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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (9 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has satisfied himself with the current functioning of the freedom of information system under the 2014 Act; his plans to amend section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to give power to him to instruct the Information Commissioner to carry out a review of the operations of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (9 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has satisfied himself that section 27 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 is functioning properly; if all agencies that come under freedom of information following the 2014 Act are applying fees and charges in respect of freedom of information requests in an open and transparent manner; if guidelines are issued to the agencies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made or will make revisions to its policies in regard to the management of methane emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management in view of a recent study (details supplied) in which revised calculations of methane produced per head of cattle show that global livestock emissions in 2011 were 11%...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the detail of the environmental impact assessment carried out prior to his approval in July 2017 for offshore drilling at the Druid-Drombeg exploration field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 70. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has carried out a formal assessment regarding the risks of introducing a public services card; if her Department has carried out a data privacy impact assessment with regard to the public services card; the impact of the public services card to date with regard to reducing rates of social welfare fraud,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: insertheading (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the legal basis for withholding social welfare payments in circumstances in which a person entitled to such payments fails to register for a public services card; her views on whether the overall government policy in relation the public services card and SAFE level two registration limits the statutory discretion of power of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 869. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 17 October 2017, the sale prices, dates of sale and property descriptions for each of the completed transactions relating to the sale of a hospital (details supplied) and associated lands in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47090/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 1200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the verification code sent to mobile phones as part of the MyGovID two-factor authentication scheme is SMS based; if she has satisfied herself that an SMS two-factor authentication scheme is the most secure two factor authentication scheme available to her; if she has given consideration to alternative two-factor...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the system of assessing building completions used by his Department; his plans to develop a more accurate system for recording housing and apartment building completions; the position regarding the work of the internal group within his Department tasked with examining housing statistics; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Availability (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he has taken to tackle the problem of land banking and hoarding; if he is satisfied that these steps will be successful in releasing suitable land for building in the short and medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45290/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Availability (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the work of the State lands management group announced in Rebuilding Ireland in July 2016; the number of the 500 homes due to be delivered in 2017 through this scheme that are completed; the number that will be completed in 2018 and 2019; the names of the developers engaged in the building on State...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on remarks by the chief executive officer of Dublin City Council regarding the use of Dublin’s green spaces to be considered for the development of housing; if he has issued guidelines to local authorities with regard to rezoning of public green spaces and amenities; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the lack of affordable housing being supplied; if the affordable housing scheme which was abolished in 2011 will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (25 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the current system for assessing student grant requests in place by SUSI; if his attention has been drawn to the number of overpayments which have been made by SUSI since its inception; the impact the overpayments may have on student welfare; if his Department has engaged with SUSI with regard to overpayments; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications Data (25 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible students who applied for the 2017/2018 school transport scheme that did not receive a seat; if he is satisfied that the current school transport scheme operated by Bus Éireann is delivering transport for all students eligible throughout Ireland in a fair and transparent manner; if his Department requests information...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Data (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of current and former NAMA staff who listed previous employment in an investment fund or property company either foreign or Irish in their statement of interests, assets and liabilities to the chief executive officer of NAMA when joining the agency; the name of each investment fund or property company in question; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Data (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the NAMA system of evaluating possible conflicts of interest of NAMA officials under section 42 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 is robust in assessing whether a person may hold a conflict of interest regarding their previous employment; if a register of conflicts of interest is held by NAMA; the system in place if a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the help-to-buy scheme is contributing to rising house prices (details supplied). [33438/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Heat Incentive (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the renewable heat incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44829/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bioenergy Strategy (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 310. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined the sustainability of repeated biomass removals on soil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44830/17]