230. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to alter the VAT regime on health supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43963/18]
225. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42671/18]
626. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42188/18]
622. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42036/18]
192. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected additional carry-over cost in 2020 of the spending measures introduced in budget 2019; the cost by measure and Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42273/18]
167. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue paid in each of the past five years as a result of the CGT exit tax rate of 33%; the number of companies it applied to as previously provided for in sections 627 and 628 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; the estimated revenue which would be raised if the new regime was applied at 33% rather than 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42272/18]
166. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the additional carry-over cost in 2020 of the tax measures introduced in budget 2019; the cost by tax measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42271/18]
13. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the north-east inner city initiative and the status of recommendations of the Dublin inner city forum. [39905/18]
3. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first report of the interdepartmental group on security of Ireland’s electoral process and disinformation. [39906/18]
181. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to update the Succession Act 1965 in order to simplify and expedite the administration of estates, particularly in non-contentious cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41015/18]
103. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to assist a single parent who was in full-time employment, is over the income limit for SUSI and is now returning to full-time education in order to become a qualified mental health nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40836/18]
8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role his Department will play in preparations for a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. [30646/18]
5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the discussion he has had with his counterparts in the British Government regarding the backstop and the indicated timeframe for the UK Government to outline its counterproposals and the publication of legal language in advance of the October 2018 EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40524/18]
618. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Part V houses that have been allocated in the past two years by county; the number of units that will be coming on stream over the next two years by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/18]
608. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) seeking a review of the decision to refuse the person's application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40007/18]
17. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the UN and the United States of America; and the meetings he held and groups he met. [30644/18]
1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council in Guernsey; the meetings he held; and the issues raised. [29006/18]
742. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a claim for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37347/18]
737. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a claim for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37272/18]
736. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be reached on an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37271/18]
174. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the difficulties faced by primary schools in hiring qualified substitute teachers to cover teacher absences as expressed by parents, teachers and school management bodies; the steps he is taking to deal with the difficulties; his plans to establish a number of panels of substitute teachers even on a pilot basis in a number of areas initially in order to give schools and children certainty regarding continuity of education at times of teacher absence; his further plans to include north County Wicklow, in which difficulties in employing substitute teachers are indicated in the coverage of a substitute teacher panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37079/18]
8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his bilateral meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, at the Council of the European Union. [30645/18]
5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C. European Union, including Brexit, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [37751/18]
2866. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown by project for the capital allocation of €54 million in 2018 to her Vote group; the breakdown by project for the proposed allocation of €75 million in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35274/18]
2781. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent on housing adaptation grants in each year since 2015 by local authority; the number of houses adapted in each case; the level of funding available in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35272/18]
2780. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of clean drinking water provided by Irish Water; the amount of clean drinking water provided by Irish Water but believed to be lost through leaks in the public mains; the amount of clean drinking water provided by Irish Water but believed to be lost through leaks in pipes on private land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35271/18]
2779. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount allocated to Traveller housing since 2016; the percentage drawn down by local authority area by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35270/18]
2778. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the rent limits for housing assistance payment; the estimated cost of increasing the limits by 10% and 20% respectively; the estimated cost of benchmarking the maximum rent at the 35th percentile of rents registered with the Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35269/18]
2777. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of rental accommodation scheme tenancies in 2017 and to date in 2018; the estimated full year number for 2018 and 2019; the cost in each year by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35268/18]
2776. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing assistance payment tenancies in 2017 and to date in 2018; the estimated full year number for 2018 and 2019; the cost in each year by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35267/18]
2775. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing units built in 2017; the number projected to be built in 2018 and 2019, respectively; the number purchased by local authorities or other public bodies; the number delivered through approved housing bodes by local authority area in tabular form; and the number of units by number of bedrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/18]
2774. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who have experienced homelessness since the pathway accommodation and support system, PASS, online database was brought into existence in homeless services as recorded on that database; the length of time those individuals have been homeless in years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35265/18]
2773. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the breakdown by project for the capital allocation of €1,632 million in 2018 to his Vote group; the breakdown by project for the proposed allocation of €2,033 million in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35264/18]
2589. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown by project for the capital allocation of €10 million in 2018 to her Vote group; the breakdown by project for the proposed allocation of €14 million in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35246/18]
2588. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied with the accessibility and availability of the community welfare service; if there is a dedicated person available in each Intreo and social welfare office during opening hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35245/18]
2587. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on exceptional needs payments and urgent needs payments, respectively, in each of the past ten years; the amount projected for 2018 for each; the number of claims in each year; the breakdown for ENPs and UNPs of the type of payment it was used for in 2017 and to date in 2018, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35244/18]
2586. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons 26 years of age and under in receipt of jobseeker's allowance by age and payment; the number of qualified adult rates included in these groups; the estimated cost in a full year of restoring all the reduced payments for persons under 26 to the full adult rate of €198 and same with the qualified adult rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35243/18]
2585. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of places budgeted for JobsPlus; the projected spend for 2018; the number of persons on the JobsPlus scheme in 2017; the number to date in 2018; the projected number by the end of 2018; the number of persons under each qualifying criteria; the number of those under 50 years of age on the €7,500 rate and €10,000 rate, respectively, if it is following unemployment of 12, 24 or 36 months; the number of persons over 50 years of age on the 12 month €10,000 rate; the number of those under 25 years of age on the four month €7,500 rate in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35242/18]
2584. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the programmes and payments to which the additional €241 million projected to meet demographic costs in her Department in 2019 net of the €50 million live register savings will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35241/18]