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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: The Minster of State is repeating what he said. I will also repeat myself then. The reality is that we have to ask why ships are tied up and not at sea. Why are we not able to fulfil our obligations? Why are we so far away from our target of 9,500 people in the Defence Forces? The Minster of State spoke about what happened when Fianna Fáil was in government. He is falling back on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to deploy additional staff to the embassy in New Zealand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of utilising the recently announced €1 million funding for school transport to provide additional bus capacity for approximately 11 concessionary children (details supplied) in Knockmoylan and Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, who have been left without a seat will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of utilising the recently announced €1 million funding for school transport to provide additional bus capacity for approximately 12 concessionary children (details supplied) in Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, who have been left without a seat will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of utilising the recently announced €1 million funding for school transport to provide additional bus capacity for approximately seven concessionary children (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38811/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of utilising the recently announced €1 million funding for school transport to provide additional bus capacity for approximately 13 concessionary children (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38812/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of meetings he has engaged with the CEO and-or equivalent of each State agency under his remit to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda public service vehicle inspectors assigned to each Garda division at 9 September 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38389/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the review of the Defamation Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38464/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 231. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to travel on a trade mission to Spain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38387/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Energy Projects (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding funding streams to subsidise, promote and implement storage energy units, which harness the power of solar and wind energy, within the Irish agribusiness sector; the position regarding the provision of grant funding for farmers for initial purchase of such self-sufficient renewable storage energy units for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (25 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 17. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if increasing the financial thresholds for carer’s allowance will be investigated; if the introduction of discretionary assessments in cases of extreme extenuating circumstances similar to the discretionary system utilised in the medical card application process will be investigated; the position regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken to meet and engage with insurance companies regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers, particularly in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre Group review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (1 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 399. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme Funding (1 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the provision of €10,000 funding in order to save crucial community services (details supplied) including rehabilitation training and development opportunities for persons that are in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39373/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to identify and implement a direct pathway to high-level care for women and their families that suffered significant side effects and have been severely disaffected by the transvaginal mesh implant devices they received within the healthcare system since the numerous meetings he has facilitated with members of a group (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the transvaginal mesh implant devices procedure in view of the number of affected women; if his attention has been drawn to the risks associated with this procedure and the need for a State apology and possible compensation to be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40221/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (3 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 285. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding funding streams which are available to gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs to assist with the significant costs associated with purchasing self-power generating treadmills and exercise bikes thus ensuring the business has a higher degree of energy self-sufficiency and incentivises companies to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to reach the 0.7% ODA-GNI investment commitment with respect to the overseas development aid budget in advance of budget 2020, as set out in the international development policy of Ireland in order to achieve sustainable development goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41128/19]