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Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: I understand officials from the Department of the Taoiseach had meetings with representatives of the three largest newspapers and other newspapers to set budgets. Were contractual agreements or indications of contracts made at any of these meetings? Why are we being left hanging on? How much did the study carried out by the Secretary General cost? One of his senior officials helped the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Strategic Communications Unit (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the implementation of the report to wind down the strategic communications unit. [17613/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Disability Funding and Disability Proofing Budget 2019: Discussion (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: I thank each of the delegates for providing us with such interesting and comprehensive presentations. I have a specific question. It is a small one, but it is arises a good deal. Growing children who are wheelchair users and perhaps have very severe disabilities, both physical and intellectual, often experience a long delay in being given a new wheelchair which may also be more...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Disability Funding and Disability Proofing Budget 2019: Discussion (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: I have one further question. On the issue of income support, obviously, in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection it is accepted as such. With respect to younger people, particularly those with mental health issues, what are the delegates' experiences in their being able to access income support and subsequently being able, as they choose to do on a voluntary basis, to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 27 February 2018, the status of the project; when revised tenders will issue for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17476/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 596 of 22 March 2018, if an application has been lodged under the OPW minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will issue to a school (details supplied) in County Meath in respect of its application for additional school accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17479/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the delivery of the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board; when a design team will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17480/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the conveyancing process relating to the acquisition of a site for a new college and school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been completed; if the site is now in the ownership of his Department; when a design team will be appointed for both projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17481/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders received by the closing date of 16 April 2018 for the construction of a four classroom extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the extension will be constructed during the school summer holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 22 March 2018, if the minor issues that needed to be addressed by the design team have been dealt with; if the project will proceed to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if authorisation has issued to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to commence the pre-qualification of contractors for a new school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence on a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeframe for the progression of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17486/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 322. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a replacement industry for a location (details supplied) in County Kildare has been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17477/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (24 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 356. To ask the Minister for Health when a design team will be put in place to carry out the tender process for the new endoscopy unit, physical medicine unit, physical therapy unit, oncology unit and day procedure department at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17478/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he has held recent meetings with church leaders and faith communities. [15156/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B - social policy and public services - will next meet. [13573/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A - economy last met. [13572/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capacity for a community school in an area of disadvantage to offer PLC courses if it wishes to do so; the steps the community school must undertake to be eligible to provide PLC courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15206/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (17 Apr 2018)

Joan Burton: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the conditions a community school has to meet to offer PLC courses; the regulations it has to meet in respect of QQI; the cost of meeting these regulations; if funding is provided to community schools in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15207/18]