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Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Michael McGrath
124. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has information on the prevalence of money mule accounts (details supplied); if so, the details of completed or current investigations under way on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53523/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Michael McGrath
125. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the report commissioned from a company (details supplied) on remuneration levels within banks here; if he has received and read the report; when he plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Insurance Industry Regulation
Michael McGrath
126. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate claims harvesting websites; the estimated number of such sites active in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53538/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Insurance Industry
Michael McGrath
127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank is notified by life assurance companies of instances in which claims on policies are not paid out on the basis of non-disclosure; if so, the most up-to-date statistics in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53540/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Motor Insurance Data
Michael McGrath
128. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected to date as part of the motor insurers insolvency compensation fund; his plans for the fund; when collections are expected to cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53543/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Government Expenditure
Michael McGrath
140. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage growth in current spending, capital spending and total spending in each of the years since 2000; the percentage movement in GDP and GNP; the general Government balance in percentage terms for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53545/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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National Lottery Data
Michael McGrath
142. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the level of oversight relating to the operation of the national lottery licence here; if issues such as breaches of the operating licence or regulatory breaches have been brought to his attention since coming into office; if so, if the full details of same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53624/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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School Admissions
Michael McGrath
156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure a child (details supplied) in County Cork receives an appropriate school place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53449/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Special Educational Needs
Michael McGrath
162. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a new second-level special school in Cork city and its environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53520/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Departmental Properties
Michael McGrath
163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ownership of a site accommodating a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53521/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Departmental Correspondence
Michael McGrath
164. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53554/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Courts Service Data
Michael McGrath
197. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 105 of 3 October 2019 and 276 of 12 November 2019, if he will arrange for the requested information to be forwarded by the Courts Service; his views on whether the delay in the provision of such information is not acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53485/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
Michael McGrath
198. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if information will be provided on the incidence of money mule accounts (details supplied); the details of completed or current investigations under way on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53522/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Legal Services Regulation
Michael McGrath
200. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to regulate claims harvesting websites; the estimated number of such sites active in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53539/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Michael McGrath
246. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an outpatient appointment to see an ear, nose and throat consultant at the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53466/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Ambulance Service Data
Michael McGrath
281. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the average handover time in which responsibility for the patient is transferred from the ambulance service to the hospital in respect of ambulances arriving at the emergency department at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53524/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Michael McGrath
282. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to open additional acute beds at Cork University Hospital during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53525/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Hospital Staff Data
Michael McGrath
283. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing and consultant vacancies in each hospital in County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53526/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Hospital Services
Michael McGrath
284. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development a new long-stay facility at St. Finbarr’s Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53534/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Michael McGrath
285. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps in the process; when the primary care centre will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53535/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Michael McGrath
286. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps in the process; when the primary care centre will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53536/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Michael McGrath
287. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in Cork city and county on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and treatment, respectively; the length of time they have been waiting; the number of consultants providing such services in the location; the vacancies in this regard; the steps being taken to reduce the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53544/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
Michael McGrath
288. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO4 area awaiting an appliance in six-monthly wait intervals; the number waiting more than 12 months; the breakdown of the different types of appliances including, for example, a specialised wheelchair, hoist, shower chair and orthotics; the estimated funding needed to clear the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53546/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Family Support Services
Michael McGrath
417. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the upgrade of a family support centre (details supplied) to the designation of family resource centre; the process involved in securing this designation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53519/19]
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Departmental Communications
Michael McGrath
443. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department is responsible for and responsive to enquiries from the general public as to tracing their unclaimed pension entitlements; if the host mailing service and associated efforts are limited solely to inquiries from pension scheme administrators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53541/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Motor Insurance Claims
Michael McGrath
115. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the national claims information database has been fully established; if not, when it will be established; if aggregated data will be published as part of the database; when public and employer liability will be incorporated into the database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52672/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity
Michael McGrath
119. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the policy of the Revenue Commissioners regarding the referral of cases to the sheriff for the collection of debt; the reason for the period of time that has to elapse from a notice of demand for payment before the case can be referred to the sheriff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52791/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Michael McGrath
121. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has carried out work to assess the proportion of mortgage arrears cases in which relationship breakdown may be a factor; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52929/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Hospitals Building Programme
Michael McGrath
436. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development of new hospitals in Cork; the status of progress; the timelines; the funding that has been ring-fenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53121/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Transport Policy
Michael McGrath
607. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53112/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Road Projects Status
Michael McGrath
608. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick; the current stage of the project; the next steps and associated timelines; when he envisages the project moving to planning, detailed design, tender and construction; when he expects the motorway to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53117/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Road Projects Status
Michael McGrath
609. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the main construction work to commence at the Dunkettle Interchange in Cork; the expected duration of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53119/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Rail Network Expansion
Michael McGrath
610. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps taken in line with the national development plan 2018-2027 in support of high-speed rail link between Cork and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53120/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael McGrath
56. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 14 November 2019, when he will propose to Dáil Éireann that he will not invest €500 million into the rainy day fund in accordance with section 6 of the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52392/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Vacant Sites Data
Michael McGrath
364. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of notices issued by each planning authority regarding the vacant site tax in tabular form; if the progress of each planning authority in identifying vacant sites is being monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52437/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Capital Allowances
Michael McGrath
118. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if accelerated capital allowances or other tax incentives are available for businesses that purchase and use newly manufactured fully electric mini-diggers; if the matter will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52021/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Michael McGrath
138. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in DEIS band 1 schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51899/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Medical Card Data
Michael McGrath
224. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards in issue in which the entitlement arises under EU regulations in respect of persons in receipt of social security pensions from other countries in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland or that are working and paying social insurance in one of the countries; the relevant countries in this regard in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51985/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Health Services Reports
Michael McGrath
230. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the implementation of the HSE report on lymphoedema and lipoedema treatment in Ireland 2018; the details of the implementation plan; the timeline for same; his plans to ensure access to services for lymphoedema, primary and secondary patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52011/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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State Pensions Payments
Michael McGrath
294. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to improve the income for persons on the State pension living alone in view of the fact that most of the costs they incur are the same as in households with two pensioners; her plans to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51983/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Central Bank of Ireland Data
Michael McGrath
131. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Central Bank of regulating the credit union sector in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount received from credit unions through the industry funding levy in each year; the methodology used to calculate the cost of regulating the credit union sector; the number of persons working on credit union regulation in the Central Bank; the payroll costs in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51269/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Tax Deduction Systems
Michael McGrath
145. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the tax deductibility of expenses incurred by landlords against case V rental income such as replacement of furniture, washing machine, fridge and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51779/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Pension Provisions
Michael McGrath
641. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork concerning pension entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51777/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Building Regulations Compliance
Michael McGrath
678. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is a remedy available for a person who is the victim of substandard building work relating to the construction of a new home; if a channel of recourse is open to the homeowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51781/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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State Claims Agency Data
Michael McGrath
57. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by the State Claims Agency in personal injury claims in each of the years 2010 to 2019 by delegated State authority; the amount paid in medical negligence cases in the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51016/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Data
Michael McGrath
62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of open appeals with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman by financial product, that is, mortgage, pensions and so on; the number of appeals that are related to the tracker mortgage scandal; the number and value of open appeals at the end of each month since the creation of the ombudsman; and the number and value of legacy appeals carried over from the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Ombudsman, in tabular form. [51017/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Corporation Tax
Michael McGrath
63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the escrow account holding the funds received from a company (details supplied); the amount initially invested into the account; the net asset value of the account; the potential loss that will be incurred by the company if the funds are returned to the company; the potential loss that will be incurred by Ireland if the funds are handed over to Ireland; the cost of legal expenses incurred by the State in setting up the escrow account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51018/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
Michael McGrath
64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of open roles in his Department by functional area and position; the length of time the role has remained unfilled in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51019/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
Michael McGrath
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons working in his Department by department or functional area; the number at the end of each year since 2015 by department or functional area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51020/19]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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Banking Sector
Michael McGrath
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when legislation will be introduced to bring in the senior executive accountability regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51022/19]