Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pension Provisions

Joanna Tuffy

50. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the regulations contained in statutory instrument SI 596 of 2015 including the issues they address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2506/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Joanna Tuffy

157. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of additional permanent school places (details supplied) provided in Palmerstown, Dublin 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2505/16]

School Enrolments Data

Joanna Tuffy

198. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra school places provided since March 2011 in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44655/15]

Early Start Programme

Joanna Tuffy

199. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Early Start programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44656/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joanna Tuffy

237. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building of school extensions for schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43226/15]

State Banking Sector

Joanna Tuffy

198. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the levies paid by the banks to the State, following the bank guarantee and recapitalisation, and the funds recouped by the State from these banks through the re-sale of shares or other assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42579/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Joanna Tuffy

365. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the need to have a career path for those who take degrees in early childhood education and to have proper pay and conditions in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42478/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Joanna Tuffy

53. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on rent supplement, by month, in 2014 and to date in 2015; the number of families in receipt of the supplement by county; the number of new applicants who have been provided with the supplement in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42157/15]

Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme

Joanna Tuffy

69. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the part-time job initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42023/15]

Child Care Services Provision

Joanna Tuffy

156. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the community child care subvention and the free preschool year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Joanna Tuffy

206. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the information he has received regarding the number of homeless persons (details supplied) allocated social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/15]

Homeless Persons Supports

Joanna Tuffy

207. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of funding of homeless agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41983/15]

Home Care Packages Provision

Joanna Tuffy

173. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health when a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40955/15]

Medical Card Applications

Joanna Tuffy

183. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40998/15]

Student Grant Scheme Reform

Joanna Tuffy

185. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to revise the rules regarding student grants for second-chance students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39986/15]

Public Sector Pensions Levy

Joanna Tuffy

117. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Lansdowne Road agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38893/15]

School Enrolments Data

Joanna Tuffy

207. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra school places provided since March 2011 in areas (details supplied) in Dublin 22 and in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38896/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Joanna Tuffy

260. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures in place for the planning, approval and financing of swimming pools; if they were applied to all projects approved in the most recent funding; if they will apply if the programme is reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38894/15]

Black Economy

Joanna Tuffy

360. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the crackdown on exploitation of construction workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37886/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Joanna Tuffy

1182. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the value for money report on the local authority swimming pool programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37894/15]

Tax Yield

Joanna Tuffy

143. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 13 October 2015, the percentage of the tax yield from incomes of less than €30,000 in 2016, under the terms of budget 2016; if he will indicate if a flat tax of 23% applied, assuming removal of all income tax credits and the percentage of income earners that earn less than €30,000. [37122/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Joanna Tuffy

281. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for emergency orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37056/15]

Register of Electors

Joanna Tuffy

349. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding procedures involving electoral registers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/15]

Rail Network

Joanna Tuffy

365. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the planned re-opening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel to passenger trains (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37055/15]

Commercial Rates Exemptions

Joanna Tuffy

14. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position regarding plans to make provision to exempt preschool providers from commercial rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35840/15]

Commercial Rates Valuation Process

Joanna Tuffy

51. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the up-to-date position regarding plans to exempt pre-school providers from commercial rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35841/15]

Tax Yield

Joanna Tuffy

51. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the income tax yield from a flat rate of income tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35404/15]

Patient Transport

Joanna Tuffy

143. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide financial support to assist with the transport costs of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, who requires taxis to get to and from hospital, for hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34993/15]

Medical Card Reviews

Joanna Tuffy

173. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in notifying a person (details supplied) in County Dublin that the documents she submitted in support of a review and re-assessment in regard to a medical card had been scanned incorrectly to the application, and that the person is now required to submit a new application to the medical card unit. [35142/15]

Revenue Commissioners Reports

Joanna Tuffy

64. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the Revenue Commissioner's year-by-year statistical reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34867/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Joanna Tuffy

103. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons receiving farm subsidies; the total amount paid out, by county; the highest amount paid to a person, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34894/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Joanna Tuffy

151. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the policy of means testing adult children for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34909/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joanna Tuffy

164. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34868/15]

Better Energy Homes Scheme

Joanna Tuffy

201. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if window upgrades have been considered in the context of improving the energy efficiency of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34908/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Joanna Tuffy

180. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health when emergency orthodontic treatment will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Lucan in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/15]

Credit Union Services

Joanna Tuffy

240. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the decision of the Central Bank of Ireland to proceed with implementing its proposals for credit unions, including restrictions on the amount of lending credit unions can offer members for terms longer than ten years (details supplied); on concerns that such changes will restrict the future development of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32974/15]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Joanna Tuffy

184. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding a student grant scheme for Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin 10 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32561/15]

Garda Expenditure

Joanna Tuffy

614. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of expenditure on external ICT resources by An Garda Síochána for the years 2011 to 2014; the number of external ICT resources engaged by An Garda Síochána in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by An Garda Síochána in these years and for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30795/15]

HIQA Reports

Joanna Tuffy

704. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he has taken to address the issues identified in the HIQA report on the Ballydowd special care unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31284/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Joanna Tuffy

1435. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the pilot schemes for the housing assistance payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31250/15]

Banking Sector Data

Joanna Tuffy

231. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the losses for subordinated and junior bondholders since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/15]

Banking Sector Data

Joanna Tuffy

232. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all levies paid by the banks to the State, following the bank guarantee and recapitalisation, and all funds recouped by the State in respect of the banks concerned, from resales of shares and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30410/15]

Exchequer Savings

Joanna Tuffy

233. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the moneys saved by the State through changes achieved by negotiation on Ireland's debt since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/15]

Universal Social Charge Yield

Joanna Tuffy

234. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all moneys collected, under the higher rate of universal social charge, on bonuses paid to bankers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30412/15]

Consular Services Representations

Joanna Tuffy

633. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position in respect of a person (details supplied); if representations have been made by Ireland to the Government of Pakistan on that person's behalf, in particular to ensure the person's health and safety is protected and that the person is released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Applications

Joanna Tuffy

841. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the swimming pool grant scheme (details supplied); if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount granted to each of the 53 projects approved under the scheme before it closed; the amount of co-funding provided in each case by the local authority and-or the community; the dates each grant was applied for, and approved; and the date of completion of build of each pool. [30172/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Joanna Tuffy

227. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal under the disability allowance scheme will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28832/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joanna Tuffy

154. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange an early date for an urgent surgical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26740/15]

Banking Sector Staff

Joanna Tuffy

259. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that Allied Irish Banks is currently developing proposals to outsource work and staff from the application and development management teams within its information technology division to a third-party service provider, which decision will have a huge impact on customers and staff; if he will request the bank's senior management to reconsider this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25019/15]

VAT Exemptions

Joanna Tuffy

77. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance his views on removing value added tax from incontinence pads for elderly persons and others who use these products; if he is aware that following petitioning by the British public, the United Kingdom Government removed value added tax from incontinence products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/15]

Tax Yield

Joanna Tuffy

78. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the percentage of the value of inherited property that capital acquisitions tax was paid on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24063/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Joanna Tuffy

180. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the eligibility of school bus drivers to social welfare payments during the periods when they are unemployed, namely, school holidays; the obligations of their employers during these periods in relation to their accrual of entitlements to benefits, for example, stamps; the requirements of such drivers to be eligible for a full State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23193/15]

EU Funding

Joanna Tuffy

193. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on funding available to food banks (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23382/15]

Social Welfare Schemes

Joanna Tuffy

194. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the impact of the various social protection measures on poverty and income inequality (details supplied), from 2008 to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23383/15]

Employment Support Services

Joanna Tuffy

694. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the European Social Fund, targeted at poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23381/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Joanna Tuffy

948. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the need for prefabricated units to be replaced by permanent accommodation in Lucan, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21534/15]

State Examinations Appeals

Joanna Tuffy

975. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of fully paid-up entrants in the 2014 leaving certificate who appealed their results, and the corresponding figures for exempt entrants; the average number of subjects appealed in each of the two groups (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21927/15]

Youth Guarantee

Joanna Tuffy

68. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the Youth Guarantee, including the pilot scheme, and delivery under the scheme to date, and the impact on youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21223/15]

Library Services

Joanna Tuffy

933. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on mobile libraries; the funding available to upgrade vans used for mobile libraries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19953/15]

Energy Schemes Data

Joanna Tuffy

989. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form and by year the total amount of grants paid out to householders under the warmer homes scheme, the better energy homes scheme, the greener homes scheme and the area and community based schemes from 2007 to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20166/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

39. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Taoiseach the total expenditure on consultancy by his Department and the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the steps that have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years, and for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18968/15]

Income Data

Joanna Tuffy

143. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on figures for the income earned, and tax paid, including universal social charge, by those on incomes of €70,000 and above (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19731/15]

Property Tax Yield

Joanna Tuffy

144. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the net receipts for Local Property Tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19744/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Joanna Tuffy

429. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the need for a sports hall in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19473/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

41. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on consultancy by her Department; the numbers of consultants engaged by her Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by her Department, in these years, and for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18961/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

62. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the total expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [18949/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

63. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the number and the names of external consultant companies engaged by his Department to undertake information technology related work for the Revenue Commissioners in the years 2011 to 2014; the number of persons supplied by these companies to work on such projects; the amount paid to each company for these services in each of these years; the invoicing contract payment mechanism used, if it was by hour, by project, by person or by a combination of these mechanisms; the verification mechanisms in place to ensure that the invoicing and contract payment mechanisms reflected work actually carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18954/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

74. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps that have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [18964/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

78. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [18957/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Joanna Tuffy

96. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of expenditure on out-sourcing by his Department; the number of out-sourcing contracts initiated by his Department; the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on out-sourcing and the reliance on out-sourcing by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014 and, in respect of the latter, for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18963/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

121. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Defence the total expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department, in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by his Department, in these years, and for the future. [18953/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

123. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total expenditure on consultancy by her Department; the number of consultants engaged by her Department, in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by her Department, in these years, and for the future. [18958/15]

Garda Expenditure

Joanna Tuffy

124. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by An Garda Síochána; the number of consultants engaged by An Garda Síochána, in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by An Garda Síochána, in these years, and for the future. [18966/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

146. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department, in these years, and for the future. [18965/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

154. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department, in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by his Department, in these years, and for the future. [18952/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

180. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [18962/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

191. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure on consultancy by her Department; the number of consultants engaged by her Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by her Department, in these years, and for the future. [18960/15]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Joanna Tuffy

201. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that were built in Dublin Mid-West constituency from 2002 to 2011 and from 2012 to date in 2015; the schools outstanding in the school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19041/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

204. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [18951/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

219. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [18950/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

231. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by his Department, in these years, and for the future. [18978/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

232. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the Irish Sports Council; the number of consultants engaged by the council in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by the council in these years, and for the future. [18979/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

233. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the Irish Aviation Authority; the number of consultants engaged by the authority in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by the authority in these years, and for the future. [18980/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

234. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the National Sports Campus Development Authority; the number of consultants engaged by the authority in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by the authority in these years, and for the future. [18981/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

235. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the Commission for Aviation Regulation; the number of consultants engaged by the commission in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps that have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by the commission in these years and for the future. [18982/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

236. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the National Roads Authority in 2012, 2013 and 2014; the number of consultants engaged by the authority in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps that have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by the authority in these years and for the future. [18983/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Joanna Tuffy

250. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure on consultancy by her Department; the number of consultants engaged by her Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce expenditure and reliance on consultants by her Department in these years and for the future. [18959/15]

School Placement

Joanna Tuffy

181. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding demand for second level places in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15102/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Joanna Tuffy

182. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the contract for special needs assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15103/15]

Medicinal Products Availability

Joanna Tuffy

485. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will make available the drug, Regorafenib, to treat patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/15]

Social Welfare Offices

Joanna Tuffy

66. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider retaining a social welfare office in Lucan village in County Dublin to cater for the large population in this area and for persons who do not have their own transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13826/15]

After-School Support Services

Joanna Tuffy

179. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on after-school care in Dublin Mid-West (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12482/15]

Education and Training Provision

Joanna Tuffy

246. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if funding will be provided for training and education opportunities in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12042/15]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Joanna Tuffy

607. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for nursing registration in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11449/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Joanna Tuffy

716. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding provision of mental health services in Dublin Mid-West (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joanna Tuffy

781. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the planned extension to Lucan Community College in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11441/15]

Schools Administration

Joanna Tuffy

821. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding administrative control of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 10; if consent was sought to change these schools to co-educational schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12041/15]

Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare

Joanna Tuffy

57. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the third report of the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare, which makes recommendations in relation to the extension of social insurance cover for the self-employed; if her Department will liaise with the Department of Finance to ensure that if there are changes to income tax affecting the self-employed, the report's recommendations could be implemented alongside those changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7599/15]

Labour Activation Measures

Joanna Tuffy

58. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on labour market activation over the past five years, in tabular form; the number of participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7600/15]

Departmental Properties

Joanna Tuffy

59. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans for Intreo offices in Dublin mid west constituency (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7601/15]