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Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Collection
Ruth Coppinger
269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the annual cost since 2008 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to residential landlords. [25348/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Ruth Coppinger
270. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the annual cost since 2008 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to property developers. [25349/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Ruth Coppinger
271. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the annual cost since 2008 of the tax reliefs and exemptions currently available to property owners. [25350/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Ruth Coppinger
272. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the annual cost since 2008 of the tax reliefs and exemptions currently available to land owners. [25351/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Collection
Ruth Coppinger
273. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised by applying a 75% rate of income tax on the rental profits of the third and subsequent rental units owned by large residential landlords. [25352/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Universal Social Charge Data
Ruth Coppinger
274. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the full year cost of abolishing the universal social charge in 2017. [25353/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Universal Social Charge Data
Ruth Coppinger
275. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the full year cost of abolishing the USC on employee wages in 2017. [25354/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Universal Social Charge Data
Ruth Coppinger
276. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the full year cost of abolishing the USC on single employee wages under €90,000 in 2017 and on couples earning less than €150,000. [25355/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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National Debt
Ruth Coppinger
277. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the projected total cost of the general Government debt in 2016, including interest payments and repayments of principal. [25356/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Code
Ruth Coppinger
278. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised from imposing a 2% public health levy on the profits of private human health and pharmaceutical companies here, including nursing homes and home care agencies. [25358/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Early Start Programme
Ruth Coppinger
413. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 13 July 2016, if he will provide additional staff in cases of children who require one-to-one care in the early start programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25021/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Student Grant Scheme
Ruth Coppinger
425. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of restoring grants for postgraduate education and paying the equivalent of the back to education allowance as maintenance to those eligible for it. [25365/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Third Level Fees
Ruth Coppinger
426. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of abolishing undergraduate and postgraduate fees, bearing in mind the reduction in tax relief on tuition fees. [25366/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Teacher Training Places
Ruth Coppinger
434. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on separate religion-based entry for the primary teacher training course in Dublin City University (details supplied); if he will be renewing any exemptions to the Employment Equality Act 1998 or other equality legislation that currently apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25450/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Nursing Education
Ruth Coppinger
435. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on separate religion-based entry for the degree in general nursing in the University of Dublin (details supplied); if he will be renewing any exemptions to the Employment Equality Act 1998 or other equality legislation that currently apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25451/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
447. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of a school (details supplied); if he will advance the building work at this school given the length of time the school has been in prefabricated buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25538/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
448. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of a school (details supplied); the estimated date on which construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25539/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
449. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of schools (details supplied); the estimated date on which construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25540/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
450. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of a school (details supplied); the estimated date on which construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25541/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
451. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of a school (details supplied); the estimated date on which construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25542/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
452. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of a school (details supplied); the estimated date on which construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25543/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
453. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of a school (details supplied); the estimated date on which construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25544/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
454. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current stage of construction of a school (details supplied); the estimated date on which construction work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25545/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Ruth Coppinger
455. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the 116 schools with major projects under construction or progressing to construction that will have building work commenced in 2016; the number of these projects that will carry a substantial contractual commitment into 2017; the number of projects expected to progress to construction in 2017 and in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25546/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Homeless Accommodation Funding
Ruth Coppinger
598. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total amounts spent or budgeted for homeless services in 2015 and 2016. [25369/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure
Ruth Coppinger
599. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way the discrepancy between the approximately €122 million outturn for the rental accommodation scheme in 2015 as listed in his Department's housing statistics and the €200 million recorded in local authority budgets 2015 as spent on RAS is accounted for. [25370/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Local Authority Housing Data
Ruth Coppinger
600. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of local authority direct builds, housing association direct builds, part V units, broken down into purchases and leased properties, and other acquisitions and leasing by councils and housing associations projected annually under the rebuilding Ireland plan; and if that information is unavailable the number in total over the life of the plan. [25371/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Local Authority Housing Data
Ruth Coppinger
601. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority new direct builds, not including Part V, that will be provided annually under the rebuilding Ireland plan; and if that information is unavailable the number in total over the life of the plan. [25372/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Local Authority Housing Data
Ruth Coppinger
602. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of the new social housing units promised under the rebuilding Ireland plan that will be owned by local authorities; and if that information is unavailable the number in total over the life of the plan. [25373/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Local Authority Housing Data
Ruth Coppinger
603. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of the new social housing units promised under the rebuilding Ireland plan that will be provided by housing associations; and if that information is unavailable the number in total over the life of the plan. [25374/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Data Protection
Ruth Coppinger
721. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he had correspondence with the Data Protection Commissioner regarding the ability of a Minister or a Department to comment on an individual case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25220/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Data
Ruth Coppinger
731. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount that has been raised from PRSI on rental income since its introduction. [25367/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tax Yield
Ruth Coppinger
732. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount that could be raised from increasing employers’ PRSI towards the EU effective average rate of 20% that is by increasing the effective rate by 1%, 2% or 5%. [25368/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
Ruth Coppinger
755. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether the new regulations regarding part-time work during the 2016-17 academic year for those in receipt of the back to education allowance will result in part-time work not being worthwhile for students; if he will review this measure, given the cost of transport and rent (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Disability Diagnoses
Ruth Coppinger
757. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the implementation of the programme for Government commitment for a fit for work scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of many persons with disabilities regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25648/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Human Rights Cases
Ruth Coppinger
844. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been administratively detained by the Israeli authorities; if he or his officials have had any contact with the Israeli authorities on this case or the case of other Palestinian prisoners in Israel and the occupied territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25116/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Funding
Ruth Coppinger
1229. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the amount and percentage of funding of HSE-funded health services including hospitals, public and voluntary derived from charitable contributions [25359/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Funding
Ruth Coppinger
1230. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the amount and percentage of funding of HSE-funded health services including hospitals, public and voluntary, derived from for-profit income generating schemes [25360/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services
Ruth Coppinger
1231. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the total amounts spent and budgeted for homeless services by the HSE and any other agencies under his remit in 2015 and 2016 [25361/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Expenditure
Ruth Coppinger
1232. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the information available on the estimated annual cost of offering a full-range of reproductive services to women via the HSE free at the point of use, including contraception, abortion services and fertility treatments [25362/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Provision
Ruth Coppinger
1233. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of restoring HSE medical, nursing, care and home help staff to 2008 levels. [25363/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Alcohol Pricing
Ruth Coppinger
1234. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the financial benefits that would accrue to the drinks industry from the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25364/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Maternity Services
Ruth Coppinger
1389. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he has requested a report by the HSE and the relevant hospitals on a case that was recently reported in the media (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25914/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Child Care Costs
Ruth Coppinger
10. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to tackle the high cost of child care in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23028/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Gender Recognition
Ruth Coppinger
339. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to report on the implementation of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 since it was enacted one year ago; the number of gender recognition certificates issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23816/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Gender Recognition
Ruth Coppinger
340. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on making changes so that those who are aged under 16 years can have legal recognition of their gender in view of the fact that the Gender Recognition Act 2015 has been enacted for one year. [23817/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Gender Recognition
Ruth Coppinger
341. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on making changes to give recognition to non-binary gender identities in view of the fact that the Gender Recognition Act 2015 has been enacted for one year. [23818/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Ruth Coppinger
429. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 14 July 2016, when he expects the Health Service Executive to commence talks with the manufacturers of lumacaftor-ivacaftor (Orkambi); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23372/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Ruth Coppinger
22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when the next meeting is scheduled for. [22243/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Ruth Coppinger
60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans regarding the ratification of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22780/16]