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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (26 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects Ireland to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (26 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 455. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has established the pricing watchdog monitoring unit to oversee new pricing structures being introduced by waste management companies; if so, the members of this unit; the numbers of times the unit has met; the findings of this unit to date; the progress being made in establishing a regulator for the waste...

Other Questions: Public Services Card (20 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the requirement for the public services card; her views on whether other Departments and agencies should be able to insist on using this card for identification purposes; her further views on whether the public services card is effectively becoming a national identity card; her views on whether, if the...

Other Questions: Public Services Card (20 Sep 2017)

John Curran: As the Minister will be aware, there was quite a lot of controversy over the card. I understand the intent, but the concern in terms of the greater mandatory use of the card and the data that is collected is who else may view it, where it would go and where it might be used. It is all very well to say go home and put it into the drawer and that one might never have to use it again, but it...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Services Card (20 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 99. To ask the Taoiseach if the or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; and if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card. [39059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Statement (20 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a VAT compensation scheme to provide relief from VAT if only on a partial basis initially on activities undertaken by charities here in the context of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39758/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classes that have 30 or more students for the 2017-2018 academic year and the 2016-2017 academic year respectively, by county. [39599/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (20 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 470. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide €40 million additional funding in Budget 2018 to provide for dementia care co-ordinators in each local health office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39546/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Funding (20 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 667. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review the funding provided through Tusla for family resource centres (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she or bodies and agencies under the remit of her Department plan to make services or payments dependant on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependant on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff to be made available to each State agency under her remit to specifically deal with Brexit; the number of these staff that have been recruited to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38180/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals being put forward by the working group established to examine and report on the tax treatment of landlords; if these proposals have been submitted to him for consideration in the context of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance if his and the cost of insurance working group's attention has been drawn to the significant variations in motor insurance premiums being charged by insurance companies depending on the location in which a person is living in Dublin (details supplied); if the working group will address these practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38189/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependant on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38148/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate to charge VAT on carbon tax and the PSO levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that drivers will see significant motor insurance premiums reductions in view of the fact that motor insurance companies are currently returning profits and that motor insurance premiums have increased excessively particularly in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38200/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 281. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38153/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38146/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in his Department in releasing its interest in a school building (details supplied) which is to be acquired and used as a community facility. [38192/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school closures where there are 30 or more students for the 2017-18 academic year and the 2016-17 academic year respectively, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38203/17]