Dáil Éireann

Written answers

Some recent written answers

Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (20 June 2017)

Michael McGrath:

1024. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 805 of 21 March 2017, if he will arrange for a reply to be issued by the HSE. [26584/17]

Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 June 2017)

Niamh Smyth:

1190. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/17]

Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 June 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae:

535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27827/17]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 June 2017)

Catherine Murphy:

1822. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of dedicated floor area onboard a bus in the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann fleet; the corresponding information for a carriage in the DART and Irish Rail fleet for wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26846/17]

Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (20 June 2017)

Bernard Durkan:

1455. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance can be given towards the purchase of a wheelchair in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28546/17]

Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 June 2017)

Bernard Durkan:

837. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status, including eligibility to obtain citizenship, in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28363/17]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Postal Codes (20 June 2017)

Timmy Dooley:

1875. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department on designing, implementing and supporting the Eircode system in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [28147/17]

Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (21 June 2017)

Bobby Aylward:

83. To ask the Minister for Health if motor neurone disease is not included in the long term illness scheme; the reason this is the case; his plans to add it to the scheme; if this can be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27907/17]

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (20 June 2017)

Niamh Smyth:

977. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the lack of artist run studio space and the fact that the State lags far behind other European countries in this regard. [28083/17]

Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (20 June 2017)

Pearse Doherty:

800. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a reply to parliamentary Question No. 112 of 23 February 2017 will issue from An Garda Síochána. [27745/17]

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (20 June 2017)

Niamh Smyth:

2235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to assist councils with lengthy social housing waiting lists in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28273/17]

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (20 June 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan:

89. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to strengthen enforcement regarding areas prone to gorse fire; her views on whether at present there are adequate fines and consequences for persons that start these fires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27356/17]

Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (20 June 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan:

283. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to prepare for consequences a change in the American corporate tax rate may have on multinational companies located here; if there has been engagement and communication with the Revenue Commissioners on this topic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27797/17]

Department of Finance: Pensions Data (20 June 2017)

Bríd Smith:

235. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 23 May 2017, if he will provide the figures for all pension contributions made by public sector workers in each body under the aegis of his Department, excluding those in the Civil Service, including the pension levy, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [26972/17]

Department of Defence: Appointments to State Boards (20 June 2017)

Eamon Ryan:

2289. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any former Members have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/17]

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (20 June 2017)

Martin Heydon:

67. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which the 2017 town and village renewal scheme will differ to the 2016 scheme; when she expects to announce successful applicants under the 2017 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27572/17]

Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 June 2017)

Bernard Durkan:

115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary question No. 101 of 9 of May 2017, the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied). [29429/17]

Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 June 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin:

1564. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address issues facing persons with dementia in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28945/17]

Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (20 June 2017)

Mick Wallace:

2026. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) per annum since March 2011, in tabular form by her Department or any agency or body under the aegis of her Department; the cost per contract; the basis for each contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27456/17]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Services (20 June 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae:

1877. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding ferry services post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28184/17]