Parliamentary questions

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

88. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25916/19]

Revenue Commissioners Investigations

Joan Burton

100. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide statistical information (details supplied) in respect of each of the quarterly lists of defaulters issued by the Revenue Commissioners for list A in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25676/19]

Revenue Commissioners Investigations

Joan Burton

101. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide statistical information (details supplied) in respect of each of the quarterly lists of defaulters issued by the Revenue Commissioners for list B in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25677/19]

Freedom of Information Requests

Joan Burton

118. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure public bodies have the appropriate resources, knowledge and experience to apply the Freedom of Information Acts following the recent increase in demand for such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25689/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

119. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25690/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

140. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25917/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

159. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25919/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

162. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for her Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25913/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

217. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25918/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

229. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25912/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

238. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25914/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

245. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25922/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

256. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for his Department including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25920/19]

Departmental Offices

Joan Burton

277. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of renting, leasing and hiring office space for her Department, including public bodies in each of the years 2015 to 2018, inclusive, and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25915/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

12. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump; and if he discussed the recent inclusion of Ireland on the US economic watch list. [25166/19]

Citizens' Assembly Establishment

Joan Burton

16. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for a Citizens' Assembly on the future of a Dublin mayor. [25167/19]

Tax Code

Joan Burton

143. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the country-by-country report of the European Commission recommending that the State limit the scope and number of tax expenditures and broaden the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/19]

Tax Code

Joan Burton

144. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the country-by-country report of the European Commission recommending the State to cut its fossil fuel subsidies and to send a stronger price signal to investors by committing to a schedule of increases in the carbon tax over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25327/19]

Business Regulation

Joan Burton

286. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to help to restore confidence in auditing following a string of corporate collapses; her further plans to implement a public grade system to evaluate the quality of audit work by accountancy firms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25313/19]

Business Regulation

Joan Burton

287. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority plans to make public its audit quality inspection reports of public interest entities in view of the fact the results of the inspections have already been shared with the auditors involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25314/19]

School Completion Programme

Joan Burton

566. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the need for expanded supports in the school completion programme at schools (details supplied); if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that a number of these schools have been affected by crime and gang violence making the broad supports that the programme provides to the schools even more important; the level of funding she plans to provide through the programme in the academic year 2019-2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24946/19]

Adoption Records Provision

Joan Burton

571. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedure in respect of an adopted person who wishes to trace personal information such as his or her birth certificate and file in respect of his or her adoption; the number of such information requests Tusla has received in the past five years; the number responded to with comprehensive information, including file information on the person; the number on hold pending further information; the number of requests in which information required in respect of a person has been made subject to an application to the adoption contact register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25274/19]

Adoption Authority of Ireland Data

Joan Burton

572. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications in each year since 2013 to the adoption contact register; the number that have been successful, the number that have been unsuccessful and the number pending a reply, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25275/19]

Adoption Data

Joan Burton

573. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated number of improper adoption arrangements by religious bodies, nursing homes and other bodies in which no detailed records were kept; her views on the prevalence of this practice in the past; the number of persons affected; the steps taken to contact those affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25276/19]

Community Enhancement Programme

Joan Burton

578. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the threat to the viability of a community centre (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if assistance will be provided to ensure the centre is rebuilt to comply with new building rules and regulations and can continue to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24904/19]

Central Bank of Ireland Staff

Joan Burton

53. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the appointment of the new Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24614/19]

Schools Establishment

Joan Burton

76. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the negotiations between City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Educate Together in respect of the delivery of a multi-denominational co-educational second level school for the Dublin 7 area to be based at a school (details supplied); if the multi-denominational co-educational school will open ahead of the 2020-21 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24634/19]

An Bord Pleanála Applications

Joan Burton

235. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty in tracking strategic housing development planning applications including co-living proposals through An Bord Pleanála and its respective website; his plans to ensure information on planning applications is more easily accessible to the general public in order that local communities are informed regarding planning applications in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24699/19]

World Heritage Sites

Joan Burton

40. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the seven sites on the 2010 tentative list for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24276/19]

Performing Arts

Joan Burton

48. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase the provision of audio description captioning for the hard of hearing and the availability of Irish Sign Language interpretation at the national performance venues of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24278/19]

Arts Funding

Joan Burton

57. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the number of artist studios and creative community spaces that are at risk of closing down due to increased costs in commercial rents; her plans to ensure affordable spaces for artists and exhibitions in view of the contention that creative spaces are necessary in order for an arts culture to thrive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24279/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

7. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with world leaders in Paris on 15 May 2019 and the issues he discussed with them. [23598/19]

European Council Meetings

Joan Burton

13. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with EU leaders. [23402/19]

Air Pollution

Joan Burton

751. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the dangers of air pollution from sources such as exhaust emissions, soil and road surfaces, construction work and industrial emissions; the number of premature deaths to date in 2019 that are directly attributable to poor air quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24290/19]

Air Pollution

Joan Burton

779. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of air pollution breaches recorded at monitoring stations nationally to date in 2019; the locations in which air pollution readings breached the standard safe reading level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24288/19]

Air Pollution

Joan Burton

780. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the national ban on harmful smoky coal will come into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24289/19]

World Heritage Sites

Joan Burton

1018. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received requesting to be included on the 2010 tentative list for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the number which were unsuccessful; the reasons for same; the number of these applications which were made by public bodies and private bodies, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24285/19]

World Heritage Sites

Joan Burton

1019. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department encourages previously unsuccessful applications to the 2010 tentative list for nomination as UNESCO World Heritage Sites to reapply for inclusion in the 2020 tentative list; the position regarding the sites currently on the 2010 tentative list, if they will be transferred to the new 2020 tentative list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24286/19]

World Heritage Sites

Joan Burton

1020. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department encourages owners of individual buildings that have been demonstrated to possess outstanding universal value, one of the central ideals underpinning the World Heritage Convention, to apply for inclusion on the upcoming 2020 tentative list for nomination as UNESCO World Heritage Sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24287/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Joan Burton

6. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it will next meet. [21731/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Joan Burton

9. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee F, national security, last met; and when it will next meet. [21732/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

25. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with EU leaders. [20536/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joan Burton

94. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on the development of a new permanent school building for schools (details supplied) to replace their temporary accommodation; his plans to increase the playground size of the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22146/19]

Freedom of Information Data

Joan Burton

1. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach to set down the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2019; and the number of requests fully and partially refused, respectively. [16349/19]

National Digital Strategy Implementation

Joan Burton

10. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the status of the national digital strategy being led by his Department. [21730/19]

Tax Data

Joan Burton

168. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of companies that were involved in aircraft leasing assessed to tax in each of the years 2012 to 2018, in tabular form. [21667/19]

Tax Data

Joan Burton

169. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of companies that were involved in aircraft leasing assessed to tax under section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in each of the years 2012 to 2018, in tabular form. [21668/19]

Tax Data

Joan Burton

170. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated corporation tax yield from companies which were involved in aircraft leasing arising in each of the years 2012 to 2018, in tabular form. [21669/19]

Company Data

Joan Burton

171. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated gross assets of companies that were involved in aircraft leasing in each of the years 2012 to 2018, in tabular form. [21670/19]

Company Data

Joan Burton

172. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated total indebtedness of companies that were involved in aircraft leasing in each of the years 2012 to 2018, in tabular form. [21671/19]