Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Patient Data

David Cullinane

211. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of outpatient department patients outsourced from public hospitals in the State for each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the figures by hospital. [27678/16]

Hospital Staff Data

David Cullinane

212. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing agency staff in acute hospitals across the State for each of the years from 2011 to 2015 and the figures hospital by hospital. [27679/16]

Exports Data

David Cullinane

64. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach if the trade figures for May 2016 as published by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, on 12 August 2016, which show an increase of €19.237 billion in the value of Irish industrial exports in 2015, which was a 22.75% increase on the value of Irish industrial exports in 2014, were the source or one of the sources of the distortion in the Irish GDP figure for 2015 that was labelled internationally as "leprechaun economics"; if it is for him to comment on the fact that the total value of Irish exports from January to May 2016 is slightly up on the total value of Irish exports from January to May 2015, which would seem to suggest that there may be a similar distortion in 2016; the county or counties that have benefitted the most from this increased activity from Irish exporters. [25040/16]

Corporation Tax Regime

David Cullinane

141. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of media reports that the Brazilian authorities have designated Ireland as a tax haven and what such a ruling means (details supplied); if the media reports are correct, the effect this ruling will have on the recent announcement by a company (details supplied) that it was moving its parent company to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26735/16]

Corporation Tax Regime

David Cullinane

173. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that Brazil recently added Ireland to its list of tax havens; the implications for Ireland in terms of financial transactions with Brazil if this is indeed the case; if there are any reputational implications for Ireland in view of any such decision by the Brazilian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26751/16]

EU Directives

David Cullinane

495. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if EU directives 2014/23 - award of concession contracts, 2014/24 - public procurement, and 2014/25 - procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, have been transposed into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26589/16]

Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme

David Cullinane

509. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the position regarding the cessation of a contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27263/16]

Autism Support Services

David Cullinane

668. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount which was spent between University Hospital Waterford and Wexford General Hospital on the outsourcing of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, assessments in 2016; the number of assessments which were completed and the cost; if there are plans to tender for this service again, and if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26956/16]

IDA Ireland Expenditure

David Cullinane

931. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the subsidies given to IDA client companies and the cost of each; the manner in which the subsidies are funded; the total cost of IDA Ireland subsidies in each of the years 2002 to 2015, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26676/16]

IDA Ireland Expenditure

David Cullinane

932. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total cost of IDA subsidies given to IDA Ireland client companies in each of the years 2002 to 2015 broken down by year and in a number of sectors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26677/16]

IDA Ireland Data

David Cullinane

933. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of IDA Ireland client companies located here from 2002 to 2015, inclusive, broken down by year and in sectors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26678/16]

IDA Ireland Data

David Cullinane

934. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of active IDA Ireland client companies jobs here in each of the years 2002 to 2015 in sectors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26679/16]

Job Creation

David Cullinane

944. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs her Department expects to be created by the recent announcement by a Brazilian company (details supplied) that it plans to move €30 billion in assets here; the number of jobs her Department expects to be created by the movement of these assets to this State; the county or counties which will benefit from the additional job creation, both primary and secondary, as a result of the movement of assets by the company; if she expects to attend any official openings of any new expansion, new offices or new premises in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26939/16]

Low Pay Commission Report

David Cullinane

945. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he accepts the majority report of the finding of the second report of the Low Pay Commission that sufficient data was not yet available to assess the impact of the increase of 50 cent per hour in the minimum wage from 1 January 2016, in terms of employment or on hours worked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26944/16]

Visa Applications

David Cullinane

7. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24877/16]

General Government Debt

David Cullinane

237. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the figures for total government income for each year from 2000 to 2015; the figures for general government debt for each year from 2000 to 2015; the figures for interest repayment on general government debt for each year from 2000 to 2015; if he will provide details of the interest repayment on general government debt expressed as a percentage of general government income for each year from 2000 to 2015; if Ireland is currently an outlier internationally in terms of interest repayment on general government debt expressed as a percentage of general government income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24981/16]

General Government Debt

David Cullinane

238. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the projected figures for total government income for each year from 2016 to 2021; the projected figures for general government debt for each year from 2016 to 2021; the projected figures for interest repayment on general government debt for each year from 2016 to 2021; if he will provide the detail of the projected interest repayment on general government debt expressed as a percentage of projected general government income for each year from 2016 to 2021; if Ireland is currently an outlier internationally in terms of projected interest repayment on projected general government debt expressed as a percentage of general government income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24982/16]

Economic Data

David Cullinane

239. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the other indicators that investors are looking at in terms of the Irish economy, as highlighted by a person (details supplied) when appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts on 21 July 2016. [24983/16]

Economic Data

David Cullinane

240. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the up to 40 different economic indicators that the NTMA has in the investor pack it uses in its roadshows; the rationale behind the inclusion of those indicators; and if he will provide the up to 30 indicators that investment managers look to when deciding whether to invest in Government debt, as highlighted by a person (details supplied) when appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts on 21 July 2016. [24984/16]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments

David Cullinane

241. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the criteria used by the NTMA when deciding to fund projects via the Strategic Innovation Fund; the peer comparisons used by the NTMA when reaching its decision; the similar investment opportunities used for comparison purposes by the NTMA when reaching its decision; the criteria used by the NTMA in reaching its conclusion that a particular project would have a demonstrable economic impact and a commercial return that is risk adjusted and proportionate, as stated by a person (details supplied) when appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts on 21 June 2016; the similarities and differences in the NTMA’s approach to adjudicating a potential project for the Strategic Investment Fund when compared with its peers within the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/16]