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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 298. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49897/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a June 2019 instruction to the home support team in County Meath that no home helps can be agreed unless it is an end of life circumstance; the position regarding the 402 persons on the County Meath waiting list that have been fully assessed and have had their hours approved but that are not end of life; when this instruction will be lifted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 320. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) is prevented from availing of 7.5 approved hours of home help per week despite the identification of a carer available and willing to do the hours due to the June 2019 instruction to the support team that the home help cannot commence unless it is end of life situation; the reason for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report, in tabular form. [49906/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite services for adults with disabilities in Athboy, County Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50236/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49896/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 484. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49899/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49912/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 539. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49898/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 551. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49910/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason pensioners who have paid class K and M contributions in the relevant tax years cannot avail of the treatment benefit scheme; and her views on this group of PRSI contributors being left without access to treatment benefit. [49854/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49903/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49907/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 645. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each year from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of each report; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [49900/19]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: I support that proposal by Deputy Buckley. On what the petitioner is seeking in terms of the school curriculum at primary level and wanting to respond to the needs of children in society, from mental health issues to obesity, social media and so forth, I want to recognise what is already being done in schools. I have attended meetings in the past couple of weeks with the HSE on the healthy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (5 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on purchasing mobile phone contracts for staff within his Department for work-related business in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade. [50761/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications submitted by each local authority and the funding provided to each under the native woodland scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50833/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications submitted by each local authority and the funding provided to each under the neighbourwood scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50834/19]

Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: Tackling the issue of rent prices is far from a new phenomenon. Going back to the early part of the 20th century, we can see that efforts were made to tackle rent prices in worsening economic times. Following the end of the First World War, temporary rent control measures were introduced to tackle spiralling rents caused by a lack of supply of housing. Some commentators try to help the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (11 Dec 2019)

Shane Cassells: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the funding shortfall experienced by several city and county councils following the change in Irish Water rate funding; and the way in which he plans to tackle same on a long-term basis. [51858/19]