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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) as part of the successful planning process pursuant to the timeline information issued by his Department in August 2017; if land acquisition is complete; if the tender documents have been prepared; if the tender date of October 2017, as referred to in his Department's correspondence of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (24 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 219. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 4 May 2017, the reason no reply has been issued; and if a reply will issue forthwith [44624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternal Mortality (24 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 281. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 10 October 2017, the procedures in place to record and review maternal deaths; the reason age and nation of origin are not recorded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45063/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternal Mortality (24 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 282. To ask the Minister for Health #the steps he and his predecessors have taken on foot of a report (details supplied) regarding investigating and addressing the disproportionate number of reported deaths of women born outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 347. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans with regard to the proposed connection that would allow metro north and the Luas green line south of St. Stephen's Green to run as an uninterrupted line from Estuary to Cherrywood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44986/17]

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: This Finance Bill, like the budget that gave rise to it, lacks any kind of coherence or ambition for the country. A small amount of money was spread around very thinly, without any apparent strategic objectives being set. For that reason, it turned out to be much ado about nothing, and a missed opportunity. The small amount of money that was available - which could have been increased, had...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, that is right. We agree with the point which IBEC has made, which is that we should use those official figures to enable us to leverage additional fiscal space in order to begin catching up on the glaring underinvestment in infrastructure in so many different areas across the country. The other context in which we are discussing the Finance Bill is that of the Government's attitude to...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: They are given a €5,000 tax break to send their children to private schools. That is deeply unfair. It is a slap in the face to most ordinary taxpayers who are put to the pin of their collar to survive. Again, it is just a front to enable people to avoid paying their fair share of tax, as is the Government's attitude to corporation tax. The Social Democrats fully support the 12.5%...

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: While a specific reference to Ireland in the conclusions of the 20 October European Council meeting is welcome, it is with growing alarm that we note a complete absence of detail regarding what the new EU external frontier will look like post Brexit. I do not know how many more times we will have to stand in the Chamber and welcome vague assertions that a hard border will be avoided. Detail...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to reach an agreement with the teachers' unions in respect of two-tier pay scales; his views as to whether this issue is significantly undermining morale within the profession; the direction he has given his officials in respect of unions that engage in industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The question concerns the two-tier pay scales in operation for teachers at present, the fact that all three teacher unions have now rejected the pay agreement, the implications of this for future working with the teachers' unions and what the Minister intends to do to address this pressing issue.

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It is important not to confuse this issue with the whole question of incremental pay scales. We are talking about a cohort of teachers who are starting on a lower salary than their colleagues started on, which means that, over the course of their teaching career, they will be substantially penalised as a result. There is a significant sense that younger teachers who have come in are being...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It is causing a severe problem with recruitment.

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Administration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It is unfortunate that the Minister for Finance is not present, particularly in light of the level of interest among Members in this topic. It is unusual that no Minister from the Department of Finance is present and that is regrettable. We are all too well aware of the important twofold role CE plays in supporting people, mainly from disadvantaged areas, to get back into the workforce...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Administration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister's response is extremely disappointing. It represents a very significant departure from standard practice where the Government accepts and adheres to a recommendation of the Labour Court. The Minister is welshing on an earlier agreement. That is the only way to describe it. The principles involved in this were accepted and established in 2008. Bringing in the question of...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Administration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It made the funding available.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 17 October 2017, the precise formula used in the calculation of the contribution to the EU budget; and if the nominal GDP growth rate for 2015, that is, 26% is factored into this. [45136/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Sector High Level Forum (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the work of the high level forum established to examine the issue of pensions for community employment supervisors; the number of times the forum has met since it was established; the composition; the expected completion date of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45151/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Sector High Level Forum (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the issues identified by his predecessor on the subject of pensions for community employment supervisors; if he has satisfied himself with the pace of progress of the work of the high level forum established to examine the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45152/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Sector High Level Forum (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement the 2008 Labour Court recommendation on the provision of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45153/17]