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Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
National Broadband Plan Implementation
Timmy Dooley
1. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if all premises covered by the national broadband plan will be connected by 2020; if he is satisfied with the download speeds it envisages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16375/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Post Office Network
Carol Nolan
2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he will take to preserve the services delivered by rural post offices. [16173/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Postal Codes
Timmy Dooley
3. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that the establishment of Eircode has provided value for money; if he is satisfied with the rate of take up by industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16216/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Mattie McGrath
4. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his efforts to roll out high-speed broadband in rural Ireland and in County Tipperary in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16411/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Mobile Telephony Services
Michael McGrath
5. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the commitments in the programme for Government on improving mobile telephone coverage and his timetable for action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16180/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
Renewable Energy Generation Targets
Timmy Dooley
6. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is on track to meet binding European Union 2020 renewable targets; the fines that will be realised if these are not achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16220/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Energy Efficiency
Michael McGrath
7. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider introducing an opt-in provision for customers in the national smart metering programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16236/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
Public Service Obligation Levy Increase
Shane Cassells
8. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the rate at which the public service obligation, PSO, is levied on electricity bills; his views on increasing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16205/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
Alternative Energy Projects
Bernard Durkan
9. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for developing an alternative energy sector in line with current and future requirements, the need to meet carbon dioxide emission reduction targets and the need to ensure a robust and reliable energy grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16168/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
Broadband Service Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
10. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to expedite the roll-out of genuinely high-speed broadband to rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16119/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
Energy Prices
Mick Barry
11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that the Electricity Supply Board should consider reducing its charges for electricity, given its reported profits of €635 million in 2015; and that high energy prices are being maintained to make the Electricity Supply Board an attractive proposition for privatisation. [16116/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
North-South Interconnector
Seán Fleming
12. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to support putting the North-South electricity interconnector underground using high-voltage direct current technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
oral
Television Licence Fee
Eamon Ryan
13. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if and when he will replace the television licence fee with an alternative funding mechanism; if he is satisfied with the performance of An Post in collecting the current licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16112/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Post Office Network
Dara Calleary
14. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is taking to maintain the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16199/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Charlie McConalogue
15. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the commitment to and the timeline for providing high-speed broadband to every home and business in County Donegal; the number of these which have high speed broadband and the additional number which will receive it in 2016 and in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16113/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Departmental Functions
Seán Sherlock
16. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the sections of his Department and the remit which have been transferred to the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; and the State agencies and bodies he will have responsibility for. [16245/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Renewable Energy Generation Targets
Carol Nolan
17. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is on course to meet its renewable energy targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Energy Policy
Bríd Smith
18. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to swiftly situate Ireland as a carbon dioxide-free energy user; the steps he will take to ensure Ireland no longer relies on imports of fossil fuels, on the future extraction of energy sources or on hydraulic fracturing in Ireland that would contribute to carbon dioxide levels rising, given that carbon dioxide levels have surpassed 400 parts per million and that the rate of increase is greater than at any previous time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16179/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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National Broadband Plan
Fiona O'Loughlin
19. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will implement the national broadband plan and award it to an external body so that small businesses can be certain of a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16110/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Gas Networks Ireland
James Browne
20. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to request the Commission for Energy Regulation if it has approved or if and when it will approve the extension of the natural gas pipeline to New Ross, County Wexford and to request Gas Networks Ireland to state if and when it will extend the pipeline to New Ross, given that it has already extended it to Wexford town, and narrowly bypassed New Ross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16170/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Energy Prices
Catherine Murphy
21. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has provided him with a comparison between the basic cost of energy in Ireland and in European Union states including, but not limited to, its bi-annual reports; if he will provide these; if the authority has not done so, if he will request it to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16174/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
James Browne
22. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will roll out rural broadband in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16169/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Post Office Network
Bobby Aylward
23. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will honour the commitment that a five-year strategy and pilot service hub post offices would be in place by July 2016 which the chairperson (details supplied) of the Post Office Network Business Development Group made at the launch of its report in January 2016 and the commitment in the programme for Government to consider enabling the payment of motor tax at post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11766/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Carol Nolan
24. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take to ban hydraulic fracturing for fuel extraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16178/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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North-South Interconnector
Brendan Smith
25. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of discussions he had with EirGrid in relation to the North-South electricity interconnector; if he is aware of the widespread opposition in communities in counties Monaghan, Cavan and Meath placing the transmission lines underground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16156/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Éamon Ó Cuív
26. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources what he considers to be high-speed broadband in terms of its national roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16120/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Exploration Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the exploratory drilling at Woodburn Forest in County Antrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16155/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Thomas Pringle
28. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to the European Commission's recent Digital Scoreboard Report which states that a lack of rural broadband has resulted in Ireland having one of the lowest rates of broadband take-up in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13114/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Richard Boyd Barrett
29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce a national ban on hydraulic fracturing, given the international evidence on its dangers; if not, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16154/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Bernard Durkan
30. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide high-speed, high-quality broadband and mobile telephony in all areas and to maximise the quality and availability, as available globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16167/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Mobile Telephony Services
Thomas P. Broughan
31. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the high level of termination charges in the mobile telephony sector; on the position of the European Union Commission on these charges, and retaining roaming charges in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16121/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Seán Sherlock
32. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how he intends to ensure that, in the 21st century, all areas receive 4G internet connectivity under the national broadband package. [16246/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Irish Water
Catherine Murphy
33. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Irish Water is to be established as a public body; why the Energy Bill 2016 seeks to expand the remit of the Commission for Energy Regulation to cover the regulation of water services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16176/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Postal Codes
Clare Daly
34. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the progress of operations of the Eircode system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16117/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Expenditure
Jackie Cahill
35. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will fully roll out the broadband structure for County Tipperary under the national broadband plan, given that poor coverage is impacting negatively on the economic development of the county. [16122/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Climate Change Policy
Eamon Ryan
36. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for a national dialogue on climate and energy, as set out in the White Paper, Ireland's Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Future 2015 to 2030; when it will occur; the persons who and the bodies which will be involved; the outcomes he is hoping to achieve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16111/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Electricity Transmission Network
Brendan Smith
37. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of discussions he has had with EirGrid on major projects it proposes to undertake over the next few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16157/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
Mick Barry
38. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the campaign of opposition to the exploratory hydraulic fracturing taking place at Woodburn Forest in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, and reports that the companies involved in hydraulic fracturing have expressed an interest in performing similar explorations in County Leitrim. [16115/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Property Registration Authority Administration
Peadar Tóibín
39. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are enough resources to staff the land registry process in registering rights of way (details supplied). [16422/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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General Register Office
Catherine Murphy
40. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the form and procedures a person must follow in registering an international divorce on an Irish registered marriage which was the subject of a divorce in Australia (details supplied); and the procedures a person must follow in dealing with the births, deaths and marriages office. [16546/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Drugs in Prisons
Jack Chambers
41. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the programme of mandatory drug testing in prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16384/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory
Jack Chambers
42. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average turnaround times for cases submitted to the forensic science laboratory; the funding allocated to it in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; the personnel numbers attached to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16386/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Drug Treatment Court
Jack Chambers
43. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her review of the Drug Treatment Court model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16387/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Road Safety
Jack Chambers
44. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of roadside drug tests, including the number conducted and the number of positive detections, prosecutions and convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16389/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
45. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16393/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
Joe Carey
46. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to establish a new community-based closed circuit television scheme similar to that operated previously which would be open to community alert groups to apply for funding in conjunction with An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16395/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Visa Applications
Josepha Madigan
47. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when visitor visa applications will be processed and granted to persons (details supplied). [16408/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Legal Proceedings
Micheál Martin
48. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the matters outstanding in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16415/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Garda Deployment
Brendan Smith
49. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional Garda Síochána personnel will be assigned to the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division, given the substantial reduction in Garda numbers in that division over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16418/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Residency Permits
Róisín Shortall
50. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will normalise the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if she will put temporary arrangements in place to facilitate the person in resuming employment while she is processing the application. [16448/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Airport Security
Joan Collins
51. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if normal policing, security and customs protocols will apply to passengers on the flight to Ireland West Airport Knock in County Mayo containing the Vice President of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, in particular to press, staff and the security detail on board the flight. [16466/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Independent Review Mechanism
Micheál Martin
52. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the panel of barristers she appointed in 2014; when they will finish reviewing the cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16479/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Peace Commissioners
Charlie McConalogue
53. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process a peace commissioner must follow to apply to become a commissioner for oaths; the fees that are due at each stage of this process and to whom they are payable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16482/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Visa Applications
Róisín Shortall
54. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review decisions made under the Syrian humanitarian admission programme to refuse family reunification visas (details supplied); the number of such visas she has issued since the programme began; and if she is satisfied that the guidelines are being applied consistently. [16495/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Michael McGrath
55. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 97 and 112 of 8 June 2016, if she will further respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [16518/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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General Register Office
Catherine Murphy
56. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures a person must follow in registering an international divorce on an Irish registered marriage which was the subject of a divorce in Australia (details supplied). [16547/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Brendan Griffin
57. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the handling of a case by An Garda Síochána (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16556/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Departmental Properties
Peadar Tóibín
58. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the properties her Department and agencies under its remit leased; the number they leased on upward-only rents and the number of lessors who were involved with the National Asset Management Agency or with any of the State banks; and the details of each lease. [16604/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
59. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when she will restore stamp 4 status to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16609/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
60. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the eligibility of a person (details supplied) to remain under the naturalisation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16612/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
61. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the eligibility of a person (details supplied) under the naturalisation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16613/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
62. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure a person (details supplied) must follow under the residency scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16614/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Deportation Orders
Bernard Durkan
63. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the eligibility of a person (details supplied) to remain; the person's status under the naturalisation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16618/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Deportation Orders
Bernard Durkan
64. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to consider revoking a deportation order on a person (details supplied); if she will suspend the process to facilitate a thorough investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16619/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Visa Applications
Bernard Durkan
65. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when she will favourably consider the case of a person (details supplied) under the family reunification scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16620/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
66. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure a person (details supplied) must follow under the residency scheme and the naturalisation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16621/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
67. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure a person (details supplied) must follow under the residency scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16625/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Residency Permits
Bernard Durkan
68. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure a person (details supplied) must follow under the residency scheme; under the Naturalisation Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16627/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Naturalisation Applications
Bernard Durkan
69. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when she will conclude the process for a person (details supplied) under the naturalisation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16630/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Family Reunification Applications
Bernard Durkan
70. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when she will conclude procedures for persons (details supplied) under the family reunification scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16635/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Citizenship Applications
Bernard Durkan
71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the eligibility of a person (details supplied) under the naturalisation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16637/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Revenue Commissioners Resources
Jack Chambers
72. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the status of the drug detector dog service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16383/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Customs and Excise Controls
Jack Chambers
73. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the number of mobile X-ray scanners in use by customs officers in detecting drugs; if he plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16388/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
John Brady
74. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) who has a pension under the invalidity pension scheme can obtain a certificate under the primary medical certificate scheme so as to recoup vehicle registration tax. [16451/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Loan Books Purchasers
Martin Heydon
75. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assist borrowers whose loans are sold to third parties such as vulture funds; his further plans to protect the rights of borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16417/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Tax Collection Forecasts
Pearse Doherty
76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance why he did not revise the predicted level of tax revenue from budget 2016 upwards, consistent with the out-turn of the stronger 2015 revenue base; the reason for his approach to the 2016 corporation tax forecast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16432/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the specific estimates of the cost of planned tax reductions or of the amount of new revenue that would be raised from the planned offsetting tax changes for all relevant years, given the warnings raised by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council regarding his taxation proposals contained in the programme for a partnership Government, whereby he commits to the continued phasing out of the universal social charge and states that this and other reductions in personal tax rates will be largely funded through higher taxes in other areas, for example through non-indexation of personal tax credits and bands, [16433/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will release compliance figures to 2021 that reflect the reality that is incorporating his policy intentions, given the April 2015 spring economic statement in which the previous Government stated that it intended to adopt a fiscal policy stance that would meet minimum compliance with the fiscal rules and acknowledged that tax and spending projections in the stability programme update 2016 from 2017 onwards were purely technical and did not include policy changes consistent with this intention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16434/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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GDP-GNP Levels
Pearse Doherty
79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views that under the stability programme update projections the debt-to-gross domestic product ratio is projected to fall to 69% of gross domestic product by 2021, but assuming a policy of minimum rule compliance as previously committed to is implemented from 2017 on, the debt ratio would continue to decline but would be around five percentage points of gross domestic product higher by 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16435/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
80. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has conducted a risk analysis of the concentration of corporation tax receipts having risen sharply in recent years, with over 40% paid by ten companies in 2015, up from 21% in 2009 and that in 2015 corporation tax from the top ten companies amounted to over 6% of total tax revenue, approximately the same proportion of total tax revenue accounted for by stamp duty in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16436/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
81. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason for non-compliance with the budgetary frameworks directive to date and if the Government will enhance the quality of its medium-term budgetary forecasts by providing projections based on a realistic set of assumptions in line with the requirements of the directive and the requirement under the medium-term budgetary frameworks directive that budgetary forecasts also be provided on the basis of envisaged policies and hence the Government’s medium-term fiscal plans would include the major tax and spending priorities outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16437/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Stability and Growth Pact
Pearse Doherty
82. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he envisages the deviation stripping out the one-off Allied Irish Banks widening by end-year and by how much, given that his spending projections imply non-compliance with the expenditure benchmark requirements for 2016 when the bank's transaction in 2015 is disregarded, with the associated overspend amounting to approximately €700 million on the basis of current stability programme update plans and given his record of under-provision for a number of Departments, in particular the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16438/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
83. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the components of the methodology of the medium-term forecasts that were produced using the European Union commonly agreed methodology; how the forecasts are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16440/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
84. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the complementary medium-term baseline estimates and why they are better suited to the Irish economy, given the medium-term forecasts that were produced using the European Union commonly agreed methodology and work already commenced to develop a complementary set of medium-term baseline estimates for the supply side based on methodologies better suited to the characteristics of the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16441/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
85. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the work undertaken or plans to develop a complementary set of medium-term baseline estimates for the supply side, based on methodologies better suited to the characteristics of the Irish economy regarding the medium-term forecasts which are currently produced using the European Union commonly agreed methodology, which is only required for fiscal surveillance and which his Department has long recognised is not appropriate for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16442/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assertion by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that there are risks that signs of overheating may again be missed if he exclusively relies on the commonly agreed methodology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16443/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Corporation Tax
David Cullinane
87. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the number of registered companies; the number that were liable for corporation tax; the number that paid it and the amount they paid; the number that did not pay it, in each case by payment bands (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2015, in tabular form. [16471/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Promissory Notes Negotiations
Catherine Murphy
88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the schedule for extinguishing the former Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide promissory notes; why the original schedule was accelerated; his efforts to date and in the future to seek a write-down of this odious debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16477/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Motor Insurance
Imelda Munster
89. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Finance his plans to improve value for money and cover for motorists seeking car insurance, given the recent unprecedented and unjustified hikes in premiums and the difficulty many persons are experiencing in obtaining insurance cover. [15622/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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General Government Debt
Michael McGrath
90. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the composition of the general government debt in terms of Exchequer debt borrowings under the European Union and Ireland's European Union-International Monetary Fund programme, retail debt and other forms, the term to maturity and average interest rate on each component, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16497/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Banking Sector Staff
Michael McGrath
91. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff that Allied Irish Banks employs directly or under contract who are solely or primarily working on resolving issues relating to the Central Bank investigation of its handling of tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16499/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Michael McGrath
92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff that Permanent TSB employs directly or under contract who are solely or primarily working on resolving issues relating to the Central Bank investigation of its handling of tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16500/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Michael McGrath
93. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff that non-State-owned banks employ directly or under contract who are solely or primarily working on resolving issues relating to the Central Bank investigation of its handling of tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16501/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Contingent Capital Notes
Michael McGrath
94. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of contingent convertible capital notes and preference shares that he holds in the covered banks; when he acquired these; the interest payable on each security; their maturity dates; his plans for these investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16502/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Banking Operations
Michael McGrath
95. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if Ulster Bank has made a formal application or indicated its plans to change its regulatory or legal status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16504/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Michael McGrath
96. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the manner in which banks operate the standard financial statement for customers in financial distress; if there is a commonly applied definition of necessary living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16505/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Michael McGrath
97. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the pace of progress of investigations into the collapse of Irish Nationwide; when they will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16506/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Insurance Industry
Michael McGrath
98. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he will provide a definitive update on the cost of the collapse of an insurance company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16507/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Banking Sector Investigations
Michael McGrath
99. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of loans outstanding from former directors of State-owned banks; if the banks are continuing to collect these loans rigorously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16508/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Stamp Duty
Michael McGrath
100. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated from residential stamp duty; and the number of individual residential cases in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16510/16]