Written answers
Thursday, 20 September 2018
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child and Family Agency Staff
5. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the CEO of Tusla has resigned; if she has met with the person since the resignation; if the CEO highlighted issues of concern to...
- Family Support Services
14. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to support stay-at-home parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37903/18]
- Child Detention Centres
15. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the rationale for not ordering the publication of a review (details supplied) preventing full public scrutiny of its findings; and if she...
- Family Resource Centres
16. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether family resource centres are in receipt of an appropriate level of funding; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Child Protection
17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which she is satisfied that children's support and welfare services are adequately geared and focused to deal with all...
- Childcare Costs
18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to develop targeted supports for parents and guardians in County Wexford paying for childcare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a geo-survey of a location (details supplied) will be committed to in order to ensure the preservation of the integrity of the cemetery,...
- Foster Care
20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the eleven HIQA reports to date in 2018 on foster services; and if she is satisfied that all...
- Adoption Legislation
22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in enacting the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. [37913/18]
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the methodology of the scoping exercise into illegal birth registrations, illegal adoptions and other irregularities at mother and baby...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the considerable shortages that exist within the ECCE system; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Child Abuse Reports
26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with the progress made by Tusla with regard to failings identified in the 14 June 2018, HIQA report which included...
- Childcare Services Funding
27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding funding for a location (details supplied). [37914/18]
- Childcare Costs
28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the latest ESRI/Pobal research on childcare costs; if she will address the fact that mothers who face...
- Departmental Functions
29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of her Department's planned examination of its relationship with Pobal with a view to forming a closer statutory relationship; if...
- Youth Services
30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department supports youth organisations with a view to ensuring a supportive backdrop and preparation for adulthood...
- School Completion Programme
31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget for the school completion programme; the status of the report of the expert panel convened to identify and examine a potential...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children with additional learning needs cannot access an ECCE place and additional...
- Affordable Childcare Scheme
33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37902/18]
- Child Abuse Reports
35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of a report (details supplied); the implications for the funding of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Properties
38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of...
- Defence Forces Properties
39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Gormanston Army camp lands that are currently unused will be considered under the new Land Development Agency remit for purchase and...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Properties
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location...
- Human Rights Cases
41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the health of many political prisoners in Bahrain is severely deteriorating and they are...
- Overseas Development Aid Oversight
42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is taking to ensure that Irish contributions to EU aid programmes are in line with Ireland’s commitment to...
- Human Rights Cases
43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Egyptian court recently sentenced 75 persons to death over a 2013 protest in Rabaa; if he...
- Election Monitoring Missions
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 10 July 2018, the number of applications received for the election monitoring panel competition...
- Brexit Negotiations
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there will be no change or diminution to the backstop proposal as agreed in December 2017 in negotiations between Britain and the European...
- Northern Ireland
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Karen Bradley, recently. [37665/18]
- Department of Finance
- Living City Initiative
48. To ask the Minister for Finance if the LCI tax incentive scheme will be extended to other counties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38047/18]
- Departmental Properties
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of the land that...
- Tax Code
50. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the revenue discrepancies between couples who are married and couples who cohabit but remain unmarried (details supplied); and if he will...
- Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity
51. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid to Revenue Commissioners sheriffs in poundage fees payments for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Summer Economic Statement
52. To ask the Minister for Finance if the cost of the indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates has been factored into the discretionary measures amount of €0.8 billion as set...
- Stamp Duty
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of leases in 2017 on which stamp duty on residential leases has been paid at the 1% rate; the yield in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Living City Initiative
54. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement the living city initiative in Drogheda to help drive residential numbers up and vacant properties down in view of the growing population...
- Fuel Rebate Scheme
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the floor applied to the fuel rebate scheme to €0.85 per litre based on current prices and forecasts made by his...
- Insurance Fraud
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the concerns outlined by an association (details supplied) relating to fraudulent claims and increasing insurance costs; his...
- Departmental Reports
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in implementing the report of the cost of insurance working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38196/18]
- Tax Yield
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue received from the vehicle registration tax in the past five years and to date for 2018 by CO2 bands in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Vehicle Registration
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of the new worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure on the vehicle registration tax; if VRT is likely to increase due to the new test; the...
- NAMA Property Sales
61. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the sale by NAMA of a site (details supplied) in Dublin 8 in view of the establishment of the national Land Development Agency; his further views...
- Tax Code
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if a farmer incurs losses in excess of three years, the way in which such losses are treated in the income tax code in respect of section 662 of the Taxes...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
63. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to amend and improve the criteria pertaining to the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38223/18]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Budget 2019
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a spending overrun for 2018 (details supplied); if so, the precise impact the spending overrun will have on the fiscal...
- Departmental Properties
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the...
- Flood Prevention Measures
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the pending applications from the OPW and Kerry County Council regarding the clearing of the Glenflesk river,...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the areas it is proposed to allocate the €1.5 billion in extra capital spending set out in the summer economic statement, by...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full remaining cost of ensuring that all public sector workers recruited on lower salary levels since 2011 are brought to pay levels...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Administration
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to overhaul the school transport system to ensure children have confirmation of available bus spaces well in advance of the commencement...
- Schools Building Projects Status
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the building programme for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be commenced, including a full site investigation and timetable...
- Departmental Properties
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of...
- Education Costs
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the cost of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38065/18]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes that have taken place in the pupil teacher ratios for one, two, three and four teacher schools since 2010; the years in which these...
- Special Educational Needs Data
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in west County Dublin diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who are leaving primary school and require a secondary school...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the primary school pupil-teacher ratio. [38134/18]
- Third Level Charges (1 comment)
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each €100 reduction in the student contribution charge at third level. [38137/18]
- Student Grant Scheme
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of changing the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of the third level grant from 45 km to 24 km. [38138/18]
- Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers residing in direct provision centres are now being charged international student rates of €3,650 in respect of PLC...
- Special Educational Needs Staff Data
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each extra special needs assistant recruited in 2019. [38154/18]
- Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Data
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of funded places in PLC courses that were not taken up or not used in ETBs; and if a policy will be enabled for the distribution of...
- Schools Building Projects Status
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the details of the delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/18]
- Teacher Data
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching principals who have retired or left their post as a teaching principal prior to retirement age by county since 2015, in...
- Schools Building Projects Status
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects (details supplied). [38187/18]
- Schools Establishment
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the N4 study carried out regarding a requirement for secondary school provision; his plans for the establishment of a secondary...
- Teachers' Remuneration
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a submission from a group (details supplied) advocating changes to the pay and conditions of teachers and principals, including...
- Schools Building Projects Status
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed building project at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38224/18]
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will qualify for a higher education grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38253/18]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the steps now required to...
- Garda Deployment
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in establishing a Garda insurance fraud unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38197/18]
- Human Trafficking
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the trafficking of children continues to be an issue for urgent attention by his Department and others; and...
- Naturalisation Applications
94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a person (details supplied) can be considered for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Properties
95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put;...
- Immigration Status
96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the determination of applications pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, in the case of a...
- Departmental Expenditure
97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to county and District Court sheriffs in poundage fees payments for each of the past three years; and if he will...
- National LGBTI Strategy
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed timeframe for and the details of the LGBTI inclusion strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38108/18]
- Direct Provision System
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria transgender persons in direct provision must meet to be accommodated in centres of their preferred gender; and if...
- Legislative Reviews
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed timeframe for and the details of the review of the Prohibition of Incitement To Hatred Act 1989; and if he will...
- Immigration Status
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an IHAP proposal form in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation he is proposing for the establishment of the UNCRPD implementation working group and oversight committee;...
- Garda Recruitment
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost for each ten extra gardaí recruited in 2019. [38132/18]
- Garda Civilian Staff Data
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost for each ten extra Garda civilian staff recruited in 2019. [38133/18]
- Immigration Status
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in the determination of an application pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, in the...
- Insurance Fraud
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans regarding the review and reform of regulations and laws surrounding fraudulent personal injury claims in the...
- Garda Resources
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to restore the budgets for the Garda divisions in the northern region which were recently reduced; if his attention...
- Policing Issues
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a recently published report (details supplied); his views on the report’s finding...
- Liquor Licensing Laws
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on home delivery of alcohol in view of a report (details supplied) calling for legislation to regulate this...
- Naturalisation Applications
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation requested from a person (details supplied) has been received in the relevant section of his Department;...
- Residency Permits
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected all investigations in respect of issues relating to an application for the update of stamp 4 in the case of...
- Immigration Status
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if copies of letters in the case of a person (details supplied) will be provided to the person; and if he will make a statement...
- Succession Act
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate provisions exist to protect against legal or professionals who may seek to befriend a person who may be vulnerable...
- Residency Permits
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed in the case of a person who has worked in the home care sector here for ten years or more...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Properties
120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the land her Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the...
- Work Permits Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the determination of an application for a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied); when the...
- Copyright Legislation Review
123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps her Department is taking to ensure that legislation is progressed to protect copyright of various artists, musicians and...
- Department of Health
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
124. To ask the Minister for Health if treatments for haemochromatosis such as scheduled phlebotomies will be made available under the long-term illness scheme; the consideration that has been...
- Disease Incidence
125. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons by county who suffer from haemochromotosis. [38040/18]
- Open Disclosures Policy
126. To ask the Minister for Health if ring-fenced funding will be made available to the HSE for investment in training of personnel in order to support the introduction of mandatory open...
- HIQA Investigations
128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times he or one of his predecessors has required HIQA to undertake an investigation in accordance with section 9 of the Health Act 2007; the...
- Hospital Beds Data
129. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 37 additional beds required at UHK for winter 2018 as recommended in the bed capacity review 2017; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Properties
130. To ask the Minister for Health the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of the land that...
- Health Services Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Health the operational details for an outreach clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/18]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary care centre in Rathmore, County Kerry; his plans to prioritise the provision of this service as a permanent...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
133. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to have a stent procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38074/18]
- Assisted Human Reproduction
134. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance that will be available for IVF from 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38075/18]
- HSE Funding
135. To ask the Minister for Health the organisations being awarded funding under the section 39 funding that the HSE is providing in the CHO2 area by organisation; the amount received by each in...
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
136. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters (details supplied) relating to procedures carried out in the UK under the cross-border healthcare directive will be examined; and if he...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
137. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be arranged [38087/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
138. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38091/18]
- Disease Incidence
139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reported cases of tuberculosis in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the position regarding the BCG tuberculosis vaccine and its...
- Hospital Appointments Status
140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38117/18]
- Health Services Provision
141. To ask the Minister for Health if supports will be provided to a person (details supplied) and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38121/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
143. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); if there is a timeframe for pre-assessment; the position of the person on the...
- Brexit Issues
146. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE is putting into place in case of supply issues with products sourced from the UK following the UK's departure from the EU in particular for...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
147. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for an occupational therapist appointment in Dublin 11; when a person (details supplied) will be seen by an occupational therapist; and if he...
- Hospital Procedures
148. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to have sight of the chief medical officer’s report on the clinical and technical implication of using transvaginal mesh implants in...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed primary care centre in Bettystown and Laytown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38170/18]
- Home Care Packages Data
152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages that were applied for and approved through both the Louth and Meath disability services in counties Louth and Meath in each of...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
153. To ask the Minister for Health the caseload per speech and language therapist for counties Louth and Meath in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
154. To ask the Minister for Health the process a person must follow to access cannabis oil in circumstances in which the person suffers with epilepsy. [38180/18]
- Hospital Services
155. To ask the Minister for Health the position at UHW regarding the additional hours that were granted as a result of the recommendations in the Herity report for 20% extra hours for cardiac...
- Hospital Appointments Status
156. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38184/18]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Health when equipment will be removed from the home of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38186/18]
- Hospital Services
159. To ask the Minister for Health the expected completion date of the new acute mental health unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/18]
- Haddington Road Agreement Implementation
160. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 7 September 2018, the reason a formal procedure for informing the relevant individuals of the process to appeal...
- Medicinal Products Availability
161. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had a meeting with an organisation (details supplied) to address the issue of ensuring that new medicines are made available to persons with MS as...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
162. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an appointment for child and adolescent mental health services in CHO1 to date in September 2018; and if he...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's investigations into the provision of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38205/18]
- Motorised Transport Grant Closure
164. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be finalised; when the new scheme will be announced; and if he will...
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
165. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the pay issue, the fact that Irish nurses and midwives work longer hours than many of their international counterparts and the...
- General Medical Services Scheme
166. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on reform of the GMS contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38216/18]
- General Practitioner Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he plans to implement regarding the adequate renumeration of general practice and the retention of doctors with particular emphasis on the needs...
- Cancer Screening Programmes
168. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to check whether the deficiencies in the CervicalCheck programme outlined in the Scally report are not also occurring in other screening...
- Disability Services Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary treatment will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38251/18]
- Medical Card Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38255/18]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
171. To ask the Minister for Health if purple patch medication will be authorised in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38258/18]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Properties
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the...
- GLAS Payments
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive the outstanding payment on GLAS 2017; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Departmental Properties
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the...
- National Broadband Plan Administration
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a contract for the national broadband scheme will be fully agreed; when the roll-out under this scheme will...
- Broadcasting Service Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to have all of Ireland's UEFA nations league games shown on terrestrial television in view of the fact that...
- Illegal Dumping
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to address the growing problem of littering and illegal dumping; if a system such as one being...
- Commission for Communications Regulation
179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to provide additional resources to the Commission for Communications Regulation to ensure that it can...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Departmental Properties
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the...
- Bus Services
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which a company (details supplied) was awarded two additional bus routes in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Transport Subsidies
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of subsidy provided to each transport provider in each of the past seven years. [38136/18]
- Rail Services
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail will review its new timetable changes which came into affect on 9 September 2018; if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Bus Services
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of commitments given to some local representatives and action groups to date on reversals of certain BusConnects proposals; if...
- Road Projects
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application has been received from Louth County Council regarding the proposed Drogheda northern cross route; and if he will make a...
- Road Network
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a grant available to carry out works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38192/18]
- Regional Road Network
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a funding application has been received to date on the Julianstown bypass in County Meath to deal with the number of vehicles driving...
- Railway Stations
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to liaise with Iarnród Éireann with a view to progressing the reopening of the train station at...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if grant payments are issuing in respect of projects successfully completed under the 2017 sports capital programme; and if he will make...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
191. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide funding to the Department of Justice and Equality for the full implementation of the Istanbul Convention with regard...
- Departmental Properties
192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the land her Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the...
- Child and Family Agency Staff
193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of each extra social worker and social care worker recruited in 2019. [38157/18]
- Child Care Law Reporting Project
194. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a recently published report by a group (details supplied); her views on the findings of the report; the...
- Children in Care
195. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the availability of secure places for children deemed to be at risk from physical,...
- Foster Care
196. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate foster home places exist to meet the demand throughout Ireland; if specific initiatives are required in this...
- Child Protection
197. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate resources remain available to her Department to enable a rapid response to issues raised by children who are...
- Children in Care
198. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children placed in care in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which this met the demand and continues to so...
- Child and Family Agency Services
199. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate childcare professionals remain available to provide an adequate support service for children at risk; and if...
- Family Support Services
201. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which her Department continues to offer support to parents who may find themselves in a challenging situation due to...
- Departmental Agencies Staff Data
202. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which a staff augmentation has been undertaken throughout the front-line services under the aegis of her Department over the...
- Child and Family Agency Services
203. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average waiting time for referrals to be dealt with in particular with regard to children at risk or families in difficult social or...
- Child Abuse
205. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which complaints are still outstanding in respect of children alleged to have been abused while in care; and if she will make...
- Illegal Adoptions
206. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which her Department monitors possible illegal adoptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38266/18]
- Child Protection
207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department can ensure the protection of children of refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38267/18]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Functions
208. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has established a working group for the national stray dog strategy; and if so, the terms of reference. [38183/18]
- Departmental Properties
209. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- School Meals Programme
210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost for each 1% increase in the funding for school meals. [38156/18]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on rent supplement in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Properties
213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the land her Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is...
- Employment Support Services
214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons actively engaged with social welfare job employment services such as Seetec and other similar schemes,...
- Invalidity Pension Payments
215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an invalidity claim by a person (details supplied) will go into payment. [38099/18]
- Social Welfare Overpayments
216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person's estate will be pursued for an overpayment in cases in which the recipient of the overpayment has entered into...
- Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of raising each weekly welfare and pension payment for every 1% increase. [38127/18]
- Back to Education Allowance Expenditure
218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost for each €1 increase in the rate of the back to school allowance. [38155/18]
- Invalidity Pension Applications
220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) for disability allowance; if same will be expedited; and...
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a back to education allowance will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if immediate steps can be taken to restore a travel pass in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Exceptional Needs Payments
223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a person (details supplied) has made adequate contributions to qualify for a State pension...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which regulations are in place to ensure the protection of children who themselves or whose parents may be in...
- Departmental Properties
226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is...
- Local Authority Expenditure
227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount paid out by each local authority with respect to compensation and insurance claims since 2017, in tabular form; and...
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the net income limits for social housing assessments for County Louth to account for the increasing cost...
- Electoral Commission Establishment
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of a permanent electoral commission as committed to in the programme for partnership...
- Rental Sector
230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rental properties nationally that have been sanctioned for overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Electoral Register
231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of scoping exercises by his Department on reform of the voter registration process including online voter...
- Local Authority Members
232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to facilitate councillors to take six months maternity leave without a sanction for non-attendance by their local...
- Student Accommodation
234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all purpose-built student accommodation complexes opened in the past 12 months nationally; and if he will make...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress of Sligo County Council's Rebuilding Ireland housing programme; his views on the speed of progress in County...
- Local Authority Staff Data
236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of empty homes officers employed by each local authority. [38128/18]
- National Development Plan
237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when Sligo County Council can expect to receive the regional 2040 plan in view of the fact that the delay in its publication...
- Land Availability
238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of land zoned for residential use transferred from local authorities under the land aggregation scheme by local...
- Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to next allocate funding to local authorities for housing adaptation grants including for persons with a...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine the criteria set down under the tenant incremental purchase scheme and the €15,000 minimum income...
- Local Authority Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an emergency funding application can be made by Louth County Council in respect of its social housing maintenance...
- Land Development Agency
242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the anticipated number of affordable, social and private units to be developed under the Land Development Agency per annum...
- Home Loan Scheme
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the number of successful applicants; the...
- Rental Sector
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated number of units to be delivered in each of the pilot projects for a new cost rental scheme; the timeframe for...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Data
246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on the rental accommodation scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on the social housing current expenditure programme in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018;...
- Housing Assistance Payment Data
250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on the housing assistance payment in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Repair and Leasing Scheme
252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated number of units provided through the repair and lease scheme to date in 2018; the amount provided in 2017; and...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Properties
253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the land her Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put;...
- Seirbhísí Oileán
254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an méid airgid a ceadaíodh i mbliana le caoi a chur ar bhóithre ar oileáin na Gaillimhe, agus...
- Arts Funding
255. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the recent CSO report that shows that arts and entertainment was the only sector that has seen a decrease in average...
