130. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional budget for 2018 or other years, provided to his Department and all agencies and bodies within his remit to plan or prepare for Brexit; the number of additional staff that have been recruited to work on this policy area in each body, agency and his Department; the number of dedicated staff planning and working on Brexit matters in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6320/18]
129. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has commissioned economic or regulatory impact assessments of the risks to sectors under the purview of his Department following the decision of the UK to exit the EU and the various types of future relationships that might result; if he will provide a copy of such studies conducted; the persons or body commissioned to conduct this research; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6303/18]
110. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional budget for 2018 or other years, provided to his Department and all agencies and bodies within his remit to plan or prepare for Brexit; the number of additional staff that have been recruited to work on this policy area in each body, agency and his Department; the number of dedicated staff planning and working on Brexit matters in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6327/18]
109. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has commissioned economic or regulatory impact assessments of the risks to sectors under the purview of his Department following the decision of the UK to exit the EU and the various types of future relationships that might result; if he will provide a copy of such studies conducted; the persons or body commissioned to conduct this research; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6310/18]
99. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the additional budget for 2018 or other years, provided to his Department and all agencies and bodies within his remit to plan or prepare for Brexit; the number of additional staff that have been recruited to work on this policy area in each body, agency and his Department; the number of dedicated staff planning and working on Brexit matters in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6322/18]
98. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has commissioned economic or regulatory impact assessments of the risks to sectors under the purview of his Department following the decision of the UK to exit the EU and the various types of future relationships that might result; if he will provide a copy of such studies conducted; the persons or body commissioned to conduct this research; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6305/18]
89. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional budget for 2018 or other years, provided to his Department and all agencies and bodies within his remit to plan or prepare for Brexit; the number of additional staff who have been recruited to work on this policy area in each body, agency and his Department; the number of dedicated staff planning and working on Brexit matters in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6323/18]
88. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has commissioned economic or regulatory impact assessments of the risks to sectors under the purview of his Department following the decision of the UK to exit the EU and the various types of future relationships that might result; if he will provide a copy of such studies conducted; the persons or body commissioned to conduct this research; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6306/18]
87. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the invasion by Turkish forces of the Kurdish Afrin region in northern Syria; if he has raised this with the Turkish Government or received a briefing on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6255/18]
81. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the additional budget for 2018 or other years, provided to his Department and all agencies and bodies within his remit to plan or prepare for Brexit; the number of additional staff who have been recruited to work on this policy area in each body, agency and his Department; the number of dedicated staff planning and working on Brexit matters in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6319/18]
80. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has commissioned economic or regulatory impact assessments of the risks to sectors under the purview of his Department following the decision of the UK to exit the EU and the various types of future relationships that might result; if he will provide a copy of such studies conducted; the persons or body commissioned to conduct this research; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6302/18]
77. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the additional budget for 2018 or other years, provided to his Department and all agencies and bodies within his remit to plan or prepare for Brexit; the number of additional staff who have been recruited to work on this policy area in each body, agency and in his Department; and the number of dedicated staff planning and working on Brexit matters in each. [6329/18]
7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos; the meetings he attended; the number of staff from his Department that attended; and the estimated cost to his Department of the visit. [4550/18]
2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the number of times the oversight group for the north-east inner city project chaired by the Secretary General of his Department has met; and if he has been provided with a report on progress from the programme implementation board. [5418/18]
575. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a review of a decision not to grant disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5401/18]
4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit,) last met; and when it will next meet. [4552/18]
101. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4982/18]
93. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements to ensure that retired civil servants on pensions receive pro-rata payment restoration with serving civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/18]
16. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the UK Prime Minister in December 2017; and if he has had discussions recently with Prime Minister May regarding Northern Ireland and phase two of the Brexit talks. [3379/18]
13. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the Hungarian Prime Minister, Mr. Viktor Orbán, on 4 January 2018. [1288/18]
201. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2950/18]
199. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the implications for the public private partnership contract in place for school bundle five with the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the number of outstanding payments to be made; the amount paid to date; the progress and status of each individual project in the bundle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/18]
150. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he and his Department have taken in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to death due to his Baha'i faith in Yemen; if this matter has been raised with the European Union external action service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2906/18]
8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on changes he has made or plans to make to the economic policy division of his Department; and the work it is undertaking. [1837/18]
2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent and planned engagements with church leaders and faith communities here. [1838/18]
88. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for school transport on medical grounds in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2408/18]
531. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that can be taken to improve waiting times for the hearing of family law cases before Wexford District Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54775/17]
188. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the extent of State borrowing from the European Investment Bank; the average rate and duration of such borrowing; the advantage to the State of such borrowing over direct Exchequer financing; the projects that have received funding to date and on which there are outstanding amounts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54538/17]
86. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the Acts or parts of Acts awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; and the reason for the delay in commencement in each case. [54430/17]
85. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the number of extant legal proceedings to which the Attorney General is a party or a notice party in which the constitutional validity or consistency of an enactment has been challenged; the enactments involved and the present stage of those proceedings; the number of those cases in which a Minister is not also a party; and the number of cases in which the Director of Public Prosecutions or another public authority is also a party. [54429/17]
1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee B, social policy and public services, last met; and when it will meet again. [52001/17]
771. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53565/17]
750. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within her area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53564/17]
726. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53571/17]
694. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within her area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53567/17]
671. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53574/17]
646. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within her area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53562/17]
645. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53549/17]
618. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53575/17]
587. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53563/17]
523. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53560/17]
328. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the Acts, or parts of Acts, awaiting commencement within his area of statutory responsibility; the reason for the delay in the commencement of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/17]