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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (20 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a study (details supplied) regarding the use of section 110 tax relief in a location; his plans to address the matter on foot of the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11749/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents regarding the safety implications of the outstanding work to remove derelict prefabricated buildings from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding to upgrade toilets, heating and windows in the school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12638/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (20 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 619. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the HSE's decision not to progress with the primary health care centre for Drimnagh (details supplied); if a reassessment of the criteria for health centres has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12639/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (20 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 620. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the community midwifery services in each of the years 2010 to 2017; his plans to increase funding to this area of maternity care; his further plans to increase the availability of this service in order that it is a realistic care option for all pregnant women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12640/18]

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo chun Airteagal 40 den Bhunreacht a leasú agus téacs nua a chur ann ionas gur féidir socrú a dhéanamh le dlí chun foirceannadh toirchis a rialáil. Beidh cead ag gach aon duine a bhfuil vótáil acu vótáil. Ba mhaith liom go mbeadh gach aon duine ábalta vótáil agus go mbeidh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Survey of Ireland 2018: OECD (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: It is very nice to see Mr. Gurría.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Survey of Ireland 2018: OECD (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: Mr. Gurría is very welcome again to Ireland, and it is very nice to meet him. I will outline one or two points concerning a number of areas. The OECD gave Ireland a lot of very valuable assistance during the crisis on trying to get people back to work, in particular in areas such as youth unemployment and long-term unemployment, both of which are referred to in the OECD's report. I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategies (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to enhance the use of data and technology in the delivery of services as set out in his Department's Statement of Strategy 2016-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10932/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Public Service Pay Commission will produce its report on the unwinding of FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10933/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Shared Services (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to further expand the role of the National Shared Services Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10934/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Consultation Process (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to support an expansion of the budget scrutiny process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10935/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the commercial rates harmonisation process for each local authority; the expected timeframes for completion of the process in tabular form. [10828/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the commercial rates incentive schemes for each local authority, including those categorised as general or special, currently offered in tabular form. [10829/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the eligibility requirements for all commercial rates incentive schemes, including those categorised as general or special, by local authority in tabular form. [10830/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (8 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the promised commercial rates modernisation legislation. [10831/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (6 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: The other evening I went to see "Lady Bird" featuring Saoirse Ronan. Before the film started, there was a bit of a laugh around the cinema as an advertisement was played of little balsa men and little balsa houses that looked like architects' working models on behalf of the Government for the national development plan. To be perfectly honest, I wonder when we go to the cinema why we have...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (6 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D (infrastructure) will next meet. [11546/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (6 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: I was on the original steering committee.

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (6 Mar 2018)

Joan Burton: The United Kingdom is currently a significant net contributor to the EU budget. Brexit, when it happens, will cause a weekly €200 million gap in the European budget. The options currently being examined by the EU Commission include increasing member states contributions from 1% to 1.2% of GNI* which is a very large jump and would particularly affect Ireland at a time when our GNI* is...