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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1932. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms of the contract to supply the public services card; the changes to this contract over time; the date for renewal of this contract; her plans in this regard; the company awarded this contract; the dataset provided to produce the cards; the jurisdiction in which they operate; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1933. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of producing public services cards within her Department; the business case for outsourcing their production; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38979/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1934. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will direct her Department to ensure that all inquiry telephone numbers are freefone or lo-call for those calling her Department from mobile telephones in view of the fact that large numbers of persons on low incomes do not have a land-line service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38998/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1935. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will direct her Department to ensure that all inquiry telephone numbers are freefone or lo-call; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38999/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2007. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislation in place governing the development of properties which are under shared ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2040. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the arrangements for supervision of erectors and installers of timber frame construction systems in view of the many faults which have been exposed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2041. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that National Standards Authority of Ireland, NSAI, renews agrément certificate 04/0198 in view of the frequency of faults found on sites; if he will direct the NSAI to delete this agrément certificate from their website and withdraw approval of the certificate; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2042. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact of the many defects found in buildings for which the fire safety certificate was based on the specifications set out in agrément certificate 04/0198; if he will request the various building control authorities to conduct tests to ensure compliance with the certificates and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2071. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2018 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [38905/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2074. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the collection rates for commercial rates by each local authority; the amounts collected in the last year for which figures are available in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38965/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2075. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce an older persons' housing designation for private sector housing schemes which would facilitate older persons in downsizing and would also ensure that such schemes would remain in use for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38993/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2076. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give consideration to requiring a fixed percentage of housing development to be dedicated to older persons' housing in order to cater for full life cycle housing location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38994/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2077. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide funding and set targets for the operation of the financial contribution scheme in view of its success in the past, the popularity of the scheme with older persons and the sustainability of the freeing up of family homes in established housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38995/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Budgets (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 2130. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2018 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [38899/17]

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

Róisín Shortall: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) will be losing a special needs assistant for the 2017-18 school year; if this decision can be reviewed in view of the fact that the school has been sanctioned SNA access for an additional four children since its last SNA allocation was made; his views on whether this level of allocation is sufficient to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or a body under its aegis sets a minimum size of playing pitches that should be provided for new primary or post-primary school development on a per pupil basis; if so, the details of same; and the minimum pitch sizes that should be retained by existing primary and post-primary schools. [35243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant recipients (details supplied) each year since the 2014 to 2015 academic year. [35894/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sexual Offences Data (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will contribute to the funding of a second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland study as has been recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Staff (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that home tutors are classed as self-employed and as a result have no contract of employment, employment protections, holiday pay or access to social welfare supports; the reason for this arrangement; his views on whether the precarious employment is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the precarious working conditions of many English language teachers; the steps he plans to take to provide greater protections to these teachers with regard to access to sick and holiday pay, pay scales and payment for preparation marking professional development, maternity paternity pay and access to...