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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: The Deputy's time is up.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Community Development Projects (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 98. To ask the Taoiseach the estimated cost of the works to be undertaken as part of the Dublin north inner city project. [39047/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Relief Schemes (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by some home owners along river banks and flood prone areas in obtaining home insurance; his plans to introduce a scheme, similar to the flood re scheme in the UK, whereby the Government assists flood prone home owners obtain affordable cover for their homes; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Appeals (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the timeframe for the leaving certificate appeals process does not take cognisance of the CAO timeline (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39391/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Appeals (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the examiner for the leaving certificate appeals cannot make a determination on the results of the appeal; the reason the papers must go through a formal process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39392/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person working for a section 39 organisation, such as an organisation (details supplied), is not entitled to the same pay restorations as their public sector or HSE colleagues as provided for under the Haddington Road and Lansdowne Road agreements or entitled to future public sector pay increases; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 766. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that will be completed and ready to be occupied in the south Dublin county area by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39386/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 767. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that will be completed and ready to be occupied in the Dublin City Council area by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39388/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 768. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that will be completed and ready to be occupied in the Fingal County Council area by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39387/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 769. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that will be completed and ready to be occupied in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 770. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that will be completed and ready to be occupied in County Wicklow by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 771. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that will be completed and ready to be occupied in County Meath by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39390/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 772. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes that will be completed and ready to be occupied in County Kildare by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39382/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Business and Employers Confederation (19 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: I will not need it but thank you, Chair. I do not think I will need it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Business and Employers Confederation (19 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and the documents. I have just a couple of questions. The first is a comment on the comments made by the witnesses on USC. Based on their comments the witnesses appear to favour a minor reduction in USC over its complete abolition but they do not seem to take account of the fact that everyone pays USC and so a reduction in USC benefits everyone,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Business and Employers Confederation (19 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: It is self-imposed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: Thank you, Chair. I do not think I will use them. I have a number of questions. I am going to focus a little bit on housing from a budgetary point of view. When the IFAC was here the last time, it had some interesting points to make with regard to the difficulty and complexity of addressing the housing shortage. One of the issues raised was that the unemployment rate is at 6% and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: Mr. Tutty has interpreted it as many in the media have interpreted it but it was never intended as a tax cut. The self-financing bit of it was a piece at the end and it was suggested that it would cost the Exchequer €250 million to cut the VAT rate on building materials. I do not think anybody would argue that the VAT rate for the tourism industry was to benefit restaurants. It was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Reform (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether allowing holders of annuity pensions cash their lump sums and pay outstanding taxes would be more beneficial to persons that are in receipt of small monthly amounts from annuity pensions, in view of steps taken recently by the UK government regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36991/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Land Transfers (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the transfer of lands from a primary school (details supplied) to a GAA club to facilitate club and pitch development. [36874/17]