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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: Will Professor Barrett repeat that, please?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: The upper Shannon basin accounts for only 60,000 of the hundreds of thousands of vacant properties identified in the Central Statistics Office figures.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: That is not what the Central Statistics Office figures indicate.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: Professor Barrett is not proposing to put them out of their homes, is he?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: Is Professor Barrett saying that this is an urban myth in areas with high employment?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: Extraordinary figures are given for it. One heard endless chat over the summer on radio programmes that these houses are everywhere.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 288. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts the state has paid for fees and advice regarding a company's tax case (details supplied) and the European Commission; the further professional fees likely to be incurred in respect of most recent ruling and from whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25528/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Statistics Office Reports (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 285. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to address the recent Central Statistics Office figures for the economy; his views on whether this is a serious reputational issue for the State; the advice and reports he has commissioned; if he will publish such reports as soon as available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25519/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions, formal and informal, he and his Department had with national and European institutions regarding the tax affairs of a company (details supplied); if he has spoken with the relevant EU Commissioners; if so, the dates, times and subjects of such meetings; if he will publish reports and so on arising from the matters; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance the grounds on which he proposes to appeal against the recent ruling by the European Commission regarding the tax affairs of a company (details supplied); the engagement between him and his Department and the European Commission since the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25525/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amounts of tax payments to Ireland regarding a company's tax case (details supplied) and the European Commission, including any estimated fees and penalties and interest; when they will fall due; if potential escrow arrangements have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25529/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend the residency rule relating to accessing Student Universal Support Ireland supports to allow for Irish citizens who emigrated in recent years for economic reasons and have returned here to avail of further education opportunities. [24514/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined reviewing the residency rule regarding accessing SUSI supports for Irish citizens who emigrated in recent years for economic reasons due to the recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24544/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the preliminary census results for Fingal county showing above trend population growth, he plans to review the current and future educational provision in Fingal county, in particular in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24547/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will commence the urgently required work on the rebuilding of a school (details supplied), which is now more urgent in the context of the recent census data showing the continuing huge population growth in Dublin 15 and Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25475/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will commence the rebuilding of schools (details supplied) in view of the census figures on population growth in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25476/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of new premises for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26280/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase of Roslyn Park from the Rehab Group; if it is their intention to use it as a secondary and primary school or a stand alone primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26281/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of locations currently under investigation by his Department for the location of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26282/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (16 Sep 2016)

Joan Burton: 1255. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in progressing the previous Government's plans for a 100-bed unit at Connolly hospital for older and infirm patients; if he is aware of the recent census data confirming the significant population growth of such patients and the dearth of nursing home beds on the northside of Dublin and of home care packages; the capital...