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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1024. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce maximum charges as part of the waste charging regime in advance of the proposed changeover to pay by weight in September, 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1025. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to require the food industry to reduce the amount of packaging it uses; his views on the operation of a company (details supplied) in view of the fact that the scheme does not incentivise the use of recyclable materials or reduce the overall level of packaging; and his plans to address this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1026. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the report on the proposal announced in 2016 to give waste companies a €1.5 million reduction in landfill fees to offset the price freeze; the position regarding the promised information campaign which was supposed to be funded on foot of this reduction;; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1171. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the LGBT youth strategy; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34691/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1172. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the operation of the area based childhood programme; the projects awarded funding under this scheme, by amount awarded and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise public awareness of eligibility for family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34689/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Support Services (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the introduction of a working family payment proposed in A Programme for a Partnership Government; the way the proposed payment will differ from family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34690/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social Innovation Fund Ireland (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the projects awarded funding by the social innovation fund by county and amount awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34693/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he has still not published a review commissioned by his Department in September 2015 to develop a framework for general application in homes in which concerns had been raised regarding fire safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34631/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the successful launch of an affordable housing scheme in Ballymun (details supplied); his plans to support local authorities in replicating this scheme elsewhere; the details of the €10 million that was set aside from the sale of Bord Gais for an affordable housing pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of full-time staff within his Department with specific responsibility for social housing policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34684/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 675 of 4 July 2017, if his Department has projected the number of affordable units on each site; the number of affordable units as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the operation of the RAPID scheme; the projects awarded funding under this scheme, by amount awarded and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34694/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Costs (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that the cost of housing is neither affordable nor sustainable; and the steps he is taking to drive down the cost of housing. [34701/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide specific funding to Dublin City Council to build sheltered accommodation for senior citizens in order that it can operate the financial contribution scheme in view of its success in the past;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34702/17]

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

Róisín Shortall: I have to wonder why we are discussing this Bill, which is only a skeleton of what we were promised. The general scheme of what was then the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017 was launched in May to great fanfare, including a press statement from the previous Minister and current Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. The general scheme promised significant reform of the pensions area. For...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) will be losing a special needs assistant for the 2017-18 school year; if this decision can be reviewed in view of the fact that the school has been sanctioned SNA access for an additional four children since its last SNA allocation was made; his views on whether this level of allocation is sufficient to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or a body under its aegis sets a minimum size of playing pitches that should be provided for new primary or post-primary school development on a per pupil basis; if so, the details of same; and the minimum pitch sizes that should be retained by existing primary and post-primary schools. [35243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant recipients (details supplied) each year since the 2014 to 2015 academic year. [35894/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sexual Offences Data (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will contribute to the funding of a second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland study as has been recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/17]