Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Bernard Durkan

203. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability of adequate critical infrastructure, such as road, rail, air and sea transport; the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the availability of such facilities and plans for the future accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18191/15]

Economic Policy

Thomas Pringle

204. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of the spring economic statements 2015, the transparency measures that will be put in place to ensure that the national economic dialogue with civil society groups will be a fair and inclusive process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18127/15]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Jim Daly

205. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to make funding available to roll out a dedicated stream of funds for community groups to apply for the construction of greenways, similar to the sports capital grant but solely dedicated to greenways, noting their importance, popularity and contribution to people's health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18122/15]

NAMA Operations

Mary Lou McDonald

206. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will take the necessary steps to bring the National Asset Management Agency under the remit of the freedom of information legislation. [18245/15]

Departmental Properties

Brian Stanley

207. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to locate staff in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in either of two locations in Portlaoise, County Laois; and his Department's plans regarding the site purchased for a new Department building at Mountrath Road, County Laois. [18126/15]

Public Procurement Contracts

Seán Fleming

208. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will legislate for a social value clause in public procurement contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18238/15]

Public Sector Pay

Paul Murphy

209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the reversal of pay cuts and an increase in pay will be discussed with the relevant trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18242/15]

Aer Lingus Sale

Clare Daly

210. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the fact that he is responsible for the sale of State assets, if he will provide an update on the discussions and the report of the interdepartmental group that is considering the potential International Airlines Group takeover of Aer Lingus. [18223/15]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mick Wallace

211. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 9 October 2014, if his Department has carried out further research to ensure that transparency and accountability were applied at all times in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18260/15]

Shared Services

Terence Flanagan

212. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efficiencies being achieved in the Civil Service regarding the use of shared services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18125/15]

Public Service Reform Plan Measures

Denis Naughten

213. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the mechanism in place to address cross-departmental barriers to reform, and saving of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18121/15]

Employment Data

Pearse Doherty

214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the number employed directly in the aircraft leasing industry here. [17313/15]

Legislative Process

Robert Dowds

215. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Taoiseach the number of Private Members' Bills that have been passed since this Dáil was elected in 2011. [18136/15]

Vacancies on State Boards

Joe Costello

216. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Taoiseach the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist, or on which vacancies are anticipated to arise up to and including 1 January 2016; the number of vacancies in each case; when the vacancy arose or will arise; if the vacancy relates to a chair or a member; if he will provide details of the appointment process in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18138/15]

Energy Conservation

John Browne

217. Deputy John Browne asked the Taoiseach regarding the lack of fulfilling Statutory Instrument 426 of 2014, if he will report annually on energy usage; the actions that have been taken to reduce consumption; the reason no reports have been issued since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18140/15]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Richard Boyd Barrett

218. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of recruitment to the public sector under the aegis of his Department since the partial lifting of the embargo on recruitment. [18258/15]

Departmental Bodies Abolition

Fergus O'Dowd

219. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within his Department or funded by or established by his Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18441/15]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Mattie McGrath

220. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant is entitled to social welfare in the event that the course is full-time but run over two days per week; if receipt of a jobseeker's allowance by a person who is participating in a masters degree course will impact on that person's Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18536/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Dinny McGinley

221. Deputy Dinny McGinley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability benefit submitted on 21 January 2015 in respect of a person (details supplied)in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18106/15]

Social Welfare Appeals

Michael Creed

222. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a social welfare pension appeal, which was acknowledged by the appeals office in January 2015, has yet to be decided upon; if she will expedite a decision in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18113/15]

State Pensions Payments

Terence Flanagan

223. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that has been saved by abolishing the transition pension; the average amount that was being paid to persons; her views on concerns that persons will be out-of-pocket because it is no longer available; her plans to reinstate it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18114/15]

State Pension (Contributory) Data

Noel Harrington

224. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of claimants for all State pension payments; the associated total estimated cost for the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18133/15]

Live Register Data

Noel Harrington

225. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the Government projections for the estimated number of persons on the live register in the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18134/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Applications

Pat Deering

226. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision in respect of a one-parent family payment that is currently under review. [18151/15]

Finian McGrath

227. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the proposal that the upcoming budget should provide incentives to the private sector to employ those on the live register and to establish a quota for Government agencies and bodies to employ at least 10% from the live register in view of the fact there are many highly qualified and experienced professionals who are fully employable (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18178/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals

Seán Kenny

228. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 against the recent reduction in that person's rent supplement payment. [18188/15]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Willie Penrose

229. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath relating to a claim for invalidly pension; if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18202/15]

Departmental Schemes

Jerry Buttimer

230. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of elderly supports, schemes or grants that are currently funded in her Department; if she will provide, in tabular form, the annual funding for each scheme or support; the number of persons benefiting from these; the terms and conditions of each scheme; any additional demand being sought; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18209/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Jerry Buttimer

231. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of a carer's allowance, a carer's benefit, a respite care grant, a domiciliary care grant, annually, for the past five years; the level of funding available for each for the past five years; the number of persons in receipt of the half rate carer's allowance, annually, for the past five years; the terms and conditions for receipt of this allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18211/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Willie O'Dea

232. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18275/15]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Brian Stanley

233. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the difficulties suffered by agency workers on casual dockets, who must wait weeks for the employer to sign the dockets, and the resulting long delays in getting a social welfare payment; and if she will address this matter. [18280/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Terence Flanagan

234. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18281/15]

Job Losses

Niall Collins

235. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide assistance to families affected by the recent loss of 72 jobs with the sudden closure over the bank holiday weekend of the Abberley Court Hotel, Tallaght, Dublin 24, which has provided good job opportunities for the past 20 years; if she will note the upset caused and the loss to the local economy by the closure; the assistance available to the workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18288/15]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications

Finian McGrath

236. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence regarding social welfare assistance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18293/15]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Pat Breen

237. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18297/15]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments

Terence Flanagan

238. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the back to school allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18312/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Stephen Donnelly

239. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a review has been conducted of the maximum rate of rent allowance available by area; if so, when these new rates will become active; the criteria used to determine these rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18325/15]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Ciara Conway

240. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement for disability allowance, clearly citing the relevant legislation and statutory instruments; the reason a person would be refused a disability allowance and have a travel pass withdrawn after receiving a court settlement from the Health Service Executive in a medical negligence case, citing the relevant legislation and statutory instruments; her views on whether this is a fair practice, in view of the fact that other groups and persons who receive compensation do not have the disability allowance withdrawn after settling a case or receiving an award of compensation from the State, taking into consideration that the person concerned still has very considerable needs requiring a high level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18361/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Thomas P. Broughan

241. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the proposed changes to the one-parent family payment; and if she will meet the representatives from the organisation, One Family, which is working directly with one-parent families. [18394/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Mary Lou McDonald

242. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 who is currently awaiting back-payments of disability allowance; and the length of time it will be before these payments are received. [18421/15]

Departmental Bodies Abolition

Fergus O'Dowd

243. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within her Department, funded by or established by her Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18440/15]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Mary Lou McDonald

244. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 25 February 2015, the reason deed poll documentation signed by a solicitor is not sufficient for issuing a new personal public service number card; the reason such documentation must be registered with the High Court and a fee paid before it is deemed valid for the purposes of issuing a new personal public service number card; and if she will reconsider the current instructions issued by her Department on the matter and allow for deed poll documentation signed by a solicitor to suffice for the purposes of issuing a new personal public service number card. [18444/15]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Michael Creed

245. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18455/15]

Vacancies on State Boards

Joe Costello

246. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist, or on which vacancies are anticipated to arise, up to and including 1 January 2016; the number of vacancies in each case; when the vacancy arose or will arise; if the vacancy relates to a chair or a member; if she will provide details of the appointment process in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18476/15]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Mattie McGrath

248. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in cases where a person is completing a full-time college course, masters degree, where the hours of the course are confined to two days a week, the support that is available to that person if the person is available for work for the remainder of the week; if that person is entitled to jobseeker's allowance, and if the award of a jobseeker's allowance will affect that person's Student Universal Support Ireland grant payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18505/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure

Patrick O'Donovan

249. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the indicative cost of each €1 change in the personal rates of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance, maternity and adoptive benefit, carer's allowance, farm assist, back to work allowance, back to education allowance, community employment, Tús – work placement initiative, JobBridge, and one-parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18533/15]

Work Placement Programmes

Áine Collins

250. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when self-referral will be introduced by her Department in respect of participants in the Tús – work placement initiative. [18547/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

251. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the availability of jobseeker's allowance upon retirement at 65 years of age applies in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18548/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Jim Daly

252. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18556/15]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Michael Creed

253. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18571/15]

Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme

Clare Daly

255. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps the Pension Authority has taken to ensure that the resolution to the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme pension dispute, which involved the winding up of the supplementary pension scheme 2, has been undertaken. [18599/15]

Aftercare Services Provision

Lucinda Creighton

256. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 15 April 2015, if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of cases where young persons leaving care received payment of deposits and rent in advance, for each quarter from 2012 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18602/15]

School Meals Programme

Róisín Shortall

257. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the consideration of or stipulation given to the providers of school meals in respect of the nutritional value and calorie content of the foods they provided; and in view of the significant problem of childhood obesity, her plans in this regard. [18610/15]

Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility

Clare Daly

258. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeframe for the review of the insolvency payments scheme, specifically the promised review into the eligibility of former employees of companies which have been informally wound up without a liquidator or receiver to apply for payment from the scheme, in view of the fact that such a review has been promised since 2013 and no results have been forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18623/15]

Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility

Clare Daly

259. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of the review of the insolvency payments scheme not having being completed to date, the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin to access their entitlements. [18624/15]

Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if progress has been made on the review of eligibility for the insolvency payments scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18643/15]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Finian McGrath

262. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding back payment of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [18691/15]

Pension Provisions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

263. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown, by year, from 2016 to 2021, of the estimated additional expenditure required to meet the requirements of demographic changes, on a no-policy-change basis; and if she will identify the component parts of that expenditure. [18695/15]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Seamus Kirk

264. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if residents in an unfinished private estate are obliged to pay property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18107/15]

Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations

Róisín Shortall

265. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the Government's response to the findings of the Moriarty tribunal; if he will provide details of actions already taken and those proposed to be taken, and the timescale for same. [18135/15]

Tax Credits

Jack Wall

266. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not entitled to tax relief for that person's spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18101/15]

Mortgage Interest Relief Extension

Jerry Buttimer

267. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a further extension to the tax relief for mortgage interest scheme for persons who bought during the period 2004 to 2008, as persons who bought during this period did so at a time of very high prices and are now repaying very large mortgages, and many of these persons are in negative equity, and it would be extremely beneficial, as it would assist them in keeping up full mortgage repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18169/15]

Foreign Earnings Deduction

Maureen O'Sullivan

268. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the foreign earnings deduction; if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of tax claims made under the scheme since budget 2013; the value of each claim; the qualifying countries or relevant states applicable in each claim; the name of the Irish companies and-or the nature of work carried out in each claim; if there is any similar information available since the scheme’s extension in budget 2015; and his plans to introduce human rights safeguards into the scheme at any stage. [18175/15]

Financial Services Regulation

Maureen O'Sullivan

269. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the Irish Insurance Federation regarding a situation facing elderly persons who took out insurance policies several years ago with a fixed rate and a defined death benefit, and who are now being told by their insurer that they will have to pay significantly more for their policy, or accept a reduced payout in the event of death; if he acknowledges that this is causing extreme stress for persons in their 70s and 80s who took out policies in good faith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18176/15]

Tax Exemptions

Clare Daly

270. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide to Dáil Éireann estimates of the overall total loss of revenue to the State in each of the years 2009 to 2014 due to the tax exempt status granted to an institution (details supplied), and other similar institutions, and the consequent non-payment of taxes by all religious groupings within the State. [18189/15]

Central Bank of Ireland Properties

Pearse Doherty

271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the latest estimate for the cost of the new Central Bank of Ireland building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18218/15]

Central Bank of Ireland Properties

Pearse Doherty

272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the properties belonging to the Central Bank of Ireland; of all other properties where the Central Bank of Ireland business is carried out, for example, data centres and so on, inside and outside the State. [18219/15]

Central Bank of Ireland Staff

Pearse Doherty

273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the procedure under which the next Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland will be chosen; the remuneration package that will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18233/15]

IBRC Operations

Peadar Tóibín

274. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of any person who was a shareholder of Siteserv who would have had access to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation information concerning the sale of Siteserv, and-or who would have information around Irish Water's Siteserv tender. [18272/15]

NAMA Portfolio Value

Pearse Doherty

275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the current value of assets and loans being managed by the National Asset Management Agency in 2015. [18302/15]

NAMA Operations

Pearse Doherty

276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the volume of National Asset Management Agency loan and asset sales in 2014. [18303/15]

NAMA Operations

Pearse Doherty

277. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the target of loan and asset disposals by the National Asset Management Agency in 2015 and that achieved in 2014. [18304/15]

NAMA Operations

Pearse Doherty

278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of the National Asset Management Agency's loans and assets being disposed of, on a monthly basis, over the past year, and by year from the establishment of the Agency to date. [18305/15]

NAMA Investment Funds Tender

Pearse Doherty

279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the National Asset Management Agency's development funding; the amount the agency has at its disposal for the remainder of its existence; the amount of the funding it intends to invest in 2015; the amount that has been invested to date by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18306/15]

NAMA Portfolio

Pearse Doherty

280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by geographical area and by commercial and residential sector, of the remaining existing National Asset Management Agency's assets and loans on its books. [18307/15]

NAMA Portfolio

Pearse Doherty

281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the use of National Asset Management Agency assets, to date, for social and economic value to the State, listing the assets used, their purposes, their value on the agency's books and his plans for their future use. [18308/15]

Tax Code

Terence Flanagan

282. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18313/15]

Credit Review Office Remit

Pearse Doherty

283. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to empower the Credit Review Office to review rejected insolvency cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18318/15]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Pearse Doherty

284. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his or the Central Bank of Ireland's plans to amend the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18320/15]

IBRC Loans

Colm Keaveney

285. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if borrowers of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation were offered an incentive discount on their loans to refinance or buy their loans back from the special liquidators before the special liquidators had to put the loans up for auction; if so, the number of borrowers who were granted this discount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/15]

Company Liquidations

Peadar Tóibín

286. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Sitserv liquidator to make public the Siteserv share register to include the names of persons who bought shares through brokers, the companies to which they are associated for the purposes of purchasing the shares, and the date on which a person became or ceased being a shareholder. [18423/15]

Departmental Bodies Abolition

Fergus O'Dowd

287. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within, funded by or established by his Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18434/15]

National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments

Michael McGrath

288. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide all the receipts from, and payments to, the Exchequer by the National Pensions Reserve Fund in each year from 2008 to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18471/15]

Banks Recapitalisation

Michael McGrath

289. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the amount and a breakdown by institution of the dated subordinated bonds repaid in full during the period of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008. [18524/15]

National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments

Mick Wallace

290. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the National Pensions Reserve Fund to divest from all companies involved in the production of nuclear weapons, expanding on the current prohibited securities list which obliges the fund to avoid investment in manufacturers of cluster munitions or anti-personnel mines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18552/15]

State Investments

Mick Wallace

291. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to establish an ethical framework for the investment of State funds, in order to prevent public finances being invested in companies or bodies involved in the manufacture of weapons that contravene international human rights law, such as nuclear arms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18553/15]

NAMA Portfolio

Pearse Doherty

292. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the situation at a shopping centre (details supplied) in County Cork, in which the National Asset Management Agency has an interest, where many units are vacant, and former tenants who were never offered a rent abatement, are being pursued for mounting debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18555/15]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Róisín Shortall

293. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the consideration he has given to introducing measures to provide the Central Bank of Ireland with the power to set maximum mortgage interest rates in certain circumstances, in view of the reluctance of Irish banks to reduce mortgage interest rates in line with the rest of the eurozone; in view of the enormous cost to the Irish people of bailing out the banks through significant additional taxes, such as the universal social charge, and other charges, his views that such action in respect of mortgage interest rates is now urgently required. [18609/15]

Mortgage Schemes

Róisín Shortall

294. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an affordable housing mortgage scheme to assist families in negative equity who are in accommodation which is too small for their needs in order to enable them to move to more suitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18612/15]

Housing Issues

Róisín Shortall

295. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance in view of the current housing crisis, his plans to introduce emergency powers to prohibit banks from evicting tenants in cases where a landlord is bankrupt and a receiver has been appointed and which would instead require banks to appoint rent receivers so that tenants can remain in their accommodation and not become homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/15]

Parliamentary Questions

Pearse Doherty

296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the parliamentary question which he replied to on 3 April 2012, as stated in his speech on the Siteserv Private Members' business on 6 May 2015, in view of the fact that Dáil Éireann was in recess on this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18644/15]

Living City Initiative

Tony McLoughlin

297. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance in view of representations this Deputy has received from Sligo Chamber of Commerce, the reason Sligo has not been included in the new Living City Initiative, in view of the fact it could prove to be a very important regeneration tool for a gateway city such as Sligo which is struggling to re-emerge from the financial crisis; if he will reconsider this decision and include Sligo in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18649/15]

Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations

Róisín Shortall

298. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Government's response to the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; if he will provide details of actions already taken and those proposed to be taken, and the timescale for same. [18135/15]

Commercial Rates Valuation Process

Olivia Mitchell

299. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of representations from a company (details supplied) in County Cork, his plans to allow for a revaluation of commercial property rates in the council areas of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18443/15]

Public Parks Access

Eric J. Byrne

300. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange to have appropriate lighting installed in the car park and drive between the gates of the park and the boathouse of the War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge in Dublin 8, to help ensure the personal safety of those who use the park when it is dark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18529/15]

Departmental Agencies

Michael Creed

301. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline progress made by the agency rationalisation programme; the number of agencies which have been merged or abolished since the Government came into office and the remaining issues to be addressed during the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18132/15]

Freedom of Information Remit

Micheál Martin

302. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government regarding extending the Freedom of Information Acts and the Ombudsman Acts to ensure that all statutory bodies are covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12698/15]

Departmental Records

Micheál Martin

303. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to end the unacceptable practice of not keeping a record of ministerial involvement in an issue and the resulting decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12699/15]

Public Service Reform Plan Update

Micheál Martin

304. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way he and his Department are implementing the Civil Service renewal plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15213/15]

Departmental Bodies

Maureen O'Sullivan

305. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of any boards or agencies presently unable to function because they do not have sufficient members appointed for a quorum; and if he has a role in rectifying that situation. [18196/15]