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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of days to the expiry of a tenancy that a tenant must face to be eligible for the homeless HAP scheme; the rationale for the number of days; and the statutory basis for same. [8194/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Properties (20 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (20 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 627. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both her Department and agencies under her remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (15 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to adjust excise duties on petrol and diesel sales in view of the emerging evidence of diesel pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7886/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gambling Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 176. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which video games and gaming are regulated here in terms of content, age rating, sale to minors, purchase of online upgrades, the prevalence of gambling and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7966/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a situation facing elderly persons in receipt of a contributory State pension, living alone increase, fuel allowance, household benefits package and a medical card, who live alone in under-occupied homes and who would consider taking in a person to help address the homeless and housing emergency, but risk...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Far too many people in this country are suffering because of insecure and precarious employment. Our young people, in particular, find themselves locked out of secure employment, decent conditions and fair pay. Having a set working week and a set wage is, for many people, now only something their parents' generation enjoyed. Too many people find themselves waiting for emails or texts from...

Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach will recall from his time as Minister for Social Protection that there is a serious need for protection for people in defined benefit pension schemes to prevent their employers winding up the schemes and walking away. This kind of practice is not allowed elsewhere and should not be allowed here either. At the time, the Taoiseach did not avail of the opportunity to introduce...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach seems to be repeating the erroneous statement made by the Department which it subsequently corrected. The original arrangement with the five schools was not to limit them to a half stream. In the case of the majority, it was a minimum of a half stream. In each case it was said the long-term requirement for accommodation for a full stream had to be considered. I ask the...

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: What is the Taoiseach's opinion?

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Despite the fact that 96% of our State-funded primary schools remain under the patronage of religious bodies, we now have the farcical situation where a number of oversubscribed multidenominational schools have been told to limit their intakes severely to a half stream of just 13 pupils from next September. The five Educate Together schools, in Trim, Tramore, Tuam, New Ross and Castlebar...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review will be undertaken of the interaction of the tax and social welfare codes to address the unfair treatment of cohabiting persons whereby a couple is assessed as a family unit for welfare purposes but assessed individually for tax purposes. [7694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (14 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer and the Social Insurance Fund in a full year if all PRSI benefits available to employed persons on class A PRSI were extended to the self-employed without a change of the rates currently charged. [7616/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department is retrospectively seeking to impose a growth restriction on recently opened Educate Together schools in Tramore, New Ross, Castlebar, Trim and Tuam against the lawful preference of a significant number of families in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department is instructing Educate Together schools to turn away large numbers of families in Tramore, New Ross, Castlebar, Trim and Tuam (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7097/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department is restricting the long-term viability of developing schools in Tramore, New Ross, Castlebar, Trim and Tuam when his Department's 2012-13 forum of patronage and pluralism report recommended that accommodation options for a full stream of provision should be considered for each area; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (13 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has given him a formal assurance that all unlawful killings are properly investigated; the precise wording of this assurance; if he has satisfied himself with this assurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7346/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Zero-hour Contracts (13 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated number of existing workers who would see a change in their contracts as a result of the new section 18(2) of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. [7041/18]

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (8 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister of State for his contribution and those Members who attended the House this evening, who contributed to the debate and pledged their support for the legislation. The Minister of State spoke quite a bit about a significant increase in the child care budget. While there has been a significant increase the point is that we started from an extremely low base. Ireland is...