Written answers

Tuesday, 22 March 2016

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Employment Data
      1. To ask the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office will provide statistics on the number of persons at work in County Kerry, as distinct from the South-West Region; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Farm Assist Scheme Administration
      3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the changes made to the farm assist scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5234/16]
    • State Pensions Payments
      4. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to upgrade the household package for the elderly and reserve the cuts to the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5254/16]
    • Disability Allowance Eligibility
      5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a case (details supplied) including the status of a claim under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Pension Provisions
      6. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to investigate the contribution paid by the Health Service Executive for a person (details supplied). [4711/16]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 25 November 2015, if she will expedite an application (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • National Internship Scheme Administration
      8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to prohibit hunt organisations from using the JobBridge scheme to fill roles in hunting activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessments which were modified downwards by the deciding officer in contradiction to the original medical assessor for awards...
    • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
      13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review the cessation of payments under the family income supplement scheme to persons on their reaching 22 years of age, given that he or she may...
    • Illness Benefit Eligibility
      14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reverse the decision to not allow any payment for the first six days of illness; if she is aware of the impact this has on those who do...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection for an update on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the social protection appeals process; and if she will make a...
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the discrimination felt by many previously self-employed persons in full-time education seeking the back to education benefit; if the...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to urgently examine and expedite a review of a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • State Pensions Payments
      21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to persons who have to retire at 65 years of age but who will not qualify for a State pension until they are 66 years of age or...
    • Civil Registration Documentation
      22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will oversee the discontinuation of the grossly insensitive practice of charging parents for birth and death certificates in respect of...
    • Community Employment Schemes Administration
      23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the impact of dramatic increases in insurance premiums on community employment schemes; if she will address this through...
    • Family Income Supplement Appeals
      25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the family income supplement scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Water Conservation Grant Applications
      26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a water conservation grant will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is a member of a private water scheme and who has...
    • Pensions Data
      28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide data showing the percentage of persons working in construction who are members of an occupational pension scheme; the initiatives...
    • Community Services Programme
      30. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve funding for the continuation of the RosFM community radio station under the community services programme given that management...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [5200/16]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied). [5201/16]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied). [5203/16]
    • Family Income Supplement Applications
      35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application under the family income supplement scheme by a person (details supplied). [5206/16]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied). [5207/16]
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was found not medically suitable under the carer's allowance scheme when a different person for the same carer...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [5211/16]
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the invalidity pension scheme. [5214/16]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [5216/16]
    • State Pension (Contributory) Applications
      45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an adult dependant allowance in a claim for a State pension (contributory) by a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will establish a welfare officer as a point of contact for homeless persons within the Kildare, Wicklow and Meath areas to enable homeless...
    • JobPath Implementation
      47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has evaluated the JobPath contract performance; what key performance indicators are used to measure performance; what targets have been met;...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Applications
      48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the evaluation of workers’ rights she has undertaken in the case of casual workers on low-hours contracts who do not qualify for the...
    • Job Initiatives
      49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence concerning a JobBridge scheme and a secretarial position (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for refusing participation in community employment schemes to those persons not in receipt of social protection; her views that this...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
      52. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to deal with the small and medium enterprise legacy debt issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5265/16]
    • VAT Rate Increases
      53. To ask the Minister for Finance to amend the value added tax rates on sunbed sessions and on sunscreen, given the 13.5% rate on sunbed sessions and the 23% rate on sunscreen and the...
    • Retail Sector
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on an issue raised in communications received (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/16]
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      55. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to persons who pay large yearly management fees on their properties but who get no tax relief, given that persons who rent their homes...
    • Vehicle Registration
      56. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an application for an exemption from vehicle registration tax by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme
      57. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the appeals process under way for former Waterford Crystal workers whose service was given under contract and who have made a claim under the...
    • Insurance Costs
      58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the punitive interest rates being charged by insurance companies, especially on motor insurance on missed or late payments; and if he will...
    • Mortgage Lending
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to liaise with the Central Bank of Ireland regarding access to mortgages for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on...
    • NAMA Assets Sale
      62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency residential properties that international vulture funds have purchased each year since 2009; the location of...
    • Parliamentary Questions
      64. To ask the Minister for Finance the role of non-established civil servants and political advisers in formulating replies to parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • EU Directives
      65. To ask the Minister for Finance when the mortgage credit directive will be transposed into law; how this will impact on the sale of mortgage products; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • NAMA Assets Sale
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action following a recent documentary on a matter of public concern (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4939/16]
    • Consumer Protection
      68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the protection in place for mortgage holders, tenants and small and medium-sized enterprises from the actions of vulture funds that...
    • Budget Targets
      69. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will provide the next estimate of fiscal space for the period 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4942/16]
    • Stability Programme Data
      70. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the Stability Programme update for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4943/16]
    • Mortgage Data
      71. To ask the Minister for Finance his contact with AIB and EBS in 2014 on their plans to introduce a tracker mortgage retention product for tracker mortgage customers of the banks who wished to...
    • Tax Code
      72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the capital gains tax rate for the sale of small assets of less than €10,000 in value; and if he will make a...
    • Motor Insurance Regulation
      73. To ask the Minister for Finance his views with regard to the huge motor insurance premiums being charged to returning emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5022/16]
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will now introduce a 9% rate of value added tax for residential construction activity given the shortage of houses and the number of unemployed...
    • Tax Code
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence concerning accidental landlords and additional income (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5037/16]
    • VAT Rate Application
      76. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of applying value added tax to the cost of servicing defibrillators; if he is aware of the financial impact this has on community organisations...
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      77. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of Airbnb (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5056/16]
    • EU Investigations
      78. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of documents his Department has handed over to the European Commission regarding the investigation into a company (details supplied); the number...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised the issue of a review of the macroprudential lending rules with the Central Bank of Ireland; and if so, the context and the result of any such...
    • Tax Collection
      80. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure vulture funds operating in the residential and commercial property sector are paying a level of tax commensurate with their profits; and if...
    • VAT Rate Application
      81. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure mountain rescue services can avail of a reduced tax burden given the stated European Commission position that, in general,...
    • Insurance Compensation Fund
      82. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make legislative changes to clarify the division of responsibility between the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland and the insurance compensation...
    • Living City Initiative
      84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the living in town Initiative to all provincial towns to incentivise persons to move back into town centres to help revitalise our towns; and...
    • Tax Code
      85. To ask the Minister for Finance to reduce the capital gains tax rate and increase the capital gains tax free allowance; to provide details of the income from this tax over the past four...
    • Universal Social Charge
      86. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in budget 2017 of reducing each of the universal social charge rates by 0.5% and by 1%, by individual measure and by cumulative amount; and if he will...
    • Fiscal Policy
      89. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal space available in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5175/16]
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      93. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from standardising the tax relief on employee pension contributions when an individual exceeds €4,000 in annual employee pension...
    • Tax Code
      98. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from the implementation of a special tobacco levy at a rate of 25% that would be imposed on each tobacco company operating in the Irish...
    • Company Law
      99. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he will meet challenges faced by the self-employed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/16]
    • VAT Rate Application
      100. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason value added tax is levied at the higher rate on protective clothing for motor cyclists; if he will review this matter; and if he will make a...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use his leverage as a major shareholder to encourage banks to pass on interest rate cuts to persons on variable rate mortgages; the reason he has...
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration
      102. To ask the Minister for Finance with respect to the home renovation incentive scheme, the options available to a person who has paid a contractor to complete work but the contractor refuses...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      103. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Pension Provisions
      104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the levels of pension entitlement reinstatement in the public service which came in under the Lansdowne Road agreement;...
    • Drainage Schemes Status
      105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the issue raised in communication received recently (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Heritage Sites
      106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors recorded at each heritage site under the remit of the Office of Public Works, and the amount of revenue generated...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a flood defence mechanism at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry [5010/16]
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide additional sluices at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
      109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) concerning the Civil Service and critical illness cover; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he...
    • Parental Leave
      111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of parental leave for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5118/16]
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will adjust the compulsory retirement age of 65 years of age for public servants who wish to serve up to 66 or 67 years of age on...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans and the level of negotiations he has had with the various interested parties to alleviate flooding along the River Shannon and...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Applications
      114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has received an application for funding for flood relief from Cork County Council for an area (details...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Employment Appeals Tribunal
      115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a case (details supplied) will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4756/16]
    • Departmental Properties
      116. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the construction status of the new advanced IDA Ireland facility in Sligo, including the completion date, the capacity of the new...
    • Job Creation
      117. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of his efforts over the past three months to attract new jobs to counties Sligo and Leitrim and to Ballyshannon in County...
    • Industrial Relations
      118. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Mondelez-Cadbury Coolock jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4921/16]
    • Work Permit Data
      119. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied); if this application will be quickly processed; and if...
    • Industrial Development
      120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created and jobs lost by the IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland supported companies in each of the years 2011 to...
    • Economic Policy
      121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the implementation of the south-east economic development strategy produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs,...
    • Zero-hour Contracts
      122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to stop the exploitation of workers through zero-hour contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/16]
    • Action Plan for Jobs
      123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how he will measure the success or otherwise of the south-west regional Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Industrial Development
      124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to prioritise County Kerry for a major new employer, given the lack of major new employers coming into the county; and if he will make...
    • Employment Support Services
      126. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on correspondence concerning employment opportunities for a person with a disability (details supplied); and if he will make...
    • Work Permit Applications
      127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work employment permit for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Insurance Costs
      128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the rising cost of insurance for nursing home providers, the severely limited number of companies providing such...
    • Industrial Development
      129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress his Department and related agencies under his Department's remit have made concerning the alleviation of transport and...
    • Employment Rights
      130. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is planning an awareness campaign to ensure all families are aware of any ramifications arising from the recent ruling by the...
    • Low Pay
      133. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the preponderance of women in low-pay employment following the recent article by Nevin Economic Research Institute on the...
    • Zero-hour Contracts
      134. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has examined banning zero-hour contracts as has transpired in New Zealand recently; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Trade Agreements
      135. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason legal and veterinary services are excluded from the recent Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if he will make...
    • Employment Rights
      136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which under current employment law a quota of local jobs can be reserved for local unemployed persons. [5293/16]
    • Departmental Staff Data
      138. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agriculture Scheme Data
      139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many farmers, under €15,000 and over €15,000, who experience a reduction under the basic payment scheme to the...
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing payments under the young farmers scheme to a person (details supplied) in 2015; the progress...
    • Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility
      142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to re-instate installation aid for category D young farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4721/16]
    • Agriculture Scheme Penalties
      143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on a review of a penalty applied to a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farm payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4758/16]
    • Pigmeat Sector
      145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the grave challenges facing the pigmeat industry; the measures he is taking to address these; and if he will make a...
    • Basic Payment Scheme
      146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if European Union legislation or regulations require member states to only accept online applications under the basic payment scheme;...
    • Agriculture Scheme Applications
      147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4779/16]
    • Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
      148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4780/16]
    • Basic Payment Scheme
      149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a payment. [4781/16]
    • Herd Numbers
      150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon was informed that the person's herd number was dormant; if this situation...
    • Agriculture Scheme Penalties
      152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review a penalty applied to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Farm Inspections
      153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is permitted to carry out farm inspections when farmers are "locked up" owing to the TB eradication scheme; and if...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue the decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if and when a ground inspection has...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make...
    • Basic Payment Scheme
      157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4814/16]
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway received a penalty under the agri-environment options scheme 2; if an appeal...
    • Animal Welfare
      160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations in place regarding the seizure of animals when in co-operation with An Garda Síochána his Department...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
      161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) under the areas of natural constraint scheme 2015; if a copy of the...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make...
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a licence application for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the basic payments scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4861/16]
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make...
    • GLAS Applications
      169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the case of persons (details supplied) in County Galway on their application under the green low-carbon agri-environment...
    • Agriculture Scheme Applications
      170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite payment of entitlements to a person (details supplied) in County Longford who leased land and entitlements. [4877/16]
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he...
    • Beef Data Programme
      175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the beef data scheme for 2014 and 2015; and if he...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4907/16]
    • TAMS Payments
      178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II, which was sent...
    • GLAS Applications
      179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if...
    • Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
      180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reverse an eligibility decision for a person (details supplied) to the 2015 national reserve, given that this person's...
    • Fisheries Offences
      181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the groups and bodies which were consulted in relation to SI No. 125 of 2016, European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System)...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied) in County Cavan under the 2015 national reserve fund; if he is aware that...
    • GLAS Eligibility
      185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept tier 3 applicants under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals
      188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the rural environment protection scheme; and if he will...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the 2015 national reserve young farmers scheme; the...
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the 2015 national reserve and young farmers scheme;...
    • TAMS Payments
      191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 grant...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the forestry payment scheme; and if he will...
    • Fishing Industry
      194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the policy directive 2003/2 on fleet sub-segmentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5104/16]
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of persons working in the fisheries board who are nearing retirement and are required to retire at 65 years of age; and if...
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allocated entitlements under the national reserve and young farmers scheme;...
    • TAMS Applications
      197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an approval for the construction of a farm shed under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, will be provided to...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry under the basic payment scheme and young farmers' scheme; and...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment under the young farmers scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay with a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the single payment scheme; and when...
    • Dairy Sector
      202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the sustainable dairy assurance scheme including its expected duration; the position regarding primary producers who do...
    • Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
      203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the criteria blocking young farmers who are under 40 years of age, but who have been farming for more than five...
    • Beef Industry
      204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking at European Union level to negate threats posed by any completion of the MERCOSUR trade talks and the...
    • Agrifood Sector
      205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the trade missions he has planned in 2016 to open new markets for Irish agricultural produce in sectors such as dairy, beef and lamb;...
    • GLAS Applications
      206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow 2,500 Tier 3 farmers into round 2 of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, who are currently denied...
    • TAMS Data
      207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the timeline for processing payments of applications under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II; and if he...
    • Beef Genomics Scheme
      209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have submitted data notifications and the number who have submitted the required genomic testing under the...
    • GLAS Applications
      211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will admit all eligible applicants under the tranche 2 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, into the scheme; the...
    • GLAS Payments
      212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received payments under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS; the average payment and...
    • GLAS Applications
      213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the green low-carbon agri-environment...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Reserve
      215. To ask the Minister for Defence why members of the Reserve Defence Forces are not receiving 1916 Centenary service medals, which honour is being restricted to the members of the permanent...
    • Defence Forces Parades
      216. To ask the Minister for Defence why a member (details supplied), along with ten other members, of the Reserve Defence Forces was excluded from the remainder of training for the 1916...
    • Defence Forces
      217. To ask the Minister for Defence the roles and requirements the Defence Forces could conduct under the United Nations umbrella to help combat the rise of global terrorism in the future given...
    • Naval Service Operations
      218. To ask the Minister for Defence when the Naval Service will resume its life-saving mission in the Mediterranean following the rescue of more than 8,000 persons in 2015; and if he will make a...
    • Defence Forces
      219. To ask the Minister for Defence to respond to a matter raised in correspondence with him (details supplied). [5121/16]
    • Defence Forces Personnel Data
      221. To ask the Minister for Defence the personnel numbers in the Permanent Defence Force as of 1 March 2016 broken down by the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service. [5296/16]
    • Naval Service
      222. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on correspondence concerning pay scales in the Naval Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5297/16]
    • Naval Service Operations
      223. To ask the Minister for Defence when the Naval Service will restart its search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean in light of the recorded 2,507 % increase in the numbers of persons...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      224. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Heading
      225. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which she will require multinationals in receipt of funding from State agencies, to employ at least 3% of persons with disabilities,...
    • Garda Divisional Headquarters
      226. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works has selected a site in Sligo town for the construction of the proposed new Garda Síochána divisional...
    • National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
      227. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a campaign (details supplied) by the Disability Federation of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5065/16]
    • UN Conventions Ratification
      228. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; the actions she has carried out in anticipation of...
    • Citizenship Applications
      229. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the cost of citizenship at an approximate minimum cost of €1,000 is prohibitive and acts as a deterrent to many...
    • Disability Act Employment Targets
      230. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in implementing the obligation under the Disability Act 2005 to promote and employ persons with disabilities at a minimum rate of 3...
    • Residency Permits
      231. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why non-European Union retired citizens are required to have an annual income of €50,000 and substantial other funds in order to reside...
    • Crime Data
      232. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded burglaries in County Tipperary in 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4771/16]
    • Irish Youth Justice Service
      233. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will allocate funding to the Moyross Development Company for urgently required health and safety upgrades to recommence services...
    • Asylum Applications
      234. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of the new International Protection Act 2015 will apply to all asylum seekers and refugees seeking asylum here many who have...
    • Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Remit
      235. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes she has implemented in her Department and in other concerned bodies, such as the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, to...
    • Garda Operations
      236. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is appropriate for An Garda Síochána to charge fees to issue copies of traffic accident report abstracts, witness statements,...
    • Private Security Authority Administration
      239. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has set down the timeframes within which the Private Security Authority must deal with applications and appeals; if so, the details of...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      240. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 15 of December 2015 regarding the number of fixed charge penalty notices and learner drivers, if...
    • Courts Service Data
      242. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 15 December 2015 regarding the replies to earlier parliamentary questions of July and November 2015,...
    • Garda Stations
      246. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of the development of the new Garda Síochána divisional headquarters at Murrough, County Galway, including when...
    • Refugee Resettlement Programme
      247. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the number of Syrian refugees admitted here since the start of the war there five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Immigration Controls
      248. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of Syrian nationals refused access here in the five years since the start of the war in that country; and if she will make...
    • Crime Data
      249. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of racist incidents and any percentage increase recorded on the Garda Síochána PULSE system since changes were...
    • Garda Deployment
      250. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to ensure a full-time Garda Síochána presence in the Duleek and Donore areas of County Meath; and if she will make...
    • Garda Station Closures
      251. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline when the merger of the Ashbourne Garda Síochána district and the east Meath Garda Síochána district of the Meath...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      253. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the progress of an application made for closed circuit television in the east Meath towns of Duleek and Donore; when funding will be...
    • Crime Levels
      254. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the continued concern of the local community at the increased crime levels in County Tipperary; her views on providing...
    • Naturalisation Eligibility
      255. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the legal avenues whereby a citizen of the United States of America can legally reside here; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      256. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the cost of becoming an Irish citizen; the process in place for reviewing the cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • EU Agreements
      257. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that Ireland does not sign up to a new agreement with Turkey at the meeting of the European Council this week which, if...
    • Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data
      258. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of representations received by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, from the dissolution of the...
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      259. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide funding to renovate Rochfortbridge and Castlepollard Garda Síochána stations in County Westmeath; and if she will make a...
    • Garda Strength
      260. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fully qualified Garda Síochána; the number in training and the number on leave of absence as of 1 March 2016. [5289/16]
    • Garda Reserve
      261. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána Reserve as of 1 March 2016. [5290/16]
    • Humanitarian Aid
      262. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will work with lawyers from the Immigrant Council of Ireland on the ground in refugee camps in France to identify vulnerable migrants,...
    • Refugee Resettlement Programme
      263. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for Ireland to meet its commitment to offer shelter, protection and hope to 4,000 refugees; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      265. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if she will make...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Early Childhood Care Education
      266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will introduce funding for the recruitment of special needs assistants for preschool children; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Child and Family Agency Staff
      267. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of staffing granted to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to facilitate a speedy, robust and transparent system for handling...
    • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
      268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the numbers of mixed-race Irish babies and children in the 16 mother and baby homes including St. Patrick's, Navan Road, Dublin 7; if St....
    • Early Childhood Care Education
      269. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made on the implementation of supports for children with disabilities at preschool level; the way in which and when parents...
    • Domestic Violence Refuges
      271. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware of the decision by the domestic violence support service Lifeline in Inishowen to terminate its operations due to a lack of...
    • Child Care Services Regulation
      272. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will publish the new regulations on child care standards; if the regulations will provide for paediatric first aid; and if he will...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      273. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in conjunction with Pobal, to assist in providing additional funding for the re-opening of the Kildysart community crèche, a vital...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      274. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will...
  • Department of Health
    • Disability Services Provision
      275. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his commitment to services at Scoil Aonghusa in Cashel, County Tipperary, particularly in respect of the services and respite care for those over 18...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration
      276. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate payments under the long-term illness scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if outstanding moneys are owed; when these...
    • Health Services Funding
      277. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [4724/16]
    • Health Services Provision
      279. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of introducing a free screening programme for sudden adult death syndrome and other heart issues for all secondary level students; and if he will make...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      280. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4733/16]
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      281. To ask the Minister for Health how he will address the casualisation within the National Ambulance Service, specifically with regard to non-rostered paramedics. [4739/16]
    • Ambulance Service
      282. To ask the Minister for Health why, since the national transfer policy was implemented in the National Ambulance Service in November 2014, full-time permanent vacancies are not being filled...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      283. To ask the Minister for Health how he will address the fact that the Health Service Executive in Swords in County Dublin is only in a position to offer six hours of speech therapy to...
    • HSE Funding
      284. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the funding for Greater Dublin Independent Living with particular reference to having the amount increased to support the excellent work it...
    • Medicinal Products
      285. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the new drug Orkambi which will be of enormous benefit for cystic fibrosis sufferers. [4745/16]
    • Autism Support Services
      286. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a family (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4746/16]
    • Medical Products
      288. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an assessment for a device; and, if necessary, when the person will be provided with the device....
    • Housing Adaptation Grant
      289. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for occupational therapists to assess homes for the housing adaptation grant in Dublin 7 and in Dublin 15. [4751/16]
    • Nursing Staff Provision
      290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community nurses in Dublin 7 and in Dublin 15 and if he will recruit more nurses in the next period; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Vaccination Programme
      291. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the availability of the tuberculosis BCG vaccine and the measures being taken to ensure it is available to all those who require it; and if he...
    • Audiology Services Provision
      292. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment with an audiologist in the county clinic; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      293. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the qualifying illnesses covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4786/16]
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      294. 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 Appointment Status
      295. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4796/16]
    • Care Orders
      296. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who are under full care orders are not getting the necessary services; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      297. To ask the Minister for Health to support the non-rostered paramedics with the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4801/16]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      298. To ask the Minister for Health to introduce the Fampyra drug especially for multiple sclerosis sufferers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4802/16]
    • Respite Care Grant Applications
      300. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for respite care by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4808/16]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      301. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a drug (details supplied) is not approved under the long-term illness scheme for multiple sclerosis sufferers; if the primary care reimbursement...
    • Hospital Procedures
      302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract operations carried out on public patients in Cork University Hospital in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4811/16]
    • HSE Waiting Lists
      303. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the current waiting list, particularly for emergency cases for public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4816/16]
    • Medical Card Data
      304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards, the number of general practitioner cards, the number of each type of card issued on a discretionary basis; and the number for each...
    • Hospital Staff Data
      305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of senior house officer positions in each of the public and voluntary hospitals, the number of such positions vacant and the number of these...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      309. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4829/16]
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      310. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-rostered National Ambulance Service staff by ambulance region. [4831/16]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
      314. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the long-term illness list and the introduction of a case-by-case examination, as certain persons (details supplied) have complicated medical...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      315. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4850/16]
    • Autism Support Services
      316. To ask the Minister for Health when interventions will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Cork diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder following the persons assessment...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      317. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an application for a medical device by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4868/16]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      318. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol in place for the provision of emergency medical cards for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/16]
    • Autism Support Services
      319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of funding for the autism unit in Ballyseedy, Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/16]
    • Health Services Provision
      320. To ask the Minister for Health the status of assessments that are awaited for a person (details supplied) in County Cork including when these will be scheduled. [4873/16]
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      321. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is in receipt of a funding application from an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he is aware of the urgency of the...
    • Health Services
      322. To ask the Minister for Health to support the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland in receiving the necessary support and assistance for many families living with Dyspraxia here (details...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      323. To ask the Minister for Health to provide recreational services for mental health patients who are living in residential care with support, particularly for those living on their own and in...
    • Vaccination Programme
      324. To ask the Minister for Health to remove the human papilloma virus vaccine Gardasil as a matter of priority and support the Reaction and Effects of Gardasil Resulting in Extreme Trauma...
    • Disability Services Programme Review
      325. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a submission received on the future of disability policy in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4886/16]
    • Health Services
      326. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence concerning the national social partnership agreement 2016 and the national carers strategy in 2008 (details supplied); and if he...
    • Care Services
      327. To ask the Minister for Health to fund transportation services for adult dependants with a disability who are attending day care services, such as St. Michael’s House, and to provide...
    • Disability Services Funding
      328. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence concerning capital investment for disability services such as Prosper Fingal and Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      329. To ask the Minister for Health the steps University Hospital Waterford is taking to fill vacancies in the radiology department; if he is aware that routine X-rays at the hospital have been...
    • Hospital Services
      330. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve cardiology services at University Hospital Waterford; if these plans include moving to 24/7 cardiology care at the hospital; and if he...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase bed capacity at University Hospital Waterford; if he is aware that the number of patients on trolleys at the hospital during the first six...
    • Palliative Care Facilities
      333. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to provide a palliative care unit on the grounds of University Hospital Waterford including when this unit will be operational. [4894/16]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on outpatient waiting lists at University Hospital Waterford from 2011 to 2016 broken down by speciality for up to three months, three...
    • Health Services
      335. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4896/16]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      336. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical device will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as a matter of urgency. [4898/16]
    • National Clinical Programme for Asthma
      337. To ask the Minister for Health when he will implement the national clinical programme for asthma, as recommended by the Health Service Executive in 2011; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      338. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include coeliac products under the medical card scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4930/16]
    • Health Services
      342. To ask the Minister for Health the status of treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4961/16]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      344. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was due to receive a medical device that the person was fitted for in October 2015. [4977/16]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      345. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for therapy in Tralee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4978/16]
    • Motorised Transport Grant Closure
      346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; if he is aware of the distress caused to those with a physical...
    • Health Services Provision
      347. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a solution for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary on dialysis seeking financial assistance, with regards to transport costs incurred...
    • Hospitals Funding
      349. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for improvement works at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied). [5015/16]
    • Home Help Service
      350. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the way in which home help carers are allocated hours and clients to care for and are remunerated; the reason home help providers could end up...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients which are on the waiting list for scoliosis surgery in University Hospital Galway for six, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. [5049/16]
    • Hospital Consultants Recruitment
      353. To ask the Minister for Health when a consultant geriatrician post at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare will be advertised; when the Health Service Executive became aware of the planned...
    • Dental Services Provision
      354. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for braces for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5060/16]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      356. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical appliance for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5074/16]
    • Ambulance Service
      357. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of ambulance cover in County Donegal including the schedules for each division; the number of personnel on-call; the staffing schedule; the average...
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      358. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the Health Service Executive's 2015 service plan which provides for the recruitment of two additional children's outreach nurses in 2015, one of...
    • Hospitals Capital Programme
      359. To ask the Minister for Health the capital plans and timeframe for works at Ennis General Hospital, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5082/16]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the members of the Munster Amputees Association who chose a company (details supplied) to provide their prosthetic needs and who are not allowed...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for scoliosis surgery in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12 for six months, 12 months, 18 months and...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
      362. To ask the Minister for Health the status of in vitro fertilisation treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5092/16]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      363. To ask the Minister for Health the status of cancer patients who are refused a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5093/16]
    • Pension Provisions
      364. To ask the Minister for Health the status of pensions for SouthDoc employees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5099/16]
    • Health Services Provision
      365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of persons (details supplied) who suffer from Huntington's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5100/16]
    • Health Screening Programmes
      366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will roll out free heart screenings for second level students as part of a national health plan to combat sudden adult death syndrome; and if he will...
    • Hospital Services
      367. To ask the Minister for Health to reverse the decision to downgrade community hospitals in County Donegal including Lifford, Stranorlar and Ramelton; if a contingency plan is in place to...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      369. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5122/16]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      370. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5123/16]
    • Hospital Services
      371. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an operating positron emission tomography scan available in University Hospital Galway or if there are arrangements in place with other hospitals;...
    • Ambulance Service
      372. To ask the Minister for Health the operating procedures for calls to the Health Service Executive ambulance service; if there is a national or regional call centre service; the locations...
    • Hospitals Capital Programme
      373. To ask the Minister for Health the capital plans and timeline for works at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5141/16]
    • Hospitals Funding
      375. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide funds to the Sacred Heart Hospital in County Roscommon to meet immediate requirements for licensing by the Health Information and Quality...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      376. To ask the Minister for Health when the practice of general practitioners routinely taking stool samples from patients to test for a wide range of diseases ceased; if this has had a negative...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      377. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in discussion with a drugs company to provide the life-saving drug Soliris to a person (details supplied) under the compassionate...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      378. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be called for an operation in Cappagh hospital in Dublin 11. [5151/16]
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      379. To ask the Minister for Health if all nursing and midwifery staff have been recruited in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will confirm that staffing...
    • HSE Staff Remuneration
      380. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the inequitable contracts throughout the Health Service Executive where persons have been hired at rates significantly lower than persons...
    • Hospital Facilities
      381. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for Clifden District Hospital in view of plans to provide new facilities at St. Anne's in Clifden, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      382. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary procedure will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath whose condition has severely deteriorated as has been...
    • Insurance Costs
      383. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns arising from the increased insurance costs faced by nursing home providers, some of which have experienced substantial increases in...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      385. To ask the Minister for Health to meet with the senior staff of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary, given their efforts to improve therapy services at the school; if he is aware...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      386. To ask the Minister for Health the status of regaining vital inpatient and community mental health services in County Tipperary which have been denied as a result of the decision to close...
    • Primary Medical Certificates Provision
      387. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate will be approved without delay for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is given an appointment at Tullamore hospital. [5218/16]
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      392. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in scheduling an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in Cappagh hospital, Dublin 11. [5227/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      393. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [5228/16]
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      394. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in scheduling a person (details supplied) for surgery in Tullamore regional hospital, County Offaly. [5229/16]
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      395. To ask the Minister for Health the reason two persons (details supplied) in County Donegal who are in receipt of a disability allowance had their wages stopped by the Health Service...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      396. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital for surgery; and if he will make a...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is unable to access critically-needed speech and language therapy services; what supports can be made...
    • Orthodontic Service Provision
      400. To ask the Minister for Health how many orthodontic surgeons are currently employed directly by the Health Service Executive; if the executive is outsourcing dental orthodontic surgery...
    • Hospital Services
      401. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the St. Frances clinic at Temple Street Children's University Hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      402. To ask the Minister for Health to support a family (details supplied) in Dublin 5 with two adults with a disability in getting residential care with independent living that is supported on a...
    • Hospitals Capital Programme
      403. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to plan for and to examine the need for the inclusion in the Government capital programme for the provision of a new hospital to be...
    • Hospitals Data
      404. To ask the Minister for Health the annual throughput of patients and patient nights, the annual running costs and the average daily costs of a patient's throughputs and the average cost of a...
    • Home Help Service Data
      406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated nationally and for Cork county in each of the years 2014 and 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      407. To ask the Minister for Health if, in December 2015, the Health Service Executive advised his Department in a letter of a risk that the cost of delivering all the services set out in the...
    • Medicinal Products Expenditure
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if he has commenced negotiations for a new drug pricing deal. [5283/16]
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      409. To ask the Minister for Health if he has approved the proposed new €10 million package for general practitioners including increased rural practice supports. [5284/16]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      410. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, all the new financial commitments his Department has entered into to date in 2016, indicating the full year cost of same....
    • HSE Planning
      411. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will publish its operational plans for 2016. [5286/16]
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      412. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €58.5 million being held by his Department for specific initiatives, namely, in the area of mental health, €35 million; for...
    • Medical Card Administration
      413. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that for terminally ill patients entering palliative care, the process of applying for a medical card is unnecessarily onerous, stressful and...
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      414. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will receive an appointment for an operation. [5304/16]
    • Hospital Services
      415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the respiratory and cystic fibrosis unit at Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin 1, including staffing levels; if these levels are adequate...
    • Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
      416. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current standard of care for individuals suffering from stroke, brain injury and other neurological conditions; the progress made...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      417. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the two-year waiting list for cataract surgery from the general list at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 1; the further...
    • Dental Services Provision
      418. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for his Department's decision in 2010 to require a referral letter from a dentist to access primary dental care at a hospital; if consultation was...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the undersupply of oxygen cylinders to patients with lung fibrosis and ensure a sufficient supply of cylinders is allocated to each patient;...
    • HSE Staffing
      420. To ask the Minister for Health to address the chronic shortage of nursing staff at St. Joseph's service for the intellectually disabled at Portrane, County Dublin; and if he will make a...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
      422. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will approve a nursing home (details supplied) in Swords, County Dublin under the fair deal scheme. [5322/16]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant posts attached to Beaumont Hospital's national centre for neurology; the current waiting time for emergency...
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      425. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if this application can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • International Summits
      427. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposed role which Irish development charities and migrant groups such as the Immigrant Council of Ireland working on the refugee...
    • State Visits
      428. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the foreign Heads of State who have been officially invited to visit Ireland since 2011; the number of visits which have materialised; and...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      429. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of pressure applied by the European Union on the Arab League to take a more proactive approach to assisting with the Syrian and...
    • International Agreements
      430. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that Ireland does not sign up to a new agreement with Turkey at the meeting of the European Council this week which, if...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      431. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on correspondence concerning a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5298/16]
    • Departmental Staff Data
      432. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of any delays in the construction process of a new post-primary school at Maynooth in County Kildare; if the tender process for...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to support an application for the summer works grants 2016-2017 by the Presentation Junior School in Mullingar in County Westmeath. [4710/16]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed secondary school for the Kinnegad area in County Westmeath. [4748/16]
    • School Placement
      436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to expand the number of places in dedicated schools for children with autism, given the very high demand for such places in north Dublin city...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the independent assessment carried out in January 2016 regarding the condition of the K prefabricated compound in Portmarnock...
    • Schools Building Projects Data
      440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Tipperary that have applied for funding for building works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4769/16]
    • School Transport Administration
      441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accounts name given by Bus Éireann to its reserve fund, referred to as a piggy bank at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure a person (details supplied) receives the necessary full-time special needs assistant support, as outlined by an occupational therapist,...
    • Tax Code
      443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason home tutors are treated as pay as you earn employees but pay a class-S pay-related social insurance contribution; and if she will make...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a major extension for a school (details supplied) in County Galway has not gone to tender; when it will go to tender; and if she will...
    • School Transport Expenditure
      445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise amounts in euros for the "Return to risk associated with School Transport business" forming part of the "contribution" as referred to...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the transfer of a site to allow plans for a new school (details supplied) in County Galway to proceed; and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of special needs assistant hours for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4794/16]
    • School Enrolments
      448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a review of the decision to decline an aonad for the proposed Coláiste Loch Gile for County Sligo given that the...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the wheelchair access lift in Coláiste Cholmcille in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, which two students wish to use, has...
    • School Staffing
      450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of an additional teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [4826/16]
    • School Transport Expenditure
      451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the Bus Éireann maintenance charges per kilometre for school transport to her Department for the years 2010 to...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will sign a contract with the winning contractor for a new school building (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the...
    • State Examinations Exemptions
      453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to investigate the provision of an exemption to help a person (details supplied) in County Dublin coping with dyslexia; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport Expenditure
      454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the explanatory notes published with the audited statement of accounts of Bus Éireann, published on her Department's website,...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make a decision on the allocation of moneys to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for its refurbishment; and if she will...
    • Technological Universities
      456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to progress a technological university in the south east; the amount spent on the application process to date; and the funding she or...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of two late applications by persons (details supplied) in County Cork submitted to Student Universal Support Ireland; and if she will...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status the progression of a school building and site purchase in County Meath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status regarding the provision of a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Patronage
      460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to support Educate Together’s Four Essentials for Equality in Education commitment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Accommodation
      461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to support the EQUATE Open the School Gates Campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4971/16]
    • National Internship Scheme Eligibility
      462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to support a school in its request for a grant for a JobBridge scheme employment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence concerning funding under the summer works scheme in respect of a school in Dublin 9 (details supplied); and if she...
    • School Accommodation
      464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence concerning a shortage of schools in the Dublin Bay North area and to consider a request to open another...
    • School Enrolments
      465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding admission policies of secondary schools in Dublin Bay North and the long waiting lists for those persons living in the...
    • Psychological Assessments
      466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of providing an educational psychologist for a person with dyslexia (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [4976/16]
    • School Accommodation
      467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether Gormanston College in County Meath has sufficient space to accommodate children from September 2016; if not, her plans to...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts
      468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if retired special needs assistants who have reached mandatory retirement age can be re-employed as special needs assistants; and if she will...
    • Education and Training Boards
      469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned centralisation of the education and training boards' payroll; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5002/16]
    • School Transport Tendering
      470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the criteria used by Bus Éireann to tender bus routes to ensure that displacement of private operators by bodies in receipt of...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will announce the outcome of applications under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5007/16]
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will provide a revised allocation for a school extension (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has secured a site for a permanent building for a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; the next steps in the process of...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her definition of the role of a special needs assistant; if she recognises that the role, in practice, involves assisting a pupil with academic...
    • School Staffing
      476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the proposed loss of a mainstream class teacher and the loss of a portion of a learning support post for a primary school...
    • School Accommodation
      477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5061/16]
    • School Staffing
      478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5066/16]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • State Examinations
      480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will have a waiver for spelling, grammar and punctuation in language...
    • School Accommodation
      481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the cramped and inadequate facilities at a school (details supplied) in Cork City shared by children as young as three years...
    • State Examinations
      482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the decision to refuse reasonable accommodations for a reader for a leaving certificate pupil (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5094/16]
    • School Staffing
      486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the issue regarding the retention of a much needed teaching post in St. Peter's National School, Mountcharles in County...
    • State Examinations
      488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a decision to refuse a scribe for a pupil (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5117/16]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) in County Roscommon will go to construction; the reason for the delay in approving it; and if she will make a...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of enhancements for schools (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5146/16]
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Longford retains its complement of special needs assistants until the end of 2016. [5152/16]
    • School Staffing
      495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application to the primary staffing appeals board by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider favourably an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal under the summer works scheme, given that the...
    • School Transport Data
      498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the data reports available that are generated by computer software by her Department and by Bus Éireann in relation to school...
    • School Staffing
      499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and name of schools where demand is double or close to double the available intake capacity; if she will allocate additional teaching...
    • School Playgrounds
      500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate funds to repair school playgrounds (details supplied) in County Kildare which have been identified for repair since 2012; if she is...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for emergency works to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Accommodation
      503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to ensure adequate and acceptable accommodation for Rochestown Educate Together national school for the term beginning...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will secure a permanent site for Rochestown Educate Together national school; her medium plans for the development of same; and if she...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5288/16]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the timeframe for completion; the steps she will take to improve...
    • School Placement
      508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary school places demand projections that her Department is currently working to, in respect of Dublin 11 for each of the school years...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the commencement date and capacity for an autism unit for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [5314/16]
    • Schools Property
      510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the general issue regarding schools which are prone to flooding or break-ins and consequently face very high insurance bills;...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the adjacent and non-adjacent rate of grants; her views on whether students who reside under 45 kilometres from where they...
    • School Closures
      512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the decision to close the vocational school at Muine Bheag in County Carlow; the process which has to be...
    • School Transport Administration
      513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she was consulted by Bus Éireann relative to the changes being made by the company to certain bus routes affecting children with a...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if she will make...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Unfinished Housing Developments Data
      515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the number of empty and void residential properties and units, by county; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Waterways Issues
      516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to withdraw the current Irish river basin management plan which has been submitted to the European Commission for adoption...
    • Mortgage Arrears Rate
      517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the number of mortgages in arrears among local authority borrowers for the past four years; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Provision
      518. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will grant approval for a project of 40 houses at Kells in County Meath to go to tender given that all information...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the number of social housing units that were new-builds, by local authority, in 2015; the number of these which have...
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the timeframe for the turnover of social housing voids; the reason for differences in timeframes, by local...
    • Rent Controls
      523. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the immediate measures he will take to address the spiralling cost of rent in Dublin and other large cities; and if...
    • Community Development Projects
      524. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for information on State funding to the Ballybeg Community Development Project in County Waterford; if he is aware that...
    • Leader Programmes Administration
      525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will resolve issue to enable Leader to be rolled out nationally as some agencies are awaiting clarification on...
    • Environmental Policy
      526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the status of the tyre levy, including whether concerns by industry operators will be addressed; and if he will make...
    • Electoral Reform
      527. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a boundary review will be carried out in advance of the 2019 local and European elections; and if he will make a...
    • Derelict Properties
      529. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on this Deputy's proposal entitled the rental renovation scheme, which was previously sent to him and which aims...
    • Homelessness Strategy
      531. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence concerning homelessness and tackling the housing crisis as a matter of priority (details...
    • Recreational Facilities Provision
      532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide the necessary resources to Dublin City Council to create more playgrounds, especially in the Dublin Bay North...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications
      533. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the status of an application for a mortgage-to-rent by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he is aware of...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for a closed circuit television pilot scheme for Birdhill, Burgess and Littleton in County...
    • Capital Assistance Scheme Applications
      535. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the report from Dublin City Council regarding access routes to the site in Jamestown Road, Dublin 8,...
    • Fire Stations Provision
      536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the need for a new fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant
      538. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will announce the funding for the grant scheme for housing aid to the elderly and for the housing adaptation...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
      539. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent schemes which have been approved since the scheme was announced; and his plans to amend the...
    • Housing Policy
      541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how he will alleviate the housing crisis including what he will implement in lieu of modular housing; and if he will make...
    • Tenancy Protection Scheme
      542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how many applications were made and how many successful applications were awarded under the Dublin regional executives...
    • Housing Issues
      545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has approached the National Asset Management Agency in respect of purchasing banks of apartments or houses with a...
    • Building Regulations Compliance
      546. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence concerning liquidation and support for a creditor (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Housing Provision
      547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of social housing (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5292/16]
    • Local Authority Housing
      548. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the purchase of social housing (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authority Housing Eligibility
      550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify a situation whereby a person who is non-judicially separated from a partner can apply for local...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      552. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress in creating a new support scheme for renewable energy from a micro-generation perspective; and if he will...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      553. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the 14 rural areas (details supplied) in County Carlow that were promised high speed broadband in 2014....
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      555. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the Government's national broadband plan in relation to the roll-out of infrastructure in County Sligo,...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he plans to install broadband in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      559. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if County Kerry will be prioritised for State intervention in broadband through the national plan as soon as possible;...
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      560. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to address the issue of mobile phone coverage in rural areas particularly in the Glencolmcille and Kilcar areas in County...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      561. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Eir's recent expansion of its rural broadband roll-out scheme will impact on the Government's national broadband plan;...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      562. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will install a bike station in the Glasnevin Cemetery and the Botanic Gardens area of Dublin, given this area's popularity with...
    • Driver Licences
      564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to grant a trailer licence to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/16]
    • Airport Development Projects
      565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposal by the Dublin Airport Authority to build a parallel runway at Dublin Airport; if he has had contact with senior...
    • Driver Licence Renewals
      566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the driving licence renewal process for persons over 70 years of age which requires a general practitioner to make an...
    • Road Projects Status
      567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if completion of work on the M50 is on his agenda, when this work will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4762/16]
    • Taxi Regulations
      568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow the Uber service to operate here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4784/16]
    • Tourism Promotion
      570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the development of new activity-tourism infrastructure in the north west; if exciting activity-tourism projects such...
    • Airport Subvention Payments
      571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to facilitate a further meeting between himself, his officials and the management of Sligo Airport to discuss the progress to date on...
    • Haulage Industry Regulation
      572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a motor tax on foreign hauliers in line with recent moves in Belgium and in the United Kingdom; and if he will make...
    • Industrial Disputes
      573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to resolve the ongoing Luas workers dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4922/16]
    • Public Transport Provision
      574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he has not engaged a public consultation regarding the major timetable changes in the Ashbourne and Ratoath areas of County...
    • Road Projects Status
      576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Slane bypass including his plans to progress same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4988/16]
    • Fáilte Ireland
      577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue regarding boatmen (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5013/16]
    • Wild Atlantic Way Project
      578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent to market the Wild Atlantic Way internationally each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Traffic Regulations
      583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence regarding bus lanes and limousine operators (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide funding to local authorities for local improvement schemes. [5148/16]
    • Public Transport
      585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress he has made and the plans to be realised in making public transport, in particular outside urban areas, more accessible to...
    • Public Bike Schemes
      587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the usage statistics for the individual stations of the Limerick Bike Scheme that are available; and if he will make a...
    • Road Projects Status
      589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide funding for a road at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5187/16]
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can obtain an exemption from section 87 of the Road Traffic Act in order to complete...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Sandycove to Sutton Cycle Path will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5199/16]
    • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
      592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme Pension (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5255/16]
    • Departmental Staff Data
      593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacancies that exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • National Parks Projects
      594. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a roadway (details supplied) in Killarney National Park, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Arts Funding
      595. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a listing of all Arts funding allocated in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if...
    • Heritage Sites
      596. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the results of recent pre-election consultations regarding planning permission for one-off houses in the Brú na Bóinne...
    • National Parks Projects
      600. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status and timelines regarding the staffing recruitment and opening of Killarney House, County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Special Areas of Conservation Designation
      601. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to review the designation of the Meenlaragh Falcarragh special protection area in County Donegal; if she is aware of the ongoing...
    • Inland Waterways By-laws
      602. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland and its call for new canal by-laws via a dedicated canal Bill...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      603. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if...

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