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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Reform (21 Jun 2018)

Noel Grealish: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if the promised review of the Interdepartmental Pensions Reform and Taxation Group on the cost of funded supplementary pensions will include public sector pension schemes, benefits and contributions; if the promised review is solely for the private sector; the timeline for completion and publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Expenditure (26 Jun 2018)

Noel Grealish: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the rates of payment made to each home care provider for home care and nursing care respectively through section 39 funding and the 2016 home care tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27995/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (28 Jun 2018)

Noel Grealish: 262. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeframe for the review of the national local improvement scheme; if the existing eligibility criteria will be amended to include city councils in the scheme in view of the fact that they are not permitted to apply for funds from the existing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28448/18]

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: As we head into the summer months and preparations for the forthcoming budget start in earnest, I seek an assurance from the Taoiseach and the Government that one section of society will be looked after - the people of middle Ireland whom he likes to describe as those who get up early in the morning. No matter how early they get up, those not on the lower edges economically or at the upper...

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: While I acknowledge the Taoiseach's response and what has been done, it is simply not enough. These are the people who bailed out Ireland during the economic crisis. They paid higher amounts in income tax and the universal social charge was introduced. They also pay the local property tax and most of them paid their water charges, but they believe they have been forgotten and not reaped...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (4 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and the Minister of State with special responsibility for financial services and insurance will continue to meet a group (details supplied) to ensure that the views of policyholders are fully represented in the reform of the insurance market. [28664/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (5 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes available for energy efficiency measures in schools including the installation of energy efficient light bulbs and heat pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29715/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Search and Rescue Missions in Mediterranean and Migration Crisis: Médecins Sans Frontières (5 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their presentations. I also heard them earlier on "Morning Ireland". It is a significant issue and we have all seen the horrendous pictures and newsreels of what has happened with migration over the years in the Mediterranean. However, there are major challenges coming in Europe. There is a new Government in Italy against migration. Recently in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue of cross-Corder healthcare for a person (details supplied) will be addressed and clarified; if they have a right to equality of treatment which would be given to a citizen resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30124/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (12 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce increased competition in the car insurance market (details supplied), in particular the possibility of offering a State-backed insurance option to drivers, which is successfully offered in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1453. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36718/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1454. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the tender process in relation to the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands will be completed and the successful tenderer in place to commence the service on 6 December 2018 when the current contract terminates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36719/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1455. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the stage the tendering process in relation to the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36720/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1456. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the work carried out by her officials to date on the preparation for the new contract in relation to the PSO air service to the Aran Islands; the schedule of work; the timelines of the remainder of the work to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36721/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1457. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the new contract in relation to the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands will be different to the current contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36722/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1458. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if representatives of the three island communities will be actively engaged in the formulation of the tender proposals and in the decision making process in selecting the successful operator for the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36723/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (25 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the financial contribution the Office of Public Works has made to a trust (details supplied) over each of the past five years and to date in 2018; the detail of the agreement between the OPW and the trust with regard to its offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (2 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 309. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to enforce the regulation of selling on online marketplaces of goods and products that fail to meet the required safety standards in the interest of consumer safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39601/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the actions taken by his Department to address concerns raised by the University of Limerick study, entitled Workplace Climate in the Defence Forces, specifically those related to pay and conditions and the retention of personnel in the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40265/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: Three years ago, the Minister of State received the University of Limerick climate survey of the Defence Forces. Both the qualitative and quantitative surveys showed an organisation heading towards a crisis. A total of 55% of respondents felt their pay did not reflect the work they did, 38% felt the pay was inadequate, and 23% wanted to look elsewhere for employment. I understand that...