Written answers

Thursday, 17 December 2015

  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • EU Issues
      11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the impact on Ireland if Britain leaves the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45037/15]
    • European Migration Crisis
      12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the European Union-Turkey migration agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45306/15]
    • Human Rights Issues
      13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the violence in Burundi which erupted in April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to seek a third term; if he is...
    • Student Visa Waiver Programme
      14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update regarding changes made to the J1 visa programme. [45036/15]
    • Syrian Conflict
      15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the war in Syria; and the discussions he or his departmental officials have had with other Governments on the war and the...
    • Egyptian Conflict
      16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the situation regarding a person (details supplied) held in an Egyptian prison; if he has made...
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the escalation of conflict and military action in Syria, if he will now reconsider allowing the use of Shannon Airport by the...
    • Middle East Issues
      18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that it has been over a year since both Dáil and Seanad Éireann adopted motions calling on the Government to...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had a meeting with the independent chair of the prison forum in Maghaberry Prison; if not, when he plans meeting with the chair;...
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations to the Embassy of the United States of America with regard to the connection between that nation's military...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the recent discussion of the case of Mr. Pat Finucane at the Council of Europe; the basis of Ireland's...
    • Human Rights Issues
      22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any consultations with his European Union colleagues with regard to Saudi Arabia's human rights record, including, in...
    • Tourism Promotion
      23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his Dáil statement on 30 April 2015 regarding his efforts as Minister to promote Ireland's trade and export markets...
    • Death Penalty
      24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to death by Kenyan authorities; and if he will make a...
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 3 November 2015, if he is satisfied that our stated foreign policy of neutrality is not...
    • Human Rights Issues
      26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the report entitled Ireland's National Plan on Business and Human Rights; and his plans for progressing the matter and the...
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 3 November 2015, if he has considered reviewing Ireland's long-standing arrangements under which...
    • EU Issues
      28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is undertaking any further studies on the impacts of a possible British exit from the European Union, Brexit, on Irish...
    • International Terrorism
      29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views, in terms of global security, stability and peace, on the advisability of any European Union state engaging in a bombing campaign...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA
      30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress on the establishment of a visa waiver scheme with the United States of America for the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a...
    • Israeli Settlements
      31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking, diplomatic or otherwise, to advocate at the European Foreign Affairs Council level for a ban on the import of goods...
    • Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad
      32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed breakdown of recent consultation and engagement his Department has had with the authorities in India following...
    • International Terrorism
      33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and his colleagues at European Union and United Nations level continue to focus on the activities of ISIS and Boko...
    • EU Issues
      34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues continue to examine and evaluate the consequences of a possible British exit from...
    • Egyptian Conflict
      35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the efforts being made by the Government to secure the release of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount Ireland will donate to the European Commission's trust fund for Africa; how this money will be spent; and if it will be taken from...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his last meeting took place with Minister Ford of the Northern Executive and with Secretary of State Villiers, respectively; when it is...
    • Middle East Issues
      40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Government's plans to formally recognise the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45309/15]
    • International Terrorism
      41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, in relation to British military action in Syria; and if he will...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Social Insurance Data
      42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the projected number and percentage of income earners who will be below the pay-related social insurance exemption threshold in...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
      43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis, in cases...
    • Youth Unemployment Data
      44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons classified as not in education, training or employment; the percentage of youth unemployment; the way...
    • Social Welfare Code Reform
      45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has analysed the impact of the increase in the national minimum wage from January 2016 on income disregards pertaining to...
    • Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
      46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the name, position and annual salary awarded to her special advisers; the details of requests for increases above the special...
    • School Meals Programme
      47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a school (details supplied) in County Donegal did not qualify for the full grant applied for under the school meal (local...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who has been informed of non-entitlement to the Christmas bonus;...
    • Ministerial Staff
      50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of political staff working in her Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45792/15]
    • Illness Benefit Payments
      51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure payment due to a person (details supplied) who is now deceased is paid out to that person's spouse without...
    • Legislative Process RIA
      52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of Bills her Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills in respect of which a...
    • Pension Provisions
      53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason payment of a United Kingdom widow's pension for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin was ceased; and if she will...
    • Community Services Programme
      54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase current funding levels awarded to service providers under the community services programme as a result of the...
    • Dental Services Expenditure
      55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of the dental treatment benefit scheme and the number of persons who will benefit in 2015; and if she will make a...
    • Data Protection
      58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of data protection breaches reported in her Department this year; the action she has taken to address these breaches;...
    • Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme
      59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of any double insolvency pension schemes whereby compensation will be payable to former members; if she has...
    • Youth Guarantee
      60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including the number of participants; the number of these who have...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of introducing a derogation from the habitual residency clause for returning emigrants. [46011/15]
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to consider the apparent anomaly raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the State pension (contributory);...
    • JobPath Implementation
      64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the per-client fee that Seetec or Turas Nua will receive at the different stages. [46030/15]
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the Christmas bonus to recipients of illness benefit who have been on this payment on a long-term basis,...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will increase rent support for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose landlord has increased the person's rent...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Reviews
      68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure persons whose payment from social protection is subject to a review are given an opportunity to respond to the...
    • Community Welfare Services
      69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the locations at which community welfare officers attend in County Kildare and the duration of such attendance in each area; and if...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for the carer's allowance and the disability allowance; the number who were initially refused each of...
    • Family Income Supplement Payments
      71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average payment under the family income supplement scheme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46081/15]
    • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
      72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has examined the feasibility of extending the family income supplement to those who are self-employed; the cost of this; and...
    • Jobseeker's Benefit
      73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the financial implications in 2016 of changing the eligibility for jobseeker's benefit from days worked to number of hours worked...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2016 of increasing the disability allowance payment by €5, €6, €7, €9 and €12; and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending jobseeker's benefit to self-employed pay-related social insurance contributors; and if she will make a...
    • Labour Activation Measures
      77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average cost of activating a person who is unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46087/15]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has made a decision on an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Youth Guarantee
      80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost of extending the Youth Guarantee to those under 25 years of age who are in receipt of disability Allowance and...
    • Free Travel Scheme Data
      81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the projected increase, due to changing demographics, in the number of persons availing of the free travel scheme over the next...
    • Labour Activation Measures
      82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will list the probability of exit, by Intreo office, for each of the categories of high, medium and low; and if she will...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an appeal under the jobseeker's allowance scheme will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she...
    • Industrial Disputes
      85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why she has not accepted an invitation from the Workplace Relations Commission to participate in talks with the Irish Local...
    • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
      89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the full-year cost of replacing the 38-hour threshold for family income supplement qualification with a sliding scale system that...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving a social protection payment, and the type of payment, in County Westmeath, in tabular form. [46227/15]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) who is providing full-time care to an...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of her Department and the number of appointments that were advertised on...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the details of the Acts currently in force for which she has lead responsibility and which have Parts or sections yet to be...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
      96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring farm assist means-testing rules to pre-budget 2012 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rural Social Scheme Data
      98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring the rural social scheme to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 5,500, 6,000, 6,500 and 7,000 places,...
    • Water Conservation Grant Data
      100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of households eligible for the water conservation grant in 2015; the number that received the grant in 2015; and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a free water allowance as part of the household benefits package to help persons struggling with water...
    • Living Wage
      106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed by her Department or in agencies...
    • Social Insurance
      108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has examined a scheme that focuses on early-stage companies and rewards growth by offering exemptions from and reductions...
  • Department of Finance
    • Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
      109. To ask the Minister for Finance the operational cost of the Fiscal Advisory Council in each of the years 2013 to date; the number of staff employed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      110. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost incurred by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in respect of the work of the commission of investigation into certain transactions at the...
    • Property Tax Yield
      111. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross local property tax receipts with respect to properties in County Donegal for each of the years from 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Insurance Compensation Fund
      112. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the liquidation of Setanta Insurance; if those caught up in outstanding claims are facing any losses; the role of the Insurance Compensation...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      113. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ministerial Staff
      114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45786/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      115. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in...
    • Central Credit Register
      116. To ask the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will be fully operational; the steps taken in its implementation; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement...
    • Mortgage Lending
      117. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages that are classified as sub-prime; the number of sub-prime lenders operating in the market; the value of outstanding...
    • Tax Code
      118. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the income that is deductible for taxation purposes from rent on a property which has a mortgage loan on it and where the property owner owns no...
    • VAT Rate Application
      119. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the applicable rates of value added tax so that school uniforms of all sizes are rated at 0%; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure
      120. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the cost of mortgage interest relief for owner occupiers in 2016 and 2017, assuming interest rates do not change in the meantime; and if he...
    • NAMA Expenditure
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance the fees the National Asset Management Agency incurred in appointing receivers to its debtors; and the number of persons and professional firms it appointed...
    • Promissory Notes
      122. To ask the Minister for Finance the interest rate that applies on the €25 billion of floating-rate notes held by the Central Bank of Ireland as a result of the promissory note...
    • EU State Aid Negotiations
      123. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of initiatives he has announced which have not commenced due to waiting for European Union state aid approval; and if he will make a statement on...
    • NAMA Social Housing Provision
      124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of housing units the National Asset Management Agency has approved and transferred for social housing, by county; and if he will make a statement...
    • NAMA Operations
      125. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for rent reviews received by developers whose debts are owned by the National Asset Management Agency; and the number which were...
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who were impacted in 2014 by the restriction on tax relief on contributions to large pension pots, as outlined in budget 2014; and if...
    • Negative Equity Mortgages Data
      128. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of households in negative equity; the implications of this for the wider economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45945/15]
    • Tax Credits
      129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of recipients of the single person child carer tax credit in 2015 to date and how this compares to the one-parent family tax credit when it...
    • Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
      130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects funded by the Irish Infrastructure Fund since its inception, including the nature of such projects and the number of jobs created; and...
    • Deposit Protection Account
      131. To ask the Minister for Finance the balance in the deposit protection account at the end of each year from 2011 to date and currently. [45948/15]
    • Directors' Loans
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of loans outstanding to former directors of Anglo Irish Bank and the Irish Nationwide Building Society; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Credit Unions
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of fees charged to date by the special managers appointed to credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/15]
    • NAMA Assets Sale
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of artwork, jewellery and other goods disposed of by the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45951/15]
    • Deposit Guarantee Scheme
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of deposits covered by the deposit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45952/15]
    • Tax Collection
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money owing by businesses to the Revenue Commissioners under each tax heading; the age profile of the arrears; and the steps the Revenue...
    • Illicit Trade in Tobacco
      137. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue lost on illegal black market cigarettes in each of the years from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45954/15]
    • Petrol Stretching
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints of petrol stretching received by the customs and excise service in each of the months since January 2014; the number investigated and...
    • Universal Social Charge Yield
      139. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion that the universal social charge represents of all income tax receipts in each year since its inception; the projected percentage in 2015 and...
    • Central Bank of Ireland Staff
      140. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of contract outsourced staff employed at the Central Bank of Ireland, the roles they perform and their daily salary, in tabular form; and if he...
    • State Bodies Mergers
      141. To ask the Minister for Finance when the merger of the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Ombudsman will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45965/15]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
      142. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information he has available as to the amount of small and medium enterprise debt outstanding; the amount which is in arrears; the amount...
    • Additional Voluntary Contributions
      143. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from allowing persons early access to pension as provided for in budget 2013 in each of the years 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Yield
      144. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the high earners restriction in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45968/15]
    • Tax Incentives
      145. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure, the number of participants and the jobs supported under the employment and investment incentive and seed capital scheme in each of the...
    • Foreign Earnings Deduction
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure associated, the number of participants and the jobs supported under the foreign earnings deduction scheme in each of the years 2013 to...
    • Credit Unions Restructuring
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for credit union restructuring currently before the restructuring board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45973/15]
    • Professional Fees
      149. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been paid to a firm (details supplied) for professional services on the banking crisis since 2008, including any amounts, shown...
    • Alcohol Sales
      150. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the licensing costs incurred by off-trade alcohol retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45976/15]
    • Irish Water Funding
      151. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount Irish Water has drawn down from its loan facility with the National Pensions Reserve Fund; the full amount of the loan facility; the period of time...
    • Tax Credits
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the home carers tax credit to cohabiting couples with dependent children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45980/15]
    • Budget 2016
      153. To ask the Minister for Finance when the tax strategy papers from budget 2016 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45985/15]
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      154. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the artists exemption tax relief and the number of persons benefitting in each of the years 2008 to date, in tabular form; if he will...
    • Local Government Fund
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance the occasions when he has requested a payment from the local government fund under the provisions of section 6(2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1998, as...
    • NAMA Debtors
      156. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide in tabular form the number of National Asset Management Agency debtors to declare themselves bankrupt in each of the years 2008 to date; the...
    • NAMA Legal Fees
      157. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the final legal bill to the National Asset Management Agency in relation to the High Court and Supreme Court cases concerning the agency's legal...
    • Central Bank of Ireland Enforcement Actions
      158. To ask the Minister for Finance the fines greater than €100,000 imposed by the Central Bank of Ireland on financial institutions over the past three years; and if he will make a...
    • Mortgage Repayments
      159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will communicate with each of the pillar banks seeking a deferral of mortgage repayments on commercial and residential properties without flood...
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
      160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the home renovation incentive scheme includes works by homeowners and landlords to install flood prevention measures which can reduce...
    • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
      161. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding concessions for persons with disabilities who are purchasing a new vehicle; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Data
      162. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected number and percentage of income earners who will be exempt from the universal social charge in 2016. [46044/15]
    • Tax Exemptions
      165. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of persons of 65 years of age and over who are considered exempt from income tax. [46048/15]
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      167. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure associated with the claiming of flat rate expenses; the number of such claims that were made in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Avoidance Issues
      170. To ask the Minister for Finance the process which the Revenue Commissioners has in place for a person who wishes to notify them of tax evasion or any other improper or illegal matter...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      171. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      173. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility that have Parts or sections yet to be formally commenced, including the...
    • Living Wage
      174. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a...
    • Black Economy
      175. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to reduce shadow economy activity and to increase electronic payment transactions to counter such activity; if he has set targets for...
    • Tax Credits
      176. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the new self-employed tax credit introduced in budget 2016 to the 173,000 self-employed persons who will miss out and to persons omitted...
    • Tax Code
      177. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined adjusting the online betting duty level and the tax yield that would be raised by adjusting the duty to 1.5%, 2% and 2.5%. [46426/15]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Relief Schemes Status
      178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the planned flood relief scheme in Cork city, including the timeline for its delivery and the funding committed;...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce a grant scheme to facilitate the provision of flood defence mechanisms for householders and business persons at...
    • Referendum Expenditure
      180. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of holding the marriage equality referendum on 22 May 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46099/15]
    • Public Sector Pay
      181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pay reductions and levies imposed on the public sector between 2008 and 2014; the changes that have taken place since 2014; the cost...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the process by which persons are short-listed and selected for posts as architectural advisers in the Office of Public Works is fully...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a...
    • Ministerial Staff
      184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of political staff working in his Department and the role and salary of each staff member. [45791/15]
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has had discussion with a company (details supplied) which has designed and manufactured a flexible and adaptable...
    • Legislative Process RIA
      186. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and title of those Bills that included a regulatory...
    • State Properties
      187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a housing development (details supplied) in County Limerick that is currently vested to the Minister for Finance via the...
    • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
      188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of works to improve landing facilities between Dún Chaoin and An Blascaod Mór; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans to replace the full-time managerial position at Ionad an Blascaod following the retirement of the previous manager;...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has examined flood prevention measures for a premises (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Flood Risk Assessments
      191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a flood risk at the Glosha Bank in Cromane in County Kerry; the level of contact the Office of Public Works has had...
    • Public Sector Pay
      195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount he will pay in public sector pay and pensions in 2016 as compared with 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Heritage Sites
      196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he envisages the 2016 landing season at Sceilig Mhichíl to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45993/15]
    • Public Sector Pensions Levy
      197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full-year cost of ceasing public service pension reductions with effect from 1 January 2016. [46032/15]
    • Valuation Office
      198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence regarding a sports club (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if a mechanism is available to the club...
    • Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Expenditure
      199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on committees in the Houses of the Oireachtas and the number of staff employed in each year from 2011 to date; and if...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of establishing his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46111/15]
    • Appointments to State Boards
      201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department; the number of appointments that have been advertised on...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the Acts in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced,...
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will commit funding to the proper cleaning of the facade of a Garda station (details supplied) in Dublin 4. [46364/15]
    • Living Wage
      205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed, or in agencies funded by, his Department;...
    • EU Directives
      206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of transposing European Communities (Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts) Regulations 2006 (SI 329 of 2006). [46416/15]
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has examined European Union guidance regarding social considerations for public procurement and enhancing opportunities for...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • World Trade Negotiations
      208. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the substantive priorities at this week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference; if these priorities have taken Ireland's...
    • Industrial Development
      209. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of joint initiatives between the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland; the cost per...
    • Cross-Border Projects
      210. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of developing a border development zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46233/15]
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      211. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a...
    • Ministerial Staff
      212. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45789/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      213. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Titles of those Bills that included a regulatory...
    • Consumer Protection
      214. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the consumer rights applying to gift vouchers; his plans to introduce new rules concerning the period for which vouchers remain valid...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
      215. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45846/15]
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      216. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a company (details supplied) has expressed an interest in relocating here and if County Kerry is being promoted as a suitable...
    • Enterprise Ireland
      217. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of assistance being provided by Enterprise Ireland for a potential enterprise (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • Regional Development
      219. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe for the construction and completion of IDA Ireland's advanced facility for Tralee and the successful tenderer for...
    • Industrial Development
      220. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland has investigated the possibility of a former company returning to Kerry; the efforts made and the outcome; and if he...
    • Work Permit Applications
      221. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a person has been refused an employment permit; if an application by the person for a review of the decision was received outside...
    • Job Creation
      222. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware that the Athy area in County Kildare is a jobs black-spot; the investment and resources he has put into rectifying this...
    • Enterprise Ireland
      223. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of innovation vouchers awarded to companies based in County Waterford. [46156/15]
    • Enterprise Ireland Expenditure
      224. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of technical feasibility grants awarded to companies based in County Waterford. [46157/15]
    • Enterprise Ireland Funding
      225. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies in County Waterford that have availed of research and development funding over the past five years. [46158/15]
    • Industrial Development
      226. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of finding a replacement industry following the closure of a manufacturing plant (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      228. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      230. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be formally...
    • Employment Rights
      231. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46396/15]
    • Living Wage
      232. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department;...
    • Employment Rights
      233. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of prohibiting zero-hour and low-hour contracts in the workplace regulatory regime. [46414/15]
    • Job Creation Data
      234. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost incurred to meet the regional job targets as outlined in Enterprise 2025. [46415/15]
    • Enterprise Ireland
      235. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of properties that have been established as development units for enterprise start-ups and the costs incurred in acquiring...
    • Youth Enterprise Initiatives
      236. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will establish a stand-alone national office to support young business entrepreneurs of 18 to 25 years of age that would provide...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Live Exports
      238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 19 November 2015, if he has successfully raised the issue of strict new limits imposed...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make...
    • Ministerial Staff
      240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45779/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and title of those Bills that included a regulatory...
    • Agriculture Scheme Penalties
      242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on an appeal of a decision on a non-compliance penalty by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a 2015 payment under the agri-environment options scheme; the reason for...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who had land eligibility issues resolved has not received payment; if payment will...
    • Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility
      245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts and recent successes in easing the burden on farmers experiencing difficulty with land eligibility issues; and if he will...
    • Young Farmers
      246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts on all fronts in incentivising farming for young persons and support for young farmers; and if he will make a statement...
    • Rural Development Programme Funding
      247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Kerry Social Farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45901/15]
    • Fisheries Protection
      248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the provision of additional staffing to the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to facilitate the use of...
    • Fishery Harbour Centres
      249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet or visit a small fisheries business (details supplied) in Dublin 13 regarding its plans to develop employment in...
    • Severe Weather Events
      250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provisions he is putting in place to assist farmers who have lost fodder or housing for stock due to the recent flooding;...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single payment for 2015 to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Payments
      252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment under the disease eradication scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Scheme Data
      253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the farm payments to farmers, by county, in 2014 and in 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if...
    • Agriculture Scheme Applications
      255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment under the bovine viral diarrhoea scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Bovine Disease Levies
      256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount received in disease levies and the expenditure on disease eradication in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Data
      257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received, payments made and the total amount paid under the basic payments scheme, by county; and if he...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
      258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and payments made and the total amount paid, by county, under the areas of natural constraint...
    • GLAS Data
      259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received payments, the average payment per farmer, the percentage rate of payment made, and the total...
    • GLAS Applications
      260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, tranche II, by tier 1, 2 and 3 and by county;...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific payments made to a person (details supplied) in County Clare for the past five years under the single payment scheme;...
    • Ash Dieback Threat
      263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a crop species and the methods available to deal with the issue; and if he...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and...
    • Forestry Management
      267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry matter concerning a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farm payments will be paid as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [46147/15]
    • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
      269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for Rush Harbour works and improvements in County Dublin, given the desperate need for repair; and if he will...
    • Dairy Sector
      270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next meeting of the national dairy forum will be held. [46151/15]
    • Fishing Industry Development
      271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with Enterprise Ireland regarding involving it in the State fishery ports and the marketing of products...
    • Harbours and Piers Development
      272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the construction of a breakwater at the port of Dunmore East in County Waterford. [46153/15]
    • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
      273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the dredging operation in Dunmore East in County Waterford will be completed; and the status of the synchro lift at the harbour....
    • Fishing Industry
      274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of fish and other produce landed at Dunmore East in County Waterford for the past five years. [46155/15]
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Expenditure
      275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant aid paid to farmers in County Cavan under the rural environment protection scheme and the agri-environment options scheme,...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally...
    • Beef Data Programme
      280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of adjusting payments under the new beef data and genomics programme by paying €200 on the first ten calves and...
    • Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
      281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of payments and when the suckler welfare scheme was last in operation. [46304/15]
    • Farm Safety
      282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of rolling out a new farm safety course in primary schools, modelled on the Road Safety Authority's safety campaign in...
    • Beef Industry
      283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined establishing an Island of Ireland beef geographical indicator and the cost of this. [46307/15]
    • Market Access
      284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a market access unit in his Department solely dedicated to seeking out new markets for the agri-food sector and...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish an independent body to review and adjudicate on aquaculture licensing and the cost of this. [46309/15]
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund due to a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46355/15]
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a transfer of entitlement in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon has been completed; when payment under...
    • Single Payment Scheme Data
      289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with entitlements to the single payment of over €20,000 who have received a 2015 payment on account; and...
    • Beef Industry
      290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding livestock farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46369/15]
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46393/15]
    • Living Wage
      292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department;...
  • Department of Defence
    • Flood Relief Schemes Applications
      293. To ask the Minister for Defence if compensation will be made available to a flooded business employing more than 20 people which has insurance cover but with an excess of €50,000; and...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      294. To ask the Minister for Defence the number serving in the Permanent Defence Forces and the full-year cost of increasing this number to 9,500, 10,000, 10,500, 11,000 and 11,500, respectively....
    • Defence Forces Reserve Strength
      295. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons serving in the Reserve Defence Forces and the full-year cost of increasing this number to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000 and 5,500,...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      296. To ask the Minister for Defence the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ministerial Staff
      297. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45783/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      298. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in...
    • Emergency Planning
      299. To ask the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of the National Emergency Co-ordination Committee will take place; the number of meetings in 2015 to date; the number he chaired; and if...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      300. To ask the Minister for Defence the up-to-date figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, by each of the three services, by rank and by gender; and if he will make a statement...
    • Defence Forces Reserve Strength
      301. To ask the Minister for Defence the up-to-date figures for the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve, by gender. [45818/15]
    • Overseas Missions
      302. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are involved and the number of personnel involved in each mission. [45819/15]
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      303. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of recruits the Defence Forces have taken on in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45820/15]
    • Defence Forces Operations
      304. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices the army disposal unit dealt with, by county, in 2015 to date, in tabular form. [45821/15]
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      305. To ask the Minister for Defence why he has not contacted a person or that person's solicitor (details supplied) regarding the findings of a report from the Attorney General, a matter which...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      306. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will review the criteria of the small business compensation fund to include landlords of commercial and residential premises who were unable to secure...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      307. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      309. To ask the Minister for Defence the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced, including the...
    • Aviation Museum
      310. To ask the Minister for Defence to outline the possibility of developing an aviation museum at Baldonnel Aerodrome in County Dublin, given its long association with the Irish Air Corps and...
    • Living Wage
      311. To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • EU Directives
      312. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will extend the upper age limit for children, generally set at eight years of age, for which parental leave may be taken, given its...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      313. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of establishing a cross-Border crime agency as agreed in the fresh start agreement in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      314. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offences committed by cyclists of driving without reasonable consideration An Garda Síochána has recorded since its...
    • Garda Operations
      315. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff operating in the cold case unit from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45702/15]
    • Garda Horses
      316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of horses in the Garda Síochána mounted unit in each year since 2011. [45703/15]
    • Garda Station Opening Hours
      317. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the opening hours of each Garda Síochána station, in tabular form. [45704/15]
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      318. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a new Secretary General will be appointed in her Department. [45705/15]
    • Garda Deployment
      319. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána assigned to each divisional drug unit for each of the years 2011 to date. [45744/15]
    • Courts Service Data
      320. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the running costs of the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Special Criminal Court, the District Courts and the Circuit...
    • Garda Stations
      321. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of Gardaí in each in County Donegal on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount her Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement...
    • EU Programmes
      323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure allocated to support Ireland's commitment to accept up to 4,000 persons under the European Union resettlement and relocation...
    • Legal Services Regulation
      324. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the monopoly that the King's Inns has on the training and accreditation of barristers and her plans to open this up to competition....
    • Judicial Appointments Review
      325. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recommendations of the Denham report on judicial appointments and her plans to end the political appointment of judges. [45776/15]
    • Garda Deployment
      326. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí per each Garda Síochána District in each of the past five years including the number of community gardaí...
    • Ministerial Staff
      327. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of political staff working in her Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45790/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Bills her Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact...
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      329. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the independent review panel, her views on same; and if she will make a...
    • Garda Strength
      330. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Garda Síochána employed, how this compares with previous levels, what she considers the ideal required number; and...
    • Garda Deployment
      331. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate that a significant number of administrative staff in Garda...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      333. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if new legislation will be required to allow An Garda Síochána to place closed-circuit television cameras at strategic locations in...
    • Electronic Conveyancing
      335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the system of e-conveyancing will be rolled out, if it will be available to all bank customers; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Prisoner Data
      336. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of persons imprisoned for the non-payment of fines in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the reason for the delay in implementing...
    • Stardust Fire
      337. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the handling of the Stardust fire tragedy. [46040/15]
    • Garda Stations
      338. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of the proposal to provide a new Garda Síochána district headquarters in Bailieboro in County Cavan, including...
    • Garda Reserve
      339. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the current strength of An Garda Síochána reserve and the full-year cost of increasing it to 2,500. [46058/15]
    • Garda Inspectorate Reports
      340. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the number of reports published by An Garda Síochána Inspectorate and the cost of these in each year since 2011. [46059/15]
    • Asylum Applications
      341. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review an entitlement to residency for a person (details supplied) in County Cork given the health and other circumstances of the...
    • Residency Permits
      342. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been in this jurisdiction for four years; and if she will...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      345. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Galway in regularising residency status; and if she will make a...
    • Visa Applications
      346. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate the return to this jurisdiction of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46065/15]
    • Naturalisation Applications
      348. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can reapply for naturalisation given that the person is anxious to bring matters to a...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      350. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the cost of installing vehicle recognition closed-circuit television cameras at all motorway and national road junctions; and if she...
    • Garda Transport Data
      351. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the number of cars in the Garda Síochána fleet, the cost of a new Garda Síochána car; and if she will make a...
    • Visa Applications
      352. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a person (details supplied) given the circumstances outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46128/15]
    • Crime Levels
      353. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied) to address concerns regarding crime levels in the north east; and if...
    • Crime Data
      354. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of burglaries in the city and county of Waterford in each of the past five years. [46163/15]
    • Firearms Licences
      355. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the number of handgun licences legally permitted. [46164/15]
    • Garda Retirements
      357. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have retired in each of the past five years. [46166/15]
    • Garda Civilian Staff Numbers
      358. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of civilian employees in An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years. [46167/15]
    • Electronic Tagging
      359. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the cost of introducing electronic tagging. [46170/15]
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      360. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the cost to the authorities under the remit of her Department of closed-circuit television systems in each year since 2011. [46172/15]
    • Garda Equipment
      361. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the budget for information technology in An Garda Síochána in each of the years from 2011 to date. [46174/15]
    • Garda Reports
      363. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Changing Policing in Ireland report and if she will address the major concerns raised therein. [46204/15]
    • Garda Retirements
      365. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that left the force in each year since 2011. [46236/15]
    • Appointments to State Boards
      366. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of her Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on her...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      368. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the Acts currently in force for which she has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced,...
    • Garda Data
      369. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Wicklow on November 2010 and on 1 November 2015;...
    • Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
      371. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in 1974; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      372. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address further concerns on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46375/15]
    • Family Reunification Applications
      373. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a carer's allowance and a domiciliary carer's allowance will be taken into consideration for the purposes of calculating a sponsor's income...
    • Prisoner Discipline
      374. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of male prisoner-on-prisoner assaults in each of the years 2012 to 2014. [46377/15]
    • Living Wage
      390. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by her Department; and if she...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Early Childhood Care Education
      391. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if children are being treated unfairly in regard to the early childhood care and education scheme based on date of birth (details...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      392. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a...
    • Child Poverty
      393. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the targets he is working towards for reducing child poverty and the specific steps he is taking to achieve these targets [45778/15]
    • Ministerial Staff
      394. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45781/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      395. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bill that included a regulatory impact...
    • Child Care Services Funding
      396. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when new community child care centres (details supplied) will be able to re-apply for capital funding and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      397. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he envisages a more volunteer and business-friendly vetting system that could be adopted whilst maintaining the optimum level of...
    • After-School Support Services
      398. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who participate in some form of centre-based after-school care and the details of any studies and reviews which his...
    • Child Abuse
      399. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the urgency of commissioning a second sexual abuse and violence in Ireland report, into sexual abuse incidences, given than...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      400. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      402. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally...
    • Living Wage
      403. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if...
  • Department of Health
    • Hospital Services
      404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Health Service Executive on establishing a feasibility study for future uses for the old hospital...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      405. To ask the Minister for Health if he received a request from the Health Service Executive to increase the number of critical care beds in 2016, the number of additional beds sought, and the...
    • Health Services Funding
      406. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated for the implementation of the national asthma programme, the funding being provided in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Pharmacy Services
      407. To ask the Minister for Health his view on the budget 2016 submission by the Irish Pharmacy Union to introduce a minor ailment scheme, an extended vaccination service and a new medicines...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      408. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of recruiting an extra 100 consultants [45696/15]
    • General Practitioner Services
      409. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of restoring distance coding, and of restoring the coding and increasing the allowance to €25,000, under the rural practice allowance...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours provided in 2015 and the full-year cost of same [45699/15]
    • Home Care Packages
      412. To ask the Minister for Health when he received an application for a home care package from a person (details supplied) in County Cork, the status of the application including how it has...
    • HSE Governance
      413. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations in the 2012 reviews of financial management systems in the Irish health service and the progress made in implementing these, in tabular...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      414. To ask the Minister for Health the original estimate for each year's expenditure and the final outturn for each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form, based on the new Estimates...
    • Hospital Services
      415. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals which have acute medical assessment units and the number of days per week and the number of hours per day each of these is open, in tabular form....
    • Departmental Projects
      416. To ask the Minister for Health the 25 health priorities for 2015 he announced on 27 January 2015, indicating which of these have been fully achieved as of 15 December 2015, in tabular form...
    • HSE Funding
      417. To ask the Minister for Health the funds allocated to the Travel2Care scheme in each year from 2008 to date, in tabular form. [45713/15]
    • Hospital Admissions
      418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled and-or postponed in each of the individual hospitals across the Saolta University Health...
    • Disability Services Provision
      419. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assessments of children with possible special needs which are outstanding beyond the time periods permitted by the Disability Act 2005 in Cork...
    • Nursing Education
      422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of midwifery training places in place in the main teaching hospitals and the full-year cost of increasing this by 10%. [45735/15]
    • Health Strategies
      423. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from the National Vision Coalition calling for the inclusion of a commitment to publish and implement A National Vision...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      424. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Beds Data
      425. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of providing an extra 500, 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000 acute hospital beds. [45771/15]
    • Ministerial Staff
      426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45788/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      427. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting approval, the number approved but awaiting funding, and the expected waiting time for a person from the date of application to...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      429. To ask the Minister for Health to provide certain information regarding public hospital waiting lists (details supplied). [45828/15]
    • Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
      431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and treatment in Cork city and county, including, in each case, the number of those waiting...
    • HSE Properties
      432. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community homes that were bought in counties Longford and Westmeath over the past ten years; the cost of each; and his long-term objective for...
    • HSE Staffing
      433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Health Service Executive drivers in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45897/15]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      434. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 19 November 2015, the criteria which were not met by a person (details supplied) in County Cavan to enable the...
    • Disability Services Funding
      435. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure that the Health Service Executive immediately engages in meaningful negotiations (details supplied) with representatives of Camphill Communities, as...
    • HSE Staffing
      436. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the overwhelming vote by cleaners at Letterkenny University Hospital in favour of industrial action over a decision to outsource the cleaning...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      437. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of additional ambulances for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45911/15]
    • HSE Properties
      438. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for a hospital building and site (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45925/15]
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      439. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 3 December 2015, the progress following the ongoing negotiations; if he or the Health Service Executive has an...
    • Hospital Services
      440. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new diabetes day centre at Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46001/15]
    • Palliative Care for Children
      441. To ask the Minister for Health if and the first date on which a position for a paediatric palliative care nurse specialist to serve County Donegal, to be based at Letterkenny University...
    • Magdalen Laundries Data
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of broadening the scheme for women living abroad who suffered in the Magdalen laundries, who are now entitled to free general practitioner services,...
    • Health Services
      443. To ask the Minister for Health if services will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46017/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rescheduling of surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [46028/15]
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional speech and language therapists to be recruited by the Health Service Executive in 2016 and the full-year cost of same. [46041/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation in the South Infirmary Hospital in Cork for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Registration of Nurses
      449. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lengthy delays in nursing registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46055/15]
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      450. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be forthcoming for treatment overseas for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has multiple and challenging conditions requiring...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      451. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for surgery will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46078/15]
    • Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
      452. To ask the Minister for Health if he is committed to the national policy and strategy for the provision of neuro-rehabilitation services; the funding he has allocated for it in 2015 and in...
    • Orthodontic Service Provision
      454. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Health Service Executive's review of orthodontic services; the number of tenders received by the executive; the number of contracts that will...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      455. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of home care hours for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [46143/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      456. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Killkenny; and the action he will take to address this matter. [46149/15]
    • Hospital Services
      457. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a 24-7 catherisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford. [46159/15]
    • Palliative Care Facilities
      458. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a palliative care centre at University Hospital Waterford. [46160/15]
    • Medical Workforce Data
      459. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and medical professionals employed at University Hospital Waterford. [46161/15]
    • Primary Care Centre Provision
      460. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Dungarvan in County Waterford. [46162/15]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      461. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols and guidelines in place to govern the admittance into a residential psychiatric facility for voluntary and for involuntary patients; if the...
    • Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
      462. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the decision by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council not to accept applicants for paramedic employment posts from paramedics who have...
    • Nursing Home Accommodation
      463. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated for the refurbishment of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      465. To ask the Minister for Health why a child (details supplied) in County Kildare is the only child in a class who is not able to access occupational therapy and speech and language therapy,...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      466. To ask the Minister for Health the decisions he has made regarding the funding of Orkambi, a medicine that according to reports has improved the lives and conditions of cystic fibrosis...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      467. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his Department's...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      469. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be formally commenced, including the...
    • Hospital Groups
      470. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the model 2, 3 and 4 hospitals in each hospital group, indicating whether each model 2 hospital is a model 2D, a model 2S or a model 2R...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in hospitals (details supplied); the number of these that are currently closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Data
      472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 December 2015; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; the number for each type of card issued on a...
    • Hospital Trusts
      475. To ask the Minister for Health when he received the international evidence review on independent hospital trusts undertaken by the Health Research Board at his request; when he will publish...
    • Community Care
      476. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in implementing each of the 31 recommendations in the 2011 Health Service Executive report Time to Move on from Congregated Settings; the...
    • Hospital Services
      478. To ask the Minister for Health the public and voluntary hospitals that carry out magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scans and the number of persons waiting for this scan for up to three, three...
    • Hospice Services
      480. To ask the Minister for Health the public and voluntary hospitals that carry out bone scans and the number of persons waiting for this scan for up to three, three plus to six, six plus to...
    • Hospital Services
      481. To ask the Minister for Health the public and voluntary hospitals that carry out angiograms and the number of persons waiting for this for up to three, three plus to six, six plus to nine,...
    • Dental Services Provision
      484. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will have dental surgery; the waiting times for dental surgery at University Hospital Galway; and if he will...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      485. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 2 December 2015, his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding placements; and if he will make a...
    • Living Wage
      488. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Overseas Missions
      489. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has consulted with the Department of Defence regarding the implications of the deployment of Irish troops to Mali, given the potential...
    • Visa Agreements
      490. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress on establishing a reciprocal E3 visa with the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45032/15]
    • Human Rights Issues
      491. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he continues to liaise with the authorities in Egypt on the early release of an Irish citizen (details supplied) awaiting trial there; if...
    • Syrian Conflict
      493. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, the European Union, the United Nations and the international community in general continues to focus on meeting the...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      494. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues continue to focus on issues arising in the wake of the Arab spring with particular...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      496. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the various constituent bodies in the Arab-Israeli conflict continue to make themselves available for peace...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      497. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community remains conscious of impending starvation in Ethiopia arising from drought or other...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      499. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union and the United Nations continue to encourage Turkish participation in seeking a resolution to strife...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      500. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union and the United Nations continue to focus on the activities of Boko Haram with a view to bringing all...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      501. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which issues of drought, starvation, famine, abuse of human rights and the use of child soldiers remain for the United Nations...
    • Western Balkans Issues
      502. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the various countries in the western Balkans continue to meet the acquis communautaire; the extent to which various...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      503. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community can bring about a positive influence in the situation in Iraq with particular reference to...
    • EU Issues
      504. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that continues to be taken throughout the European Union to address the issues of euro-scepticism with particular reference to...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      506. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the situation in the Ukraine remains on the agenda at European Union Council meetings; the extent to which positive...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      508. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which humanitarian aid continues to be made available to those for whom it was intended throughout the continent of Africa;...
    • Foreign Policy
      509. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, directly and through the aegis of the European Union and the United Nations, continues to monitor the development of...
    • Emergency Planning
      511. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the composition of the rapid response corps; when it last met; the number of members it has; if consideration was given to deploying it in...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      513. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how the priority area for action in One World One Future relating to hunger and nutrition is being advanced by positions Ireland...
    • Israeli Settlements
      514. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he plans to ensure that the private sector adheres to the recently published interpretive notice by the European Union on the correct...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      516. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a...
    • Ministerial Staff
      517. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45787/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      518. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact...
    • Middle East Issues
      519. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland the issue of safety for Irish volunteers working in the West Bank, given the...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA
      521. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of communication and correspondence between his Department and authorities in the United States of America, as part of efforts to...
    • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
      523. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on overseas development assistance in each year from 2007 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46112/15]
    • Emigrant Support Services
      525. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure he has allocated for diaspora supports in 2016; how it will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
      526. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he has made available under the different programmes for official development assistance and the percentage this is of gross...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      527. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council meetings in relation to the Middle East peace process; and if he...
    • Human Rights Issues
      528. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council meetings in relation to the persecution of Christians worldwide,...
    • North South Ministerial Council
      529. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46205/15]
    • International Relations
      530. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has to build on existing diplomatic relations with Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46206/15]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      531. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to an Irish Language Act for Northern Ireland, which...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      532. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      534. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be formally...
    • Living Wage
      535. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of pay for new entrants to primary education; the changes that were made to the entry level; her plans to reverse this and any other...
    • School Staffing
      537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the current rules under the school transport scheme whereby in determining eligibility for school transport, applicants must...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the dilapidated state of the playground at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; that this situation has persisted...
    • Ministerial Staff
      541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of political staff working in her Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45784/15]
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who was in a position to confirm their address by way of social protection and other...
    • Legislative Process RIA
      543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Bills her Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in identifying and securing a site for a planned new second level school (details supplied) in County Cork; when construction will...
    • Further Education and Training Programmes Funding
      549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding she has allocated to education training boards to provide training and how much of this funding has been returned to her...
    • Departmental Properties
      550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is still the owner of a building (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45865/15]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to previous parliamentary questions, if urgently needed classroom space will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to previous parliamentary questions, if an urgently needed new roof will be provided under the summer works scheme for a school (details...
    • State Examinations Commission
      554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the recent interview process carried out by the State Examinations Commission for the senior examiners panel; if the spouse of...
    • School Transport Provision
      555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to previous parliamentary questions to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, if her Department will be in a position to assist...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgently needed car-parking space will be provided under the summer works scheme for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if retention thresholds for two, three and four-teacher primary schools for 2016-17 will be 18, 52 and 82, respectively; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport Tendering
      558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with Bus Éireann with a view to implementing fairer tendering criteria for school bus routes so that companies in receipt...
    • Third Level Fees
      559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if habitual residency criteria for qualification for free fees for third level courses will be eased for returning Irish emigrants, as many...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and the documentation that is required by Student Universal...
    • Preschool Services
      561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that permission for a naíonra in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will issue shortly, given...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a building project (details supplied) in County Cavan will be approved; the stage this project is at; when it will...
    • Institutes of Technology Funding
      563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of funding for Dundalk Institute of Technology; if she is aware of the concerns of the Teachers Union of Ireland regarding this issue;...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places in autism spectrum disorder units which are part of mainstream schools at primary level and at secondary level in Cork city...
    • Departmental Properties
      565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of inquiries she has processed on the use of a vacant site at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the purposes of...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of dental nursing award classification on the national framework of qualifications; why dental nursing is categorised as a foundation...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for new permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan, including when this project will...
    • School Enrolments Data
      568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools on offshore islands and the number of pupils and teachers in each school, in tabular form. [46214/15]
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      569. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the restoration of the islander allowance to all teachers teaching on islands. [46215/15]
    • Higher Education Institutions Staff
      570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of senior to junior staff in academic and administrative grades by higher education institution for each year since 2010, with...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), if she will provide a reply to the question which was set out on two occasions,...
    • Teacher Data
      572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing 100 new secondary school teachers. [46237/15]
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      573. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the average class size to the European average of 21 pupils. [46238/15]
    • Disability Support Services Expenditure
      575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for the disability access route to education in each of the years 2010 to date. [46240/15]
    • Physical Education
      576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing a physical education teacher and the guidelines her Department provides on the time to be given each week to physical...
    • School Curriculum
      577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the material change that will occur in schools as a result of the abolition of rule 68 and the reasons for abolishing the rule. [46242/15]
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of changing the role of special needs assistants in schools to give them an educational support role, as opposed to a purely...
    • National Educational Psychological Service Staff
      579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing 100 additional psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service. [46244/15]
    • Home-School Liaison Scheme
      580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special schools have access to home-school liaison officers and, if not, the reason why. [46245/15]
    • Teacher Training Provision
      581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why students training to be teachers can only undertake their teacher probation period in mainstream schools and not in special schools; if she...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of her Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on her...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      584. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the Acts currently in force for which she has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be formally commenced,...
    • Departmental Agencies Funding
      585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for the National Centre for Technology in Education in each of the years 2009 to date. [46294/15]
    • School Curriculum
      586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of a roll-out of modern languages in the primary school curriculum pilot project. [46295/15]
    • Irish Language
      587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of a roll-out of partial immersion programmes for the Irish language, where 50% of subjects are taught through Irish to 20% of primary...
    • State Examinations
      588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will designate physical education as a subject for the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46297/15]
    • School Management
      589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of removing the moratorium on posts of responsibility for middle management posts in schools. [46298/15]
    • School Curriculum
      590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of rolling out a new primary school farm safety course modelled on the Road Safety Authority safety campaign. [46306/15]
    • School Accommodation
      591. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the accommodation situation facing a school (details supplied) in County Cork for the 2016-2017 school year; the steps she is...
    • Living Wage
      592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by her Department; and if she...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits
      593. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current balance in the Dormant Account Funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45975/15]
    • Water Conservation Grant Administration
      594. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the water conservation grant will be paid in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/15]
    • Irish Water Funding
      595. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline in detail the moneys transferred to date or committed to Irish Water as investments on behalf of the State; and...
    • Motor Tax Yield
      598. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the gross motor tax receipts for County Donegal, for each of the years from 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Local Authority Funding
      599. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he provided directly to Donegal County Council, in each of the years 2013 to date; and if he will make a...
    • Wastewater Treatment
      600. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from the European Commission as part of formal infringement procedures relating to the...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      601. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the revised wind energy development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45724/15]
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      602. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he...
    • Ministerial Staff
      603. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of political staff working in his Department and the role and salary of each staff member. [45785/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      604. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a...
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration
      605. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to increase the efficiency of decision-making in disputes by the Private Residential Tenancies Board...
    • Climate Change Policy
      607. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given the agreement reached in Paris in France to limit global emissions of greenhouse gases, if he is agrees that...
    • Electoral Divisions Establishment
      608. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of any disputes or differences of legal opinion over the boundary of Wicklow county; if this has led to any...
    • Priory Hall Development
      609. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role of a developer (details supplied) in the resolution of issues affecting Priory Hall, Dublin 13; if the developer...
    • Departmental Funding
      610. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to develop and market the walking route between Brandon Point and Brandon Creek in County...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      613. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on moving away from the paper motor tax disc system towards an electronic system such as that in place in the...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
      614. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have been approved for the mortgage to rent scheme since the criteria were changed in May 2015....
    • Credit Ratings
      615. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has been given a credit rating by international credit ratings agencies; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Irish Water Expenditure
      616. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of borrowing undertaken by Irish Water; its approximate cost of funds; and if he will make a statement...
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board Staff
      618. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the fees and expenses paid to each member of the Private Residential Tenancies Board's dispute resolution committee for...
    • Irish Water Expenditure
      620. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual interest costs Irish Water will incur on loans taken out to cover the cost of water meter installation; and if...
    • Local Authority Rates
      621. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct local authorities to design a rate scheme to support businesses damaged in the recent severe flooding;...
    • Waste Management
      622. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government which local authorities have fully undertaken the requirement to identify and categorise historic illegal dumping grounds...
    • Local Government Reform Expenditure
      623. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46091/15]
    • Local Government Reform
      624. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of establishing a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46092/15]
    • Irish Water Funding
      626. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the abolition of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46094/15]
    • Irish Water Expenditure
      628. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the operational costs of Irish Water in 2014; the estimated final total operational cost in 2015, broken down by section,...
    • Climate Change Policy
      629. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the next steps Ireland will take given the climate change agreement in Paris in France; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Local Authority Members' Remuneration
      630. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of local authority members in 2015, by salaries and by expenses, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
      631. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring housing adaptation grant expenditure to 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 levels, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Local Authority Functions
      635. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the mechanism in place to provide oversight of the work of special policy committees in local authorities and to measure...
    • Local Authority Housing
      636. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that some Teachtaí Dála and local authority councillors are directors of approved housing bodies...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      637. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the programmes he intends to roll out in 2016 funded by the Dormant Accounts Funds, including the application date,...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Expenditure
      638. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the allocation and expenditure broken down per county in each of the past ten years under the rural water programme,...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      639. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the budget his Department allocated to local authorities for the provision of social housing units to the voluntary...
    • Library Services Provision
      640. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to...
    • Fire Stations Provision
      642. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposals to provide a new fire station in Virginia in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      644. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to Cavan County Council and to Cavan Town Council for housing construction, housing repairs and...
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      646. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to provide funding for men's sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/15]
    • Local Authority Housing
      647. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided or the financial contribution for the older person's scheme and the number of such units provided, by...
    • Island Communities
      648. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the additional cost of allowing island communities to vote on the same day as those on the mainland. [46218/15]
    • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
      649. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households on the local authority housing waiting list in County Longford currently, six months ago and 12...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      651. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated in April 2015 to County Westmeath over three years to buy, rent or lease properties for social...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      653. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number advertised on his...
    • Legislative Process RIA
      655. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be...
    • Vacant Site Levy
      657. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department considered including vacant sites owned by local authorities in the vacant site levy that will come into...
    • CLÁR Programme
      658. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring CLÁR Programme funding to the level that pertained before it was last abolished; and if he will...
    • RAPID Programme
      659. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring the revitalising areas by planning, investment and development, RAPID, programme funding to the...
    • Leader Programmes Funding
      660. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring Leader funding to the level that was originally allocated under the 2007 to 2013 Rural Development...
    • Commercial Rates
      661. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of commercial rate payers who did not pay the charges due in 2014 and the combined amount of these unpaid...
    • Commercial Rates Exemptions
      662. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce commercial rate relief for vacant properties, where such charges fall due; the number of vacant...
    • Departmental Agencies
      663. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will establish a multi-fund cross-departmental green-deal agency responsible for accessing European and private...
    • Housing for People with Disabilities
      664. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress in achieving each of the nine strategic aims set out in the National Housing Strategy for People with a...
    • Motor Tax Rates
      666. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the case of motor tax for a commercial vehicle (details supplied) based on the Court of Appeal reduction...
    • Local Authority Management
      667. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if city managers or area managers in local authorities are allowed to be biased against city councillors; if all...
    • Living Wage
      668. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed by or in agencies funded by...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Postal Codes
      669. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will contact Eircode to have a person's Eircode address corrected; if Eircode will review all details in an estate...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      670. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if...
    • Ministerial Staff
      671. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45782/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      672. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a...
    • Emergency Call Answering Service
      673. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 23 September 2015 and given that it is recorded that 975,000 of the...
    • Energy Schemes
      674. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number and average value of grants awarded for the better energy homes scheme and the better energy warmer homes...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      675. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      677. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be...
    • Postal Services
      678. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost for the existing An Post office network to provide additional services such as the processing of motor tax...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      679. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated costs of delivering universal broadband to all premises. [46315/15]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      681. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated percentage of electricity that Ireland will generate from biomass in 2020; the amount of increased...
    • Commission for Energy Regulation
      682. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the reforms proposed by the Commission for Energy Regulation to help drive down prices for domestic...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      683. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of setting up an independent body to conduct a full economic review of wind energy; its impact on energy prices;...
    • Electricity Transmission Network
      684. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of placing national grid extensions underground in GRID West, Grid South and the NSIC. [46320/15]
    • Departmental Functions
      685. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined merging with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. [46321/15]
    • Broadband Service Provision
      686. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the provision of fibre broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Kildare, which has a number of...
    • Living Wage
      687. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Projects
      688. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to Cork County Council to upgrade roads in the past six months; and the funding allocated specifically to upgrade...
    • Superannuation Schemes
      691. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to revisit the situation facing deferred members of the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme; the steps...
    • Cycling Facilities Data
      692. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on building cycle lanes and the kilometre length of cycle lanes that exist, by county or local authority, in tabular...
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of steady State fixed capital investment required to maintain cycle lanes in the greater Dublin area, by county, in tabular...
    • Road Network
      695. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of steady State fixed-capital investment required to maintain local, regional and national roads, by county, in tabular form....
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      696. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how much Córas Iompair Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus real-time information smart telephone apps cost to...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      697. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a...
    • Ministerial Staff
      698. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45793/15]
    • Legislative Process RIA
      699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory...
    • Public Service Obligation Services
      700. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will implement a public service obligation bus route from the west of Galway city to the major employment sites on the east of the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      701. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 23 September 2015, if he has concluded his consideration of the report on Transitioning to a...
    • Sports Capital Programme Administration
      702. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a sports capital programme in 2016. [45851/15]
    • Environmental Schemes
      703. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport details of the blueways including how they were established and how they are performing, the advice he has for those wishing to establish...
    • Sports Capital Programme Administration
      704. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to previous parliamentary questions, when he will make a decision on whether there will be a sports capital programme in 2016;...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      705. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the necessary emergency funding to restore vehicular access to a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
    • Road Projects Status
      706. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of investment in the N71 Kenmare to Glengarriff road in County Kerry, including improvements under this Government; and if he...
    • Sports Events
      714. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of efforts related to the 2023 Rugby World Cup for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45921/15]
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      715. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding package for improving the condition of rural roads for 2016. [46014/15]
    • Railway Safety
      716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had representations regarding major concerns at the present condition of a railway bridge (details supplied) in County Kildare...
    • Road Projects Expenditure
      717. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of completing the A5 road; the cost to the State to date and in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Cross-Border Projects
      718. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of completing the narrow water bridge; the cost to the State to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46106/15]
    • Departmental Agencies Funding
      719. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of operating Transport Infrastructure Ireland, by wages, by administration and the number of staff employed, in 2014 and in 2015...
    • Road Safety Authority
      720. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money spent on the Road Safety Authority in each year from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Safety Authority Campaigns
      721. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money spent by the Road Safety Authority on safety programmes in primary, secondary and third level institutions of...
    • Vehicle Clamping
      722. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the options and recourse available to those who believe they were incorrectly clamped by a private company in a parking area where they...
    • Ports Facilities
      723. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the management of the Port of Waterford Company regarding accessing regional development funding through...
    • State Airports
      724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the management at Waterford Regional Airport regarding accessing State or European Union funding to...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated to the National Roads Authority for 2016 in respect of the necessary upgrading of the east-west route from...
    • Public Transport Subsidies
      726. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of subvention granted and the percentage this represents of total revenue, by public transport company, in each of the past...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      727. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      729. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be formally...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      730. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of restoring the local improvement scheme programme funding to the level that last pertained before this Government took office....
    • Living Wage
      731. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Agencies Funding
      732. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to Culture Ireland in each of the past ten years and the proposed funding for 2016. [45695/15]
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      733. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount her Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make...
    • Ministerial Staff
      734. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of political staff working in her Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45780/15]
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
      735. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to ensure that the appropriate payment under the turf cutting compensation scheme is paid to a person...
    • Legislative Process RIA
      736. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Bills her Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory...
    • Irish Language
      737. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount invested in capital and current expenditure in the Irish language development centre in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in...
    • Film Industry
      738. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider an appropriate way to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of the filming of Ryan's Daughter on the Daingean...
    • Recreational Angling Sector
      739. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific efforts she has made since my most recent correspondence in relation to addressing outstanding matters with the Laune...
    • Architectural Heritage
      740. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe for the completion of all aspects of work at Killarney House in County Kerry, including the date of opening, when staff...
    • National Parks Projects
      741. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to repair and resurface roads in Killarney National Park in County Kerry in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service Remit
      742. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request a meeting with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to address safety for jarveys and their passengers crossing the...
    • Architectural Heritage
      744. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on concerns in regard to the protection of three historic buildings (details supplied) in County Kildare; the actions she...
    • Waterways Ireland Expenditure
      745. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of the full restoration of the Ulster Canal; the State's contribution to date; the British Government's and Northern Ireland...
    • Departmental Agencies Expenditure
      746. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of re-establishing Culture Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46108/15]
    • Air Services Provision
      747. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual cost of the air service to na hOileáin Árann. [46217/15]
    • Appointments to State Boards
      748. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of her Department and the number of appointments that have been...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      750. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the Acts currently in force for which she has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be formally...
    • Living Wage
      751. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by her Department;...

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