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Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: Last June, I raised this issue with the Minister, having previously raised it when two Labour Party Ministers published legislation to provide for school admissions, which was later adopted by the Minister. Yesterday morning I spent a couple of hours in two schools in my constituency, Dublin West, which are not untypical. They are both delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 129. To ask the Taoiseach the Heads of Government and State he plans to meet in the next threemonths. [23421/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims made under section 285A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as enacted by section 46 of the Finance Act 2008; the cost for wind turbines, CHP, cooling equipment, solar, heat pumps and so on; the annual cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23479/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the three largest claims made under section 285A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as enacted by section 46 of the Finance Act 2008; the type of projects to which they applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23480/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance if a cost-benefit analysis has been prepared of the relief provided under section 285A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as enacted by section 46 of the Finance Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23481/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT received by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of electronic services provided to unregistered customers resident in all other European Union states in each of the months January to April 2018; the amount remitted to those states; the balance retained by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT at point of entry collected in each of the months January to April 2018; the amounts collected in the corresponding months in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Reports (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to publish an annual analysis of tax at risk, including, but not limited to, the number and amount of tax in dispute under correlative adjustment mutual agreement procedures, MAPs, tax appeals and so on, to be included in the office's annual report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies opting to be treated under section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 which have failed to submit accounts to the Revenue Commissioners and have been prosecuted for failing to do so in each of the years 2012 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings between the Revenue Commissioners and the Office of Corporate Enforcement regarding the substantial number of companies opting to be taxed under section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 which have failed to submit accounts to either the Revenue Commissioners or the Company Registration Office; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which special needs assistants and other support services teachers are allocated to DEIS schools; the changes made in relation to the process of allocation of SNAs to these schools; if the SENO has discretion in relation to the allocation of SNAs to DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23337/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report underway in respect of the SUSI grant is due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23671/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (29 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce or extend existing anti-money laundering regulations to those companies providing secretarial services or independent trust and corporate services providers which are used to hide beneficial ownership of many companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23487/18]

Pay Inequality in the Public Service: Statements (24 May 2018)

Joan Burton: I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath for facilitating me. This is the last day before voting in tomorrow's referendum and many of us have been trying to multitask. The worst example of the Government's failure to address pay inequality in the public service is in the plight of section 39 workers. I have raised this now with the Taoiseach and the Minister, starting when the last Government was...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Administrative Arrangements (23 May 2018)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach said one intriguing thing there. Does the Minister, Deputy Ross, as the lead Minister with the Independent Alliance get notification and copies of all Cabinet memos and all memos to Government in advance, as would be the norm with a minority party in government that had a Tánaiste for instance? Can the Taoiseach confirm if he gets advance copies of all the memos, not just...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Administrative Arrangements (23 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the supports his Department provides to Independent Ministers and Deputies who support the Government. [21439/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Seanad Reform (23 May 2018)

Joan Burton: As for the idea of a committee with 26 politicians on it talking about Seanad reform and the possibility of experts being attached to it as well, I wish all those involved well. Did the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport nominate himself? Is this a new procedure, whereby Ministers can sit on such committees? What is the purpose of the Minister sitting on the committee? The...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Operations (23 May 2018)

Joan Burton: Where stands the rainy day fund? In economic terms the amount involved is ridiculous. It is €500 million. We have a housing crisis and €500 million might go to address something like housing for older people. That would produce a rate of return as opposed to investing this €500 million somewhere around the world in whatever the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA,...

Other Questions: Departmental Priorities (22 May 2018)

Joan Burton: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his priorities for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22308/18]

Other Questions: Departmental Priorities (22 May 2018)

Joan Burton: I ask the Minister to set out his budgetary priorities for budget 2019. I am sure that much of the Department's preparatory work for the next budget is underway, if not completed at this stage. In particular, will the Minister be providing for an increase in capitation grants to primary and secondary schools given that the cost of running and maintaining schools has risen dramatically in...