Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Employment Rights

Shane Ross

90. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the recently completed study by the University of Limerick on the subject of zero-hour contracts will be published; if he will provide a comprehensive list of the stakeholders to be consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35536/15]

Child Care Costs

Shane Ross

226. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to increase funding or provide subsidies for child care to support families where both parents are working, in the upcoming budget; if he considers that such support is necessary, given the extremely high cost of child care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35277/15]

Disability Services Funding

Shane Ross

288. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding in the upcoming budget for independent living facilities for adults with learning disabilities; if he will consider the need for greater services and facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35492/15]

Irish Water Remit

Shane Ross

197. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the Irish Water Act 2013 to allow Irish Water or the local authority to accept responsibility for all sewage mains and infrastructure, that is manholes and interchanges, including those running through non-public property, where these networks were historically maintained by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34938/15]

National Car Test

Shane Ross

202. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the current backlog in available appointments for the national car test; the current average waiting time for an appointment; his plans to increase the number of test centres, or to follow the United Kingdom model and authorise local garages to undertake the testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34773/15]

Garda Deployment

Shane Ross

376. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide a community garda in Sandyford village, County Dublin. [33120/15]

Tax Code

Shane Ross

318. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance his plans to provide relief in the next budget to current homeowners in negative equity who are in receipt of rental income for their sole property, but also pay rental income themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31010/15]

Tax Reliefs Application

Shane Ross

325. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 9 July 2015, if the Revenue Commissioners have the legal remit to interpret the rent-a-room relief, governed by section 216A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, to exclude those whose rental income is derived through the use of Airbnb; if he considers this is sufficiently important for the many Airbnb hosts to require specific legislation clarifying the position; his views that it is fair to have income tax charges now retrospectively imposed when it was understood that the income would fall under the rent-a-room relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31130/15]

Passport Applications Fees

Shane Ross

1169. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to amend the existing available passport options for persons over 75 years of age in order to allow them purchase and pay for three or five year passports, rather than ten year passports only; his views that it is fair to require those in receipt of a pension to purchase the ten year passport when they only wish to purchase it for a shorter period of time. [31042/15]

School Costs

Shane Ross

1234. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce legislation governing service charges imposed by secondary schools on students and their families at the commencement of the school year; if she is aware of the massive divergence of service charges amongst non-fee paying schools within the same area; the efforts that are being made to unify them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31011/15]

Motor Tax Exemptions

Shane Ross

1428. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that under the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013, three months’ notice is required for any person who will be taking their vehicle off the road, even if it is for unforeseeable medical purposes, such as epilepsy; the proposals for exemption on medical grounds that were made by the Motor Tax Office staff; the reason these proposals were ignored; his views that it is fair to require those with such a medical issue to be required to pay for motor tax in circumstances where they are not capable of using their vehicle nor able to predict when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31131/15]

Building Regulations Compliance

Shane Ross

1465. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funds available to complete a safety assessment of the remaining houses in the fire-stricken Millfield Estate, Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will provide grant aid for remedial work that may be deemed necessary in order that householders may be secure and safe in their homes. [31670/15]

Water Pollution

Shane Ross

1466. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water will require home owners to undertake expensive upgrades to their water pipes where lead connections have been uncovered; if he can make an undertaking that such upgrades will not become mandatory for home owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/15]

Enterprise Ireland Expenditure

Shane Ross

282. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the standard procedure of Enterprise Ireland for investigating claims of fraud, wherein State funds have been invested and lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29871/15]

Enterprise Ireland

Shane Ross

283. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland has undertaken an investigation into claims of fraud at a limited liability Irish company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29872/15]

Tax Code

Shane Ross

106. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider including rental income derived from AirBnB rentals under the rent-a-room relief, as opposed to it being subject to income tax, as is presently the case; if he considers there is an unfair distinction between sources of rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/15]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Shane Ross

230. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider increasing the level of funding under the housing adaptation grant for people living with a disability to complete all 106 houses on the waiting list of Cork City Council for works to adapt their homes at an approximate cost of €4.3 million; if he is aware that all 106 houses are in urgent need of adaptation, with some waiting in excess of eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Shane Ross

372. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have undergone the assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 since its implementation; the number of these children who now receive one to one treatment as opposed to group sessions from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27401/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Shane Ross

390. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 678 of 26 May 2015, if he is considering a review of the fair deal scheme to create a distinction between the elderly infirm who are in need of nursing care, and the chronic sick who may be under 65 years of age on admission to a nursing home, as a result of insufficient supports in the community, and whose condition does not affect their life expectancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27486/15]

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports

Shane Ross

3. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he plans to take in response to the recent warnings from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council regarding public expenditure. [26505/15]