Written answers
Thursday, 16 April 2015
- Department of Health
- Mental Health Services Provision
7. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the mental health service provision in the primary care unit in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. [14640/15]
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
12. To ask the Minister for Health if he will act urgently to deal with the crisis of patients being on trolleys in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Services for People with Disabilities
13. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the new system for providing services for school leavers with a disability; if it is providing greater choice for the school leavers and their...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
14. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue generated from the sale of estates of deceased persons on fair deal schemes since the commencement of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Staff
15. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent meeting with Saolta health group and other stakeholders, including Oireachtas Members, and the recent retirements in Letterkenny General...
- Medicinal Products Prices
16. To ask the Minister for Health the latest status of the existing agreement between the State and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association on pharmaceutical prices, signed in...
- Disability Services Funding
17. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise funding for disability services, in line with the Taoiseach's pre-election commitments regarding disability; and if he will make a...
- Mental Health Services Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Health the holistic and alternative therapies that are being incorporated into the treatment of children's mental health within State services; and if the Government...
- Hospital Services
19. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.725 of 24 March 2015, if he will outline the business case put by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for the cystic fibrosis...
- Mental Health Services Provision
20. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that there are no mental health therapy services available to those in County Clare who do not have a new diagnosis; the action he is taking...
- Health Insurance Prices
21. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider plans to introduce financial penalties for those who do not wish to avail of private health insurance; his views on concerns that such...
- HIQA Remit
22. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on extending the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority to oversee and inspect private health care facilities; and the type of...
- Mental Health Services Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Health his views on staffing levels in child and adolescent mental health services teams across the country, detailing his plans to ensure that all vacancies are...
- Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
24. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to address the long waiting times for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14654/15]
- Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
25. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the prevalence of illegal drug use in Irish society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13423/15]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
26. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to provide follow-up funding for the patients of Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, who were outsourced...
- Mental Health Services Provision
27. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortfall in services available to children with mental health difficulties, as identified in the recent publication by the Children's...
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
28. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department can assist the private and voluntary nursing home sector, which is experiencing difficulties in the recruitment and retention of nurses;...
- Mental Health Services Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department is addressing the long waiting times and lack of access to community mental health services for children and teenagers. [14474/15]
- Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
31. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an examination and assessment will be carried out into the causes of overcrowding at accident and emergency services throughout the country;...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
32. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the long delays for patients awaiting spinal surgery at Galway University Hospital. [14641/15]
- Health Insurance Community Rating
33. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the expected take-up of health insurance by persons under 34 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14709/15]
- HSE Investigations
34. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken in relation to the fact that, rather than referring the suspension of a person (details supplied) for investigation by the regulator of...
- Chronic Disease Management Programme
35. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for increased chronic care management in general practice; the form this will take; the increased funding that will be provided for this; when new...
- HSE Expenditure
36. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the financial position of the Health Service Executive; his plans to introduce a supplementary estimate on foot of recent...
- Hospitals Funding
37. To ask the Minister for Health the status of present funding for Port Laoise Hospital in County Laois; the status the hospital is now given; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cancer Services
38. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation of funding for children with cancer; and the terms of reference for the treatment of children. [14464/15]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
39. To ask the Minister for Health if elderly persons will be asked to contribute more to the Fair Deal Scheme, despite the Minister of State's commitment to the effect that they would not be...
- HSE Waiting Lists
40. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to provide follow-up funding for the 550 general surgery patients of Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal who...
- Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Health his views on harm reduction measures in relation to addiction; his views that recovery must remain the ultimate objective for those in addiction; and if he will...
- Hospital Services
42. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects the fall in the number of day cases in our hospitals in 2014 to continue in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14651/15]
- Drugs-related Deaths
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the standard operating procedures on dispensing methadone in Garda Stations; if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of methadone...
- Mental Health Services Provision
44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce 24-hour acute services for mental health in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14630/15]
- Assisted Human Reproduction
45. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals that are currently being formulated by his Department for the regulation of commercial surrogacy; his plans to prohibit this practice; the reason...
- Disability Services Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the maximum support to all persons with a disability in day and residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14655/15]
- Department of Social Protection
- Civil Registration Legislation
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedure to be followed in the case of an Irish citizen seeking to marry an undocumented Non-EU national who has been living and working in this...
- Disability Allowance Applications
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which an application for Disability Allowance has been investigated or approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [14988/15]
- Social Welfare Benefits
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason carer's allowance is not a qualifying payment for fuel allowance, in view of the fact that many carers do not reside with the person for...
- Exceptional Needs Payments
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an Exceptional Needs Payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8, who cannot meet funeral expenses in respect of an...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase rent allowance in line with increasing rental prices throughout the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for the State pension (contributory) that applied pre-2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15018/15]
- Social Welfare Appeals
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15021/15]
- Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme Administration
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment under the back to work family dividend scheme will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- JobsPlus Scheme
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the one-parent family payment is not a qualifying payment under the JobsPlus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support is warranted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and-or refer to appeal a refusal of domiciliary care in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining eligibility for rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the relevant...
- Social Welfare Benefits
65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate eligibility for a carer’s allowance and a domiciliary care allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment, including arrears of rent support, will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the...
- Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if mortgage support can be made available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether income tax is calculated on the full amount, inclusive of universal social charge, even though the universal social charge is...
- Bank Restructuring
69. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the commitments entered into by him on behalf of the State as part of the European Union-approved Permanent TSB restructuring plan. [14995/15]
- Mortgage Lending
73. To ask the Minister for Finance whether Irish citizens who are living abroad and who have never bought a house here are still classified as first-time buyers under the new Central Bank...
- Tax Settlements
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2010 the number of cases brought before the Office of the Appeal Commissioners; the number of appeals...
- Living City Initiative
75. To ask the Minister for Finance to explain the reason the Living City initiative, originally announced in October 2012, has not yet commenced; when he expects the initiative to be operable;...
- Bank Restructuring
76. To ask the Minister for Finance if his prior approval is required before the disposal of loans by Permanent TSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15056/15]
- Tax Code
78. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce specific provision in the taxation system for seafarers, as is the case in other jurisdictions; if this is an issue his Department has...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
79. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a mortgage issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15075/15]
- Financial Services Regulation
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to the introduction of legislation similar to that which has been introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United...
- Banks Recapitalisation
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland has prepared an application to the European Stability Mechanism for retrospective recapitalisation of the banks; the earliest date on which such an...
- Tax Yield
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the level of revenue generated for the Exchequer from both residential stamp duty and commercial stamp duty, in each of...
- IBRC Liquidation
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the settlement made by former directors of Irish Nationwide Building Society; if it was paid personally by the former directors or by an...
- IBRC Legal Cases
84. To ask the Minister for Finance if the liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation is in litigation with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15095/15]
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases that have been undertaken by the Central Bank inquiry panel, under Part IIIC of the Central Bank Act 1942, since it was appointed; and if...
- IBRC Staff
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate, with respect to a person (details supplied) seconded to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation from September 2012, the reports, this...
- Fuel Laundering
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional measures he proposes to implement to deal with the issue of illegal trading in diesel and petrol products, which is impacting severely on small...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Protection
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the number of coastal protection and coastal repair works carried out in each county every year from 1 January 2012;...
- Departmental Properties
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will consider if the old Garda Síochána barracks in Easkey in County Sligo can be taken over by...
- Pensions Levy Yield
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the yield from the pension related deduction in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15086/15]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; the next steps for Ireland with regards to this partnership; and if...
- Work Permits
93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of electricity linesmen granted a work permit in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/15]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing an application under the agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details...
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to the grant aid in the new targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; when approval from the European Union...
- Forestry Premium Payments
96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Forestry Premium in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway was decreased this year; and if he will...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the rural environment protection scheme for the year 2011 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the agri-environment options scheme 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal;...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer who did not receive a single payment but did receive the sheep grassland scheme that has now been converted into single...
- Farm Inspections
100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the error rate identified by European Union auditors on each farm scheme at the time of their last inspection; the corresponding...
- Single Payment Scheme Appeals
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of penalty appeals under the single payment scheme received by the agriculture appeals office in 2014; the number of...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of penalty appeals received under the disadvantaged areas scheme by the agriculture appeals office in 2014; the number of...
- Single Payment Scheme Appeals
103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of penalty reviews under the single payment scheme received by his Department in 2014; the number of reviews upheld,...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of penalty reviews under the disadvantaged areas scheme received by his Department in 2014; the number of reviews upheld,...
- Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's official definition of agricultural activity under the 2015 area aid schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel
109. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason the upper age limit for entry into the Defence Forces is 25 years; the way this compares to the practice in other European Union and Organisation...
- Military Honours
110. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of the fact that a large number of members of the Defence Forces served during the emergencies that were declared as a result of the period here known...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legal Aid Service Staff
111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grades and number of persons that came to her Department for approval from the Legal Aid Board and that she has approved for recruitment...
- Road Traffic Offences
112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue that has been collected in speed fines through the use of speed vans, by year, at locations (details supplied) in County...
- Service Medals
113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that a large number of members of An Garda Síochána and the Irish Prison Service served during the emergencies that...
- UN Conventions Ratification
115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Property Registration Issues
117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a Vesting Certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Public Sector Pensions
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of proposals to change the process by which retired members of An Garda Síochána are paid from the current payment in...
- Naturalisation Applications
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency status of, and application for naturalisation, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal;...
- Garda Recruitment
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality whether applicants for An Garda Síochána who may have failed part of their original entrance examination can make a further or new...
- Residency Permits
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15117/15]
- Naturalisation Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if all documentation relevant to facilitating a...
- Immigration Status
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for the regularisation of residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 1 in view of the fact that the...
- Family Reunification Applications
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for family reunification is appropriate to facilitate the child of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who wishes to...
- Residency Permits
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding current residency status and procedure to be followed to update stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Immigration Status
128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the person concerned has made an application; and if she...
- Leave to Remain
129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 31 March 2015 regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, an...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Facilities
131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the provision of a 20-room unit for cystic fibrosis patients at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointment Delays
132. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for an outpatient appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services
133. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation (details supplied) in County Meath; his plans to ensure no level of service is lost; and if he will make a...
- Health Reports
134. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Research Board's review of the international evidence on fluoridation of water; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointment Status
135. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be issued with an appointment for the pain clinic in Saint James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and if he will...
- General Medical Services Scheme
137. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting period for a person who has been removed from a general practitioner's general medical services list at the request of the general practitioner to...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the official status of the fair deal scheme and the sustainability of the model for those considering entering the scheme; and...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
139. To ask the Minister for Health if a successful application for State support under the nursing homes support scheme will carry over, if the applicant (details supplied) decides to defer the...
- Health Strategies
140. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, or the considerations that have been taken, to make more defibrillators available on public streets and at outdoor locations, especially in busy...
- HIQA Issues
141. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15047/15]
- Medical Card Applications
142. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Expenditure
143. To ask the Minister for Health in view of his Department’s statement last week that in a full year, the additional cost of the universal under-six service, including the preventative...
- General Practitioner Services
144. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the revised costs for free general practitioner care for under sixes, his Department's current estimate of the full year cost of providing free...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
145. To ask the Minister for Health when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway, approved under the nursing home support scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
146. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding operations in the Mater hospital in Dublin 7, in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Card Eligibility
147. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medical cards for those over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15072/15]
- Medical Card Administration
148. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the case of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15074/15]
- Misuse of Drugs
149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the undue delay in introducing new regulations under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, in order to address the wide-spread problem of street-dealing of...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
151. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no unfair financial burdens imposed on applicants and their spouses, in the review of the fair deal scheme; if he will examine...
- Nursing Home Services
152. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which any discussions continue in regard to the future of Saint Brigid’s Nursing Home in Crooksling in County Dublin with particular...
- HSE Properties
154. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which clarity in respect of title to the entire property at Saint Brigid’s Nursing Home in Crooksling in County Dublin has been determined...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
155. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the waiting lists for hospital appointments in respect of all forms of procedures can be reviewed and rationalised, with a view to speeding...
- Accident and Emergency Departments
156. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which his initiative to alleviate overcrowding at accident and emergency units is expected to have an early and positive impact; and if he will...
- Hospital Beds Data
157. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of acute general hospital beds available throughout the public health sector has fluctuated in each of the past ten years to...
- National Children's Hospital Status
158. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the proposed new children's hospital, with particular reference to the need to ensure an early starting date; and if he...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
159. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can improve and reduce the extent of the waiting lists for various hospital appointments and procedures; the degree to which an...
- Health Insurance Prices
160. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the costs of private health insurance; if community rating processes are being observed by all...
- Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
161. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which children seeking orthodontic treatment can expect to have treatment within a reasonable time; the expected waiting time for patients in...
- Hospital Charges
162. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which cost comparisons continue to be made between public and private sector hospitals, in respect of various procedures; and if he will make a...
- General Practitioner Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of free general practitioner services for children under six years of age and people over 70 years of age; and if he will...
- Hospital Staff
164. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which issues surrounding the reason young doctors on qualification find it more attractive to work abroad, thereby creating a shortage of junior...
- Accident and Emergency Departments
165. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which overcrowding at the accident and emergency department at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare has been alleviated; and if he will make a...
- Hospitals Building Programme
166. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the remaining phases of Naas General Hospital in County Kildare, with particular reference to the need to ensure early provision of the...
- Hospital Staff
167. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of nurses, junior doctors and consultants, in various disciplines, has fluctuated in the past eight years, to date; and if he...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights Issues
168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the killing of the farmers' leader (details supplied) on 5 March 2015 in El Castillo, Meta, Colombia; his further views on the...
- Trade Relations
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take further action towards ending the embargo on Cuba by the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Human Rights Issues
173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to demand the release of a person (details supplied) in Egypt who is now on death row; and if he will make a statement...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of any recent discussions he has had with the authorities in the United States of America in relation to the proposed...
- Northern Ireland Issues
175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next meeting of the Implementation Group on the Stormont House Agreement will take place; the issues to be discussed at that...
- Foreign Conflicts
176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria and adjoining areas will be discussed at the next European Union Foreign Affairs Council...
- Passport Application Refusals
177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason one of the children of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 does not qualify for an Irish passport, while the child's parents...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classes which have 37 or more pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15000/15]
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal under the Student Universal Support Ireland Scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow;...
- Student Support Schemes
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available for a course (details supplied) in the United Kingdom through the Student Universal Support Ireland scheme; and if she...
- School Placement
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding demand for second level places in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the contract for special needs assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15103/15]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Water Charges Administration
183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role of personal public service numbers in the administration of the water conservation grant; if these numbers will...
- Departmental Funding
184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a grant of €3.5 million to Alverno Heights and Alverno Court in Laytown in County Meath, which was...
- Water Charges Administration
185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that a €4,800 water connection fee for a new home in County Galway is excessive; his plans to work with...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount that has been spent on consultants relating to Government homeless...
- Homelessness Strategy
187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place to end long-term homelessness by 2016; the investigations that took place in respect of missing the...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review regulations regarding the operation of the land aggregation scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Irish Water Funding
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15046/15]
- Departmental Investigations
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 25 November 2014, if he will place the relevant report on the record of...
- Water Charges Administration
191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take with regard to home owners and tenants who do not pay their water charges bills; and if he will...
- Departmental Reports
192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the planning consultancy report into planning inquiries in six local authorities; the action that...
- Departmental Investigations
193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for an investigation into planning irregularities in County Donegal, arising from the June 2013 High Court case...
- Fuel Laundering
194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the result of correspondence and discussions he had with the Minister for the Environment for Northern Ireland following...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Employment Rights
195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the engagement he has had with Bord na Móna regarding the wage cuts being imposed on seasonal workers by the...
- Television Licence Fee Collection
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the basis upon which citizens are obliged to purchase a second television licence when transferring a television from...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Railway Procurement Agency
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow Luas security workers to operate as transport police, similar to airport police; and if he will make a statement on...
- Road Traffic Legislation
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the operation of rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14982/15]
- Driver Licence Data
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Irish drivers who have received an international driving permit in each of the past four years; the costs associated in...
- Cycling Facilities Funding
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the proposed Sligo-Mayo Greenway, the reason a limited amount of funding for a feasibility study for the County Sligo...
- Semi-State Bodies
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 25 February 2015, if his private office has received a reply from Irish Rail in relation to...
