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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Sector Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 887. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in her Department that entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment [11852/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 908. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11864/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Administration (20 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 910. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the rationale for the decision to remove approval authority from local authorities for local improvement scheme, LIS, road funding; his views on whether this is an undermining of locally elected council members, the professional staff of local authorities, for example, road engineers that previously have approved and inspected these...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 931. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in her Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11857/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 997. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in receipt of carer's allowance who were self-employed at the time their carer duty commenced are denied a credited contribution; her views on whether this means that effectively two persons in receipt of carer's allowance are being treated differently by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 1013. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department that entered the civil service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11861/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 1074. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in her Department who entered the Civil Service via a route other than through an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service or its predecessors; the grades of each; and the basis for the non-standard recruitment. [11854/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (8 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a flood defence project for Crossmolina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11100/18]

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Mar 2018)

Dara Calleary: I commend Deputy Michael McGrath on pursuing this issue vigorously over the course of the past six years. My time is limited. In the interests of transparency, my own mortgage is owned by a fund. I have toured through the correspondence. It is on its third ownership at this stage and I have had a tour of suburban business parks today to find the address of the particular intermediary that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (28 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when compensation will be paid to a person (details supplied) of An Garda Síochána in County Mayo. [10426/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (28 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when compensation will be paid to a person (details supplied) of An Garda Síochána in County Mayo. [10426/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: I raised a parliamentary question with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, and he shot it down pretty completely. He cited the review done in 2016. I am happy to share his reply with the Chair and the committee. However, it was a pretty straight shooting down of the proposals.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the NWCI, as well as Senator Higgins, who is in the Public Gallery. Can the witnesses speak to us about the steering group and tell us what is their understanding of the role that group will have? Have terms of reference been discussed? Will that group be up and running ahead of budget 2019? We discussed many of the concerns of the witnesses with the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff that will be allocated to the National Regeneration and Development Agency; the budget for the agency per annum; the location of its headquarters; the operational timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9264/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Project Ireland 2040 Launch (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 113. To ask the Taoiseach the number of contracts entered into by the strategic communications unit for the publication and launch of the national development plan; the cost of each contract; the purpose of each contract; and if the procurement process went through the Office of Government Procurement. [9098/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Project Ireland 2040 Launch (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 115. To ask the Taoiseach the cost of publishing the national development plan 2018-27; the cost of its launch in County Sligo on 16 February 2018; the cost of the presentation that accompanied the launch; the invoices to be received and the contracts that have been entered into; the cost of advertising in social media for the plan and its launch; the cost of advertising in newspapers for the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Project Ireland 2040 Launch (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 116. To ask the Taoiseach the number of contracts entered into for the publication and launch of the national development plan; the cost of each contract; the purpose of each contract; and if each contract was organised by the Office of Government Procurement. [9097/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the competitive criteria that will be used for the allocation of funds through the urban regeneration and development fund, rural development fund, climate action fund and disruptive technologies fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9265/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of projects that will be subject to the revised public private partnership rules as announced in the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9266/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Investments (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: 368. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken by Enterprise Ireland to foster the development of the augmented reality and virtual reality industries here; the companies that are supported; her plans to address the expansion in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10045/18]