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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 710. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to replace or reinstate the telephone allowance for the elderly persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39572/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 713. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the commitments in the programme for Government in relation to improving the lives of persons with disabilities. [29820/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 715. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide computer facilities for persons to search for jobs in the Dún Laoghaire social welfare office in view of the fact that the office has had no online facilities for persons to use since mid 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39708/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 723. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full cost in 2018 for abolishing the reduced jobseeker's allowance rates for persons under 26 years of age. [39792/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 724. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full cost in 2018 of increasing child benefit in respect of children over 12 years of age by €30. [39793/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 793. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the maximum amount a person in receipt of HAP is allowed to contribute towards rent; if this is stated in the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39573/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 794. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person must pay their water bill in order to purchase a local authority house through the incremental purchase scheme, in view of the fact that refunds are now being issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39580/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 797. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy on private tenants in situ in apartments that have been bought by a voluntary housing body when those tenants are entitled to HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39728/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 798. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rights of a private tenant that is eligible for housing and HAP and who lives in a property that has been bought by a voluntary housing body but is not paying differential rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39729/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 799. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed figures for investment in repairing and upgrading the water infrastructure over the coming three years. [39783/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Expenditure (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 800. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost in 2018 to reduce leakages in water infrastructure from current levels to 25%. [39784/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does Mr. Coffey accept, as I think everybody does, that we have an enormous housing crisis? Apart from the social impact, it is now a macroeconomic problem and threat. If one does not have affordable accommodation, it becomes a problem for economic growth. It is now a serious disincentive for those who have left this country, including graduates, to come back and it may be a reason for...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am finished.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I accept that. Is it fair to say that the proportionate increase in corporate tax revenue is not as great as the proportionate increase in gross profits?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have Mr. Coffey's report helpfully out here in front of me, and it shows the increase is not as great.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Only if one accepts that the enormous allowances, which Mr. Coffey's paper gives the figures for, are all legitimate.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Their extent is pretty staggering.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It happens to us all the time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will not spend much time on Brexit. Would Dr. McQuinn agree that many of the things that could be issues for us as a result of Brexit are really difficult to pin down at this point? We had the fluctuations, but on a range of other things we just do know what could be the potential impacts. There could be upsides and downsides. While I agree with Dr. McQuinn's point about encouraging...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does Dr. McQuinn not want to comment on the section 110 issue?