Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pension Provisions

Joanna Tuffy

50. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the regulations contained in statutory instrument SI 596 of 2015 including the issues they address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2506/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Joanna Tuffy

157. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of additional permanent school places (details supplied) provided in Palmerstown, Dublin 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2505/16]

School Enrolments Data

Joanna Tuffy

198. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra school places provided since March 2011 in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44655/15]

Early Start Programme

Joanna Tuffy

199. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Early Start programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44656/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joanna Tuffy

237. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building of school extensions for schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43226/15]

State Banking Sector

Joanna Tuffy

198. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the levies paid by the banks to the State, following the bank guarantee and recapitalisation, and the funds recouped by the State from these banks through the re-sale of shares or other assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42579/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Joanna Tuffy

365. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the need to have a career path for those who take degrees in early childhood education and to have proper pay and conditions in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42478/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Joanna Tuffy

53. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on rent supplement, by month, in 2014 and to date in 2015; the number of families in receipt of the supplement by county; the number of new applicants who have been provided with the supplement in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42157/15]

Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme

Joanna Tuffy

69. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the part-time job initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42023/15]

Child Care Services Provision

Joanna Tuffy

156. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the community child care subvention and the free preschool year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Joanna Tuffy

206. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the information he has received regarding the number of homeless persons (details supplied) allocated social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/15]

Homeless Persons Supports

Joanna Tuffy

207. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of funding of homeless agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41983/15]

Home Care Packages Provision

Joanna Tuffy

173. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health when a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40955/15]

Medical Card Applications

Joanna Tuffy

183. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40998/15]

Student Grant Scheme Reform

Joanna Tuffy

185. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to revise the rules regarding student grants for second-chance students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39986/15]

Public Sector Pensions Levy

Joanna Tuffy

117. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Lansdowne Road agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38893/15]

School Enrolments Data

Joanna Tuffy

207. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra school places provided since March 2011 in areas (details supplied) in Dublin 22 and in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38896/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Joanna Tuffy

260. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures in place for the planning, approval and financing of swimming pools; if they were applied to all projects approved in the most recent funding; if they will apply if the programme is reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38894/15]

Black Economy

Joanna Tuffy

360. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the crackdown on exploitation of construction workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37886/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

Joanna Tuffy

1182. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the value for money report on the local authority swimming pool programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37894/15]

Tax Yield

Joanna Tuffy

143. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 13 October 2015, the percentage of the tax yield from incomes of less than €30,000 in 2016, under the terms of budget 2016; if he will indicate if a flat tax of 23% applied, assuming removal of all income tax credits and the percentage of income earners that earn less than €30,000. [37122/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Joanna Tuffy

281. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for emergency orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37056/15]

Register of Electors

Joanna Tuffy

349. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding procedures involving electoral registers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/15]

Rail Network

Joanna Tuffy

365. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the planned re-opening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel to passenger trains (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37055/15]

Commercial Rates Exemptions

Joanna Tuffy

14. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position regarding plans to make provision to exempt preschool providers from commercial rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35840/15]

Commercial Rates Valuation Process

Joanna Tuffy

51. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the up-to-date position regarding plans to exempt pre-school providers from commercial rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35841/15]

Tax Yield

Joanna Tuffy

51. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the income tax yield from a flat rate of income tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35404/15]

Patient Transport

Joanna Tuffy

143. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide financial support to assist with the transport costs of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, who requires taxis to get to and from hospital, for hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34993/15]

Medical Card Reviews

Joanna Tuffy

173. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in notifying a person (details supplied) in County Dublin that the documents she submitted in support of a review and re-assessment in regard to a medical card had been scanned incorrectly to the application, and that the person is now required to submit a new application to the medical card unit. [35142/15]

Revenue Commissioners Reports

Joanna Tuffy

64. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the Revenue Commissioner's year-by-year statistical reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34867/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Joanna Tuffy

103. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons receiving farm subsidies; the total amount paid out, by county; the highest amount paid to a person, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34894/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Joanna Tuffy

151. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the policy of means testing adult children for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34909/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joanna Tuffy

164. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34868/15]

Better Energy Homes Scheme

Joanna Tuffy

201. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if window upgrades have been considered in the context of improving the energy efficiency of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34908/15]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Joanna Tuffy

180. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health when emergency orthodontic treatment will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Lucan in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/15]

Credit Union Services

Joanna Tuffy

240. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the decision of the Central Bank of Ireland to proceed with implementing its proposals for credit unions, including restrictions on the amount of lending credit unions can offer members for terms longer than ten years (details supplied); on concerns that such changes will restrict the future development of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32974/15]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Joanna Tuffy

184. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding a student grant scheme for Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin 10 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32561/15]

Garda Expenditure

Joanna Tuffy

614. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of expenditure on external ICT resources by An Garda Síochána for the years 2011 to 2014; the number of external ICT resources engaged by An Garda Síochána in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by An Garda Síochána in these years and for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30795/15]

HIQA Reports

Joanna Tuffy

704. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he has taken to address the issues identified in the HIQA report on the Ballydowd special care unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31284/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Joanna Tuffy

1435. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the pilot schemes for the housing assistance payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31250/15]

Banking Sector Data

Joanna Tuffy

231. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the losses for subordinated and junior bondholders since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/15]

Banking Sector Data

Joanna Tuffy

232. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all levies paid by the banks to the State, following the bank guarantee and recapitalisation, and all funds recouped by the State in respect of the banks concerned, from resales of shares and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30410/15]

Exchequer Savings

Joanna Tuffy

233. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the moneys saved by the State through changes achieved by negotiation on Ireland's debt since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/15]

Universal Social Charge Yield

Joanna Tuffy

234. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all moneys collected, under the higher rate of universal social charge, on bonuses paid to bankers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30412/15]

Consular Services Representations

Joanna Tuffy

633. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position in respect of a person (details supplied); if representations have been made by Ireland to the Government of Pakistan on that person's behalf, in particular to ensure the person's health and safety is protected and that the person is released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/15]

Swimming Pool Programme Applications

Joanna Tuffy

841. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the swimming pool grant scheme (details supplied); if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount granted to each of the 53 projects approved under the scheme before it closed; the amount of co-funding provided in each case by the local authority and-or the community; the dates each grant was applied for, and approved; and the date of completion of build of each pool. [30172/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Joanna Tuffy

227. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal under the disability allowance scheme will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28832/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joanna Tuffy

154. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange an early date for an urgent surgical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26740/15]

Banking Sector Staff

Joanna Tuffy

259. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that Allied Irish Banks is currently developing proposals to outsource work and staff from the application and development management teams within its information technology division to a third-party service provider, which decision will have a huge impact on customers and staff; if he will request the bank's senior management to reconsider this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25019/15]

VAT Exemptions

Joanna Tuffy

77. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance his views on removing value added tax from incontinence pads for elderly persons and others who use these products; if he is aware that following petitioning by the British public, the United Kingdom Government removed value added tax from incontinence products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/15]