Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]