Parliamentary questions

Water Charges Introduction

Micheál Martin

87. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether it will now be 2016 before water charges are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/12]

Appointments to State Boards

Ged Nash

88. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Taoiseach if he intends to undertake a review of the initiative taken by the Government to advertise publically positions available on the boards of semi-State companies and statutory agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37165/12]

Job Losses

Thomas P. Broughan

89. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach the key sectors in which jobs have been lost in each quarter of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37683/12]

Cabinet Committee Membership

Robert Troy

90. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach the composition of the Cabinet sub-committee on the children's referendum; the number of times it has met; the persons present at those meetings; the dates of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38439/12]

Migration Data

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the actual net migration to this State between April 2006 and April 2011; the estimated intercensal estimate of net migration between those same two dates and the reason for the difference; the steps that have been taken by the Central Statistics Office to improve the accuracy of its intercensal estimates. [38529/12]

Economic Data

Michael McGrath

92. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach the input-output models that are used in the calculation of the national accounts for the years these are available in tabular form; and if he will set these tables out. [36120/12]

Ministerial Adviser Appointments

Jerry Buttimer

93. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the number of political advisers employed by each of his predecessors in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36933/12]

Ministerial Adviser Appointments

Jerry Buttimer

94. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the number of political advisers employed by him or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36934/12]

Constitutional Convention Agenda

Thomas P. Broughan

95. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach if he will extend the agenda of the Constitutional Convention to include the abolition of ground rent property rights and ensure that all freeholds are unencumbered by the medieval ground rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36935/12]

Constitutional Convention Agenda

Thomas P. Broughan

96. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach if he will extend the agenda of the Constitutional Convention to include the right of citizens to a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36936/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

97. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of costs, including autocue, make-up, consultants and other costs, incurred in his addresses to the nation in December 2011 and in May 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36937/12]

Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Niall Collins

98. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of sick days taken by staff in his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the average number of sick days per staff in total across his Department and broken down by Department section in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and the median number of sick days per staff in total across his Department and broken down by Department section in 2009, 2010 and 2011, in tabular form. [36938/12]

Programme for Government Priorities

Terence Flanagan

99. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline his priorities for the year ahead and the achievements from the programme for Government to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36942/12]

Departmental Funding

Dominic Hannigan

100. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details on moneys provided under any funding scheme by any section of his Department or any State agency under his Department's aegis to any group, scheme or project in County Meath in the years 2011, and up to July 2012 under the following headings: address, amount, purpose and under the funding scheme it was granted or awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36943/12]

Discussions with European Leaders

Micheál Martin

101. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister Monti recently regarding developments in Italy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36945/12]

Discussions with European Leaders

Micheál Martin

102. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if there is any informal EU Council meeting planned over the next two months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36946/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Micheál Martin

103. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach when the Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs met recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36949/12]

Cabinet Confidentiality

Micheál Martin

104. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the stage the draft legislation in relation to Cabinet confidentiality is at within his Department, the number of meetings that have taken place to discuss same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36950/12]

Ministerial Adviser Appointments

Mary Lou McDonald

105. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all special advisers appointed by him or his Ministers of State since March 2011 whose salary exceeds the first pay point of the principal officer standard scale; the special advisers' names and salaries and salary increases awarded the aforementioned special advisers since March 2011. [36952/12]

Departmental Agencies Board Remuneration

Mary Lou McDonald

106. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to the Exchequer if all board members fees paid to agencies under his aegis were cut by 25%, 35% and 50%, respectively. [36953/12]