Parliamentary questions

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

178. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43652/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

179. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company, in tabular form. [43668/15]

Departmental Staff

Robert Troy

180. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43684/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

194. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43602/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

195. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance, by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43634/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

196. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43650/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

197. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43666/15]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Robert Troy

198. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/15]

Departmental Meetings

Robert Troy

231. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43592/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

232. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43624/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

233. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43640/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

234. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43656/15]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Robert Troy

235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43672/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

285. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43596/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

286. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance, by year, in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43628/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

287. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43644/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

288. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company, in tabular form. [43660/15]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Robert Troy

289. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

300. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43603/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

301. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her Department's photography costs since she came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43635/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

302. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her Department's use of external public relations firms since she came into office, by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43651/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

303. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reports she commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company, in tabular form. [43667/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

304. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of special advisers on her staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43683/15]

Court Procedures

Robert Troy

305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality how persons can obtain a digital recording of their court case; and the cost of same. [43720/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

335. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43594/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

336. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43626/15]

Departmental Contracts

Robert Troy

337. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43642/15]

Departmental Reports

Robert Troy

338. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011 by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form [43658/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

339. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43674/15]

Lobbying Data

Robert Troy

359. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43601/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

360. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43633/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

361. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43649/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

362. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43665/15]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Robert Troy

363. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/15]

Registration of Nurses

Robert Troy

376. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the lengthy time it is taking for nurse registration (details supplied). [43793/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Robert Troy

383. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the specific issue of the car purchase scheme referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 12 November 2015. [43820/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

448. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43600/15]

Departmental Contracts

Robert Troy

449. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance, by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43632/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

450. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43648/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

451. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43664/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

452. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43680/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Robert Troy

471. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 17 November 2015 concerning a school (details supplied) in County Longford, if she will respond to the clarification sought to aspects of that earlier reply. [43549/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

489. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43597/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

490. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's photography costs since she came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance, by year, in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43629/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

491. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's use of external public relations firms since she came into office, by year and in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43645/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

492. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form, for each year since March 2011, all external consultant reports commissioned by her Department; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [43661/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

493. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special advisors on her staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43677/15]

School Enrolments

Robert Troy

524. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Admissions to Schools) Bill 2015 will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [43956/15]

Lobbying Data

Robert Troy

557. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set down in tabular form the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43598/15]

Ministerial Expenditure

Robert Troy

558. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set down his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial allowance, by year, in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43630/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

559. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details of his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43646/15]

Departmental Contracts Data

Robert Troy

560. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details in tabular form on the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011 by year, title, cost, date published and company. [43662/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

561. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details of the number of special advisors on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43678/15]

Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility

Robert Troy

601. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the review of criteria to include persons in receipt of partial capacity in the eligibility criteria for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's warmer home grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43545/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

606. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number held, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43595/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

607. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance, by year and in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43627/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

608. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year and in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43643/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

609. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011 by year, title, cost, date published and company, in tabular form. [43659/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

610. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43675/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Robert Troy

623. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number held, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43607/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

624. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43639/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

625. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43655/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

626. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43671/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

627. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43687/15]

Heritage Sites

Robert Troy

650. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why she has ceased negotiations on the purchase of Granard Motte, despite Longford County Council having made a significant contribution towards the purchase cost, and given the huge benefit of having a national monument in State ownership, if she will re-open negotiations with a view to bringing this to a satisfactory conclusion, even if this means going down the route of a compulsory purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43562/15]

Lobbying Data

Robert Troy

652. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43593/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

653. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's photography costs since she came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43625/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

654. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's use of external public relations firms since she came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43641/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

655. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reports she commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43657/15]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Robert Troy

656. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of special advisers on her staff and their yearly salaries from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43673/15]

Health Care Professionals

Robert Troy

53. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to protect the public by protecting the titles of physiotherapist and physical therapist in one register for exclusive use by physiotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43000/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Robert Troy

58. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of orthodontic services in the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/15]

NAMA Assets Sale

Robert Troy

91. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the person responsible for an apartment block (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43258/15]

Defence Forces Records

Robert Troy

125. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the appeals process for persons (details supplied) who were not selected to join the Army but who passed all required tests. [43253/15]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Robert Troy

245. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding allowing correspondence from the Department of Social Protection as proof of address for applications to Student Universal Support Ireland. [43256/15]

Broadband Service Speeds

Robert Troy

272. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when Rathcaled and Ballynacarrigy, County Westmeath, will have access to broadband and high speed broadband. [43242/15]

Broadband Service Speeds

Robert Troy

273. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when Castletown and Finnea, County Westmeath, will have access to high speed broadband, given that at present there is extremely limited telephone and Internet coverage leaving persons in that area at a considerable disadvantage. [43243/15]

Preschool Services

Robert Troy

1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why there has been a delay in the publication of inspection and quality regulations for preschools; when these will be published; and if all registrations of preschool providers will be completed within the statutory three-year timeframe. [42947/15]

Preschool Services

Robert Troy

4. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reviews he has taken of the capacity and sustainability of the preschool and early education sector to provide for the extension of the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42684/15]

Child Abuse Reports

Robert Troy

12. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why a number of recommendations made in the Ryan report have yet to be implemented; if the increased budget for Tusla - Child and Family Agency in 2016 will be adequate to implement the recommendations in full. [42682/15]

Child Care Services Inspections

Robert Troy

31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of progress that Tusla - Child and Family Agency is making in the registration and inspection of early years services under the Child and Family Agency Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42686/15]

Children in Care

Robert Troy

34. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions he is taking in response to the most recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection report which highlights the lack of suitable placements to meet the needs of some young persons in care due to the closure of high-support units, which has meant that many young persons with complex needs are currently in mainstream and adult residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42685/15]

Domestic Violence

Robert Troy

37. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will make prioritise the restoration of funding that was cut to domestic abuse and violence services, given the increase in Tusla - Child and Family Agency services for 2016. [42683/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Robert Troy

133. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding orthodontic treatment for children in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43164/15]

School Transport Administration

Robert Troy

162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is acceptable that some of the bus service for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath was cut following the granting of an application for an extension that included a provision to accommodate parking, making it impossible for the school to honour its road safety commitments; if she will retore the full bus service so that the roads are kept safe around the school and demand for parking returns to the level at which it was before the cut. [43198/15]

Garda Deployment

Robert Troy

74. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Westmeath, County Longford, County Roscommon and County Monaghan on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42422/15]

Garda Resources

Robert Troy

112. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that will be made available to An Garda Síochána in County Longford and in County Westmeath under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42421/15]

Taxi Regulations

Robert Troy

316. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans regarding illegal taxis (details supplied) operating in towns. [42453/15]

Child Care Costs

Robert Troy

367. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 22 October 2015, for details of the sources or the review of studies he undertook to make the claim (details supplied) that tax reliefs for child care have led to systematic inflation in child care costs in other jurisdictions, including in the Netherlands and in Australia. [42612/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Robert Troy

412. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an appointment for an operation without further delay. [42531/15]

Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

414. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to Grow, the world community mental health movement in Ireland so that it can continue supporting persons suffering from mental health problems. [42559/15]

Library Services Funding

Robert Troy

549. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of funding for a library to be constructed in Kinnegad in County Westmeath. [42561/15]

Universal Social Charge Application

Robert Troy

73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he considers the application of the universal social charge on public service pensions to be discriminatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41922/15]

Credit Union Services

Robert Troy

74. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to enable credit unions to offer point-of-sale cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41957/15]

Public Sector Pensions Levy

Robert Troy

81. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to consider measures to ensure parity in the pension restorations of public servants who retired on reduced pensions, as per those who retired on full pensions. [41919/15]

Public Sector Pensions Levy

Robert Troy

82. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will engage with the Alliance of Retired Public Servants regarding the potential discontinuation of parity. [41920/15]

Public Sector Pensions Levy

Robert Troy

83. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered reducing the timeframe for the restoration of public service pensions, considering the projected growth in the economy. [41921/15]

Child Protection

Robert Troy

163. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the exact date the eighth report in respect of 2014 was submitted by Mr. Geoffrey Shannon, the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. [41974/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Robert Troy

201. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the special needs assistant allocations for a school (details supplied) in County Meath. [42006/15]

Army Personnel

Robert Troy

73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the strategic planning his Department has engaged in since the closure of Columb Barracks in Mullingar in County Westmeath; if he will ensure that its maximum potential is achieved; the other Government agencies or Departments, if local or national, that have been liaised with in regard to this; the amount or the proportion of Columb Barracks that is in use; the terms and conditions in place for such use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41210/15]