Parliamentary questions

Departmental Expenditure

Denis Naughten

252. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost in 2013 and 2014 of issuing hard copy payslips to staff or retired staff by his Department and agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/15]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

258. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total current and capital funding allocated to his Department; the underspend or overspend in 2015 to date under each category based on his Department's spending profile; the funding made available within and external to his Department's functions to support innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30130/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Denis Naughten

259. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or agencies under the authority of his Department have performed an assessment of the potential savings to be accrued if current paper-based application processes by members of the public were replaced with a fully online application system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30145/15]

Commercial Rates Valuation Process

Denis Naughten

261. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a mezzanine floor which is freestanding and not structurally attached to the building is excluded from a valuation assessment under the Valuation Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30222/15]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

262. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the flooding issue in Ahascragh in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30260/15]

Information and Communications Technology

Denis Naughten

12. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps which he is taking to remove paper-based processes from the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26110/15]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Denis Naughten

22. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of flood relief works on the River Suck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26109/15]

Flood Risk Assessments

Denis Naughten

98. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funds spent to date on producing catchment flood risk assessment and management study flood maps; if he is aware that insurance companies are ignoring such maps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25538/15]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

75. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if measures were taken at Athlone Weir in County Westmeath in advance of the recent heavy rains to reduce the potential impact of flooding on the Shannon callows; the dates and actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19044/15]

Public Service Reform Plan Measures

Denis Naughten

213. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the mechanism in place to address cross-departmental barriers to reform, and saving of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18121/15]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

6. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement the recommendations made in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht's report on River Shannon flooding published in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11649/15]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Denis Naughten

14. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of flood relief works on the River Suck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11650/15]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

301. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a meeting (details supplied), if he will approve funding for a project; the total projected cost of the project; the time frame for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11514/15]

Public Sector Pensions

Denis Naughten

312. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with the Alliance of Retired Public Servants, in advance of the completion of his annual review of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 to 2013; if consideration will be given to the imposition of the public service pension reduction on pensions, in view of the improvement in the Exchequer balance; if he has discussed the application of the universal social charge with the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12117/15]

Pension Provisions

Denis Naughten

232. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will have a pension entitlement processed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/15]

By-election Issues

Denis Naughten

80. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of each by-election to the current Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8485/15]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

23. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flood relief works on the River Suck catchment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5605/15]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

30. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to implement the recommendations contained in the Report entitled, Eight Proposals Urgently required to tackle flooding on the river Shannon, its tributaries and the waters feeding into it, published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht in July 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5604/15]

Flood Relief Schemes Applications

Denis Naughten

71. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of outstanding applications for funding with the Office of Public Works for flood relief works on the River Suck; the estimated cost of any such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38475/14]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

72. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the flooding issue in Ahascragh, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38476/14]