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Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It seems the Taoiseach is only interested in the rights of people who have property, not the rights of other people who are on the housing waiting lists, who are homeless and so on. One would have to ask how many homeless does it take for the Taoiseach to recognise the obstacle that is Article 43, and it is most profound, obviously, in regard to housing. The Taoiseach clearly is not...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: We learned from media reports this morning that the Taoiseach and his Government are considering holding eight different referenda within the next two years. These range from important matters such as repealing the eighth amendment to changing the law on blasphemy to matters such as-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: -----lowering the voting age to 16. There is one glaringly obvious omission from that list, namely, a desperately-needed commitment to amend the Constitution in respect of Article 43. Article 43, as the Taoiseach knows, acknowledges a natural right to private property above any human-made law. It goes on to state that this right must be regulated by the principles of social justice and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: GDP-GNP Levels (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the figures for potential GDP growth in percentage terms for each of the years from 2002 to 2021; and if he will provide the actual and Government assumed levels for 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40746/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures for the reference rate used by his Department in the calculation of the available fiscal space for each of the years from 2010 to 2021. [40747/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the assertion made by an organisation (details supplied) in its recent pre-budget submission that the Government could increase the level of available fiscal space in the coming years while still meeting its targets under European fiscal rules. [40748/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied) in respect of the provision of an special needs assistant, SNA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year costs of reducing student contributions to third level fees by €100. [40749/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year costs of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by one point at primary and secondary level respectively. [40750/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting cataract operations at the Mater hospital, Dublin 7; the waiting times for cataract patients that have not yet been given an admission date for cataract assessment and cataract operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40420/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 387. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which highlights the fact that persons over 80 years of age are forced to wait twice as long as those under 20 years of age for admission to hospital; his views on the findings of this report; the steps he will take to address the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40638/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 453. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given by his Department to the incentive that a for-profit waste collection system creates in that there is no financial gain for waste companies to encourage recycling or waste reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 478. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the planned bus rapid transit, BRT, scheme for Dublin’s north side; when it is expected works will commence on providing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40643/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 25 May 2017, her plans for the development of an auto-enrolment pension system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40423/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regrading the action plan for the reform of pensions as mooted by her predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40426/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her Department's work to improve the security of investment for those contributing to defined benefit pension funds; her plans to legislate in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40424/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on increasing the age at which a person will become eligible to claim a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40425/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (21 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider withholding development aid from the Myanmarese government in view of the situation in Rakhine province and instead diverting the aid to funding displaced placed person's camps in Bangladesh that are processing Rohingya refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (21 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 12 July 2017, the status of the promised liaison between his Department, An Garda Síochána and other relevant stakeholders to address the issue of nuisance quad and scrambler use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40002/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (21 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the ratification of the UNCRPD; the obstacles that are preventing the implementation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40098/17]