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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (12 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress which has been made in the setting up of the expert group in line with the commitment in action No. 12 of the strategy for the rental sector that his Department will lead an expert group to develop a cost rental model for the Irish rental sector; when he expects it to be established; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (12 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects a completed document will be published in view of the fact that he has seen a first draft of the new national vacant housing re-use strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33468/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the current operation of the non-resident aggregation relief tax credit; his views on whether it operates fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33650/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

John Curran: The Deputy has used his 20 minutes.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

John Curran: I wish the Minister well in her new role. I have a degree of sympathy for her because the Bill was initiated by the previous Minister. The concept at the time was to have the Bill enacted before the summer. What we are presented with here is incomplete. Other speakers have alluded to that. Before I refer to the Bill, I will correct a comment made by Deputy Coppinger when she spoke...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the relief granted to resident and non-resident persons with a non-resident spouse in respect of the non-resident aggregation relief tax credit can be greater than the relief that would be granted on the basis of joint assessment to a tax resident couple; his views on whether this is fair; if he will review the issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (26 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a progress report on the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; the sections of the Act that have been commenced; when all sections of the Act will be commenced to allow a same sex couple to both assume parentage of their child from birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36535/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35131/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Health Insurance Card (26 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 820. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which an Irish citizen who lives in the UK can gain access to haemodialysis while returning here for holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (26 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 955. To ask the Minister for Health further to his comments at the launch of the National Drugs Strategy, the areas which the €3 million additional funding referred to in his speech will be used to fund in 2017, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35849/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she or bodies and agencies under the remit of her Department plan to make services or payments dependant on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependant on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff to be made available to each State agency under her remit to specifically deal with Brexit; the number of these staff that have been recruited to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38180/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals being put forward by the working group established to examine and report on the tax treatment of landlords; if these proposals have been submitted to him for consideration in the context of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance if his and the cost of insurance working group's attention has been drawn to the significant variations in motor insurance premiums being charged by insurance companies depending on the location in which a person is living in Dublin (details supplied); if the working group will address these practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38189/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependant on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38148/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate to charge VAT on carbon tax and the PSO levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that drivers will see significant motor insurance premiums reductions in view of the fact that motor insurance companies are currently returning profits and that motor insurance premiums have increased excessively particularly in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38200/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 281. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38153/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38146/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in his Department in releasing its interest in a school building (details supplied) which is to be acquired and used as a community facility. [38192/17]