200. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the number of post offices that might close or are in danger of closing; if a list of such post offices has been complied by his Department or furnished to him; if so, if the list will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48289/17]
462. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive payment for their spouse and child on their illness benefit claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47789/17]
10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone call with the Prime Minister, Mrs. May, in relation to the political situation in Northern Ireland on 2 November 2017. [48127/17]
4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, on 16 October 2017. [44548/17]
1260. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for illness benefit will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46807/17]
1179. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person, (details supplied) will receive arrears of a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45680/17]
352. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of occasions on which SUSI has sought to recover overpayments which were made despite no fault on the part of the claimant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46202/17]
253. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for fuel allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45392/17]
1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication of the final national risk assessment 2017 overview of strategic risks. [41719/17]
147. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to implement the findings of a report (details supplied) into the operation and organisation of Quality and Qualifications Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44777/17]
113. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full estimated year cost in 2019 of spending measures announced in budget 2018; the impact on the fiscal space available for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/17]
91. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the estimated fiscal space available in 2019 to 2021 following budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/17]
207. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the proposed Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights, COM/2017/251 final, that is due to be agreed by the European Parliament, the EU Council and the EU Commission at the Gothenburg Social Summit on 17 November 2017; the issues she has raised during the discussions on this initiative at European level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44184/17]
345. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Wexford will be made available to support persons with diabetes; if his attention has been drawn to the recent data released which indicates that County Wexford has the largest year-on-year increase in the incidence of diabetes related foot ulcers and amputations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42712/17]
568. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a Christmas bonus at 100% and 85%, respectively, to all long-term social welfare recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41331/17]
567. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the PRSI credit to €15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41330/17]
566. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing child benefit and the domiciliary care allowance by €5 in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41329/17]
212. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to recent Dáil Éireann statements on the 22nd anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, the steps he has taken, including at EU level, to aid organisations offering essential medical, psycho-social and legal support to ensure access to justice and reparation; if Ireland contributes to funding the International Commission on Missing Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina; his views on the recommendations in a recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41755/17]
208. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by the Government, including at EU level, to aid organisations offering essential medical and psycho social support in addition to legal support to ensure access to justice and reparation (details supplied); if Ireland contributes to funding the International Commission on Missing Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina; his views on the recommendations in a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41311/17]
147. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department expects a project (details supplied) to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41332/17]
81. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's role in delivering his commitments on Global Footprint 2025. [41634/17]
166. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the funding required to address all cases in which a need for a home care package has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41065/17]
165. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours funded in 2017; the cost of increasing the allocation by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41064/17]
164. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending access to the counselling in primary care service to all those aged 16 to 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41063/17]
207. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the cost of building an additional 1,000 social housing units per year on local authority or State-owned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40887/17]
185. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of increasing the universal child care subsidy universal band from €1,040 per year to €1,800, €2,400, €3,000 and €3,600, respectively, with pro rata increases for the part-time, sessional and half sessional subsidies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40886/17]
104. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of decreasing the non-adjacent rate of third level grants from 45 to 24 kilometres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/17]
103. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the student contribution rate by €250, €500 or €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40884/17]
102. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reinstating postgraduate student grants in September 2018; the projected full year cost on the basis of the previous system that was in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40883/17]
101. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing, with effect from September 2018, the substitution provided to primary schools with teaching principals sufficient to ensure that all teaching principals can avail of one full day of administrative duties each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40882/17]
100. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing primary and post-primary school capitation rates by €10 per child; the overall cost of a 5% increase to capitation rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40881/17]
99. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the effective pupil-teacher ratio in non-DEIS schools to 18:1, with a comparable reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio in DEIS schools and no change to the staffing of fee charging schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/17]
98. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of improving the staffing schedule in primary schools to reduce class sizes by one point each year in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/17]