Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Relief Costs

Joan Collins

261. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the total value of tax reliefs claimed by landlords of private rental accommodation under the allowable headings against the tax paid on their rental income in 2013 and 2014. [33226/15]

Chaplaincy Services Provision

Joan Collins

555. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views that State-funded contracts are awarded on a sectarian basis by public bodies; if there are public procurement guidelines available which would ensure value for money within the third level education sector. [33378/15]

Chaplaincy Services Provision

Joan Collins

556. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1198, 1199 and 1286 of 22 September 2015, if she is aware that the institutes of technology are in breach of public sector appointment criteria or the employment control framework for the sector regarding the recruitment of chaplains; the amount of that funding allocated to the institutes of technology by the Higher Education Authority; and if she will provide a breakdown of the institutes of technology which are in breach of public sector appointment criteria or the employment control framework. [33381/15]

Chaplaincy Services Provision

Joan Collins

557. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1198, 1199 and 1286 of 22 September 2015, the steps that she and the Higher Education Authority will take to ensure that the institutes of technology that are in breach of the public sector appointment criteria or the employment control framework will abide by these criteria; and her plans to hold these institutes to account. [33382/15]

Rail Network

Joan Collins

150. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an explanation for the decision not to proceed with the DART underground project regarding north County Dublin and as an overall plan for the city transport network. [32368/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Joan Collins

248. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that thousands of children of lone parents will potentially have no adult supervision, except expensive child care costs, with the cut in the one-parent family payment in respect of those of seven years and older; her plans to resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27317/15]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Joan Collins

487. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received an application from Sligo County Council on 22 April 2015 for funding to complete the planning permission process, the detailed design and tender documentation production for the proposed Rosses Point pier and pontoon scheme; if the council advised his Department on 22 April 2015 that the council had submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for the proposed scheme on 27 March 2015; if his Department has made a decision on the application for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30596/15]

Local Authority Finances

Joan Collins

1519. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department received any formal request for financial assistance from Sligo County Council in respect of road strengthening works costing €174,212, which the council incurred in preparing for the recent visit of members of the British royal family to Sligo; his plans to provide funding to Sligo County Council to cover any of the costs associated with the royal visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32237/15]

Prospecting Licences

Joan Collins

1556. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 19 May 2015, if the three companies granted options licences were not searching for petroleum, as defined as gas, oil and so on in the 1960 Mineral Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31841/15]

Departmental Funding

Joan Collins

928. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received any request for financial assistance from Galway City Council and Sligo County Council in respect of costs associated with the recent visit of members of the British royal family; if his Department had budgeted for the visit; the funding his Department plans to provide to Galway City Council and Sligo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28632/15]

Victim Support Services

Joan Collins

3. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the fact that all core funding for Rape Crisis Network Ireland has been cut and transferred to Tusla; and his views on the loss of valuable information to the Government and support for services for rape victims with the closure of the Royal College of Nursing. [27633/15]

Early Childhood Care Education

Joan Collins

6. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the 0.2% of gross domestic product investment in early-years services by comparison with the average of 0.8% across OECD countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27318/15]

Area Based Childhood Programme

Joan Collins

12. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on his Department resourcing the area based childhood programme when the matched funding from The Atlantic Philanthropies is withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27320/15]

Family Support Services

Joan Collins

25. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions he has put in place to ensure parents have access to proven parenting courses in their local area. [27316/15]

Departmental Funding

Joan Collins

195. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has received any request for financial assistance from Galway City Council and Sligo County Council in respect of costs associated with the recent visit of members of the British royal family; if his Department had budgeted for the visit; the level of funding his Department plans to provide for Galway City Council and Sligo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26820/15]

Local Authority Funding

Joan Collins

222. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received any request for financial assistance from Galway City Council and Sligo County Council in respect of costs associated with the recent visit of members of the British royal family; if his Department had budgeted for the visit; the level of funding his Department plans to provide for Galway City Council and Sligo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26819/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Joan Collins

204. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding rent supplement. [26334/15]

HSE Correspondence

Joan Collins

201. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding. [25412/15]

Job Losses

Joan Collins

307. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will meet with employees (details supplied) as soon as possible, to resolve a number of issues raised by these employees; and when he will meet them. [24893/15]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Joan Collins

425. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views in relation to the cross-Border directive regarding public patients; and if he will confirm that every general practitioner office, health centre, patient association, hospital, primary care unit, citizen's information centre, children's orthodontist service, and any other outlet that has access to public patients on waiting lists provides this information as part of their contract with health services. [24703/15]