Written answers
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child and Family Agency Funding
4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address concerns over cuts in funding by the Child and Family Agency to groups that provide support services for children. [19880/15]
- Child Poverty
5. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his proposals to utilise the learning from the prevention and early intervention programme and the area based childhood programme to extend...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
6. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he accepts that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, by ceasing to fund the Disability Equality Specialist Support Agency, is undermining...
- Child Care Costs
8. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his assessment of the financial burden of child care costs on families; the measures that will be introduced to provide relief for families;...
- Child Protection Services
9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the review, due to be completed on 8 May 2015, of the 700 previously unidentified files which were found in an office in...
- School Completion Programme
10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will commit to reversing cuts to the school completion programme and to ensuring the programme is secured for the future. [20401/15]
- Early Years Strategy Implementation
11. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is his priority to increase quality in earlier years settings and to build professional development time. [20489/15]
- Early Child Care Education
12. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the payment per child for the early childhood care and education scheme, the estimated cost of provision for child care...
- Child Protection Services
14. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of recent reports on child protection services in County Laois and County Offaly, if he is satisfied that these services are...
- Early Years Strategy Implementation
15. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware of the Hands Up For Children campaign recently launched by the Prevention and Early Intervention Network, and if he will...
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
16. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures he is taking to address the welfare of children living in homeless emergency accommodation for long periods of time; his views...
- Proposed Legislation
17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the current status of the Aftercare Bill 2014; if his Department has examined the Scottish model of after-care...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he had any engagement with the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; if he will ensure that any issues related to those...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, ceasing to fund the Disability Equality Specialist Support Agency on 30 June 2015; and if...
- Child Care Qualifications
20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the adequacy of the learner fund in assisting providers to train staff for the free preschool year to meet the new child care...
- Child Care Services Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his Department’s plans to expand the community child care subvention scheme to make community child care accessible to eligible...
- Child and Family Agency Services
22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he is satisfied that child developmental and support services remain adequate to meet requirements; if any augmentation...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will rescind the decision by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to cease funding to the south Tipperary Lone Parent Initiative; the...
- Child and Family Agency
24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of all contributions made to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, or to any other agency in or supported by his...
- Child and Family Agency Remit
25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is responsible for the care of children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Bodies
26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed update on the work and meetings of the interdepartmental group established to address the issue of child care...
- Ombudsman for Children Remit
27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied that the children's Ombudsman has no remit to investigate 75% of complaints received by his office in relation to...
- Corporal Punishment
28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to introduce an outright ban on corporal punishment and in doing so to remove the reasonable chastisement defence, in order to...
- Child Care Services Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he and his Department are taking to increase access to child care, including increasing investment; if consideration is being...
- Food Labelling
30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has had discussions with the Department of Health regarding the need to have nutritional information on confectionery products,...
- Child and Family Agency Services
31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he is satisfied that adequate resources remain available to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to provide the full...
- Preschool Services
32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the context of the welcome plans for Gaeltacht education launched recently by the Minister for Education and Skills, if his Department in...
- Child Poverty
33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will implement the plan to deal with the 12% of children who are living in consistent poverty and the 18% of children who are at risk...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
34. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update regarding the investigations into mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19539/15]
- Children in Care
35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care who are still awaiting allocation of a social worker; the number without a written care plan; and if he will...
- Child Protection Services
36. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on plans to improve the information and communications technology and the information database systems across...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason behind the recent decision to withdraw the funding from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for the Disability Equality...
- Child and Family Agency Investigations
38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of allegations of abuse of children under the care of the Health Service Executive or other State institutions or State funded...
- Child Protection
39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to have any input or make recommendations, specifically under his remit of the protection of children, to the working group set up...
- Early Child Care Education
40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when details of the Open Policy Debate on Future Investment in Early Years and School-Age Care and Education Services, which was hosted by...
- Department of Social Protection
- Disability Allowance Data
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance her Department received in 2013 and 2014 and in 2015 to date; the number of these that were...
- Disability Allowance Payments
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive arrears on a claim for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and expedite an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that all...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in relation to an appeal in respect of a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and expedite an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in cases where a person falls into arrears with a mortgage and is suffering from real financial difficulties, if her Department will help and assist...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Government policy should better link her Department with the Private Residential Tenancies Board, allowing money to be paid directly from her...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an application for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement...
- Illness Benefit Applications
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for an illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that this...
- One-Parent Family Payment Applications
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a one-parent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Rates
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the work allowance for persons on jobseeker's transitional is €60 whereas the work allowance for one-parent family payment is...
- Illness Benefit Appeals
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a medical assessment will be scheduled for an appeal in respect of an illness benefit for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
- Department of Finance
- Pension Provisions
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the rules for approved retirement funds; the terms and conditions in relation to tax due on accumulative funds, and on the changes made to these funds from 1...
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the total fines imposed by the Central Bank of Ireland on financial institutions since 2011; and if he will provide details of each fine. [20895/15]
- Financial Services Regulation
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, for each year since 2008, who have been disqualified from being a person concerned in the management of a regulated financial service...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
57. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on altering the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994, in order to permit vehicles to be purchased from parties...
- Property Tax Administration
58. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 25 March 2015, if the information requested can be provided on a Dublin basis and a rest of the State basis; and if...
- National Minimum Wage
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department consulted with external economists prior to its submission to the Low Pay Commission on the national minimum wage; and if he will make a...
- Tax Collection
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of outstanding uncollected taxes; the proportion of same the Revenue Commissioners expect to recover; if new measures are planned to assist in the...
- VAT Rate Application
61. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on removing value added tax on defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20950/15]
- Tax Reliefs Application
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if income tax relief is set to be changed or stopped for residential homeowners who rent a room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20951/15]
- Universal Social Charge Application
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the universal social charge is applied to employee share ownership schemes; if private and semi-State companies are treated differently in applying the...
- Mortgage Lending
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20990/15]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Bodies Data
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff employed in the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service at the end of December 2012, December 2013, December...
- Flood Relief Schemes
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update with regard to planned flood relief schemes (details supplied) in County Cork; the commencement and...
- Ombudsman's Remit
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the remit of the Ombudsman to investigate complaints regarding private nursing homes; when it is anticipated the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Labour Court
70. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the long delays in the delivery of Labour Court adjudications; the reason for these delays; and his plans to resolve the...
- Consumer Protection
71. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied with the current regulation of gift cards and with the charges of one particular brand of gift card (details...
- Health and Safety Regulations
72. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason copies of the two most recent health and safety reports into the psychiatric unit in University Hospital Galway have not...
- Industrial Disputes
73. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he or his Department has received representations from employees of a factory (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Bord na gCon Inspections
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 14 May 2015, if all fines handed down for breaches to date have been paid; if he will...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the new beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Aquaculture Licence Applications
79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to the renewal of an aquaculture licence (details supplied), the reason statutory consultation requests have not been...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on conditions attached to the beef data and genomics programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Harbours and Piers Maintenance
82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the works which took place at the Seanchéibh quay, in An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe,...
- Plant Protection Products
84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are spraying courses held for farmers in County Clare; the cost of same, if not funded; if it is a once-off; the type it...
- Forestry Premium Payments
85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a forestry premium will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
- Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility
86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the 4,000 farmers identified that are under 40 years of age and who commenced farming between 2002 to 2008, with entitlements below...
- Bord na gCon Inspections
87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 13 May 2015, if he will provide details of the laboratory used in the United Kingdom,...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
88. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of females within the Defence Forces who were promoted in 2014 and to date in 2015, by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20878/15]
- Defence Forces Records
89. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will amend records regarding the family of a person (details supplied) who was executed in Arbour Hill 1916; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Emergency Planning
90. To ask the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of the national emergency co-ordination committee will take place; the number of meetings that have taken place thus far in 2015; the...
- Defence Forces Strength
91. To ask the Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces, with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same;...
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
92. To ask the Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/15]
- European Council Meetings
93. To ask the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of European Union Defence Ministers will take place; the agenda for same if decided; his priorities for same; and if he will make a...
- Overseas Missions
94. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are currently involved; the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
95. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Defence Forces have taken on so far in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/15]
- Defence Forces Operations
96. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form by county, a breakdown for 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015, of the number of suspect devices that the army disposal unit has...
- Naval Service Vessels
97. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the removal of asbestos from Naval Service vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/15]
- Defence Forces Properties
98. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the discussions his Department has had with Kildare County Council regarding the future use of lands at Magee Barracks, Kildare town; if...
- Air Corps
99. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of missions to date the emergency aeromedical service has carried out since its launch; the number of these missions that were in County Westmeath...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the process a person (details supplied) in County Longford should follow in relation to the Irish short-stay visa waiver programme. [20898/15]
- Disability Support Services
101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the consultation exercise which the National Disability Authority undertook to ascertain the way its...
- Immigration Policy
102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to au pairs, if host families are at liberty to enter into a cultural exchange programme with non-European Union students. [20949/15]
- Court Accommodation Refurbishment
103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will prioritise the refurbishment of the courthouse in Wicklow town as a capital project, in line with the stated policy of the Courts...
- Road Traffic Offences
104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 273 and 275 of 30 September 2014, 350 of 10 February 2015 and 108 of 20 February 2015, outlining the...
- Garda Operations
108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on An Garda Síochána's Operation Learner Driver; the number stopped under this operation; and if she will make a...
- Data Protection
109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide clarification regarding data protection regulation to police any undesirable material on a social network (details supplied)...
- Immigration Status
110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork to regularise their residency; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Human Trafficking
111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation to tackle sex trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20972/15]
- Road Traffic Offences
112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 4 March 2015, if she will report, in respect of the 63,131 fixed charge notices issued since 2013...
- Court Procedures
113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department provides video link services in order that Irish citizens can give testimony in foreign court cases, without leaving Ireland,...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Children's Rights Referendum
114. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report, following the decision of the Supreme Court on 24 April 2015 to uphold the result of the children’s rights...
- Child Abuse Reports
115. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Ryan report, and in particular the recommendation for a once-off life skills...
- Youth Services
116. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process involved for youth work staff who are funded by his Department to be re-assigned to other duties in the head office of the City...
- Domestic Violence Refuges
119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans which Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has for domestic violence support services in County Roscommon from 2016; his views on...
- Children in Care
120. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which ongoing review takes place in respect of children in care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/15]
- Child Protection Services
121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which support continues to be made available to children deemed to be at risk, with particular emphasis on identification of...
- Cyberbullying Issues
122. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which social media continues to be monitored in respect of bullying of children and teenagers; the extent to which such...
- Children in Care
123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidents of abuse, intimidation or neglect of children in institutional care brought to the attention of his Department in...
- Adoption Services Provision
124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role played by his Department in respect of adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21036/15]
- Youth Services Funding
125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which funding from his Department remains available to youth organisations, with particular reference to those providing...
- Youth Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which his Department continues to support Kildare Youth Service throughout the county; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Juvenile Offenders
128. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidences in respect of which rehabilitative support has been offered to, and taken up by, juvenile offenders in each of the...
- Children and Family Services
129. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which his Department monitors the needs of children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21042/15]
- Child Poverty
130. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the Ombudsman for Children's findings that there are now 138,000 children living in consistent poverty, his views that the child...
- Child Protection Services
131. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children awaiting allocation to a social worker on child welfare and protection grounds, broken down by local area and...
- Department of Health
- Mental Health Services Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which assistance remains available for children deemed to be at risk of self-harm; the support available to their families; and if he will make a...
- Eating Disorders
136. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the posts required to set up an eating disorder inpatient service as part of the child and adolescent mental health services; the cost involved...
- Accident and Emergency Departments
137. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to work with the management of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, to plan, construct and staff a new fit-for-purpose emergency department; and if he will...
- Patient Data
138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children receiving treatment for diabetes in 2014 and to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/15]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Medtronic’s i-port advance injection device; the cost of this device; his plans to make it available under the long-term...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
140. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) in County Longford will be called for an urgent medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20897/15]
- Departmental Funding
145. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a funding application for a wheelchair accessible bus in respect of a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Services for People with Disabilities
147. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 4 March 2014, if he is aware of the delays in the Cork area for children needing to access Health Service...
- Ambulance Service Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department co-ordinates with the fire service to ensure that all ambulances are being used efficiently (details supplied). [20948/15]
- Mental Health Services Provision
151. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will receive a date for an initial assessment with the child and adolescent mental health services. [20959/15]
- Health Services Funding
153. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to St. Michael’s House; the options for multi-annual, guaranteed funding; the rationale behind the time frames of funding...
- Services for People with Disabilities
154. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available to young adults with intellectual disabilities; the amount of funding each service received in the years 2012 to 2014 and in...
- Health and Safety Inspections
157. To ask the Minister for Health the reason copies of the two most recent health and safety reports into the psychiatric unit in University Hospital Galway have not been provided to all those...
- Audiology Services Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take all necessary steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon, and persons in similar circumstances, will have access to...
- Mental Health Services Funding
160. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the application for a Headstrong Jigsaw site to be established in north inner city Dublin; if he will provide an update on the potential...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
161. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 24 March 2015, and in view of the reply from the Health Service Executive, if he will provide an update on the...
- Medical Card Applications
162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement service is seeking a valuation of a family land holding, given that the land is being farmed and accounts were...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
163. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a cataract operation at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the waiting times for orthodontic assessments in each county in Leinster; and following assessment, the waiting times for...
- Orthodontic Service Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the extremely poor orthodontic services in County Laois. [21026/15]
- Audiology Services Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve audiology services in County Laois. [21027/15]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
167. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost of care in a public nursing home and community nursing unit under the fair deal scheme; the average cost of care in a private nursing home...
- Hospital Appointment Delays
168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Overseas Development Aid Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding funding provided by Irish Aid for the Global Schoolroom programme; if the funding will be reinstated; and if he will...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive a full grant under the Student Universal Support Ireland scheme; and if she will...
- Departmental Properties
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding the use of a former national school building (details supplied) in County Kerry as a community resource; and if...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the emergency works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when the much required low incidence teaching hours and special needs assistant support can be facilitated in the case of a child (details...
- Special Education Review
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made by the National Council for Special Education with regard to the preparation of policy advice on the education of...
- School Staffing
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 has been successful in its appeal to her Department regarding saving a teaching post in the school....
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a request for special needs assistance in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
- Student Grant Scheme Payments
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the payment of a grant under the Student Universal Support Ireland scheme, given that the grant was sanctioned in...
- School Accommodation
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision to refuse additional accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be reviewed, in view of the circumstances...
- School Staffing
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the decision to cut a home school community liaison officer from a school (details supplied) in County Galway,...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the hours of a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare can be extended; and if she will make a...
- School Management
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if minutes of meetings and statements of financial accounts are available on request or under freedom of information legislation from school...
- School Transport Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport in respect of children (details supplied) in County Meath; the options available; and if she will make a...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Local Authority Staff
183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure funding is provided to Cork County Council as per its request to employ a school warden to manage a...
- Planning Issues
184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Local Authority Finances
185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which local authorities can commence with the imposition of the 3% levy on vacant land, as proposed in the...
- Election Management System
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions he will he put in place to provide prior notice to the family members of residents of nursing homes to...
- Departmental Funding
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding of deaf advocacy services provided by the Irish Deaf Society (details supplied); and if...
- Rights of Way Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding access at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Planning Issues
191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of complaints regarding the manner in which public lands at Charlesland in Greystones in County Wicklow,...
- Illegal Dumping
193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of complaints in relation to illegal dumping at Whitestown in west County Wicklow and of the failure of...
- Election Management System
200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, under electoral laws and regulations for presiding officers or poll clerks, a voter without proof of identity can be...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Corrib Gas Field
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has engaged a company (details supplied) to independently assess and audit the monitoring regime in...
- Broadband Service Provision
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/15]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Penalty Points System
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the current loophole in legislation for drivers in court claiming the non-receipt of a fixed charge notice for...
- Appointments to State Boards
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current members of the boards of Córas Iompair Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus; the chairperson of each board; the...
- Road Traffic Offences
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to his correspondence with the Promoting Awareness, Responsibility and Care on our Roads group of 23 February 2015, where the...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the application (details supplied) for Killarney Valley, south and east Kerry recreational park comprising of an...
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding possibilities, Government backed schemes and so on that are available for pubs, restaurants and so on located on the Wild...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure Carrickedmond Gaelic Athletic Association club Longford (details supplied) will receive funding under the sports...
- Haulage Industry Regulation
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protocols for those agencies and organisations tasked with inspecting haulage trucks on the side of the road; the average time it...
