Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Nursing Home Fees

Aindrias Moynihan

123. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief available for persons paying nursing home fees either for themselves or for a family member; and if such relief is available in cases in which a person has the fair deal scheme. [50345/17]

Local Government Fund

Barry Cowen

124. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the estimated payment to the Exchequer from the local government fund in 2018. [50362/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

125. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the public contracts between his Department and companies (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016; the value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50401/17]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

126. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of an application for approval from the Revenue Commissioners for a legacy pension for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be transferred in order to allow the setting up of a personal retirement bond. [50476/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Michael McGrath

127. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is an obligation on the financial service provider to inform persons it plans to unveil a new product or enhance an existing product, both of which would be very beneficial to the person concerned in circumstances in which a person is making a significant decision on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50478/17]

NAMA Property Sales

Michael McGrath

128. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if the sale of the entire National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, development at a location (details supplied) is being conducted in an open market basis with competitive tendering; if not, the reason for not conducting the sale on an open market basis; the amount NAMA has invested in the property to date at this location through development funding or other means; the residual value of the site with planning permission; NAMA's disposal strategy; the steps that have been taken in the sales process to date; if a special purchaser has been identified as occurred in respect of other NAMA transactions; the extent of profit or loss the State will make on the project; the decisions of the NAMA board in respect of this asset; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/17]

Tax Reliefs Data

Thomas Byrne

129. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that avail each year of the tax relief in respect of third level fees. [50647/17]

Knowledge Development Box

Róisín Shortall

130. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 126 and 127 of 14 November 2017, his views on the reason for the uptake of the knowledge development box; his plans to review the functioning of this scheme in view of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50654/17]

Corporation Tax Regime

Pearse Doherty

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to introducing legislation which would prohibit the use of legacy losses against profits beyond 31 December 2017 in view of the fact that banks have accumulated losses from the financial crisis of some €34 billion. [50668/17]

Financial Services Regulation

Michael McGrath

132. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that certain banks in recent years forced loan guarantors (details supplied) to take out life insurance policies in respect of a mortgage for another family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50671/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

133. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Airgeadais cén líon iomlán foirne atá fostaithe ina Roinn faoi láthair; cé mhéid post atá daingnithe nó aitheanta ag an Roinn (i scéim teanga, nó ar aon bhealach eile) mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo; cé mhéid duine atá ann ag a bhfuil líofacht i nGaeilge agus atá ag feidhmiú sna poist sin atá daingnithe no aitheanta mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo; an bhfuil sé beartaithe ag an tráth seo aon phost eile de chuid na Roinne a aithint mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge. [50682/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

134. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Airgeadais cé mhéid folúntas a líonadh ina Roinn ó thús na bliana seo; cé mhéid de na folúntais sin a bhain le poist a bhí sainaitheanta mar phoist a raibh Gaeilge riachtanach ina leith; cé mhéid folúntas atá le líonadh faoi láthair agus cé mhéid de na folúntais siúd atá sainaitheanta mar fholúntais a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo. [50699/17]

Coastal Protection

Stephen Donnelly

135. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the progress of funding for coastal defence works for Arklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50044/17]

Office of Public Works Properties

Eamon Scanlon

136. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the acquisition and selection of a site for the Garda regional headquarters in Sligo; if a site has been acquired or selected for a new Garda station for Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that members of an organisation (details supplied) in Sligo are refusing to operate from the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50102/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Maureen O'Sullivan

137. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide the necessary funding in order to ensure that Mountjoy Garda station, Dublin 7, is fully wheelchair accessible for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50229/17]

Garda Stations

Jim O'Callaghan

138. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the plan to build a new Garda station in County Sligo; if a suitable greenfield site has been identified; the stage at which negotiations are at in relation to the purchase of the site; the expected timeframe for the tender for the works to be advertised; the expected timeframe for building works to commence; the length of time it is expected the works will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50378/17]

Garda Stations

Jim O'Callaghan

139. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the plan to build a new Garda station in Sligo; if a suitable greenfield site has been identified; the stage negotiations are at in relation to the purchase of that site; when the tender for the works will be advertised; when building works will commence; the length of time the works will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50461/17]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

140. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49899/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

141. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49941/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

142. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50003/17]

Ministerial Communications

Stephen Donnelly

143. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has used a private email account to send or receive official documents or positions on Brexit; and if so, the details of this correspondence. [50064/17]

Departmental Staff Retirements

Mary Butler

144. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on progress implementing the recommendation in the interdepartmental report on fuller working lives (details supplied); the public sector employers with which his Department has been in contact on this matter; if in the context of his statement to Dáil Éireann on 20 June 2017 the review has been completed; the expected publishing date of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50096/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Sean Fleming

145. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the bodies under the aegis of his Department in which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum to these bodies; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies in which 50% or more of their income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50120/17]

Office of Public Works Properties

Catherine Martin

146. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Office of Public Works plans for use of the site of the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin 14, when the facility is moved to the new national forensic mental health hospital in Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50307/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

147. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public contracts between his Department and companies (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016; the value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50406/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of rent paid to date for the Department of Health's new headquarters (details supplied). [50637/17]

Departmental Properties

Louise O'Reilly

149. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person or company to which rent is being paid for the Department of Health's new headquarters (details supplied). [50638/17]

Office of Public Works Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

150. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the properties which are currently vacant and being rented by the Office of Public works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50639/17]

Public Sector Pay

Róisín Shortall

151. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to examine issues related to the salary scale of new entrants; the number of meetings that have taken place in relation to same; the persons that attended; the business carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50653/17]

UN Commission on the Status of Women

Éamon Ó Cuív

152. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe cén líon iomlán foirne atá fostaithe ina Roinn faoi láthair; cé mhéid post atá daingnithe nó aitheanta ag an Roinn (i scéim teanga, nó ar aon bhealach eile) mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo; cé mhéid duine atá ann ag a bhfuil líofacht i nGaeilge agus atá ag feidhmiú sna poist sin atá daingnithe no aitheanta mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo; an bhfuil sé beartaithe ag an tráth seo aon phost eile de chuid na Roinne a aithint mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge. [50687/17]

UN Commission on the Status of Women

Éamon Ó Cuív

153. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe cé mhéid folúntas a líonadh ina Roinn ó thús na bliana seo; cé mhéid de na folúntais sin a bhain le poist a bhí sainaitheanta mar phoist a raibh Gaeilge riachtanach ina leith; cé mhéid folúntas atá le líonadh faoi láthair agus cé mhéid de na folúntais siúd atá sainaitheanta mar fholúntais a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo. [50704/17]

First-Aid Training

Joan Collins

154. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills when Government funded, compulsory occupational first-aid training will be introduced for all physically able teachers and SNAs (details supplied). [50177/17]

Third Level Fees

Fiona O'Loughlin

155. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds on which a waiver for non-EU fees for a course of study can be provided to an Irish resident returning after five years working in the medical area abroad. [50482/17]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Fiona O'Loughlin

156. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a compulsory purchase order is not available for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49860/17]

Student Support Schemes

Charlie McConalogue

157. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the funding supports available to assist a person (details supplied) with third level education, apart from SUSI supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49863/17]

Further Education and Training Colleges

Catherine Murphy

158. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a college (details supplied) is due to be completed; the stage in the planning process the project is at; if there are issues that need to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49873/17]

Minor Works Scheme

Seán Sherlock

159. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant will be granted for a school (details supplied). [49923/17]

Minor Works Scheme

Seán Sherlock

160. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to grant a minor works grant for schools in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49924/17]

Legal Costs

John Curran

161. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of a sex discrimination action taken by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49927/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

162. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49934/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Michael McGrath

163. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork with an ASD unit will be enrolling new children into first year for the 2018-2019 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49955/17]

School Transport Appeals

Pat Deering

164. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) on their appeal for school transport. [49956/17]

Protected Disclosures

Thomas Byrne

165. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of protected disclosures he has received since protected disclosures legislation entered into force; and the dates of the protected disclosures and organisations affected. [49967/17]

Minor Works Scheme

Pat Deering

166. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a minor works allocation to national schools in 2017; if so, when the allocations will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49975/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

167. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service's list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49996/17]

Ministerial Communications

Stephen Donnelly

168. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has used a private email account to send or receive official documents or positions on Brexit; and if so, the details of this correspondence. [50057/17]

Minor Works Scheme

Mary Butler

169. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a minor works grant for a school (details supplied) which was announced on 16 November 2016 will be granted; and if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50078/17]

School Accommodation

Robert Troy

170. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied). [50082/17]

Schools Establishment

Brendan Ryan

171. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50095/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Sean Fleming

172. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the bodies under the aegis of his Department in which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum to these bodies; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies in which 50% or more of its income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50113/17]