Results 11,201-11,220 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (3 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal space that would be available in each of the years 2018 to 2021 over and above the level in the summer economic statement if 2015 potential growth was assumed to be 4.8% or 6.6% rather than 4.3%. [41931/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (3 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount recovered under sections 345 and 346(1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 for each of the past ten years in relation to maintenance recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41571/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce a new rent-to-buy scheme for those seeking to purchase a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41525/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield in 2018 from reapplying a 13% VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and the estimated yield if a 10%, 11% or 12% rate was applied, respectively. [41197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2018 of increasing the earned income credit to €1,650. [41217/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing extra special needs assistants for every ten employed. [41198/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority Reports (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for completion of the independent review of the reporting of breath tests and the issuing of fixed charges notices commissioned by the Policing Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's policy on vulnerability assessments of persons entering direct provision; the details of this assessment; if these assessments are now or planned to be standard practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41207/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current stage of the drafting of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority report which is due by October 2018; if he has received interim reports, briefings or updates on the results of this review of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41208/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 252. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost in 2017 of all community-based early intervention programmes; the cost of the ABC programmes in 2017; and the extent to which these costs have been factored into the expenditure base for 2018. [41199/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annualised cost of the average monthly rent currently paid to rent supplement recipients under the scheme; the number of families availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41140/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has prepared a response to the list of questions submitted to her Department by the Data Protection Commissioner regarding the public services card (details supplied); if she will publish the responses to these questions when they are finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41042/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated extra yield that would apply in 2018 from no changes to rates (details supplied); and the extent to which these have been counted in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [40993/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated extra cost of public pay agreements in 2018; and the extent to which these have already been counted in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [40996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 145. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 20 September 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the impact that the changes of the prescribing of Lidocaine have had on persons with fibromyalgia; if the HSE medicines management programme has investigated the impact that changes to the prescription of pain medication has on persons with fibromyalgia; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing all welfare and pension payments for every 1% increase. [40878/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Public Services Card (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has made the case for me in respect of the lack of public confidence in the security of these cards. The Data Protection Commissioner has raised serious concerns. The commissioner has been waiting some time for responses to those concerns and she has insisted that those responses would be published. The public has still not seen those responses. If the system is secure and if...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Public Services Card (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the review into the ongoing attempts to bring the public services card into widespread use; his views on whether the manner in which this has taken place has caused significant public alarm; his plans in relation to the expansion of the card; the legislative steps he plans to introduce to underpin it; and if he...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Public Services Card (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Department's e-strategy describes the widespread adoption of the public services card as being critical to the success of that strategy. The manner in which the public services card has been rolled out has caused a fair deal of concern and there is significant public apprehension and a lack of trust in regard to the use of the card. I want to know what steps the Minister is taking to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Public Services Card (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister. I think it important to point out that my query is not about the merits of expanding the system. I understand there are very many reasons to introduce a card like the public services card and I readily acknowledge the benefits of wider e-governance. However, these systems require a level of public trust in order for them to function properly. At present I think a...