Parliamentary questions

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

828. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54456/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

829. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54473/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

873. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54459/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

874. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54476/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

907. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54472/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

908. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54489/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

990. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget and spend in her Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54458/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

991. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff in her Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54475/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

1027. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54470/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

1028. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54487/18]

Community Services Programme Data

Joan Burton

1031. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Pobal has statistics in relation to the number of staff employed in community centres nationally and the salary of each; and if same will be made available. [1523/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

1069. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the budget and spend in her Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018, inclusive; the projected spend for 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54463/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

1070. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff in her Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54480/18]

Social Insurance Data

Joan Burton

1107. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons born in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 that had reckonable earnings for social insurance purposes within gross income groups (details supplied) based on P35 returns for 2017. [1502/19]

Social Insurance Data

Joan Burton

1108. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons born in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 that had reckonable earnings for social insurance purposes within gross income groups (details supplied) based on P35 returns for 2016. [1503/19]

Social Insurance Data

Joan Burton

1109. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons born in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 that had reckonable earnings for social insurance purposes within gross income groups (details supplied) based on P35 returns for 2015. [1504/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

1137. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget and spend in his Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the projected spend for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54467/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

1138. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of staff in his Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54484/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

1214. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budget and spend in her Department for marketing, media and social media in each of the years 2016 to 2018, inclusive; the projected spend for 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54460/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

1215. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in her Department employed to work on marketing, media and social media in 2018. [54477/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Joan Burton

4. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee F (National Security) last met. [53141/18]

European Council Meetings

Joan Burton

9. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU Council meeting held on 13 December 2018. [52849/18]

Working Family Payment Data

Joan Burton

50. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of civil and public servants, respectively, in receipt of the working family payment; the number of payments made and estimated amounts paid in 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number of payments made in respect of members of the Defence Forces in 2017 and to date in 2018. [49208/18]

Departmental Communications

Joan Burton

3. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he has updated his Department’s policy with respect to social media. [50554/18]

Mortgage Book Sales

Joan Burton

161. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on mortgage customers having their loans sold to other lenders despite meeting and exceeding repayment agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53408/18]

Mortgage Book Sales

Joan Burton

162. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the actions he has taken in terms of oversight of the sale of mortgages to another lender; the number of mortgage holders who have been affected; and the considerations he has given to worried customers who have met their repayments and are concerned for the future. [53409/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Joan Burton

163. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with members of the Administration of the United States of America. [53410/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joan Burton

213. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the need for permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53002/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Joan Burton

145. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the entitlements of persons qualifying for the long-term illness scheme; if provision is made for persons within this category to be included in vocational training opportunities and employment schemes; and the circumstances in which persons qualifying under the scheme could be deemed eligible for workplace programmes and training courses on which they do not receive a social welfare payment. [52616/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Joan Burton

8. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A on the economy last met. [50552/18]

Construction Contracts

Joan Burton

194. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on completing works committed to under a construction project (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if these works will be expedited. [51825/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Joan Burton

275. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for speech therapy and occupational therapy services after assessment for developmental language disorder nationally; the comparable length of time for the Dublin 15 area; the number of children on such a waiting list nationally and in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51511/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists

Joan Burton

286. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the length of time children are waiting for services in terms of speech and occupational therapy after assessment for a developmental language disorder at national level; the comparable length of time for the Dublin 15 area; and the number of children on such a waiting list nationally and in the Dublin 15 area, respectively. [51566/18]

Childcare Services Data

Joan Burton

476. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of childcare services for pre-school children nationally; the average cost of such services in Dublin city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51509/18]

Childcare Services Data

Joan Burton

478. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of childcare services for pre-school children; and the average cost of such services in Dublin city and county. [51565/18]

Brexit Issues

Joan Burton

4. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU summit held on 25 November 2018. [50349/18]

Brexit Issues

Joan Burton

5. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister May since the EU summit on 25 November 2018 and to the other heads of state. [50351/18]

Health Services Staff Remuneration

Joan Burton

63. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health if he has been in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the outcome of the audit of pay restoration for section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43835/18]

HSE Properties

Joan Burton

140. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the impact on the national development plan of recent disclosures of serious problems in respect of publicly contracted building projects including health facilities; the amount of extra funding required to repair buildings; the impact of same on the overall spend on the national development plan; if he plans an additional Supplementary Estimate to meet the extra cost; if not, if the costs will come from savings; and if so, the source from which they will come. [49203/18]

Tax Code

Joan Burton

155. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the concerns raised by the European Commission relating to the taxation of intellectual property and its compliance with EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51066/18]

School Curriculum

Joan Burton

203. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of history at junior cycle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50373/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Joan Burton

59. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a date has been established for the commencement of the construction of a school (details supplied); the length of time the construction will take; when he expects the new school to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49504/18]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Joan Burton

72. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the construction of a permanent school (details supplied); if the discussion on the site location on the Phoenix Park racecourse adjacent to a club is completed; if he will sanction the purchase of the site; when the permanent school is likely to commence construction; and when he expects the permanent school to open. [49508/18]

Schools Establishment

Joan Burton

81. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the studies he has undertaken in respect of population growth in Dublin 15 and the adjacent Navan road area of Dublin 7; if his attention has been drawn to the demand for places in second level schools and that many children in the catchment area and attending feeder primary schools are not receiving places in the local secondary school and are now on long waiting lists for a place in 2019; and if his attention has been further drawn to the trauma and disappointment for families and children that have been residents for many years in an area and have failed to get places in the local school. [49507/18]

Public Sector Pay

Joan Burton

86. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore full parity in respect of teachers’ salaries in respect of staff recruited on the lower pay scales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49506/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Joan Burton

105. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the demand by parents in Dublin 7 and 15 for an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special school for children with high levels of need; his plans for the school particularly in the context of the large population of the area and the many children affected and unable to receive a full educational provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49505/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Joan Burton

107. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact on the national development plan of recent disclosures of serious problems in respect of the publicly contracted building projects, including schools; the amount of extra funding required to repair buildings; the impact of same on the overall spend on the national development plan; if he plans an additional Supplementary Estimate to meet the extra cost; if not, if the costs will come from savings; and if so, the source from which they will come. [49203/18]

Departmental Advertising Budgets

Joan Burton

12. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the proposed budget for social media advertising in his Department for 2019. [48231/18]

Taoiseach's Communications

Joan Burton

24. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversation with Prime Minister May. [48229/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

31. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the French President, Mr. Emmanuel Macron during Armistice commemorations. [48230/18]