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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Strategic Communications Unit (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 92. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which the strategic communications unit will complement existing arrangements within his Department yet work independently from the GIS. [39041/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Strategic Communications Unit (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 93. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the audit of the public relations and communications work across Departments and the agencies under their remit; the person who will receive the final report; the person or group that is undertaking the report; the cost of the report; and the person or group that will be responsible for implementing the recommendations therein. [39042/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Strategic Communications Unit (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 94. To ask the Taoiseach the reason the strategic communications unit is being established on a permanent basis within his Department; the reason the positions therein were not advertised to allow for open competition; if the staff employed within the unit will be civil servants; the type of contracts they will have; and the salaries of each. [39043/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Strategic Communications Unit (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 96. To ask the Taoiseach the number of vacancies in the GIS; if the recruitment process has been commenced to fill the positions; and the salary scales they will have. [39045/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Strategic Communications Unit (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 97. To ask the Taoiseach if the strategic communications unit will be concentrating on social media activity or if it will be involved in all aspects of communication; and the way in which duplication with GIS will be avoided. [39046/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 86. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons employed as policy, special and communications advisers that are not civil servants. [39035/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 95. To ask the Taoiseach the person responsible for his weekly messages on social media; and if these are arranged by party staff rather than those employed in his Department. [39044/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 116. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the status of the IBRC inquiry. [39097/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 112. To ask the Taoiseach if the fact that the Government would not be bringing forward proposals on a border on the island of Ireland was mentioned when he met Prime Minister May in June 2017 or when he spoke to her in subsequent phone calls. [39091/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 115. To ask the Taoiseach if he commenced formal meetings with the church leaders under the structured dialogue process. [39095/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Operations (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 117. To ask the Taoiseach if he has made changes to sections of his Department since assuming office. [39098/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 119. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation with President el-Sisi of Egypt in August 2017. [39105/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Trade Strategy (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 120. To ask the Taoiseach further to his announcement in Toronto regarding doubling Ireland's global footprint by 2025, the way in which this will be achieved; and if finances will be made available for same. [39106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foreign Direct Investment (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department is co-ordinating or overseeing Ireland's response to possible or pending changes to the US trade and tax policy as outlined in the national risk assessment report. [39101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments made by President Juncker in his state of the union address (details supplied); the implications this may have for the State; the actions he will take to prevent changes to the corporation tax rate here in view of the commitment made following the second Lisbon treaty and the agreed protocols on same; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the policies he is implementing to ensure that the State remains competitive; the number of recommendations that are being implemented from the most recent national competitiveness council report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39747/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Risk Assessment (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role his Department has in co-ordinating Departments' responses to the risks outlined in the national assessment report on risks, particularly in view of the fact that they apply to the risks outlined in the report in relation to human capital and skills needs and in view of the fact they are deemed to be issues of growing importance in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 279. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his EU counterparts regarding Brexit recently. [39096/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (20 Sep 2017)

Micheál Martin: 278. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department are making plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. [39094/17]