Written answers

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Warmer Homes Scheme Funding
      98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the projected cost of providing funding for window and door insulation as part of the better energy warmer homes scheme....
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland
      99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department will provide resourcing to Inland Fisheries Ireland to ensure that it is able to meet its statutory...
    • National Postcode System Implementation
      100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on the roll out of the recently introduced Eircode; if his Department is monitoring the usage of...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the broadband technology that the planned State intervention under the national broadband plan will use; his views on the...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
      103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the investment State dispute settlement as part of the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership, and its...
    • Renewable Energy Projects
      104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures his Department is considering in order to facilitate community renewable energy generation projects; and if...
    • Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Implementation
      105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that the current tariffs imposed on biodigesters are uncompetitive; his plans to raise these tariffs in order...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action being taken by his Department to encourage development of new wave technology, which provides a sustainable...
    • Hydraulic Fracturing
      107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered and is concerned by a British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission report that notes that 231 earthquakes...
    • Bord na Móna
      109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his recent discussions with Bord na Móna on planned redundancies at Bord na Móna and its subsidiaries; and if...
    • Energy Policy
      110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he has taken at a European level to tackle fuel poverty. [31751/15]
    • Bord na Móna
      111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on changes in terms and conditions for Bord na Móna employees, which will amount to substantial reductions...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps taken to identify those parts of the country most seriously affected by a lack of a telecommunications service...
    • Energy Resources
      113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action being taken to explore the possibilities of treatment and extraction from wastewater, which has great...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the high percentage of premises without access to broadband in County Donegal, if he will consider an...
    • Renewable Energy Incentives
      115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a proposed legislative framework to provide for developing renewable energy co-operatives. [31752/15]
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current status of the decision with regard to the ownership of the new network to be created under the national...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Unemployment Data
      117. To ask the Taoiseach the number of unemployed persons that are not on the live register. [31249/15]
    • Employment Data
      118. To ask the Taoiseach the number of employed persons on a national basis. [29645/15]
    • Economic Data
      119. To ask the Taoiseach the current gross national product. [29646/15]
    • Income Data
      120. To ask the Taoiseach the current pay as you earn average industrial wage, gross and net, on an annual and on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29601/15]
    • European Banking Sector
      121. To ask the Taoiseach his discussions with other European Union Heads of Government, from 11 to 13 July 2015, regarding the Greek financial situation. [30485/15]
    • Departmental Strategies
      122. To ask the Taoiseach his Department's priorities for the remainder of this Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30487/15]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      123. To ask the Taoiseach the cost of issuing hard-copy payslips to staff or retired staff by his Department and by agencies under the control of his Department, in 2013; and in 2014; and if he...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      124. To ask the Taoiseach the cost of public advertising, statutory and non-statutory, funded by his Department in 2013; and in 2014; the corresponding figure for agencies under the control of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      125. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department or agencies under the authority of his Department have performed an assessment of the potential savings to be accrued, if current paper-based...
    • Departmental Funding
      126. To ask the Taoiseach the current funding, and the capital funding, allocated to his Department; the underspend or overspend in each category, in 2015 to date, based on his Department's...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      127. To ask the Taoiseach the cost in 2013, and in 2014, of printing reports by his Department and by agencies under the control of his Department; the corresponding figures for annual reports;...
    • Departmental Funding
      129. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the State funding that his Department has awarded to foreign private companies and to indigenous private companies, from 2011 to 2014...
    • Departmental Reports
      130. To ask the Taoiseach when his Department will publish its annual report for 2014. [30546/15]
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      131. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all barristers, senior and junior counsel, briefed by the Office of the Attorney General for the years 2011 to 2014 and up to September...
    • Pension Provisions
      132. To ask the Taoiseach the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/15]
    • Departmental Functions
      133. To ask the Taoiseach the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Public Sector Pensions
      134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a retired civil servant (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted early access to their retirement lump sum; and if...
    • Youth Unemployment Measures
      135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the strategy to address the 30.02% youth unemployment as per statistics reported in summer 2015 by the Central Statistics Office;...
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that the imposition of PRSI charges on community employment scheme participants receiving more than €352 per...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
      137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken since changes to the one-parent family payment came into effect on 2 July 2015, to ensure that persons who...
    • Child Benefit Data
      138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the savings accrued to the Exchequer from the budgetary change made in 2010, terminating child benefit...
    • Social Welfare Code
      140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action she will take on the commitment to protect persons with disabilities by implementing a number of the ten points...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if any community employment schemes exist for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30437/15]
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was refused an invalidity pension; if the application will be reviewed; and...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 30 June 2015, if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can appeal the...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a disability allowance. [30504/15]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers
      146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of families whose one-parent family payment was discontinued from July 2015, and who transferred to other social...
    • Meabhrán Mínithe
      147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection an bhfuil aon dul chun cinn déanta maidir leis na meabhráin mhíniúcháin a bheith ar fáil as Gaeilge,...
    • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
      149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve family income supplement payments for Garda recruits (details supplied) in Templemore, County Tipperary as...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the operation guidelines for carer's allowance; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the appeals process for carer's allowance-benefit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • State Pensions Reform
      153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing the contributory pension regime to ensure that persons who have worked for decades and made...
    • Social Welfare Application Forms
      154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of concerns by post offices, if her Department has reviewed application forms for Department payments and updated them to...
    • Social Welfare Payments Administration
      155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost per individual transaction incurred by the State for each cash social welfare payment collected at the post office, as...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the payment of carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Momentum Programme
      158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the eligibility for entry to the Momentum programme which funds free education and training for long-term...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an overpayment of disability benefit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
      161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the payment of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Child Benefit Payments
      162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when child benefit will be paid for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal against the refusal of an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for jobseeker's allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
      166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a contributory pension appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Youth Unemployment Measures
      167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action that she is taking to address the extremely high level of youth unemployment, which in summer 2015, the Central...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the allowances available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is a widow, living alone and receiving widow's...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
      169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of jobseeker's allowance being received in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update with regard to an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
    • Widow's Pension Applications
      171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the level of widow's contributory pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide funding for a gratuity or lump sum payment to community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number who participated in the WALK PEER pilot programme for young persons with disabilities; in view of the success of the...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Back to Work Allowance Applications
      176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a back to work allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding allowances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30899/15]
    • Illness Benefit Payments
      178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is only entitled to a reduced social welfare payment; and if there has been a change in policy...
    • Data Protection
      179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the additional safeguards she has in place in her Department to safeguard against the illegal elicitation of personal data, in the...
    • Departmental Staff
      180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors currently employed by her Department; the number employed in the past five years; if she will...
    • School Meals Programme
      181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding approved to be paid to a school (details supplied) in County Laois under the school meals programme for...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a rent allowance increase will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the social welfare assistance available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Applications
      186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision regarding their farm assist given the fact that this...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason rent allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 is being reviewed every six months; the reason same cannot...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); the reason it was refused, if on...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if arrears for disability allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Code
      191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who is in receipt of illness benefit cannot avail of both the partial capacity benefit scheme and the wage...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31086/15]
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the necessary steps were taken to ensure that there has been no negative impact on lone parents who were affected by the change...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31100/15]
    • Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
      195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if Gardaí have been seconded to her Department or are working with her Department; the nature of the working relationship and...
    • Maternity Benefit Data
      197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of women who received supplementary welfare allowance due to ineligibility for maternity benefit in the years 2011 to...
    • Maternity Benefit
      198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 16 July 2015, her plans to change the eligibility criteria for maternity benefit to...
    • Rural Transport Programme
      199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the tendering of provision for services in the community-based transport...
    • Public Sector Staff Redeployment
      200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding FÁS clerical officers who transferred to her Department; and if she...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will make a...
    • Employment Support Services
      204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the services her Department provides to unemployed persons who are not in receipt of a jobseeker's payment and are therefore not...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a decision on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their invalidity pension appeal; the reason for the...
    • Employment Support Services
      208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form divided by county, the number of recipients of employment supports in each county at the end...
    • Free Travel Scheme Review
      209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the interdepartmental working group on the free-travel scheme was established; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if same can be expedited;...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
    • Respite Care Grant Applications
      216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for the respite care grant by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to remove the maximum levels for jobseeker's allowance for those under 26 years of age; and if she will make a statement...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a detailed reply will issue to a letter (details supplied) dated 6 July 2015; the policy of her Department on the expeditious...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason the post office is not an option for persons to receive their water conservation grant as per information on her...
    • Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
      223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if TV listener devices for deaf persons are covered by her Department's treatment benefit scheme; if they are not covered, if the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision regarding their disability allowance appeal; the reason...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Clare will issue; and if she will...
    • Child Benefit Payments
      228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if parents who are in receipt of child benefit in respect of their children are obliged to notify her Department in advance if...
    • Garda Deployment
      229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been seconded to her Department in the investigations unit. [31486/15]
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for an invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
    • Respite Care Grant Appeals
      234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a respite care grant appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Funding
      235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the budget for community employment schemes in County Mayo in order that additional places can be created...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite half-rate child dependant payments regarding carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Payments
      237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an allowance was given in respect of stock purchased when assessing a claim for farm assist by a person (details supplied) in...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she...
    • Personal Public Service Numbers
      240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if provision has been made to provide refugees with personal public service numbers to enable them to attend English for speakers...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a claim for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
      242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason, in view of the documentary evidence available, her Department has disqualified a one-parent family payment to a person...
    • Child Benefit Payments
      243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is any means by which a parent of triplets who will reach their 18th birthday in fifth year of secondary school and will...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was in receipt of rent allowance; the reason rent allowance has ceased; the action...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the existing rigid rules governing time allowed on social employment schemes, that is, three years and six...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data
      246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details in tabular form, of supplementary welfare allowance for each year 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and up to...
    • Invalidity Pension Eligibility
      247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of eligibility for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
      248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that thousands of children of lone parents will potentially have no adult supervision, except expensive child care...
    • Poverty Data
      249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that 138,000 children are currently living in consistent poverty, with almost 1,000 children living in emergency...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of request for the rent of €100 per month in the case of a person (details supplied)...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that credit unions in County Donegal, as not-for-profit organisations, are prevented from taking on volunteers to...
    • Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
      254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is eligible for a hearing aid grant under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she...
    • Community Employment Schemes Funding
      255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware there has been a high increase with public liability insurance which is having a direct effect on the local...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who remains on Kildare County Council's...
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that Masters in Education programmes for secondary teachers are part of the back to education scheme, her...
    • Local Employment Service
      258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans for the development of the local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31821/15]
    • JobPath Implementation
      261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the contracts that have been issued to date in relation to JobPath programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding the hiring of staff in the community employment sector (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in respect of their disability allowance payment; and if...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a invalidity pension claim by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • National Internship Scheme Administration
      266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of a recent ruling by the Equality Tribunal which found that her Department’s approach to accessing job activation...
    • Social Insurance
      267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the issues raised by the Social Welfare Branch Managers' Association and her response to same; if the Revenue Commissioners have...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a decision not to grant a carer's llowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [31866/15]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the current and-or expected position in respect of rent allowance payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6;...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason her Department has failed...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the claim of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the suggested overpayment will be explained and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to a matter (details supplied) regarding jobseeker's allowance claims and family income supplement; and...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Data
      273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons, divided into single people and parents, if possible, currently receiving additional income support under...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving each payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Pensions Ombudsman Adjudications
      277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 2 April 2015, if she will consider a number of points and answer questions (details...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
      279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a community welfare officer has the right to enter someone's home without being invited in or when that person is not there....
    • Respite Care Grant Payments
      280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the respite care grant by €200 from €1,325 to €1,525; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the income disregards applicable to applicants for carer’s allowance and in particular in terms of spouse's employment...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
      283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of requests for payments under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in 2015 to date in respect of requests for...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Social Welfare Offices
      285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that her Department's office will remain in Ballybay, County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Functions
      288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of internal audit across her Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as...
  • Department of Finance
    • Departmental Schemes
      289. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, a list of the claimants of the coach tourism and transport scheme rebate for the use of green diesel; and if...
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
      290. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to agreements made with construction companies or developers in the National Asset Management Agency, who are remediating unsold houses damaged by...
    • Universal Social Charge Application
      291. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding public service pensioners who have to pay USC on some of their pensions whereas people who are in receipt of the State pension do not...
    • VAT Rate Application
      292. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax liability on certain medical appliances; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a...
    • Social Insurance
      293. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce PRSI contributions in budget 2016. [31148/15]
    • VAT Rate Application
      294. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support calls to keep the VAT rate at 9% to ensure that Ireland continues to maintain a strong, vibrant and competitive tourism industry; if he...
    • Pensions Levy
      295. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the serious negative impact of the pension levy on ESB, Electric Ireland and ESB Networks pensioners; her plans to restore the income...
    • Public Expenditure Statistics
      296. To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum growth in public expenditure both in nominal and real terms allowable in 2016 under European Union rules; the manner in which EU expenditure rules...
    • Banking Operations
      297. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason his assurance provided in December 2013 and February 2014 disagrees with evidence (details supplied) given under oath at the banking inquiry; and...
    • Residential Property Sales
      298. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of pay as you earn taxpayers who purchased houses during the period when 9% stamp duty was levied on the price of houses; and the reason there is...
    • Banking Operations
      299. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of loans in the Bank of Ireland branch in the Four Courts (details supplied) that have been transferred to National Asset Management Agency; the...
    • Budget Submissions
      300. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce equality proofing measures in the budget, as requested by the Equality Budgeting Campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      301. To ask the Minister for Finance if he consider a proposal (details supplied) for a bike to school scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30534/15]
    • Budget Submissions
      302. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a pre-budget submission from the Asthma Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30540/15]
    • Economic Policy
      303. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider implementing a digital certificate authority for cash transactions involving State bodies (details supplied). [30572/15]
    • Tax Code
      305. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in the forthcoming budget to substantially reduce the 33% capital gains tax on any gains arising on the disposal of shares as this rate is a...
    • Carbon Tax Exemptions
      306. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the carbon tax on household fuel as due to the variable inclement weather conditions this tax is imposing additional financial hardship on...
    • Milk Prices
      307. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce measures similar to France to alleviate the reduction in milk prices in which dairy farmers are predicted to lose over €500...
    • Tax Code
      308. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person can defer payment of capital gains tax in respect of shares sold; if so, the facilities that can be put in place by the Revenue Commissioners to...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      309. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings he has had with a company (details supplied); if the matter of the interest rate it charges was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      311. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Permanent TSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30703/15]
    • Financial Services Regulation
      312. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 14 July 2015, his views that insolvency practitioners are not licensed or regulated and are thus free to...
    • Government Expenditure
      313. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the total budget of the strategic investment fund; the amount drawn down; the spend from the fund for each county in tabular form; and if...
    • Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
      314. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of Cisco's recent commitment to support the UK’s digitisation plans, if he will consider vendor financing options for the implementation of new...
    • Insurance Industry
      315. To ask the Minister for Finance the grounds on which some motor insurance companies may refuse to offer insurance to cars over 15 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Cycle to Work Scheme Administration
      316. To ask the Minister for Finance if the cycle to work scheme will be expanded to allow self-employed persons to participate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30970/15]
    • Tax Code
      317. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification on the tax treatment with regard to a qualified adult allowance and a State pension, specifically pre budget 2014; and if...
    • Banking Sector
      319. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the security of electronic transfers; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      320. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a tax relief scheme for householders that experience continuous sewerage maintenance issues, that is, clearance of private combined...
    • Vehicle Registration
      321. To ask the Minister for Finance if a vehicle (details supplied) can be reclassified in respect of the carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31039/15]
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      322. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the reduced 9% VAT rate on the hospitality sector; if there has been any governmental or independent analysis on the initiative;...
    • Banking Sector
      323. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31084/15]
    • Pensions Levy
      324. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the pension levy on private pension schemes; his plans to reimburse pension funds for the levy deducted over recent years in view of the fact...
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      325. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 9 July 2015, if the Revenue Commissioners have the legal remit to interpret the rent-a-room relief, governed by...
    • Tax Exemptions
      326. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a daycare centre (details supplied) in County Clare has been excluded for VRT and VAT refund on the purchase of a minibus which is used for...
    • VAT Exemptions
      328. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the practice in many airports of passengers en route to duty free destinations, and able to avail of duty free shopping, being charged...
    • Budget 2016
      329. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that budget 2016 provides an opportunity for the Government to build on the 2014 review of agri-taxation measures in the area of taxation (details...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      331. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to address the failure of the Permanent TSB to pass on changes in the standard variable rate to customers, despite stating in July that it...
    • Tax Code
      332. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax liability of those on community employment schemes; and if the rate paid to persons on the CE schemes for adult dependants, and child dependants, are...
    • Fuel Laundering
      333. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he is aware of compensation payments that have been made by the motor fuel industry to motor insurance companies as compensation for...
    • Money Laundering
      334. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with Garda authorities further to information supplied to him in relation to allegations of money laundering (details supplied). [31314/15]
    • Tax Reliefs Eligibility
      335. To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax refund can be claimed for the use of electricity when a person is using a continuous positive airway pressure machine; and if he will make a...
    • Fuel Inspections
      336. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a county breakdown of green diesel operations stopped by the Garda in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a...
    • VAT Exemptions
      337. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the VAT rate on the rental of medical machines to patients who need and use these machines and currently pay the VAT rate of 23%; and if...
    • Tax Exemptions
      338. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the rent-a-room scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31342/15]
    • Insurance Coverage
      339. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on certain insurance companies making a decision not to insure cars that are over 15 years of age; if he will introduce regulations in relation to...
    • Credit Unions
      340. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31359/15]
    • Tax Code
      341. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the rules in relation to the processing of inheritance tax cases; if the rules and-or guidelines applying to thresholds-rates are based on...
    • Tax Yield
      342. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax collected on the sale of alcoholic drinks in any recent years, to include excise taxes and VAT on sales; his views on the trends in recent...
    • Financial Services Ombudsman Staff
      343. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by the Financial Services Ombudsman each year since 2005; and the number of unfilled positions each year since 2005. [31420/15]
    • Tax Reliefs Eligibility
      345. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding farmers who purchased milk quota during the period 1983 to 2000; if the amount of expenditure on same can be off-set against capital...
    • International Agreements
      346. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of funds domiciled here currently frozen by United Nations or European Union regulation; if he will provide a breakdown of the nationality of the...
    • Insurance Coverage
      348. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he is taking to ensure that home owners in areas that previously experienced flooding such as Meadowbrook, Glanmire, County Cork, are given house...
    • Tax Exemptions
      349. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 4 February 2015, if he will report on the review of the artists' exemption that his officials have undertaken....
    • VAT Exemptions
      350. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the value added tax on children’s school shoes in order to assist parents with the steep school expenses that they experience at...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      351. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a request from the Central Bank of Ireland to approve an increased levy on financial institutions to deal with a deficit on the Central...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      353. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on persons holding multiple directorships of financial institutions; his further views that a limit should apply; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Code
      355. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Revenue Commissioners' plans to tax income of Airbnb hosts; if an income threshold similar to the rent-a-room scheme will be...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      357. To ask the Minister for Finance the bodies or companies from which he received legal advice in relation to a company (details supplied) since January 2014; and in each case to list the fees...
    • Tax Code
      358. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the €1.2 billion to €1.5 billion in fiscal space identified for 2016 is constrained by taxation commitments already entered...
    • Economic Data
      361. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, for each year 2007 to 2014 inclusive, the headline and underlying general Government balance in nominal and percentage...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      362. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the sources of the amounts used to recapitalise Irish banks between funds from the national pensions reserve fund, sovereign...
    • Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration
      363. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money received so far in respect of fees for the 2008 bank guarantee scheme and the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme, proceeds received...
    • Tax Exemptions
      365. To ask the Minister for Finance if grant aided non-profit companies with charitable status are entitled to tax relief on income from commercial activities; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Economic Data
      366. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide statistics on the national debt to gross national product ratio (details supplied) and the general Government debt to GNP ratio; if he will...
    • National Debt
      367. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual amounts spent on servicing the national debt since 2008, including a breakdown of interest and principal; and the projected spend annually from...
    • Exports Data
      369. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the recent publication of the quarterly national accounts, if he will provide an estimate of the amount of Irish exports are contractual...
    • Corporation Tax
      370. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to have to address renewed proposals from the European Union for common consolidated corporate tax base legislation across the EU; the counter...
    • Fiscal Policy
      371. To ask the Minister for Finance if the fiscal room of €1.2-€1.5billion identified for 2016 refers to the full year effect of taxation and other measures, or the first year...
    • Tax Code
      373. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding an insurance company (details supplied) and tax implications for shareholders; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Illicit Trade in Tobacco
      374. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of seizures of illegal cigarettes in the past 12 months; the amount of revenue lost to the State; and his plans to combat the very serious matter...
    • Banking Sector
      375. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his officials have considered the introduction of an additional public banking pillar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28666/15]
    • Pensions Levy
      376. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to cut the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31845/15]
    • Migration Issues
      377. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to respond positively to the Council of Europe Development Bank request to supplement their proposed new grant facility to finance emergency...
    • Tax Yield
      378. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a percentage and absolute breakdown of total stamp duty received on shares, between stock market traded shares and private company sale...
    • Tax Data
      379. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of P10s returned for the years 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31996/15]
    • Universal Social Charge Application
      380. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the SIPTU proposal to replace the universal social charge with a social solidarity contribution, including the introduction of the SSC credit of...
    • Property Tax Exemptions
      382. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties that have been granted an exemption from the Local Property Tax because they are affected by Pyrite; and if he will make a statement...
    • Mortgage Arrears
      383. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding mortgage arrears in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32109/15]
    • VAT Payments
      384. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a matter (details supplied) in relation to the motor trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32119/15]
    • Home Repossession
      385. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of repossession cases where the mortgage involved was a standard variable rate for every year for the past five years; and if he will make a...
    • Government Bonds
      386. To ask the Minister for Finance the current and most recently published unrealised capital gain the State has on the holdings of bonds from the promissory note arrangement; the way this gain...
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
      387. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a Home Renovation Incentive Tax Credit will not be made available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in 2015 for works...
    • Tax Code
      388. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact which limitations placed on tax reduction measures in the previous and other budgets can have on job creation and in creating a...
    • Financial Services Sector
      390. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the plans for a standard bank account and the possible use of the post office network for same, given that both are important for social...
    • Departmental Functions
      393. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      394. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work, recruitment services and other...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Data Protection
      395. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a guarantee that all sensitive personal waste data is destroyed as per European Standard EN 15713:2009 and Irish data...
    • Drainage Schemes Status
      398. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when construction works will be undertaken in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Pension Provisions
      399. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce a guarantee on pension restoration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31116/15]
    • Flood Risk Assessments
      400. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a Flood Risk and Area Management report for an area (details supplied) in County Donegal will be finalised and published; the...
    • Garda Stations
      401. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the fact in April 2015, this Deputy requested if the Office of Public Works would allow Easkey Garda Barracks, County Sligo...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      402. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason no funding has been provided from the national lottery for work on the natural environment despite the fact that section...
    • Pension Provisions
      403. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allow civil servants who are presently required to retire at 65 years of age but who are not eligible for the State...
    • Departmental Functions
      405. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well...
    • Pension Provisions
      406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will allow a period of time for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, who are working or who have worked in the Civil...
    • Departmental Reports
      409. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to make available an audit report (details supplied) recently completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30822/15]
    • Pension Provisions
      410. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for a gratuity or lump sum payment to community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who retire...
    • Drainage Schemes
      412. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address a matter (details supplied) regarding the River Feale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30951/15]
    • Pension Provisions
      413. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Galway can be considered for pension entitlements based on post 1 July 2013 salary rates; his...
    • Public Sector Staff Redeployment
      414. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider introducing formal arrangements within the civil service to facilitate requests for transfers to other locations...
    • Departmental Properties
      415. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned use of the newly-refurbished former Social Welfare office at Bohernasup, Ballina, County Mayo; the cost of the...
    • Pension Provisions
      416. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views in relation to Retired Public Service Pensioners who will continue to pay the public service pension reductions in view of the...
    • Public Sector Staff
      417. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding public service workers returning to work under specific circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
      420. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) regarding pension rate of pay and medical leave threshold under the...
    • Public Sector Staff
      421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding re-instatement into the public service in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make...
    • Drainage Schemes Status
      422. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to previous parliamentary questions, when approval will be given for a drainage scheme on the Clare river; the reason for the...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      423. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding works required to prevent damage to land by a river for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • EU Funding
      424. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the planned Cork Events Centre was included on the list of projects sent to the European Commission for consideration under the...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Status
      425. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all funding required to carry out the remedial flood prevention works in Glanmire, County Cork, has been provided; the up to date...
    • Budget 2016
      427. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the €1.2-€1.5billion of fiscal space identified for 2016 takes account of the commitments for public sector pay...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      429. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the priority that has been given to flood mitigation works on the River Moy at Ballina, County Mayo; the timeframe for completion; and...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      430. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have been employed under the positive opportunities scheme in each Department and State agency for the years...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      431. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the decision to outsource testing for recruitment to the Civil Service to two UK firms (details supplied), the reason an...
    • Pension Provisions
      434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Irish Water Expenditure
      435. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a detailed breakdown of his recent assertion that the cost of abolishing Irish Water would be €1billion; and...
    • Office of Public Works Staff
      436. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a position will be re-instated at a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32042/15]
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      437. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide public services, for example, waste...
    • Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
      439. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a anomaly in the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 in that one part says that a representative body may only be required to...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      441. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures in place to ensure the Office of Government Procurement has the use of local knowledge and experience, for example, but not...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Status
      442. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood defence works in the Claregalway region given the legal difficulties regarding an EU directive which...
    • Public Sector Pay
      443. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated costs in 2016 of the increases that will arise as a result of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Consumer Protection
      444. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position the regarding the disproportionately high booking fees that are charged for booking concert tickets, airline tickets and...
    • Redundancy Payments
      445. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to institute a system of sanctions for employers who do not pay redundancy payments in cases in which they have been ordered...
    • Pensions Legislation
      446. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on extending representation to former workers in all matters related to pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      447. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31087/15]
    • IDA Portfolio
      448. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the sites, buildings and locations suitable for specific investment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • State Aid
      449. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support a company (details supplied) with its proposal for long-term unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Construction Contracts Act 2013
      450. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a progress report on the appointment of the panel of adjudicators in respect of the Construction Contracts Act...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      452. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he expects that a commencement date for the Construction Contracts Act 2013 will be set during the lifetime of this Government; and...
    • Employment Appeals Tribunal
      455. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on concerns at the significant timelags, four years in some instances, between cases being heard by the Employment Appeals...
    • Local Enterprise Offices
      456. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of all the funding his Department has provided to a company (details supplied) in County Kerry since its...
    • Proposed Legislation
      457. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he will introduce legislation to revamp company law to prevent the type of closure which took place at a department store...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      458. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the commencement date for the Construction Contracts Act 2013; the reason for the delay; and if the members of the adjudication panel...
    • Redundancy Payments
      459. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to workers who are owed moneys by a business that has not been liquidated (details supplied). [32071/15]
    • Company Closures
      460. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action he or his agencies have taken since the announcement of the closure of a company (details supplied) in County Mayo in...
    • Enterprise Ireland
      461. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland plans to open an office in Glasgow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32127/15]
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Data
      463. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware that some State Agencies requiring employees who wish to avail of voluntary redundancy, to sign compromise agreements;...
    • Local Enterprise Offices
      464. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the location of each of the local enterprise offices throughout the country; the number of staff in each office; and if he will make a...
    • Action Plan for Jobs
      465. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when it is envisaged the regional action plan for jobs for the west will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Functions
      466. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      467. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work,...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Foreshore Licence Applications
      469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications for foreshore licences (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30420/15]
    • Budget 2016
      470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on allocation €25 million in funding for the ewe flock in budget 2016. [31196/15]
    • Land Transfers
      475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if arrangements will be made to accommodate farmers who transferred land without entitlements in the first half of 2015 in...
    • Installation Aid Scheme Applications
      476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a case regarding installation aid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed with a view to a payment being...
    • Agriculture Schemes Administration
      477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when final allocations will be made under the flexi-milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30464/15]
    • Single Payment Scheme Appeals
      478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that an appeal has been received from a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the 2014 single payment...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
      479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who established an entitlement on their farm under the basic payment scheme in 2015 may continue to receive the payment if...
    • Milk Quota
      480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received the final report from the Chief State Solicitor on the milk quota issue (details supplied). [30509/15]
    • Fish Discards
      481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to add representation to the discard implementation group. [30510/15]
    • GLAS Applications
      482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the figures of those who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme in 2015; and if he will make a...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2010, given that...
    • Harbours and Piers
      485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the designating of Renard Pier (details supplied) in County Kerry which would help stimulate...
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be made available for the development of Clogherhead Harbour, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • European Investment Bank Loans
      488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the levels of funding received from the European Investment Bank for national resource management and primary...
    • Agrifood Sector
      489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend under the Africa Agri-Food Development Fund; the current status of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
      490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the individual investment allocations under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II...
    • Milk Prices
      491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce measures that will stabilise the market situation with regard to the drastic reduction in milk prices and...
    • Dairy Sector
      492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on representations from Louth Irish Farmers' Association regarding the urgent need to review reference thresholds or...
    • Milk Prices
      493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on efforts to stabilise milk prices in Europe, a review of the hands off policy in place and a programme...
    • Common Fisheries Policy Reform
      494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make available a seat on the Discards Implementation Group for the Sea Fishery Advisory Group of the Irish Seal Sanctuary...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals
      495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a penalty in relation to the Rural Environment Protection Scheme for a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Coillte Teoranta Lands
      496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding gun clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30736/15]
    • Parking Regulations
      498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the situation in relation to parking on his Department's property in Howth, County Dublin; if there is any...
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
      499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 programme; and if he will make a...
    • Beef Data Programme
      500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the uptake of the beef data genomic programme to date; if he will provide the details in tabular form for each county; and if he will...
    • Animal Identification Schemes
      501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding replacement tags for unregistered animals (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway had their single farm payment for 2014 reduced by over €1,000; the...
    • Animal Welfare
      503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations in place governing the sale of domesticated and wild animals at markets and car boot sales; and the penalties in...
    • Dairy Sector
      504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to meet all shareholders in the dairy industry to discuss the challenges facing milk producers as the milk price continues...
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
      505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider applications for sheep fencing in the recently announced new TAMS scheme. [30944/15]
    • Animal Slaughtering Standards
      506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted an evaluation of the practices of halal and kosher butchery in terms of animal welfare; if not, his plans to do...
    • Animal Welfare
      507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase funding for organisations such as the Blue Cross, which provide low-cost veterinary services, in order to...
    • Farm Safety Scheme
      510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a Farm Safety Grant by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their agri-environment options scheme payments in view of the fact that...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 14 July 2015, the status of an application for the disadvantaged area scheme and...
    • Grant Payments
      513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31147/15]
    • Animal Slaughtering Standards
      514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the age of cattle for slaughter from 30 months to 36 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of appeals to penalties issued to farmers under the Land Parcel Identification System reviews; if those appeals requiring...
    • Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
      516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Teagasc; his plans to approve the hiring of further advisers by Teagasc; if...
    • Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration
      517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to reduce the lock up period of herds suspected of being infected with tuberculosis by the expeditious development...
    • Food Exports
      518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value to date of meat exports to the United States of America; the projected sales announced by him when the market opened;...
    • GLAS Applications
      519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme GLAS and GLAS+ scheme that have been processed to date;...
    • Beef Data Programme
      520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have applied to join the beef data and genomics scheme; the number that have subsequently withdrawn from...
    • GLAS Administration
      521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in preparing commonage plans for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the latest date for the...
    • Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
      522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Teagasc educational officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31421/15]
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
      523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the dairy equipment scheme which was submitted and inspected in January 2015 will issue to persons (details...
    • GLAS Payments
      524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments to farmers under the new green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme will be disregarded for the purposes of calculating...
    • Animal Welfare
      525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is considering for budget 2016 that would make veterinary care more affordable; and if he will make a...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a land parcel information system review on an application for a single farm payment appeal by persons...
    • Cásanna Dlí
      528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a chuirfear eolas ar fáil don Chomhchoiste Oireachtais um Thalmhaíocht, Bia agus Muir a d’iarr mé...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in relation to getting the fine or penalty being imposed on Ireland for issues arising out of the land parcel...
    • Agriculture Schemes Appeals
      530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals that are at hand in his Department; if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the schemes that are been...
    • Dairy Sector
      531. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the income prices in the dairy sector and the apparent oversupply of dairy products on the world market, if he will...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 10 March 2015, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their...
    • Felling Licences Applications
      534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given permission to clear fell all their forestry; and if he will make a...
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an application for funding (details supplied) submitted by Donegal County Council; and if he will...
    • Scéim Aoníocaíochta
      536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén líon iarratas faoi na scéimeanna éagsúla talmhaíochta a bhaineann le hOileáin Árann i...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Control of Dogs
      538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has put in place to inform the rescue groups and the general public of the new microchipping legislation in terms of...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      541. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received their agri-environment options scheme payment since...
    • Pension Provisions
      542. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Harbours and Piers
      543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the need for a pier at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • Plant Protection Products
      544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any monitoring carried out on major commercial spraying, to ensure that all regulations and standards are adhered to; if...
    • Farm Inspections
      545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria and protocol in place for an inspector from his Department when visiting a farm to carry out an on-farm inspection...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      546. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their AEOS year three payment; the progress to date; and if he will make...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for a reduction in a 2013 single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Forestry Sector
      548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to forestry levies in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement...
    • Beef Data Programme
      549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment under the beef data programme. [32129/15]
    • Scéim Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh
      550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir le hiarratas ar theidlíochtaí faoin Scottish derogation i ndáil le...
    • Farm Household Incomes
      551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has submitted to the Department of Finance to deal with the issue of income volatility for farmers as it pertains to...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the current contract to provide digitised maps to farmers in conjunction with their basic payment application...
    • Agriculture Schemes Expenditure
      553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provision in the 2015 Estimates for all environmental schemes including AEOS, REPS, GLAS respectively; the spending year to date...
    • Beef Data Programme
      554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU and Exchequer funding provision for the Beef Data and Genomics Scheme in 2015; the number of applications received; the number...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of his Department’s expenditure devoted to supports for small farmers and small fishermen; and the amount to large...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are situations where land eligibility may be inspected without the requirement of a control report being provided to the...
    • Farm Inspections
      558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 142 of 26 March 2015 and 366 of 21 April 2015, his views that an applicant has the right to...
    • Dairy Sector
      560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he put forward at the recent EU Agriculture Council in relation to the need to assist dairy farmers due to the very...
    • Pigmeat Sector
      562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals, he put forward at the recent EU Agriculture Council in relation to the need to provide support for the pigmeat sector;...
    • Departmental Functions
      563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work,...
  • Department of Defence
    • Pension Provisions
      565. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the long delays in the convening of the Army Medical Board in relation to medical pension applications; and if he will make a statement...
    • Military Medals
      566. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of his power to do so, if he will waive or amend the four-year rule contained in Defence Force Regulations A9 (New Series), Dress and Medals and agree...
    • Road Safety
      567. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the deployment of Military Police in the monitoring of traffic speed limits; if Military Police were used in the detection of speeding...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      568. To ask the Minister for Defence the costs to his Department or any agencies under his Department that were incurred due to the filming by a company (details supplied) at the UNESCO world...
    • Naval Service Vessels
      569. To ask the Minister for Defence if all Naval vessels are equipped with defibrillators; if appropriate training has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31407/15]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      570. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32002/15]
    • Overseas Missions
      571. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the work being done by the Irish Naval Service saving refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. [32329/15]
    • Departmental Functions
      572. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      573. To ask the Minister for Defence the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work, recruitment services and other...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Parental Leave Policy
      575. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the current parental leave policy; if she will consider a review of the situation, with particular reference to a move...
    • Disability Services Provision
      576. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30613/15]
    • National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
      577. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the Disability Federation of Ireland review of the National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (details supplied); and if she...
    • Parental Leave Policy
      578. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding parental leave. [31051/15]
    • Data Protection
      579. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on concerns regarding the occasionally lengthy time periods involved in processing complaints by the Office of the Data Protection...
    • Property Services Regulatory Authority
      581. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of complaints received by the Property Services Regulatory Authority each year for the past three...
    • Refugee Numbers
      582. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that refugees can be housed as a matter of urgency at a location (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a...
    • Immigration Policy
      583. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the maximum support to Syrian Refugees and work together with the European Union on this urgent humanitarian situation...
    • Property Services Regulatory Authority Staff
      584. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide extra staff resources to the Property Services Regulatory Authority in view of their statement to this Deputy in a letter...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      586. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent annually on contracts for the provision of prison visitor centres at all prisons here; the way prison visitor centres are...
    • Parole Boards
      587. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the case of a person (details supplied) has been reviewed by the Parole Board at any point during that person's imprisonment. [30447/15]
    • Coroners Service
      588. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Coroner's Report noting cause of death was issued in respect of a person (details supplied); or if a finding of cause of death by a Coroner...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
      589. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of statements from her Department, in response to the Independent Review Mechanism overview of cases of Garda Síochána...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      590. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to fine motorists who stop in the Advanced-Stop-Line area at traffic lights, and if so, the number of fines that were issued in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      591. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the overtime bill for An Garda Síochána in the Dublin metropolitan region for the dates 1, 8, 15...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      592. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there is a significant delay in processing cases relating to personal injury claims in the Cork Circuit Court; and if she will make a...
    • Garda Strength
      593. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current manpower and resources allocated to the Garda divisions in the constituency of Louth-East Meath compared to five years ago; the...
    • Equality Legislation
      594. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that equality legislation is not being reviewed; if this is a position that will hold for the remainder of this Dáil; and if she...
    • Garda Stations
      595. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an automatic external defibrillator available for cases of emergency in Garda stations across Ireland. [30564/15]
    • Prison Medical Service
      596. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an automatic external defibrillator available for cases of emergency in prisons here. [30565/15]
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      597. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the independent review; the number of cases that have been examined and if there is a decision made as to whether allegations of...
    • Visa Applications
      598. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for a de facto visa by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30569/15]
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the rules governing Garda vetting (details supplied) in order to avoid needless duplication of vetting processes, the wasteful...
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      600. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence regarding the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30624/15]
    • Victim Support Services
      601. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for persons who suffer intimidation but are afraid to report incidents to the Garda; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Deployment
      602. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí allocated to the Drogheda area, County Louth, in each year since 2012; the number of community gardaí...
    • Naturalisation Certificates
      603. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 478 and 479 of 14 July 2015, which indicated that in respect of approximately 7,300 of the 76,600...
    • Peace Commissioners Data
      604. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of peace commissioners appointed since 2011; if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of this information by Garda...
    • Peace Commissioners Appointments
      605. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria for being appointed a peace commissioner; if background checks, vetting and so on are carried out; if these persons can charge for...
    • Prison Medical Service
      607. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 468 and 469 of 14 July 2015, if all staff providing medical and psychological services to a person...
    • Direct Provision System
      608. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the 30 June 2015 publication of the working group report on the protection process, which made a key recommendation for immediate...
    • Garda Station Closures
      610. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the closure of Garda stations in County Kerry having a direct link with the increase in crime (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
    • Prison Accommodation Standards
      611. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason she has not requested the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to publish...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      612. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Prisoner Data
      613. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 49 prisoners released under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement who were serving life sentences; the number of those...
    • Garda Expenditure
      614. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of expenditure on external ICT resources by An Garda Síochána for the years 2011 to 2014; the number of external ICT...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      615. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 14 July 2015, her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the case of a person; and if...
    • Residency Permits
      616. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      618. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status in respect of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make...
    • Residency Permits
      619. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who requires stamp 4 in order to obtain...
    • Citizenship Applications
      620. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she...
    • Residency Permits
      621. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      625. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a...
    • Residency Permits
      626. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30971/15]
    • Garda Stations
      627. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a site (details supplied) in County Laois has been examined as part of the programme for replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation...
    • Deportation Orders
      628. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of representations submitted pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, in the case...
    • Garda Stations
      629. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding rural Garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31135/15]
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      630. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the issue of anti-social behaviour in Athlone (details supplied), County Westmeath. [31153/15]
    • Immigration Policy
      631. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding immigration; the preparation in place to help tackle the crisis in Europe; and her plans for the future in this regard....
    • Firearms Licences
      633. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposals by An Garda Síochána in respect of a proposed new legislation to restrict the use of handguns...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      634. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding provided in each of the past three years and to date in 2015 in respect of CCTV monitoring anti-social activities in urban areas; and...
    • Human Trafficking
      637. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to target the practice of sex trafficking here; the position regarding the general scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual...
    • Coroners Service
      638. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend legislation in order that coroners would request that information be provided, where they are examining deaths by suicide, as...
    • Garda Data
      639. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who were injured in the course of duty or assaulted during the years January 2012 to January...
    • Sentencing Policy
      640. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce specific legislation to define strict sentencing terms for persons who assault a member of An Garda Síochána...
    • Statute of Limitations
      642. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review the operation of the Statute of Limitations; if legislation is planned in this area; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Prison Accommodation Standards
      643. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether standards in the E wing in Portlaoise Prison are acceptable; her plans for the damp and leaking cells, the continued...
    • Direct Provision System
      646. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revise the continuation of direct provision for those seeking asylum here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31476/15]
    • Immigration Policy
      650. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received an offer from a person (details supplied) to provide accommodation for the refugees the Government has decided to accept into...
    • Crime Data
      651. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a set of statistics on reported crime by category for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2014 and for Q1 and Q2 of 2015 for the locality...
    • Garda Deployment
      652. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the figures illustrated in the 2010-16 and 2016-22 draft development county plans for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council...
    • Garda Station Closures
      654. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total savings to her Department resulting from the closure of Garda stations from 2011 to 2015. [31726/15]
    • Immigration Status
      655. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of application for stamp 4 visa in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      656. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      657. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the reduction in the number of gardaí available to police rural towns, such as those in Dromahair, Kinlough, Kiltyclogher,...
    • Deportation Orders
      658. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Leave to Remain
      659. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will...
    • Prison Staff
      660. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for payment of arrears of the environmental allowance to staff members at Portlaoise Prison, County Laois; the date from which...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      661. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Pension Provisions
      662. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of annual pension payments made by her Department that exceed €60,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32009/15]
    • Garda Data
      663. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time a Garda entry into the PULSE system in respect of persons remains on record; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Consultancy Contracts
      664. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to previous correspondence (details supplied), if she can confirm that the outstanding amounts will be paid to this service provider; and...
    • Data Protection
      665. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the use of security cameras by private citizens is subject to regulation in terms of protecting the privacy of residents in adjoining...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      666. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans that were allocated to each Garda district in the Dublin region in the years...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      667. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the contract for the supply of fuel to the vehicles of An Garda Síochána was last put out to tender; when this contract is next...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      668. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda clearance vetting will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Prison Regulations
      669. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on concerns expressed about the treatment given to certain prisoners (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Income Inequality
      670. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the perceived gender pay gap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32286/15]
    • Immigration Status
      671. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32331/15]
    • Departmental Functions
      672. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of internal audit across her Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      673. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual cost to her Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work, recruitment...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      675. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inclusion and support grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30520/15]
    • After-School Support Services
      676. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a programme to offer greater out-of-school support (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Early Childhood Care Education
      677. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will increase early childhood care and education payments, and promote quality and sustainability (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Child and Family Agency Funding
      678. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if financial and operational support will be provided for the national family resource centre programme to assist in operations, an...
    • Children in Care
      679. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the policies Tusla has in place regarding the sharing of information regarding children in care with relatives who are not the child's...
    • Child Care Services Funding
      681. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding for child-care services in counties Longford and Westmeath for 2008 to 2014 and to date in 2015, as well as the...
    • Aftercare Services
      682. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to amend section 45 of the Child Care Act 1991 to make the State obliged to provide the necessary support to foster children and...
    • After-School Support Services
      684. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is considering the introduction of any financial assistance for parents wishing to avail of the increasing number of out-of-hours...
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
      685. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will support Tusla in its efforts to secure 250 social workers to deal with the backlog of cases of children at risk (details...
    • Early Years Strategy Implementation
      686. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the interdepartmental group which is working on future investment in early years and school-age care and...
    • Child Care Services Funding
      687. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a commitment to improve the standard and availability of child-care facilities, the provisions and supports that are...
    • Early Years Strategy Implementation
      689. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications under the early years capital fund that he has received, by county, and the grant aid sought; the total budget...
    • Child Care Services Expenditure
      690. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount his Department currently spends on the provision of child care to school-going and preschool-going children; and if he will make...
    • Child Care Services Funding
      691. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form, by county, the funding his Department has provided for city or county child care committees every year...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      692. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of investment from capital spending his Department has made in counties Louth and Meath since 2011; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      693. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide figures held by his Department, by county, on the number of children with special education needs who are partaking in...
    • Aftercare Services
      696. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is the case that a new aftercare allowance will be introduced from August 2015 that will pay €300 weekly per individual care...
    • Legislative Measures
      697. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the proposals in the heads and General Scheme of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015 will have any impact on the...
    • Child Care Services Funding
      698. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the next round of Strand 1 capital grants will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30817/15]
    • Child Care Costs
      700. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to address the issue of child care costs in the upcoming budget in view of Ireland having one of the highest child care costs in...
    • Child Care Services Expenditure
      701. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to address the issue of inequality between community and private child care facilities in the forthcoming budget. [30942/15]
    • Departmental Funding
      702. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department will identify a new funding stream to provide small annual funding to Bethany support groups as a result of Tusla's...
    • Aftercare Services
      703. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the analysis conducted in relation to the impact of requiring young persons to leave their foster care placements upon reaching 18 years of...
    • HIQA Reports
      704. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he has taken to address the issues identified in the HIQA report on the Ballydowd special care unit; and if he will make a...
    • Children in Care
      705. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the psychotherapeutic services that are available in Dublin Central for vulnerable children who are in the...
    • Child Care Services Funding
      707. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the person who received funding under Strand 1 of the early years capital funding 2015; and the...
    • Departmental Funding
      709. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of all the funding his Department has provided to a company (details supplied) in County Kerry since its...
    • Child and Family Agency Investigations
      710. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the case of a child (details supplied) in Dublin West who has had interaction with a number of State services. [31995/15]
    • Pension Provisions
      711. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Early Childhood Care Education
      712. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will respond to the call for supports for children in County Donegal with special needs attending the free preschool year, as it has...
    • Foster Care
      714. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding access to a child (details supplied) in foster care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32019/15]
    • Child Care Services Funding
      716. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a community child care facility capital funding application (details supplied) in County Kerry was unsuccessful in 2015; and if...
    • Foster Care
      717. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding foster care in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Funding
      718. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the monthly funding made available by his Department to mediation agencies for inter-country adoption, ARC Adoption and Helping Hands; if...
    • Departmental Functions
      719. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as...
  • Department of Health
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      720. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding personal assistant services for persons with physical disabilities; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Medical Negligence Claims
      721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the total number of medical malpractice and clinical negligence claims that were filed against all...
    • Water Fluoridation
      722. To ask the Minister for Health if the policy of fluoridation of the national water system has been reviewed recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31602/15]
    • Control of Dogs
      723. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce new legislation or to amend existing legislation to clarify the definition of an assistance dog and to ensure there is the appropriate...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
      724. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the cost of medication for single-person households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31815/15]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      725. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the multiple sclerosis drug fampridine being included in the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30419/15]
    • Hospital Procedures
      726. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is currently on a waiting list for tonsillectomy surgery, will be called for an urgently-needed...
    • Suicide Prevention
      727. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding proposed suicide awareness training, which was to be provided to general practitioners; the number of general...
    • Hospital Staff
      730. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to resolve a staffing issue at the cystic fibrosis unit at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Nursing Staff Provision
      731. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the allocation of 90 new nurses at the Midland Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/15]
    • HSE Investigations
      732. To ask the Minister for Health given the unprecedented suspension of a midwife (details supplied) on 12 September 2014 pending the outcome of a systems analysis investigation by the Health...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      734. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be provided with access to the drug Lemtrada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/15]
    • Suicide Prevention
      735. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider conducting a public information campaign aimed at suicide awareness, similar to the Road Safety Authority's safety campaign; and if he will...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      736. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of mental health spending, per capita and per region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30471/15]
    • Suicide Bereavement Support
      737. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the importance of investment in services to those bereaved by suicide, given that they are a special group who face especial difficulties, and who...
    • Suicide Prevention
      739. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, by scheme project, of the State spend on suicide prevention and awareness projects, including on the National Office of Suicide...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      740. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30478/15]
    • Medical Card Applications
      741. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on an application for a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      742. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an orthopaedic bed by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      743. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a hospital appointment. [30505/15]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      745. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has agreed to make a drug (details supplied) available to sufferers of phenylketonuria. [30518/15]
    • HSE Data
      746. To ask the Minister for Health if all documents relating to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will be released to the person’s family. [30525/15]
    • Vaccination Programme
      747. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the principle of informed consent is always adhered to in the administration of vaccines; that any new evidence of risk is fed into the...
    • Hospital Services
      748. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the Health Service Executive will agree to provide funding, or some support, for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery for persons with...
    • Respite Care Services
      750. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in public care homes in County Louth, at present, and in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30535/15]
    • Hospitals Discharges
      752. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently medically discharged, but without any suitable residential unit to go to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30537/15]
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      753. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include ovarian cancer blood test, cancer antigen 125, in a free screening programme, as early screening is vital to prolonging and saving lives;...
    • Vaccination Programme
      754. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the human papilloma virus vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/15]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      755. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the drug T-DMI, trastuzumab emtansine, and the claims that it will prolong cancer patient lives by six months, and reduces toxic side...
    • Nursing Education
      756. To ask the Minister for Health the current capacity of nursing training colleges here, by each individual setting; in view of the need for more Irish-trained nurses and midwives in the...
    • Medicinal Products Licensing
      757. To ask the Minister for Health the contact and involvement the Health Products Regulatory Authority has with each medicinal governing body in the 11 European Union countries from which the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      759. To ask the Minister for Health the action that the Health Service Executive is taking to reduce the waiting lists in Health Service Executive-run hospitals in County Louth; and if he will...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      760. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork with attention deficit disorder will be provided a medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      762. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; when the person can expect an appointment with the consultant...
    • Vaccination Programme
      766. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30597/15]
    • Clinical Trials
      767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons involved in the initial clinical trials of roaccutane prior to its launch and market authorisation; if he will provide details of same;...
    • HSE Staffing
      769. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.610 of 14 July 2015, his views on correspondence (details supplied) in relation to this parliamentary question, and the...
    • Magdalen Laundries
      770. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the health care provisions for survivors (details supplied) of the Magdalen laundries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30609/15]
    • Medical Products
      771. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding the rare genetic condition, phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30615/15]
    • HSE Complaints Procedures
      772. To ask the Minister for Health his views on options available to disabled persons who are not satisfied with their treatment in the Health Service Executive services; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services
      773. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow, and their treatment by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health Services Provision
      774. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who requires support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30622/15]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      775. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term residential facility for a homeless person (details supplied) with an intellectual disability; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      777. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30636/15]
    • Primary Care Centres
      778. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the new primary care centre at Robinstown, Mullingar, County Westmeath including an opening date; the facilities it will offer; and if he will...
    • Home Help Service
      779. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/15]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      780. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients the National Ambulance Service transfers from University Hospital Limerick in each quarter of 2014 and in the first quarter of...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      781. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has a system in place to ensure that all resources such as hospital beds, walkers, chairs, stair lifts and so on that are made...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      784. To ask the Minister for Health if the holder of a current medical card is entitled to IVF treatment under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Primary Care Centres
      785. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the staffing of Corduff primary care centre, Dublin 15, in particular whether the new administration and clerical positions will be...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      786. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the supply of a medication (details supplied) for the treatment of phenylketonuria. [30683/15]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      787. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the ongoing inaction by the Health Service Executive in implementing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 which...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      788. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of necessary services for children under 18 years of age who have special needs and who need such services as...
    • Medical Products
      789. To ask the Minister for Health the reason in most cases only limited information on the adverse drug reactions is provided to the Health Products Regulatory Authority in association with...
    • Medicinal Products Licensing
      790. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Roaccutane, that according to the Health Products Regulatory Authority records has caused at least three fatalities, numerous mental and...
    • Medicinal Products Supply
      792. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were dispensed Roaccutane here as per Health Service Executive records each year between its authorisation on 19 April 1983 and 2005;...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      793. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take on the commitment to protect persons with disabilities by implementing a number of the ten points recommended by the Disability...
    • Community Care
      794. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of community intervention teams in place across the State; the institutions they are linked with; the functions currently undertaken...
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      795. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish persons travelling abroad to avail of the cross border directive for each of the years since its inception, 2011 to 2015; if he will...
    • Mental Health Services
      796. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of service delivery reform in the area of mental health as envisaged under A Vision for Change, particularly in...
    • Health Services Staff
      800. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on initiatives and proposals undertaken to which he identifies and addresses shortages of nursing staff and consultants throughout...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      801. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be provided to restoring the mobility allowance in budget 2016; the cost in the years 2008 to 2013; the number of persons who benefited...
    • Health Services Staff
      803. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding social workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/15]
    • Medicinal Products Licensing
      804. To ask the Minister for Health if changing the product information leaflet effects the profits of a pharmaceutical company (details supplied); the involvement the company, the Health...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      805. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a buggy and home seating system for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Community Care
      806. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding community care. [30743/15]
    • Departmental Funding
      807. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support Muscular Dystrophy Ireland in order to provide core services in 2015 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30750/15]
    • Health Services Staff
      808. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation in relation to all aspects of agency carers as used by the Health Service Executive, to include recruitment, qualifications,...
    • Health Services Provision
      809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation in relation to services provided to persons affected by, and general research into KCNQ2 encephalopathy; his views on the...
    • General Practitioner Services
      810. To ask the Minister for Health if he will rectify the situation whereby those over 70s with a non general medical services scheme general practitioner cannot access a free GP visiting card...
    • Hospital Services
      811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the opening date of the high observation psychiatric unit in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30756/15]
    • Medical Card Applications
      812. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30765/15]
    • Medical Conditions
      813. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a chronic illness; and the supports that are in place for persons in County Dublin and...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      814. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Alzheimer's disease on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30782/15]
    • Nursing Staff Provision
      816. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary nursing staff will be allocated to the paediatric high dependency unit in Cork University Hospital, to allow the already agreed admission of...
    • Medical Card Appeals
      817. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30796/15]
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      818. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to refuse Health Service Executive treatment abroad scheme cover for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 with chronic...
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      819. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided with an appointment for a heart procedure at University Hospital Galway; and the reason for...
    • Death Certificates
      822. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding death certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30824/15]
    • Hospital Beds Data
      823. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of step-down beds in each public hospital for the years 2011 to 2014 and the latest figure for 2015. [30827/15]
    • Health Services Funding
      825. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline any capital plan for investment in health services for older persons in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      827. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the long-awaited review of the fair deal nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30831/15]
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      828. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the 2011 programme for Government commitment to implementing the national positive ageing strategy, in order that older persons...
    • Home Help Service Data
      829. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of funding allocated to home help in each county for the years 2011 to 2015. [30833/15]
    • Ambulance Service Response Times
      833. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of ambulance response time figures, first responder figures and figures for deployment times for both ambulance...
    • Ambulance Service
      834. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the total number of calls in each of the nine ambulance sub-regions for the years 2011 to 2015. [30838/15]
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      836. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form outlining the number of staff employed in the National Ambulance Service by station, by grade and the number of...
    • Ambulance Service
      838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of intermediate care vehicles deployed to 999 calls in each of the ambulance sub-regions for the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement...
    • Mental Health Services
      840. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of existing child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by Health Service Executive administrative...
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      841. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total staffing for each of the community mental health teams in each Health Service Executive administrative area,...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      843. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, funding allocated per head to mental health services in County Louth; and the way this compares to funding per head across...
    • Community Care
      844. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update further to the review of the organisation of community-based services and its recommendations; the progress that has been made;...
    • Mental Health Services
      845. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a priority to address shortfalls in child and adolescent mental health services teams in counties Louth and Meath, further to the review of the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      858. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in implementing the recommendations in the Health Service Executive's report, Time to Move on from Congregated Settings; the estimated...
    • Social Inclusion
      859. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline proposed measures to reduce the number of delayed discharges in County Louth for persons who have complex social inclusion needs; the...
    • Counselling Services
      860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently engaged with counselling services in primary care settings within counties Louth and Meath. [30865/15]
    • Psychological Services
      863. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out psychology drop-in clinics on a State-wide basis; the success of such schemes to date; the number of persons engaged in these services;...
    • Community Care
      865. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community geriatricians in counties Louth and Meath. [30870/15]
    • Mental Health Strategy
      868. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review of the Mental Health Act 2001 and the subsequent commitment to replace and-or review the A Vision for Change policy;...
    • Medical Card Applications
      869. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30889/15]
    • Mental Health Services
      871. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of residential psychiatric units here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30901/15]
    • Hospital Beds Data
      872. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed nights provided in 2013, or the most recent year for which information is available in the services (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      877. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30907/15]
    • Health Services Funding
      878. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for provision of day care services for persons with special needs; and if he will make a...
    • Health Policy Planning
      879. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department publishes all data available for the purposes of health policy planning; the format and location of where it is published; and if he will...
    • Health and Safety
      880. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to investigate allegations of serious health and safety breaches in Naas General Hospital, County Kildare in the 1980s and 1990s,...
    • Disability Services Provision
      881. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite centres for the disabled which have been closed as a result of Health Information and Quality Authority investigations and the numbers...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      882. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the EU-OSHA report in respect of workers' safety in the energy sector, his view on concerns over the health of persons who live in close proximity...
    • Hepatitis C Compensation Payments
      883. To ask the Minister for Health the compensation arrangements in place for a certain group of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30950/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      884. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a cataract operation in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, County Cork for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
    • Vaccination Programme
      885. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in identifying an alternative supplier for the BCG vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30960/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      890. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a hospital appointment will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      891. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to make the availability of services under the cross-border health care directive, Directive 2011/24/EU, known among patients who may benefit...
    • HSE Staffing
      894. To ask the Minister for Health the staff that are employed by Cluain Lir nursing home, Mullingar, County Westmeath; the number of nurses, doctors, attendants and chefs; and the number of...
    • Health Care Professionals
      896. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding training courses generally, and specifically the courses being run by State agencies, for care of the elderly; if there is a general...
    • Home Help Service
      897. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31024/15]
    • Hospital Services
      898. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31025/15]
    • Hospital Charges
      900. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms in place to prevent double charging of patients in public hospitals who become an inpatient through accident and emergency departments; and if...
    • HSE Staffing
      902. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new non-front line positions that have been created in the Health Service Executive since the start of this Government; and if he will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      903. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation with respect to protocols used in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31047/15]
    • Disability Services Provision
      904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide support to the families in respect of a disability service (details supplied) in Dublin 3, as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      906. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31072/15]
    • Obesity Strategy
      908. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 14 October 2014, the progress on the policy on obesity which is due to be finalised this year; and if he will make...
    • Medicinal Products Prices
      909. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with medical cards who cannot take generic medication have to pay an extra price on top of a prescription fee; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      910. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Orthodontic Service Provision
      911. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic braces in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31091/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      915. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time if a person presents in counties Kerry or Cork with cataracts that are ripe and ready to be removed; the current waiting time (details...
    • Medical Records
      917. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed use of electronic charts will be introduced in maternity hospitals; in relation to a proposed pilot test of the system for Cork University...
    • Disability Services Provision
      918. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 in need of a long-term care plan; his plans to support this case; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      920. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date for the provision of a new community hospital for Killarney, County Kerry which services such a wide and vast area; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services Staff
      922. To ask the Minister for Health if organisations that receive funding under section 39 agreements are obliged under their service level agreements to accept and implement recommendations by...
    • Hospital Services
      923. To ask the Minister for Health the bed capacity of the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31137/15]
    • Smoking Ban
      928. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to request the Health Service Executive to review the proposed ban on smoking in hospitals and all HSE institutions with a view to providing...
    • Hospital Services
      929. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical cover, excluding surgical, at Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway is being run down as most of the consultants are acting as locums (details...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      930. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31155/15]
    • Health Services Provision
      931. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents presenting with autism spectrum disorder at a facility (details supplied) in County Cork, specifying the geographic area...
    • Autism Support Services
      933. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for each service provider in Cork city and county responsible for assessing children with possible special needs including autism spectrum...
    • Disability Services Provision
      934. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reconfigure the delivery of disability services for children with special needs in Cork; the progress to date on the issue; his plans to...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      939. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in County Kerry; the number waiting assessment; the number...
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      940. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding staff shortages in the national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Insurance Regulation
      941. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding private health insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31178/15]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      942. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of funding that was spent in County Kerry from January 2010 to January 2011, from January 2011 to January 2012,...
    • Vaccination Programme
      946. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the human papillomavirus vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31184/15]
    • Medical Card Applications
      947. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the other options open to the person; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services Provision
      948. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31190/15]
    • Health Services
      950. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for an occupational therapy assessment for the purposes of the Housing Adaptation Grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      952. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will appoint a surgeon who is capable of performing pancreas transplants; the provisions in place for persons awaiting a...
    • Primary Care Centre Data
      954. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the programme for primary health care centres, the number in the planning or construction stage and the location of each of these; the further...
    • Health Services Provision
      955. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding special needs assistant care provision in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Eating Disorders
      956. To ask the Minister for Health if a specialised public funded service for adults suffering from eating disorders is in place; if the clinical programmes under the 2013 national service plan...
    • Health Services Provision
      957. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31216/15]
    • Health Services
      958. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a primary medical certificate by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Administration
      960. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Staff
      961. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting times for intervention at the Dublin South East Health Service Executive Early Intervention Team based in Ballinteer, Dublin 16...
    • Health Services Provision
      962. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath has not completed a course of prescribed laser treatment by their consultant in Temple Street Hospital...
    • Suicide Prevention
      963. To ask the Minister for Health his views, in the interest of collecting information on deaths by suicide, on the benefit of following up all deaths by suicide by contacting the mental health...
    • Hospital Staff Data
      965. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of nursing and midwife vacancies at each hospital here as of 31 July 2015 or the nearest available...
    • Health Services Staff Remuneration
      967. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in the Health Service Executive receiving salaries of more than €100,000 as of the end of 2014, broken down between clinical staff...
    • Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
      969. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that Electronic Funds Transfer are not in place for reimbursement of drugs payment scheme instead of issuing cheques; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      970. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the cost for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for issuing cheques and cost of postage for the reimbursement of drugs payment...
    • Health Services
      971. To ask the Minister for Health the reason community pharmacies and suppliers of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines cannot share information to ensure persons who spend over the...
    • Vaccination Programme
      973. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the availability of such programmes in many countries including the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, his plans to establish a vaccination...
    • General Practitioner Services
      975. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding general practitioner vacancies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31339/15]
    • Health Services
      976. To ask the Minister for Health if he has provided a general instruction to the Health Service Executive to ensure speedy response to correspondence sent to them; the reason a letter (details...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      977. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in relation to the need for the Health Service Executive to comply with the Freedom for Information Act 2014, section 13, which states that an...
    • Substance Misuse
      978. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate of financial resources spent each year on the care of persons suffering the effects of alcoholism; the trend of expenditure in...
    • Orthodontic Service Provision
      979. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in the Dublin area; the way those on the list are treated; if treated by his...
    • Counselling Services
      980. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding counsellors employed by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Prescription Charges
      981. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the application of prescription charges for persons who have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; if he will consider providing them with an...
    • Hospitals Expenditure
      982. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money which has been paid each year since 2008, to private companies for contracted laundry services for a...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      984. To ask the Minister for Health his position on e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31396/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      989. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for plastic surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31401/15]
    • Medical Card Application Numbers
      990. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of medical card applications received in January to August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Administration
      991. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no timeframes for decision when medical card applications are sent to medical officers for decision; the reason for this; and if he will...
    • Health Services
      993. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diagnoses of Lyme Disease here in recent years; the number of diagnoses for Lyme Disease that were missed, in view of the case of a person...
    • Community Care Provision
      995. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding of €13 million for the development of a new 50-bed single-occupancy facility with en-suite facilities at the...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      996. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a current shortage of epinephrine injectors for anaphylaxis within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31425/15]
    • Health Services Staff Data
      1000. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form and according to county the number of speech and language therapists employed by the Health Service Executive at the end of...
    • Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
      1001. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an issue whereby the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council will not issue a licence to persons to continue training as a paramedic intern...
    • General Medical Services Scheme Payments
      1003. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the State yearly spending, on average, per full medical card holder in terms of medical cards for those over 70 years of age and...
    • Health Services Provision
      1004. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided with a medical appointment without further delay. [31437/15]
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      1005. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason there was no orthodontist recruited for the midlands region since a vacancy became available in 2013, a scenario which has meant that a...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      1006. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the cost for transportation of individual batches of blood samples from Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath in 2013 and 2014; and the cost of...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      1007. To ask the Minister for Health when the long-term condition sarcoidosis will be included under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31446/15]
    • Health Services Provision
      1008. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an MRI scan at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [31449/15]
    • Hospital Services
      1010. To ask the Minister for Health when the type 1 diabetes clinic for children under six years of age will reopen in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      1013. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Information and Quality Authority review of ambulance services; when he expects the recommendations of the review...
    • Community Care Provision
      1015. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the closure of a day centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      1016. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason the provision of night-time nappies has been discontinued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      1017. To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made under the fair deal scheme in regard to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if, in the meantime, some temporary...
    • Disability Services Provision
      1018. To ask the Minister for Health when the new investigation team will be put in place to deal with reports of abuse on residents and clients in Health Service Executive homes by members of...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1020. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be seen by a neuropsychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31504/15]
    • Dental Services Waiting Lists
      1021. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the waiting times for orthodontic treatment currently being experienced by school children in the Health Service Executive west regions; the steps...
    • Health Insurance Data
      1022. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the number of people who pay for private health insurance policies; and the average price of their policies. [31511/15]
    • Health Services Expenditure
      1023. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the average annual out-of-pocket spend on health care per adult and per household. [31512/15]
    • Medical Card Data
      1024. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of PAYE workers in receipt of a medical card. [31513/15]
    • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
      1025. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the position regarding an application for nursing registration by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay with processing same; and...
    • Health Services Provision
      1029. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on treatments available here for Dravet syndrome; the number of persons diagnosed with Dravet syndrome in 2014 and to date in 2015; if...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1030. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a full medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Cork given the medical circumstances; and if he will make a...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      1031. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to provide more ambulance services in County Longford to ensure the county's needs are met and persons are not left without emergency...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1033. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a hospital appointment at Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1042. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the planned number of medical card and medical cards reviews for persons over 70 years of age to be carried out in each month for the next year....
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      1043. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all the funding his Department has provided to a company (details supplied) in County Kerry since its inception; and if he will...
    • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
      1044. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the extreme delays by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in processing new registrations of nurses is having a serious and...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1045. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry examined; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      1046. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding digital mammography; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31636/15]
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      1047. To ask the Minister for Health if additional surgeons have been employed to date by the Health Service Executive to carry out kidney transplants in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the steps...
    • Health Services Provision
      1048. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason for the delay in sanctioning a new above-knee prosthesis for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1049. To ask the Minister for Health if a date will be offered for a medical procedure in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      1050. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason for the delay in scheduling an operation at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, for a child (details supplied) in County...
    • Hospital Procedures
      1051. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of tonsillectomy operations that were carried out on children under 16 years of age through the public system in University Hospital...
    • Medical Card Delays
      1058. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a medical card; the reason for the delay in making a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1059. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      1060. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department officials, his advisers or he will consider and discuss a proposal for a national care commission that his Department received in March...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1061. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a heart transplant at Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
      1063. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken a health impact assessment of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, particularly on the future ability of his...
    • Abuse of Authority Issues
      1065. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he took in relation to allegations of abuse of authority brought to his attention (details supplied). [31731/15]
    • Medical Records
      1066. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that some consultants are refusing to provide their patients' details of medical reports of their illness which is required when applying for a...
    • Medical Card Delays
      1068. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff
      1069. To ask the Minister for Health when he will appoint an audiologist at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31744/15]
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1071. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a review of a general practitioner visit card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will expedite same; and if he will...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1072. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a review of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant information has been submitted; and...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme
      1073. To ask the Minister for Health if the inequity in the costs of the drugs payment scheme for a single person household will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31796/15]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1074. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the list of...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
      1075. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a group of ten health and children’s charities requesting a commitment to ordering a full, independent impact...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      1076. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a motorised wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Equipment
      1077. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds originally designated to oncology and other medical treatments that have been reassigned to emergency departments in the past four years...
    • Health Services Staff
      1078. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that children with diabetes get the medical support they require at University Hospital Limerick; if he is aware that there have been a...
    • Home Help Service
      1079. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding home help assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31837/15]
    • EU Directives
      1080. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received in respect of the Cross Border healthcare directive; the number of applications granted and country of treatment; if the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1082. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31850/15]
    • Medical Card Data
      1083. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for a medical card that have been refused on the basis of a person’s income being below the minimum threshold; the way he...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1084. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide health care for homeless persons who are registered as being homeless and by being homeless have their medical cards withdrawn where...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1085. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resolve the administration issues relative to the border areas of counties Laois and Carlow in respect of the services being delivered to those...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      1086. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an overall figure for Health Service Executive expenditure in relation to personal assistants for persons with disabilities; and if he will...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1087. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in scheduling an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 [31877/15]
    • HSE Staff Remuneration
      1089. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 15 April 2015 (details supplied), the reason a reply has not yet issued from the Health Service Executive. [31889/15]
    • Health Services Staff
      1090. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint the appropriate staff to the new Cystic Fibrosis unit at Cork University Hospital to ensure that this facility is fully functioning at an...
    • Medical Card Data
      1091. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 September 2015; the number of general practitioner visit cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card...
    • Vouched Expenses
      1092. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce vouched expenses for the national service users executive in order to continue the good work of this body representing the views and...
    • Medical Card Data
      1093. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and GP visit cards currently issued in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31900/15]
    • Hospital Equipment
      1095. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that investigations are under way into the processes involved in the purchasing of eurosurgical equipment at Health Service Executive...
    • Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility
      1096. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 who has failed to receive a response in regard to supports available; and if he...
    • Hospital Services
      1097. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 20 January 2015, his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the insulin pump programme; and if he will...
    • Superannuation Schemes
      1098. To ask the Minister for Health the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32007/15]
    • Hospital Bills
      1099. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital bill for an Irish citizen who lives abroad (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32017/15]
    • Hospitals Discharges
      1100. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding taxi drivers and their health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32018/15]
    • Health Services Expenditure
      1101. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent in each year between 2008 and 2015 by the health services on biosimilar medicines; the proportion of each year’s total...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      1103. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Kuvan will be made available on the long-term illness scheme to sufferers of PKU and BH4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32035/15]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Expenditure
      1104. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Kuvan were to be made available on the long-term illness scheme to sufferers of PKU and BH4, the annual cost of same; the number of sufferers who...
    • Health Services Reorganisation
      1105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider proposals set out in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding the health service; his views that these proposals could be...
    • Health Centres
      1106. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a situation (details supplied) regarding the closure of a day centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32039/15]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1107. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that there is no long stay residential accommodation for persons (details supplied) who have special needs and are in their adult years, in the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1108. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32063/15]
    • Hospital Equipment
      1109. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, who have had procedures postponed or cancelled as a result of the non-availability of a new...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      1110. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and on a county basis, the number of calls placed in each month in 2014 and to the end of June 2015 to the national...
    • General Practitioner Services
      1114. To ask the Minister for Health his views on increasing the current 3% funding invested into general practice in next year's health budget as it provides same day access to a doctor for...
    • Health Services
      1115. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine and expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1116. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and appoint a special needs assistant to a child (details supplied) in County Kerry who cannot commence playschool without one; and if he...
    • Mental Health Services
      1117. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent research (details supplied) regarding mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32094/15]
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      1119. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the declining number of emergency medical technicians in the Kerry ambulance service which is currently understaffed by 12 personnel based...
    • Home Care Packages
      1120. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details for each county of the number of new home care packages approved by the Health Service Executive in 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      1121. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment for a child suffering from a rare condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32110/15]
    • Health Screening Programmes
      1122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been invited to take part in BowelScreen since the programme began in 2012; the number who have taken part; the number of...
    • Respite Care Services
      1123. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided for respite beds in a care facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32113/15]
    • Primary Care Services Provision
      1125. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding a group (details supplied), his plans to address the serious concerns raised and the serious financial implications for...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1129. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in issuing a personal assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [32151/15]
    • Hospital Beds Data
      1130. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in Cork University Hospital which are reserved for direct admission from Mallow general and Bantry general hospitals, respectively; and if...
    • Health Services
      1131. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of a case (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32175/15]
    • Nursing Home Services
      1132. To ask the Minister for Health the total costs to a family to date in respect of nursing home costs in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Procedures
      1133. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent reports that almost 12,000 operations and hospital procedures were cancelled in the first six months of 2015, and that twice the number of...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1134. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken this year to reduce waiting lists for elective treatment given that in August more than 25,000 adults were waiting longer than six...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1135. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32230/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1137. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce punitive measures on health facilities which are not meeting waiting list reduction targets; the way in which such financial measures...
    • Medicinal Products Expenditure
      1138. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund whole plant medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32238/15]
    • Medical Card Delays
      1139. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have a medical card application processed; the reason for the excessive delay in the processing of the...
    • Industrial Disputes
      1141. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he and his Department are taking to resolve the industrial dispute that has arisen concerning non-payment for anti-social hours, also known as...
    • Hospital Charges
      1142. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been or will be given to the use of the post office as a means through which payment could be made for hospital charges such as accident...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [32263/15]
    • Health Services
      1144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter regarding retirement forms in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Delays
      1145. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in making a decision on a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the...
    • National Patient Charter
      1147. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding lung fibrosis patients in the context of the national patient charter in 2015-16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32282/15]
    • Care Services
      1148. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding care for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32287/15]
    • Health Services Staff
      1149. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding proposed cuts to security and staffing at a location in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Funding
      1151. To ask the Minister for Health the funding opportunities that exist for a proposed community health project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the criteria for qualifying for departmental...
    • Medical Card Administration
      1152. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure that adequate resources are provided to enable a much shorter timeframe for the processing of discretionary medical card applications;...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      1153. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a hearing aid by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32330/15]
    • HSE Expenditure
      1154. To ask the Minister for Health the amount on an annual basis over the past four years and including projections for next year that the Health Service Executive is paying out to private...
    • Departmental Functions
      1155. To ask the Minister for Health the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      1156. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services such as consultancy work, recruitment services and other...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Consular Services Representations
      1158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Egyptian authorities regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [30486/15]
    • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
      1159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on ring-fencing a set percentage of Irish national income for overseas aid; the position of the Government to United Nations...
    • Consular Services Representations
      1161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30431/15]
    • Human Rights Issues
      1164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the human rights abuses which are being inflicted upon the community of Caquetá in Colombia due to a campaign the...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      1165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on meetings held with the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mr. Ali Larijani, on his recent visit here; his views on...
    • Human Rights Issues
      1166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience in China; the actions he has taken...
    • Passport Applications
      1167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No.444 of 7 July 2015, and if in view of the greater diversity in backgrounds of citizens, the steps he...
    • Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
      1168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to support targets for the elimination of the 17,000 Nuclear Weapons in the World today; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Passport Applications Fees
      1169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to amend the existing available passport options for persons over 75 years of age in order to allow them purchase and pay for...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      1170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that sufficient aid and assistance are being provided to those fleeing their countries where their lives are in danger; and if he...
    • Syrian Conflict
      1171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on possible military action by European states in Syria; if he will oppose this; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Middle East Issues
      1173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions he has had with representatives of other States regarding the conflicts in the Middle East and Africa; and...
    • Passport Applications Data
      1175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with specific relation to item 6, the place of origin on the identification page of standard Irish passports, if a person who was born...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      1176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32125/15]
    • Conflict Resolution
      1178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has given any further consideration to his Government supporting full self-determination for all the people of Kurdistan, in view of...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      1180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions held to date with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State regarding the present difficulties in the working of...
    • Syrian Conflict
      1184. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has put forward at recent meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Councils in relation to the urgent need to assist refugees...
    • Immigration Policy
      1186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he will put forward at the next meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the current refugee crisis; and if...
    • Departmental Functions
      1187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      1188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work, recruitment...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Residential Institutions
      1190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views regarding the applications made by third parties on behalf of persons seeking to access the Caranua Scheme, where there is an...
    • School Transport Tendering (1 comment)
      1191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and amend the new tendering process adapted by Bus Éireann which is causing concern to parents of special needs...
    • School Transport Provision
      1193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to an individual (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, who currently cannot attain a place on a school bus...
    • School Transport Administration
      1195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Bus Éireann did not commence the school bus service until 31 August 2015, given that some schools opened prior to 31 August...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      1196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the ability of a college (details supplied) to continue to receive recognition from the Teaching Council for...
    • School Accommodation
      1197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a primary school (details supplied) in County Galway will be provided with resources to construct a special-needs education room; and if she...
    • Higher Education Institutions
      1198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 30 June 2015, if she is aware that the institutes of technology are not following the provisions of...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      1200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary school teachers receiving additional pay allowances because they are qualified to Masters level; and if she...
    • Child Abuse
      1201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken, or will take, to address the allegations made by a person (details supplied) in County Clare to her Department that...
    • University Legal Fees
      1204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legal costs to date of University College Dublin in Record No. 2006/07275 (Circuit Court) and Record No. 2007 52 CA (High Court). [30576/15]
    • Early Childhood Care Education Standards
      1205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a single care and education rolling quality programme (details supplied), with close monitoring and regulation,...
    • Child Abuse
      1206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding persons who were in foster care, and the Redress Scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Accommodation
      1207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding the boundary wall of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Student Councils
      1208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have student councils; the number of schools that do not have student councils; the cost of running the student...
    • Schools Data
      1209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will announce the location of the new Educate Together secondary school to serve the Stepaside/Rathfarnham area, Dublin which is due to...
    • Schools Amalgamation
      1210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30716/15]
    • School Transport Provision
      1211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding eligibility for concessionary school transport to primary schools for children who live outside the catchment area of the...
    • Student Support Schemes
      1213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Student Universal Support Ireland grants; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      1214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the Teaching Conciliation Council will make a decision on whether teaching service in another EU Member State before taking up...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Special Needs Assistant hours in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement...
    • Debt Collection
      1217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines, recommendations or regulations in place for Universities in the use of debt collection agencies in the collection of unpaid fees...
    • School Accommodation
      1218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date regarding extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30806/15]
    • Third Level Fees
      1219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the situation for returning Irish emigrants who have to pay full fees for college courses because they have been out of...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will progress the development of an Irish secondary school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      1221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will re-introduce the CERT Course for Apprentice Training for the Hospitality Industry, and locate the new training centre in Killarney,...
    • Student Accommodation
      1222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expand the provision of student accommodation to make accommodation affordable for students; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Third Level Costs
      1223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the Irish League of Credit Unions' 2015 report on third level education; if she will take measures to improve the financial...
    • Home Tuition Scheme Provision
      1230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding home tuition for a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30990/15]
    • School Relocation
      1231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a proposal for a project (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Accommodation
      1232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a permanent extension is likely to be approved for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare with particular reference to urgent...
    • School Costs
      1234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce legislation governing service charges imposed by secondary schools on students and their families at the commencement of...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports which will be put in place to allow a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 to remain at their current school; if she will...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for additional devolved grant funding by a school (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will make...
    • School Accommodation
      1237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the total number of prefabs that were rented in County Mayo in the years 2010 to 2014, that are no longer...
    • Schools Establishment
      1238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the proposed new second level school in Kinnegad, County Westmeath. [31046/15]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a secondary school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 which has been closed for three years because of damage; if she will...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      1242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for capital funding by a post-primary school (details supplied) in Cork city for a sports hall; when a...
    • School Funding
      1243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding for primary schools and post-primary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath for the period from 2008 to date in 2015,...
    • School Guidelines on Obesity
      1244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 14 October 2014, the progress on the development of guidance for schools on the issue of obesity;...
    • School Transport Administration
      1245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Bus Éireann cannot go off-route to collect school children under the school transport...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has identified a site for the new Cork Educate Together Secondary School, which her Department has indicated is intended to be...
    • School Staffing
      1247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the loss of a teacher at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will take cognisance of a petition (details...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special needs assistant for a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Tuition Scheme
      1249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons from Dublin 24 in receipt of the home school tuition grant; and the number of applicants who proceed to tuition. [31209/15]
    • Home Tuition Scheme Administration
      1250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the home school tuition grant, the length of time taken from approval to payment of the grant. [31210/15]
    • Home Tuition Scheme Funding
      1251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of funding allocated for the home school tuition grant that is being used. [31211/15]
    • Departmental Programmes
      1252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a Departmental scholarship (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31214/15]
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      1253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding registration with the Irish Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      1254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Caranua and an individual application to the Residential Institutions Redress Board. [31227/15]
    • Information and Communications Technology
      1267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 318 of 5 November 2013 and 1398 of 17 September 2014, regarding the financial pressure on parents in...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for refusal a special needs unit to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the level of special needs a school must reach...
    • Schools Establishment
      1270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to open a second level Educate Together school in Swords, County Dublin in view of the fact that there are three Educate Together...
    • Student Grant Scheme Administration
      1271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for including rental accommodation scheme and rent supplement payments as means for the purposes of assessing eligibility for Student...
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      1272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 24 March 2014 and 268 of 15 April 2014, in which she stated that a facility (details supplied) was...
    • School Guidance Counsellors
      1273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding guidance counsellors in schools here; the numbers employed for each year since 2012; when the cuts which have been...
    • Child Abuse
      1275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a response to matters (details supplied) raised by persons who have taken cases having been victims of abuse in schools...
    • School Transport Administration
      1279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school bus services that were due to be withdrawn this year and where the decision was reversed due to the fact that adequate...
    • Third Level Data
      1280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of participation of men and women, respectively, in third level education in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      1281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the approach Student Universal Support Ireland takes to processing applications for grant assistance when a person has...
    • Home Tuition Scheme Provision
      1283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home tuition grants paid in respect of children aged between two and a half and three years of age who have been diagnosed on the...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      1284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the leaking roof in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make funds available to the school for this...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the money allocated by her Department for building maintenance in primary schools in the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and for the first half...
    • School Transport Provision
      1287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; the way a child may avail of a school transport scheme for a bus when...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      1289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students refused the Student Universal Support Ireland grants during 2014 to 2015 who were Irish citizens refused on habitual...
    • Third Level Qualifications Recognition
      1292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a request for documentation by a person (details supplied); the assistance her Department may be able to provide to...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be returned immediately to a child (details supplied) in County Kildare given that SNA support was previously...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      1294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is encountering difficulties in...
    • School Guidance Counsellors
      1295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans in budget 2016 to reinstate and provide funding for guidance counsellors in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Equipment
      1297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding to equip a room for the teaching of technology post-junior certificate by a school (details supplied)...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      1298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full comprehensive list of documents that are acceptable to Student Universal Support Ireland to prove that an applicant was living...
    • School Placement
      1299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a final response will issue to previous correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31574/15]
    • Scéim Iompair Scoile
      1300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nach bhfuil saorthaisteal ar fáil chuig Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí do dhaltaí atá cáilithe le...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      1301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will be given to the upgrade and extension of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay with this...
    • After-School Support Services
      1302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department supports the introduction of out-of-hours care service provision in primary schools; if her Department is aware of the number...
    • School Playgrounds
      1303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding to make a school yard safe for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Administration
      1304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the requirement of any organisation wishing to provide additional services or classes within a primary school to obtain a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31612/15]
    • School Staffing
      1306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of a third teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Health and Safety
      1307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on discussions held between the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry and development...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on progress with regard to the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Donegal; when planning...
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      1309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress with a submission by the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for a new school due to the...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected commencement date for construction of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if the tender process is complete; if all the...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      1313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on previous correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31667/15]
    • School Curriculum
      1314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise role of physical education in the new junior cycle short course of well-being; the exact allocation of hours that will be given to...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      1315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason special needs assistant contracts of 15 hours are not available to employees in receipt of carer's allowance; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Mental Health Strategies
      1317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the elements of the standard curriculum at secondary level that have been implemented to tackle the high rate of teenage suicide; her plans to...
    • School Patronage
      1318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when the necessary steps will be taken to enable the education and training boards to become patrons for community national schools....
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason phase 2 of development work on a school (details supplied) in County Dublin has not yet commenced, despite assurances that it would...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      1320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding professional registration in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the building programme of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the schedule being followed; when...
    • Schools Building Projects Administration
      1323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering the development of any new primary and second level schools in the Tallaght, Dublin 24, region; and if she will...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress with regard to the development of the new proposed second level school at Kingswood Heights, Dublin 24; the actions she took...
    • Pension Provisions
      1326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of annual pension payments made by her Department that exceed €60,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32003/15]
    • School Playgrounds
      1327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be grant-aided to purchase a strip of land necessary to provide an adequate and safe...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      1328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be grant aided to extend the classroom sizes and other facilities to provide adequate...
    • School Playgrounds
      1329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be grant-aided to purchase a strip of land necessary to provide an adequate and safe...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      1332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response will issue to correspondence relating to registration problems of a teacher in a special school (details supplied) in County...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an individual special needs assistant will be allocated to two preschool children (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • Third Level Charges
      1336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a private third level institution may charge a student who wishes to defer a further year of a course due to maternity leave a deferral fee...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow unused funding in the education stream budget allocated for a care facility (details supplied) to be ring-fenced and...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      1338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teachers' pay (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32116/15]
    • School Management
      1339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the need for time free from class teaching for primary school principals and allow at least one day a week with substitute...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      1340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis upon which a person on an infant part time special needs assistant contract with specified working hours can be asked to undertake...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to clarify the situation regarding special needs assistant hours to all the professional bodies governing special...
    • School Funding
      1343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the current school funding for primary schools from 92 cent per pupil up to the secondary school level rate of...
    • Education Expenditure
      1344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding primary education; her plans to address the major concerns raised; and if she will make...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      1345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if time spent completing an internship under the JobBridge scheme at a primary school can be counted towards supplementary panel rights for the...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      1346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will continue to pursue primary school smaller class sizes to address the situation whereby class sizes are the highest in the eurozone;...
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      1347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of a school refurbishment programme for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      1349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants working in schools at both primary and secondary level in counties Galway and Mayo at the beginning of...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      1351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the piloting of a new system of allocating special educational resources, the assessment and review process that will be...
    • School Accommodation
      1352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if she is aware of the urgent need to provide...
    • Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
      1353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a matter (details supplied) regarding building works required at a school in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      1354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a library extension for a college (details supplied) in County Limerick; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      1356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the timeframe for completion of works;...
    • School Curriculum
      1358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours per week that are spent teaching Irish in primary schools. [32323/15]
    • Departmental Functions
      1364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of internal audit across her Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      1365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost to her Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work, recruitment...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Private Rented Accommodation Deposits
      1366. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding unscrupulous landlords who try to keep tenants' deposits; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Redundancy Payments
      1367. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive their redundancy payment from Pobal. [30598/15]
    • Fire Service Staff
      1368. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding recruitment for the Dublin fire brigade; and if he will make a...
    • Motor Tax Rates
      1369. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bridge the differential in commercial vehicle road tax between this jurisdiction and Northern Ireland; and...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      1370. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a system whereby a car owner can pay their motor tax on either a weekly or monthly basis via...
    • Environmental Regulations
      1371. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Kilkenny central access scheme follow-up aquatic ecological report of October 2014, which indicated that...
    • Waste Disposal
      1372. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are provisions in place to assist persons facing large waste disposal bills because of the amount of medical...
    • Animal Welfare
      1374. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the decision taken by Clare County Council to remove control of Ennis dog pound from the Irish...
    • Motor Tax Rates
      1377. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reverse, in the forthcoming budget, the trend of high road tax which is the highest in Europe and drastic...
    • Departmental Funding
      1379. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide details of all the funding Pobal has provided to a company (details supplied) in County...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant
      1380. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has made any assessment on the impact of the lack of availability of the housing adaptation grant is having on the...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      1381. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine a proposal (details supplied) in relation to the water conservation grant; his views on the proposal;...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1383. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take on the commitment to protect persons with disabilities by implementing a number of the ten points...
    • Building Regulations Application
      1384. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 Statutory Instrument No....
    • Pyrite Issues
      1385. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the cost to the taxpayer to remediate the houses already rated damage condition rating 2, and accepted by...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      1389. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason no funds from the national lottery have been allocated to work on the natural environment; and if his...
    • Housing Provision
      1390. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number and names of all operating voluntary housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30515/15]
    • Seniors Alert Scheme
      1391. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the investment, to date, in senior alert schemes in County Louth, by location; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
      1393. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the previously announced new tenant purchase scheme will be unveiled; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Local Authority Finances
      1394. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the last communication between his Department's assistant secretary (details supplied) and-or other members of his staff...
    • Water Supply
      1396. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when reports on the results of the service indicators in local authorities for years subsequent to 2011 will be...
    • Rights of Way Provision
      1397. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding changes to rights of way, public access, and so on, by local...
    • Climate Change Policy
      1398. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there was, or is, a plan to have a climate change awareness campaign delivered by his Department; if there is funding...
    • Leader Programmes Administration
      1399. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the position where there are overlapping Leader local development strategies in a sub-regional area;...
    • Priory Hall Development
      1400. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the implementation oversight group, set up under the aegis of his Department to oversee the overall...
    • EU Funding
      1401. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30728/15]
    • Irish Water Expenditure
      1402. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Water Quality
      1403. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason persons are still being charged for water that has been tested as unfit for human consumption; his plans to...
    • Planning Issues
      1404. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce new rules regarding the impact on adjoining premises of trees growing on a neighbour's property;...
    • Community Development Projects
      1406. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the potential economic benefits of the community development programme, which provides local...
    • Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas
      1407. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will include County Kerry in the €2 million funded rural economic development zone pilot scheme, in order to...
    • Noise Pollution
      1409. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on enforcement of regulations related to nuisance noise from domestic alarms; the number of complaints made of...
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      1410. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy in relation to the provision of heating systems in social houses funded by his Department; if there is a move...
    • Homeless Persons Data
      1411. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of homeless persons in each county as of 30 August 2015; and if he will...
    • Homeless Accommodation Provision
      1412. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the emergency provision of pre-fabricated buildings as an interim measure to facilitate some of the...
    • Waste Management
      1413. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding sewage; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      1414. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that will be provided to create a fund to support new housing developments; when this money will...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      1415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the documents acceptable to local authorities to enable them to tax a goods vehicle as opposed to a vehicle for private...
    • Planning Issues
      1416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures - Guidelines for Planning Authorities will be updated; and if...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration
      1417. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a mortgage to rent case for persons (details supplied) in County Cork; the next steps in the...
    • Departmental Funding
      1422. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 5 February 2014, if he will provide the figures for the funding of a company...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers
      1425. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage-to-rent scheme proposals that have been investigated and considered; the number that have been...
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      1426. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department received an application from Dublin City Council for funding to insulate older local authority houses;...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      1428. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that under the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013, three months’ notice is required for any person...
    • Local Authority Charges Application
      1430. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the definition of free of rent as applied under section 4(6)(a) of the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 when...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      1433. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the 28 organisations he met, as outlined in a recent response to a parliamentary question...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      1434. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken, including financial initiatives, to improve housing supply for qualified applicants for social...
    • Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
      1435. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the pilot schemes for the housing assistance payment (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      1436. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has considered the needs of members of the public who are not in a position to avail of online services...
    • Planning Issues
      1437. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if planning authorities and-or local authorities have any discretion to allow oral hearings for third parties to a...
    • Local Authority Expenditure
      1438. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue received per county council area through dog licence fees for each of the last five years, set out...
    • Animal Welfare
      1440. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dogs put to sleep by each county council pound during each of the last five years. [31305/15]
    • Local Authority Functions
      1445. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any investigations into the practice of illegally selling dogs through county council dog pounds have been conducted...
    • Dog Licensing
      1447. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if possession of a dog licence alone is considered proof of ownership of a dog. [31312/15]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      1448. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of areas that have bans on rent allowance applications and the building of Part V obligations;...
    • Leader Programmes Administration
      1450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of companies and-or entities that have been selected to deliver the Leader programme in various parts of the...
    • Local Government Reform
      1451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is intended to make a decision as to whether there will be one or two local authorities in County Galway in the...
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board
      1453. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amount of moneys spent by the Private Residential Tenancies Board on legal...
    • Local Authority Boundaries
      1454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the statutory committees he established on 19 June 2015 to review local government boundaries in a number...
    • Local Authority Funding
      1456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if further funding will be made available to Westmeath County Council for housing adaptation grants, both for persons...
    • Homeless Accommodation Funding
      1457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update regarding the proposal from Tabor Lodge Addiction and Housing Services re development of 31...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      1459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant local authority houses in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31600/15]
    • Housing Grant Applications
      1461. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation or a regulation in place preventing a person from receiving grant assistance under the housing aid for...
    • Water Services Provision
      1462. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have the authority to turn off water supply to business premises in a specific circumstance (details...
    • Housing Grant Payments
      1464. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the guidelines issued to local authorities regarding grant availability for the upgrading of heating...
    • Building Regulations Compliance
      1465. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funds available to complete a safety assessment of the remaining houses in the fire-stricken Millfield...
    • Water Pollution
      1466. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water will require home owners to undertake expensive upgrades to their water pipes where lead connections have...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      1468. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to meet with a delegation of Donegal county councillors on the issue of the impact of defective mica blocks on...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      1469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which planning guidelines in respect of wind farms are under review; if the review has been completed; when...
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      1470. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Minister of State's letter to the chief executive officers of the four Dublin local authorities dated 10...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      1471. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the four Dublin local authorities, Meath County Council, Kildare County Council and Wicklow County Council,...
    • Local Authority Housing
      1472. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has instructed local authorities not to submit proposals for funding for social housing of more than 50...
    • Homelessness Strategy
      1474. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on each of the 20 initiatives arising from the 2014 conference on homelessness; and if he...
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      1475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding correspondence received by his office on 29 July 2015 (details supplied); when a reply will issue...
    • Natural Heritage Areas Designation
      1476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the designation of lands as natural heritage area precludes or influences the development of wind farms on this land;...
    • Motor Tax Rates
      1478. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the current motor tax regime sufficiently promotes the use of environmentally friendly and less toxic fuel...
    • Local Authority Funding
      1479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide further resources to South Dublin County Council to allow the council to respond in an effective way...
    • Local Authority Housing
      1480. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated by his Department to Cork City Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for housing adaptation...
    • Local Authority Funding
      1490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated by his Department to Cork County Council for each of the years 2008 to 2015 for housing adaptation...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Applications
      1502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is possible to transfer the amount of time spent on a housing waiting list in local authority to another if a...
    • Grant Payments
      1503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a building (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for grant aid to re-thatch its roof; and if he will make a...
    • Leader Programmes Administration
      1504. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date with the roll out of the Leader programme in County Galway; the process that is to be followed...
    • Air Quality
      1505. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual spend on ambient air quality monitoring programmes here broken down by year over the past ten years; and if he...
    • Air Pollution
      1506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the powers local authorities have to reduce or tackle air pollution in their districts; where these powers originate; and...
    • Local Authority Expenditure
      1507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the management of Sligo County Council incurred overexpenditure of...
    • Local Authority Finances
      1508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the updated five year financial plan submitted to him by Sligo County...
    • Air Quality
      1510. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the EPA Air Quality Index is compiled in view of the fact that in some counties there are no monitoring sites but...
    • Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants
      1513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the reduction in the annual grants to households in group water schemes; the estimated saving to...
    • Legislative Process
      1514. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding referendums and the provision of a jury system; and if he will make a...
    • Leader Programmes Expenditure
      1515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide figures for the level of supports provided by the Western Development Commission and Leader schemes to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost to the State of fees paid to private for profit companies to provide services under the remit of his...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      1517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units which have been provided in the constituency of Dublin Bay North, since June 2014, and...
    • Local Authority Finances
      1519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department received any formal request for financial assistance from Sligo County Council in respect of road...
    • Local Authority Mergers
      1520. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will implement all of the recommendations of the recent report on the mergers of Cork City and County Councils; and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of internal audit in his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Post Office Network
      1527. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will make a commitment to keep the post office network functioning, reliable, and sustainable for persons,...
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff
      1528. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to bring the staffing levels of Inland Fisheries Ireland up to that of its employer control framework; if he...
    • Inland Fisheries Stocks
      1529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if staff in his Department or agents acting on his behalf carried out a survey of Lough Carra in County Mayo on foot of...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme
      1530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available to provide insulation to timber frame homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32274/15]
    • Salmon Hardship Scheme
      1531. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider a voluntary buy-out scheme for snap-net fishermen on the Rivers Barrow, Nore, Suir, and Slaney if...
    • Inland Fisheries Stocks
      1532. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the nature of the survey conducted to decipher that salmon stocks had been depleted to such levels that fishermen were...
    • Seoltaí Poist as Gaeilge
      1536. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources an nglacann sé leis go mbraitheann úsáid éifeachtach Eircode, do dhaoine atá ag lorg Eircode le...
    • Broadcasting Charge
      1537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the public service broadcasting charge and a valuable local community radio station (details...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      1538. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the national broadband plan, with particular reference to County Longford and County...
    • Postal Codes
      1539. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address the issue of persons receiving three different Eircodes for the same house; the way this can be...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      1541. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding broadband in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      1542. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address the need for quality broadband in Dingle town and the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula, County Kerry as the...
    • Energy Schemes
      1543. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the funding for the scheme operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and local authorities to improve...
    • Departmental Bodies Expenditure
      1544. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenditure of State-owned entities on self-promotion and advertising to...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme
      1545. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to extend the better energy warmer homes scheme administered through the Sustainable Energy Authority of...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      1546. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure access to television broadcasts for deaf persons; if he has considered measures to...
    • Postal Codes
      1547. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of reports of certain Eircodes being listed in incorrect areas, for example an area (details supplied) in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1548. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money spent on the Eircode system. [31506/15]
    • Postal Codes
      1549. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on the implementation of the Eircode system; if there is an indication on the level of usage of...
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland Funding
      1550. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide requisite resources to enable Inland Fisheries Ireland meet its statutory responsibility to protect...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme
      1551. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland makes available to the public the details of any...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure
      1552. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that was paid by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to external contractors to investigate the works...
    • Bord Gáis Privatisation
      1553. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the distribution of the funds from the sale of Bord Gáis; if he has held discussions with the...
    • Broadcasting Sector Regulation
      1554. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 11 March 2015, the specific measures, legislative or otherwise, he plans to...
    • Prospecting Licences
      1556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 19 May 2015, if the three companies granted options licences were not...
    • Energy Production
      1557. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the contact between his Department and the operators of the refinery (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps being...
    • Postal Services
      1558. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will liaise with An Post to ensure that Irish postage stamps are profiled internationally at philatelic...
    • Inland Fisheries Stocks
      1559. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Inland Fisheries Ireland will permit a body (details supplied) to draw down funding for salmon conservation works on...
    • Post Office Network
      1561. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he and his Department are considering the use of the post office network for the proposed standard bank account; and...
    • Mobile Telephony Services Provision
      1562. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has been made aware of concerns expressed by consumers regarding the coverage and quality of various mobile phone...
    • Mining Licences
      1566. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which commercially viable discoveries of oil, gas or other minerals have been made in the past five years...
    • Electricity Generation
      1567. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the degree to which non-fossil fuel generated electricity is available to the national grid at present; the extent to...
    • Post Office Network
      1569. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he hopes to encourage retention and development of the postal system including utilisation of the...
    • Corrib Gas Field
      1571. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is expected that all the necessary preparations will have been completed to facilitate the introduction of...
    • Fuel Prices
      1572. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which fuel prices at filling stations have been reduced in the past year commensurate with the reduction...
    • Departmental Functions
      1576. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      1577. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Driver Test Centres
      1579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the closure of Port Laoise Driving Test Centre is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30575/15]
    • Road Network
      1580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Kerry County Council has sought specific funding for the Listry Bridge which is located on the Killarney/Dingle via Milltown road in...
    • Motor Insurance Regulation
      1581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the motor insurance market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31416/15]
    • Road Network
      1582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the National Roads Authority prioritises the need for an extension of a footpath on the Killarney-Killorglin Road...
    • Penalty Points System
      1583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the service of fixed charge notices where the recipient claims in court that service was never received, his plans to amend...
    • Road Network
      1584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding traffic in Killarney National Park, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Road Safety
      1585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the possible introduction of speed awareness courses for first time offenders; if primary legislation will be necessary or...
    • Road Network
      1586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow chauffeurs, who hold public service vehicle licences, to utilise bus lanes when carrying passengers; and if he will...
    • Public Transport
      1587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to erect a bus shelter in Daingean Uí Chúis in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Road Safety
      1588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of expenditure on road safety advertising campaigns by the Road Safety Authority, from...
    • Motor Insurance Regulation
      1589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce legislation compelling motor insurance companies to insure vehicles that are 15 years or older and have valid...
    • National Transport Authority
      1590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a bus route (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30638/15]
    • Driver Licence Renewals
      1591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the rules governing the renewal of driving licences, and the regulations which govern the ability of foreign...
    • Environmental Impact Statements
      1592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the environmental impact statement in respect of the Bloomfield interchange-N28 area affecting Maryborough Heights,...
    • Noise Pollution
      1593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action the National Roads Authority has taken in relation to the noise levels to which the residents of Maryborough Heights,...
    • Sports Capital Programme Administration
      1595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding sports grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30653/15]
    • Aer Lingus Sale
      1596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the sale of Aer Lingus to the International AG, in order to complete the sale of the Government's share in Aer Lingus, if...
    • Rural Transport Programme
      1597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional funds that were provided to the National Transport Authority for the rural transport scheme in 2014; the areas where...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      1600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific improvement grants will be reintroduced to progress and complete much needed road improvement works, such as the R561 in...
    • Free Travel Scheme
      1601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a mechanism available for free travel users to have designated seats on the train; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Transport Infrastructure
      1602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Dublin City Centre Transport Study; and if he will make...
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      1604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason security personnel employed by a company (details supplied) do not have the authority to withhold persons who have committed...
    • Tourist Accommodation
      1605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the growing unapproved bed and breakfast sector that exists here; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Traffic Calming Measures
      1606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to put speed ramps in place in an area (details supplied) in County Wexford particularly in view of complaints from residents...
    • Haulage Industry Regulation
      1608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted an analysis of the impact here of the recently introduced lorry road user levy in Northern Ireland; and his plans to...
    • Sports Capital Programme Expenditure
      1609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will invest in playing pitches in the Kinnegad area, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Light Rail Projects
      1610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Luas construction works are not being carried out at night or on weekends. [31075/15]
    • Road Projects Status
      1611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed Macroom bypass (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Pension Provisions
      1612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) in County Cork who had to terminate their employment with the old Department of Transport in 1970 due to...
    • Rail Network
      1613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason platform 10 in Heuston Station, Dublin 8 has been left out of proposals to open the Phoenix Park tunnel to commuter trains...
    • Wild Atlantic Way Project
      1614. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding inclusions in the map of the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement...
    • Bus Éireann Staff
      1615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an investigation by Bus Éireann into allegations of harassment and intimidation by a Bus Éireann bus driver of persons...
    • Road Traffic Accidents Data
      1616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road traffic accidents caused by old vehicles or where the age of the vehicle was a significant factor in the cause. [31355/15]
    • Sports Organisations
      1617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding national governing bodies in sport; the number of governing bodies that are in existence; if there is an analysis...
    • Rail Network
      1618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the extent of existing rail infrastructure at Dublin Airport, including all infrastructure originally built with the...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      1619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine an application by a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry for a sports capital grant to develop an all...
    • Rail Network
      1620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the National Roads Authority and Iarnród Éireann regarding the urgency of remedial measures to...
    • Sports Organisations
      1621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports organisation (details supplied) is funded by his Department or an agency under his Department, that is the Irish Sports...
    • Rail Network
      1622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of public moneys that have been spent on the proposed DART underground project to date; if he will provide a breakdown of...
    • Marine Accidents
      1623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the preliminary report into the fatal shipping accident of the MV Kilkenny in 1991; if this preliminary report will...
    • Railway Safety
      1624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent Irish Rail draft safety report which was commissioned by the Railway Safety Commission; the measures...
    • Departmental Legal Cases Data
      1625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the bodies or companies from which he received legal advice in relation to a company (details supplied) since January 2014; and in each...
    • Rail Network
      1626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his reason for deciding to abandon or halt the DART underground proposal; if he will report on any possibility of a DART-Metro system...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      1627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a cycling issue. [31566/15]
    • Public Service Vehicles
      1628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a company (details supplied) in County Kerry was issued a transport licence; when its licence changed; the persons or bodies who...
    • Road Network
      1629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average daily volumes on the M3 for each of the past five years; the number of vehicles that needed to use the M3 each day to ensure...
    • Rural Transport Programme
      1630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding his Department has provided to a company (details supplied) in County Kerry since its inception; and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Promotion
      1631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the serious dissatisfaction in relation to the Ireland Ancient East map that still does not include the North and...
    • Public Transport
      1632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had regarding increasing powers to security on public transport; if those discussions involved improved standards...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      1633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application for a sports capital grant by a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • State Bodies Property
      1634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of station houses, previously owned and maintained by CIE and Irish Rail, that have been sold recently; if he will provide an...
    • Air Traffic Control Services
      1635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been any changes to prescribed flight paths in the Dublin region in the past year; if so, the details of same; if he will...
    • Rail Services
      1637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the Wexford-Dublin railway line, with a view to attracting more people to rail travel as opposed to using private...
    • Tourism Policy
      1639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person responsible for developing and growing tourism in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31902/15]
    • Tourism Promotion
      1641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the roles of former regional tourism authorities been integrated into Fáilte Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Policy
      1644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the number of skilled cooking staff available for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      1646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will revise his plans for public transport infrastructure to serve Swords and north Dublin more generally, given that a Luas line...
    • Taxi Regulations
      1647. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that proposals moved by the Taxi Regulation Review Group in 2011, and which currently form part of the public consultation...
    • Harbours and Piers Development
      1648. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company sought his advice and-or consent with regards to placing a 0.47 ha site up for sale; and if he...
    • Harbour Authorities
      1649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on the due diligence into the finances of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company that is being carried...
    • Rail Network
      1650. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that issues and difficulties could have been foreseen in the initial planning of the now shelved DART underground that could...
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      1651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that Lucan, County Dublin, is one of the biggest population growth areas in the State, and that there is a lack of a...
    • Pension Provisions
      1652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Roads Maintenance Funding
      1653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for a section of roadway (details supplied) in County Kerry to be resurfaced; if the planning and design...
    • State Airports
      1654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the charges for landing airplanes in Cork Airport are much greater than other airports in the country; if this is hindering...
    • Tourism Promotion
      1655. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to promote and develop the tourism sector in the areas of the country that are not included in the Ancient East or the Wild...
    • Road Safety
      1656. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by residents of Bohola, County Mayo, to have speed limits on a primary road in their...
    • Regional Airports
      1657. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the funding of Ireland West Airport Knock now that EU Commission approval has been given to the Government's regional...
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      1658. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the €7 million investment programme for public transport announced in May; and if he will make a...
    • Taxi Hardship Panel
      1659. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address economic hardship caused in relation to taxi drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Network
      1660. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the regional roads network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32120/15]
    • Tourism Project Funding
      1661. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of public funds spent to subsidise the national tourist guide training programme from October 2013 to April 2014; if the...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      1662. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual cost to the State of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide transport services, for example motorway toll...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      1663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application for sports capital funding by a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Taxi Regulations
      1664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when applications for taxi licences will be accepted from applicants who have regular automobiles that are not converted for wheelchair...
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      1665. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement an initiative (details supplied) to encourage walking and the use of public transport systems. [32207/15]
    • Community Involvement Scheme
      1666. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the operation of community involvement schemes in counties Galway and Mayo; his plans to retain or expand the...
    • Legislative Measures
      1667. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stage at which the implementation of the regulation of vehicle immobilisation legislation is at in terms of its implementation; and...
    • Tourist Accommodation
      1668. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the issue of the regulation of bed and breakfasts, the measures in place to recognise the operators who register, given the...
    • Departmental Functions
      1670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the internal audit unit across his Department; the internal audit unit's relationship with external auditors and audit...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Comharthaí Bóthair
      1671. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an dea-chleachtas maidir le comharthaí dátheangacha, agus an dá theanga...
    • KerryLIFE Project
      1672. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason persons (details supplied) in County Kerry were unsuccessful in their application for the mussel habitat scheme; and if...
    • National Monuments
      1673. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Killagh Priory, Milltown, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Air Services Provision
      1674. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied with the decision to replace the existing service on the Aran Islands with a helicopter service; the statistics...
    • Firearms Licences
      1675. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the issuing of firearms licences for deer hunting; and if she will make a...
    • Waterways Issues
      1676. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to review the no swimming in locks and harbours under the by-law within the Canals Act by-laws of 1988 in view of the fact...
    • Natural Heritage Areas Designation
      1677. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that can be taken by a landowner whose land is designated a natural heritage area or special area of conservation if that...
    • National Monuments
      1680. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views that the Official Report requires correction in respect of statements made (details supplied) in relation to the Frank...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      1681. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will examine the issue concerning the noise pollution and over population of seagulls as they are causing a health and safety...
    • Wildlife Protection
      1682. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the activities of commercial shoot operators targeting woodcock in the main, particularly in the western...
    • Interdepartmental Working Groups
      1683. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the regularity with which the expert interdepartmental group meets; the procedure on updates and briefings to her by the group; if...
    • Noxious Weeds
      1684. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on efforts to eradicate Japanese knotweed; the amount her Department is spending on the problem in...
    • Broadcasting Legislation
      1685. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will examine current Irish music airplay legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Monuments
      1686. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date of all facilities and appointments to the refurbished Killarney House and Gardens, County Kerry; when the...
    • Rural Recreation
      1687. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a walking trail (details supplied) in County Clare will be made safe and reopened; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Land Acquisition
      1688. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the purchase of property at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Arts Council
      1689. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm that the Arts Council will be required, pursuant to its new ten year strategy, to continue to provide annual...
    • National Monuments
      1691. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department has taken to ensure that the UNESCO world heritage site Sceilig Mhichíl is not disturbed in any way...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      1694. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to advertise publicly for the position of chairman of the Irish Film Board; if so, when she intends to do this; the...
    • Arts Funding
      1695. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Access 11 funding granted for Tullamore Arts Centre in 2007 is still available to the project; if a commitment to increase...
    • Hare Coursing
      1696. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of reports of breaches of licences for hare coursing in the previous hare coursing season. [31482/15]
    • Air Services Provision
      1698. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the impact that the ending of airplane transport services to the Aran Islands will have on employment and the Gaeltacht...
    • Offshore Islands
      1699. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to reinstate the school bus run on a Friday and Sunday for schoolchildren from Inishbofin going and coming from Cleggan to...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      1700. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the review of the Wildlife Act with regard to vegetation cutting and burning dates; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Bodies
      1702. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Irish Film Board will officially change its name to Screen Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31652/15]
    • Deer Hunting
      1703. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in the issue of a deer hunting licence for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when it will be...
    • Fishery Harbour Centres
      1704. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a letter will issue to a body (details supplied) relating to the management of a fishery in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding
      1706. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide detailed figures on the level of supports provided by Údarás na Gaeltachta to for-profit...
    • National Parks Projects
      1707. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to upgrade the road from Muckross House to Dinis Cottage, County Kerry, especially the section from the Muckross House...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      1708. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will clarify Regulation 25 of the European Communities (Birds and Habitats) Regulations 2011; if she is satisfied that...
    • National Parks Projects
      1709. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional signage will be erected in Killarney National Park at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Road Network
      1714. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the plans for a new bridge crossing in Oughterard, County Galway which is needed for residents and for road safety...
    • Departmental Functions
      1715. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of internal audit across her Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as...
    • Departmental Contracts Data
      1716. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual cost to her Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work,...

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