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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (10 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 129. To ask the Minister for Defence if the €54 million price for a new ship, as recently announced, is included in his Department's capital budget up to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (10 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 130. To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has investigated the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for patrolling Irish territorial waters rather than capital and labour intensive ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Property Prices Register (10 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on recent reports regarding inaccuracies in the property price register (details supplied); the action she is taking to ensure details submitted are correct; her plans to improve and increase the number of details submitted such as area of the property, number of rooms or other relevant details to purchasers; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the cost of the foreign earnings deduction in each year since its introduction; if he will provide a breakdown of the deduction by country visited and the number of persons that have claimed this relief in each year; to outline his plans to reform, restrict or extend the FED; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31158/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the yield in each year since 2011 following the changes to the tax treatment of gains arising from various types of share schemes; if he will provide a breakdown by tax type yield; the taxes that apply; the types of schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31159/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the projected costs to the Exchequer on an annual basis since 2011 of the tax exemption on approved profit-sharing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31160/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Rate (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a higher rate of property tax for residential units that are left vacant for more than six months as an incentive to ensure properties are either leased or sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31521/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the plans for a new school building for a school (details supplied); when will it move off site; if a temporary location been found while construction takes place; when the project is expected to be finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30994/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the yield from the extension of PRSI to unearned income for first six months of 2014; the projected outturn for this period and for the year as a whole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31032/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the success of JobsPlus to date; the amount of funding available; the number of positions it covers; her plans to extend or increase the funding available to increase the number of places; if she will consider reducing the eligibility requirements to less than 12 months but with less of a subsidy; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 467. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person who was responsible for deciding which projects received funding under the dormant accounts action plan 2014; if there was an application procedure for interested bodies; if the application process was advertised; if projects were selected by civil servants; if so, under what criteria; if he will provide those...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 819. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will confirm that the funding commitment of €1.2 million for the docklands and north east inner city consortium ABC programme is still available; the reason for the delay in progressing this vital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31045/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 820. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is concerned that CES and Pobal appear to be continuously changing the criteria for the ABC programme and that is causing huge uncertainty in the communities this initiative is intended to serve; if he will intervene to ensure these projects are expedited as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31046/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Plaques (16 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 8. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a registry or list of the many local monuments, plaques and statues in counties and towns across Ireland that commemorate specific events and people associated with the 1916 Rising; if not, her plans to compile one in advance of the centenary commemorations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31146/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Plaques (16 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 16. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a system of once-off grants will be made available to local communities, local authorities and resident committees to ensure that the many local monuments, plaques and statues in counties and towns across Ireland that commemorate events and people associated with the 1916 Rising are renovated, restored, cleaned or improved in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to develop a permanent school building at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 2; if it is a temporary site to accommodate another school during redevelopment works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31712/14]

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: This is a technical amendment due to a typographic error. It inserts the word "not" into the existing text of the published Bill.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: It is.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: The points raised by Senator Walsh on reproduction are not framed in this Bill because this is the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill and those points fall under the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality and relate to the setting of policy. They are interesting points and I thank the Senator for raising them - they could be raised when policy is being developed. I thank Senator...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: There are exceptional circumstances and these are framed in the legislation with the protection of the child in mind. Some of the examples are abstract, such as assisting in tracking down a father when a mother cannot give sufficient details. I will consider the Senator's points and return to him in the next week with a detailed answer. I am not trying to avoid the questions.