Parliamentary questions

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

1. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Roman Catholic Church leaders on 31 August 2017. [39675/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with representatives of the Catholic Church as part of the church-State structured dialogue process. [40410/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bríd Smith

3. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Catholic hierarchy. [40413/17]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

4. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Ireland on 31 August 2017. [40538/17]

Taoiseach's Communications

Brendan Howlin

5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the Indian Prime Minister. [32694/17]

Taoiseach's Communications

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi. [40411/17]

Urban Development

Gerry Adams

7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the status of the north inner city ministerial task force; and if he will continue to chair this body. [32894/17]

Capital Expenditure Programme Review

Dara Calleary

34. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the mid-term capital review; if it will provide specific estimates of key projects; if it will earmark funding to specific projects; when he expects the review to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40449/17]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Pearse Doherty

35. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will use budget 2018 to address the State’s need for infrastructure investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40547/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Dara Calleary

36. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contingencies put in place to deal with increased water levels in rivers and waterways; the extra measures that have been established to deal with the upcoming winter months; the amount dedicated towards these contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/17]

Public Services Card

Róisín Shortall

37. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the review into the ongoing attempts to bring the public services card into widespread use; his views on whether the manner in which this has taken place has caused significant public alarm; his plans in relation to the expansion of the card; the legislative steps he plans to introduce to underpin it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40647/17]

Living Wage Introduction

Pearse Doherty

38. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will implement a living wage for all employees of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40461/17]

Capital Expenditure Programme Review

Joan Burton

39. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he anticipates the publication of outline details of the revised capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40354/17]

Freedom of Information Remit

Mick Wallace

40. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the 40-plus agencies that are either fully or partially exempt from freedom of information requests; his further views on whether these exemptions are in the public interest with regard to accountability and transparency; if he will consider conducting a review of the agencies that benefit from such exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40247/17]

Public Procurement Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for new legislation to ensure proper wages and conditions for workers and full tax compliance, with particular emphasis on bogus self-employment, in all public contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40479/17]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

42. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department has noted negative or positive impacts from Brexit; the steps required to be taken to address such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40416/17]

Public Services Card

Catherine Connolly

43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the public services card; the circumstances in which the card will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40462/17]

Public Procurement Regulations

Dara Calleary

44. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in implementing new guidelines on the public procurement process that will allow small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, to compete fairly for contracts; the method his Department will use to monitor adherence to the guidelines; the penalties that will be imposed if the guidelines are not followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40451/17]

Vacant Sites Data

Dara Calleary

45. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the implementation of the property asset management delivery plan; if a database has been compiled detailing all property owned by the State and local authorities; the number of properties that are classified as vacant; his plans for these vacant properties; if these properties are suitable for a residential purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40452/17]

Public Sector Pensions Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to ensure that excessive pensions for former politicians and public servants are curtailed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40459/17]