Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Income Inequality

Joan Burton

570. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has received a copy of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions' report, Because We’re Worth It: The Truth about CEO Pay in Ireland; if so, her views on the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14898/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

3. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's preparations for the forthcoming European Council meeting in Rome. [13424/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

4. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the comments by President Hollande regarding the establishment of a two-speed European Union; and if he has discussed this with President Hollande. [13425/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

8. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with President Trump in Washington. [13423/17]

Public Transport Provision

Joan Burton

77. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the public bus service is a vital piece of infrastructure in rural communities; his plans to support such services and ensure there is an adequate and secure level of public transport provision in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11609/17]

Northern Ireland

Joan Burton

10. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with Michelle O'Neill MLA and Arlene Foster MLA since the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. [13988/17]

Northern Ireland

Joan Burton

11. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with Prime Minister, Theresa May, regarding any revisions in the timeline for the invoking of Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty by the United Kingdom Government. [13989/17]

Banks Recapitalisation

Joan Burton

186. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the proceeds of a proposed dividend from a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/17]

Sale of Aer Lingus

Joan Burton

187. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of the proceeds from the sale of the State's stake in Aer Lingus; and the use to which the proceeds of the sale were put. [13159/17]

Schools Building Projects Data

Joan Burton

272. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the supplementary tender report regarding a school (details supplied); if final approval has now issued to sign contracts for construction of the new school; when construction will commence; the construction timetable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13117/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joan Burton

273. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the design team for a school (details supplied) have submitted the stage 2b submission, including a review arising from changes in public work contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13118/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joan Burton

274. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the tender documents and stage 2b documentation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13119/17]

Gaelcholáistí Issues

Joan Burton

275. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the enrolment to the Irish medium Aonad at a school (details supplied) for September 2014, September 2015 and September 2016 demonstrates sufficient viability for the establishment of the gaelcholáiste for north Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13121/17]

Third Level Institutions Mergers

Joan Burton

334. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to progress in talks between Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow Institute of Technology regarding the proposed merger of the two third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13586/17]

Private Rented Accommodation Price Controls

Joan Burton

413. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 28 February 2017, if he will consider further amending the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to allow for towns with a population of over 5,000 persons to be considered for designation as rent pressure zones in their own right, rather than the present system whereby the whole local electoral area is looked at (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13120/17]

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Joan Burton

450. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the new housing assistant payment website www.hap.ie to make it explicit that families that take part in the HAP scheme can be assured they will not lose their place on the housing list, in view of the fact that the absence of this information is giving rise to confusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13679/17]

Sale of State Assets

Joan Burton

610. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of State assets sold since 2011; the use of the proceeds of these sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13160/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Joan Burton

629. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in the OPW formally approving the lower Morell river flood relief scheme and the funding of same in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13116/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Joan Burton

142. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of primary teachers on his Department's payroll who are currently paid a qualification allowance at the pass degree rate. [12258/17]

School Staff

Joan Burton

143. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of substitute teachers employed per school day, on average, in primary schools; if these positions are taken account of in planning for the supply of teachers; if his attention has been drawn to an acute shortage of teachers to fill substitute teacher positions; and his plans to address this serious issue for schools. [12259/17]

Third Level Staff

Joan Burton

144. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all the recommendations of the Cush report in respect of fixed-term workers in third level colleges have been accepted and implemented by him; and if not, the specific recommendations that remain outstanding. [12260/17]

Employment Support Services

Joan Burton

174. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection the opportunities in terms of training or workplace support programmes available to persons drawing credits but not receiving a social welfare payment; the schemes open to such persons; and his plans to extend options for job training for this category of persons. [12340/17]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

3. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the number of whole-time and part-time civil servants who were working in his Department on 22 February 2017. [10023/17]

Brexit Issues

Joan Burton

24. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her role in dealing with the consequences of Brexit within a regional and rural affairs context and the threat it poses to communities on both sides of the Border; the contingencies her Department has prepared in view of the threats it poses to the livelihoods of persons in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11791/17]

Banking Sector

Joan Burton

26. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress of the investigation into the establishment of a public banking system here by her Department; the likely timeframe for the investigation; the stakeholders involved; the way in which interested parties can make submissions to the investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11608/17]

National Gallery

Joan Burton

54. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the renovation of the National Gallery of Ireland will be complete and the gallery fully open to the public; the cost of the works carried out to date; the cost of the remaining renovation works; the original projected cost of the renovation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11611/17]

Arts Funding

Joan Burton

57. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of the €9 million in capital funding for arts and culture centres throughout the country announced by her on 13 February 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11612/17]

Post Office Network

Joan Burton

73. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps she has undertaken to secure the rural post office network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11610/17]

Construction Industry

Joan Burton

87. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; and the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this. [11543/17]

Commercial Rates Valuation Process

Joan Burton

92. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she proposes in conjunction with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation under point 76 of the Action Plan for Rural Development to conduct a revaluation of commercial properties in nine rural counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11711/17]

Visa Applications

Joan Burton

99. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an application for the spouse of a person (details supplied). [11288/17]

Naturalisation Applications

Joan Burton

100. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a determination will be made on a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11289/17]

Construction Industry

Joan Burton

117. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by her Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which she monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms she employs to establish this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11540/17]

Construction Industry

Joan Burton

156. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11536/17]

Schools Building Projects

Joan Burton

217. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/17]

Archival Material

Joan Burton

248. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the supports in place for development and protection of county archive services to preserve local cultural patrimony. [11693/17]

Construction Industry

Joan Burton

272. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/17]

Construction Contracts

Joan Burton

317. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11542/17]

Construction Industry

Joan Burton

354. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past 6 years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Joan Burton

359. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in conjunction with the OPW to strengthen the engagement with the insurance industry to improve the availability of flood insurance cover in view of the State’s ongoing investment in flood defence schemes as per point 70 in the action plan for rural development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/17]

Construction Industry

Joan Burton

365. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past 6 years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms he employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11541/17]

Construction Industry

Joan Burton

385. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by her Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in respect of construction projects and other capital projects; the way in which she monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms she employs to establish this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11530/17]

Arts Funding

Joan Burton

387. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has agreed to carry over funding for the 1916 commemoration to the general arts, culture and film programme to 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11677/17]

Arts Funding

Joan Burton

388. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the Government will commit to the long-term goal of increasing arts funding to the European average of 0.6% of GDP. [11678/17]

Arts Funding

Joan Burton

389. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to increase funding in the arts over the lifetime of the Government; and her views on whether funding for the Arts Council and Irish Film Board should be doubled. [11679/17]

Arts Funding

Joan Burton

390. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will create an arts capital fund, modelled after the sports capital fund, to ensure better long term funding for Irish arts. [11680/17]

Artists' Remuneration

Joan Burton

391. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will liaise with the Minister for Social Protection to examine the supports for working artists in the social welfare system; and if the Government will relax activation rules for working artists to allow them to support themselves. [11681/17]

Heritage Sites

Joan Burton

392. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to pursue more applications for UNESCO world heritage status for more of Ireland's national landmarks (details supplied). [11682/17]

Irish Language

Joan Burton

393. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way she will work with her colleague the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that parents can access second level education through Irish, especially in areas with proven demand for Gaelscoileanna. [11683/17]

Irish Language

Joan Burton

394. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will provide extra funding to Gaeltacht areas to encourage greater use of the language and better economic prospects for those living in Gaeltacht areas. [11684/17]