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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (26 Oct 2017)

Joan Burton: 147. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise the provision of capital funding for the new endoscopy unit and other ancillary services at Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare, from the additional capital allocation of €471 million announced under the mid term capital review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (26 Oct 2017)

Joan Burton: 148. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise the provision of capital funding for phase 3C of Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare, from the additional capital allocation of €471 million announced under the mid term capital review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (26 Oct 2017)

Joan Burton: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of additional funding allocated to sport from the allocation of €1,258 million under the mid-term capital review up to 2021; his plans to reintroduce the local authority swimming pool capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (26 Oct 2017)

Joan Burton: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when invitations will be extended from local authorities for the second tranche of LIHAF following the allocation of a further €100 million to the scheme between exchequer and local authority funding; if existing applications under the first tranche will suffice; if not, if local authorities will have to submit fresh...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: We are all familiar with the situation of people who are going for jobs who, instead of being given contracts of employment, are forced into bogus self-employment. When I was Minister, I commissioned a report on this problem based on data supplied by a variety of organisations. This problem is resulting in significant losses of employers' contributions to the PRSI system. I cannot...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: It has been finished for months.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: This is a scandal.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: The Revenue Commissioners already understand the issues involved, given the loss of revenue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met. [46483/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: I want to support Deputy Martin. I am conscious that the Taoiseach acknowledged last week that he is aware of the impossible situation in which hospices are being put. I take it he will respond in due course. Have the Taoiseach or Government had a discussion on harassment and bullying in the workplace, specifically public employment and publicly funded institutions? We have had a slew...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: The point I raised is very important to women. I understand what the Taoiseach spoke of is important but it ignores what has happened with the harassment and bullying of women.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: It ill-behoves the Taoiseach not to respond to that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: I thank the Taoiseach. I advise the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to be reasonable.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: I would like the Taoiseach to reply.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: That is fine.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Documents (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department received the recent Revenue Commissioners report on Brexit; if so, when; the actions being taken as a result; and his views on the report regarding implications for a border. [46484/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Documents (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: Everybody on this side of the House is anxious to co-operate with the Government and provide as much assistance as possible to achieve the best possible outcome for the island of Ireland. This is not a party political football. The chairman of the Revenue Commissioners raised a number of points which are presumably being worked on. I want to call them to the Taoiseach's attention. One...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance the apportion out cost to the Exchequer of budget 2018 changes to the standard rate threshold and reduction in the USC rate between income tax cases below €70,000 and above €70,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47107/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 301. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the additional funding arising from the mid-term capital review for infrastructure investment at heritage sites will enable the OPW to proceed with the phase 2 restoration works to Maynooth Castle, Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47053/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (7 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problems in a school (details supplied) in respect of the allocation of resources applied to this school; the reason for the allocation of resource hours to this DEIS band 1school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46684/17]