Parliamentary questions

Health Services Funding

Seán Fleming

216. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17377/16]

Tax Code

Seán Fleming

153. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if the legislation on close company professional service surcharge (details supplied), section 441 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, distorts competition; if the lack of clarity about what is and is not a professional services company may become damaging to Ireland's reputation for clear taxation policies and rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17288/16]

Child Benefit Eligibility

Seán Fleming

289. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending child benefit to students who are in full-time secondary education even though they have reached 18 years of age, given that it is a very expensive time for parents and families when the students are coming up to leaving certificate to withdraw this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/16]

Adoption Data

Seán Fleming

568. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoptions into Ireland from China, for each of the past ten years; when adoptions will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17309/16]

North-South Interconnector

Seán Fleming

12. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to support putting the North-South electricity interconnector underground using high-voltage direct current technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/16]

School Accommodation

Seán Fleming

117. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue grant approval for a project in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16473/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Seán Fleming

123. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills how soon pay equalisation will occur for persons entering the teaching profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16523/16]

School Staff

Seán Fleming

124. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for and when he will reduce class sizes in primary schools to 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16524/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Seán Fleming

153. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if third level students who are seeking employment during summer 2016 but who have not been successful can claim while they are not attending college under the jobseeker's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16465/16]

Low Pay Commission Establishment

Seán Fleming

186. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will establish a new pay commission and when it will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16521/16]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Seán Fleming

87. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance to consider financial assistance for the purchase of gluten-free products by way of tax relief or tax credit for persons who do not have a taxable income, given that where this is required for medical grounds persons on a taxable income can receive a tax benefit rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16367/16]

School Staff

Seán Fleming

90. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the situation where staff who are working in primary schools and are paid under the ancillary grant such as secretaries, caretakers or other staff have not received a pay increase for a number of years, in some cases up to 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/16]

Shared Ownership Scheme

Seán Fleming

105. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who acquired houses under the shared ownership scheme will be eligible to purchase houses under the new tenant incremental purchase scheme 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16104/16]

Shared Ownership Scheme

Seán Fleming

106. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who were allocated social housing under the Part V arrangements will be eligible to buy out their houses under the tenant incremental purchase scheme 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16105/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Seán Fleming

107. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social houses allocated under Part V agreements, by county; the number of social houses in existence under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16106/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Seán Fleming

108. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses that were included under the affordable housing scheme through Part V agreements since Part V was introduced, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16107/16]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Data

Seán Fleming

125. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department paid out and the number of persons who received a payment under the mortgage interest supplement scheme since its introduction, by year, and the amount that will be paid out in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16101/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Seán Fleming

126. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a system whereby self-employed persons can be included in a new scheme so that they can be eligible for support if the need arises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16102/16]

Horse Racing Industry

Seán Fleming

185. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine His plans to amend the statutory instrument that deals with the foal levy whereby this is payable in respect of a valuation placed on it by the owner of the stallion and not on the actual fee payable in these cases; if this is an equitable arrangement, given that there is no relationship between the levy and the stud fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16099/16]

School Closures

Seán Fleming

209. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an examination into the closure of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15884/16]