Written answers
Thursday, 1 October 2015
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the economy continues to benefit from public sector and general reform over the past number of years; if he expects...
- Budget 2016
12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the manner in which European Union and national expenditure rules will impact on Budget 2016 and the public finances generally; if he...
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on the provision of funding to the natural environment, specifically from the National Lottery, as set out in 2013;...
- Commemorative Events
14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in relation to the 1916 commemoration projects with which the Office of Public Works is involved; and if he...
- Fiscal Policy
15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance in relation to the proposed 50:50 ratio of tax cuts to public services...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the priorities in his capital expenditure statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33081/15]
- Public Service Contracts
17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of supplies and services public contracts that have been awarded to micro-enterprises which collaborated on a public...
- Public Procurement Contracts
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration he has given to the inclusion of a social clause in capital public procurement projects to the value of €1...
- Open Government Partnership
19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the implementation of Ireland's first Open Government Partnership national action plan across the three main areas...
- EU Directives
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration he has given to transposing the new European Union procurement directives into Irish Law; and if he will make a...
- Performance Management and Development System
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform the performance measurement system in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33078/15]
- Public Sector Staff Data
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of full-time equivalent public servants at the end of 2014; the estimated number at the end of 2015 and for 2016, his views on...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which, following the Croke Park and Haddington Road agreements, he and his Department have examined the possibility of...
- Public Service Reform Plan Measures
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efficiencies being achieved in the public sector regarding the use of shared services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Register of Lobbying
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of lobbyists who have registered on lobbying.ie during the first month of the operation of the new legislation; and if he will...
- Public Procurement Contracts
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration he has given to reducing the size of public procurement tenders to make them accessible to micro-business; and if he...
- Haddington Road Agreement Implementation
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of the Landsdowne Road Agreement financially for those persons earning less than €65,000; the outcome at the...
- Department of Social Protection
- Personal Micro Credit Scheme
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when micro-loans will be made available for families currently under financial strain; the office that will administer the loans;...
- Disability Allowance Data
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase disability allowance, given the major additional living costs of citizens with disabilities, and given that...
- Disability Allowance Applications
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on an application for renewal of a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
- Dietary Allowance Administration
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the funding for persons in receipt of a diet allowance because of specific medical conditions; and if she...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the income limit for applicants under the national fuel allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
- Statutory Means Tested Schemes
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the diversity in the means assessment for the adult dependent payment of disability allowance claims, whereby...
- Community Employment Schemes Data
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the estimated cost of increasing the number of community employment scheme places from 23,943 to 26,000; and if...
- Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate a matter (details supplied) regarding social welfare fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Allowance Applications
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a disability payment will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [33792/15]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [33793/15]
- Social Welfare Benefits
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application or appeal for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if an...
- Disability Allowance Payments
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection as to when arrears of payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2016 of a 1%; 2% and €5 per week increase in the weekly rate of all pension age payments, including...
- One-Parent Family Payments
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2016 of increasing the maximum child age of the one-parent family payment from its current threshold of seven years to...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in relation to contributory State pensions, the cost in 2016 of allowing persons to disregard up to 200 pre-1994 A1 pay related...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the rent supplement limit in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford by 5%; 10% and 15%; and if she...
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for a back to education allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Jobseeker's Allowance
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which jobseeker's allowance and basic payment continues to be made available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which a widow (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of the full social welfare entitlements; and if she...
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection whether a carer's allowance and respite facilities can be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Jobseeker's Benefit
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining suitable employment through Intreo, or other means, for a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Finance
- Climate Change Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland will make a contribution to the Green Climate Fund and, if so, the extent of the contribution, and when it will be paid. [33692/15]
- Tax Exemptions
57. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the current commuter Taxsaver programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33748/15]
- Departmental Offices
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the opening hours of the Revenue Commissioners information office in Dublin 1 from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; and if he will make a statement on...
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Applications
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of successful applicants from the Dublin Fingal area to the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33691/15]
- Budget 2016
60. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a detailed breakdown of the carry-over effect in relation to taxation measures for budget 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33752/15]
- Tax Data
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected yield from the introduction of a 5% and a 10% tax on sugar sweetened drinks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33756/15]
- Tax Reliefs Eligibility
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if retirees who participate in a pension scheme are permitted to claim tax relief for the full year in which they retire, or only up to the date of retirement;...
- Tax Data
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of equalising the treatment of pay as you earn, PAYE, and non-PAYE workers earning over €100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on...
- Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
69. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the existing employment and investment incentive scheme, the cost of increasing the €150,000 annual investment limit for individuals to...
- Tax Code
75. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of capital gains tax entrepreneurs’ relief, to indicate the cost of simplifying the relief to provide a 10% capital gains tax rate on...
- Universal Social Charge Application
76. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the position on income earners aged over 70 years or with full medical cards with income under €60,000 per year and who pay a maximum...
- NAMA Staff Data
77. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm how many employees of the National Asset Management Agency have expressed an interest in availing of its voluntary redundancy programme to date;...
- Property Tax Administration
78. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the approximate cost of providing assistance to persons over the age of 70 who wish to trade down to a smaller house by exempting them from stamp...
- Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
80. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the cost of providing 100% mortgage interest relief for landlords who agree to sign up to long-term family tenure leases of at least four years...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works Projects
83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the repair work completed during the recent filming on Sceilig Mhicíl in County Kerry. [33824/15]
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date status of the flood relief plans for the River Deel in Crossmolina in County Mayo; the progress of the statutory public...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform where the 2015 graduate recruitment posts in the Civil Service will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33771/15]
- Budget 2016
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenditure carry-forward effects of previously announced measures from 2015 for Budget 2016; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fiscal Policy
87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which public expenditure remains on target and in line with the criteria laid down in the memorandum of understanding; and...
- Housing Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether he sees a requirement for specific options that might be pursued to facilitate the alleviation of the housing crisis which has...
- Public Expenditure Policy
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to indicate whether he remains satisfied as to the extent to which public expenditure and reform will continue to remain a fundamental...
- Public Service Reform Plan Update
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have identified areas requiring further reform in the future; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Missions
97. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to host a trade mission to the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33666/15]
- IDA Portfolio
98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry will be promoted to potential investors; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Microenterprise Loan Fund Application Numbers
99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated to Irish business from Microfinance Ireland; the number of firms that have secured loans from this source; and if...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agricultural Colleges Courses
100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the large number of individuals who have expressed interest in attending green certificate distance-learning...
- Harbours and Piers
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recent lettings in Howth Harbour in 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will indicate how upcoming vacancies and tenders were...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment of a single farm payment for 2014 and 2015 to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the areas of natural constraints scheme; and if he will...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments in relation to the areas of natural constraint scheme and to the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details...
- TAMS Applications
108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who received full planning permission for a four-bay slatted unit, but who now wishes...
- Departmental Schemes
109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will...
- Grant Payments
110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under an area aid application for 2015; and if he will make...
- GLAS Data
111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have qualified for the full payment of €5,000 under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme;...
- Fish Landings
112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry will be assigned as a revised designation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Animal Breeding Regulations
113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the issues raised by Canine Breeders Ireland at a meeting that he attended; if his Department can provide the...
- Grant Payments
114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2015 areas of natural constraint scheme and the 2015 basic payment scheme will issue to a farmer (details...
- Control of Dogs
115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that a petition of over 2,500 persons is calling for an end to the welfare implications for the re-homing of dog...
- Department of Defence
- Pension Provisions
116. To ask the Minister for Defence why there has been an extremely lengthy delay of approximately 15 months thus far in processing an application for a disability pension under the Army...
- Freedom of Information Requests
117. To ask the Minister for Defence for an update regarding a representation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33716/15]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Station Refurbishment
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans are to refurbish the Garda Síochána station in Howth, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33660/15]
- Data Protection
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the policy of the Data Protection Commissioner to inform complainants, when issuing draft reports of determinations to them, that the...
- UN Conventions Ratification
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Government's plans in respect of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; and if she will...
- Sentencing Policy
122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria under which persons are granted enhanced remission; the number of persons who have applied for enhanced remission in 2015; the...
- UN Conventions Ratification
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation to enable the ratification of the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against...
- Visa Applications
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality what assistance can be given to a person (details supplied) who is currently living in Syria with his family, who has tried to apply for a visa...
- Residency Permits
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate upgrade of a Stamp 2 to a Stamp 4 for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Irish Prison Service
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the practice of recording calls between prisoners and their solicitors, which the Irish Prison Service first informed the Minister of in April...
- Liquor Licensing Laws
129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the excise licence required to retail alcohol remotely into the country; the controls in place to ensure the accountability...
- Departmental Funding
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support and facilitate the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in conducting a second sexual abuse and violence in Ireland study. [33759/15]
- Direct Provision System
131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry will be considered for State accommodation provision; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Garda Training
132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the maximum number of trainee gardaí that the Garda Síochána Training College in Templemore can accommodate in a...
- Student Visas Reform
134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the reform of the international education sector and student immigration system government policy statement of May 2015 which...
- Garda Equipment
135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the number of dedicated Garda Síochána public order vans allocated to each Garda Síochána district in...
- Garda Station Closures
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the current updated position regarding the use of the former Garda Síochána station in Whitehall in Dublin 9; and...
- Closed Circuit Television Systems
137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the Garda Síochána districts and divisional headquarters that do not have closed-circuit television cameras...
- Garda Equipment
138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the purchase of unmarked vehicles for the Garda Síochána dog unit; and if she will make a statement on...
- Garda Deployment
139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently stationed in Garda Síochána stations in Clondalkin, Lucan, and Ronanstown in County Dublin; and if...
- Criminal Prosecutions Data
140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who were charged with being a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army or assisting that organisation for the years...
- Deportation Orders
141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a possible revocation of a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
- Refugee Status Applications
142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any progress can be reported regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Residency Permits
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining eligibility for residency and possible naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6,...
- Deportation Orders
144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who, along with the person's family, has been in this jurisdiction for the...
- Residency Permits
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which progress has been made in regularising residency for a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has been in this...
- Naturalisation Applications
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality whether the current residency status of a person (details supplied) qualifies that person for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on...
- Garda Vetting Applications
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality whether Garda Síochána vetting of an application for employment (details supplied) has been completed; and if she will make a statement...
- Residency Permits
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider upgrading residency status to stamp 4 for work and education purposes for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision to deport a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33888/15]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Childhood Care Education
154. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will reconsider the decision to deduct the payment of a client (details supplied) under the Early Childhood Care and Education...
- Departmental Funding
155. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will support and facilitate the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in conducting a second sexual abuse and violence in Ireland study. [33762/15]
- Department of Health
- Alcohol Sales Legislation
156. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the below-invoice cost selling of alcohol; if he will consider banning the practice to achieve the policy goals set out in the public health...
- Services for People with Disabilities
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he is liaising with the Health Service Executive, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to address the urgently needed...
- Ambulance Service Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the number of front-line emergency ambulances aged 12 years and over which are still in service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Application Numbers
159. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify, further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 9 July 2015, the number of applications for medical cards and general practitioner...
- Hospital Services
160. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [33678/15]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
161. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 642 of 9 June 2015, if he will provide the exact waiting times for mastectomy prosthesis; surgical bras; swimsuits; etc...
- Medicinal Products Prices
162. To ask the Minister for Health whether he has reviewed the policy proposals recently launched by the Healthcare Enterprise Alliance, which propose to save €130 million on the annual...
- Primary Care Centre Expenditure
164. To ask the Minister for Health the projected costs associated with the development of the primary care centres in Balbriggan and Swords in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the Health Service Authority will facilitate a person (details supplied) in having a wheelchair adapted; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
166. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application from the Brothers of Charity Services in Ennis, County Clare, on behalf of their clients (details supplied) under the residential...
- Medical Card Applications
167. To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore a full medical card, which was due for renewal in June 2015, to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [33699/15]
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
168. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to a request from the Health Service Executive (HSE) in which national approval is being sought for the establishment of a panel of nursing staff...
- Hospital Appointment Status
170. To ask the Minister for Health the reason all the appointments of a person (details supplied) was cancelled in Galway University Hospital in 2015, with the person now being unable to access...
- Registration of Nurses
171. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the crisis in the registration of nurses who have been identified as candidates to fill nursing posts, given that as of 4 September 2015,...
- Health Services Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance will be provided to a family in County Kerry (details supplied) for additional physiotherapy sessions for their child.; and if he will...
- Legislative Measures
175. To ask the Minister for Health when the public health (alcohol) Bill 2015 will be published; the measures under consideration to address the pricing of alcohol in the event that minimum unit...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
176. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in reducing waiting times for patients awaiting inpatient and day care treatment; for outpatient appointments at Mayo General Hospital; and...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
178. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time in County Mayo for patients awaiting approval under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33743/15]
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Health the assessment that has been made by the West North West Hospital Trust of the business case presented to it for an extension to the accident and emergency...
- Orthodontic Service Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health when emergency orthodontic treatment will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Lucan in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Funding
181. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support and facilitate the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in conducting a second sexual abuse and violence in Ireland study. [33761/15]
- Services for People with Disabilities
183. To ask the Minister for Health to support a matter (details supplied) regarding a child on the autism spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33779/15]
- Respite Care Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a proposal to provide a respite house for Tír na nÓg Carlow; the number of meetings attended by the Health Service Executive with...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
185. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports available to diabetics with a medical card, and on a limited social protection income, to cover the cost of dietary needs and...
- Departmental Correspondence
186. To ask the Minister for Health if correspondence dated 24 June 2015 sent to his Department concerning an organisation (details supplied) in County Waterford has been processed; if a reply...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be fitted with special shoes. [33802/15]
- Hospital Appointment Status
188. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [33803/15]
- Health Services Provision
189. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that can be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33806/15]
- Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
190. To ask the Minister for Health if the drugs refund scheme will be adjusted to lower the limit for single persons in relation to correspondence (details supplied). [33812/15]
- HSE Agency Staff
191. To ask the Minister for Health the reason workers in an agency (details supplied) in County Galway have yet to be issued with their twilight premium time payments; when this matter will be...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
192. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in Cappagh Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services Provision
193. To ask the Minister for Health what services will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who has been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and who is currently...
- Ambulance Service Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the additional number of vehicles which the national ambulance service has taken on in 2015, indicating the different...
- Mental Health Services Provision
195. To ask the Minister for Health whether a psychological assessment has been sought by or made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Card Applications
196. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33890/15]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Official Engagements
197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has plans to meet the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Mr. John Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Diplomatic Representation
198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the number of Irish embassies currently without an ambassador; the length of time each post has been vacant; when he will...
- Northern Ireland Issues
199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has consulted with his counterparts in Northern Ireland regarding the ongoing and very serious issues in Maghaberry Prison, including...
- Foreign Policy
200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on Catalan independence from the Spanish state. [33864/15]
- Middle East Issues
201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the decision of the Israeli Government to relax rules on its police and army using live ammunition against stone throwers in...
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the United Nations new sustainable development goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/15]
- Overseas Development Aid
203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has to reach 0.7% gross national product as overseas development aid funding; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will contact Bus Éireann in order to grant approval for travelling facilities, including wheelchair access, for a person (details...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the schools in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 that were successful in having construction works carried out under the summer works scheme 2015;...
- School Staffing
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the staffing figures for the retention and appointment for schools with three to four teachers, to ensure that both figures...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any study has been undertaken by the Teaching Council into the supply and qualifications of resource teachers in recognised special schools;...
- Schools Administration
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the old school building on Eblana Terrace in Dún Laoghaire which is vacant, given that other schools are interested in...
- Education Policy
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to provide support to primary education in Budget 2016 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Student Accommodation
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be measures in Budget 2016 to address the student accommodation issue in Counties Dublin, Cork and Galway; and if she will make a...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to amend the income thresholds for families with students in receipt of a grant at third level in Budget 2016; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the second phase of the building project for Lusk Community College; if she will provide information on the provision of...
- Institutes of Technology Expenditure
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of remarks made by the chief executive of the Higher Education Authority in relation to...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to have a special needs assistant assigned to a person (details supplied) who cannot attend school due to requiring a personal special needs...
- Schools Building Projects Status
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for a school extension (details supplied) in County Mayo; when a decision is expected; and if she will...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for a laptop for a child (details supplied) in County Cork, which was recommended by the Health Service Executive, has...
- National Educational Psychological Service Administration
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current average waiting time for a child to be assessed by the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will provide, in...
- Schools Building Projects Status
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if Galway County Council has completed...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for the registration of teachers with the Teaching Council of Ireland, given the necessity for a person who has trained...
- Departmental Funding
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support and facilitate the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in conducting a second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland study. [33760/15]
- School Accommodation
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional classroom accommodation will be provided at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Education Schemes
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first-year and full-year cost of extending the school books grant scheme to all students in primary and post-primary schools. [33774/15]
- Capitation Grants
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the Exchequer of increasing the capitation grant to primary and post-primary schools by 2%; and if she will make a...
- School Staffing
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if she will sanction approval for the school to retain...
- Schools Building Projects Status
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the project will be expedited as the...
- Teacher Redeployment
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process in place for considering applications from teachers who wish to transfer within the Vocational Education Committee sector from county...
- Schools Building Projects Status
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of an extension to Lucan Community College in County Dublin; when this project will advance to planning stage; and...
- School Equipment
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing a free laptop computer to every child in the State over five years of age, as recently suggested by the Minister for...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level from 28:1 to 27:1; and to 26:1, with effect from 2016; and from 2017; and if she...
- School Staffing
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reversing the cuts to the school staffing ratio in smaller schools which was introduced in Budget 2012; and if she will make a...
- Education Expenditure
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of a 50% reversal and a full reversal in the cut to resource teaching hours introduced in Budget 2012; and if she will make a statement...
- Student Assistance Fund
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to the student assistance fund for students attending third level who are experiencing hardship; to students with a...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of restoring postgraduate maintenance grants in 2016 at the level which previously applied prior to their abolition; the cost of a 50%...
- Capitation Grants
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation fees paid in respect of second level Education and Training Board schools; the rates that apply to comprehensive and voluntary...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Fire Service Staff
243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to have a recruitment drive for Dublin Fire Brigade before the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on...
- Leader Programmes Applications
244. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government details of all Leader funding and projects pursuant to the Rural Development Programme 2008 to 2013, submitted by Mayo...
- Local Authority Finances
245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given that the Local Government Act now places responsibility for economic development with the relevant local...
- Local Authority Housing
246. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the ongoing construction project at Drumilliard in Castleblayney in County Monaghan, and in particular...
- Dumping at Sea
247. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application by Dublin Port to the Environment Protection Agency to dump dredged materials off...
- Housing Issues
248. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow an organisation in County Cork (details supplied) to tender for a housing project; and if he will make...
- Rural Development Programme Projects
249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in issuing a letter of offer to an organisation (details supplied) by Mayo north east leader...
- Development Contributions
250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed development levy policies by local authorities in the light of the transition of water services to...
- Irish Water Administration
251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised the matter of connection fee increases by Irish Water over and above development levy reductions; if his...
- Housing Adaptation Grant Data
252. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent in each year from 2010 to 2014 on the housing adaptation grant; the number of persons who benefitted; and...
- Local Authority Housing
255. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the capital allocation for housing to local authorities in each year from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on...
- Private Rented Accommodation Standards
256. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of carrying out inspections of private rental properties in each year from 2010 to 2015; and if he will...
- Control of Dogs
257. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a current review into the effectiveness of the Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations being conducted by...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Inland Fisheries Ireland
260. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to review the current staffing levels at Inland Fisheries Ireland, given the reduction in these levels from 440...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
261. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has any plans to extend broadband cover to a certain location in County Cork (details supplied); and if...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to meet the chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33664/15]
- Community Involvement Scheme
264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to replace and-or renew the community involvement scheme and the local improvement scheme; if he is aware of the increased...
- Road Projects
265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed cost of the M17-M18 Gort to Tuam motorway in County Galway; the amount spent to date on the project; when the project will...
- National Car Test
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detection rate of excess omissions from Volkswagen and Audi vehicles registered since 5 July 2008 in national car test centres; and...
- Road Traffic Offences
269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an amendment to section 12 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 to allow for suspension of parking fines, when such fines are...
- Transport Infrastructure
270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review and advance the Metro west project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33821/15]
- Road Projects
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available to local authorities to complete design and planning work in respect of upgrading the R178 Dundalk to...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Air Services Provision
272. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in light of the profound opposition of the population of the Aran Islands, and their relations and contacts on the mainland, if she...
- Departmental Expenditure
273. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide information, in tabular form, on allocations made under the auspices of her Department for projects in the Dublin...
- Historic Towns Initiative
274. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to expand the Historic Towns Initiative beyond the three towns covered by the pilot project; her views on the success of...
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
275. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to recruit staff at Killarney House; if she will provide details of the breakdown of staff; when the recruitment process...
