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Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Council on 19 October 2017. [44692/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: If I heard the Taoiseach correctly, he opened by discussing his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the invitation to a Nordic group meeting, which is to be welcomed. Did the development of PESCO emerge as a concern for the group, of which a number are, like us, significant neutrals? What issues were of concern? We know that immigration and the portability of social welfare rights...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: I thank the Taoiseach for that very important information. It is of such significance that we must get a paper from the Government setting out the context in which it has reached this view. We need to know exactly what we are getting as a country for accepting that, in effect, the Border matter is settled, just to mention one really significant element. This is a short Question Time and we...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with President Macron of France and his proposals regarding further European integration. [44691/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Data (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new housing units that will be built by Home Building Finance Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47246/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Agreements (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Questions Nos. 123 to 125, inclusive, of 17 October 2017, the analysis of cases settled by way of mutual agreement procedures, MAPs; the year and the amount of tax involved; the number of settlements open under MAPs; the tax potentially at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47306/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Agreements (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of advance pricing arrangements the Revenue Commissioners have agreed and which are currently in place, by country; the number of companies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47307/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Settlements (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that with the current rate of progress at the Tax Appeals Commission it will take approximately 17 years to hear cases (details supplied); his plans to introduce measures to expedite the processing of these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47308/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to offer alternative methods of settlement such as arbitration to persons in view of the fact that a prompt hearing before the Tax Appeals Commission is impossible in relation to the huge number of open appeals against tax assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47309/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals heard by the Tax Appeals Commission in each month since its formation; the number of determinations still outstanding for each of those months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47310/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals heard by the Tax Appeals Commission in each month since its formation, by tax head, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47311/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of reopening a Garda station (details supplied) in Dublin 18; if plans for these refurbishments have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contingencies in place to deal with increased water levels in rivers and waterways; the extra measures that have been established to deal with the upcoming winter months; the amount dedicated towards these contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47239/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department has noted negative or positive impacts from Brexit; the steps required to address such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the implementation of the property asset management delivery plan; if a database has been compiled detailing all property owned by the State and local authorities; the number of properties that are classified as vacant; his plans for these vacant properties; if these properties are suitable for residential...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional financial measures he will employ in 2018 to develop flood defences across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47242/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to ensure that spending priorities are sufficiently focused in view of the threat to the economy of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Court Recommendations (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on his Department’s discussions with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding the implementation of Labour Court recommendation, LRC 19293, regarding the rights of community employment scheme supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47244/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the estimated cost of reopening a Garda station (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if plans for these refurbishments have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Burton: 141. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the length of the waiting times for school age team services and the lack of staffing in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47216/17]