Written answers
Thursday, 6 December 2018
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made to date under the areas of natural constraints scheme by county. [51172/18]
- Organic Farming Scheme
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements for the reopening of the organic farming scheme; the primary areas of focus in this regard; the budget for the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that the carbon footprint of the agriculture sector here is being reduced; and if he will make a...
- Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions with his colleague in the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the timeline to...
- Brexit Supports
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of businesses in the food production sector that have availed of the Brexit loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Antimicrobial Resistance
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the joint approach to One Health being adopted by his Department and the Department of Health. [51038/18]
- Beef Exports
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the progress made by the agrifood sector here in developing a market for Irish beef in China. [51192/18]
- Beef Industry
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the nature and level of discussions he has had with beef factories to ensure farm producers receive a reasonable price for beef; and...
- Invasive Plant Species
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place for tackling invasive species such as Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and gunnera tinctoria; and the role of...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding discussions on the next CAP reform; and his priorities for the next CAP. [51198/18]
- Agriculture Schemes
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the other schemes available to farmers to facilitate their transition towards a low carbon economy; and if he will make a statement on...
- Beef Industry Irregularities
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times to date in 2018 that beef processing factories have been fined for breaching EU carcass trimming rules; the range...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the rates of payment from 2019 in the ANC scheme so that these rates reflect more the natural constraint of the...
- Agriculture Schemes
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on the roll-out of the agricultural sustainability support and advisory programme with particular reference to...
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has with the revision of the Common Agricultural Policy; and the process by which the EU Council of...
- Beef Industry
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the crisis in the beef industry; the measures he plans to introduce to alleviate the near collapse of the sector;...
- Agriculture Schemes
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the €20 million beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme introduced in budget 2019; the maximum payment per...
- Commonage Framework Plans
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage framework plans outstanding under the GLAS programme; the number of payments to farmers delayed as a result;...
- Animal Identification Schemes
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider developing an application that could be linked to Agfood.ie and would be accessible on smartphones in order that...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the maximum area on which a farmer can receive payment under the ANC scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Beef Industry
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether beef farmers are receiving a fair price for their produce from factories; the course of action he will take with...
- Milk Supply Regulation
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of developments regarding SMP intervention at EU level; the details of data on sales; the plans the EU Commission has for...
- Forestry Grants
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grants for forestry development awarded to entities here over the past five years; the size of forestry development for...
- Animal Welfare
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met or discussed with an association (details supplied) regarding concerns about an increase in illegal hunting with dogs in...
- Brexit Supports
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the operational details of the long-term Brexit loan scheme announced in budget 2019 for farmers, fishermen and food businesses in...
- Beef Industry
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the price beef farmers are receiving for their produce from factories; the details of discussions at the recent beef...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to farmers in view of the challenging circumstances encountered in 2018 including fodder shortages, increased...
- Hare Coursing Regulation
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is examining or has examined the possibility of prohibiting live hare coursing; if not, if a consultation process will be opened...
- Trade Missions
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress in securing new markets for Irish agrifood products in 2018; and the details of his recent trade missions to Indonesia....
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to help to meet Ireland's carbon emission targets. [51074/18]
- Brexit Issues
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to protect farmers in Border counties from a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50980/18]
- Sheep Census
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider developing the Agfood.ie site to allow sheep farmers record and view sheep movements and census figures in order...
- Harness Racing Industry
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has reviewed the five year strategy document from an association (details supplied); his plans to act upon it and a company's...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new appeal system will be operational for townlands deemed not eligible for the 2019 ANC scheme. [51168/18]
- Pesticide Use
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to reduce the use of pesticides in the agriculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51174/18]
- Brexit Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to prepare the agrifood industry for the impact of a possible disorderly Brexit; and if he will make a...
- Live Exports
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which live exports have performed to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51191/18]
- Fishery Harbour Centres
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the scoping report and assessment of disposal options for the silt at Howth Harbour; when the dredging programme will be...
- Fisheries Protection
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to safeguard the fishing sector in the context of Brexit. [51195/18]
- Regulation of Hunting
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with an association (details supplied) to ensure there will not be a repeat of the incident that happened in Macroom...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that farmers experience no unnecessary delays in direct payments crucial to agribusinesses (details supplied); if...
- Sheep Welfare Scheme Data
55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the amount of financial support sheep farmers have received is measured; and the payments made to date under the...
- Food Exports
56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent decision of a company (details supplied) to enter the American market with its own butter product; if his...
- Brexit Issues
57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to seek new markets in the context of Brexit; and the efforts being made by the State agencies under his...
- Skills Shortages
58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the labour and skills shortages in the agricultural sector; and the way in which this deficit will...
- Organic Farming Scheme
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reopen the organic farming scheme with particular reference to the market demand for organically produced food; and if he...
- Fishing Industry
60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations regarding access to fishing rights here post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51118/18]
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details and criteria for the new ANC scheme; the way in which additional funding will be allocated; and if he will make a...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Reports
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he...
- Legislative Measures
63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; the date each Act was signed into law in tabular form; and if...
- Departmental Schemes
64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of funding...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent events between Russia and Ukraine; the EU response to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the potential for Irish citizens to receive E3 visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51263/18]
- Northern Ireland
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on efforts to recommence the executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51264/18]
- Foreign Conflicts
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the disputed territory of Western Sahara; the EU position on this territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Issues
70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Hungary and the erosion of civil society and independent media; the steps that have been formally taken at EU...
- Legislative Measures
71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if...
- Departmental Schemes
73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of...
- Election Monitoring Missions
74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if issues with the election observer roster appraisal process have been rectified (details supplied); the reason for the delay; the other...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Collection
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will contact a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51225/18]
- Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the Central Bank regulations relating to the use of plain language by financial institutions; the locations in which these regulations can be accessed; the...
- Departmental Staff Data
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department who have a degree or higher degree level qualifications in economics; the proportion of staff who are so qualified in...
- Legislative Measures
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of funding in respect of...
- Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Data
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the average time for a complaint to be fully investigated and concluded by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsmen from the initial complaint to final...
- VAT Rebates
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the work that has been carried out to date on the scheme for VAT compensation for charities; when the scheme will commence; the persons or bodies that will be...
- Home Building Finance Ireland Establishment
83. To ask the Minister for Finance when HBFI will be fully established; the number of employees it plans to hire; the number of those who will be seconded from NAMA; the number who will be fully...
- Tax Treaties
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be a cost to the Exchequer as a result of the deal struck with Malta to end the single malt tax strategy; if so, the amount on a full year basis;...
- Mortgage Lending
87. To ask the Minister for Finance if the exemptions on the loan to income and loan to value mortgage rules are based on approvals or drawdowns; if there are restrictions on exemptions based on...
- Brexit Issues
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are risks to Ireland both macro-prudentially andr otherwise from international banks moving significant portions of assets to Ireland in anticipation...
- Motor Insurance Costs
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to help reduce motor insurance costs specifically for returning emigrants, drivers of older cars and drivers who are switching from...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood prevention scheme (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51255/18]
- Public Sector Pay
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes made as a result of sick leave to the manner in which public servants avail of incremental pay increases since 2010; and the...
- Departmental Staff Data
96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department who have a degree or higher degree level qualifications in economics; the proportion of staff who...
- Trade Union Membership
97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his policy and the policy in the Civil Service in general relating to facilitating workers who wish to join a trade union of their...
- Office of Government Procurement
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 16 October 2018, his plans for further action in view of media reports (details supplied);...
- Public Sector Pay
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the guidance issued to Departments regarding whether sick leave has an impact on the progression of pay increments for public sector...
- Legislative Measures
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and...
- Departmental Schemes
102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; the basis or criteria used for the allocation of...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional classrooms; if the school management will be advised of planned...
- Proposed Legislation
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to legislate for the use of plain language in Government publications and across Departments; and if he will make a...
- Literacy Levels
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of adults by age who have literacy issues in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of adults who have numeracy issues by age; the...
- School Accommodation
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for additional school accommodation for the construction of a classroom,...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered introducing a sliding distance scale in cases in which a person is under the distance for the non-adjacent SUSI grant and...
- Education and Training Boards Payments
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rules regarding the ability of ETBs to reduce FET allowance payments for those on qualifying courses; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an extension or additional school places at a school (details supplied). [51309/18]
- Legislative Measures
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he...
- Departmental Schemes
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of funding...
- Minor Works Scheme
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for categories seven to ten under the minor works scheme (details supplied); when this funding will be set aside; and...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SNA will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51424/18]
- Language Schools Closures
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protections available to students and staff when an English language training school faces financial difficulty in view of media reports...
- Schools Building Projects Status
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be housed within an existing permanent educational facility to ensure that the students are not forced to...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- International Agreements
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans with regard to signing the UN migration pact; the reason for this decision; the potential impact this pact will have...
- Immigration Controls
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to address issues in relation to visas for Irish persons with a partner from a non-European Economic...
- Commencement of Legislation
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when all sections of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be enacted; the timeframe for same; and if he will...
- Prisoner Transfers
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 17 October 2018, the meaning of the reactivation of all existing applications for...
- Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the delays in processing applications from migrant workers to work here are justifiable (details...
- Private Security Authority
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process for companies to continue to be issued licences from the Private Security Authority; the conditions under which...
- Naturalisation Applications
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision is likely in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- Residency Permits
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency and entitlement to seek employment in the case of a person (details...
- Naturalisation Applications
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation requested has been received in order to expedite an application for naturalisation in the case of a person...
- Residency Permits
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an update of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position in regard to regularisation of residency and-or stamp 4 in respect of family eligibility for...
- Immigration Status
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of residency status and entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person...
- Naturalisation Applications
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51336/18]
- Deportation Orders
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision to deport in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position in regard to an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Departmental Reports
143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular...
- Legislative Measures
144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; the date each Act was signed into law in...
- Departmental Schemes
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the...
- Commencement of Legislation
146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the ongoing delay in commencing Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; if his attention has...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Reports
147. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by her Department since March 2011, in tabular form;...
- Legislative Measures
148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that her Department is responsible for; the date each Act was signed into law in tabular...
- Departmental Schemes
149. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grant and funding schemes operated by her Department; the value of each scheme; the basis or criteria used for the allocation of...
- Workplace Discrimination
150. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to reduce inequality in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51414/18]
- Department of Health
- Long Stay Residential Units
151. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to retain long-stay residential care services at St. Joseph's and Ramelton community hospitals, County Donegal, have been signed off [51224/18]
- Hospitals Building Programme
152. To ask the Minister for Health if the building of the proposed new national maternity hospital on the grounds of St. Vincent’s Hospital is time sensitive in respect of compliance with...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
153. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include ataxia on the long-term illness scheme list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51229/18]
- Neuro-Rehabilitation Services
154. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body at national level with expertise in neuro-trauma and-or disability who is leading and responsible for the roll-out of the...
- Medicinal Products Availability
156. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Belimumab is not publicly available to patients here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51241/18]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
157. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for processing applications under the nursing home support scheme in CHO 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51245/18]
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
158. To ask the Minister for Health when an occupational therapy appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51246/18]
- HSE Data
159. To ask the Minister for Health the contracts the HSE or its agents have with a company (details supplied); when each of these contracts were signed; when each of these contracts were...
- HSE Staff
160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to engage with the ambulance personnel branch of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Waste Disposal
162. To ask the Minister for Health if all medical waste from public hospitals is being recycled as much as possible and not being sent into landfill; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Care Packages
163. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a reablement home care service in County Galway, similar to the successful programme introduced as a pilot scheme in the Dublin north...
- Trade Union Membership
164. To ask the Minister for Health his policy and the policy in the health service in general regarding facilitating workers who wish to join a trade union of their choice; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Charges
165. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure the HSE uses to determine if discretion should be used to waive inpatient fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51276/18]
- HSE Data
167. To ask the Minister for Health the amount per year that has been raised by the HSE from inpatient mental health patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51278/18]
- Health Services Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51279/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
169. 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. [51281/18]
- Ambulance Service Response Times
170. To ask the Minister for Health if the number of ambulances that are estimated to be despatched following a 999 call in circumstances in which the person is advised that the wait for arrival...
- Trade Union Recognition
171. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 28 November 2018, if he will clarify a series of matters relating to same (details supplied). [51294/18]
- Medical Card Eligibility
172. To ask the Minister for Health if eligibility for a medical card will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed as a matter of urgency with a view...
- Services for People with Disabilities
173. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51306/18]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list to see a clinical psychologist at the Enniscorthy CAMHS; the length of time the person has been...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
175. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for processing applications under the nursing home support scheme in CHO 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51321/18]
- HSE Data
176. To ask the Minister for Health the contracts the HSE or its agents have with a company (details supplied); when each contract was signed; when these contracts were tendered for; the value of...
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
177. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) regarding the cross border directive will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51325/18]
- Departmental Reports
178. To ask the Minister for Health the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Measures
179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; the date each Act was signed into law in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
180. To ask the Minister for Health the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of funding in respect of...
- HSE Staff
181. To ask the Minister for Health if the management of the HSE is engaging with public health nurses in CHO area 1 south Donegal community nursing service as per the recommendations of the WRC...
- Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
182. To ask the Minister for Health when an organisation (details supplied) will receive notification of funding for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51426/18]
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
184. To ask the Minister for Health the number and value for claims paid by the HSE in respect of persons by county in each of the years since 2014 under the cross border directive; and if he...
- Commencement of Legislation
185. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delay in fully commencing the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; if his attention has been drawn to the impact and distress...
- Maternity Services
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he is seeking to include a public interest director on the board of the new national maternity hospital in view of media reports (details supplied); if so,...
- Health Services Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Health if a review will be carried out on a decision in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51470/18]
- Commencement of Legislation
188. To ask the Minister for Health when sections 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018, as amended, will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Beef Industry Irregularities
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the factories that were penalised to date in 2018 for excessive carcase trimming; when the farmers whose cattle were wrongly trimmed...
- Young Farmers Scheme
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the temporary draw down of stamps by a parent at the cessation of an employment is considered in the calculation of farm income...
- Forest Roads Scheme
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51269/18]
- Departmental Reports
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form;...
- Legislative Measures
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; the date each Act was signed into law in tabular...
- Departmental Schemes
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation...
- Aquaculture Licences
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51425/18]
- Food Exports
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to encourage new markets for Irish food and food products; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Brexit Issues
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to make preparations to capitalise on Brexit with particular reference to the opening up of new...
- Beef Industry
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the future development and expansion of the beef sector with particular reference...
- Dairy Sector
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the future prospects for the dairy sector with particular reference to export markets; the extent to which the sector continues to...
- Brexit Issues
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the poultry sector here is set to compete with or gain from issues arising from Brexit; and if he will make a...
- Animal Slaughtering Data
201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which adequate slaughtering facilities remain readily available to meet the needs of beef, lamb and pig producers; and...
- Farm Enterprises
202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he plans to take in conjunction with his EU colleagues to protect the concept of the viability of the family farm...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which all farm support payments already due in 2018 have been paid up to date; the number outstanding for technical or...
- Departmental Strategies
204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which indicators in respect of Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 remain in line with expectations; and if he will...
- Agrifood Sector
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the agrifood sector to develop over the next ten years with particular reference to the need to remain...
- Food Safety Standards
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all meat and meat products available here and throughout the EU continue to accurately reflect their ingredients, country of...
- Greyhound Industry
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the future national consultative forum arranged by a board (details supplied) will have members from other associated interests....
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons (details supplied) in County Cork have qualified for participation in the reviewed ANC. [51469/18]
- GLAS Data
210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1, 2 and 3 who have received the 85% advance payment of the 2018 payment; the number of...
- Fish Quotas
211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent international fisheries negotiations in Bergen, Norway, between the European Union, Norway and the...
- Sugar Quotas Abolition
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to farmers for growing sugar beet. [51491/18]
- Food Industry Development
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new opportunities arise for the artisan food sector; the extent to which his Department continues to assist in...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Cyber Security Policy
215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the personnel and resources of the national dyber security centre in 2019 in view of the increase...
- Better Energy Homes Scheme
216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if persons who received attic insulation only under the better energy warmer homes scheme are eligible to apply for the...
- Asbestos Remediation Programme
217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a grant for the removal and disposal of asbestos from domestic houses which are carrying out...
- Post Office Closures
218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the level of independence of the independent assessors appointed to review post office closures...
- Legislative Measures
219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in...
- Departmental Schemes
221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for...
- Electric Vehicles
224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to address the perceived inadequate electric car charging infrastructure in Dublin city; and his...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/18]
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of deputations from sports groups for the sports capital programme to date; the criteria he has to meet groups; if he will be...
- Greenways Funding
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for the north County Kerry greenway; when a decision on funding will issue; and if he will make a statement...
- Regional Road Network
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to fully replace the section of the N62 that passes through Roscrea, County Tipperary, in view of the fact it...
- Noise Pollution
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that informed the European Safety Agency that Fingal County Council is the competent authority for the purposes of...
- Departmental Reports
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and...
- Legislative Measures
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; the date each act signed into law in tabular form;...
- Departmental Schemes
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of...
- Bus Services
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a BusConnects project in Cork city and suburbs; if so, the details of same; the stage of the project; and if he...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Ombudsman for Children Reports
235. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of recent reports conducted by the Ombudsman for Children into the Oberstown detention centre; when those reports were...
- Child and Family Agency Data
236. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of complaints and-or referrals to Tusla made by sports bodies (details supplied) from 2014 to date; the number of complaints...
- Child Protection
237. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action taken by the relevant authorities under the aegis of her Department concerning an incident involving the child of a person...
- Departmental Reports
238. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by her Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if...
- Legislative Measures
239. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that her Department is responsible for; the date each act was signed into law in tabular form;...
- Departmental Schemes
240. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grant and funding schemes operated by her Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation of...
- Rape Crisis Network Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to deficiencies in funding to a service (details supplied) in view of the fact that there is a ten month...
- Childcare Services Funding
245. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 949 of 6 November 2018, when details of the 2019 capital allocation for childcare providers will be...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Funding
246. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if grants are available for the provision of outdoor arenas, outdoor rings or sand arenas for equestrian centres; and if he will make...
- Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
248. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on the implementation of the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51290/18]
- CLÁR Programme
249. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation of CLÁR funding in 2018, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51291/18]
- Departmental Reports
250. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number, date of publication and details of post enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form;...
- Legislative Measures
251. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; the date each act was signed into law in tabular...
- Departmental Schemes
252. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the allocation...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the fuel allowance is calculated; if consideration is given to financial hardship in cases in which means...
- Social Welfare Code
254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to make changes to the habitual residence condition for returning emigrants in view of a recent...
- Illness Benefit Payments
255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an outstanding adult dependant allowance relating to a claim for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will issue...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (1 comment)
256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; the reason her Department does not inform persons in the years...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [51301/18]
- Illness Benefit Applications
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit claim by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Illness Benefit Payments
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit claim by a person (details supplied) will go back into payment; and if she will make a statement on...
- Working Family Payment Applications
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a working family payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disability Allowance Payments
262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) receives a reduced payment in respect of disability allowance and jobseeker's...
- Employment Rights
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which entitlement to unpaid wages can be addressed in the case of a person (details supplied); if provision will...
- Illness Benefit Applications
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when illness benefit will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Fuel Allowance Applications
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when fuel allowance is likely to become available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Measures
266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by her Department since March 2011, in...
- Departmental Schemes
268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the grant and funding schemes operated by her Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the...
- Workplace Discrimination
269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps being taken to reduce inequality in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51415/18]
- Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility
270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the back to school clothing and footwear allowance is calculated; if consideration is given to financial...
- Back to Education Allowance Applications
271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the refusal of a back to education allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Commencement of Legislation
272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the ongoing delay in fully commencing the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; if her attention has...
- State Pension (Contributory) Data
273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for a State contributory pension since 2012 who have been refused a contributory pension due to the...
- Community Employment Schemes Administration
275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a community employment scheme (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 631 of 27 November 2018, if the project has a full local authority in-house design team;...
- Traveller Accommodation
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to include Traveller specific accommodation developments in the quarterly social housing construction pipeline...
- Local Authority Housing
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding will be provided for Louth County Council to carry out repairs to 91 homes as reported (details supplied). [51285/18]
- Local Authority Housing Mortgages
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of loans applied for through Louth and Meath county councils' home purchase scheme to date in 2018; and the final...
- Legislative Measures
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular...
- Departmental Schemes
283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grant and funding schemes operated by his Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Legislative Measures
284. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by her Department since March 2011, in tabular...
- Departmental Schemes
286. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant and funding schemes operated by her Department; the value of each scheme; and the basis or criteria used for the...
- Planning Issues
287. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the development application tracking system utilised by the NPWS for the purpose of assessing development...
- National Parks and Wildlife Service Data
288. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of firearms owned by the National Parks and Wildlife Service by each of the organisation's eight regions and if each...
- Firearms and Ammunition Security
289. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the 2017 audit of sensitive assets including firearms and ammunition report identified loss of weaponry and-or ammunition from...
- National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff
290. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of conservation rangers employed by the NPWS at Glenveagh National Park for each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date...
- National Parks and Wildlife Service Data
291. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of conservation rangers employed by the NPWS at Glenveagh National Park who are licensed to cull deer; and if she will...
- Deer Culls
292. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of deer culled at Glenveagh National Park in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form; the...
- National Parks
293. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the deer population at Glenveagh National Park in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if she...
