128. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made in securing a permanent site for the new regional second level school for the Carpenterstown and Castleknock school planning areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29297/18]
108. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement his departmental officials have had with an organisation (details supplied) in the past 12 months; his plans to meet the organisation before the new academic year in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29294/18]
98. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has established a scheme in respect of the shortage of substitute teachers; if he has considered the appointment on a part-time basis of previously retired staff in areas of significant staff shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29296/18]
73. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the statement of IBEC that as many as 80,000 additional construction workers will be required to meet infrastructure targets; if adequate plans are in place to meet the training needs for that number in the specific skills associated with construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29295/18]
68. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the staffing formula for designated DEIS schools has not been improved to coincide with two improvements in the overall formula for other primary schools in recent years; his plans to improve the formula for DEIS schools for the coming school year in view of research evidence showing the importance of smaller class size, especially for younger children and those affected by socio-economic disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29298/18]
530. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the live register for the Dublin 7 and 15 areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29421/18]
360. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health if he will meet a group (details supplied) regarding the implementation of guidelines on the standards of care for transgender persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29187/18]
359. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken on foot of the World Health Organisation declaration that transgender identities are no longer and can no longer be classified or considered to be a mental health or behavioural disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29186/18]
260. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel assigned to the Dublin 7 and 15 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29422/18]
184. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to revise or reverse mandatory Gaeltacht fees for student teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29185/18]
183. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the work that has been undertaken in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding the provision and cost of the provision of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29184/18]
111. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the publication of the legislation to abolish the mandatory retirement age for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29092/18]
109. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made with the Public Service Pay Commission with regard to recruitment and retention issues in particular areas of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29013/18]
108. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the interaction with the main spending Departments; the Departments that are close to profile in 2018; the Departments that are below or above their budget 2018 expenditure profiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/18]
107. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when legislation to increase the compulsory retirement age for public servants will be published; the timeframe for the legislation to pass in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29011/18]
106. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the negotiations with regard to pay equalisation; the timeline for negotiations to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29010/18]
63. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the evaluation which has been carried out in respect of the ongoing retention of the 9% VAT rate; the estimated cost of the tax reduction in 2018; the estimated cost in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29091/18]
62. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with the IMF Director General, Ms Christine Lagarde; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29014/18]
34. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an evaluation has been carried out of the cost to the Exchequer of failure to meet the Paris Agreement's targets in respect of climate change; his plans to reform the tax system in line with the Paris Agreement; if there will be plans in budget 2019 to reduce carbon use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28992/18]
26. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the inter-departmental inter-agency group he established in 2017 to review Ireland’s experience of using PPPs will report; the detail of the ongoing work on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28990/18]
9. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to roll out the supplementary pension in respect of public service pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28991/18]
4. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a gender analysis of the various grades of staff in his Department and the Department of Finance at grades (details supplied); the existing gender pay gap; the way in which he plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29228/18]
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120. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to advance the project to create a pedestrian bridge and cycleway to connect the Phoenix Park to the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/18]
62. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's priorities for the forthcoming Austrian EU Presidency. [25361/18]
51. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement his Department has held with the Vatican regarding the forthcoming Papal visit. [26474/18]
511. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set down the estimated number of improper adoption arrangements by religious bodies, nursing homes and other bodies in which no detailed records were ever kept; her views on the prevalence of this practice in the past; the number of persons affected; the steps that have been taken to contact those affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27770/18]
510. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if emergency legislation is required in respect of persons that may have been the subject of bogus birth registration and have no certificate of adoption in respect of being transferred to their adopting parents; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons left in this situation are in an indeterminate position, have grown up with their adoptive parents and need their rights vindicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27769/18]
389. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 27 February 2018, when a comprehensive schedule of additional bed locations will be determined throughout the State for the additional 2,600 acute beds provided for under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27870/18]
287. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the action the IDA has taken in 2018 to assist the owners of a site (details supplied) to identify a suitable replacement industry for the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27871/18]
256. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 8 May 2018, when the promised review of the future delivery of court services in the District Court area of Kilcock is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27868/18]
215. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 8 May 2018, the full extent of the works envisaged for a school (details supplied); if a design team has been appointed for the project; if not, when one will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/18]
214. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 8 May 2018, if a decision has been made as to the individual school authority responsible for the appointment of a principal for a Gaelcholáiste (details supplied); when the post will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/18]
213. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in sanctioning an application by a school (details supplied) to become co-educational; when a decision will be conveyed to the school board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/18]
212. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site inspection has been carried out at a location (details supplied) by the design team for the project to evaluate the extent of work required to complete the project following the liquidation of a company; when the retendering for the project will commence; when it is hoped to have new contractors on-site to complete the project; if there is a new hoped for completion date for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/18]
205. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tender documents have been issued in relation to prefabs for a school (details supplied); the community consultation that was undertaken in advance of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27772/18]
204. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty experienced by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 in trying to obtain information concerning its new permanent building; the impediments which surround the progress of the project; if his attention has been further drawn to the lack of accurate communication between his Department and the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27771/18]
142. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 24 April 2018, if there has been progress in relation to an application under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme; the studies being undertaken in relation to flooding in the Hazelhatch area of Celbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27872/18]
141. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 8 May 2018, when the OPW and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will complete their review of the areas in which the additional resources in respect of built heritage will be allocated; if the phase two restoration works to a location (details supplied) are being considered for possible funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27869/18]
135. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Departments, agencies and individual Votes to which the €0.4 billion in demographic costs as outlined in the summer economic statement for 2019 will be allocated, in tabular form; if it provides for the hiring of additional staff or the expansion of existing schemes in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27675/18]
134. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Departments, agencies and individual Votes to which the €0.4 billion cost for public sector pay increases in 2019 as outlined in the summer economic statement has been allocated, in tabular form; if it provides for the hiring of additional staff in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27674/18]
133. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Departments, agencies and individual Votes to which the €0.3 billion in carryover costs associated with measures introduced in 2018 as outlined in the summer economic statement has been allocated; the initiatives which it has been allocated to fund in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27673/18]
132. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Departments, agencies and individual Votes to which the €1.5 billion in additional capital expenditure for 2019 as outlined in the summer economic statement has been allocated; the projects for which it has been allocated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27672/18]
275. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans in relation to the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra in order to secure the future of the orchestras; and the discussions she has had with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in this regard. [26708/18]
45. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding she plans to set aside under her Department's capital plan to facilitate the future relocation of one of the RTÉ orchestras to the National Concert Hall as proposed under the Boaden report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26713/18]
34. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she plans to implement the Boaden report's recommendation that the NSO become a national cultural institution (details supplied). [26710/18]