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Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Proposed Legislation
Joan Burton
135. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish a draft of the education (parent and student charter) Bill; the details of the proposed pre-legislative scrutiny process; and the timetable for this. [10676/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Third Level Funding
Joan Burton
137. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the specific measures he plans to deal with concerns regarding third level student support and funding challenges for third level institutions. [10678/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Joan Burton
138. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is a clear pay disparity between teachers recruited before 1 January 2011 and those recruited thereafter, with regard to pay equality for teachers; his further views on whether it is unacceptable to maintain such pay disparities; his plans to address pay equality issues beyond the steps already agreed relating to restoration of a qualification allowance payment; the cost of restoring teachers recruited since 1 January 2011 to the previous pay scale; the elements which make up this cost; and the number of teachers affected. [10679/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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School Admissions
Joan Burton
139. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the recently published Labour Party's Equal Status Admission to Schools Bill; his views on the aims and objectives of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10680/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Croke Park Agreement Implementation
Joan Burton
140. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to issue a directive on implementing pay deductions for members of teachers' unions which rejected working additional hours under the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10681/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Junior Cycle Reform
Joan Burton
141. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the roll-out of the junior cycle reform process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10682/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Skills Shortages
Joan Burton
142. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the areas that have been highlighted as having skills shortages by the skills and labour market research unit such as business administration and management, the green economy, financial services, information technology, manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing and transport; his plans to tackle these skills shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10683/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Child Care Services
Joan Burton
143. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the suggestions by the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation that related capital investment will be necessary if the programme for Government commitment on having schools available for child care services can be successfully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10684/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Education Policy
Joan Burton
144. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to progress the three areas in the education sector that he has identified as his core priority areas of focus in the sector, including assisting children with special needs, supporting schools and building a stronger bridge between education and the workplace; the reason he has prioritised these three areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10685/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Educational Disadvantage
Joan Burton
145. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage the review of the school support programme through the DEIS initiative is at; when this review will be completed and published; if he envisages any changes to the funding or delivery model of the DEIS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10686/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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School Curriculum
Joan Burton
146. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide new courses in the leaving certificate, such as coding, physical education and politics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10687/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Educational Disadvantage
Joan Burton
147. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new national action plan for educational inclusion will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10688/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Teacher Recruitment
Joan Burton
148. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the moratorium on filling certain promoted posts in schools will be lifted, since it was introduced as an emergency measure in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10689/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Teachers' Professional Development
Joan Burton
149. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the ways, including total investment involved, in which his Department supports teacher continuous professional development at primary and post-primary levels; if he will provide this figure as a percentage of education spending overall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10690/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Joan Burton
150. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timeframe for, and cost of, the Government commitment to reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in junior and senior infants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10692/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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School Patronage
Joan Burton
151. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location of all schools under religious patronage which he expects to be divested in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10693/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Joan Burton
152. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to further improvements in the pupil-teacher ratio to help bring class sizes towards the EU average in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10694/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Education Grants
Joan Burton
153. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the restoration of postgraduate grants and their necessity to open up access to postgraduate studies, to ensure that a steady stream of persons achieve a postgraduate qualification for societal good and to ensure attractiveness to foreign investors. [10695/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Joan Burton
154. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for equating newly qualified teachers since 2011 with those who entered the workforce previously; if he will report on discussions with the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, ASTI, on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10696/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joan Burton
155. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve access to special educational supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10697/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Irish Sign Language
Joan Burton
156. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve access to Irish Sign Language courses for persons with hearing disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10698/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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School Accommodation Provision
Joan Burton
157. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by his Department for deciding on applications for capital funding for junior, senior and post-primary schools. [10699/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Teacher Recruitment
Joan Burton
158. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the current ban on promotions at primary school level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10700/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Technological Universities
Joan Burton
159. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Technological Universities Bill 2015; when it is to return to Dail Éireann; the necessary changes he proposes to make to the draft legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10701/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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State Examinations
Joan Burton
160. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the reported failure rate at leaving certificate maths; the measures his Department proposes to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10702/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Institutes of Technology
Joan Burton
161. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the drop out rate in third level institute of technology courses; the measures his Department proposes to remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10703/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Joan Burton
162. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of apprenticeships suitable for a number of employment vacancies such as chefs and in the hospitality sector generally to upskill young unemployed persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10704/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Joan Burton
163. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the uptake in the number of apprenticeships by females; if his Department has proposals to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10705/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Third Level Funding
Joan Burton
164. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has read the USI position paper on the funding of higher education regarding the effects a loan scheme would have on students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10706/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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School Staff
Joan Burton
165. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of substitute teachers for primary schools and the serious difficulties this is causing for school principals and managers throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10707/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Joan Burton
185. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the tender documents and stage 2b documentation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10763/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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State Examinations
Joan Burton
186. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to mitigate the impact of the proposed strike action by the ASTI on students sitting their leaving certificate and junior certificate examinations; the contingency plans and alternative arrangements he has in place for leaving certificate and junior certificate examination students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10764/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Flood Relief Schemes Funding
Joan Burton
230. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has formally approved funding for the lower Morrell river flood relief scheme in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10631/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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EU Meetings
Joan Burton
9. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, regarding his publicly stated support for the concept of a two speed EU in advance of the EU summit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. [8525/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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EU Meetings
Joan Burton
15. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels on 23 January 2017. [10458/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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EU Meetings
Joan Burton
16. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on 23 January 2017. [10459/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Mortgage Resolution Processes
Joan Burton
39. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the progress made in supporting families in mortgage distress; his plans to further assist persons and families in mortgage difficulty and ensure they stay in the family home; if his attention has been drawn to the banks' failure to cut deals with mortgage holders in distress, including writing down loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10337/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Employment Rights
Joan Burton
44. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance when the results of the consultation process concerning the impact of bogus self-employment arrangements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9983/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Joan Burton
50. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to deter further increases in the cost of motor insurance; when he plans to implement such proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9985/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Joan Burton
52. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the incessant lobbying of representative groups for leading bankers to have pay rises and pay rise caps either raised or abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9984/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Customs and Excise Controls
Joan Burton
61. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the studies the Revenue Commissioners have taken to identify possible customs posts on the Border, North and South; the locations that have been examined for these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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EU Meetings
Joan Burton
80. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with the European Commissioner for Competition, Ms Margrethe Vestager. [1817/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Garda Deployment
Joan Burton
158. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Blanchardstown Garda division; the number of community gardaí assigned to that district; the number of new recruits assigned to Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10185/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Financial Services Regulation
Joan Burton
191. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he is currently considering to ensure that mortgage holders, tenants and SMEs that have loans or credit from non-bank lenders or vulture funds are fully protected; if consideration is being given to extending the provisions of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9931/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
Joan Burton
192. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding that has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he is satisfied with the current rates of interest being charged to borrowers through the fund; if he is reviewing the operation of the mechanisms through which credit is accessed from the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9932/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Stability and Growth Pact
Joan Burton
193. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments made by the Dutch Minister for Finance and the Chairman of the eurozone Finance Ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, that European Union Finance Ministers are concerned that the European Commission is not applying budget laws in the same way to large and small countries and is undermining confidence in the rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9933/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
194. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the preparations and contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9934/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Banking Sector
Joan Burton
195. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Banks Recapitalisation
Joan Burton
196. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he expects that the State will still move to sell off all or part of a bank (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for this; the expected yield to the Exchequer; if this yield will be ring-fenced for a particular purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9936/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Economic Growth
Joan Burton
197. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed development of alternative models for forecasting medium-term potential growth as has been suggested by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council as an additional safeguard for detecting overheating in the economy. [9937/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
Joan Burton
198. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has requested the Central Bank to procure an independent assessment of the arrears and negative equity loan books of the banks as per the recent programme for Government commitment; when this process will begin and conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9938/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Public Interest Directors
Joan Burton
199. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has ceased appointing new public interest directors to the banks; the reform of the procedures for the appointment of bank directors by the State that is currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9939/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Fuel Laundering
Joan Burton
200. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase enforcement and sanctions for fuel laundering in view of the programme for Government commitment and the estimates in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly report on cross-Border crime of the loss to the Irish Exchequer by fuel fraud to be in the range of €140 million to €260 million per year; if he has met his Northern Irish counterpart on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9940/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Budget 2017
Joan Burton
201. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the status of the preparations for budget 2017; if the upcoming budget will involve at least a 2:1 split between public spending and tax reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9941/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Tax Code
Joan Burton
202. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance when a new tax on sugar drinks will be introduced; the estimated annual yield from such a tax; the rate at which he considers the new tax should be set and the types of drinks included within its scope; the preparation that is currently being undertaken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9942/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
Joan Burton
203. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments by the Governor of the Central Bank (details supplied) that technological innovation may alter the role of central banks in managing the money supply and acting as a lender of last resort in the context of widespread adoption of private sector digital currencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9943/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Credit Availability
Joan Burton
204. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the most recent quarterly bank watch study from ISME on the ability of small and medium firms to get loan approval and access to credit; his views on the refusal rate of 35% for requests for credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9944/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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EU Investigations
Joan Burton
205. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the European Commission to make a final report on the tax affairs of a company (details supplied) here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9945/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Banking Sector
Joan Burton
206. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the investigation of the establishment of a local public bank network here as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9946/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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European Investment Bank Loans
Joan Burton
207. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the European Investment Bank, EIB, and other Government Departments to establish an off balance sheet special purpose vehicle to draw down funding from the EIB to facilitate large scale mixed social and private residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Credit Union Lending
Joan Burton
208. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the progress his Department has made in respect of the EUROSTAT investigation into the establishment by the Government of a bond to finance social housing investment suitable for credit unions to invest their surplus funds in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9948/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
Joan Burton
209. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the help-to-buy scheme that have been deemed valid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9949/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
210. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the steps the Revenue Commissioners have taken to identify possible customs posts on the Border; the locations that have been examined for these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9950/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Employment Rights
Joan Burton
211. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance when the results of the consultation process concerning the impact of bogus self-employment arrangements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9951/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Negotiations
Joan Burton
212. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his ECOFIN colleagues in view of the recent developments in respect of the common consolidated tax base; the steps he has taken in the interests of protecting Ireland's tax sovereignty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9952/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Credit Union Restructuring
Joan Burton
213. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the progress his Department has made in the establishment of the credit union advisory committee; when the first meeting of the implementation group will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Credit Union Services
Joan Burton
214. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the progress his Department has made with the Central Bank on the request by a number of credit unions to expand their debit card and mortgage services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9954/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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State Aid
Joan Burton
217. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with fellow EU Heads of Government regarding a case (details supplied). [1816/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
Joan Burton
219. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the help-to-buy scheme that have been deemed valid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9980/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Negotiations
Joan Burton
220. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his ECOFIN colleagues in view of the recent developments in respect of the common consolidated tax base; the steps he has taken in the interests of protecting Ireland's tax sovereignty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9981/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Joan Burton
324. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the rebuild of a school (details supplied); the stage it is at; the timeframe for construction; when ground works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10178/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Joan Burton
325. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the rebuild of a school (details supplied); the stage it is at; the timeframe for construction; when groundworks will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10179/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Joan Burton
326. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions have taken place with Fingal County Council regarding the location of the new second level school for the Carpenterstown and Castleknock school planning area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10183/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Joan Burton
327. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the construction works to be carried out at a school (details supplied) as provided for under the capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10184/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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DEIS Scheme
Joan Burton
338. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the long-standing request by a school (details supplied) to be reassigned from urban DEIS Band 2 to urban DEIS Band 1; the reason the school was not reassigned from band 2 to band 1 during the recent review of the DEIS scheme; the appeal mechanism of this decision open to the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10317/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Teacher Exchange Scheme
Joan Burton
340. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of his Department's work on setting up a relocation panel for permanent primary school teachers who need to relocate but do not wish to resign their position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10462/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Gaelcholáistí Issues
Joan Burton
341. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the enrolment to the Irish medium Aonad at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for September 2014, 2015 and 2016 demonstrates sufficient viability for the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste for north Kildare; if a final decision on the establishment of the Gaelcholáiste for north Kildare will be taken based on the enrolment to the Aonad at the school for September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10463/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Private Rented Accommodation Price Controls
Joan Burton
355. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will request the Residential Tenancies Board to review its examination of the Maynooth local electoral area report on rent pressure zones which showed that there were rent decreases in the first six months of 2016, which is an unlikely result and requires further examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9669/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Employment Rights
Joan Burton
433. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection when the results of the consultation process into the impact of bogus self employment arrangements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10175/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Primary Care Centres
Joan Burton
604. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the services that are operating in the new Corduff primary care centre in Dublin 15; the number of staff located there; the number of staff yet to be transferred there; the progress of the transfer of the child and adult mental health services from Cherry Orchard Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10180/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Hospital Facilities
Joan Burton
605. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health when work will commence on the new paediatric outpatient and urgent care satellite centre in Blanchardstown Hospital; the number of persons to be provided for; when it is scheduled to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10181/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Home Help Service Provision
Joan Burton
606. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours to be allocated to the Dublin 15 and Dublin 7 areas under the HSE’s 2017 work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10182/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Bus Services
Joan Burton
770. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department’s work with local authorities and transport providers on the bus rapid transport scheme in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10186/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Rail Network
Joan Burton
771. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the electrification of the Maynooth railway line; his views on the need for additional capacity on the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10187/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Transport Policy
Joan Burton
772. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the construction of the Dublin metro line and DART underground; if the route and length of the DART underground is being re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10188/17]
Wed, 22 Feb 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Joan Burton
65. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht last met. [8529/17]
Wed, 22 Feb 2017
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European Council Meetings
Joan Burton
66. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the items he has sought to have included on the agenda of the next meeting of the European Council meeting of the EU Heads of State or Government. [8528/17]
Wed, 22 Feb 2017
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Social Insurance Payments
Joan Burton
142. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has signed the statutory instrument to effect the changes to social welfare entitlements for councillors as referred to in the Social Welfare Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8936/17]
Wed, 22 Feb 2017
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Bord na gCon Staff
Joan Burton
219. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the circumstances surrounding the early departure of the CEO of the Irish Greyhound Board in December 2016; the contractual commitments the board is required to meet; the circumstances surrounding the appointment of an interim CEO; the process that was put in place; the duration of this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8934/17]
Wed, 22 Feb 2017
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Bord na gCon Staff
Joan Burton
220. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Irish Greyhound Board will advertise for a new CEO; the procedure that will be used to fill the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8935/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Joan Burton
12. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Prime Minister Beata Szydło of Poland. [8524/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Joan Burton
200. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant full funding to a school (details supplied) as applied for under the summer works scheme 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8406/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
344. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Scottish Government since the UK Supreme Court judgment on the role of the Scottish Assembly in the invoking of Article 50 to facilitate the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. [4576/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Official Engagements
Joan Burton
345. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the United States Administration regarding changes to immigration procedures proposed and initiated by US President, Mr. Trump; and if he has received legal advice for any implications for Ireland. [7059/17]
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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International Conventions
Joan Burton
62. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received legal advice as to the obligations of Ireland and the United States of America to refugees under the Geneva Convention. [7130/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Joan Burton
11. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with EU Heads of Government in Malta. [7132/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Joan Burton
15. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the restructuring plans in his Department to deal with Brexit; the way these changes will relate to other Departments, particularly the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and the reporting relationships and recruitment plans for same. [5812/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
written
Ministerial Meetings
Joan Burton
21. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the Scottish First Minister regarding the United Kingdom invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty since the January 2017 visit to Dublin by the UK Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May. [5822/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
written
Cabinet Committee Meetings
Joan Burton
23. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht last met. [5820/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
oral
Programme for Government
Joan Burton
1. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if there are understandings rather than agreements with any of the Independent Deputies. [4572/17]