Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Sector Pensions Data

Brendan Howlin

93. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements to ensure that retired civil servants on pensions receive pro-rata payment restoration with serving civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brendan Howlin

101. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4982/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

16. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the UK Prime Minister in December 2017; and if he has had discussions recently with Prime Minister May regarding Northern Ireland and phase two of the Brexit talks. [3379/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

21. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E (health) last met; and when it will next meet. [4551/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Lebanon and his engagements there. [54821/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

11. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it plans to meet next. [3377/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

13. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the Hungarian Prime Minister, Mr. Viktor Orbán, on 4 January 2018. [1288/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent and planned engagements with church leaders and faith communities here. [1838/18]

Economic Policy

Brendan Howlin

8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on changes he has made or plans to make to the economic policy division of his Department; and the work it is undertaking. [1837/18]

European Council Meetings

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU Council in December 2017. [54820/17]

Human Rights Cases

Brendan Howlin

150. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he and his Department have taken in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to death due to his Baha'i faith in Yemen; if this matter has been raised with the European Union external action service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2906/18]

Public Private Partnerships

Brendan Howlin

199. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the implications for the public private partnership contract in place for school bundle five with the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the number of outstanding payments to be made; the amount paid to date; the progress and status of each individual project in the bundle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brendan Howlin

201. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2950/18]

School Transport Applications

Brendan Howlin

88. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for school transport on medical grounds in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2408/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee B, social policy and public services, last met; and when it will meet again. [52001/17]

Cabinet Committees

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee G, justice and equality, last met; and when it will next meet. [1839/18]

Departmental Legal Cases Data

Brendan Howlin

85. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the number of extant legal proceedings to which the Attorney General is a party or a notice party in which the constitutional validity or consistency of an enactment has been challenged; the enactments involved and the present stage of those proceedings; the number of those cases in which a Minister is not also a party; and the number of cases in which the Director of Public Prosecutions or another public authority is also a party. [54429/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

86. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the Acts or parts of Acts awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; and the reason for the delay in commencement in each case. [54430/17]

European Investment Bank

Brendan Howlin

188. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the extent of State borrowing from the European Investment Bank; the average rate and duration of such borrowing; the advantage to the State of such borrowing over direct Exchequer financing; the projects that have received funding to date and on which there are outstanding amounts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54538/17]

Family Law Cases

Brendan Howlin

531. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that can be taken to improve waiting times for the hearing of family law cases before Wexford District Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54775/17]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Howlin

38. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53569/17]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Howlin

69. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53568/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

147. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53573/17]

Legislative Process

Brendan Howlin

176. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53566/17]

Higher Education Schemes

Brendan Howlin

180. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a housing estate (details supplied) is geographically split in two for the purposes of deprivation indices used for qualification for the higher education access route, HEAR, scheme; his plans to address this in order that all residents of the estate are treated equally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53708/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

199. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53572/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

276. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within her area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53561/17]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Howlin

328. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

523. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53560/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

587. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53563/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

618. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53575/17]

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Brendan Howlin

645. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53549/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

646. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within her area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53562/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

671. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53574/17]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Howlin

694. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within her area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53567/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

726. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53571/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

750. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within her area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53564/17]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

771. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53565/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with European leaders in advance of the next European Council meeting in December 2017. [51999/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the European Council President, Mr. Donald Tusk. [52882/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

6. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone conversations with the European Commission President, Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker on Brexit. [52883/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the agenda for the upcoming European Council meeting; and if, in future, his Department will provide a briefing to Opposition leaders in advance of such meetings. [52885/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

11. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister. [53133/17]

Departmental Communications

Brendan Howlin

14. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the tender by his Department for a research and insights survey; and the results to date. [53135/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

15. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his planned visits abroad in the next six months. [51723/17]

European Medicines Agency

Brendan Howlin

189. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the role his Department had in Ireland's bid for the European Medicines Agency and his engagements with other European leaders on Ireland's bid. [50203/17]

Departmental Operations

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit. [50471/17]

Brexit Negotiations

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with Prime Minister May on Northern Ireland. [51721/17]

Brexit Negotiations

Brendan Howlin

17. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone call with Prime Minister Theresa May on 6 December 2017. [53134/17]

Permanent Structured Co-operation

Brendan Howlin

86. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the role of his Department and officials in the Permanent Structured Co-operation on Security and Defence, PESCO; and if he will report on his discussions with his EU counterparts on PESCO. [52884/17]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Brendan Howlin

9. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the number of political staff he has now appointed; and his plans for further appointments. [51722/17]

Minor Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Howlin

118. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant is being paid to primary schools; and if so, when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52140/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D - infrastructure - last met; and when it will meet again. [52000/17]

Cabinet Committees

Brendan Howlin

8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A - economy - will next meet. [50202/17]

Ship Disposal

Brendan Howlin

440. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the resources his Department has devoted to the removal of abandoned boats around the coast; the powers local authorities have to force owners to remove such boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/17]

Ship Disposal

Brendan Howlin

454. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the resources his Department has devoted to the removal of abandoned boats around the coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51967/17]

European Banking Authority

Brendan Howlin

53. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the role his Department had in Ireland's bid for the European Banking Authority and his engagements with other European leaders on Ireland's bid. [50203/17]

Intellectual Property Management

Brendan Howlin

58. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the delay in ratifying the Beijing Treaty which would provide economic rights in respect of intellectual property rights of persons in audiovisual performances; when the Treaty will be ratified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51414/17]

Broadcasting Sector

Brendan Howlin

132. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she has been consulted by RTÉ on the review of its orchestral provision from 2018 to 2023, which is under way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51413/17]

Arts Council Funding

Brendan Howlin

133. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Arts Council is giving consideration to policies that would link the awarding of grant funding to the implementation of robust anti-bullying and sexual harassment procedures; when such consideration is due to conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51415/17]

Broadcasting Sector

Brendan Howlin

134. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consideration that has been given to the inclusion of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra within the ambit of the Creative Ireland programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51419/17]

Broadcasting Sector

Brendan Howlin

190. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the review of RTÉ’s orchestral provision 2018 to 2023 which is underway; his further views on the reason such a review has been commissioned so soon after the completion of the last review of this area; if the terms of reference for the review will be published; if the earlier Ed Smith report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51412/17]

Departmental Policy Functions

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department; and if he plans to make changes. [50470/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

11. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU social summit in Gothenburg in November 2017. [50201/17]

Climate Change Policy

Brendan Howlin

13. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he plans to attend the climate change summit in Paris and the number of staff in his Department who work on this issue within the economic division. [50472/17]

National Economic and Social Council

Brendan Howlin

16. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if will report on his interactions to date with the National Economic and Social Council, NESC; if he will further report on his plans for changes to the NESC; and his plans for the organisation's new priorities or instructions. [49174/17]

Strategic Communications Unit

Brendan Howlin

6. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the planned campaigns on which the strategic communications unit will work. [49110/17]

Strategic Communications Unit

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if will report on his Department's planned budget in 2018 for purchasing advertising and sponsoring posts on social media. [49172/17]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Howlin

205. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration he has given to amendment of the student support scheme to resolve issues which continue to arise (details supplied) in relation to grant eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50506/17]

Ombudsman's Remit

Brendan Howlin

433. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the status of legislation promised by the former Minister for Health to extend the powers of the Ombudsman to deal with complaints by hospital patients that remain unresolved following interaction with health service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50446/17]

Harbours and Piers Maintenance

Brendan Howlin

493. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the resources his Department has devoted to the removal of abandoned boats around the coast; the powers local authorities have to force owners to remove such boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50354/17]

Disability Allowance Payments

Brendan Howlin

650. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the additional child dependency rate will be applied to a claim for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50167/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

6. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council in Jersey. [49109/17]

Rugby World Cup 2023

Brendan Howlin

42. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his role and work and that of his Department in Ireland's bid for the Rugby World Cup. [49111/17]

Programme for Government Implementation

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the status of the implementation of measures in the programme for Government. [48128/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the United States of America; and his meetings with personnel from companies. [47836/17]

Departmental Reports

Brendan Howlin

146. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance when the report of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of rental accommodation providers, expected to be submitted to him in July 2017, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48924/17]

Brexit Documents

Brendan Howlin

36. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the preparations within his Department for a hard Brexit and reports or analyses conducted in this regard. [44893/17]

Northern Ireland

Brendan Howlin

40. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagement with the parties in Northern Ireland on re-establishing the Executive. [44550/17]

Library Services Funding

Brendan Howlin

237. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the libraries that will benefit from the €3.75 million investment announced on 9 November 2017; the amount provided to each library; the purpose for each grant award, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48475/17]

Library Services Funding

Brendan Howlin

238. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the libraries that have benefitted from the €2.7 million investment provided to date in 2017; the amount provided to each library; the purpose for each grant award, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48476/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee E (health) will next meet. [47835/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee F on national security last met; and when it will next meet. [48129/17]

Post Office Closures

Brendan Howlin

200. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the number of post offices that might close or are in danger of closing; if a list of such post offices has been complied by his Department or furnished to him; if so, if the list will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48289/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, on 16 October 2017. [44548/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone call with the Prime Minister, Mrs. May, in relation to the political situation in Northern Ireland on 2 November 2017. [48127/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

17. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his trip to France and his meeting with President Macron. [47834/17]

Illness Benefit Payments

Brendan Howlin

462. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive payment for their spouse and child on their illness benefit claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47789/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with Donald Tusk on the leader's agenda. [44895/17]

EU Meetings

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting of 19 to 20 October 2017. [44549/17]

Student Universal Support Ireland Administration

Brendan Howlin

352. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of occasions on which SUSI has sought to recover overpayments which were made despite no fault on the part of the claimant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46202/17]

Disability Allowance Payments

Brendan Howlin

1179. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person, (details supplied) will receive arrears of a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45680/17]

Illness Benefit Applications

Brendan Howlin

1260. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for illness benefit will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46807/17]

Fuel Allowance Applications

Brendan Howlin

253. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for fuel allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45392/17]

National Risk Assessment

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication of the final national risk assessment 2017 overview of strategic risks. [41719/17]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D (infrastructure) will next meet. [44892/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Scottish First Minister. [44894/17]

Fiscal Data

Brendan Howlin

91. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the estimated fiscal space available in 2019 to 2021 following budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/17]

Budget 2018

Brendan Howlin

113. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full estimated year cost in 2019 of spending measures announced in budget 2018; the impact on the fiscal space available for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/17]

Quality and Qualifications Ireland

Brendan Howlin

147. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to implement the findings of a report (details supplied) into the operation and organisation of Quality and Qualifications Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44777/17]