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Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
Bernard Durkan
61. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will increase rent support in line with market trends for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7183/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Bernard Durkan
62. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if rent support remains available or outstanding to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7184/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Free Travel Scheme Administration
Willie O'Dea
63. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to make changes to the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7202/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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One-Parent Family Payment Data
Willie O'Dea
64. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parents who are no longer eligible for the one-parent family payment and who are in receipt of the jobseeker's transition payment as a result of changes to the one-parent family payment and who are in receipt of the family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7203/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Willie O'Dea
65. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of households to date that have had their rent supplement increased above the agreed thresholds by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7204/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Willie O'Dea
66. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of housing assistance payment recipients and households and the number of households she envisages transitioning from rent supplement to the HAP by the end of 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7205/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Clare Daly
67. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her policies regarding the provision of cover staff, or funding for cover staff, in her Department's disability allowance section so that cover is provided for persons on sick leave and inordinate delays in processing of claims are prevented. [7228/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Departmental Funding
Jim Daly
68. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7245/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
69. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the status of meetings held since November 2015 with the insurance industry; if he has reached agreement in respect of homeowners being refused flood cover because of the perceived threat of flooding; if he will advise residents accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6509/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Property Tax Administration
Jack Chambers
70. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance to initiate a working group to address the issue of persons in private estates or apartments having to pay full management fees and property tax on their net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Motor Insurance
Róisín Shortall
71. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to curb the escalating costs of motor insurance; the working groups he has established to deal with this issue; when he established these; the constituent members; the remit of the working groups; the expected outcome of their work; the deadline they are working to; the extent to which he has consulted motorist interest groups on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7156/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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NAMA Portfolio
Paul Murphy
72. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of acres of residential land the National Asset Management Agency controls directly or has an interest in through loans owed to it by county. [6302/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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NAMA Portfolio
Paul Murphy
73. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units the National Asset Management Agency owns, controls, or has an interest in, directly or indirectly, and the number of such residential units that have been sold on to investment funds and to real estate investment trusts since the agency was established. [6303/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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NAMA Social Housing Provision
Paul Murphy
74. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the expenditure by the National Asset Management Agency on providing social housing and on providing offices to date, by year; and the agency's projected annual spend on social housing and offices in 2016 and in 2017. [6304/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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NAMA Debtors
Paul Murphy
75. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of debtors who have exited the National Assets Management Agency to date; the number of these who have repaid their debts in full; the total original debts owed to the agency by such exited debtors, and the amount recovered by the agency from them. [6305/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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NAMA Loan Book Value
Paul Murphy
76. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the final amount the National Assets Management Agency is expected to recover on its debts relative to the €74 billion of loans it acquired; and the amount recovered to date by year. [6306/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Paul Murphy
77. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of tax relief for real estate investment trusts since they were established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6307/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Tax Reliefs Costs
Paul Murphy
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of tax relief and exemptions availed of by private landlords, including mortgage interest relief, for each of the years 2011 to 2015. [6308/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Tax Reliefs Costs
Paul Murphy
79. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost of the exemption from capital gains tax for property sold after being acquired and held for seven years. [6309/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Members' Remuneration
Niall Collins
80. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if the lump sum paid to local authority members who retired at the 2014 local elections is taxable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6338/16]