Parliamentary questions

Schools Refurbishment

John Curran

337. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have been financed and the relevant work carried out in order to reach the necessary standards of a deep energy retrofit in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; his plans for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45437/18]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

John Curran

378. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the software changes introduced on 10 September 2018 to the INIS online booking system have been reviewed and evaluated; if they are proving successful in preventing other sites from harvesting appointments and then selling these appointments slots on for €20 to €30 each. [44603/18]

Transport Policy

John Curran

921. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the exact low emission technology for the future purchasing of Dublin buses has been determined; the work being prepared by his Department for the implementation of no longer purchasing diesel only buses from July 2019 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45433/18]

Transport Policy

John Curran

922. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the green public transport fund in Budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/18]

Transport Policy

John Curran

923. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding drawn down in 2018 by the NTA to support the alternative urban fleet trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45435/18]

Transport Policy

John Curran

924. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA's alternative urban fleet trials has taken place; if so, the findings of these trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45436/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

John Curran

36. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the progress he is making with the NTMA to establish a funding vehicle capable of facilitating off-balance sheet investment in delivering social and private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43965/18]

Property Tax Review

John Curran

47. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if the review of the local property tax announced in 2018 is complete; the main recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43966/18]

Home Help Service Data

John Curran

219. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of home support services at 30 September 2018; the number that were approved and waiting for home support services for each CHO area at 30 September 2018; the number of persons waiting for more than one, three and six months, respectively for home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44250/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

220. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a primary health care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

221. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a primary health care centre in Lucan village and Clondalkin village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44252/18]

Traffic Management

John Curran

320. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on An Bord Pleanála's decision to refuse planning permission for the proposed Dublin civic plaza at College Green that would have seen the area pedestrianised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44249/18]

Local Authority Rates

John Curran

358. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount wind farms contributed in rates for the period 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44253/18]

Departmental Staff Data

John Curran

360. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44247/18]

Fire Safety Regulations

John Curran

361. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress made to date on a wider fire safety review of buildings at risk here as part of the response to the Grenfell Tower disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44248/18]

Construction Contracts

John Curran

85. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce regulations, new practices or legislation to offer enhanced protection to sub-contractors that are engaged on State projects in which the main contractor ceases trading resulting in reduced or no payment to the subcontractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43880/18]

Legislative Measures

John Curran

90. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector employees over 65 years of age that have been allowed carry on in their positions of work; if they continue on the rate of pay they were on when reaching 65 years of age; if not, if the rate differs; if so, the criteria used to set the pay rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43879/18]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

John Curran

72. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the additional procedures to be carried out in 2019 under the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, resulting from the increase in funding from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43168/18]

Home Help Service Provision

John Curran

152. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the provision he will make for home support services for the elderly in 2019 in view of the significant difficulty many persons experienced in securing home support services in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/18]

Enterprise Support Schemes

John Curran

32. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports she has to prioritise entrepreneurs in view of the fact that there was a failure to make changes to entrepreneurs' capital gains tax in budget 2019 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42566/18]

Skills Shortages

John Curran

39. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address the serious skills shortages experienced by many companies across all sectors, the majority in information technology, life sciences and construction; the actions being taken to deal with severe skills shortages in the economy; the actions set out in the 2018 Action Plan for Jobs regarding skills shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42567/18]

Capitation Grants

John Curran

73. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty smaller schools that do not charge voluntary contributions are having in running their schools on the capitation grant payment further to the increase in the capitation grant payable to schools in budget 2019; his plans to financially assist these schools especially DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42081/18]

Schools Building Projects Administration

John Curran

92. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the issues causing a delay in a school (details supplied) proceeding to construction; the actions that can be taken to ensure this project proceeds to construction immediately and that the extension and renovation works are complete by September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42082/18]

Health Reports

John Curran

220. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the Chief Medical Officer's report on transvaginal mesh implants has been finalised; if the report will be published and all its recommendations implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42994/18]

Rent Supplement Scheme

John Curran

338. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) who was renting a property to a tenant in receipt of rent supplement will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43140/18]

Skills Shortages

John Curran

235. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the skills shortages experienced by many companies across all sectors, for example, the majority in information technology, life sciences and construction; the actions being taken to deal with severe skills shortages in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John Curran

236. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to bring young persons out of unemployment through development of and access to apprenticeships to support young persons with fewer opportunities and qualifications in view of recent figures released by the National Youth Council that show thousands of young persons aged 26 years and under have been unemployed for a year or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42330/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

477. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when funding allocations for drug and alcohol task forces will be announced; if there will be an increase in core funding to these task forces in view of the financial challenges many are facing having received no increase in funding in several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42334/18]

Waste Disposal Charges

John Curran

560. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress he has made in securing an annual support of €75 for medical incontinence; the way in which it can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42331/18]

Renewable Energy Generation Targets

John Curran

561. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans in setting a 70% target for renewable electricity by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42332/18]

Renewable Energy Incentives

John Curran

562. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to put additional resources in place to ensure that the renewable electricity support scheme, RESS, receives state aid approval in the EU and that the first auctions take place as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42333/18]

Waste Management

John Curran

9. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to set up a waste regulator for the industry in view of the recently published Competition and Consumer Protection Commission report which found that 25% of consumers in the greater Dublin area did not have the option of more than one service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41058/18]

Energy Resources

John Curran

14. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the immediate steps he is taking to ensure Ireland takes responsibility for its own energy supply; the increases there have been in the generation and supply of wind energy, solar PV energy, locally sourced biomass and biogas in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41059/18]

Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation

John Curran

322. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress made regarding the establishment of a regulatory body for assisted human reproduction, including surrogacy further to the report of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction; his plans to introduce surrogacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41007/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

332. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made to develop a performance measurement system which will improve accountability across local and regional drug task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41079/18]

Climate Change Policy

John Curran

427. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined a recommendation (details supplied); his views on the recommendations; the steps he has taken to establish a climate change independent body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41080/18]

Fuel Allowance Payments

John Curran

500. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the 2018 fuel allowance to reflect increases (details supplied) that are being passed onto consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41082/18]

Housing Data

John Curran

544. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of rapid build housing units that have been constructed to date and occupied; the number of additional units expected to be completed before the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41083/18]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

John Curran

545. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the requests for funding submitted by each local authority and the drawdown of funding to each authority under the LIHAF scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41084/18]

Education Policy

John Curran

257. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to issue guidelines to schools on students who pose an immediate threat of harm to themselves or others; when guidelines will be issued to schools to assist teachers responding in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40051/18]

Crime Prevention

John Curran

294. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the National Conference of the Joint Agency Response to Crime's recent review of three anti-offending projects (details supplied) that seek to deal with offenders; his plans to roll out these projects nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40052/18]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

John Curran

295. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the low number of community-based CCTV systems that have been approved; the cause of the low number of applications and approvals; if the scheme will be reviewed in view of the fact that only €166,749 out of an allocation of €2 million has been drawn down by the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40054/18]

Brexit Supports

John Curran

316. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking in order to assist more businesses to accelerate contingency planning in order to be prepared for Brexit; the resources that have been put in place in order to achieve this in view of the fact that a recent survey (details supplied) showed that business preparedness for Brexit remained low; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40055/18]

Hospital Car Parks

John Curran

457. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the HSE finalising its review of hospital car parking charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40050/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

John Curran

150. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the circumstances which lead to the unplanned long-term leave of a consultant paediatrician at the National Rehabilitation Hospital resulting in the cancellation of inpatient appointments; the steps being taken to recruit a replacement; when inpatient appointments will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39238/18]

School Accommodation Provision

John Curran

127. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has compiled the relevant information necessary to adequately reply to a previous parliamentary question from this Deputy on the number of classes being accommodated in prefabricated classrooms; the number that have been using prefabricated classrooms for two, three, five and more than five years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38927/18]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

John Curran

160. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the newly established central validation function in the NTPF to centralise the validation of all waiting lists across the HSE has commenced; if so, if he will provide a progress report on this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38928/18]

Departmental Staff Data

John Curran

252. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if additional staff have been allocated to the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38925/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

John Curran

253. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has considered the establishment of a funding model that can utilise credit union funds to build, sell or rent social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38926/18]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

John Curran

134. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if all the properties leased for social housing by NAMA's national asset residential property service are deemed to be off-balance sheet; the additional number of social housing units it is hoped to provide by this approach over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38882/18]

Public Services Card

John Curran

156. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the number and category of bodies and associated timeframe that may be permitted to request the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38891/18]

DEIS Applications

John Curran

167. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for a school to apply for DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/18]

Schools Refurbishment

John Curran

172. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when replacement buildings were first sought for the prefab classrooms being used in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition of these prefabs; the stage the current proposals for this school have reached; the timeframe to complete same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38379/18]

Schools Refurbishment

John Curran

173. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when replacement buildings were first sought for the prefab classrooms being used in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition of these prefabs; the stage proposals for this school have reached; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38380/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

201. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the progression of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38885/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

202. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date on a project (details supplied); if a site has been identified for this project; if the new school will be built and open by 2020; if not, if he is planning interim arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38886/18]

Insurance Industry

John Curran

228. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to implement a recommendation by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38887/18]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

John Curran

229. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications made for community-based CCTV systems; the number that have been funded, installed and are now operational; the locations of all such CCTV systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38888/18]

National Drugs Strategy

John Curran

380. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the criteria which will be used over the next two years to determine the level of funding required by each local and regional drug task force during the development of a performance measurement system to improve accountability across all sections of local and regional drug task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38892/18]

Hospitals Car Park Charges

John Curran

381. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the review of hospital parking charges has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38893/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

John Curran

382. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when the HSE and National Treatment Purchase Fund will finalise and publish an outpatient action plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38894/18]

Pension Provisions

John Curran

512. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her estimate as to the cost of an auto enrolment scheme in each of the years 2022 to 2028 to cover both administration costs and the cost of the State of paying €1 for each €3 paid into a pension scheme by a member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38890/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

John Curran

546. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and detail of requests for funding by each local authority under the serviced sites fund in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38883/18]

Home Loan Scheme

John Curran

547. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications for loans in each local authority; the number approved and rejected, respectively; the number still being processed; the average loan amount under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38884/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

John Curran

161. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he has had a meeting with an organisation (details supplied) to address the issue of ensuring that new medicines are made available to persons with MS as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/18]

Park and Ride Facilities

John Curran

16. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made to identify and establish bus based park and ride facilities for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37712/18]

Road Network

John Curran

54. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the situation in which there is only one intersection entrance and access to Rathcoole village from the N7 and the resultant traffic congestion caused; if the possibility of a second N7 intersection junction to improve this situation will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37711/18]

Driver Licence Applications

John Curran

140. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the application by a person (details supplied) for an exchange of driver licence will be reviewed. [38025/18]

Alternative Energy Projects

John Curran

53. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of energy generated by means of solar power; the necessary actions that must be taken to significantly increase solar power production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37451/18]

Waste Management

John Curran

87. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific actions he plans to take and associated timeframe involved to give practical effect to the EU's proposal on single use plastic; his further plans to ban specific single use plastic products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37450/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

John Curran

222. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if officials from his Department will meet a school (details supplied) to discuss the provision of an autism unit in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37481/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

223. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of, and progress made to date with regard to, the provision of a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37487/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

224. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a building project for a school (details supplied) has moved from stage 2B to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37488/18]

Garda Deployment

John Curran

299. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Clondalkin, Ronanstown, Lucan and Rathcoole Garda stations, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37478/18]

Garda Operations

John Curran

300. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the specific actions he and An Garda Síochána are taking to deal with public order offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in many of Dublin's suburbs; his plans to introduce Garda public order units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37489/18]

Garda Expenditure

John Curran

301. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure that has been incurred on Garda overtime in 2018 to the end of August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37490/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

John Curran

368. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the situation by which some homes owned by persons availing of the fair deal nursing home scheme are left vacant while the person is in a nursing home; his plans to amend the fair deal scheme or the tax treatment of such rental income to encourage some of these properties to be rented out rather than remaining empty during a person's stay in a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37407/18]

Hospital Car Parks

John Curran

512. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the review of hospital car parking charges has been completed in August 2018 as expected; if so, the next steps to be undertaken to establish clear national guidelines in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37477/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

John Curran

513. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made with the HSE and the NTPF to finalise an outpatient action plan for 2018 in order to reduce the growth in the number of persons waiting for outpatient services, improve the accuracy of the waiting lists and trial a number of NTPF-funded interventions, including weekend and out-of-hours clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37479/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

John Curran

514. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 12 July 2018, the number of procedures carried out to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/18]

Home Help Service Provision

John Curran

515. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the actions and timeframe within which he plans to eliminate the additional home support services waiting list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37493/18]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

John Curran

516. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there will be an increase in core funding to both local and regional drug task forces as part of the budgetary process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37494/18]

Vaccination Programme

John Curran

517. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Health Information and Quality Authority to complete a health technology assessment on extending the school immunisation programme to include HPV vaccination for boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37496/18]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

John Curran

670. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/18]

Child Maintenance Payments

John Curran

747. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review being undertaken regarding the issue of child maintenance payments; the scope of the review; the progress made to date; when it is anticipated the review will be complete; her plans to publish this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37491/18]

Anti-Poverty Strategy

John Curran

748. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will publish the four-year plan for the period 2018-21, an integrated framework for social inclusion; the reason for the delay in publishing the plan in view of the fact that the previous plan concluded in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37492/18]

Rental Sector

John Curran

795. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of inspections carried out in the rental sector for each local authority in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

796. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new housing units acquired under Part V; the location of each by local authority for the first six months of 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37483/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

797. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new house builds completed by each approved housing body; the location of each in the first six months of 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

John Curran

798. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority new house builds completed in the first six months of 2018 by each local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/18]

Departmental Staff Data

John Curran

799. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if additional staff have been assigned to the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37486/18]

Passport Applications Administration

John Curran

66. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress being made to enable passport renewals for children to be processed online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36536/18]

Passport Applications Data

John Curran

67. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications processed by the Passport Service to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36537/18]

NAMA Portfolio

John Curran

90. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the number of housing units delivered by NAMA to date; the details of these units by scheme; the further units that will be made available by NAMA by scheme for the remainder of 2018 and 2019 as part of its target to deliver over 23,000 housing units by the end of 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/18]

Property Tax

John Curran

154. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the local property tax announced earlier in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/18]

Tax Data

John Curran

155. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if the 2009 cap which applied to banks that had transferred assets to NAMA restricting their use of deferred tax assets to 50% of their corporation tax and which was removed in 2014, will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36540/18]

Credit Union Regulation

John Curran

165. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the lending limits imposed by the Central Bank on a credit union (details supplied) are fair and reasonable; if these lending limits allow this credit union to operate competitively; his views on the future viability of the credit union due to the very restrictive lending limits imposed by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36615/18]

Teacher Supply

John Curran

331. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the teacher supply steering group last met; the recommendations and actions proposed by the group that should be immediately implemented to improve the situation that many schools experienced in 2017 in obtaining substitute teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36526/18]

State Properties

John Curran

332. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in releasing his Department's interest in a building (details supplied) which is to be acquired and used as a community facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36527/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

John Curran

333. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government to introduce a new school speech and language therapy service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36528/18]