Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Overseas Visits

Brendan Howlin

12. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Canada and his meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister. [41632/17]

Trade Strategy

Brendan Howlin

81. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's role in delivering his commitments on Global Footprint 2025. [41634/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brendan Howlin

147. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department expects a project (details supplied) to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41332/17]

International Relations

Brendan Howlin

208. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by the Government, including at EU level, to aid organisations offering essential medical and psycho social support in addition to legal support to ensure access to justice and reparation (details supplied); if Ireland contributes to funding the International Commission on Missing Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina; his views on the recommendations in a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41311/17]

International Relations

Brendan Howlin

212. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to recent Dáil Éireann statements on the 22nd anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, the steps he has taken, including at EU level, to aid organisations offering essential medical, psycho-social and legal support to ensure access to justice and reparation; if Ireland contributes to funding the International Commission on Missing Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina; his views on the recommendations in a recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41755/17]

Social Welfare Benefits

Brendan Howlin

566. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing child benefit and the domiciliary care allowance by €5 in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41329/17]

Social Insurance

Brendan Howlin

567. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the PRSI credit to €15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41330/17]

Social Welfare Benefits

Brendan Howlin

568. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a Christmas bonus at 100% and 85%, respectively, to all long-term social welfare recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41331/17]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

Brendan Howlin

164. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending access to the counselling in primary care service to all those aged 16 to 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41063/17]

Home Help Service Expenditure

Brendan Howlin

165. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours funded in 2017; the cost of increasing the allocation by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41064/17]

Home Help Service Expenditure

Brendan Howlin

166. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the funding required to address all cases in which a need for a home care package has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41065/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, last met. [39628/17]

Government Information Service

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the establishment of a strategic communications unit in his Department. [39626/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

15. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee C - European Union, including Brexit - last met. [39627/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Brendan Howlin

98. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of improving the staffing schedule in primary schools to reduce class sizes by one point each year in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/17]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Brendan Howlin

99. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the effective pupil-teacher ratio in non-DEIS schools to 18:1, with a comparable reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio in DEIS schools and no change to the staffing of fee charging schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/17]

Capitation Grants

Brendan Howlin

100. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing primary and post-primary school capitation rates by €10 per child; the overall cost of a 5% increase to capitation rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40881/17]

School Staff

Brendan Howlin

101. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing, with effect from September 2018, the substitution provided to primary schools with teaching principals sufficient to ensure that all teaching principals can avail of one full day of administrative duties each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40882/17]

Student Grant Scheme Expenditure

Brendan Howlin

102. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reinstating postgraduate student grants in September 2018; the projected full year cost on the basis of the previous system that was in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40883/17]

Third Level Fees

Brendan Howlin

103. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the student contribution rate by €250, €500 or €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40884/17]