Results 11,681-11,700 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the law in relation to the defence of provocation in line with the Law Reform Commission's recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19836/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to address hate crime; her plans to introduce legislation on this matter; if the significant discrepancy between the number of incidents recorded by the European Network Against Racism and in the Garda PULSE system has been brought to her attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19837/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the potential sale on part of the State investment in a bank (details supplied), his Department has made an assessment on possible future dividends from the bank over any time period; and if so, the results of such an assessment. [19364/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has made an assessment on possible future dividends from a bank (details supplied) over any time period in view of the potential sale on part of the State investment in the bank; and if so, if he will provide the results such assessment to Dáil Éireann. [19381/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of declarations received by the Revenue Commissioners following the enactment of section 56 of the Finance Act 2016, by source of income and or asset previously undeclared, in tabular form. [20234/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 277. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax, interest and penalties received by the Revenue Commissioners following the enactment of section 56 of the Finance Act 2016, by source of income and or asset previously undeclared, in tabular form. [20235/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of criminal prosecutions likely to arise following the implementation of section 56 of the Finance Act 2016 and the failure by persons to bring their affairs up to date by 1 May 2017; if he will allocate additional resources to the Revenue Commissioners to ensure that all persons who have failed to bring their affairs up to date are prosecuted...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT received by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of electronic services provided to unregistered customers resident in other EU states under headings (details supplied); the reason the total amount is included in Exchequer return, rather than being placed in an escrow account before being remitted as he had indicated with regard to a case...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected gain to the exchequer in 2017 and 2018 arising out of the right to retain a proportion of the VAT paid on certain services provided to unregistered customers in other member states; and the way the loss of this money will be made up from 2019 onwards. [20238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the data sets used in the geographical information system when identifying areas under increased demographic pressure; the metric used in this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19950/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a map of the school planning area boundaries for north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19951/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the discrepancy between the figures used by the Local Government Management Agency and his Department in relation to the number of homes built in 2016; the basis for the figures used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20642/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the affordable rental scheme will function; if the affordable rental pilot scheme which was announced in October 2015 was completed; if so, if he will provide a report on same; the likely breakdown between private and commercial landlords he envisions; his plans to place a limit on the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 557. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total savings arising from the detection of social welfare fraud as opposed to control measures in each of the past three years; the basis upon which these savings are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19773/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 565. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases of suspected fraud uncovered by his Department in each of the past five years; the number of cases of suspected fraud referred to the Garda; the number of overpayments due to departmental error; the number of overpayments due to other reasons; the amount of money involved in each relevant category, in tabular form; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 555. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of his anti-fraud publicity campaign. [19770/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 556. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings targets for his anti-fraud campaign. [19772/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 589. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date a tender was published (details supplied); the name of the body which has been appointed to carry out the review; and the likely date of publication of the review. [20230/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 590. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the appointment of a qualified actuary at assistant secretary level to his Department to advise both his Department and the Government on pensions and related issues. [20231/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 592. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the creation of a State actuary's office reporting to the Houses of the Oireachtas similar in format to the Comptroller and Auditor General's role or that of the UK Government's actuary's department to provide independent information and analysis. [20233/17]