Parliamentary questions

Public Procurement Regulations

Eamon Ryan

16. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on applying spending sustainably to the public sector, that is, adding sustainability criteria as part of the public sector tendering process (details supplied). [36560/16]

Open Government Partnership

Eamon Ryan

25. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce transparency in sustainability reporting in Government-owned entities (details supplied). [36561/16]

Northern Ireland

Eamon Ryan

3. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will request that the Northern Ireland Executive establish the north south consultative forum at the next meeting of the north south ministerial council. [35214/16]

Northern Ireland

Eamon Ryan

8. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting regarding the UK exit from the EU with the First Minister of Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster. [36046/16]

US Presidential Election

Eamon Ryan

22. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if, during his recent conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump, there was any discussion of the Paris Agreement or climate change. [36342/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance

Eamon Ryan

47. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the numbers of young persons being refused access to social protection benefit since the introduction of the JobPath programme; his views on whether this is a result of changes in Government policy or the method of implementation of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/16]

School Patronage

Eamon Ryan

238. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact of the recent patronage decision made for a new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area for the provision of a gaelcholaiste or Aonad in the Dublin 15 area; if there has been any communication between his Department and potential patrons for such a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36362/16]

Jobseeker's Benefit Payments

Eamon Ryan

267. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a recipient of jobseeker's payment and jobseeker's benefit would fail or have a sanction of reduced payment applied against them; if there has been any recent changes to those circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/16]

Child Benefit Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

326. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost per year of reinstating eligibility for child benefit to persons up to 19 years of age who are still in school; his views on whether such a reinstatement is justifiable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36361/16]

International Agreements

Eamon Ryan

343. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an itemised list of all international treaties and conventions which the State or plenipotentiary thereto has signed, but not ratified, in tabular form; the date, title and purpose of the agreement in each case; the date the agreement was reached; the date the agreement was opened to signatories; the date the State signed the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36359/16]

Sports Capital Programme

Eamon Ryan

551. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital programme grants process for 2016 will be initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36360/16]

Rent Controls

Eamon Ryan

60. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to regulate the rental market by linking rents to the consumer price index; his further plans to make secure rents and protection for tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35475/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

168. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the appropriateness of appointing a person (details supplied) to the Cork expert advisory group. [35699/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

169. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans in appointing an external adviser (details supplied) to the Cork expert advisory group; and his views on whether this appointment may influence the direction of the Cork expert advisory group.. [35700/16]

Surveillance Operations

Eamon Ryan

92. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the representations the State has made regarding UK surveillance of Internet traffic to and from Ireland; and the EU rules that govern the regulation of such monitoring of information passing between and through member states. [32082/16]

Naturalisation Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

115. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the precise criteria on which she will grant or refuse naturalisation in the context of civil proceedings, arrests or spent convictions for minor offences; if persons are denied naturalisation on the grounds of spent convictions, particularly those that do not involve violence or fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34844/16]

Naturalisation Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

148. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the general requirement of not having received State support in the three years prior to a naturalisation application does not apply to social insurance benefits, such as jobseeker's benefit, claimed as a right on the basis of PRSI contributions or their British or EU equivalents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34845/16]

Banking Sector

Eamon Ryan

7. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the investigation of the German Sparkassen model for the development of local public banks that operate regionally, as outlined on page 48 of the programme for a partnership Government. [34056/16]

Carbon Tax Exemptions

Eamon Ryan

76. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the reason combined heat and power engines are exempted from carbon tax in view of the fact that the signing of the Paris Agreement suggests significant efforts will need to be made to divest away from fossil fuels. [34067/16]

Carbon Tax Exemptions

Eamon Ryan

77. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the foregone taxation revenue from exempting combined heat and power engines from carbon tax. [34068/16]

Wind Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

188. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether sufficient offshore wind energy could be constructed in the Irish Sea by 2020 to reach the 2020 renewable energy target. [34064/16]

Wind Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

189. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has commenced a cost benefit analysis on offshore wind; the scope of this report; his plans for engaging with Irish and international companies seeking to invest in offshore wind energy here and the timescale for completion of the report. [34065/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

190. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if taxpayers will be expected to carry the cost of EU penalties for not complying with our targets for greenhouse gas reduction and required share of energy from renewable sources by 2020. [34066/16]

Dublin Bus Fleet

Eamon Ryan

196. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to buy new buses for the Dublin Bus fleet; if such buses will give additional capacity or just replace existing buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34063/16]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Eamon Ryan

200. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of total posts and vacant posts in child protection teams broken down by grade and area, including administrative staff, social care workers, access workers and all grade of social workers. [34062/16]

Brexit Issues

Eamon Ryan

9. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with the leaders of the UUP, SDLP and Sinn Féin that took place on 3 November 2016 in Stormont; and the understandings that were reached regarding the legal and constitutional developments in regard to the invocation of Article 50 during the Brexit process. [33825/16]

Child Care Costs

Eamon Ryan

22. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way she will protect against the dual income trap, as articulated by a person (details supplied), the result of which is a greater level of support being provided for one parenting choice over another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33818/16]

Child Care Services

Eamon Ryan

508. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the consultation on the new affordable child care scheme will include consideration of supports for alternative child care choices, including in respect of those parents raising children at home. [33831/16]

Trade Agreements

Eamon Ryan

33. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to consent to provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ahead of upcoming EU council meetings and the EU-Canada Summit. [30968/16]

Public Transport Provision

Eamon Ryan

8. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the Dublin metro and the DART east-west interconnector. [32780/16]

Air Pollution

Eamon Ryan

21. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate to allow local authorities to restrict the movement of high emission vehicles in urban centres to reduce air pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32781/16]

Environmental Regulations

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Government opposed a proposed ban on the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas which was discussed at the recent European Council Agriculture Ministers' meeting. [32510/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

93. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the terms of reference of the recently established committee to review the reports of the Cork local government committee. [32498/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

94. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the means of selecting the members of the recently established committee to review the reports of the Cork local government committee. [32499/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

148. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking regarding the likely increase in methane emissions due to the expanding beef and dairy herds. [32497/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

174. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way he will ensure the national climate dialogue complies with the requirements of the Aarhus Convention. [32494/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

175. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's prediction in regard to the amount by which Ireland will miss its 2020 EU emissions targets; and, apart from budget 2017, the policy changes being explored to reduce the likely overshoot. [32495/16]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

176. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts being made in relation to bringing to an end the burning of coal and oil and the use of natural gas in our electricity generations stations. [32496/16]

Cabinet Committees

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action last met; and when the next meeting is to take place. [31825/16]

Energy Conservation

Eamon Ryan

19. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage at which the development of smart metering for every home is; and the way such a scheme will be funded. [32081/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

2. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the details and outcomes of his discussion with Mr. Michel Barnier following their recent meeting. [30640/16]

Consular Services Representations

Eamon Ryan

29. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action his Department is taking to secure the release of a person (details supplied). [31811/16]

Trade Agreements

Eamon Ryan

57. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the trade deals that have been signed with the Egyptian Government in the past five years; and the primary export industries from Ireland to Egypt. [31812/16]

Tribunals of Inquiry Data

Eamon Ryan

72. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the policy for the archiving of materials from the Moriarty tribunal; and the locations in which they are currently stored and will be stored in future. [31309/16]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Eamon Ryan

159. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the reason visa processing has been outsourced to a company (details supplied) in the following eight countries: China, Peru, Nigeria, India, Ghana, Pakistan, Turkey and Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32134/16]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Eamon Ryan

160. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to explain the reason there is a discrepancy in the addresses stated on some embassy websites and visa summary sheets in respect of where applicants send their supporting documentation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32135/16]

VAT Rate Application

Eamon Ryan

187. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements that exist regarding the collection of tax from Internet purchases made here from the UK; where the tax is collected; and if the Government monitors purchases and sales on the Internet. [32129/16]

School Patronage

Eamon Ryan

233. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the result of the recent patronage competition for secondary schools in County Dublin, Firhouse, Lucan, Swords, Carpenterstown, Castleknock, Malahide and Portmarnock will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32131/16]

Water Charges

Eamon Ryan

272. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there has been an increase or decrease in the average domestic usage of water, outwith usual variations, since the suspension of charges was implemented; and if so, the amount per person on average. [31866/16]

Environmental Schemes

Eamon Ryan

383. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the role she has regarding the maintenance of ecosystem functions, including carbon sequestration and surface water management as well as the protection of biodiversity in peatlands and cutover peatlands which are not subject to a nature conservation designation. [32132/16]

Occupational Therapy

Eamon Ryan

498. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays being experienced by children in the Dublin 15 area in accessing occupational therapy assessment by the paediatric occupational therapy team in Blanchardstown and that a person (details supplied) has been waiting 15 months for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32133/16]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

537. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether it will not be possible, under current energy policy, to reach the 2020 renewable electricity target without deploying a broader range of renewable technologies, including offshore wind and solar, in view of the fact that Ireland’s 2020 EU targets for renewable electricity are legally binding and that failure to reach these targets will result in fines that may well be higher than the cost of achieving the targets. [31864/16]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

538. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether offshore wind has an important role to play in reaching our renewable obligations for 2020 in view of the fact that the cost of offshore wind is set to fall dramatically. [31865/16]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Eamon Ryan

614. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social work team leader and principal social worker positions within the Child and Family Agency filled on an acting basis. [32130/16]

Heritage Sites

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans for the protection of the Georgian graving docks in the Grand Canal basin; and if she will make a commitment to safeguard and improve the site, with a particular focus on Georgian heritage conservation. [31308/16]

Heritage Sites

Eamon Ryan

15. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans for the protection of the Georgian graving docks in the Grand Canal Basin; and if she will make a commitment to safeguard and improve the site, with a particular focus on Georgian heritage conservation. [31137/16]

Archival Material

Eamon Ryan

120. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the policy for the archiving of materials from the Mahon tribunal; and the locations they are stored currently and will be stored in future. [31309/16]

Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses

Eamon Ryan

32. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider putting in place criteria for the awarding of Government contracts that would ensure these contracts are awarded to those companies that meet sustainability benchmarks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30967/16]

General Practitioner Contracts

Eamon Ryan

35. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations on general practitioner contracts; if there is a plan for the key components; the details of same; and the deadline for the completion of the contract negotiations. [30688/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

132. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the details and outcomes of his discussion with a person (details supplied) following their meeting last week. [30446/16]

Credit Union Lending

Eamon Ryan

288. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the potential role credit unions can play in housing finance, as indicated in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/16]

Credit Union Lending

Eamon Ryan

289. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made to date, further to the programme for Government commitment, to engage stakeholders on the way credit unions can support social housing through voluntary housing services; if the engagement to date included any reference to section 44 of the Credit Union Act 1997 or to dormant accounts on the books of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/16]

Child Benefit Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

323. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered the position of children who were over five years of age when they started primary school and are therefore 19 years old in sixth year, assuming they have done transition year, and so are not eligible for children's allowance although they are not working and have no means to support themselves while at school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/16]

Brexit Issues

Eamon Ryan

348. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the voting majority required within the European Council or Parliament to agree any negotiated conclusions following the invoking of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. [30447/16]

Brexit Issues

Eamon Ryan

349. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected role of the European Parliament negotiations following the invoking of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. [30448/16]

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Eamon Ryan

438. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has given consideration to the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, medication (details supplied) to groups who are at high risk of contracting HIV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30442/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

603. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland expressed any views to the European Commission on the proposed optional rather than mandatory inclusion of wetland management in the 2030 climate package in advance of the publication of the Commission's proposal; and if so, the detail of those views. [30438/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

604. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the proposed optional rather than mandatory inclusion of wetland management in the 2030 climate package. [30439/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

605. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland will opt to include wetland management in its actions to implement the proposed 2030 climate package; and the research his decision in this regard is based on. [30440/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

606. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Ireland was not represented at the UNFCCC workshop on technical and scientific aspects of ecosystems with high-carbon reservoirs not covered by other agenda items under the convention in Bonn in October 2013. [30441/16]

Trade Agreements

Eamon Ryan

639. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to respond to the Seanad Éireann vote on the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if she intends to adhere to this vote at the meeting of Ministers in Brussels (details supplied). [30403/16]

Road Safety

Eamon Ryan

121. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the pedestrian lights facilitating pupils getting to and from a school (details supplied) have still not been turned on; his views that this is a significant safety hazard for pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29399/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Eamon Ryan

122. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29400/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Eamon Ryan

319. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will publish a map of the precise location in a case (details supplied). [29274/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Eamon Ryan

320. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a location (details supplied) meets the definition of orchid-rich priority habitat 6210 based on table 2.3. [29275/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Eamon Ryan

321. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will publish a full breakdown of the conservation score of 9.5 attributed to a location (details supplied), as derived using the terminology of table 2.9 criteria used in the calculation of the conservation score for each site. [29276/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Eamon Ryan

322. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will publish a breakdown of the threat score of 15.4 attributed to a location (details supplied) as derived using the terminology of table 2.10 criteria in the calculation of the threat score for each site. [29277/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Eamon Ryan

323. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the obligations that arise for the Government under EU law to protect public lands, where those lands meet the definition of orchid-rich priority habitats 6210, from threats such as development. [29278/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Eamon Ryan

384. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the further roll-out of Jigsaw drop-in centres around the country and, if so, the locations and under what timeline; whether funding is ring-fenced for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29398/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

538. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposed timeline for ratification of the Paris climate agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29636/16]

Electricity Transmission Network

Eamon Ryan

541. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received a report on the break in the east-west electricity interconnector between Dublin and Wales; the reason for the loss of service; and when the interconnector will be back in operation. [29982/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

542. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for Ireland in the ratification of the Paris agreement. [29980/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

543. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, in the event that the Government has not ratified COP21 in advance of the COP22 conference on 7 to 18 November 2016, Ireland will be able to participate fully in all the institutions involving ratified countries. [29981/16]

Bioenergy Strategy

Eamon Ryan

547. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the public consultation on the strategic environmental assessment of the draft bioenergy strategy will take place. [29403/16]

Electric Vehicles

Eamon Ryan

583. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow electric vehicles to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29401/16]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Eamon Ryan

584. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding status of schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29402/16]

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Eamon Ryan

613. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions she has had at European Council level on the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement; and the proposed timeline for implementation in this regard. [29637/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the inequality in the provision of social protection to those under 25 years of age as opposed to those over that age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29007/16]

British-Irish Co-operation

Eamon Ryan

3. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach his plans for the North-South summit on Brexit. [28712/16]

Housing Assistance Payment Data

Eamon Ryan

71. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the phase-in schedule for the housing assistance payments scheme, HAP; the number of councils which currently have the HAP scheme; the current expenditure on the HAP scheme; the way in which the rates of the HAP scheme have been effective in succeeding in allowing persons to secure accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29006/16]

National Planning Framework

Eamon Ryan

245. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timetable for the completion of the national planning framework; and the way he plans to connect that framework to the capital plan. [28665/16]

Child Care Costs

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to support families with child care other than subsidisation of paid child care. [27878/16]

State Banking Sector

Eamon Ryan

32. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the intended timeline for the sale of State ownership in a bank (details supplied); and the timetable and approach behind the reduction in the Government's shareholding in the company. [27529/16]

House Prices

Eamon Ryan

68. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the support for first-time buyers being mooted will have an inflationary effect on house pricing consequently defeating the purpose of the proposal in the first place. [27879/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

6. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will demand free movement of persons between the UK and Ireland during negotiations surrounding the UK withdrawal from the EU. [27142/16]

Naval Service Vessels

Eamon Ryan

35. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed schedule for the retirement of existing naval vessels, the purchase of new vessels and the capabilities of such new vessels. [27141/16]

Community Development Projects

Eamon Ryan

56. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach his plans to provide an update on the formation of the Dublin north inner city task force; its terms of reference, chair, and timescale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23913/16]

Building Energy Rating Compliance

Eamon Ryan

654. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure buildings (details supplied) do not breach a requirement; and his further plans to ensure such transitional arrangements do not lead to new public buildings failing to comply with the nearly zero energy building targets after 31 December 2018 and all new buildings after 31 December 2020. [26184/16]

Building Regulations Amendments

Eamon Ryan

655. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that cooling energy demand and overheating risk are quantified in Irish building regulations for dwellings, to ensure full compliance with European law, to ensure that new homes are comfortable and energy efficient irrespective of external weather and to reduce the risk of avoidable summer deaths (details supplied). [26185/16]

HSE Properties

Eamon Ryan

1429. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the approved process whereby lands owned by the HSE are to be sold or leased to companies which have charitable status. [26096/16]