Written answers

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the UN and the United States of America; and the meetings he held and groups he met. [30644/18]
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      79. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of progress in meeting the objective set out in the Action Plan for Rural Development to support improvements to 600 towns...
    • Walks Scheme
      80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made towards reopening the rural walks scheme; when he plans to reopen the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Community Services Programme Expenditure
      82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of top-up required to be funded in 2018 by companies participating in the community services programme per full-time...
    • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
      83. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the commitments to disadvantaged communities under SICAP. [38348/18]
    • Leader Programmes Expenditure
      84. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made to date with the roll-out of the Leader programme 2013-2020; the expenditure incurred to date on the programme by...
    • Housing Regeneration
      85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the pilot scheme to provide funding for the renovation of rural houses in towns and villages; if there will be adequate...
    • Social Innovation Fund Ireland
      86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the work of the social innovation fund; if his Department partakes in the selection and awarding of funds to...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      87. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funds will be released for local improvement schemes for counties which have already met their targets; and if he will...
    • Leader Programmes Data
      88. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects applied for and approved under the Leader programme to date in County Clare; the number of applications being...
    • RAPID Programme
      90. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the areas of the country that can now avail of funding under the new RAPID programme; the reason this funding is not ring-fenced for...
    • Departmental Agencies
      91. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Pobal's proposed review into its charity status; if the review will be conducted in-house; the timeline for completion of...
    • Rural Recreation Policy
      92. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made since 2011 to date in 2018 with the development of rural recreation; the estimated number of jobs created in this...
    • CLÁR Programme
      93. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding CLÁR funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38625/18]
    • Telecommunications Services Data
      95. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, as part of the mobile phone and broadband task force, all local authorities have identified coverage blackspots; and the steps...
    • Cross-Border Projects
      96. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he or his Department have had recent discussions with the authorities in Northern Ireland on cross-Border projects which maybe...
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      97. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2017; and the funding that will be provided in 2018. [38506/18]
    • Insurance Coverage
      98. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the threat to many rural festivals, féile and community type events in terms of the exorbitant...
    • Budget 2019
      99. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if budget 2019 will be rural-proofed in order to ensure that there will be no further cuts to services for rural communities; if recent...
    • Library Services Funding
      100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital investment in public libraries in 2017 and to date in 2018 in order to support the roll out of Our Public Libraries 2022...
    • Charities Regulation
      101. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of his Department's engagement with the Charities Regulator with regard to his review of State agencies that also hold...
    • CLÁR Programme
      102. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the areas in which he is expanding CLÁR funding in 2019, by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38626/18]
    • Action Plan for Rural Development
      103. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the Action Plan for Rural Development specifically relating to the revitalisation of towns and villages; and...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      104. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made by the Atlantic Economic Corridor Taskforce to date including appointment of the ten Atlantic Economic Corridor...
    • Seniors Alert Scheme
      105. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided to Galway city and county under the seniors alert scheme; the number of applicants approved; the number of alert...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      106. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Atlantic economic corridor, including the recruitment of AEC officers in the relevant counties. [38323/18]
    • Seniors Alert Scheme
      107. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial allocations in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 for the seniors alert scheme; the take-up to date of the scheme in County...
    • Public Participation Networks
      108. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the engagement of public participation networks here; the way in which the opportunity to partake in public...
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      109. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the town and village renewal scheme; when applications from counties Carlow and Kilkenny can be submitted; and if he...
    • Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas
      110. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which each of the 34 recommendations of the CEDRA report have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      111. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E on health last met. [38527/18]
    • Departmental Reports
      114. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in his Department, both at official and other levels, who received the Scally report before it was leaked to the media on 11 September 2018 and...
    • Commissions of Investigation
      115. To ask the Taoiseach if the Commission of Investigation into Irish Bank Resolution Corporation is still due to report by year end 2018; the cost of the investigation to date; and the costs...
    • Departmental Properties
      116. To ask the Taoiseach 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 is vacant,...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      117. To ask the Taoiseach the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the fiscal...
    • European Council Meetings
      118. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the Prime Minister of Spain, Dr. Sánchez, while attending the informal European Council meeting in Salzburg or since. [38375/18]
    • Departmental Communications
      119. To ask the Taoiseach if he or Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Expenditure
      120. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not...
    • Departmental Communications
      121. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one...
    • Air Corps Equipment
      122. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace the CASA fixed-wing aircraft in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38667/18]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • EU Sanctions
      123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the proposed sanctions against Hungary in view of the recent developments and decisions that breach European values. [37934/18]
    • Brexit Issues
      124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met his Polish counterpart to discuss Brexit or other issues recently. [38606/18]
    • UN Resolutions
      126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support the upcoming United Nations General Assembly motion from Cuba which condemns the US blockade of Cuba and calls for...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are...
    • Human Rights Cases
      129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent protests in Nicaragua; the steps being taken at EU level to address this issue; the measures that have been taken at EU...
    • Brexit Supports
      130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Brexit information meetings being planned to inform the public over the coming months. [38532/18]
    • Brexit Negotiations
      131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met Mr. Michel Barnier recently. [38533/18]
    • Brexit Documents
      132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his current views on the Chequers plan. [38534/18]
  • Department of Finance
    • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance if the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme criteria will be reviewed to include those who temporally use a wheelchair but who demonstrate a...
    • NAMA Social Housing Provision
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance if all the properties leased for social housing by NAMA's national asset residential property service are deemed to be off-balance sheet; the additional...
    • Property Tax Exemptions
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) did not remain entitled to a local property tax, LPT, exemption due to an unfinished estate; the reason they were not...
    • European Investment Bank
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have been involved in discussions regarding the possibility of injecting additional capital into the European Investment Bank as a...
    • Pension Provisions
      137. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 2 December 2015, if progress has been made on allowing for bona fide transfers of pensions while safeguarding...
    • Tax Collection
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated changes in the volume of tax collected as a result of the modernisation of the PAYE system from 2019 on the basis of no other changes; and if...
    • Film Industry Tax Reliefs
      139. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the current parameters for section 481 are rigid enough to prevent abuse in view of an allegation (details supplied); if an internal...
    • Property Tax Exemptions
      140. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new and previously unused properties purchased from builders and developers between 1 January 2013 and to date in 2018, that are exempt from...
    • Motor Tax
      144. To ask the Minister for Finance if a fuel tax to replace motor taxation will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/18]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      145. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in...
    • VAT Rate Application
      146. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 9% VAT rate for tourism services will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38496/18]
    • Fuel Rebate Scheme
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance if the introduction of a diesel fuel user rebate scheme for licensed Irish hauliers has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38537/18]
    • Exchequer Returns
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated €600 million yield in 2019 from the non-indexation of the taxation system by tax head; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Universal Social Charge
      149. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of persons or income tax cases that in the event of no change to the USC bands or income tax bands in 2019 would move to a different USC...
    • Corporation Tax
      150. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual corporate tax take from the operators of stallion stud services for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mortgage Book Sales
      151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish or make public his consultation with a bank (details supplied) in relation to the sale of a project under the relationship framework...
    • Apple Escrow Account
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected interest return per year on the moneys deposited by a company (details supplied) in the newly established escrow account; if the interest will be...
    • Mortgage Repayments
      153. To ask the Minister for Finance if a scheme will be introduced as part of budget 2019 to assist mortgage holders that find themselves in mortgage difficulty on a short-term basis, for...
    • VAT Rebates
      154. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) can claim back VAT on security lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/18]
    • Private Rented Accommodation
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address insurance premium increases on landlords who rent out their units to housing assistance payment or rent assistance payment...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Services Card
      156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the number and category of bodies and associated timeframe that may be permitted to request the public services...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or...
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38669/18]
    • Office of Public Works Projects
      159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the financial contribution the Office of Public Works has made to a trust (details supplied) over each of the past five years and to...
    • Pension Provisions
      160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of pension restoration for retired public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38830/18]
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 19 September 2018, the reason successful candidates on the 2016 regional panels would not be...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Transport Eligibility
      162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a bus ticket will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38277/18]
    • School Management
      163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the names of a board of management of a primary school are available to the public from the school or the patron; and if he will make a...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress over the summer months to acquire a site for the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • School Meals Programme
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the providers of school lunches ensure that the packaging for the food is as environmentally friendly as possible with...
    • Student Grant Scheme
      166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address an anomaly in the SUSI third-level grant process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38327/18]
    • DEIS Applications
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for a school to apply for DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/18]
    • Learner Protection Fund
      168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recognised schools that will be exempted from paying into the proposed learner protection fund with regard to the Qualifications and Quality...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a higher education grant will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Pension Provisions
      170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a miscalculated pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38352/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Refurbishment
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when replacement buildings were first sought for the prefab classrooms being used in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if his attention...
    • Schools Mental Health Strategies
      174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and planned investment in mental health counselling at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38397/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Data
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each new school build and school extension in progress across south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Direct Provision System
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons in direct provision are classified as international students for fees in the context of completing the leaving certificate and...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a primary school building for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a...
    • School Transport
      178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the allocation of a second school bus route will be ensured for students attending schools (details supplied) in order to accommodate the 31...
    • School Management
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if one release day per week will be allocated to all teaching principals to help alleviate their workload; if his attention has been drawn to the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure savings earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the situation of pay inequality for new teachers; if this matter will be addressed in budget 2019; and if he...
    • Departmental Communications
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new building project at a school (details supplied). [38570/18]
    • School Accommodation Provision
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 8 March 2018, the status of the removal of prefab units; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Property
      185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has an interest in a freehold lease of a former school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an anomaly in the SUSI system whereby students can work during the Easter mid-term and not during the October mid-term will be rectified...
    • School Transport Provision
      187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied). [38699/18]
    • School Accommodation Provision
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planned development works and the replacement of prefab units at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SNA will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38723/18]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38727/18]
    • School Transport Provision
      194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an extra bus will be provided at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/18]
    • School Management
      195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide one administration day a week to teaching principals across the primary school network. [38762/18]
    • School Transport
      197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible and concessionary customers, respectively, transported in each financial year since 2010 and to date in 2018, by...
    • School Patronage
      198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the proposed reconfiguration process in school patronage; if school patronage surveys have been undertaken; if so, if he...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the funding for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; the stage this project is at; and the timeline...
    • Youthreach Programme
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Youthreach services in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the progression of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Visa Applications
      203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason holiday visas for persons (details supplied) were refused when evidence of substantial cash reserves, pension,...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he plans to commence Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Referendum Campaigns
      205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timetable for the holding of referendums agreed on 26 September 2017 relating to blasphemy, woman’s life within the...
    • Garda Deployment
      206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the drugs units in Ballymun and Finglas in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018....
    • Garda Operations
      207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on Garda actions surrounding the removal of occupiers from a location (details supplied); if the wearing of...
    • Visa Applications
      208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a join spouse visa will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); when documentation such as proof...
    • Residency Permits
      209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a GNIB card. [38360/18]
    • Direct Provision Data
      210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in 2018 who have been refused accommodation in the Reception and Integration Agency’s...
    • Commission on the Future of Policing Expenditure
      211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38404/18]
    • Commissions of Investigation
      212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the MacLochlainn commission of investigation report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Probate Data
      213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the waiting time for probate to be considered once submitted to the Dublin Probate Office's principal probate...
    • Peace Commissioners Appointments
      214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the appointment of a person (details supplied) as a peace commissioner; the length of time this appointment...
    • Citizenship Applications
      216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38468/18]
    • Visa Data
      217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recent changes introduced by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure...
    • Garda Stations
      219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the 111 Garda stations not connected to the Garda network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/18]
    • Central Statistics Office
      221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the crime statistics and information being provided by An Garda Síochána to the Central Statistics...
    • Departmental Communications
      222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental...
    • Garda Operations
      223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda Operation Redline; the number of persons arrested and charged to date; the number of successful...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that operate CCTV in the custody area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38764/18]
    • Departmental Funding
      225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding provided to a charity (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2018 in tabular form; and if he...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the issues raised by a local authority (details supplied) in relation to CCTV schemes; the...
    • Insurance Industry
      228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to implement a recommendation by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications made for community-based CCTV systems; the number that have been funded, installed and now...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Work Permits Eligibility
      230. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans in place in order to allow stamp 3 skilled workers' spouses and partners to access employment here whilst living here with...
    • Personal Injuries Commission
      231. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all the recommendations in the most recent report from the Personal Injuries Commission will be implemented; the timetable for the...
    • IDA Ireland Site Visits
      232. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits that have taken place to the new advance factory on the Breaffy Road, Castlebar, County Mayo; and the month...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      236. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expenditure savings that are earmarked for her Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report...
    • Departmental Communications
      237. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in her Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues...
    • Construction Contracts
      238. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to review the Construction Contracts Act 2013 for the purpose of enhancing payment protections for subcontractors; and if...
  • Department of Health
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      241. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a scheme to incentivise homeowners residing in nursing homes and availing of the fair deal scheme to rent out vacant family homes in...
    • Psychological Services
      242. To ask the Minister for Health if all psychologists and social workers working in an organisation (details supplied) have specialist training in forensic interviewing techniques and child...
    • Health Services
      243. To ask the Minister for Health if an audit of the quality and reliability of the findings of an organisation (details supplied) has ever been carried out; if so, when; and the person or body...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
      244. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for CAMHS in CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38270/18]
    • HSE Staff Recruitment
      245. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38271/18]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      246. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities available in Ballymun for persons who are struggling with mental health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38281/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      247. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38284/18]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      248. To ask the Minister for Health the current and future investment plans for St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee and other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38285/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      249. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38286/18]
    • Hospice Services Provision
      250. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated average cost per patient per year of caring for a patient in a section 39 hospice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38288/18]
    • HSE Funding
      251. To ask the Minister for Health the section 39 organisations and the amount contributed to them per year by the HSE since 2008 to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Staff Remuneration
      252. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of restoring pay to section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38290/18]
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      253. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations of the general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38292/18]
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      254. To ask the Minister for Health if a company is owned by a person (details supplied). [38294/18]
    • Hospital Groups
      257. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the UHL group has a mortgage on its property portfolio in view of the fact that the HSE is not permitted to hold mortgages; and the person who...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      259. To ask the Minister for Health if the CEO of UHL or their family members are renting or leasing property to the HSE; and if so, if the CEO has declared this as a conflict of interest. [38299/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      262. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the services provided for a person (details supplied) have been terminated without advanced notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors
      263. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the HSE contribution for approved clinical courses and examinations under the clinical course and examination refund scheme for non-consultant...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      266. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have cataract surgery on both eyes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38326/18]
    • Cancer Services Provision
      268. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by an oncologist in St. Vincent's University Hospital. [38330/18]
    • Hospital Consultant Contracts
      269. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue (details supplied) will be investigated at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      270. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/18]
    • Vaccination Programme Data
      272. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have obtained all the research behind the Gardasil HPV vaccines research trial data; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Reviews
      273. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card review form will issue in the post to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38368/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      274. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to arrange a hip replacement at UHW for a person (details supplied); his views on whether there is an onus on him to insist that the HSE...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      275. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time persons are waiting on average for drugs to be approved for public funding (details supplied); and the processes and procedures being...
    • Psychological Services
      276. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to recruit a permanent psychologist to a vacant post as part of the school age disability psychology service in County Donegal; the...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      277. To ask the Minister for Health when a primary health centre will be provided at locations (details supplied) in County Cork. [38386/18]
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages provided in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he...
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working on the mental health team in counties Kildare and Wicklow; the per capita spend on mental health in County Kildare in each of the...
    • Hospital Services
      280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the development of a new endoscopy unit at Naas Hospital. [38400/18]
    • HSE Properties
      281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of refurbishment of the HSE property in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/18]
    • General Practitioner Services
      282. To ask the Minister for Health if a person over 70 years of age is entitled to a general practitioner visit card once they reach the age of 70 regardless of income; and if he will make a...
    • HSE Staff Remuneration
      283. To ask the Minister for Health if the pension of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/18]
    • Home Care Packages Provision
      284. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package application by a person (details supplied); if it has been sanctioned; the reason it is not being implemented; and if he will...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      285. To ask the Minister for Health when improved services will be allocated under the HSE disability services to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/18]
    • Primary Care Centres
      286. To ask the Minister for Health the position on a new primary care centre for a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; the facilities to be included in the development; the location...
    • Hospital Equipment
      287. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the CT cardiac angiogram scan machine in Tallaght hospital is broken and patients are being referred to...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      289. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 28 September 2017 (details supplied), if a copy of the options appraisal will be provided; if the report is not...
    • Mental Health Services Report
      290. To ask the Minister for Health when the Jigsaw review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38428/18]
    • Mental Health Services
      291. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the closure of a children's inpatient mental health unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38437/18]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      292. To ask the Minister for Health when a children's mental health unit (details supplied) will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38438/18]
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      293. To ask the Minister for Health if the current vacant clinical psychologist position in Cherry Orchard Hospital will be filled as a matter of urgency (details supplied). [38439/18]
    • Abortion Legislation
      294. To ask the Minister for Health if provision will be made for pharmacists who have conscientious objections to the general scheme of the health (regulation of termination of pregnancy) Bill...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      295. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38456/18]
    • Hospital Appointments Delays
      296. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38457/18]
    • Medical Card Applications
      298. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); if all documentation has been...
    • Medical Products Supply
      299. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that will accrue to his Department in 2019 arising from the agreement with an association (details supplied); and the way in which this is...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      300. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      301. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) with very complex special needs and who requires specialised residential care will be examined; if funding will be...
    • HSE Properties
      302. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has made progress on securing a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38510/18]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      303. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a new school building (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38513/18]
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      304. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacy assistants are being regulated out of their jobs and existence by a society (details supplied); and...
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      305. To ask the Minister for Health if CBD oil will be made available to persons with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/18]
    • Transport Support Scheme
      306. To ask the Minister for Health when the new transport support scheme will be put in place following the discontinuation of the mobility allowance for new applicants in 2013; and if he will...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      307. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned new acute psychiatric unit at Sligo University Hospital; when the project will proceed to construction; if a completion date for the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      308. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE supports offered to spinal injury patients who are seeking to move from a care setting into a home in the community in order to live independently; his...
    • Autism Support Services
      310. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding being provided to an autism support organisation (details supplied); his plans to increase funding for this group; and if he will make a...
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      311. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only six paediatric scoliosis patients have been sent abroad for treatment under the treatment abroad scheme in view of the backlog of cases; and if...
    • Obesity Strategy
      312. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the national roll-out of the no-fry zone in County Wicklow, which prevents the sale of fatty or fast food near schools; and if he will...
    • Departmental Communications
      313. To ask the Minister for Health if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or...
    • Hospital Staff Data
      314. To ask the Minister for Health the average ratio of patients to nurses in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and the recommended ratio. [38556/18]
    • Emergency Services
      315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nursing resources provided to University Hospital Kerry in 2018 to deal with overcrowding in the emergency department; and if he will make...
    • Emergency Departments Staff
      316. To ask the Minister for Health if a pharmacy technician and desk clerk can be provided to reduce the burden on those that are employed in the emergency department of University Hospital...
    • Emergency Departments Services
      317. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prepare for the busy winter months at the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38559/18]
    • Emergency Aeromedical Service
      318. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a helipad for a hospital (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38569/18]
    • Psychological Services Waiting Lists
      319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a child psychologist in County Limerick; the number of child psychologists employed in County Limerick; and if he will...
    • Respite Care Services
      321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of 12 dedicated respite houses nationally announced on 12 December 2017; the specific locations of each; the number of persons that...
    • Disability Services Data
      322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of August 2018 or latest date available by each local...
    • Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
      323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; and the number waiting less than four to 12 and more than 12 months,...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months,...
    • Hospital Facilities
      328. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year current and capital costs that would be needed to provide an additional catheterisation laboratory at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and...
    • Departmental Meetings
      329. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and times of and attendees at meetings his Department had with organisations (details supplied) in 2017 and to date in 2018. [38670/18]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      330. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for an assessment of need by CHO area in tabular form. [38672/18]
    • Hospital Transfers
      332. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for requesting a medical helicopter transfer from one HSE hospital to another; the persons authorised to make such request; if the requested...
    • Patient Files
      335. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient's files travel with him or her in the case of the helicopter transfer of a patient from one HSE hospital to another; the person responsible for...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      336. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a cataract procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38703/18]
    • Disability Support Services
      337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for transport for students to and from a centre (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the funding that was available for each of the...
    • Medical Card Applications
      338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue on his or her case. [38714/18]
    • Home Care Packages
      339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package application by a person (details supplied); if it has been sanctioned; if so, when it will be actioned; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      340. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will become available in St. Patrick's University Hospital for a person (details suppled). [38724/18]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      341. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund medical garments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38726/18]
    • Autism Support Services
      342. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of autism assistance dogs for persons that may require them will be supported (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services Provision
      343. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the neuro-rehab strategy plan; the progress in providing cognitive occupational therapists, adult speech and language...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      344. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38734/18]
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
      345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an inpatient CAMHS bed in each CAMHS inpatient unit in total and by unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38745/18]
    • Hospital Facilities
      346. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 18 September 2018, the way in which, if this response was factual, a decision could be made by the HSE to provide...
    • Disability Support Services Provision
      347. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) referred to an early intervention team may have to wait 26 months for an intake assessment for that team; his views on...
    • HSE Funding
      348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospices and palliative care units that receive funding from the HSE as section 39 entities; the number of beds in each hospice and palliative...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      349. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of amending the fees charged under the nursing homes support scheme, NHSS, to enable nursing home residents with an assessed...
    • Hospital Facilities
      350. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year current and capital cost of providing a mobile catheterisation laboratory for Waterford University Hospital. [38791/18]
    • Hospital Beds Data
      351. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year running costs of opening all medical assessment units on a seven day basis. [38792/18]
    • Hospital Consultant Recruitment
      352. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimate for support staff required per consultant. [38793/18]
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      353. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff. [38794/18]
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure
      354. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [38795/18]
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      355. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of increasing the general practitioner rural practice allowance to €25,000. [38796/18]
    • National Maternity Strategy Expenditure
      356. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing the national maternity strategy. [38797/18]
    • Home Help Service Expenditure
      357. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million home help hours. [38798/18]
    • Mental Health Services Data
      359. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [38800/18]
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Data
      360. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold to €100. [38801/18]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Data
      361. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [38802/18]
    • Occupational Therapy Staff
      362. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [38803/18]
    • Physiotherapy Provision
      363. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 physiotherapists. [38804/18]
    • Dental Services Data
      364. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 50 dental surgeons. [38805/18]
    • Ambulance Service Data
      365. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulance; and the estimated full year costs of additional personnel required for its staffing....
    • Disability Services Data
      366. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional one and a half million personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a...
    • Home Care Packages Data
      367. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 200 intensive homecare packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Data
      371. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, in tabular form; the specific medical or healthcare...
    • Hospital Charges
      372. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the €10 charge on medical card holders for X-rays in public hospitals; the rules regarding charging medical card...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      373. 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. [38821/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in CUH for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/18]
    • Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
      377. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the delays in having assessment of needs for children with autism carried out, access to the school age team psychology...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      378. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38829/18]
    • National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics
      379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health technology assessments carried out by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics since 2016 in view of the fact that page 6 of the...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      380. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria which will be used over the next two years to determine the level of funding required by each local and regional drug task force during the...
    • Hospitals Car Park Charges
      381. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of hospital parking charges has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38893/18]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
      382. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE and NTPF will finalise and publish an outpatient action plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38894/18]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agriculture Schemes
      383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce the agri-environment options scheme and natura scheme in the near future. [38317/18]
    • Haulage Industry
      384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps which have been taken to assist an association (details supplied) following receipt of correspondence by his Department in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a suckler cow scheme will be introduced in order to help to increase the incomes of suckler farmers; and if he will make a...
    • Herd Number Applications
      387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a herd number by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38498/18]
    • Organic Farming
      388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which can be put in place to ensure organic farming remains competitive and worthwhile in circumstances in which current...
    • Harbour Fees
      389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if harbour charges being levied on small fishing boats at a pier (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed; if officials...
    • GLAS Payments
      390. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is acceptable that a GLAS 2017 payment for a person (details supplied) is delayed as a result of a Department...
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications Data
      391. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and location of all new, renewal and review aquaculture and foreshore licence applications awaiting a decision for County...
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the granting of an aquaculture licence to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Communications
      393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues...
    • Agriculture Scheme Penalties
      394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if interest will be waived on an instalment repayment plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      395. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of farm payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38694/18]
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for an oyster licence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Waste Management
      397. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to compel county councils which are responsible for waste to compel waste collectors to secure green bins...
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      398. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 422, 425 and 430 of 5 December 2017, the status of the issue since these...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      399. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the work under the Action Plan for Rural Development, specifically relating to the roll-out of broadband;...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      400. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date for the roll-out of high-speed broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Bioenergy Strategy Publication
      401. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1146 of 21 March 2017, the reason the timescale for public consultation in...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      402. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the issues being faced by a business (detail supplied) due to the lack of broadband will be reviewed; the status of...
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      403. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); if he will meet the group involved; and if he will make a...
    • Energy Efficiency
      404. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has achieved an annual rate of energy efficient renovation for Government buildings of 3% as required...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      406. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Cumminstown area is included in the broadband roll-out proposed for the Ballynacargy area of County Westmeath....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      407. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure savings earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      408. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when homes in County Mayo can expect to have broadband; the roll-out, plan and timeline of the national broadband plan;...
    • National Broadband Plan Expenditure
      409. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the overall cost of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38540/18]
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      410. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the roll-out of the national broadband plan will be completed; the timeline within which households and...
    • North-South Interconnector
      411. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the independent report on the North-South interconnector will be published (details supplied). [38698/18]
    • Brexit Issues
      412. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific details of the request from the European Commission on the commissioning of a study into the implications...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      413. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 18 September 2018, if there are references in the agreement to the fact...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Safety
      414. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if speed calming measures will be implemented at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38272/18]
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      415. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to introduce primary legislation to amend an error in the Road Traffic Act 2016 whereby drivers that fail a roadside...
    • Greenways Provision
      416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the Sligo to Enniskillen greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38393/18]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      417. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure savings earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not...
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      418. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration he has given to the pre-budget submission by a group (details supplied) in relation to allocating 10% of the transport...
    • Road Network
      419. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific funding available to upgrade the Portsalon to Fanad Head road in County Donegal; if a request has been received by his...
    • Rail Services Provision
      420. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the overcrowding problem on the DART service from Dublin's northside heading southbound during morning...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      422. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if unsuccessful applications under the sports capital programme 2017 must resubmit a full application for 2018; if unsuccessful...
    • Public Service Obligation Levy
      423. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated amount it would cost in a full year if the PSO levy to CIÉ increased by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Roads Maintenance
      424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the R392 from Mullingar to Ballymahon; if traffic surveys along this route can be carried out in order to gauge the...
    • Departmental Funding
      425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding his Department received directly from the Exchequer to substitute for funding previously obtained from the local government...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Adoption Authority of Ireland
      426. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a priority list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38302/18]
    • Foster Care
      427. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla carry out assessments on potential short-term foster carers solely for weekend respite or emergency placements for foster...
    • Child Protection
      428. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are sporting organisations operating here under the governance and child protection...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      432. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expenditure savings that are earmarked for her Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
      433. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will direct that ECCE payments will have specific payment dates with no delays; the reason for delays to these payments; and if she...
    • Public Liability Insurance
      434. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding public liability insurance for foster carers; the progress made on this issue; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Child Abuse
      435. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an oversight body monitors the work of an organisation (details supplied) which specialises in reports of child sexual abuse. [38677/18]
    • HIQA Inspections
      436. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an organisation (details supplied) is regulated and inspected by HIQA. [38678/18]
    • Child Abuse
      437. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an organisation (details supplied) operates independently of or in tandem with Tusla. [38679/18]
    • Child Abuse Reports
      440. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1132 of 12 June 2018, when a response from Tusla is likely to be forthcoming. [38738/18]
    • Child Abuse
      442. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 27 June 2018, when a response from Tusla is likely to be forthcoming. [38743/18]
    • Child and Family Agency Staff
      444. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if complaints, grievances or disclosures have been submitted to her Department or the board of Tusla in relation to the performance of a...
    • Child Abuse
      445. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases deemed to be founded and unfounded, respectively in each year since 2014 with regard to the assessment made by Tulsa...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Expenditure
      448. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      449. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for the local improvement scheme to local authorities, particularly in counties Cavan, Monaghan...
    • Leader Programmes Data
      450. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure by LAG to date on projects under the Leader programme 2013-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38633/18]
    • Town and Village Renewal Scheme
      451. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the Action Plan for Rural Development specifically relating to the revitalisation of towns and villages; and...
    • Local Improvement Scheme
      452. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/18]
    • Community Services Programme Funding
      453. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding options available to a group (details supplied) to help with day-to-day costs of office and administration; and his plans...
    • Departmental Consultations
      454. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which he hopes to engage with various rural community groups with a view to identifying their perspectives on the issues...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
      455. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which he expects to improve the quality of life for persons and communities throughout rural Ireland; and if he will...
    • Departmental Programmes
      456. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he has received applications in 2018 for assistance from various groups throughout the country; and if he will...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development
      457. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the action he has taken to address issues of rural isolation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38874/18]
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      460. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the main headings under which his Department expects to be in a position to offer financial assistance to voluntary groups throughout...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      462. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date in respect of the two regional broadband action groups with particular reference to the provision of an efficient...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding dental benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Insurance Yield
      464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated revenue which would be raised by introducing an employer PRSI rate of 15.75% on the portion of salaries above...
    • Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme
      465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures in place to assist mortgage holders who find themselves in short-term difficulty; if there is a similar scheme...
    • Invalidity Pension Reviews
      466. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the review of eligibility for an invalidity pension based on medical evidence submitted in the case...
    • Illness Benefit Payments
      467. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38333/18]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of rent support being received in the case of a person (details supplied); if the highest level based on...
    • Carer's Benefit Applications
      470. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
      471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all jobseeker's allowance entitlements since July 2018 to date have been paid in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      472. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if public sector pension deductions are included as a statutory deduction in social work welfare assessments; and if she will...
    • State Pensions
      473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review and increase the time limit for claiming backdated State pensions; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Legislative Programme
      474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects to publish legislation based on the recommendations of the report of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 review;...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the artist’s social welfare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38365/18]
    • Illness Benefit Data
      476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1252 of 7 September 2018, if consultations took place with general practitioners and...
    • JobPath Programme
      477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers who have been referred to JobPath for the second time after completing the scheme in full; the...
    • Community Employment Schemes Data
      478. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of eligible workers for community employment schemes who have been signed up to Turas Nua; the percentage of...
    • Brexit Issues
      479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received guarantees from the UK Government that the portability and payment of British pensions to older persons...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [38452/18]
    • Community Employment Schemes Review
      481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review has been carried on the pilot scheme which allowed those aged 62 years of age and over to remain on a community...
    • Community Employment Schemes Administration
      482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amalgamate Tús and community employment programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38454/18]
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of community employment supervisors' pay and pensions; if she has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the value of the carer's allowance payable will be increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38465/18]
    • Fuel Allowance Applications
      485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for fuel allowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure savings that are earmarked for her Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Working Family Payment Payments
      488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38504/18]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for jobseeker's allowance might be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Jobs Initiative
      490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of hours per week that workers on the job initiative scheme are required to work; if this includes time for tea...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all arrears will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38635/18]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38674/18]
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38675/18]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      494. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38676/18]
    • Pensions Reform
      495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the public consultation process with regard to pension reform has been conducted in line with the...
    • Illness Benefit Appeals
      499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if eligibility will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed with a view to...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and when a decision on the case will...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and when a decision on the case will...
    • Carer's Allowance Review
      505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38721/18]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38722/18]
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38725/18]
    • Early Retirement Scheme
      508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can be considered for an early retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Sign Language and Deaf Services
      509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the extension of the hours of a service (details supplied) to evenings and weekends; the number of...
    • Pension Provisions
      512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her estimate as to the cost of an auto enrolment scheme in each of the years 2022 to 2028 to cover both administration costs...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Library Services Staff
      513. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in the filling of job vacancies (details supplied) for a service; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Housing Estates
      514. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to invite proposals for the next round of the national taking in charge scheme; and if he will make a statement...
    • Land Development Agency
      515. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which housing waiting lists are to be met in the context of the Land Development Agency operating a 10% ceiling on...
    • Housing Loans
      516. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the initial practice of enabling members of the public to transfer approval under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan...
    • Seaweed Harvesting Licences
      518. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if traditional seaweed harvesters must now register by 2019 in order to retain their seaweed licence; and if so, his plans to...
    • Local Authority Housing Rents
      519. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if public sector pension deductions are classified as a statutory declaration in the calculation of rent for local authority...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      521. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the sanctions in place for local authorities not meeting their new build or vacant property turnaround targets in Rebuilding...
    • Fire Safety
      523. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of actions taken further to the publication of a report into fire damage at an estate (details supplied) in County...
    • Rent Controls
      524. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether rent in towns in west County Meath are too high; when rent caps will be imposed in these towns; and the...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure
      525. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget spent, unspent and or allocated to date in 2018 for housing adaptations for older persons and persons with a...
    • Local Authority Members' Remit
      526. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the role of elected members of local authorities; when the report will be published; and if he...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      527. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure...
    • Housing Assistance Payment
      528. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase housing assistance payment, HAP, rates for single persons in County Meath to assist in meeting the...
    • Capital Assistance Scheme
      529. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a delay in a housing project (details supplied); if the project will be expedited; and if...
    • European Court of Justice Rulings
      530. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the working group established to examine the judgment of the European Court of Justice regarding the...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      531. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any local authority in 2016, 2017 or to date in 2018 sought a derogation from applying the 10% social housing levy within...
    • Irish Water Staff
      532. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the redeployment of staff who work in the water services section of a local authority, now that Irish Water has...
    • Local Government Reform
      533. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the procedure will be put in place to designate Drogheda as a city in view of the fact that it meets the EU criteria for...
    • Constitutional Amendments
      534. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timetable for the holding of referendums agreed on 26 September 2017 relating to voting at 16 and extending the franchise...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      535. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process involved in releasing funds and agreeing the proposal for 100% social and affordable housing on the Shanganagh...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      536. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of proposals for social housing from local authorities being processed by his Department by local authority, date...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
      537. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will finalise a report on the review of the tenant purchase scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Proposed Legislation
      538. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to update the Fire Services Act 1981; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38663/18]
    • Youth Homelessness Strategy
      539. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking along with the Minister Children and Youth Affairs to ensure that no child spends longer than six...
    • Regeneration Projects Funding
      540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application has been received from Louth County Council in regard to urban regeneration funding; if so, the details of...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority new builds by local authority to be completed and ready for occupation by the end of 2018; and...
    • Home Loan Scheme
      542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if visa stamp 4 holders are eligible for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      545. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Part V's delivered in 2017, by local authority; the price paid by the local authority; the details of the lease...
    • Local Authority Housing Funding
      546. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and detail of requests for funding by each local authority under the serviced sites fund in 2018, in tabular form;...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
      548. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter regarding sick leave in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Structures at Risk Fund
      549. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an application by a church (details supplied) for the structures at risk fund in respect of restoration works to a church...
    • Special Protection Areas Designation
      550. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will receive submissions requesting a geographical extension to a special protection area (details supplied) to include...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      551. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure savings that are earmarked for her Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      552. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if officials from the National Parks and Wildlife Service will meet with fishermen to discuss the seal population at a location...
    • Departmental Communications
      553. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in her Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental...
    • Labour Activation Programmes Data
      554. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons employed by the eight national cultural institutions under the labour activation schemes, on zero-hour...
    • Heritage Schemes
      555. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding in place to renovate old houses with heritage features that are not in GLAS (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Arts Funding
      556. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that has been approved for a theatre (details supplied) over the past five years; the name of the schemes under which...

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