to avail of this structure in respect of the profits earned on the holding of such loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37955/17]

Tax Code

Michael McGrath

155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to the changes to the section 110 tax structure introduced in the Finance Act 2016, if he will state the definition of a bona fide use of the section 110 tax structure in keeping with the original intention behind the establishment of the structure for securitisation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37956/17]

Bank Codes of Conduct

Michael McGrath

189. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if it is Central Bank policy that the banks should record all telephone conversations between members of staff and the banks' customers; the current policy of banks (details supplied) in this regard; the length of time such recordings should be retained for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38248/17]

Banking Sector Data

Michael McGrath

233. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of branches in each of the State-supported banks that do not accept coins as lodgements; the policies each of the State-supported banks have in relation to the receipt of coins; the statutory role of his Department and the Central Bank in relation to this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39012/17]

Mortgage Interest Relief Data

Michael McGrath

234. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of the 419,400 mortgages in receipt of mortgage interest relief that are in the 2004 to 2008 30% cohort and in the 2009 to 2012 15% cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39014/17]

Mortgage Interest Relief Data

Michael McGrath

235. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of couples in receipt of the higher ceilings of the 2004 to 2008 30% cohort in receipt of mortgage interest relief; the number that are single persons in receipt of lower ceilings; if he will provide the same data for the 2009 to 2012 15% cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39015/17]

Corporation Tax Regime

Michael McGrath

236. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to the escrow fund set up for the European Commission’s decision regarding a company (details supplied), if the fund earns a return over time from interest and or capital gain, whether the company or the State entity will receive that return; if, in the event of the State receiving a return, it will be deemed to be a financial transaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39016/17]

Tax Exemptions

Michael McGrath

237. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of reducing the seven-year capital gains tax exemption under section 604A to five years and four years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39017/17]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Michael McGrath

238. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full year cost of increasing the year limit for the special assignee relief programme from five years to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39018/17]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Michael McGrath

239. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first and full year cost of reducing the €75,000 limit to €60,000, €50,000 and €40,000, respectively, for the special assignee relief programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39019/17]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Michael McGrath

240. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the special assignee relief programme, SARP, to employees employed from outside an organisation rather than restricting it to employees moving within an organization; the cost of increasing the scope of SARP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39020/17]

Universal Social Charge Data

Michael McGrath

241. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first year and full year costs of decreasing the non-PAYE USC surcharge from 3% to 2.5%; the number of persons affected by such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39021/17]

Universal Social Charge Data

Michael McGrath

242. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of self-employed persons that will benefit from an increase in the earned income tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39022/17]

Tax Yield

Michael McGrath

243. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the first year and full year cost of decreasing VRT for category B motor caravans and motor homes from 13.3% to 6.65% and to 0%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39023/17]

Property Tax

Michael McGrath

244. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reimburse persons for private property valuations with a decrease in property tax in view of the fact that property valuations have increased nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/17]

Flood Relief Schemes

Michael McGrath

275. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the OPW has to prevent further flooding in Tullig Mór and Tullig Beg, Ballinhassig, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37951/17]

Arts Funding

Michael McGrath

279. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a request for additional funding for a project (details supplied) in Cork city in addition to the €12 million already committed by the Government; the process in order to assess such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38115/17]

Garda Deployment

Michael McGrath

642. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each station in Togher Garda district in January 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and to date in September 2017, in tabular form. [38288/17]

Departmental Funding

Michael McGrath

713. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has received a request for additional funding for a project (details supplied) in Cork city in addition to the €12 million already committed by the Government; the process in order to assess such funding requests; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38114/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Michael McGrath

760. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to reimburse a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36805/17]

Health Services Provision

Michael McGrath

918. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed list of the services available in Cork city and county for children who have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome; the details of supports available to their parents and siblings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37235/17]

Health Services Funding

Michael McGrath

921. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review its decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization-approved baby friendly health initiative programme here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/17]

National Maternity Strategy

Michael McGrath

922. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to ring-fence funding for the implementation of the national maternity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37269/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael McGrath

933. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the progress made in securing a residential placement for a person in (details supplied) in County Cork that is profoundly disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37315/17]

Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold

Michael McGrath

1112. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is unfair that the drugs payment scheme threshold is the same for an individual person living alone as it is for a family; his plans to change this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37865/17]

Disability Services Provision

Michael McGrath

1114. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if additional funding can be provided to enable a service provider in County Cork to provide additional hours for a person (details supplied) to attend an adult day service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37870/17]

Health Services Funding

Michael McGrath

1179. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of a capital funding commitment for a project (details supplied) in County Cork. [38223/17]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Michael McGrath

1182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding employees of section 39 organisations benefiting from pay increases provided for in national pay agreements, including the proposed extension of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38231/17]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Michael McGrath

1202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the addition of a drug (details supplied) to the general medical services, GMS, scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Michael McGrath

1788. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of domiciliary care applications received, approved and rejected, respectively, in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of appeals submitted, upheld and rejected, respectively, in each of the same periods, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37350/17]

Departmental Staff Data

Michael McGrath

54. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department who are suspended from work on full pay; the reason in each case; and the length of time in each case. [36737/17]

Departmental Budgets

Michael McGrath

55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach if there will be an underspend in his Department's current or capital budget for 2017; if so, the subheads that are now below profile and those that may come in below profile at the end of the calendar year; and whether underspends in his Department will be available to the central Exchequer at year end. [36753/17]

Protected Disclosures Data

Michael McGrath

56. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach for the number of protected disclosures received from staff in his Department in 2016 and to date in 2017 and the details of same. [36769/17]

Departmental Staff Data

Michael McGrath

86. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in her Department who are suspended from work on full pay; the reason in each case; the length of time in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36733/17]

Departmental Budgets

Michael McGrath

87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there will be an underspend in her Department's current or capital budget for 2017; if so, the subheads that are now below profile and those that may come in below profile at the end of the calendar year; if underspends in her Department will be available to the central Exchequer at year end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36749/17]