Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Government Fund

Barry Cowen

723. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the income components and the anticipated income to the Local Government Fund in 2018; the expected expenditure items and total expenditure in 2018 following the enactment of the Water Services Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50360/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

724. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government 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. [50404/17]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Eoin Ó Broin

725. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to junior ministers or Ministers of State in his Department; and the annual gross salary of each adviser. [50441/17]

Social and Affordable Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

726. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to include a summary at the start of all future social housing construction status reports from quarter 3, Q3, 2017 providing the number of units that have secured planning permission, that have commenced, that have completed and that have been tenanted since the previous quarters reports. [50495/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

727. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department or local authorities have discretion to offer private developers more than a 10% deposit in advance of the purchase of turnkey developments for social housing; if deposits of above 10% have ever been sanctioned by his Department to facilitate the progress of such turnkey developments; and if he has given consideration to allowing the use of such discretion with respect to a specific development in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry. [50520/17]

School Services Staff

Pat Buckley

728. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the delay in appointing a traffic warden for a school (details supplied) despite the position being approved in June 2017. [50525/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

729. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if all sections of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 have been commenced; if not when remaining sections will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50627/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

730. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil 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 [50685/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

731. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil 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. [50702/17]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Willie Penrose

732. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department is reviewing the pay structure of members of the Permanent Defence Force (details supplied); if he will address the matter in order to ensure Defence Forces members are appropriately remunerated for their roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50280/17]

Commemorative Medals

John McGuinness

733. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the first and second infantry group that completed overseas service in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be awarded medals for their service; and if Defence Forces members that served in Cyprus will be acknowledged. [49887/17]

Air Corps Equipment

Alan Farrell

734. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the aircraft fleet replacement programme for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49904/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

735. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49933/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

736. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [49995/17]

Ministerial Communications

Stephen Donnelly

737. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [50056/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Sean Fleming

738. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the bodies under the aegis of his Department to which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies for which 50% or more of their income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50112/17]

Ministerial Meetings

Maureen O'Sullivan

739. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to meet the UK Defence Secretary and US Secretary for Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50318/17]

Emergency Planning

Michael Harty

740. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Army is satisfied that it has the resources to offer meaningful support to individual families and communities in the event of dangerous flooding this winter and spring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50334/17]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Michael Harty

741. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made on ameliorating low pay and conditions experienced by Defence Forces personnel (details supplied) outlined in a University of Limerick report in last July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50335/17]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Robert Troy

742. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of civilian positions which have become vacant in the year 2017 to date at Custume Barracks, Athlone; if these positions will be filled; if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50352/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

743. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [50398/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

744. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Taoisigh agus Aire Cosanta 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 [50679/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

745. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Taoisigh agus Aire Cosanta 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. [50696/17]