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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 767. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff from her Department who have appealed against secondment per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the appeals mechanism involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36976/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 768. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff from her Department currently seconded to a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36992/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 769. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff from her Department currently seconded from a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37008/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Redeployment (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 791. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff from his Department currently seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36962/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Redeployment (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 792. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff from his Department who have appealed against secondment per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the appeals mechanism involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36978/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Redeployment (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 793. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff from his Department currently seconded to a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36994/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Redeployment (29 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 794. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff from his Department currently seconded from a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: I thank both groups for coming in. The groups focused on demographics and pension planning. I thought there was something of a contradiction in what Ms O'Connor said, and I trust she does not mind my querying it. She criticised retaining the pension reliefs as part of the taxation package. Yet, she pointed out the pension problem that we are going to have which will affect women and...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: I wish to share time with Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: I congratulate Deputy Ó Cuív on tabling this motion. His timing turned out to be quite prescient when one considers the events that happened on Inis Mór last weekend. The issue of voting highlights the isolation of the islands and the events of last weekend show that it is not just something that happens at election time and that the isolation of islands can be a factor at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: 196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to have carer's allowance included as reckonable income to qualify under the tenant purchase scheme. [38543/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the provisions to be taken to ensure the successful roll out of the schools meals scheme as announced in budget 2017; if storage, waste and administrative costs have been factored into the funding announced in 2017; the way in which the scheme will be administered by the participating schools; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Promotions (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: 273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the processes he has in place to ensure his Department's approval is given before the commencement of any administrative process for internal promotion competitions within any Department or agency of the Government; if these processes have been reviewed in view of events at Horse Racing Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces Personnel (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: 274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the interactions, including dates of contact, dates of meetings and so on which his Department has had with the Department of Defence or with the Defence Forces in regard to the possible future appointment of a captain NS in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38800/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: 441. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will progress the extension to the renewable energy feed in tariff 2 support scheme for those in the development of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38779/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: EU Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs: Discussion (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: I have a number of questions. I welcome the delegation from the Commission. However, I find a contradiction at the heart of the presentation. Mr. Martínez Mongay spoke of the need to have a moderately expansionary fiscal stance and he said the Commission wants this to happen, yet when we introduced a budget that is expansionary, it was criticised because we did not put the gains we...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: EU Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs: Discussion (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: I asked specifically about the impact of Brexit on our fiscal plans. Will Mr. Martínez Mongay go into more detail on what Mr. Juncker referred to regarding room for capital projects in particular?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: EU Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs: Discussion (6 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: Brexit is happening for us now. We cannot wait for Article 50 because we export €13.6 billion worth of products to the UK. In the first six months of 2017, which we are discussing here, many contracts which were negotiated in the first six months of 2016 will be renegotiated on the basis of the new relationship with sterling. That is impacting on our food and manufacturing...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: The Garda Representative Association and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors have approved the Labour Court deal on Garda pay and payment is due to begin next month. However, there is no allocation for such payment, which the Department of Justice and Equality has costed at €50 million, in either the Department Vote or any other Vote. Will a Supplementary Estimate be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Dara Calleary: 60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a visa application (details supplied) is not being processed; the reason for the delay in processing the application; the current waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39295/16]