365. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the mortgage protection insurance scheme which charges local authority borrowers a 0.47% premium; if, in view of this high charge local authority borrowers can obtain mortgage protection insurance on the open market at more competitive prices and satisfy his Department and local authorities they have adequate mortgage protection insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35142/16]
283. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the liability due by persons who have not paid the non-principal private residence charge to date; the amount due for each year since it was introduced in 2009; the amounts due in respect of each year and the amount increased as a result of non-payment adding up to a figure of €7,230 which may be due in these cases; if the figure will increase in the future; the number of cases in which fines of this nature are due to be collected; if this is being followed up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34548/16]
154. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location it is intended to employ up to 40 additional staff in an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35127/16]
145. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date the private security appeals board will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34665/16]
97. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Laois on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34722/16]
63. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for County Laois are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Laois have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34721/16]
287. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment and annual payment will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/16]
108. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in respect of tax settlements published for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, the number of tax settlements published in each period and the overall amount of tax settlements published; the number and value of tax settlements that were paid in full at the time of publication; the number and amount of settlements that had a payment plan in place at the time of publication; the number and value of tax settlements for which no payment had been made or payment arrangement was in place at the time of publication; the total number and the value of payments received to date paid in respect of these settlements; the total number and value of the settlements published that have not been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34144/16]
107. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all the tax expenditures that currently exist; the estimated annual cost and taxation forgone in respect of these expenditures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34140/16]
213. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34073/16]
201. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all contingent assets in her Department and in agencies under her Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if she will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34071/16]
198. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a list of all contingent assets in her Department and in agencies under her Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if she will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34079/16]
197. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34084/16]
191. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34072/16]
187. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has official responsibility for bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy, including responsibility for regulatory corporate governance and based on the code of governance this requires bodies under the remit of his Department to adhere to all statutory obligations; if, in view of this, an agency (details supplied) complied with all statutory obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34011/16]
186. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been informed or given any indication of non-compliance with the strategic environmental assessment directive regarding the gate 3 decision by the Commission for Energy Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34010/16]
183. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a strategic environmental assessment is required for a process that would involve the administration of connections to the electricity grid where a new connection process is being proposed; if the current gate 3 process which was finalised in December 2008 is in line with the current planning legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33942/16]
182. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34069/16]
171. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34078/16]
145. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will provide a list of all contingent assets in her Department and in agencies under her Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if she will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34070/16]
138. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34081/16]
133. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34077/16]
132. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34082/16]
117. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34075/16]
113. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 611 of 16 September 2016, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of the 814,904 cars taxed on the basis of CO2 emissions by emissions category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33890/16]
112. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 611 of 16 September 2016, the number of the 1,170,226 vehicles taxed on the basis of engine capacity, that is, pre-2008 cars, where the engine capacity is greater than 1,200 cc and less than 1,200 cc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33886/16]
110. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider issuing fresh draft guidelines in view of the time taken to date considering the draft guidelines on wind energy to take into account current international best practice as the draft guidelines have been considered for such an extensive period that they will be out of date before they come to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33894/16]
109. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his timetable to update the wind energy guidelines 2006 which were based on ETSU-R-97, the assessment and rating of noise from wind farms issued by the UK Department of Trade and Industry in September 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/16]
106. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34074/16]
89. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34076/16]
82. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if companies involved in the wind energy industry can avail of the section 110 regime under the Finance Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33941/16]
71. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of all contingent assets in her Department and in agencies under her Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if she will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34080/16]
51. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34083/16]
49. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of contingent assets known to the Central Statistics Office and the amount that he recorded in various State Departments and bodies; the reason these are not included in the State's balance sheet; the rules in relation to this as approved by Eurostat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33957/16]
220. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider including in the Social Welfare Bill provision for the small number of persons who are in receipt of the half rate pension for self-employed persons to increase the pension for those persons who have more than 260 full rate contributions but may have not had the full 520 contributions to give them a pension pro rata to their contributions for the ten years that it was possible to be in the system, as opposed to a half rate pension that they receive whereas some of them have contributions in excess of five full years and would entitle them to a higher pension, in view of the fact that this scheme was only introduced in April 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33370/16]
198. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that have been involuntarily struck off by the Companies Registration Office in each of the past three years; the value of assets transferred to the State as a result of this and any amounts that were subsequently reinstated to the organisations concerned as a result of High Court proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33141/16]
122. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with Members of the Oireachtas from County Laois and Laois county councillors on 9 November 2016 to discuss the future services of the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33097/16]
108. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the current time limits for hedge cutting and any changes that were made in recent times; the dates that will apply for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33095/16]
57. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a new school (details supplied) will be approved; if the school is on his Department's building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33087/16]
310. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a reply will be received from the HSE to Parliamentary Question No. 1139 of 16 September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32685/16]
309. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to Parliamentary Question No. 1329 of 16 September 2016, in respect of recruitment plans for home help in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32684/16]
164. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33054/16]
139. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a new school (details supplied) is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32689/16]
82. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Valuation Office will commence a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32688/16]
366. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the required level of turnover that can be specified in the tender documents relative to the estimated contract price by public bodies, including local authorities; the mechanisms in place to ensure there is a level of consistency in relation to these matters by public bodies; if he is satisfied that where some public bodies have a much higher level of turnover required to participate in a tender process, they are not excluding small and medium-sized enterprises from participating in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31766/16]
365. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when public bodies' tender documents specify alternative evidence can be provided where a company turnover does not match that specified in the tender document in relation to public contracts; the evidence which is accepted by the contracting authority; if his attention has been drawn to the different levels of evidence accepted by different public bodies; the procedures in place to examine the alternative evidence provided under the tender documents in respect of public projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31765/16]
244. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine considering where public bodies advertise to open procedure - non-OJEU - on the e-tenders website (details supplied), his views on the circumstances whereby registered e-tender users logged on to find neither the invitation to tender nor any other document for the advertised competition had been uploaded to the system, thereby requiring them to apply directly to the public body at the given e-address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31252/16]
144. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot receive the fuel allowance; if he will grant the fuel allowance to the person based on the history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31249/16]
143. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the means test for the household benefits package with a view to excluding those on the youth social welfare payment of circa €100 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31248/16]
651. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the full payment for the past year in respect of the early child care and education higher capitation rates will be paid to a child care facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30570/16]