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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Film Industry (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the statutory body or bodies with responsibility for the age rating of video games. [9620/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Film Industry (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which video games and gaming are regulated in terms of content, age rating, sale to minors, purchase of online upgrades, the prevalence of gambling and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9623/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 439. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost in a full year of providing 270 neuro-rehabilitation inpatient beds. [9572/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost to the Exchequer in a full year of providing four regional inpatient specialist neuro-rehabilitation centres. [9573/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost to the Exchequer in a full year of providing nine community neuro-rehabilitation teams. [9574/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 513. To ask the Minister for Health the level of departmental representation at APO level or above with the national policy and strategy for the provision of neurorehabilitation services in Ireland; if there is a named official responsible within his Department for this and for liaison with the HSE on same; if he is briefed by this official; the regularity with which these briefings are held;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 24 October 2017, his plans with respect to the portion of the Luas green line that will not be subsumed into the new metro system; if he has satisfied himself that the recent investment in Luas cross city does not represent poor value for money in that in ten years the line will only run...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the calculation of a disability allowance arrears payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9991/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 750. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the statutory basis on which local authorities and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive allow persons to qualify for homeless HAP if they have a notice from their landlord to terminate their existing tenancy within the next 28 days; the basis on which 28 days is set;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9921/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (27 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 779. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of meetings a working group (details supplied) held; the dates of these meetings; the composition of the delegation from his Department; the progress of the report that was promised in quarter one, 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10178/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I put it to the Minister that there will be significant downstream impacts if services are unable to provide training for their staff or if the staff become so browned off with being treated as second class educators whose training is not funded that they leave the service. There is a proper requirement on all those working with children to have completed child protection training. It is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: That is a matter for Government and should be addressed at Cabinet.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the arrangements she is making to ensure that all child care workers participate in child protection training under the children first national guidelines; and if funding will be provided for in-service training similar to the arrangements for primary school teachers. [9200/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: We all agree this is a well qualified workforce with a minimum qualification of a Level 5 Quality and Qualifications Ireland, QQI, award. We also accept ongoing education and training is vital, especially in the area of child protection. There are difficulties in retaining staff within the sector. Many providers have spoken about this. Early Childhood Ireland, ECI, showed 86% of its...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of tenancies in which a 100% interest relief deduction was claimed under section 97(2K) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as inserted by section 15 of the Finance Act 2015 in each of the years since the inception of this provision; and the cost to the Exchequer in each of these years. [9211/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to ensure that companies that are awarded public works contracts do not employ persons on bogus self-employment contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9215/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the Office of Government Procurement to update its awarding criteria for public works contracts to require tendering companies to guarantee that persons will not be employed on bogus self-employment, zero hours or if-and-when contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9216/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the vetting process undertaken by the Office of Government Procurement as part of the public contract tendering processes to ensure that persons are not employed on bogus self-employment, zero hours or if-and-when contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9217/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person that takes parental leave in the form of one day per week is entitled to retain that pattern of work and leave (details supplied); and his plans to provide for such an entitlement. [9212/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff (22 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 18 January 2018, the reason for the delay in the issuing of the response; when the requested information will be supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9227/18]