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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that the school building projects affected by the collapse of a contractor (details supplied) will be completed in time for the new school year; the responsibility a company has in respect of the completion and delivery of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26077/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress he has made in handing over the completion of the bundle of school building projects caused by the collapse of a company (details supplied) to another contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to create management structures to complete the school building projects affected by the collapse of companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26081/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 208. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedure in respect of an adopted person who wishes to trace personal information such as their birth certificate and file in respect of their adoption; the number of such information requests Tusla has received in the past five years; the number that have been responded to with comprehensive information including file information...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 209. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications in each year since 2013 to the adoption contact register; the number that have been successful, unsuccessful and pending a reply, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26073/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Low Pay Commission Remit (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the remit of the Low Pay Commission, especially in respect of young persons. [26004/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Data (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of landowners issued with notices under the vacant sites levy by local authority; the number of landowners subject to the vacant site levy by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26074/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Data (14 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of landowners issued notices under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 by local authority; the number of landowners subject to a derelict sites levy by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26075/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: I welcome the witnesses. On corporation tax, everybody knows that the largest company, which will announce its results at the end of June, is Microsoft, which is probably what Mr. Coffey was indicating. It is suggested that it must have had an additional €3 billion in sales and output in Ireland to generate the additional corporation tax that the figures indicate. Are the witnesses...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: I am basing that on Mr. Coffey's work.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: Is there a calculation? The additional expected EU contributions the country has to make have been calculated. Alongside a distortion or expansion in corporation tax for the reasons we understand, does Mr. Coffey agree that, in the comparison with this corporation tax figure, the VAT figures are underperforming? I do not know whether he has commissioned a study from Revenue. There is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: The other point I want to take up again is the rainy day fund. This is the tenth anniversary of the bank guarantee. Ten years ago, many of Mr. Coffey's counterparts from the Department of Finance were in telling us everything was fine, particularly in the summer and before the recess in 2008. I worry about the rainy day fund. Mr. Tutty gave a very good explanation of its purpose. Would...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: No, they said it was all sound. I am sorry. I attended all those meetings. What they said is seared in my brain, with due respect. I think various people here would remember the advice.

Questions - Ceisteanna: Brexit Issues (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Ms Nicola Sturgeon recently or since the Scottish Parliament rejected the Brexit Bill on 15 May 2018. [23418/18]

Questions - Ceisteanna: Brexit Issues (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May. [23420/18]

Questions - Ceisteanna: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the western Balkans summit in Sofia. [22575/18]

Questions - Ceisteanna: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Chancellor Merkel since the last EU Council meeting. [23419/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT payments received for each month from January to May 2016, 2017 and 2018 in addition to a summary of refunds under headings (details supplied). [25625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Audits (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to carry out an immediate audit of a company (details supplied) and to transmit by way of a spontaneous exchange of information under Article 9 of Council Directive 2011/16/EU to the tax authorities of all other member states details of the properties rented in their countries through the platform; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Audits (12 Jun 2018)

Joan Burton: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to carry out an immediate audit of a company (details supplied) and to transmit by way of a spontaneous exchange of information under Article 9 of Council Directive 2011/16/EU to the tax authorities of all other member states details of residents of those states selling goods through this platform; and if he...