Curran, John

Teachers' Professional Development

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: his plans to reinstate support for student primary teachers toward the cost of mandatory Gaeltacht courses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Garda Deployment

Asked the Minister for Justice and Equality: the number of gardaí stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown and Rathcoole; the comparable figures for each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a ...

Garda Reserve

Asked the Minister for Justice and Equality: the progress which has been made in recruiting Garda reserves in view of the fact that funding has been provided to recruit 300 Garda reserves in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Justice and Equality: the progress which has been made in recruiting Garda recruits in view of the fact that funding has been provided to recruit 800 Garda recruits in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Tourism Data

Asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport: if the causes for the drop in tourist numbers coming here from Britain in the past few months have been identified; his plans to reverse this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation

Asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: if the difficulties being experienced by a crèche (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding the administration of the new affordable childcare scheme will be investigated; if payments will be b...

Maternity Leave

Asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection: the details of the recent Government announcement to extend maternity leave to mothers who have a premature baby; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Local Authority Housing Provision

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the number of houses purchased by each local authority to be added to the social housing stock, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the funding that remains available in 2017 for local authorities to purchase houses to add to their social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the amount that has been spent to date in 2017 by local authorities purchasing houses to add to their social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the number of social houses that he anticipates will finish construction between 10 October 2017 and the end of 2017; the estimated number of these that will be ready for occupation, by scheme; and...

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the number of social houses that have been built to date in 2017 and that are ready for occupation, by scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: further to the Taoiseach's recent statement and his own comments that 3,800 social houses would be built in 2018, the locations these houses will be built, by scheme; and if he will make a statemen...

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the number of houses that were completed and ready for occupation during 2016 in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.