Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces Deployment

Stephen Donnelly

339. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the number of missions the UN, EU and any other organisations have asked the Defence Forces to contribute personnel to in the past ten years; the nature or tasks of the units requested to contribute; and where it was decided not to contribute, the relevant rationale. [20250/14]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

39. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement by the special liquidators of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation on 25 April 2014 in which they stated a sum of money will be set aside to facilitate the provision of termination payments to certain IBRC employees who were employed by IBRC on 7 February 2013, if he will confirm the sum of money in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19747/14]

Redundancy Statistics

Stephen Donnelly

79. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for the years 2009 to 2013 the annual number of companies that have applied for statutory redundancy payments; the number of persons to which these applications related; and the number of persons to whom statutory redundancy payments were made. [19746/14]

Planning Issues

Stephen Donnelly

450. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on the duty of local authorities to enforce the terms and conditions of planning approvals granted by An Bord Pleanála under section 175 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 for a public private partnership project, where such terms and conditions are essential to preserving the integrity of the coastline and to preventing or limiting coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18743/14]

Planning Issues

Stephen Donnelly

451. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the mechanisms for oversight and-or mechanisms for investigation available for the actions of a local authority to be investigated, where the local authority has failed or neglected to enforce planning terms and conditions granted by An Bord Pleanála under section 175 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 for a public private partnership project, which are essential to preserving the integrity of the coastline and to preventing or limiting coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18744/14]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Stephen Donnelly

45. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the recent sale of mortgages by Certus-Bank of Scotland to Tanager, if these mortgages will be covered by the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; if Tanager will be subject to the Government's targets on offering sustainable solutions to mortgage holders in arrears of 90 days or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18177/14]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

178. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance following the reported sale of €800 million of par value loans by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to an entity linked to a person (details supplied), if will confirm that the sale price achieved for said loans represented the best price offered; and if he will confirm that the price offered by unsuccessful bidders was less than the price offered by the entity linked to the person concerned. [17562/14]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

179. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of debt that was forgiven by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation when it sold €800 million of par value loans linked to a person to an entity linked to a person (details supplied). [17563/14]

IBRC Loans

Stephen Donnelly

180. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 4 March 2014, the total par value of loans covered by the 33 borrower groups that have or will be offered for sale; the total par value of the loans covered by the 33 borrower groups that have been sold to date; and the total sale proceeds that will be received for the loans sold to date. [17564/14]

IBRC Loans

Stephen Donnelly

181. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 4 March 2014, the total par value of loans covered by the 33 borrower groups that have now been sold to parties who would have been precluded from purchasing the loans; and if section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 had been adopted for the disposal of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loans. [17565/14]

IBRC Loans

Stephen Donnelly

182. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance his views on the amount of revenue forgone to the State, since December 2009, as a result of section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009, in view of the recent disposal of €800 million of par value loans, dubbed Project Pebble, by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to an entity linked to the borrower. [17566/14]

IBRC Loans

Stephen Donnelly

183. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 4 March 2014, his plans to amend or revoke section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 in view of its discriminatory effect on borrowers with one State organisation, when another State-controlled organisation, namely the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, is selling loans, at a discount to par values, to parties linked to the borrowers. [17567/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Stephen Donnelly

231. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the proposed development at Tank Field (details supplied) in County Cork. [17491/14]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers

Stephen Donnelly

413. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the funding that has been allocated per local authority for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17602/14]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers

Stephen Donnelly

414. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the number of completed deals that have been completed to date in 2014 by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17603/14]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers

Stephen Donnelly

415. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the property value cap-maximum allowed per geographic area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17604/14]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers

Stephen Donnelly

416. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, if he will provide the analysis leading to the property value cap-maximum allowed per geographic area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17605/14]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers

Stephen Donnelly

417. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the mortgage to rent scheme, the current set of eligibility criteria and any changes made to these criteria in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17606/14]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers

Stephen Donnelly

418. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government subsequent to this Deputy's proposal on the mortgage to rent scheme (details supplied), if he will incorporate any of the proposals made into the mortgage to rent scheme, and, if so, when, and, if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17607/14]

Planning Issues

Stephen Donnelly

419. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his policy in relation to local authorities gifting public assets to private companies, with the stated intention of achieving financial viability for a project the private company is working on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17608/14]

Planning Issues

Stephen Donnelly

420. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the oversight and-or mechanisms for investigations available for the actions of a local authority to be investigated, where the local authority has gifted public assets to a private company, with the stated intention of achieving financial viability for a project the private company is working on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17609/14]

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Stephen Donnelly

485. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person is signing onto the live register to receive jobseeker's allowance, if this will impact on their application for Irish citizenship in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17753/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Stephen Donnelly

185. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he considers rheumatoid arthritis to be a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17085/14]

School Transport Administration

Stephen Donnelly

37. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the State's official response in the EU Commission state aid investigation of State aid to Bus Éireann and its answer to the question by EU Commission in C 31/07 Paragraph 82 of its letter to him (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15173/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

140. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that they have agreed the sale of 64% of the €1.8 billion IBRC mortgage book, if he will confirm what the 64% refers to; if it is the par value, IBRC book value or a volume related figure. [16513/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

141. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that they have agreed the sale of 64% of the €1.8 billion IBRC mortgage book, if he will confirm which sub-portfolios have been sold by the special liquidators. [16514/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

142. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that they have agreed the sale of 64% of the €1.8 billion IBRC mortgage book, if he will confirm the consideration being paid for the disposal; the number of buy-to-let mortgages being sold; and the number of owner occupier being sold. [16515/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

143. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that they have agreed the sale of 64% of the €1.8 billion IBRC mortgage book, if he will confirm that, according to the Central Bank of Ireland code of conduct for mortgage arrears, borrowers whose mortgages are in long-term arrears and are classified as long-term delinquent have no protection whatsoever from repossession action by the new buyers of the mortgage books. [16516/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

144. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that they have agreed the sale of 64% of the €1.8 billion IBRC mortgage book, if he will confirm that, according to the Central Bank of Ireland code of conduct for mortgage arrears, borrowers whose mortgages are classified as buy-to-let are not protected by the code. [16517/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

145. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that they have agreed the sale of 64% of the €1.8 billion IBRC mortgage book, if he will confirm the par value of the unsold mortgages that will now be transferred to the National Asset Management Agency and the price that will be paid by NAMA for said mortgages. [16518/14]

Building Control Management System

Stephen Donnelly

403. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the withdrawal of the building control management system; the way this service is now being delivered; the consultants engaged; the ongoing costs and the funding model for delivering this service to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16672/14]

Commissions of Investigation

Stephen Donnelly

448. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of audio files in any and all digital formats relating to the current Garda recordings controversy; the total size and duration of those files; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16409/14]

Mental Health Services Provision

Stephen Donnelly

603. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 10 December 2013, if any progress has been made regarding securing alternative accommodation proposals as an interim solution pending the outcome of the primary care development; if there has been any progress on a permanent solution for a primary care centre serving north County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16284/14]

Insolvency Service of Ireland Data

Stephen Donnelly

122. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will publish in full the recommendations on the laws of insolvency applying to small and medium enterprises made to him by the Company Law Review Group; the way his Department has dealt with these recommendations to date; the steps he intends to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15456/14]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Stephen Donnelly

274. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding the State contributory pension, if a person who has worked for 50 years from 1964 to 2014, who has paid 2,253 contributions plus taxes is entitled to €225.80; if a person who worked for 30 years from 1979 to 2009, who has paid 1,434 contributions plus taxes is entitled to €230.30; if a person who worked for ten years from 2004 to 2014, who has paid 520 contributions plus taxes is entitled to €230.30; her views on whether it is fair that a person who makes fewer than 25% of the number of contributions of another could be paid more per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14957/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Stephen Donnelly

356. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way funding was allocated under the recently-launched local authority construction initiative; the number of proposals from each local authority with addresses, number of units and estimated costings that were submitted for the initiative but not accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14961/14]

Building Regulations Qualifications

Stephen Donnelly

357. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason architectural technologists are excluded from signing design certificates and completion certificates under the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014, SI 9 of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14965/14]

Building Regulations Qualifications

Stephen Donnelly

371. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ascertain the readiness of all Departments regarding compliance with the regulations, prior to the deferral of the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects; if he received specific representations from the Departments of Education and Skills and Health and, if so, if he will publish those representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15215/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

372. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department considered the potential negative impact which compliance with the public disclosure and lodgment requirements in the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 will have on FDI projects; if any State agencies made any representations in that regard, if so, if he will publish them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

373. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that he has confirmed that he introduced the new building control regulations to respond to failures in the residential sector, the rationale behind the regulations being applied to all classes of building construction project, residential and non-residential alike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

374. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department considered introducing a system of independent inspection of design and construction, such as can be seen operating in England and Wales, to be self-funded and at no cost to the taxpayer, which could offer improvements on the self-certification system, notwithstanding the submission to him by the National Consumers Association on the draft regulations in summer 2012 and the recommendations of the pyrite report. [15218/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

375. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the 504 submissions in respect of his draft regulations under the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014, published in summer 2012; if he considers the number of submissions received noteworthy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15219/14]

Building Regulations Qualifications

Stephen Donnelly

384. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if changes in public sector construction contract forms had any impact on the decision to defer the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15343/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

385. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the consultation his Department undertook with stakeholders outside the construction sector regarding the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15344/14]

Pyrite Panel Report Implementation

Stephen Donnelly

386. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he did not implement the pyrite report recommendations on the building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15345/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

387. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has made any estimate of the number of self-build projects that may be delayed or abandoned due to the requirements imposed on self-builders in the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15346/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

388. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the RIAI has calculated that it will take an architect about 190 hours extra work to act as assigned certifier on domestic projects due to the requirements imposed on self-builders in the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; if he agrees with this calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15347/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Stephen Donnelly

197. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of ambulance service shifts dropped each month in the past 12 months for every ambulance base in the country; and the number of dropped shifts that were night shifts and the number that were day shifts. [14508/14]

Radio Spectrum Management

Stephen Donnelly

122. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the white space digital frequencies currently unused in the Irish spectrum; his plans to use this bandwidth, and if he will outline any analysis that his Department has undertaken as to the potential economic benefits of using these frequencies, or the potential for interference to legitimate primary and secondary radio spectrum users were such frequencies to be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14244/14]

Building Regulations Amendments

Stephen Donnelly

127. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for deferring implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; in respect of educational and hospital projects, if he will provide all data and analysis used to reach this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14231/14]

Building Regulations Amendments

Stephen Donnelly

128. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on deferring the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects on all public sector projects, including social housing, art buildings, State offices and more, above and beyond educational and hospital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14232/14]

Building Regulations Amendments

Stephen Donnelly

129. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects to cover crèches, child care facilities, old people's homes and convalescent homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14233/14]

Building Regulations Amendments

Stephen Donnelly

130. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider extending the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects to cover all publicly funded housing projects in view of the skills in local authority engineering and architecture departments and their effective management of housing construction and refurbishment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/14]

Building Regulations Application

Stephen Donnelly

131. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the Governments’ drive to increase construction sector employment and the decision to defer the implementation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 in respect of educational and hospital projects, if he will commit to monitoring month-on-month changes to commencement notices lodged after 1 March, and report back to the Oireachtas in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14235/14]

Building Regulations Application

Stephen Donnelly

132. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the builder’s undertaking on the certificate on completion according to the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 is to be signed by the principal or director of a building company only, if he will explain the status of a private person, such as a self-builder, in relation to this certificate of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/14]

Building Regulations Application

Stephen Donnelly

133. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he consulted with the architects’ representative body before announcing that the cost to a self-builder of employing a design certifier and an assigned certifier in respect of a domestic project will be between €1,000 and €3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/14]

Building Regulations Application

Stephen Donnelly

134. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned that the uncertainty surrounding the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 regarding project completion may have a detrimental effect on small and medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

215. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the planned survey of demand for small and medium enterprise credit, as outlined in action 206 of the Action Plan for Jobs, will be brought forward as a result of the recent comments by Professor Morgan Kelly on the precarious situation facing these entities over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

216. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the planned collaboration with KfW and the German Ministry of Finance to develop an initiative that will improve funding mechanisms for small and medium enterprises as per action 212 of the Action Plan for Jobs, will be brought forward as a result of the recent comments by Professor Morgan Kelly on the precarious situation facing these entities over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

217. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the implementation of the cross-governmental small and medium enterprise access to finance online tool, as per action 221 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13175/14]

Mortgage Data

Stephen Donnelly

229. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of mortgage approval data by the Irish Banking Federation which showed that there were 1,587 approvals in January 2014, and following the publication on 3 March 2014 by the Bank of England in the UK of its monthly money and credit report which showed that there were 76,947 approvals in the UK in the same month, his views on whether the Irish banking system, over which he operates significant direct control via his stakes in the banks and his Department’s banking unit, is failing to provide a mortgage loans service to meet the needs of citizens in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13413/14]

Mortgage Data

Stephen Donnelly

230. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the total number of new mortgages advanced by KBC, Ulster Bank and Investec in 2013; if he will provide an overall anonymised total of volume and value of new mortgages issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13414/14]

Government Deficit

Stephen Donnelly

236. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate of the 2014 deficit. [13523/14]

Budget Measures

Stephen Donnelly

237. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate figure of carry forward measures introduced in previous budgets that will affect budget 2015; and if he will list the budgetary measures that comprise this carry forward. [13524/14]

Budget 2015

Stephen Donnelly

238. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest available estimate for the non-budgetary adjustment to the 2014 deficit to be considered in budget 2015. [13525/14]

Budget 2015

Stephen Donnelly

239. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the earliest date that the full no policy change budget for budget 2015 will be seen. [13526/14]

European Stability Programmes

Stephen Donnelly

240. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the earliest date at which his Department will publish the stability programme update; and if he will guarantee that members of the Houses of the Oireachtas will have at least two weeks to interrogate the document and suggest amendments for his Department’s consideration, before it is submitted to the European Commission in accordance with the requirements under the European semester. [13527/14]

State Examinations

Stephen Donnelly

286. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a refund in a case (details supplied) involving costs incurred due to errors in leaving certificate marking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12907/14]

Schools Building Contractors

Stephen Donnelly

292. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts for replacement schools, school extensions and alterations to existing schools that have not been completed on time or on budget since 2011; the number of these failures to deliver that were as a result of the company that successfully secured the tender closing prior to completion; if his analysis shows that by focusing on securing the lowest cost possible, the procurement process has rewarded abnormally low tenders offered by challenged businesses that subsequently went into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/14]

Languages Programme

Stephen Donnelly

317. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the foreign languages that will be prioritised as part of the languages education strategy, as per action 37 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13171/14]

Further Education and Training Programmes Provision

Stephen Donnelly

318. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of the further education and training plan, as per Action 170 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Stephen Donnelly

319. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legitimate costs of running a business, that is, capital allowances on expenditure for business equipment, equipment leasing, bank interest on loans, depreciation and rental losses, are not taken into account by Student Universal Support Ireland when considering student grant applications; and in cases where serious illness has resulted in significant personal expenditure, the reason SUSI does not recognise the resulting impact on income when considering student grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13115/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

425. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposed working group on the public procurement opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises has been established, as per action 241 of the Action Plan for Jobs; if it has not been established, will its establishment be hastened in view of the recent comments by Professor Morgan Kelly on the precarious situation facing these entities over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13177/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

452. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the number of high potential and early stage start-ups to be supported by the State, as per Action 12 of the Action Plan for Jobs, has been set at 155; the way this figure was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

453. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the nature of the intended extent of the expansion of the student enterprise awards as per Action 18 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

454. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a statistical analysis on the expected 10,000 new jobs to be created over five years by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland as per Action 29 of the Action Plan for Jobs; the specific sectors in which these jobs are expected to be created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

455. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason his Department suggests rolling out Enterprise Ireland's market access grant to 35 companies; the way this figure was arrived at, as per Action 31 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13160/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

456. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies in the manufacturing and services sectors to be supported by the Industrial Development Agency through its client transformation programme has been set at 70 as per Action 48 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13161/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

457. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide more information on the targeted call for innovation vouchers in the manufacturing sector; and the way this will be implemented as per Action 61 of the Action Plan for Jobs. [13162/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

458. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the nature of the targeted call for innovation vouchers in the area of data analytics; and the way this will be implemented as per Action 67 of the Action Plan for Jobs. [13163/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

459. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress being made in identifying policy options to address the competitiveness challenges facing the business sector in Ireland as per Action 92 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will highlight some of these options. [13165/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

460. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the report on restrictions on competition in sheltered areas of the economy might be expected, as has been outlined in Action 93 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

461. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if tenants for proposed regionally based manufacturing facilities being built by the Industrial Development Agency in Waterford, Athlone and Letterkenny have been already found as per Action 114 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13168/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

462. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the collaborative research projects between industry and academia has been set at 825 as per action129 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13169/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

463. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update and details on the proposed partnership between Science Foundation Ireland and the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland, as per action 142 of the Action Plan for Jobs, and which was due to be undertaken during the first quarter of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13170/14]

Action Plan for Jobs

Stephen Donnelly

598. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide more information on the national scheme relating to the distribution of 1,000 vouchers as per action 78 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/14]

Energy Usage

Stephen Donnelly

599. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the specific supports to be provided to businesses to help them reduce costs through energy and resource efficiency, as outlined in action 96 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/14]

Broadband Service Speeds

Stephen Donnelly

607. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to achieve 100Mbps connectivity to 272 secondary schools, as outlined in action 102 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13176/14]

Wastewater Treatment

Stephen Donnelly

700. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the works to provide Arklow, County Wicklow, with a wastewater treatment plant, and a full programme of work from now until completion, in view of the Environmental Protection Agency's report on urban waste water treatment which estimates the completion date for secondary treatment required by the 1991 European Union directive for Arklow is 2016; his views on whether the estimated date of 2016 is achievable; if steps can be taken to fast-track the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13656/14]

NAMA Portfolio

Stephen Donnelly

64. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of housing units sold by the National Asset Management Agency since its inception for social housing in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11607/14]

NAMA Operations

Stephen Donnelly

65. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 212 and 213 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm the amount of advances approved by the National Asset Management Agency to be spent in Northern Ireland, for the two periods inception to May 2012 and inception to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11608/14]

NAMA Operations

Stephen Donnelly

66. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 212 and 213 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm the amount of advances approved by the National Asset Management Agency in respect of Northern Ireland borrowers for the two periods inception to May 2012 and inception to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11609/14]

NAMA Operations

Stephen Donnelly

67. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm that the National Asset Management Agency has foreclosed on 19 debtor connections in Northern Ireland out of a total of 180 such connections; if he will confirm that elsewhere, NAMA has foreclosed on 261 debtor connections out of a total of 670 such connections; if he agrees with the NAMA assessment of this as proportionate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11610/14]

NAMA Operations

Stephen Donnelly

68. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the names of the members of the National Asset Management Agency board along with the date on which their term of office will expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11611/14]

NAMA Operations

Stephen Donnelly

69. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the date upon which a person (details supplied) ceased to be a member of the board of the National Asset Management Agency; the date on which NAMA first knew that this person would be ceasing to be a member of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11612/14]

NAMA Operations

Stephen Donnelly

70. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the reason he has failed to advertise vacant roles on the board of the National Asset Management Agency. [11613/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Stephen Donnelly

71. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the cost, to date, to the State of defending the promissory note challenge by Deputy Joan Collins in the High Court. [11614/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Stephen Donnelly

72. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the cost, to date, to the State of defending the promissory note challenge by Mr. David Hall in the High Court. [11615/14]

NAMA Operations

Stephen Donnelly

73. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance following publication of the Geoghegan report in 2011 which recommended the National Asset Management Agency’s board be strengthened with commercial expertise when it recommended the board needs to be comprised of different skills and it needs to balance its current control features with those of entrepreneurial skills, ideally within the property industry or, if this is not possible, within other industries, if he will confirm the way he is dealing with this recommendation when considering future appointments to the board. [11616/14]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Stephen Donnelly

81. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland does not accept the notice of assessment by the Revenue Commissioners used to calculate income for all sectors, and the factors in the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/14]