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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Vacant Sites Data (26 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant site levy designations under Office of Public Works ownership that have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála to date in 2018; the location of each; the relevant local authority in each regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18527/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Vacant Sites Data (26 Apr 2018)

Barry Cowen: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant site levy designations under Office of Public Works ownership to date in 2018; the location of each; the relevant local authority in each regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18528/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (1 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 17 April 2018, the number of sites and suitable acreage for residential construction by county and by owner, that is, local authority, State body, semi-State body, the OPW and central government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18621/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (1 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 289. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of aligning nursing salaries with those of therapy staff at all points on the salary scale. [18956/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (1 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 290. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of raising the starting salary for nurses to that of the maximum point on the health care assistant scale. [18957/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties Data (1 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1619 of 17 April 2018, the number of the 1,700 ha owned by local authorities that have been used for social or affordable residential units since July 2016; the number of residential units that have been constructed on the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18622/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties Data (1 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that have been taken since July 2016 to facilitate the construction of social or affordable residential units on State-owned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18623/18]

Mental Health Parity Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: I join other speakers in welcoming this Bill and paying tribute to Deputy Browne for the manner in which he has proposed it, thereby giving this House an opportunity to comment on the good work that has been done in recent years. Various policy documents have been published, but unfortunately they have not translated into mainstream health provision as we would have liked. Despite all the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 113. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [19138/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 119. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [19153/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Department for the report. I know a great deal of work goes into producing this report that allows us to be in a position to scrutinise the various budgetary commitments from a monetary perspective and the different avenues by which the issues are addressed. I have not gone through the report in enough detail to be able to question it in depth, but I am sure I will get an...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: Do the officials not wish to answer on the NTMA?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: Is it not the case that the NTMA is accountable to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing one point reductions in average class size at primary level; and the estimated full year cost for reducing the average class size to 23 pupils. [19411/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of implementing one point reductions in the average class size at post-primary level. [19412/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of fully restoring the staffing schedule for retaining and gaining a teacher that applied for schools before 2012 for three, four and five teacher schools. [19413/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of restoring pre-2010 capitation levels to primary schools; and the estimated full year cost of a 10% increase in the capitation grant to primary schools. [19414/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of restoring capitation and related grants to primary and post-primary schools to pre-2011 levels. [19419/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of a 20% increase per annum in the per capita capitation to voluntary secondary schools; and the estimated full year cost of a 10% increase in the capitation to community and comprehensive schools. [19421/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of providing schools one administration day per week for teaching principals to cover the establishment of a permanent pool of teachers to replace teaching principals on their administration day. [19415/18]