Parliamentary questions

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

John Curran

122. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has reported yet on the operation of the household waste collection market; her plans to publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49318/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

Maurice Quinlivan

123. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the 248 public complaints received by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, in 2016 that resulted in further action being taken by the ODCE; the number that were dismissed; and the number that remain open. [49406/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports

Maurice Quinlivan

124. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a report (details supplied) will be made public in view of the receipt of advice from the Attorney General on same. [49407/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

125. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason over €2.2 million was surrendered back to the State by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2016, in view of the fact that no prosecutions or convictions were achieved by this office; and her views on whether this represents an agency that is adequately policing white collar crime here. [49408/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

126. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of times she has met the Director of Corporate Enforcement since coming to office; if she has confidence in the director in view of the collapse of a trial (details supplied) in May 2017 due to the failed ODCE investigation and in view of the fact that no prosecutions or convictions have been achieved by this office in the past two years. [49409/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility

Tom Neville

127. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Finance if people purchasing a second-hand house can be considered under the help-to-buy scheme; if they must pay property tax in the first year in view of the fact they are first-time buyers; and if they can claim back DIRT on savings used to purchase the home (details supplied). [49188/17]

Carbon Tax Yield

Bernard Durkan

128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been raised by the carbon tax since its introduction; the number of departmental staff who are tasked with enforcement in this area; the total staffing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49193/17]

Energy Prices

Bernard Durkan

129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department monitors the economic impact of energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49451/17]

Stamp Duty

Paul Kehoe

130. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if a person is liable to full charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48682/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Michael McGrath

131. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 266 of 7 November 2017 and without disclosing any information pertaining to any individual institution, if the Central Bank has received complaints or carried out an investigation into business loans in which the person is of the view that they were wrongly removed from an interest rate linked to EURIBOR or were denied the option of reverting to a rate linked to EURIBOR following a period on a fixed rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48688/17]

Tax Treaties

Pearse Doherty

132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to commission a report on the way in which the State's tax policies and treaties affect developing countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48708/17]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Pearse Doherty

133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views and those of the Central Bank on whether the policy of a bank (details supplied) of charging an extra 1 percentage point interest rate on all restructured tracker mortgages is within the spirit and letter of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; if this issue has been raised with him or the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48709/17]

Tax Code

Joan Burton

134. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the date which the tax on sugar sweetened drinks will commence in April 2018. [48732/17]

Carbon Tax Implementation

Timmy Dooley

135. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance the number of studies that his Department has commissioned or conducted into the impacts of carbon taxes. [48754/17]

Brexit Issues

Stephen Donnelly

136. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the preparations made in his Department in the event of no agreement being reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the terms of the UK's exit from the EU; if such preparations involve the drawing up of detailed and specific contingency plans in the event of a hard Brexit and a trade regime based on WTO tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48777/17]

Departmental Staff Training

Catherine Murphy

137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year, in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48806/17]

Property Tax Exemptions

Noel Rock

138. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an exemption for old age pensioners for the payment of local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48817/17]

Mortgage Interest Relief Data

Catherine Murphy

139. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the change in mortgage interest relief that reduces the amount of relief on a sliding scale to the year 2021 by 25% per year; his plans to monitor the effect this reduction will have on qualifying mortgage holders availing of the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48824/17]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

140. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the names of the companies renting a fixing and-or space on telecommunications and-or communications masts from his Department; the income received for each of the past five years for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48840/17]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the section 110 tax status availed of by qualifying companies operating as non-bank loan originators in the State could be breaking state aid rules in view of the fact that new banks or lenders which could set up non-retail lending operations here and do not meet the current qualifying criteria for section 110 status would not be afforded the same tax neutral treatment. [48849/17]

State Aid Investigations

Pearse Doherty

142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the implications of the European Commission's recent ruling that a company (details supplied) has to pay €250 million to Luxembourg having received illegal tax benefits from Luxembourg, in terms of state aid from Ireland to a company in view of its taxation arrangements with the State and the parallels between Luxembourg and Ireland regarding companies. [48850/17]

State Aid Investigations

Pearse Doherty

143. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the EU Commission has informally or formally requested information on Irish tax schemes for the purposes of state aid rules or specific tax relationships with companies; the details of such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48851/17]

Money Laundering

Pearse Doherty

144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of letters issued in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by banks (details supplied) to political representatives, their families or associates requesting additional information concerning identification, evidence of sources of funds, evidence of residential address and certified statement of assets as per section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48855/17]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the income received by his Department from the renting to companies of space to use and or take fixings from telecoms and or communications masts on site or on the roof of his Department, in each of the past five years, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48878/17]

Departmental Reports

Brendan Howlin

146. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance when the report of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers, expected to be submitted to him in July 2017, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48924/17]

Tax Clearance Certificates

Michael McGrath

147. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for a tax clearance certificate by the estate a person (details supplied). [48934/17]

Central Bank of Ireland Supervision

Jackie Cahill

148. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance how the Central Bank regulates the Irish Credit Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48935/17]

Central Bank of Ireland Supervision

Jackie Cahill

149. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance what checks the Central Bank has in place to ensure the accuracy and veracity of the information held on consumers by the Irish Credit Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48936/17]

Central Bank of Ireland Supervision

Jackie Cahill

150. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the recourse that the Central Bank has put in place for a person in cases in which the information on them held by the Irish Credit Bureau is incorrect or inaccurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48937/17]

Credit Register Administration

Jackie Cahill

151. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the functions carried out by the Irish Credit Bureau which is owned and run by the financial institutions in the State would better serve the economy and better protect persons if it were outside the control of the financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48938/17]

Credit Register Administration

Jackie Cahill

152. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank supports the objectives of the Irish Credit Bureau (details supplied); the manner of that support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48939/17]

Pension Provisions

John McGuinness

153. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if the pension being paid to a person (details supplied) is the correct amount; if the tax deductions are correct; and if an examination of the matter will be expedited. [48990/17]

Brexit Negotiations

Darragh O'Brien

154. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he has raised the issue at EU level of an EU reform fund being established to help countries and regions most exposed to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49018/17]

Insurance Costs

Brian Stanley

155. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the measures that have been taken over the past 18 months to reduce the exorbitant cost of insurance on private and commercial vehicles; the further steps planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49027/17]

Departmental Communications

Jonathan O'Brien

156. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [49062/17]

Tax Code

Niall Collins

157. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the annualised interest rate applied on late payment and filing of P30 returns; the equivalent rate of interest applied in the UK and in other EU and OECD countries, in tabular form. [49094/17]

Tax Code

Niall Collins

158. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the annualised interest rate applied on late payment and filing of VAT returns; the equivalent rate of interest applied in the UK and in other EU and OECD countries, in tabular form. [49095/17]

Parliamentary Questions Costs

Mattie McGrath

159. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the average costs associated with processing and answering written and oral parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49124/17]

Paradise Papers

Clare Daly

160. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with those revealed to be involved in the Paradise Papers, particularly with regard to construction companies which continue to trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49150/17]

Tax Reliefs Application

Bernard Durkan

161. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if a tax relief for student fees paid outside the EU for one year of study exists in the case of a person who has lived and worked in Ireland in the years preceding their study, with particular reference to a student awarded a place in a university (details supplied) due to academic excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49182/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration

Michael McGrath

162. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning the help-to-buy scheme. [49267/17]

Tax Reliefs Data

Michael McGrath

163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons claiming tax relief on third level tuition fees; the cost of the relief for each complete tax year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49313/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Data

John Curran

164. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been received under the help-to-buy scheme to date in 2017; the number of these applications that have been processed; the amount of funding spent on this to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49317/17]

Tax Code

Michael McGrath

165. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position in circumstances when the payment of inheritance tax becomes due by a person living here who is benefitting from an inheritance in respect of the estate of a person in the UK; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases the tax falls due before the deceased's estate has been administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49364/17]

Tax Avoidance

Pearse Doherty

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of his planned anti-avoidance measures to deal with the avoidance of stamp duty on the purchase of commercial property through buying shares in a company or investment fund which holds the commercial property and other measures which may be used to avoid or reduce the 6% stamp duty charge on commercial property; if these anti-avoidance measures will be back dated to budget day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49378/17]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Pearse Doherty

167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if costs (details supplied) are deductible for REITs when computing their annual property income in view of the fact that one of the qualifying criteria of a REIT is that it must make a distribution of not less than 85% of its annual property income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49379/17]

eGovernment Services

Micheál Martin

168. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the unit within his Department that is responsible for implementing the eGovernment strategy 2017 to 2020. [48749/17]

Pension Provisions

Seán Sherlock

169. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of persons in the single pension scheme for public servants; the number under each Department for the latest available date; if all aspects of the scheme are now in place; his plans to review the contributions to the scheme and the actuarial position in view of, among other factors, the finding by the Public Service Pay Commission that the value provided by public service employers to single scheme members is on a par with private sector direct contribution, DC, schemes; and when benefit statements will be provided to scheme members. [48971/17]

Superannuation Schemes

Noel Grealish

170. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of both civil and public servants who retired and-or received their relevant Civil Service or public sector pension in 2015 and 2016; the number in both categories who were granted added years; the average salary for both categories on retirement; the estimated annual and long-term cost of these added years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48711/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eugene Murphy

171. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will fully fund the upgrading project for Ballinasloe Garda station; if so, the amount of funding being committed to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48715/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eugene Murphy

172. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the start date for the upgrading project for the Ballinasloe Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48716/17]

Brexit Issues

Stephen Donnelly

173. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the preparations made in his Department in the event of no agreement being reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the terms of the UK's exit from the EU; if such preparations involve the drawing up of detailed and specific contingency plans in the event of a hard Brexit and a trade regime based on WTO tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48782/17]

Departmental Staff Training

Catherine Murphy

174. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year, in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48811/17]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of the companies renting a fixing and-or space on telecommunications and-or communications masts from his Department; the income received for each of the past five years for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48845/17]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

176. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the income received by his Department from the renting to companies of space to use and-or take fixings from telecommunications and-or communications masts on site or on the roof of his Department, in each of the past five years, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48883/17]

Departmental Communications

Jonathan O'Brien

177. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [48943/17]

Parliamentary Questions Costs

Mattie McGrath

178. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average costs associated with processing and answering written and oral parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49129/17]

Pension Provisions

Clare Daly

179. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in publishing regulations regarding the augmentation of single scheme benefits for public servants in the post 2013 single public sector pension scheme, in view of the fact that this delay prevents public servants from making additional voluntary contributions to the single public sector pension scheme and thus prevents them from making adequate provision for their retirement.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49277/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Declan Breathnach

180. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be available for flood defence measures for south Louth and Drogheda to upgrade coastal flood defence measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49405/17]

Ministerial Responsibilities

James Lawless

181. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to the former Taoiseach's statement in September 2016, the detail of the 11 areas of responsibility of Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; if responsibilities have been added or removed in the interim; and if he is satisfied at the way in which duties under each of the 11 areas have been carried out. [48751/17]

Workplace Relations Commission

Tom Neville

182. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49060/17]

Island Communities

Éamon Ó Cuív

183. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reinstate the island allowance for teachers to encourage suitably qualified persons to take such positions on the islands in view of the extra cost of living on the islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49382/17]

School Placement

Richard Boyd Barrett

184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to parents to secure a school placement in cases in which a child is not offered a place in a school of their choice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48717/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jack Chambers

185. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a unit for children with autism at a school (details supplied); the reason work on this development has stalled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48722/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Carol Nolan

186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given consideration to granting administrative status to a person (details supplied) in a special school; if he will request the NCSE to review the staffing ratio applied to the school in view of the number of children attending the school who have complex needs; if he has examined correspondence sent by a person outlining their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48724/17]

Institutes of Technology

Lisa Chambers

187. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the working group established to examine the future of the Mayo campus of GMIT. [48733/17]

Third Level Fees

Bríd Smith

188. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the criteria and number of years residency required for students to access the payment of fees when entering third level courses in view of the fact that many young persons are returning home having been abroad during the recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48752/17]

Brexit Issues

Stephen Donnelly

189. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the preparations made in his Department in the event of no agreement being reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the terms of the UK's exit from the EU; if such preparations involve the drawing up of detailed and specific contingency plans in the event of a hard Brexit and a trade regime based on WTO tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48775/17]

Schools Refurbishment

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

190. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to arrange for a technical engineer from his Department to visit a school (details supplied) with a view to allocating the necessary funding to allow repair work to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48789/17]

Education and Training Boards

Jan O'Sullivan

191. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the provision of a permanent building for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48794/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

192. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the provision of a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48795/17]

School Excellence Fund

Thomas Pringle

193. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no DEIS schools in County Donegal were included as part of the new school excellence fund launched recently; the criteria used to determine which DEIS school would receive initial funding; when he plans to roll out funding to include schools in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48797/17]

Departmental Staff Training

Catherine Murphy

194. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year, in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48804/17]

School Placement

Alan Farrell

195. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be enough primary school places specifically for junior infants in Balbriggan, County Dublin, for September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48825/17]

Departmental Operations

Catherine Murphy

196. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the companies renting a fixing and-or space on telecommunications and-or communications masts from his Department; the income received for each of the past five years for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48838/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Aindrias Moynihan

197. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the tender for construction of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48853/17]

State Examinations

Seán Barrett

198. Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given consideration to introducing compulsory oral testing for junior certificate students who study a foreign language (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48864/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Catherine Murphy

199. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the income received by his Department from the renting to companies of space to use and-or take fixings from telecommunications and-or communications masts on site or on the roof of his Department, in each of the past five years, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48876/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

200. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if progress has been made to increase the number of second level places for students with special needs in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48904/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fiona O'Loughlin

201. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendation from his Department for students with special needs finishing primary school who cannot secure a suitable place in second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48905/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Mattie McGrath

202. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of works at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48907/17]

Schools Amalgamation

Mattie McGrath

203. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the amalgamation of schools (details supplied); the expenditure to date on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48908/17]

Education Schemes

Joan Burton

204. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the education services provided for children in the emergency response and orientation centre in Ballaghadereen; if such services involve integrating children in the centre into local schools and with local children; the supports provided when displaced children are enrolled in schools under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48910/17]

Public Services Card

Jonathan O'Brien

205. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has been briefed by Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, on proposals for its future use of the public services card in its work; and if his attention has been drawn to the scope of the proposals. [48951/17]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Frank O'Rourke

206. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme whereby it does not allow for a change of personal circumstances for the duration of a course of study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48957/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seamus Healy

207. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48966/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

208. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will receive administrative status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49019/17]

Schools Building Projects Data

Anne Rabbitte

209. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all post primary schools on the capital investment plan 1 January 2016 to 2021 for counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary and Waterford, in tabular form; and the date listed. [49040/17]

Schools Building Projects Data

Anne Rabbitte

210. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all primary schools in the capital investment plan 1 January 2016 to 2021 in counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary and Waterford, in tabular form; and the date listed. [49041/17]

Further Education and Training Colleges

Anne Rabbitte

211. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all alternative further educations facilities in the capital investment plan 1 January 2016 to 2021 in counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary and Waterford in tabular form; and the date listed. [49042/17]

Schools Administration

Martin Ferris

212. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the course of action taken if practices of a school board of management contradict his Department directives to all schools and circulars from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/17]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Anne Rabbitte

213. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the request by the Teaching Council for professional release time from full-time work for the chairperson of the Teaching Council, requested of his Department on 23 June 2017, has not been sanctioned; when a decision will be issued and communicated to the Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49056/17]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund

Catherine Connolly

214. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some applicants for the redress scheme governed by Caranua have had children born after the cessation of the Education (Former Residents of Certain Institutions for Children) Finance Board and therefore could not benefit from said fund; if he has given consideration to allowing applications on behalf of these children in the Department’s review of the applications procedure for Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49058/17]

School Transport Eligibility

Tom Neville

215. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if his Department will sanction the necessary funds for an increase in vehicle size that would allow Bus Éireann to facilitate the additional concessionary pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49059/17]

Departmental Communications

Jonathan O'Brien

216. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the domain names registered to or owned by his Department or through a third party company. [49069/17]

Parliamentary Questions Costs

Mattie McGrath

217. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average costs associated with processing and answering written and oral parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49122/17]

Schools Property

Joan Burton

218. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school buildings owned by an organisation (details supplied) or other patron bodies that are vacant and no longer in use as schools in the Dublin city and county area; the number of buildings at different locations involved or which are the subject of negotiation for hand over to the State under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49147/17]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Joan Burton

219. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 of school buildings in Dublin city and county handed over under this scheme to date; the value attributed to these buildings; his plans for future use or development or sale of these buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49148/17]

Pension Provisions

Maria Bailey

220. Deputy Maria Bailey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person who is officially retired from his Department having completed the necessary 40 years’ service for pension purposes and has been compelled to retire after 40 years’ service is required to sign on for jobseeker's allowance even though the person is not actively seeking work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49156/17]

Schools Refurbishment

James Browne

221. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the need for repairs to a leaking roof that is letting water seep into the controls of an elevator at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49165/17]