Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Diplomatic Representation

Richard Boyd Barrett

34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is the Government's intention to re-establish an embassy in Iran. [31815/16]

Syrian Conflict

Richard Boyd Barrett

40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call in the ambassadors of all the countries involved in bombing in Syria or any form of military intervention or support of any of the armed factions in the conflict, including Russia, the United States of America, France, the UK and Saudi Arabia, to make known the opposition here to further killing and displacement of innocent civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31816/16]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

68. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the issue of the escalating conflicts in Syria and Yemen at the European Council meeting. [31821/16]

Prison Visiting Regulations

Richard Boyd Barrett

99. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will grant visitation rights for a person (details supplied) to visit a prisoner in Wheatfield Prison in view of the fact access has recently been denied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31581/16]

Corporation Tax Regime

Richard Boyd Barrett

178. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to set out the tax advantages and other advantages that companies which locate in the IFSC receive; the level of rates which must be paid on buildings; if there are any special allowances given for payment of rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31749/16]

Higher Education Institutions Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

207. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, as a result of the merger of the former Church of Ireland College of Education and other training colleges with Dublin City University, a person and their son (details supplied) have now been made homeless following eviction by the college from the person's accommodation, despite assurances that accommodation, which had been part of their employment arrangements with the college, would continue to be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31605/16]

Ministerial Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

339. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the Egyptian President, Mr. el-Sisi. [22769/16]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Richard Boyd Barrett

410. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there are guidelines in the cross-Border initiative regarding a timeframe for which a patient has to wait from the time of diagnosis in order for the treatment to be authorised in another EU country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31578/16]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Richard Boyd Barrett

412. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the application for surgery via the cross-border initiative by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31597/16]

Medical Card Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

448. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will consider awarding medical cards to victims of institutional abuse who have been awarded compensation by the redress board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31861/16]

Waste Management

Richard Boyd Barrett

539. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the environmental and health impact assessments which have been carried out on the use of human biosolids as fertiliser; the regulations in place on the storage and spreading of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31891/16]

Arts Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will restore the budget for the arts for 2017 to the level agreed for 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31153/16]

Arts Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans for bringing arts funding up to 0.6% of GDP in line with the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31154/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on arts, heritage and Gaeltacht affairs last met. [30614/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on health last met. [30616/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the level of funding he is committing in budget 2017 to mental health; the way in which this compares with the percentage of the health budget that is spent on mental health in Northern Ireland; and his views on the impact this will have on reaching the standards recommended in A Vision for Change. [30618/16]

Home Care Packages Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans and the timeframe for dealing with the shortfall in the budget for home care packages that means that the HSE cannot provide supports for persons in need of home care in some areas and this situation has been the same since June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30617/16]

Student Visas Administration

Richard Boyd Barrett

139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will intervene in cases such as that of a person (details supplied) in view of the launch of the international education strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30413/16]

School Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills when plans to restore the capitation grant to schools, as set out in the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019, will be realised; if the restoration will include a prohibition on the practice of schools seeking so-called voluntary contributions from parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30308/16]

Traveller Community

Richard Boyd Barrett

395. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to meet with the Carrickmines steering committee to discuss the long-term needs of the survivors and bereaved family members of the tragic fire on 12 October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30244/16]

Sports Facilities Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

626. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to advise when the planned all-Ireland national indoor cycling velodrome construction will commence at the National Sports Campus, in Abbotstown, Dublin. [30419/16]

Third Level Facilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

126. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund the development of the physical infrastructure of a college (details supplied) as has been promised by his predecessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29454/16]

Local Authority Housing Rents

Richard Boyd Barrett

200. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will commit to raising the issue regarding subsidiary earners on disability allowance being assessed for rent in council tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29510/16]

Local Authority Housing Rents

Richard Boyd Barrett

226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider in his deliberations on the new local authority rent scheme removing both disability allowance and family income supplement for subsidiary earners from rental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/16]

Social Insurance Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

250. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider disallowing casual or short-term work early in a person's life that causes a large gap in their work history and therefore brings down the yearly average of PRSI contributions in respect of contributory pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/16]

Social Insurance Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will retrospectively apply home-maker's credits to persons who were home makers pre-1994 in view of the fact that a group of persons are being discriminated against in respect of their pensions and PRSI contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29322/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider ensuring those on carer's allowance are afforded the full benefits of a PRSI stamp in order that in the event of the person they care for no longer needing care, they would be eligible for jobseeker's benefit and the other benefits afforded to those working full-time who lose their jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28753/16]

Labour Activation Measures

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the findings of the Michelle Millar report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28754/16]

Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

118. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision not to grant home tuition to children with ASD between the age of two and a half and three years old unless it is provided in the home and not in a preschool environment as had previously been the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29082/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

120. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has repeatedly failed to provide adequate accommodation for the children attending a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that some children spend their school days in a classroom which measures a total of 24 sq. m, while his Department's guidelines for new classrooms is 80 sq. m. [29095/16]

Central Statistics Office Reports

Richard Boyd Barrett

150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the quality of life issues facing young persons that have come to light from the Central Statistics Office data 2013. [22495/16]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

204. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the allegations of institutional abuse and neglect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29071/16]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the call for immediate action to direct a comprehensive revision of the proposed plan for neuro-rehabilitation services by his Department and the Health Services Executive, which is required to ensure adequate funding and co-ordination of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29080/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his plans for mixed-tenure social and affordable developments on publicly-owned land, outlined in Rebuilding Ireland, will effectively mean the privatisation of publicly-owned land; his understanding of what constitutes affordable rental and the way in which this differs from the current local authority housing model, or the HAP and RAS schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28730/16]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money projected to be spent on the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, housing assistance payment, HAP, and long-term leasing programmes over each of the years 2017 to 2021, listing the cost of each programme separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28687/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

37. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider a national building agency that would directly employ builders to spearhead a public housing building programme in view of the average nine-month timeline for the procurement and tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28690/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

42. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the options available to local authorities when negotiating with private developers on the social housing Part V component of private developments; the way in which local authorities may be able to increase the social housing component beyond 10%; the way in which a reasonable profit for the developer will be established; the cost of the Part V component agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28691/16]

Local Authority Housing Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

61. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the numbers of houses that will be directly built by local authorities, as against approved housing bodies, over each of the years 2017 to 2021, broken down by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28688/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the options for local authorities for the tender process; the reason for the recent delays in the houses planned in Cherry Orchard, Darndale, Finglas and Drimnagh; and the projected unit cost for all such homes to be delivered in 2017. [28689/16]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

120. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the required funds for a project (details supplied). [28899/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

190. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 5 July 2016 and a subsequent reply received from his Department, the actions he will take to ensure access in general to home care packages for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28896/16]

Greyhound Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports of the cruel mistreatment in China of greyhounds that have been sent from Ireland, including some dogs being boiled alive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/16]

Greyhound Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately halt the transporting and trading of greyhounds from Ireland to China due to the cruel treatment that these dogs experience in transit to China and once they reach there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28898/16]

EU Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with the European Council President, Donald Tusk. [27125/16]

Referendum Campaigns

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the referenda he proposes to hold during the term of Government. [27126/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

83. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since 2013 for an application for naturalisation to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28131/16]

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Richard Boyd Barrett

223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if persons signing tenancy agreements under the HAP scheme will automatically be put on the council transfer list; when the HAP scheme will be rolled out fully in the four Dublin local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28111/16]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

246. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the additional funding allocation he has received in the context of the housing crisis and the Government's commitment to increase capital spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/16]

Departmental Bodies Establishment

Richard Boyd Barrett

247. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider a national building agency that would directly employ builders to spearhead a public housing building programme in view of his concerns over housing supply, noted in his Department's draft national risk assessment report, and the risk this poses to overall competitiveness and social inclusion. [20697/16]

State Pension (Contributory)

Richard Boyd Barrett

271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the home-makers scheme in relation to pensions has not been extended to home-makers pre-1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28207/16]

State Pension (Contributory)

Richard Boyd Barrett

272. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the legislation for calculating PRSI contributions in relation to contributory pensions to disregard short-term or summer employment at the time of entry into the system as this causes a large gap in contributions and hence lowers the yearly average of contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28215/16]

Waste Management

Richard Boyd Barrett

504. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental and health impact assessments which have been carried out in relation to human biosolids being used as fertiliser; the regulations in place on the storage and spreading of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/16]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider setting up a State insurance company in order to ensure that the current prices of motor and other insurance are curbed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27593/16]

Departmental Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of meetings held between his Department officials and vulture funds during his terms as Minister; if he or his officials suggested to these funds that they might benefit from tax loopholes such as section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act or any other tax loopholes for the purposes of minimising their tax contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27595/16]

Property Tax Rate

Richard Boyd Barrett

35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will change the requirement of local authorities to make a decision on the rate of local property tax by the end of September each year in advance of the local authorities receiving information regarding the other moneys that will be available to them from central government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

36. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money his Department expects to spend on appealing the European Commission's decision on a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27591/16]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

49. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he has fully quantified the lost revenue to the Exchequer as a result of the exploitation by special purpose vehicles, SPVs, of the section 110 corporate tax loophole and other tax loopholes between 2007 and 2015; his plans to close all these loopholes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27594/16]

Economic Growth Rate

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he has read the Central Statistics Office, CSO, report containing figures of 26% growth in the economy. [22768/16]

Property Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

97. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the full cost in 2017 of abolishing the local property tax. [28024/16]

Property Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of introducing a second home tax of €600 per property for those who own two properties on their second property and €1,000 per year on each property for those who own three or more properties, assuming the second property is paid at the €600 rate. [28025/16]

Property Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

99. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of introducing a mansion tax on every home worth more than €1 million at the rate of €2,000 per property. [28026/16]

Universal Social Charge

Richard Boyd Barrett

100. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost in 2017 of abolishing the USC for all those earning less than €40,000 and reducing the USC by half for those earning less than €70,000. [28028/16]

Fiscal Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

101. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of fiscal space available for 2017. [28032/16]

Tax Collection Forecasts

Richard Boyd Barrett

102. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount ahead of forecast the total tax revenue is projected to be for 2016 and 2017. [28033/16]

Universal Social Charge

Richard Boyd Barrett

103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of establishing new PAYE bands (details supplied). [28034/16]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of introducing a wealth tax of 2% on all assets, financial and property, excluding the family home and farm. [28035/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

105. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of reducing the earnings cap for pension-related tax relief from €115,000 to €70,000. [28036/16]

Pensions Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

106. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of a reduction in the standard pension fund threshold from €2 million to €625,000. [28037/16]

Water Charges Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

133. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down the full cost in 2017 of abolishing water charges. [28027/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance

Richard Boyd Barrett

169. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of restoring the young persons jobseeker's allowance rates of €100 and €150 per week to the standard rate of JSA. [28029/16]

Arts Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the full cost of the arts budget in 2016; and the cost of increasing arts funding to 0.6% of GDP. [28031/16]

Prescriptions Charges

Richard Boyd Barrett

188. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the cost in 2017 of reducing prescription charges to €2 and separately, the cost of reducing to €1.50 and to €1 per prescription while retaining the cap of ten prescriptions as a maximum. [28030/16]

EU Summits

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent EU summit in Bratislava. [27127/16]

Garda Operations

Richard Boyd Barrett

45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality is she will report on the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27374/16]

Stardust Fire

Richard Boyd Barrett

49. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans in relation to new evidence recently presented to her by the Stardust families regarding the cause and origin of the Stardust fire; if a new independent inquiry into the tragedy must now be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27373/16]

Tax Collection

Richard Boyd Barrett

149. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the companies owned by ESB; the taxes they paid in the previous tax year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26472/16]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

216. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing all tax breaks specific to REITs including CGT and rental income, including the projected yield in CGT over the next five years. [27500/16]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

217. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of increasing CGT from 33% to 40%. [27501/16]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

311. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of abolishing all third-level education fees, including registration and tuition. [27487/16]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

312. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of resourcing special needs in primary schools on an individualised basis without any caps on hours or staff. [27488/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2017 of ensuring a pupil-teacher ratio to a maximum of 18:1 for each class, not averaged across the school. [27489/16]

School Textbooks

Richard Boyd Barrett

314. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2017 of providing free books to all secondary and primary school students, respectively. [27490/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

359. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the projected cost of providing 100,000 council homes over the next five years if these homes were to be provided and managed by local authorities, not leased or rented from developers or private landlords, taking into account both the savings in the savings accrued from the transfer of those in supported private rented accommodation and emergency accommodation and the extra revenue accrued by local authorities in rent. [27491/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

360. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of building 20,000 local authority homes ensuring that all of these homes are managed by local authorities and not leased or rented from private landlords or developers, taking into account both the savings in the savings accrued from the transfer of those in supported private rented accommodation and emergency accommodation and the extra revenue accrued by local authorities in rent. [27492/16]

Local Government Fund

Richard Boyd Barrett

361. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring the local government fund to 2008 levels. [27493/16]

Irish Water

Richard Boyd Barrett

362. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of dismantling Irish Water and abolishing water charges. [27494/16]

Social Insurance Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

365. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected yield if employer’s PRSI were to be raised to 2%, by 4% and by 6% across all employers. [27502/16]

Social Insurance Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

366. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected yield if employer’s PRSI were to be raised to 13.75% on the portion of employee's income above €100,000. [27503/16]

Social Insurance Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected yield if employer’s PRSI were to be raised to 19.75% on the portion of employees income above €100,000. [27504/16]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

383. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if the back to education allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) on the grounds that changing discipline to study law is progressing in education, despite not being an advancement on the NFQ scale. [26663/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance

Richard Boyd Barrett

415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who are transitioning from jobseeker's transitional payment to jobseeker's allowance when their children turn 14 years of age are not assisted in making the transition smoothly (details supplied); his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27001/16]

Family Income Supplement Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

450. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2017 of increasing family income supplement, FIS, by calculating it on the basis of 75% of the difference between the income limit for the family size and the assessable income of the person or persons raising the child or children; and decreasing the number of hours worked by those eligible to more than 15 hours per week. [27514/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

451. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 if child benefit were increased by €30 for children aged 12 years or older. [27515/16]

Child Benefit Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

452. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 if child benefit were paid for those over 18 until they finish full-time second level education. [27516/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

453. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost increase in 2017 of reversing the cuts to the one-parent family payment in order that it continues to be paid until a child reaches 18 years of age. [27517/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

454. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of reinstating the income disregard of €147.50 for one-parent family payments and jobseeker's transitional payments. [27518/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

455. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of disregarding maintenance payment when means testing one-parent family, jobseeker's transitional and jobseeker's allowance payments. [27519/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

456. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of disregarding family income supplement, FIS, when means testing for all social protection payments. [27520/16]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

457. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of increasing the back to school allowance by €50 per child. [27521/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

458. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2017 of increasing both State pensions by €10 per week; and the cost of full restoration of the Christmas bonus to pensioners. [27522/16]