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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (13 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new recruits to the education sector in each of the years 2011 to 2013; and the number of whole-time equivalent recruits. [21975/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (13 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of new recruits to the local government sector in each of the years 2011 to 2013; the number of whole-time equivalent recruits [21976/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (13 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of new recruits to the Civil Service, in each of the years 2011 to 2013; the number of whole-time equivalent recruits and the overall number of public service employees at the end of each of these years. [21419/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Data (13 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public sector pay bill for each of the years 2011 to 2013. [21420/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (13 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new recruits to the health sector in each of the years 2011 to 2013; the number of whole-time equivalent recruits. [21977/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (13 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 284. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits to the defence sector, in each of the years 2011 to 2013; the number of whole-time equivalent recruits [21974/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (14 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 92. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons receiving the housing assistance payment, HAP, in each local authority; the average amount being paid to HAP recipients in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21749/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (14 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 93. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons housed via the housing assistance payment from the homeless list in the Dublin region and each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21750/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Charities Regulation (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the regulation of the taxation affairs of charities is carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22746/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporate Tax Compliance (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the use of charitable tax status for the purpose of corporate tax avoidance; the way this can happen; the number of such schemes which exist; the cost to the Exchequer of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22747/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of real estate investment trusts which exist since their introduction; the cost to the Exchequer in tax foregone or other tax advantages conferred on such trusts or schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of full-time students that applied via the Central Applications Office for a State approved Quality and Qualifications Ireland degree in third level institutions such as Dublin Business School and Griffith College, Dublin that cannot apply for a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; his plans to extend the availability of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will release the detailed studies of the operation of student loan schemes to fund third level education in other countries referenced in the Cassells report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22422/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to place a school (details supplied) in Roslyn Park national learning network, Beech Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, which his Department is in negotiations to purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22682/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of sites currently being considered for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22684/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a new school on the Poolbeg Peninsula, Ringsend, Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22683/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (20 Jul 2016)

Joan Burton: 246. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the reason a person (details supplied) has been taken off the invalidity pension scheme, is receiving a reduced payment and has lost the household benefit package. [23168/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: Given the recent figures from the census, there is clearly very significant growth in the numbers of young people and older people, which puts a lot of strain on the big spending Departments. I am concerned about capital investment infrastructure and I would like the witnesses to set out their thoughts on that. Clearly, we require a lot of investment in schools, third level, training and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: The point of my question is the impact on low levels of capital investment arising out of the crisis which almost everybody is anxious to see increased in the context of demographic pressures. The Governor writes in his letter that while the European fiscal framework prescribes a target ceiling for the stock of public debt - and he uses the figure - at 60% of GDP, there are compelling...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: I want to ask about Apple and the associated impact, if any. Obviously in the short term it will not have an impact but there may be intangible issues around perceptions of Ireland and so on. Does the Central Bank have a view?