Parliamentary questions

Passport Services

Darragh O'Brien

1. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting time for the passport express service; if he has extended these due to the volume of applicants; the number of passports awaiting dispatch; the number that have not been issued within the usual 15-day deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12236/16]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Seán Crowe

2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that a person (details supplied) has been unjustly imprisoned in Egypt for more than 1,000 days and faces an unfair mass trial; and if he has raised this case with his Egyptian counterpart since his re-appointment. [12272/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Darragh O'Brien

3. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his contingency plans in the event of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12237/16]

Colombian Peace Process

Seán Crowe

4. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the continued attacks and assassinations of civil society and community activists in Colombia during the discussion on Colombia at the meeting of the European Union Foreign Ministers on 18 and 19 April 2016; and if he will directly raise this issue with his Colombian counterpart. [12273/16]

Overseas Development Aid

Darragh O'Brien

5. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he will reach the United Nations target of 0.7% of gross national product for overseas development assistance as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12238/16]

Human Rights

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recognise a person (details supplied) as a human rights defender and the measures he will take to ensure the person's safety and ability in going about lawful activities. [11948/16]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Maureen O'Sullivan

7. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for making progress on unresolved issues regarding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; if he will request his British counterparts to release all outstanding documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11897/16]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Gino Kenny

8. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he is taking to secure the release of a person (details supplied) from detention in Egypt; the reason for the delay in the person's release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11902/16]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Thomas Pringle

9. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland's foreign policy advocates and supports climate justice and an equitable burden-sharing approach in tackling climate change globally; if Ireland will make a public financing pledge to the United Nation's Green Climate Fund and establish a new national mechanism, for example, a new Climate Justice Fund to provide secure and additional financing for adaptation in developing countries into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11892/16]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Darragh O'Brien

10. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans discussions with the authorities in the United States of America given the ongoing concerns at the difficulties the undocumented Irish face and the concerns of their families at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11904/16]

Trade Data

Gino Kenny

11. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for detailed information on the trade in goods and services between Ireland and Israel, including restrictions on such trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11901/16]

Human Rights

Mick Wallace

12. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised, or will consider raising, at European Union or United Nations level concerns regarding Turkey's status as a safe state for the return of refugees, given recent reports by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International to the contrary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11896/16]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Fiona O'Loughlin

13. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to secure the release of a person (details supplied) detained in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11915/16]

Foreign Policy

Mick Barry

14. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received a briefing from the Irish ambassador in France on the Nuit Debout movement of young persons and trade unionists which has emerged in response to the attempt by the President of France, Mr. François Hollande, to change the country's labour laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/16]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Bernard Durkan

15. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and his European Union and United Nations colleagues continue to press for humanitarian assistance in the various conflict zones globally; if he and they are considering the provision of safe or protective havens for civilian communities fleeing from war, genocide and terrorism, and making peace-keeping interventions in the most sensitive war zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11912/16]

Syrian Conflict

Maureen O'Sullivan

16. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn the hunger sieges taking place in Syria, given that Ireland is supportive of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in Turkey this week; and his views on many non-governmental organisations being critical of the summit because of the failure of the international community to uphold basic international humanitarian law and refugee rights. [11898/16]

Human Rights

Fiona O'Loughlin

17. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at European Union or United Nations level the question of Turkey's status as a safe state for refugees being overturned; the efforts he is making to cease the return of refugees to Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11914/16]

Consular Services Provision

Mick Barry

18. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received a briefing from his ambassador in Brazil regarding the suspension of the President of Brazil, Ms Dilma Rousseff, and the subsequent withdrawal of a number of Latin American ambassadors from Brazil. [11950/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Bernard Durkan

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is addressing the implications of a British withdrawal from the European Union with his European Union counterparts; if he is fully committed to the European project; if he is conscious of the need to review the impact of ultra-nationalism across Europe; the need for a specific response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11913/16]

Middle East Peace Process

Robert Troy

20. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to recognise Palestinian statehood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11894/16]

Foreign Conflicts

Mattie McGrath

21. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support a motion in Dáil Éireann declaring the activities of the so-called "Islamic State" in Syria and the Middle East as a genocide against the Christian population and other religious and secular minorities, following similar declarations by the House of Commons in the United Kingdom and by the House of Representatives in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10016/16]

International Agreements

Bríd Smith

22. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he examined the agreement on refugees between the European Union and Turkey prior to signing up to it; if it infringes the European Union Convention on Human Rights with regard to the forced movement of persons in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12129/16]

Diplomatic Representation

Bríd Smith

23. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will review its relationship with Egypt considering the brutal crackdown of the Egyptian security services on civil society, non-governmental organisations, trade union activists and other actions which endanger not just Egyptian citizens but European citizens such as persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12127/16]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Darragh O'Brien

24. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by the Government to secure the release of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11903/16]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Crowe

25. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report of the meetings that he held when he visited Belfast on 18 May 2016; if he has any future engagements with political representatives planned; and his plans to support efforts to implement the unfulfilled commitments from previous Agreements. [11953/16]

Irish Prisoners Abroad

Paul Murphy

26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the comments by the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights that a person (details supplied) has been subjected to torture; and the efforts he is making to secure this person's release. [11949/16]

Middle East Issues

Seán Crowe

27. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of a new UNICEF report that confirms that 25 Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015, and that the number detained was the highest in seven years; that the report also states that more than 1,300 Palestinian children were injured during this period, almost all in the West Bank and east Jerusalem; the strategy he believes is behind this increase in attacks; and the action his Department is taking in the face of such brutal attacks against children. [11954/16]

Human Rights

Mick Wallace

28. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that the European Union-Turkey refugee deal is not in contravention of European Union or international law, and that it upholds the human rights of the refugees concerned, given reports by a number of human rights watchdogs, such as Human Rights Watch documenting human rights abuses in the deportation process, and raising concerns regarding the safety of refugees returned to Turkey; if Ireland will accept any more refugees, other than those agreed in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/16]

Consular Services Provision

Robert Troy

29. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his consultation with persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [11893/16]

Irish Sign Language

Fergus O'Dowd

30. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on issues raised by the Irish Deaf Society (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12386/16]

Private Security Industry Regulation

Niall Collins

31. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the compliance costs and the administrative criteria required for private security contractors to provide intruder alarm installation services; the National Standards Authority of Ireland and other standard certifications they require; the associated costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12426/16]

Judicial Appointments

Timmy Dooley

32. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of the judicial appointments advisory board who are barristers, former barristers, benchers of the King's Inns or solicitors. [12247/16]

Courts Staff

Timmy Dooley

33. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judges on the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Circuit Court who are former barristers or solicitors. [12248/16]

Judicial Appointments

Timmy Dooley

34. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons and the number of solicitors the judicial appointments advisory board nominated to fill vacancies in the Circuit Court in November 2015 and April 2016. [12249/16]

Direct Provision System

Mick Barry

35. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 17 May 2016, to provide the paragraph numbers and text of the 90 recommendations of the McMahon report which have been implemented fully and of the 26 recommendations which are in the process of being implemented and the status of the remaining 57 recommendations in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12255/16]

Court Judgments

Michael McGrath

36. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions since the passing of the relevant legislation in 2016 that the courts have overturned a bank veto in a personal insolvency case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12278/16]

Garda Investigations

Michael McGrath

37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the 12 outstanding complaints to An Garda Síochána involving the National Asset Management Agency; if any more complaint cases have been closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12285/16]

Direct Provision System

Éamon Ó Cuív

38. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to deliver comprehensive reform of the direct provision system; the steps she is taking to ensure that persons are not in the system for extended periods of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12295/16]

Statute of Limitations

Clare Daly

39. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will reinstate a three-year statute of limitations period for families who have to fight for inquests into maternal and baby deaths, given the absence of legislation regarding a statutory duty of candour for clinicians and until such time as such legislation is introduced and given the inordinate length of time for which families have to fight for these. [12308/16]

Visa Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

40. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a spousal visa for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12311/16]

Garda Resources

James Browne

41. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide support services such as mental health supports for members of An Garda Síochána to ensure their well-being; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12312/16]

Legislative Programme

Seán Haughey

42. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to promote and enact the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12322/16]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Bernard Durkan

43. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will defer a decision to deport a person (details supplied) until a review can be undertaken which might address a number of conclusions arrived at in determining the person's eligibility for refugee status given considerable doubts with regard to the basis of the decision to refuse refugee status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12342/16]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

44. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12343/16]

Naturalisation Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

45. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of determining the eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) who has Stamp 4 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12345/16]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

46. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, and when, she will approve a change in the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12353/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

47. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure a person (details supplied) must follow in upgrading to stamp 4 preparatory to applying for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12355/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

48. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure a person (details supplied) must follow in upgrading to stamp 4 preparatory to applying for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12356/16]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Bernard Durkan

49. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review a decision to deport a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12357/16]

Naturalisation Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

50. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of determining the eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12359/16]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

51. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can obtain employment on foot of stamp 4, a work permit, or a combination of both; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12361/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

52. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of determining eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) and the person's spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12362/16]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

53. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for residency status by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12383/16]

Irish Sign Language

Clare Daly

54. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the provision of adequate Irish Sign Language interpreters in the courts to meet the needs of deaf persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12408/16]

Personal Injury Claims

Hildegarde Naughton

55. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce legislation to allow for periodic payments to persons who have received personal injuries awards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12444/16]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Hildegarde Naughton

56. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12445/16]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Bernard Durkan

57. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has evaluated the proposals to upgrade the Garda station in Clane in County Kildare, including the extent of the facilities required; if and when she will issue approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12461/16]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

James Browne

58. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend stamp duty consanguinity relief to farmers of over 67 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12334/16]

Universal Social Charge Data

Pearse Doherty

59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue the universal social charge would generate on the basis of no policy change or its phased abolition or reduction (details supplied), in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [12256/16]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on assertions in the European Commission’s 2016 country report on Ireland that our tax revenue to gross domestic product ratio is low compared with the European Union average and is marginally decreasing, that tax cuts provided in the 2016 budget are likely to reduce further this ratio and that although Ireland's tax system is highly progressive overall recent measures on personal income tax are regressive; how he will address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12257/16]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Jackie Cahill

61. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if sections 74, 81D and Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, of the Finance Act 2014 dealing with relief for certain leases of farmland have come into force yet; if not, when they will; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12259/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

62. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of microbreweries availing of tax relief on production up to 30,000 hectolitres; the amount of excise duty foregone; and the number of jobs supported in the microbrewing industry, in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12267/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

63. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rules governing the provision of tax relief for microbrewing firms; how they compare to competitor countries in the European Union; if he has reviewed these rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

64. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance why beer produced by microbreweries for export, and therefore not subject to domestic excise duty, is reckonable for the calculation of a production limit of 30,000 hectolitres for which tax relief is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12269/16]

Central Bank of Ireland Investigations

Michael McGrath

65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of banks covered by the Central Bank of Ireland's investigation of tracker mortgages; the number of individual cases; when the investigation will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12276/16]

NAMA Property Leases

Michael McGrath

66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which residential properties over which the National Asset Management Agency has security have had rent increases in the past 12 months either by a receiver or by the agency directly; the average increase in such rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/16]

EU Directives

Michael McGrath

67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of plans to provide basic bank accounts to low-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/16]

Credit Register Establishment

Michael McGrath

68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will be fully operational; the steps he has taken to implement it; the costs incurred; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12280/16]

Central Bank of Ireland Staff

Michael McGrath

69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the vacancy rate in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/16]

Central Bank of Ireland Staff

Michael McGrath

70. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in the Central Bank's enforcement division; the number of these relating to the regulation of insurance firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12282/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

71. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have received a refund of deposit interest retention tax paid in the previous 48 months; when the scheme will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12283/16]

House Purchase Schemes

Martin Heydon

72. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce incentives for first-time buyers who are trying to purchase their first home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12296/16]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments

Ruth Coppinger

73. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance to review the investment of the strategic investment fund in fossil fuels and other industries that have a harmful impact on climate change and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/16]

Motor Insurance

Michael Healy-Rae

74. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding levies added to car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12319/16]

Tax Code

Fergus O'Dowd

75. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the position for retired PAYE workers who are recipients of a small foreign pension marginally in excess of €3,000 and who would prefer to opt for a PAYE tax assessment but are subject to self-assessment, if he will increase the limit for PAYE assessment for such persons to €4,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12387/16]

Mortgage Schemes

Joe Carey

76. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance to facilitate mortgage holders in switching lenders with greater ease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12434/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

Willie Penrose

77. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to communicate with the Revenue Commissioners to ensure that a person (details supplied) whose house was under construction in 2014 and which has been completed and is fit for habitation is not subject to the local property tax until 2017, which is in accordance with the correspondence furnished upon inquiry in February 2014 by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12436/16]

Tax Avoidance

Pearse Doherty

78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance why he has not acted on information his Department received from a whistleblower regarding the abuse of the dwelling house exemption by high wealth persons as a means of avoiding capital acquisitions tax; the details of anti-avoidance measures and the caps on relief he has considered to stop this supposed abuse; the number of persons who have availed of this exemption and the amount of capital acquisitions tax exempted in each of the years 2006 to 2015 in tabular form. [12447/16]

Universal Social Charge Data

Pearse Doherty

79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of a phased reduction (details supplied) of the universal social charge for each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [12448/16]

Pension Provisions

Bernard Durkan

80. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance how a person (details supplied) can best access savings accrued under the approved minimum retirement fund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12455/16]

Insurance Costs

Eoghan Murphy

81. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding insurance premiums. [12460/16]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Seán Haughey

82. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief and allowances in place for persons employing au pairs given that the contracts are deemed to be normal contracts of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12486/16]

Teacher Redeployment

James Lawless

83. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills to support a case (details supplied) regarding supplementary panel rights. [12240/16]

Schools Recognition

Billy Kelleher

84. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 17 May 2016, if he is considering the issuing of a roll number to a school (details supplied). [12250/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

John Curran

85. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the pay inequality imposed on teachers who qualified after 2011, given five years of unequal pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12254/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Fergus O'Dowd

86. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a two-storey extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12260/16]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Brendan Griffin

87. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his efforts to secure a site for a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12266/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Bernard Durkan

88. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will offer a special needs autism spectrum disorder school place to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12275/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Jim Daly

89. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue a decision on an application for additional accommodation by a primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12302/16]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

90. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the student universal support Ireland grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/16]

School Staff Appeals Mechanism

Charlie McConalogue

91. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue a reply to an interim response regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12313/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Seamus Healy

92. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an extension by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12336/16]

Student Grant Scheme

Bernard Durkan

93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he can provide assistance, including student loan facilities, to a person (details supplied) who proposes to attend Griffith College in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12351/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Declan Breathnach

94. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a long awaited building project will commence in a school (details supplied), given that the original planning for the project started in 2003 and ten of the school's 16 classrooms are prefabricated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12391/16]

Industrial Relations

Thomas Byrne

95. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will meet the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland regarding various matters of concern and if he has set preconditions for such a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12392/16]

Student Accommodation

Thomas Byrne

96. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his efforts to prevent a student accommodation crisis in autumn 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12393/16]

Technological Universities

Thomas Byrne

97. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the necessity of providing third level education as close to students as possible, given his proposals on technological universities. [12394/16]

Institutes of Technology

David Cullinane

98. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the details of the draft financial statements for all institutes of technology for the 2014-2015 and for the 2015-2016 academic years, including the amount of the deficit any are showing in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12395/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Declan Breathnach

99. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Education and Skills to investigate and respond to overpayments to a person (details supplied), where the miscalculations were made in error by his Department. [12410/16]

Gaelcholáistí Issues

Catherine Murphy

100. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will establish a second level all-Irish school in north Kildare, given that the west Dublin option is over-subscribed; that there are seven sixth classes each year in north Kildare and that Dunboyne in Meath and Edenderry in Offaly are feeder schools; why it is necessary to again establish a demand for this school option, given that there has been an established pattern of students progressing to all-Irish secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12454/16]