Naughten, Denis

Child Benefit Payments

Asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection: the steps she is taking to implement the Programme for Partnership Government commitment on the monitoring of child benefit payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

It is estimated that one in every ten children leaves primary school with serious literacy difficulties. Such children are more likely to leave school early and it is estimated that early school l...

Child Benefit Payments (Continued)

I thank the Minister for her response. Every year, 900 children disappear from primary schools and the Department of Education and Skills does not have a clue where they have gone. The Department...

I thank the Minister. She makes the point that most payments are stopped because parents have put the letter in a drawer and fail to respond to the Department. Have there been any cases where chi...

State Pension (Contributory)

Asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection: when application forms for the State pension (contributory) review will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

State Bodies Data

Asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Finance: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of her Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of her Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of her Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Pupil Data Collection

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: the number of children who left primary school in summer 2018 that failed to enrol in a second-level school in September 2018; the corresponding figures in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he...

Appointments to State Boards Data

Asked the Minister for Education and Skills: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Justice and Equality: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of her Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the Minister for Health: the number and percentage of women on each State board under the remit of his Department on 8 March 2016 and 8 March 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Postal Codes

Asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: when a person (details supplied) will be issued with an Eircode postcode; the reason for the delay in issuing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.