110. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the reason the National Economic and Social Council is still devoid of any representation from the small and medium-sized enterprise sector; the way the concerns and interests of the self-employed and small business are represented on the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47918/14]
109. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of management advisory committee meetings which were held for each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of management advisory committee meetings that were attended by him, the Minister of State, the political adviser, the Secretary General and the titles of all other attendees in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47886/14]
108. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach if his Department held meetings separate to the management advisory committee meetings which were attended by either him or the Minister of State and the management advisory committee; if so, if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of such meetings that occurred in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47870/14]
106. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform following the launch of the Civil Service renewal plan on 30 October 2014, if he will confirm the number of times the Civil Service accountability board has met; if it has not met, when it plans to meet; the other members on this board; if he will release the minutes of any meetings held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47788/14]
101. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to initiate discussions with the public sector unions regarding the modification of pay cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47787/14]
192. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 494 and 490 of 25 November 2014, the reason the Local Government Management Agency has not yet forwarded the minutes of the Irish Water consultative group meetings along with the list of attendees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47620/14]
163. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total amount in euro paid by his Department to a company (details supplied); if he will further provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total amount in euro paid by the Health Service Executive to that company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47679/14]
60. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of VAT exemption for Iontophoresis devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47625/14]
31. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if officials in his Department raised concerns regarding the pay progression mechanism implemented within Ervia; if these concerns were brought to his attention at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47340/14]
25. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in respect of her Department's plans to require jobseekers to upload a copy of their CV to continue receiving social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47009/14]
9. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has conducted a cost analysis of the additional 20 gardaí seconded to her Department to tackle social welfare fraud; the projected benefit to the Exchequer of the additional resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47008/14]
468. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he did not adhere to the independent assessment team's recommendations for the funding of greenways; the objective criteria he used in choosing the projects which received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46741/14]
105. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the controversy surrounding appointments to State boards if she will publish the responses received from the national cultural institutions regarding her request for them to draw up a required skillsets for persons who would sit on their boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46856/14]
33. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of his announcement to extend the public service obligation contracts for flights to airports in counties Donegal and Kerry from Dublin, if he will now revisit previously discontinued PSO agreements for airports in counties Galway, Sligo and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46333/14]
14. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to work with Dublin City Council to expand the Dublin bike scheme into areas of Dublin 4 and Dublin 8; his views that there has been a delay in expansion of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46332/14]
20. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the length of time it will take to receive approval from the European Commission to make the amendments to the employment and investment incentive which have been announced in budget 2015; if the delay in receiving approval from the Commission for the scheme introduced last year, section 45 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013, is a cause for concern in this regard considering that the relevant provision has not yet been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44357/14]
12. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the way he envisages Ireland will compete with the UK in terms of small businesses investment, in view of the success of the enterprise management incentive scheme in the UK; if he sees this scheme as a threat to investment in Irish small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43993/14]
507. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the change in Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 relating to bed-sits, the number of residents who are living in bed-sits who do not conform with the new regulations; his plans to address this while ensuring that the homelessness crisis is not further exacerbated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45958/14]
504. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the bonus system which has been introduced in Irish Water; the measures he will take to remove the bonus culture from Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45955/14]
132. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the dates of meetings of the Department's management advisory committee in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants who were present at each of these meetings; if he or a Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45828/14]
93. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the composition, the remit and the outcomes of the Irish Water consultative group; the person responsible for appointing members of the group; if ministerial consent was required to make the appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40941/14]
50. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 6 November 2014, if she will put on the record of Dáil Éireann the findings and recommendations of the report of a value for money review of small primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45193/14]
171. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if she or her Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45471/14]
167. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45484/14]
163. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45473/14]
150. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45476/14]
130. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if she or her Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45475/14]
103. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the names of the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45478/14]
95. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45479/14]
87. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45472/14]
84. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the precise process that was followed in appointing the new Chair of the Independent Policing Authority; the reason this was not an open, competitive application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45492/14]
82. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if she or her Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45481/14]
77. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45474/14]
75. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45470/14]
71. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council from 2011 to date in 2014, inclusive; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45480/14]
68. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45482/14]
52. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 18 November 2014, the evidence that the CAT exemption is being used to provide significant sums tax-free to adult children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45486/14]
50. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45477/14]
40. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if she or her Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45483/14]
22. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next Global Irish Economic Forum will be convened; the number of actions that were agreed out of the past two meetings; the number that have been implemented since then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44972/14]
8. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is responsible for the invitations with respect to foreign dignitaries for 1916 commemoration events; when a final list will be drawn up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44973/14]
548. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 13 November 2014, when his Department will revert on the information sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/14]
494. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 13 November 2014, if he will provide a list of all the names of the individual representatives of his Department, the County and City Management Association, the Local Government Management Agency, the Water Services Transition Office, Irish Water, and Irish Congress of Trade Unions and affiliated unions who have been part of, or continue to be part of, the Irish Water consultative group from September 2012 to date; if a person (details supplied) was responsible for appointing the persons to the group; if not, if he will indicate the person responsible for appointing the persons to the group and whether this required ministerial consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44804/14]
490. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the minutes of all meetings of the Irish Water consultative group in view of the fact that this group agreed service level agreements which will have significant financial implications for Irish taxpayers for many years to come. [45493/14]
263. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reform proposals that have been acted upon arising from a consultation seminar held on justice reform in Farmleigh House on 20 June 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44803/14]
57. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Revenue Commissioners to publish the detailed public statement which they intend sending to practitioners, outlining the way the newly amended section 82 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 will work in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44540/14]
56. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the way an incapacitated person over the age of 25, who became permanently incapacitated after reaching the age of 21, but was not in full-time education or training for a trade or profession for a minimum of two years but receives financial support from their parents who had previously relied upon section 82 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 will be affected by the proposed changes to the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44539/14]
54. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the reason the group threshold as defined in the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 was not increased to reflect rising house prices and the rise in the consumer purchase index in the previous year; his views on whether the lowering of the group threshold in budget 2013 was based on falling house prices; the reason the threshold has not been increased now that average house prices in Dublin have already exceeded the current threshold; the reason the group threshold is set at the lowest levels since 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/14]
53. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who paid capital acquisition tax from 2011 to date in 2014; if he will itemise each asset class that capital acquisition tax was paid on for each year; if he will provide the total capital acquisition tax paid on inheritances for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44510/14]
52. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the forecasted yield in capital acquisition tax revenue from proposed changes to section 82 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44509/14]