Parliamentary questions

Small and Medium Enterprises Debt

Michael McGrath

258. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of commercial loans held by non-bank lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/16]

Mortgage Data

Michael McGrath

259. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of residential mortgages held by non-bank lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13438/16]

Mortgage Data

Michael McGrath

260. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of residential home loans or mortgages held by credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13439/16]

Tax Collection

Michael McGrath

264. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position with the release of funds relating to the sale of property as part of the estate of a deceased person (details supplied). [13534/16]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data

Michael McGrath

387. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details for each local authority and approved housing body, of the number of completed mortgage-to-rent transactions to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13148/16]

Library Services

Michael McGrath

397. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the strategic working group on shared services in public libraries of December 2013, if there are any proposed mergers of library authorities around the country; if so, the details of same; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out for shared library services, including the business case and any efficiencies costed; if a risk assessment has taken place; if there is a proposal to pilot the new structure at one location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13485/16]

Waste Management

Michael McGrath

398. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an allowance is being made in respect of families that include a person with a disability and whose bins are particularly heavy as a result of that person's condition, in relation to the introduction of pay-by-weight charges for the collection of domestic refuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/16]

EU Programmes

Michael McGrath

589. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016, due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European Council on 30 May to 31 May 2016, to see if an alternative way of funding EUYO can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13450/16]

EU Programmes

Michael McGrath

603. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016 due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European Council on 30 May to 31 May 2016 to see if an alternative way of funding EUYO can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13452/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Michael McGrath

835. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects broadband to be rolled out to a local community (details supplied) in County Cork under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13216/16]

EU Bodies

Michael McGrath

938. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the fact that the European Union Youth Orchestra, EUYO, is to cease trading from September 2016 due to a lack of European funding in the context of changes in the Creative Europe funding processes; if she will seek to raise the matter at the scheduled meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport European Council on 30 May to 31 May 2016 to see if an alternative way of funding EUYO can be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13451/16]

Court Judgments

Michael McGrath

36. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions since the passing of the relevant legislation in 2016 that the courts have overturned a bank veto in a personal insolvency case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12278/16]

Garda Investigations

Michael McGrath

37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the 12 outstanding complaints to An Garda Síochána involving the National Asset Management Agency; if any more complaint cases have been closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12285/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of microbreweries availing of tax relief on production up to 30,000 hectolitres; the amount of excise duty foregone; and the number of jobs supported in the microbrewing industry, in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12267/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rules governing the provision of tax relief for microbrewing firms; how they compare to competitor countries in the European Union; if he has reviewed these rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance why beer produced by microbreweries for export, and therefore not subject to domestic excise duty, is reckonable for the calculation of a production limit of 30,000 hectolitres for which tax relief is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12269/16]

Central Bank of Ireland Investigations

Michael McGrath

65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of banks covered by the Central Bank of Ireland's investigation of tracker mortgages; the number of individual cases; when the investigation will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12276/16]

NAMA Property Leases

Michael McGrath

66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which residential properties over which the National Asset Management Agency has security have had rent increases in the past 12 months either by a receiver or by the agency directly; the average increase in such rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/16]

EU Directives

Michael McGrath

67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of plans to provide basic bank accounts to low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/16]

Credit Register Establishment

Michael McGrath

68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will be fully operational; the steps he has taken to implement it; the costs incurred; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12280/16]

Central Bank of Ireland Staff

Michael McGrath

69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the vacancy rate in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/16]

Central Bank of Ireland Staff

Michael McGrath

70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12282/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have received a refund of deposit interest retention tax paid in the previous 48 months; when the scheme will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12283/16]

Social Insurance Data

Michael McGrath

121. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have benefitted from the tapering of PRSI introduced in budget 2016; the average benefit received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12284/16]

Departmental Functions

Michael McGrath

67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will address a query in correspondence (details supplied) on the reconfiguration of Departments. [12224/16]

Paternity Leave

Michael McGrath

70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will bring forward legislation to introduce statutory paternity leave; the date from which she expects the leave to be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12143/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Michael McGrath

100. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the scheme of financial support that may be available from his Department to assist a school (details supplied) to develop a play area for the children in its new autism spectrum disorder unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/16]

Health Services Provision

Michael McGrath

305. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied). [12208/16]

Animal Welfare

Michael McGrath

314. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to strengthen the laws around animal cruelty, including the provision of greater deterrents for those guilty of an offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/16]

Greyhound Industry

Michael McGrath

330. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a number of matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the export of greyhounds. [12160/16]

Child and Family Agency Data

Michael McGrath

372. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 20 April 2016, if she will arrange for the information requested to be provided. [12205/16]

Family Support Services

Michael McGrath

373. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the range of services being provided by a family support centre (details supplied) and the growing demand for those services; if additional funding will be made available to meet the immediate need for additional staffing resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12207/16]

Tax Code

Michael McGrath

108. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of agricultural relief, business relief, favourite nephew status and dwelling house relief against capital acquisitions tax, and the number of claims received for each of these in each of years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11494/16]

Tax Code

Michael McGrath

109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the yield from inheritance tax in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11495/16]

Tax Code

Michael McGrath

110. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of inheritance cases that resulted in a liability for capital acquisitions tax in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11496/16]

Banking Sector

Michael McGrath

113. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to his statement in Dáil Éireann during Private Members' Time on 17 May 2016 that Irish bank shares went down by 10% across the line on the date the Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016 was published; the specific date he is referring to and the opening and closing share price for each bank on that date, and the evidence of any correlation between the two issues. [11592/16]

Psychological Assessments Waiting Times

Michael McGrath

89. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently provide access to a child psychologist for a person (details supplied) with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11065/16]

Water Services Provision

Michael McGrath

118. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has taken responsibility from local authorities for dealing with complaints relating to the provision of water services that predate its existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11075/16]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Michael McGrath

129. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will pay a superannuation pension and gratuity to retiring supervisors of community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11077/16]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Michael McGrath

154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in terms of the recruitment of clerical officers in the public service, if candidates are still being drawn from the panel established from the clerical officer recruitment campaign 2014; his plans for a new clerical officer recruitment campaign in 2016 ; if candidates will then no longer be drawn from the 2014 panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11056/16]

Health Services Staff Data

Michael McGrath

170. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child psychologist posts employed in primary care per 1,000 population, and the number of persons served by these, by county, in tabular form; his views on any regional variation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11031/16]

Psychological Services

Michael McGrath

175. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health to urgently provide access to a child psychologist for a person (details supplied) with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11064/16]

Animal Welfare

Michael McGrath

202. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to investigate a matter (details supplied); the procedures that govern such an export; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11163/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Michael McGrath

222. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of an application under the early years capital grant 2016 (details supplied) including when she will make a decision on it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11014/16]

Financial Services Regulation

Michael McGrath

1. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to extend the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 to the owners of credit and to ensure that non-bank lenders and vulture funds are fully regulated in a manner that adequately protects mortgage holders, tenants and small and medium enterprises from unfair practices by entities with a short-term investment horizon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10761/16]

Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision

Michael McGrath

4. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his progress in ensuring flood insurance cover is available to households in areas where remedial works have been carried out by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/16]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments

Michael McGrath

5. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the level of draw-down of loans to developers for residential housing related projects from the fund for house building established in 2015 by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; his views on the operation of this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10763/16]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Michael McGrath

7. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency is on track to deliver on its commitment to provide 20,000 housing units; if it plans to revise the proportion which will be delivered as social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10515/16]

Judicial Council Legislation

Michael McGrath

35. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a judicial council with lay representation; if she will provide an effective mechanism for dealing with complaints against judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10889/16]

Tax Reliefs Application

Michael McGrath

40. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will apply proposed changes to capital gains tax entrepreneurship relief, as outlined in the programme for Government, to newly established businesses only or also to existing businesses; if it is important to provide clarity in this regard to entrepreneurs who are considering establishing businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10751/16]

Tax Forms

Michael McGrath

43. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the years for which the Revenue Commissioners holds P60s for a person (details supplied) and which could be supplied to that person. [10802/16]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

44. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the circumstances a person can access funds in an approved minimum retirement fund prior to reaching 75 years of age; if he will clarify the application of the Revenue Commissioner's triviality clause in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10803/16]

Event Licensing Regulations

Michael McGrath

103. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a permit is required from her Department or from An Garda Síochána for an event (details supplied). [10793/16]

Event Licensing Regulations

Michael McGrath

111. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a permit is required from his Department or from the relevant local authority for an event (details supplied) [10792/16]

European Court of Justice Rulings

Michael McGrath

125. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if the decision of the European Court of Justice in April 2013 has a wider implication beyond the case of the former Waterford Crystal workers; if the application of the finding relates to other pension schemes; to provide a list of such schemes; the period over which such schemes may be affected by the ruling; the details of the State's response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10891/16]

Illness Benefit Reform

Michael McGrath

126. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the waiting period of six days under the illness benefit scheme whereby it is not paid for the first six days of sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10896/16]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McGrath

127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the terms and eligibility of the partial capacity benefit scheme and, in particular, to facilitate persons who wish to work some hours for therapeutic purposes when they are capable of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10899/16]

Health Services Staff

Michael McGrath

186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a dedicated nurse to support patients with Parkinson's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10900/16]

Tax Data

Michael McGrath

182. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the fiscal space available in 2017 if tax bands and credits are indexed and if they are not indexed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9588/16]

Tax Data

Michael McGrath

183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the cost of indexing tax bands and credits in 2017 based on his estimate of earnings growth and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9589/16]

Tax Data

Michael McGrath

184. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the change in the monetary value of the PAYE and personal tax credits in 2017 if they were indexed in line with expected earnings growth and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/16]

Tax Data

Michael McGrath

185. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the change in the entry point to the top income rate for a single person, currently at €33,800, if it were indexed in 2017 based on expected earnings growth and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9591/16]

Budget Targets

Michael McGrath

186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he will confirm a change to Ireland’s medium-term budgetary objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9592/16]

Central Bank of Ireland

Michael McGrath

214. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the Central Bank's holding of non-Irish assets at the end of each of the years 2007 to 2015, inclusive; the acquisition and disposal of such assets in each of the years 2007 to 2014, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/16]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Michael McGrath

223. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to bring non-bank lenders within the terms of the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Targets; his plans to deal with very high long-term arrears in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10640/16]

One-Parent Family Payment

Michael McGrath

224. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the difficulties caused to parents from changes to the single person child carer credit; if he will review the rules governing the one-parent family tax credit where the primary carer is not claiming the benefit of the credit in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10641/16]

Credit Union Restructuring

Michael McGrath

225. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the Credit Union Restructuring Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/16]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Capital

Michael McGrath

226. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of cash held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; his plans to deploy this cash; if he will use it to support the provision of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10643/16]

IBRC Liquidation

Michael McGrath

227. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to set out the status of the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, including when it will be complete and the return to the State, based on available information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10644/16]

Corporation Tax Regime

Michael McGrath

228. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to set out the status of the formal investigation by the European Commission into Ireland's corporation tax arrangements with a company (details supplied); whether the Irish authorities have co-operated fully with the investigation; when it will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/16]

Mortgage Applications Approvals

Michael McGrath

229. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a continuous fall in recent months in the number of mortgage approvals, in particular for first-time buyers; the action he will take to support home ownership; if he will make a submission to the Central Bank's review of the application of mortgage rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10646/16]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments

Michael McGrath

230. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to set out the level of draw-down of loans to developers for residential housing-related projects from the joint venture fund established in 2015 by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; his views on the operation of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/16]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Michael McGrath

231. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to outline his plans to legislate to clearly distinguish the role of the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland and the Insurance Compensation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10648/16]

Property Tax Administration

Michael McGrath

232. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the implementation of the Thornhill report on the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10649/16]

Tax Collection

Michael McGrath

233. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the level of tax compliance, including whether it can be increased by providing the Revenue Commissioners with additional resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10650/16]

Banks Recapitalisation

Michael McGrath

234. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is pursuing the retrospective recapitalisation of the banking sector; his plans for disposal of bank assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10651/16]

Tax Exemptions

Michael McGrath

235. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to outline his plans to review capital acquisition tax thresholds given rising asset prices, especially in residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10652/16]

Programme for Government

Michael McGrath

236. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he will establish the rainy day fund and the rules that will govern it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/16]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Michael McGrath

237. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the current penal tax regime that applies to deposit and pension savings which discourages persons from making provision for their future financial needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10654/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Michael McGrath

286. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to and address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/16]

Programme for Government

Michael McGrath

610. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of measures included in the programme for Government, with the cost for each commitment on an individual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10655/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael McGrath

758. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health to arrange an assessment of need for a person (details supplied); when the assessment will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9968/16]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Michael McGrath

842. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) before the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. [10306/16]

Disability Services Provision

Michael McGrath

882. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the appropriate assessment and intervention services. [10413/16]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Michael McGrath

1217. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current plans for recruitment to the Army; the number expected to be recruited in 2016 and in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10293/16]

Defence Forces Pensions

Michael McGrath

1218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to address a matter raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied). [10414/16]

Public Sector Staff Increments

Michael McGrath

68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of public sector employees who are members of trade unions which have not signed up to the Lansdowne Road agreement receiving pay increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8990/16]

School Transport Tendering

Michael McGrath

244. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 999 of 3 November 2015, the reasons for the decisions each year; and the reason her Department or Bus Éireann did not have a European Union tender process for the private operator school transport bus services under the European Union public procurement law from 1 July 1993, when the law was changed here until the school year 2011-2012, given that she indicated that Bus Éireann is obliged to tender in line with the European directive. [8888/16]

School Transport Tendering

Michael McGrath

245. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 999 of 3 November 2015, if it is appropriate to withhold information from Dáil Éireann that her Department was not compliant with European Union public procurement laws in making direct awards to private bus contractors for school bus services from 1 July 1993 to May 2011. [8889/16]

NAMA Debtor Agreements

Michael McGrath

27. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total amount the National Asset Management Agency has written off for debtors on its books, the number of debtors involved, the number of arrangements it has reached with debtors in respect of their personal exposure on company borrowings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8800/16]

Health Services Provision

Michael McGrath

34. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health when interventions will be put in place for a person (details supplied). [8523/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Michael McGrath

37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the home care package application of a person (details supplied). [8531/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Michael McGrath

268. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [8037/16]

School Placement

Michael McGrath

397. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will receive an appropriate school place for the coming 2016-2017 school year. [8296/16]

Child and Family Agency Data

Michael McGrath

250. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the family support centres and family resource centres funded by the Child and Family Agency in 2015 by centre; by county; by the funding provided; by the purpose of the funding, such as core funding or special project funding and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7490/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Michael McGrath

415. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an upgrade to the broadband service at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7399/16]

DEIS Scheme

Michael McGrath

436. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in County Cork and Cork city that have delivering equality of opportunity in schools status; the extra supports and resources available as a result of this designation; the process by which a school can receive this status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7625/16]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications

Michael McGrath

450. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an urgent application for mortgage to rent by a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7267/16]

IBRC Liquidation

Michael McGrath

81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [6343/16]

Employment Rights

Michael McGrath

156. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the full suite of employment legislation, including minimum wage legislation, applies to au pair arrangements; the duties and responsibilities of families that hire au pairs in terms of employment law; his plans to provide a formal basis for au pair arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6502/16]