Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects Data

Róisín Shortall

135. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an arrangement has been put in place for bundle five PPP schools that sets a limit of 300 hours for the availability of the school after 6 p.m. in the evening; the names and locations of schools built under PPP with such an arrangement; the extent to which these arrangements apply to the main school building; and if separate arrangements apply to playing pitches and other school facilities. [42839/19]

Respite Care Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

191. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if respite will be provided for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/19]

Budget 2020

Róisín Shortall

313. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the role in the pre-budget period of the social inclusion unit; if the unit is consulted as part of the budget process; if an assessment is carried out by the unit in advance of the impact of budget proposals on poverty levels; and the reason budget 2020 was not poverty-proofed. [42859/19]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Róisín Shortall

218. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the campaign of an organisation (details supplied) for investment in primary education, which is calling for a reduction in class sizes to bring them in line with the European average of 20:1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41929/19]

Immigration Support Services

Róisín Shortall

252. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recent changes at the Reception and Integration Agency which have been carried out as part of his Department’s reorganisation; if he will provide an updated public representative inquiry telephone number and email; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41708/19]

Workplace Relations Commission

Róisín Shortall

300. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will confirm the Oireachtas public representative inquiry phone number and email for the Workplace Relations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41709/19]

HSE Reports

Róisín Shortall

350. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE's Valproate response project report; if this report has been submitted to his Department; if so, if he will now publish the report in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41710/19]

National Transport Authority

Róisín Shortall

544. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the National Transport Authority advisory council to be set up under section 17 of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008; when this advisory council will be set up; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41707/19]

Labour Activation Programmes

Róisín Shortall

595. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the Gateway local authority labour activation scheme; if an appraisal of the scheme has been carried out by her Department; if it was fair that Gateway participants came off the scheme on a lower rate of social welfare and without their fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41706/19]

Exceptional Needs Payment Applications

Róisín Shortall

596. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the application form for exceptional needs payments is available online on her Department’s website; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41711/19]

Insurance Costs

Róisín Shortall

106. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the steps he had taken to address the spiralling costs of insurance for the leisure industry; the timeline for the measures that will take effect and address the issue; and the steps a leisure business should take in the meantime to avoid going out of business. [41482/19]

Insurance Costs

Róisín Shortall

107. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he has conducted an analysis to determine the full impact of spiralling insurance costs on the leisure industry and on the communities that depend on those industries for employment; and the details of the analysis by county. [41483/19]

Primary Care Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

107. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care ophthalmology appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41321/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Róisín Shortall

108. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care physiotherapy appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41322/19]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

109. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care occupational therapy appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41323/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists

Róisín Shortall

110. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care speech and language therapy appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41324/19]

Dietician Service Provision

Róisín Shortall

111. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care dietician appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41325/19]

Audiology Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

112. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care audiology appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41326/19]

Waste Management Regulations

Róisín Shortall

136. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to amend regulations in order that all supermarket stores over a certain size must have glass and can bring banks on site. [41374/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

161. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if provision will be made for families in terms of the forthcoming affordable housing scheme that are not first-time buyers, but has previously purchased an affordable home under the old scheme but now require assistance to purchase a different affordable home on medical grounds and grounds of increased family size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41293/19]

Greyhound Industry

Róisín Shortall

358. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation has been initiated into allegations of breaches of greyhound welfare as highlighted in the media (details supplied); the stage the investigation is at; the actions that have been identified from the investigation; and the enforcement actions and prosecutions that have resulted from same. [40884/19]

Legal Aid Applications Data

Róisín Shortall

101. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal aid applications made for mortgage possession cases; the number of applications which were received by the Legal Aid Board; the number of applications which were granted; the figures in each of the years 2005 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the means threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40182/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

Róisín Shortall

142. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the position in which some HSE staff are refusing to take representations from TDs in respect of homecare services on the grounds of GDPR will be clarified; the specific direction given to staff in this regard; the arrangements for TDs to interact with staff in respect of constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

291. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to each local sports partnership in each of the years 2016 to 2018 by funding type, that is, core funding, women in sport programme and so on. [40224/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

292. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason, in the case of each local sports partnership that did not receive funding, no allocation was made under the women in sport programmes in 2018. [40225/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

293. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific criteria and specific weighting applied to each criteria in determining funding allocations to local sports partnerships. [40226/19]

Sports Funding

Róisín Shortall

294. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is planned to announce the 2019 allocations to the local sports partnerships; and the reason for the delay. [40227/19]

Sport and Recreational Development

Róisín Shortall

307. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis for an allocation of €20,350 to a partnership (details supplied) in 2018 under the women in sport programme in view of the fact that the median allocation across all partnerships was €4,000; the purpose of the allocation; and the specific projects and location of projects it has been spent on. [40300/19]

Psychological Services

Róisín Shortall

182. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists working in the health service in the Dublin 11 area; the average waiting time for a child to access a child psychologist in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40087/19]

Proposed Legislation

Róisín Shortall

203. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in progressing the long-promised Aarhus Convention Bill; if the Bill will allow for financial assistance for community and environmental groups to seek expert advice in relation to planning and environmental issues in view of the fact that major planning applications contain detailed and technical documents which can be hard for lay persons to properly understand and critique; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40012/19]

Garda Powers

Róisín Shortall

248. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to ongoing public concern regarding the dangers of the widespread illegal use of scramblers and quad-bikes; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that An Garda Síochána is requesting new powers to enable it to tackle this issue in public parks and other off-road situations; if urgent consideration will be given to providing An Garda Síochána powers to confiscate the vehicles when they are being used illegally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39324/19]

Gambling Sector

Róisín Shortall

279. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to prohibit the use of sponsorship on children’s replica jerseys when that sponsor is a gambling company or promotes gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39717/19]

Air Quality

Róisín Shortall

476. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of plans to introduce a nationwide ban on smoky coal; and the areas covered by such a ban. [39808/19]

Foreshore Issues

Róisín Shortall

634. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 24 September 2019, if a local authority (details supplied) has applied for a licence for the removal or disturbance of beach material from State-owned foreshore in the administrative area of the local authority as per section 3 of the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2014; if so, if the license has been granted; if a copy of the license is available; if not, if the matter will be addressed with the local authority with a view to regularising the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39666/19]

Housing Assistance Payment

Róisín Shortall

638. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the homeless housing assistance payment maximum monthly allowable rent limits for the Dublin City Council area are set by his Department; if so, the rates set for each household type; if not, the person or body responsible for setting the homeless HAP maximum monthly allowable rent limits for the Dublin City Council for each household type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39789/19]

Tax Code

Róisín Shortall

5. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance when the review of the special assignee relief programme will be completed; and his views on the fairness of operating such a scheme. [39219/19]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Róisín Shortall

11. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on concerns raised by the Ombudsman about persons being denied access to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme on the basis that they have been refused primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38308/19]

Schools Administration

Róisín Shortall

98. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in respect of the requirement for schools to audit their accounts and his views on the matter. [39222/19]

Mental Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

132. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by CHO, LHO, age, category and time waiting. [39141/19]

Mental Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

133. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of health service personnel assigned to community psychology services by staff category, CHO and LHO. [39142/19]

HSE Properties

Róisín Shortall

150. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the future plans for a HSE property (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the property is no longer in use by the HSE; if he will consider transferring the property to the local authority for other uses such as housing, community or the arts; the steps he will take to secure the property to prevent further vandalism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39265/19]

National Development Plan Data

Róisín Shortall

172. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his estimate of the changes in modal share of different traffic categories that will be brought about by planned investments in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and the climate action plan 2019. [39147/19]

National Development Plan Funding

Róisín Shortall

173. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 specifically for the greening of public transport. [39148/19]

National Development Plan Data

Róisín Shortall

174. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 specifically for the improvement of carrying capacity on public transport; and the projected percentage gain in carrying capacity arising from these investments by public transport mode. [39149/19]

Sport Ireland

Róisín Shortall

177. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make contact with Sport Ireland to clarify the role of a member of its board (details supplied) regarding a matter and the appropriateness of this involvement in alcohol promotion while having a role in promoting sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39205/19]

Bus Services

Róisín Shortall

178. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the five categories and sub-classes of bus passenger licences issued by the National Transport Authority. [39240/19]

Public Transport Initiatives

Róisín Shortall

179. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions taken to improve accessibility arrangements for persons with a disability and mobility impairment in accessing heavy rail services; the way in which it is planned to provide 100% accessibility; and the timeframe and budget provided to achieve same. [39241/19]

Public Transport

Róisín Shortall

180. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the penalties in place for public and commercial transport service providers that fail to comply with accessibility requirements in respect of fleet, platforms and in other aspects of accessibility; and the enforcement activity and penalties applied in each of the past five years. [39242/19]

Departmental Strategies

Róisín Shortall

195. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date for the publication of a roadmap for social inclusion; and the reason it has taken so long to finalise and publish the strategy. [39215/19]

Disability Support Services

Róisín Shortall

124. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised in correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 11 regarding the need to introduce special procedures for the arrangement and management of visits by persons with disabilities to hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39004/19]

Local Authority Housing

Róisín Shortall

175. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if consideration will be given to facilitating dialogue between local authorities in Dublin regarding the possibility of an intercounty transfer system for tenants wishing to downsize from one Dublin local authority to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38970/19]

Budget Timetable

Róisín Shortall

121. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the options open to considering European semester requirements and other conventions of a second budget once the outcome of Brexit negotiations is known. [38868/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Róisín Shortall

194. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of footpaths and pedestrianised crossings at a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the ESB carrying out necessary works to allow the contractor to complete the works; the role of his Department in this; if his Department is the client that must apply for ESB unmetered connections to help facilitate ESB completion of said works; and if not, his plans to deal with these continuing delays. [38899/19]

Proposed Legislation

Róisín Shortall

216. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to his previous e-mail (details supplied), the position regarding legislation to address a recent High Court judgment on citizenship rights; if citizenship eligibility rules will be brought into line with other countries in which applicants are allowed 90 days or more per year outside the country prior to their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38413/19]

Health Promotion

Róisín Shortall

344. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 201 of 19 June 2018, 345 of 5 February 2019, and 497 of 9 July 2019, the position regarding the staff breastfeeding in the workplace policy for HSE staff; if the policy is still due to be finalised in quarter 4 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38642/19]

Foreshore Issues

Róisín Shortall

554. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the regulatory position regarding the machine cleaning of beaches by local authorities, and-or their contractors; if local authorities and-or their contractors must apply for and secure a foreshore licence for the machine cleaning of beaches; if there are particular measures required if the beach falls within a special area of conservation, special conservation area or natural heritage area; his Department’s role in regulating this activity in accordance with the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2014 and other relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38612/19]

Local Authority Funding

Róisín Shortall

560. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the month the report on the local government funding baseline review was completed; and when he plans to publish same. [38869/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

134. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS by CHO, LHO, age category and time waiting. [37998/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

135. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of posts in whole-time equivalent terms employed by the HSE in the child and adolescent mental health services in each CHO and LHO. [37999/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

87. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37454/19]

Property Tax Review

Róisín Shortall

115. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his plans on setting a revaluation date in respect of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37019/19]

Education and Training Boards Funding

Róisín Shortall

190. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the resource allocation model in operation for distributing adult literacy funds to each education and training board; the specific criteria that applies; the specific weighting given to each criterion; and when the resource allocation model was last altered to reflect population changes. [37149/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

291. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37457/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

307. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to her Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37452/19]

Health Services Data

Róisín Shortall

345. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the population of each community health organisation by each local health office. [37050/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

427. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37455/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

495. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37451/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

546. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37453/19]

Public Transport Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

569. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated annual monetary saving in energy costs arising from the planned investment in hybrid-diesel buses. [37147/19]

Public Transport Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

570. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated annual monetary saving in energy costs arising from the planned investment in diesel-electric trains. [37148/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

581. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37450/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

606. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37458/19]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Róisín Shortall

676. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37456/19]

Tax Reliefs Data

Róisín Shortall

156. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost in 2019 of the special assignee relief programme; the number of employers and employees availing of the scheme; the average benefit accruing to participants in the scheme at the last count; and the minimum salary level that applies to the scheme. [36679/19]

Excise Duties Yield

Róisín Shortall

157. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue in 2020 from increasing excise duty on diesel to the same level as that of petrol. [36680/19]

Pensions Data

Róisín Shortall

158. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from reducing the maximum allowable pension fund to €1.7 million. [36681/19]

VAT Yield

Róisín Shortall

159. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimated extent of below cost selling of alcohol here; the impact this has on VAT revenues; and the way in which this is tracked by his Department or others on behalf of the State. [36682/19]

National Training Fund

Róisín Shortall

160. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue from the 0.1% increase in the national training fund levy in 2020; and the way in which this is factored in arriving at the net fiscal space position as set out in the Summer Economic Statement. [36683/19]

Stamp Duty

Róisín Shortall

161. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the amount raised in each of the past three years through the stamp duty on rental property in cases in which the full rent is above €2,500; and his plans to abolish the duty. [36686/19]

Stamp Duty

Róisín Shortall

167. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from a 2% points increase in stamp duty on non-residential property transfers on all amounts in excess of €500,000. [36929/19]

Stamp Duty

Róisín Shortall

168. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from an increase to 5% for stamp duty on residential property transfers on all amounts in excess of €1 million. [36930/19]

Tax Data

Róisín Shortall

169. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from each percentage point increase in the minimum effective tax rate of persons earning more than €400,000 per annum. [36931/19]

Tax Data

Róisín Shortall

170. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year cost of refunding unused income tax credits to all low paid workers. [36932/19]

Tax Data

Róisín Shortall

171. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of the first and full year yield from standard-rating all discretionary tax reliefs and expenditures that cost in excess of €10 million per annum in revenue foregone; and the breakdown for each tax relief and expenditure. [36933/19]

Tax Credits

Róisín Shortall

172. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the cost in income forgone of the research and development tax credit. [36934/19]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

216. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the basis of assuming a significant fall in the projected demographic costs associated with social projection arising from the change in pension age, further to the paper Budgetary Impact of Changing Demographics 2017-2027; the extent to which increases in jobseeker payments from persons in their mid-sixties have been factored into this calculation; and if a revised paper will be provided with projected jobseeker increases included in the final costing. [36396/19]

Public Sector Pay

Róisín Shortall

226. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of addressing pay equalisation in the public sector. [36684/19]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

227. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding allocated to improving flood defences in each of the past five years. [36685/19]

Departmental Budgets

Róisín Shortall

229. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the increase in 2019 in the expenditure ceiling earmarked for each Department in 2020, by capital funding and current funding; the measures the additional funding is already committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36741/19]

Fee Paying Schools

Róisín Shortall

487. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of public funds that are provided to fee-paying schools; the number of fee-paying schools receiving public funds; and the number of pupils supported by such funds. [36744/19]

Apprenticeship Data

Róisín Shortall

488. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for apprenticeships. [36746/19]

Student Grant Scheme Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

489. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided under the SUSI grants scheme. [36748/19]

DEIS Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

490. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for DEIS schools over and above normal school funding. [36749/19]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Róisín Shortall

491. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in the first year and in a full year for every one point reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level. [36750/19]

Special Educational Needs Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

492. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in the first year and in a full year for every 100 new special needs assistants recruited. [36751/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

493. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants in the education system; the overall pupil-to-SNA ratio; his plans to improve the ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36752/19]

Third Level Fees

Róisín Shortall

494. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost for every €100 reduction in the student contribution charge. [36753/19]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

495. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost of changing the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of the third-level grant from 45 km to 24 km. [36754/19]

Student Grant Scheme Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

496. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost of every 1% increase in grants under the SUSI scheme. [36755/19]

DEIS Scheme

Róisín Shortall

501. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by principals in large second-level DEIS schools as a result of the high level of social problems facing students in such schools; if he will consider enhancing the leadership staffing levels as requested by organisations (details supplied) to extend the additional deputy principal provision to all DEIS schools over 500 from 2019-2020 in view of the fact that DEIS schools between 600 and 699 students receive such provision immediately and that DEIS schools be prioritised in the allocation of outstanding posts of responsibility from 2019-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36763/19]