When this Government entered office in 2011 we inherited a country in deep crisis... a shrinking economy, an international reputation in tatters, a bust banking system, and public services reliant on an international bailout.

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said that a successful conclusion to the Stormont talks is necessary to support ongoing North/South Cooperation, regarding investment in infrastructure in particular.

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits by the Industrial Development Agency to County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date

Question No. 138 Parliamentary Question €“ Oireachtas 　 To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress being made with the proposed Online Passport Application process; when he anticipates it will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Question No. 114 Parliamentary Question €“ Oireachtas 　 To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of alternative methods of identity verification which could release hardworking Gardaí from this administrative duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. €“ Anthony Lawlor.

Question No. 138 Parliamentary Question €“ Oireachtas 　 To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress being made with the proposed Online Passport Application process; when he anticipates it will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Question No. 114 Parliamentary Question €“ Oireachtas 　 To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of alternative methods of identity verification which could release hardworking Gardaí from this administrative duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. €“ Anthony Lawlor.

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the patronage selection for the new national school in Stillorgan/Clonskeagh, County Dublin, will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter?

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if staff paid directly by a recognised school or Vocational Education Committee, whose salaries were adjusted with effect from January 2011, in accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009, and in line with Department of Education Circular Number 0070/2010, will receive an increase in salary under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015?