Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Child and Family Agency

Bernard Durkan

73. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which reports of children at risk of mental, physical or sexual abuse have been brought to the attention of her Department by various bodies under its aegis; the extent to which the services have been able to address the issues raised within a reasonable timeframe and in a satisfactory fashion; if deficiencies in the system have been identified; if corrective measures are required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50211/17]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Anne Rabbitte

74. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to address the considerable shortages in ECCE places that exist in certain parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50216/17]

Adoption Records Provision

Catherine Connolly

75. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to address access to adoption records for persons that spent time in mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50187/17]

Small and Medium Enterprises Data

Niall Collins

76. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the percentage and number of Irish SMEs active in manufacturing, by micro-sized enterprises, medium-sized enterprises and SMEs; and the equivalent figures for the EU from the latest available data, in tabular form. [49983/17]

Enterprise Data

Niall Collins

77. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of active enterprises, by size (details supplied) according to the latest Business In Ireland 2015 CSO data; and the corresponding number of persons engaged in each such size category. [49986/17]

Unemployment Data

Niall Collins

78. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of young persons aged 15 to 29 years of age classified as not in employment, education or training, NEET; the percentage of NEETs as a proportion of the unemployed here; and the corresponding EU average rate. [49987/17]

State Bodies Data

Mary Lou McDonald

79. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49943/17]

Quarterly National Household Survey

Niall Collins

80. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach when the quarter three 2017 figures for the Quarterly National Household Survey will be published. [49826/17]

Brexit Expenditure

Stephen Donnelly

81. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach the spend on social media campaigns by his Department and the agencies under its aegis on issues related to Brexit; the spend by campaign, platform and State agency. [49962/17]

Rugby World Cup 2023

Thomas Byrne

82. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach the amount spent promoting and advertising the video Ireland At Its Best in respect of the Rugby World Cup bid on social media; and if promotion on social media of this video was carried out outside the State. [49963/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

83. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50005/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Sean Fleming

84. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach 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 in which 50% or more of their income comes from public sources. [50122/17]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

85. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the number of women appointed at senior level (details supplied) within his Department; the number of men employed in each of these roles; and the total number of employees in his Department. [50348/17]

Departmental Staff Data

Joan Burton

86. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the number of persons working in his constituency office and private office; and the levels at which they work. [50349/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

87. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the public contracts between his Department and companies (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and the value of each contract. [50408/17]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

88. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the person who sent him or presented him with the email from the Department of Justice and Equality he referred to on Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017; the time it was presented; and the format in which it was presented. [50411/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

89. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Taoisigh 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. [50689/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

90. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Taoisigh 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. [50706/17]

State Bodies Data

Mary Lou McDonald

91. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49929/17]

IDA Ireland

Pat Deering

92. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the advance IDA facility in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49974/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

93. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the names of persons she has appointed to each State board under the aegis of her department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49991/17]

IDA Ireland

Michael Harty

94. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the IDA search for a replacement industry for a plant (details supplied); his views on whether the issue is a lost cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50031/17]

Ministerial Communications

Stephen Donnelly

95. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation 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. [50052/17]

IDA Ireland Data

Seamus Healy

96. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of financial assistance aid and grants that have been provided to a company (details supplied) over the past seven years; the amount of financial assistance, aid and grants planned to be provided to this company in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50075/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Sean Fleming

97. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the bodies under the aegis his Department to which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies in which 50% or more of their income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50108/17]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Joe Carey

98. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce the necessary measures being sought by the chairperson of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to provide for greater powers of sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50303/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

99. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [50394/17]

Foreign Direct Investment

Eugene Murphy

100. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason counties Roscommon, Leitrim and Meath were not allocated funds from of the €93 million in funding for grant aid that was distributed by the Industrial Development Authority to help develop and support foreign direct investment in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50670/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

101. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Taoisigh agus Aire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta 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 sí beartaithe ag an tráth seo aon phost eile de chuid na Roinne a aithint mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge [50675/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

102. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den an Taoisigh agus Aire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta 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. [50692/17]

Corporation Tax

Joan Burton

103. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the cost of double taxation relief granted against corporation tax in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49855/17]

Corporation Tax

Joan Burton

104. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the cost of double taxation relief granted against corporation tax to companies assessed to tax in large cases division, by industry, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49856/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

105. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49936/17]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Niall Collins

106. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined a special assignee relief programme that is focused on SMEs in order to attract highly skilled talent to work in sectors that have skills and labour shortages. [49985/17]

Stamp Duty

Pearse Doherty

107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of applying a 1% stamp duty for first-time buyers, maintaining the 2% for those who are purchasing a home having sold their home and applying a 5% stamp duty rate for investors including all persons and structures purchasing property as an investment. [49989/17]

Data Protection

Catherine Murphy

108. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance how the central credit register is compliant with data protection here in the context of financial companies and-or institutions sending personal data to the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49961/17]

Appointments to State Boards Data

Mary Lou McDonald

109. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49998/17]

Tax Collection

Seán Haughey

110. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the capital acquisitions tax provisions whereby siblings not living in the family home but who inherit this home from a deceased sibling are obliged to pay this tax straight away even though the house cannot be sold as another sibling who is not inheriting the house has a right of residence to remain there; his views on whether these provisions are unfair; if the Revenue Commissioners will examine such cases sympathetically particularly when those inheriting the house only have the State pension as income; if the tax can be paid in instalments; if interest is charged in circumstances in which the payment is deferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50024/17]

Tracker Mortgages

Stephen Donnelly

111. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if an analysis has been conducted by his Department of the net financial position of each bank involved in the tracker mortgage scandal, including the benefits to the banks of moving persons to higher interest rates and the costs of the redress schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50039/17]

Tracker Mortgages

Stephen Donnelly

112. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any analysis conducted of the net financial position of each bank involved in the recent tracker mortgage scandal, including the benefits to the banks of moving persons to higher interest rates and the costs of the redress schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50040/17]

Tracker Mortgages

Stephen Donnelly

113. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he has requested analysis to be conducted regarding the net financial position of each bank involved the recent tracker mortgage scandal, including the benefits to the banks of moving persons to higher interest rates and the costs of the redress schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50041/17]

Tracker Mortgages

Stephen Donnelly

114. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he has requested, or will request, of the Central Bank of Ireland, an analysis of the net financial position of each bank involved the recent tracker mortgage scandal, including the benefits to the banks of moving persons to higher interest rates and the costs of the redress schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50042/17]

Ministerial Communications

Stephen Donnelly

115. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance 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. [50059/17]

Property Tax Collection

Bernard Durkan

116. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the procedure to be followed to facilitate the payment of property tax by the relatives of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50087/17]

Philanthropy Initiatives

Pearse Doherty

117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the tax advantages in place for a person or business which engages in philanthropy, including income tax, estate taxes and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50097/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Sean Fleming

118. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the bodies under the aegis his Department to which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies in which 50% or more of its income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50115/17]

Paradise Papers

Clare Daly

119. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to companies and persons mentioned in papers (details supplied); if so, the actions he has taken towards these companies. [50234/17]

Corporation Tax

Clare Daly

120. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of profit reported and the amount of corporation tax paid by the top 50 Irish builders over the past 25 to 30 years; and the way in which that compares to reported revenues by the 50 Irish builders over the past 25 to 30 years. [50235/17]

Construction Industry

Clare Daly

121. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of new houses that were built and sold by the top 50 Irish builders over the past 25 to 30 years. [50236/17]

Public Private Partnerships

Clare Daly

122. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether public money should be provided to tax-avoiding builders under PPP schemes. [50238/17]