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Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

John Curran: It is not.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (17 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 20. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date by the Citizens Information Board with regard to the restructuring of CIS and MABS services; the timeframe for the restructuring; the estimated cost savings that will be made in 2018 as a result of the restructuring; the improved services that will be made available in 2018 as a result of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (17 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for pension reform; her further plans on introducing auto-enrolment into pensions for employees; if so, the timeframe for this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1907/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in addressing the issue of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2118/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2018)

John Curran: I know time is short so I will be very direct. The issue of pension rights for community employment supervisors has been raised in the House, and time and again we are told that the high level forum in the Minister's Department is dealing with the issue. Will the Minister advise us and update us on any progress that has been made recently.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2018)

John Curran: The high level forum has been a prolonged issue which precedes the Minister's appointment to the Department. Is he in a position to give the House any indication of the anticipated timelines to deal with the matter?

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2018)

John Curran: On the last day of the Dáil before the summer recess in July, the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill was debated and concluded Second Stage. The debate was unusual because the Bill as presented on Second Stage was substantially different from the Bill that had undergone pre-legislative scrutiny. The section around defined benefit schemes was not included. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the situation in which the cap introduced in 2009 which applied to banks that had transferred assets into NAMA restricting their use of deferred tax assets to 50% of their corporation tax and was removed in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress to date of his Department's steering group that was set up to develop and oversee an implementation plan for leaving certificate computer science with a view to commence introduction in schools from September 2018; the group's findings in terms of cost of infrastructure and equipment; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to introduce computer coding at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3270/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the schools nationally that run voluntary coding programmes through initiatives such as an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3271/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined introducing computer science as a junior certificate subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his views on whether the science curriculum is sufficient at primary school level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3273/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 407. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for scoliosis surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin in January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3277/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if as part of the 2018 capital plan the HSE has made funding available for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the funding which was allocated to each drugs task force in 2017; the level of funding to be provided to each drugs task force in 2018 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3279/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 479. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department explored the necessary steps needed to encourage coffee vendors to incentivise customers to carry their own coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3274/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 480. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps and timeframes he plans to undertake in order to establish a system of micro-generation of renewable electricity; the progress made in developing micro-generation in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3283/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 482. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date by which a renewable energy support scheme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3285/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (23 Jan 2018)

John Curran: 481. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the work, findings and reports of the recently established household waste collection price monitoring group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/18]