Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Lottery Funding

Michael McGrath

699 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national lottery grant application in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork.
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Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McGrath

768 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
[36553/12]

Fostaíocht Gaeltachta

Michael McGrath

6 Deputy Michael McGrath den an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén polasaí atá aige chun an teanga Ghaeilge a choinneáil beo, cén polasaí atá aige chun fostaíocht a chaomhnú sna ceantair Ghaeltachta [35400/12]

Disability Support Service

Michael McGrath

22 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to help facilitate disabled persons to enter the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34995/12]

Credit Unions Regulation

Michael McGrath

119 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the process for form of nomination in respect of credit union account has sufficient safeguards to ensure that the best interests of the account holder are protected and they are not subject to undue influence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35161/12]

Mortgage Interest Relief

Michael McGrath

121 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the qualifying mortgage customers of Ulster Bank will benefit from the increase in mortgage interest relief in the Finance Act 2012; if he will confirm the number of customers affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35251/12]

Schools Building Projects

Michael McGrath

156 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed update on plans for an education campus development in Carrigaline, County Cork, comprising of a new gaelcholáiste, the relocation of the existing gaelscoil and sonas; if he has given the go ahead for these developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34820/12]

Work Permits

Michael McGrath

232 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the conditions governing the granting of employment permits visas to South African nationals who wish to come and work in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35288/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

329 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the proposed increase in the minimum qualifying State pension age to 68, if she will specify the transitional arrangements that will be in place for persons who may, for example, have a contract of employment which specifies they must retire at 65 or who may have an income continuance plan under which payments cease on reaching the age of 65; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Social and Affordable Housing

Michael McGrath

487 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to rescind the clawback clauses that apply in respect of affordable home contracts in view of the collapse in property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35189/12]

Citizenship Applications

Michael McGrath

603 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the granting of an Irish passport to a child born in Ireland in 2006 of parents from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35225/12]

Defence Forces Property

Michael McGrath

620 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the future of the 4th infantry battalion based at Collins Barracks in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34750/12]

Flood Relief

Michael McGrath

879 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an application from Cork County Council for emergency funding for road repair and reinstatement works in Rathbarry Village in west Cork arising from the extensive flood damage caused last month; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34787/12]

Promissory Notes

Michael McGrath

52 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the interest expense associated with the promissory note in 2013 as a percentage of the GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34142/12]

National Asset Management Agency

Michael McGrath

53 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the approximate loss that the National Asset Management Agency has suffered as a result of developers successfully declaring bankruptcy in the UK, the number of such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34143/12]

Flood Relief

Michael McGrath

58 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to establish an assistance fund for the victims of the recent flooding in Cork city and county; if he will provide details of the way that the fund will operate, the eligibility criteria for residents and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34172/12]

Banks Recapitalisation

Michael McGrath

61 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will oppose any requirement that direct recapitalisations of banks be backed up by sovereign guarantees to the European Stability Mechanism in respect of the funds injected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34203/12]

Banking Operations

Michael McGrath

62 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if in view of reports of market manipulation of rates in the London inter-bank lending market he has asked the regulatory authorities to investigate if similar practices took place in the Dublin inter-bank market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34204/12]

Bond Markets

Michael McGrath

63 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider offering investors a range of inflation linked bonds to assist the Government’s funding programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34205/12]

Banking Sector Regulation

Michael McGrath

64 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the impact for customers of suggestions that Ulster Bank is moving its regulatory supervision to the Bank of England; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34206/12]

Bank Charges

Michael McGrath

65 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will be meeting with the banks, as he did in November 2011, to discuss their plans to pass on the recent European Central Bank rate reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34207/12]

Banking Sector Regulation

Michael McGrath

132 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the London Interbank Offered Rate scandal at Barclay’s Bank in the UK has any implications for the Irish Government, the National Treasury Management Agency or any financial entities operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33569/12]

Departmental Statistics

Michael McGrath

130 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the GDP and GNP figures for Quarter 1 2012 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33475/12]

Special Educational Needs

Michael McGrath

152 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the allocation of special needs assistants to a particular school (details supplied) in County Cork for the 2012/13 school year is being reassessed; if he will agree to become involved in the matter in view of the exceptional circumstances that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33014/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Michael McGrath

215 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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Carer’s Allowance

Michael McGrath

237 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the date an application for carer’s allowance was received in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when same will be processed.
[33239/12]

Defence Forces Reserve

Michael McGrath

396 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he will state the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Force by rank and brigade at 31 May 2012.
[33613/12]

Defence Forces Revenue

Michael McGrath

397 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 21 June 2012 and having regard to the time taken to arrange the competition for promotion of RDF officers, if he will instruct the military authorities to fill the additional vacancies which have now arisen since October 2011; and if he will prepare a promotion list to fill the vacancies that will arise during the rest of 2012 as is procedure in the Permanent Defence Forces.
[33614/12]

Hospital Charges

Michael McGrath

530 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a reform to deal with the manner in which persons are currently being charged for a service (details supplied).
[33633/12]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Michael McGrath

1 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if, building on the Euro Area Summit Statement of 29 June 2012, he will outline his specific objective in the negotiations that will now follow, with particular reference to breaking the link between bank debt and the sovereign; his views on the way the €64 billion of taxpayers’ money which has been injected into the banks can be revisited with the burden being lifted from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32959/12]

Bank IT Systems

Michael McGrath

4 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the handling of the crisis at Ulster Bank following the IT problem which occurred on 19 June 2012; if he is satisfied with the response of the bank and the Central Bank of Ireland; if he will state the steps that are now planned to ensure that the affair is fully investigated and that the contingency plans of the other banks are rigorously tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32960/12]

Tax Collection

Michael McGrath

61 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the level of revenue generated for the Exchequer from residential stamp duty in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the number of individual residential stamp duty cases for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32917/12]

Tax Collection

Michael McGrath

62 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the level of revenue generated for the Exchequer from commercial stamp duty by year in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the number of individual residential stamp duty cases for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32918/12]

Tax Collection

Michael McGrath

63 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the approximate level of VAT generated for the Exchequer from the sale of new residential housing in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the number of cases for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32919/12]

Long-Term Illness Scheme

Michael McGrath

152 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the automatic entitlement to a general practitioner visit card to persons on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Management

Michael McGrath

200 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the changes in section 20 of the Finance Act 2011 relating specifically to school principals and boards of management of schools now acting as principal contractor on school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32220/12]

School Management

Michael McGrath

201 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the additional supports and or resources that are being made available to school principals and school boards of management in relation to section 20 of the Finance Act 2011, which has added an administrative burden as school principals and school boards of management now need to contact the Revenue Commissioners in relation to any school building projects, schools now need to register for VAT with the Revenue Commissioners and schools now need to liaise on a constant basis with the Revenue Commissioners on school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32221/12]

Banking Operations

Michael McGrath

205 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the length of time it is taking banks to clear cheques and credit a customer’s account; and from the point of view of retail businesses, the length of time it is taking for credit card receipts to appear in the account of the business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32412/12]

Schools Building Projects

Michael McGrath

233 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when it is planned to have a new school (details supplied) in County Cork up and running; if he will advise the steps that are being taken to identify a suitable site and or temporary accommodation for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31891/12]

Special Educational Needs

Michael McGrath

234 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provision he has made to ensure that the special needs of a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be fully met when he commences second level school this coming September.
[31892/12]

Flood Relief

Michael McGrath

277 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood relief project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will confirm when a decision on funding is expected.
[32426/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

317 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the drop in the number of persons in occupational pension schemes in recent times; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[31665/12]

Commercial Rates

Michael McGrath

476 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review section 20(1) of Cork City Management (Amendment) Act 1941 in view of the fact that it limits to 50% the reduction in local authority rates that may be granted to the owner of a vacant commercial premises in the city; the rationale behind the provision; if similar provisions apply to other local authorities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32409/12]

Liquor Licensing Laws

Michael McGrath

483 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public houses in the country that are currently open and operating without a licence; the person who is responsible for the enforcement of the law in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32410/12]

Prison Building Programme

Michael McGrath

522 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a building project (details supplied) is expected to move to tender stage.
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