Written answers

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Job Creation Data
      1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new jobs that have been created since the Action Plan For Jobs was established in 2012; the sectors they were created in; the percentage of the figure that...
    • State Bodies Data
      2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of commercial State and semi-State organisations whose borrowings are on the State's balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff Relocation
      3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff under the remit of his Department who have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Qualified Child Increase Payments
      4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the qualified child increase payment by €5; €10; €15; and if she will make a statement...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Payments
      5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a review under the farm assist income support scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
      6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a payment for clothing to a person (details supplied) under the supplementary welfare allowance was refused; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reviewed; if a full statement of the way the overpayment...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason the board of the Citizens Information service remains incomplete since spring 2015, following the end of tenure of...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a disability allowance has not been granted to a person (details supplied); and if rent support will also be approved, as...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a water conservation grant; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as a matter of urgency. [35243/15]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when rent support will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for non-payment of a jobseeker's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support has been facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who will become homeless in...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded a disability allowance, as a matter of...
    • Wage Subsidy Scheme
      16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the wage subsidy scheme to facilitate the inclusion of persons with disabilities who work less than...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a review of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the carer's allowance in budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35369/15]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding illness benefit sick certification, in order to make the processing of applications more efficient (details...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person on a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension can partake in a community employment...
    • Disability Allowance
      22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 24 September 2015, if she will review whether the full amount of disability allowance...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an urgent application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; provide a timeline...
    • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
      24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how the proposed increase in the national minimum wage from €8.65 per hour to €9.15 per hour will affect family...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Applications
      25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not entitled to the over 80 allowance as the person is a qualified...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 cannot sign on for credits; a reduced jobseeker's allowance; or a partial...
    • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility
      27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 qualifies for a payment under the partial capacity benefit scheme. [35486/15]
    • Community Employment Schemes Data
      28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the community employment scheme, for persons of 62 years of age upwards; and if...
    • Treatment Benefit Scheme
      29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the assistance available for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare with the provision of glasses; and if she will make a...
    • National Internship Scheme Places
      32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was determined that a person (details supplied) in County Dublin was not entitled to a jobseeker's allowance;...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent allowance will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for deductions of €4,379.20 from arrears of a recently awarded disability allowance payment to a person (details...
    • Widow's Pension Applications
      36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if information has been received from England in the case of the pending social insurance record and pending review for an...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [35721/15]
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a review of a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if she will...
  • Department of Finance
    • Pension Provisions
      41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the greatly increased levies on the financial sector being charged by the Central Bank of Ireland to fund the banks’ employees defined...
    • VAT Rebates
      42. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.79 of 30 September 2015, if the individual concerned, as a citizen of the European Union, may make a claim for a value...
    • Property Tax
      43. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to cut and restructure the local property tax, which is such a huge burden for low income Dublin households; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      44. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the low contribution of Ireland’s tax revenue from capital and wealth assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35235/15]
    • Credit Unions
      45. To ask the Minister for Finance if and when he will commence the provisions of the remaining sections of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012; and if he will...
    • Tax Code
      46. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of introducing a 30% flat rate tax to attract skilled foreign workers; the loss to the Exchequer compared to normal income tax, pay...
    • Tax Clearance Certificates
      47. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will issue a tax clearance certificate to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Consumer Protection
      48. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the Cerberus Group is regulated. [35380/15]
    • Tax Code
      50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in detail, the treatment by the Revenue Commissioners of debt write-down from the perspective of capital gains tax, whereby persons who are...
    • Tax Yield
      51. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the income tax yield from a flat rate of income tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35404/15]
    • Property Tax
      52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm who is liable for the local property tax for 2015, if a property was sold on 24 November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the payment of taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35413/15]
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
      55. To ask the Minister for Finance given the the success of the home renovation scheme, if a provision will be made for home owners who have no tax liability to gain a refund of the value added...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      57. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Central Bank of Ireland and a professional licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      58. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment in a recent Central Bank of Ireland report that Irish rates for lending to businesses have diverged from the Euro area average over...
    • Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an impact assessment of the strategic banking corporation on the cost of business lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Debt Collection
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the sheriff operating under the Revenue Commissioners does not contact or make claim to any possession of persons (details supplied) in...
    • VAT Exemptions
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to remove value added tax on heart defibrillators, in order that more of these important lifesaving components can be installed in areas where...
    • Tax Rebates
      62. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a rebate on the usage of diesel and petrol by disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      63. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the tuition fees tax relief scheme, by approved college; by approved course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35679/15]
    • Personal Insolvency Practitioners
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that fees earned by personal insolvency practitioners are exempted from the provisions of value added tax, as their role is...
    • Foreign Earnings Deduction
      67. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 6 October 2015, if a person who is employed by a company, is a director of the company and owns the company, in...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
      68. To ask the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a...
    • Tax Exemptions
      69. To ask the Minister for Finance if a voluntary community organisation is entitled to refund or exemption of vehicle registration tax under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax...
    • Tax Data
      70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers paying income tax at the lower rate. [35797/15]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • School Services Staff
      73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason persons who work in a private school and are not being paid by the school or the Department are included under the Financial...
    • Commercial Rates
      74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if commercial rates are to be paid to local authorities by religious and community organisations that use units in business campuses....
    • Garda Station Closures
      75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the plans in place for the disposal of every Dublin Garda Síochána station that has been...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Status
      76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the planned flood relief scheme in Cork city; an estimate of the timeline for its delivery; the level of funding...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the feasibility study proposed by the Office of Public Works for the Carrigaline area in County Cork, including...
    • Flood Risk Insurance Cover
      78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rationale behind the Office of Public Works's production of flood maps for flood prone areas; the reason county councillors have been...
    • Office of Public Works Staff
      79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a recruitment campaign for tour guides at heritage sites managed by the Office of Public Works is planned; if such a campaign will...
    • Public Service Reform Plan Update
      80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the e-Government Strategy 2012 to 2015; and if work has commenced on a new strategy. [35783/15]
    • Public Services Provision
      81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in redesigning the www.gov.ie website to make it more accessible and user-friendly, and to ensure its compatibility with the...
    • State Properties
      82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the report on the property management action plan published by the Office of Public Works in July 2013, with particular...
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to formally recognise the Alliance of Retired Public Servants; to support it on pensions issues (details supplied); and if he...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Exports Data
      84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to release the full and detailed breakdown of Irish armament and dual-use export licenses granted to companies exporting to...
    • Employment Data
      85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the so-called trusted partner status for companies and agencies based here, and hiring workers from outside the...
    • Trade Data
      86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of trade between Ireland and Mexico in the years 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35269/15]
    • Consumer Protection
      87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the practice of retailers seeking a fee from customers paying utility bills in their outlets; if he will consider...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
      88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the proposal of a person (details supplied) to set up an investor court to deal with disputes under the Transatlantic...
    • Employment Rights
      90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the recently completed study by the University of Limerick on the subject of zero-hour contracts will be published; if he will...
    • Construction Contracts
      91. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Construction Contracts Bill 2010 becomes law in the life time of the current Government, the deadline for the selection and...
    • Job Creation Data
      92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of new Industrial Development Agency Ireland jobs created over the 2000 to...
    • Industrial Development
      94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the facilities available to the Industrial Development Agency Ireland for job creation purposes in Tallaght in Dublin 24; the number of...
    • Employment Data
      95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, by county, the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland at the end of Quarter 3, 2015; and if he will make a...
    • Research and Development Data
      98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, from 2003 to 2014, the number of research publications from researchers located here, based on the...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • GLAS Applications
      99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme by a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application under the areas of natural constraint scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be reviewed; and...
    • Farm Improvement Scheme Eligibility
      101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are supports for farmers for land reclamation and drainage; and if that support extends beyond pipe drainage to alternative...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the area of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [35215/15]
    • Departmental Staff Data
      103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints made against the management of the special investigations unit of his Department by staff under its...
    • GLAS Eligibility
      105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Dexter cattle will be considered as a rare breed for the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Hazardous Waste Sites
      106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received correspondence from Donegal County Council (details supplied) relating to concerns over the possible existence of...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments for 2014 under the agri-environmental options scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
    • Fishing Industry
      108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend his Department's policies and correct the anomalies therein relating to the fishing rights and licensing authority...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a disadvantaged areas scheme payment by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment of area aid will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
    • Fish Farming
      114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation has been undertaken into the escape of farmed salmon in Bantry Bay in February 2014; if a report on the...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment for 2015 under the areas of natural constraints scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
      119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that Ireland's agricultural interests will be protected under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
      121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application for Scottish derogation submitted by a farmer (details supplied) in County Cork; the...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the agri-environment options scheme 3 has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payments under the disadvantaged areas and single farm schemes; and if...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a grant for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agriculture Scheme Applications
      125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received all the necessary information from persons (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of an...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a payment under the disadvantaged areas and single payment schemes; and...
    • Herd Numbers
      127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a herd number by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Job Initiatives
      128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 21 January 2015 regarding the 2011 Killybegs jobs initiative, in which the establishment...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35592/15]
    • Afforestation Programme
      134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved afforestation for lands in the townland of Breanletter and the district electoral division of...
    • Fishing Vessel Licences
      135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on amending the existing regime pertaining to fishing boat licences that restrict inshore fishermen from engaging in marine...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Data
      138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the amount of funding allocated under the disadvantaged areas scheme for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments under the single farm payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme to a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Bioenergy Strategy
      142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes and supports available to farmers who are interested in growing crops to supply as fuel to biomass electricity generating...
    • Beef Data Programme
      143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body responsible for the compensation to a farmer under the beef data and genomics scheme, where the farmer, in good faith,...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      144. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure a disability army pension is granted and paid to a person (details supplied) without further delay. [35606/15]
    • Defence Forces Operations
      145. To ask the Minister for Defence the policies, procedures and agreements in place in the event of rogue, unidentified, non-communicating, non-transcending or foreign military aircraft...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Bankruptcy Legislation
      149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend existing bankruptcy legislation in order that a person may be discharged from bankruptcy one year after the order of...
    • Data Protection
      150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a subject access request under the data protection legislation should include a request to a defendant in a personal injuries case to hand...
    • Proposed Legislation
      151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in preparing the legislative measures that require implementation by the Houses of the Oireachtas following the Stormont...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit legislatively to making Irish sign language available to all deaf children, a service that is currently unavailable; and if...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her concerns regarding the recent revelations regarding Irish Republican Army activity in criminality in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a...
    • Refugee Numbers
      154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to allow more refugees from war-torn countries like Syria to reside here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28226/15]
    • Residency Permits
      155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35210/15]
    • Legal Services Regulation
      157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reforms that have been made to the legal profession since 2010, given the serious public concerns that this profession remains totally...
    • Judicial Appointments
      158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to end the political appointment of judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35232/15]
    • Legal Services Regulation
      159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the rising costs of legal services; the lack of any independent regulatory mechanism to decrease these costs; and if she will...
    • Coroners Service
      160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 17 February 2015, if she will provide an update on the Garda Síochána review which was...
    • Personal Insolvency Act
      161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 and the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013, her views on a situation where the owner of a...
    • Refugee Numbers
      162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she and her European Union colleagues remain committed to a common policy to cater for the increasing number of refugees...
    • Garda Deployment
      163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each community policing unit in each Garda district in Dublin, by rank, for the years 2013 and 2014; and if she will...
    • Deportation Orders
      164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order (details supplied) will be suspended while a criminal investigation is ongoing. [35372/15]
    • Garda Investigations
      165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to call for an independent investigation into the death of a person (details supplied), in order to resolve serious questions regarding...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to assess and resource the additional cost associated with having a disability, which was highlighted in the comprehensive employment...
    • Magdalen Laundries Data
      167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown by year and by institution of the number of women confined in each of the ten Magdalen laundries. [35429/15]
    • Garda Deployment
      169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the number of new Garda Síochána recruits to be allocated to each county for 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a...
    • Asylum Support Services
      170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 24 September 2015, if she will confirm the length of time a person (details supplied)...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the average processing time for Garda Síochána clearance and vetting applications; the number of applications waiting to be...
    • Asylum Support Services
      172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 24 September 2015, if she will confirm the length of time a person (details supplied) in County Cork...
    • Departmental Staff Relocation
      174. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 will be considered for a transfer to a similarly qualified position within her Department in counties...
    • Visa Applications
      175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the position regarding a de facto visa for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Expenditure
      179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the cost of Garda Síochána hours relating to the installation of water meters and water charges protests. [35616/15]
    • Immigration Controls
      180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the steps she will take to remedy the long queues and delays being experienced at the Garda Síochána National Immigration...
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her views on a television report (details supplied) which outlined shortcomings in the behaviour of An Garda Síochána and of...
    • Garda Deployment
      182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Cork...
    • Garda Resources
      203. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources continue to be made available to An Garda Síochána to combat the activity of organised criminal...
    • Garda Deployment
      204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which Garda Síochána deployment continues to reflect demographic changes; if any particular initiatives are in mind to...
    • Garda Recruitment
      205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects the strength of An Garda Síochána to be replenished over the next five years; the way in which this...
    • Garda Data
      206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women who are currently members of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which this number, as a percentage of the total...
    • Garda Promotions
      207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána promotional positions waiting to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35727/15]
    • Prison Accommodation Provision
      208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate prison accommodation remains available or is likely to become available in the short to medium term; if this is...
    • Criminal Assets Bureau
      209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to the Criminal Assets Bureau; the bureau continues to combat organised crime; and if she...
    • Garda Training
      210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which policing methods are in accord with best international practice, with a view to maximising the opportunity for rapid response...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      211. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the use of light motorcycles or mopeds has been considered for policing purposes in urban areas, as in other jurisdictions...
    • Recidivism Rate
      212. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which particular efforts continue to be made to address the issue of recidivism, having particular regard to the extent to which...
    • Legal Aid
      213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which legal aid for those accused of crimes continues to be reviewed, with a view to ensuring the system remains cost effective;...
    • Criminal Law
      215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has or will be given to the proscribing of membership of criminal gangs with a reputation for violence; and if she will make a...
    • Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
      216. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners availing of educational or rehabilitative training; the extent to which the needs of these applicants continues to be...
    • Prison Accommodation Provision
      217. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which first-time offenders continue to be segregated from the hardened criminal fraternity while in prison; and if she will make a...
    • Recidivism Rate
      218. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any pattern has been observed in the rate of repeat offences by first-time offenders, as compared with those who have already...
    • Missing Persons Data
      219. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons listed as missing; the extent to which their cases are the subject of ongoing investigation; and if she will make a...
    • Garda Stations
      220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the optimum number of Garda Síochána stations remains under review; whether the need for any change has been...
    • Garda Investigations
      221. 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. [35742/15]
    • Ground Rents Payments
      224. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of ground rents; if those that are still being applied by landlords are subject to the statute of limitations; if she will...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child and Family Agency Remit
      225. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to extend the emergency out-of-hours social work service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/15]
    • Child Care Costs
      226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to increase funding or provide subsidies for child care to support families where both parents are working, in the upcoming...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      227. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider a ring-fenced special education needs support fund, accessible at local level through the county child-care committee,...
    • Child Care Costs
      228. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to introduce measures in the upcoming budget to ease the financial burden of childcare on parents, particularly in view of the...
    • Preschool Services
      229. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for a breakdown of the number of preschool inspection officers employed by Tusla - Child and Family Agency; and of preschools which were...
    • Education Welfare Service Provision
      230. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has analysed the impact homelessness has on school attendance; the education of pupils; the life of schools; his plans to...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      231. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to individual strands of child care for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each year from 2008 to date in 2015....
    • Child Care Services Funding
      232. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 6 October 2015, if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of funding for community...
  • Department of Health
    • Dental Services Provision
      233. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement Mr. Justice Quirke’s health care recommendations in full, given that the dental profession has confirmed that the redress for women...
    • Vaccination Programme
      234. To ask the Minister for Health his views that schools are an appropriate environment for providing vaccinations for first year students, some of whom are only in their first few months in...
    • Disease Classification
      235. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the implementation of recommendations for dementia patients. [35191/15]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      236. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been granted a medical card for himself only, but not for his dependants as set out under 5.1 of...
    • Legislative Process
      237. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s preparation for legislation to be brought forward relating to a proposed repeal of the eighth amendment of the Constitution; and if he...
    • Hospital Services
      238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant dermatologists at Beaumont hospital in Dublin 9; the number of persons on the waiting list for related services; the average waiting...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      239. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35299/15]
    • Home Help Service Data
      240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new applications for home help, in tabular form, that were approved for each of the past six months in County Kerry. [35316/15]
    • Dental Services Provision
      242. To ask the Minister for Health if there is support for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare with their dental issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/15]
    • Medicinal Products Supply
      243. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.472 of 29 September 2015, the reason the matter was not addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35336/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      247. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35342/15]
    • Medical Card Applications
      248. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card will be reviewed for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35349/15]
    • Respite Care Services
      250. 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 to receive respite services from the...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      251. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35367/15]
    • Medical Card Reviews
      252. 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 Longford reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      253. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35378/15]
    • Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
      254. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times at the accident and emergency department at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, in tabular form by month, from January...
    • Medical Card Applications
      255. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35385/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35388/15]
    • Medical Card Applications
      257. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an over-80 discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Dementia Strategy Implementation
      259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the appropriate supports and interventions in the care of dementia, which affects a significant number of persons and their families, in...
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      260. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the application procedures adopted by the Health Service Executive for an elective procedure abroad, to ensure these procedures are in line...
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      262. To ask the Minister for Health when a rheumatoid specialist nurse will be appointed to Kerry General Hospital, given the urgent need for this post to be filled due to the extended waiting...
    • Disability Act Employment Targets
      263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the representations of many disability organisations in relation to the 45,000 jobs under the capital investment framework; when the plans...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      264. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had meetings, or is proposing to meet with, an association (details supplied) in Dublin 20 regarding home help hours, the occupational therapy access...
    • Health Services
      265. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in developing support and advocacy services for older persons; if these services are available in all care settings; and if he will...
    • National Dementia Strategy Implementation
      266. To ask the Minister for Health given that there are 4,000 persons under 65 years of age diagnosed with dementia, if he will outline the assessment and diagnostic and post diagnostic supports...
    • Health Services Staff
      267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if the practice of on-call or sleepover duty is permitted in residential care facilities; if so, if this leads to staff exceeding a 48-hour...
    • Autism Incidence
      268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the north Dublin area who suffer with autism and have not yet been allocated an adult service after moving from a service in their...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      269. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment in Tallaght General Hospital in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Procedures
      270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures that were carried out in each of the past two years for scoliosis of the spine; the locations where these procedures took...
    • Hospital Staff Data
      271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants available who carry our surgical procedures for scoliosis; the hospitals where these consultants are based; and if he will make a...
    • Dental Services
      272. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35449/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      273. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has to wait so long for spinal surgery; when the person will be called for surgery; and if he will make a...
    • HSE Staffing
      274. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the return of a person to employment in the Health Service Executive (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement...
    • Home Help Service Data
      275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help that have been approved in the past six months, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35465/15]
    • Health Services Expenditure
      277. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure that the Mayo mental health service spent on nursing overtime from March to August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Primary Care Centres
      278. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the primary care centre in Westport in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35468/15]
    • Mental Health Services Staffing
      279. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers the level of staffing in the mental health unit of Mayo General Hospital to be adequate; if staff are exposed to a health and safety risk due...
    • Community Care Provision
      280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community nursing beds that have been closed over the past ten years, by county, in tabular form; the reasons for the closure; the estimated...
    • HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
      282. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on agency staff over each of the past five years, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/15]
    • Irish Cancer Society Report
      283. To ask the Minister for Health if he has aware of the report of the Irish Cancer Society in respect of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; his views on the report;...
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made to date under the cross-border health directive; the number approved; the amounts paid by the Health Service Executive; and if...
    • Medicinal Products Supply
      285. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the drug Sapropterin, also known as Kuvan, to be added to the drug reimbursement programme. [35478/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      286. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delay in performing a tonsillectomy procedure in Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin 12 for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and...
    • National Dementia Strategy
      287. To ask the Minister for Health if the prevalence and incidence of dementia continue to follow current trends resulting in a trebling of its incidence within a generation; the plans to...
    • Disability Services Funding
      288. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding in the upcoming budget for independent living facilities for adults with learning disabilities; if he will consider the need for...
    • Nursing Home Services
      290. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 29 September 2015, if the value of the site transferred in 2009 can be disregarded and capped after three years,...
    • Departmental Staff Data
      291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Departmental officials who are allocated, involved and responsible for the introduction of universal health insurance; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      292. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is waiting for an orthopaedic procedure at University Hospital Galway; if he will...
    • Health Services
      293. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive supplies a meals-on-wheels service in County Roscommon; the number of persons in County Roscommon who availed of that service...
    • Psychological Services
      294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, as of 6 October 2015, separately detailed, who are currently active on the payroll in the child and adolescent mental health...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      295. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was referred for assessment or treatment by a psychiatrist in Dublin because there were no...
    • National Dementia Strategy
      296. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding persons living with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35543/15]
    • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
      297. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a Primary Medical Certificate by a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons, in tabular form, by public and voluntary hospital, who are currently waiting up to six; from six plus to 12; from 12 plus to 18; from 18...
    • General Practitioner Services
      299. To ask the Minister for Health given his pledge to extend free General Practitioner Care to all those under 18 years of age, the estimated full-year cost of same. [35570/15]
    • Primary Care Centre Provision
      301. To ask the Minister for Health the date of delivery for a primary care centre for a town (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35578/15]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      302. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the National Ambulance Service to be able to use the Eircode location system in its ambulances and emergency vehicles to identify individual...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      303. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35588/15]
    • National Dementia Strategy Implementation
      306. To ask the Minister for Health given that intensive Dementia specific home care packages under the national dementia strategy are currently delivered in eight areas linked to delayed...
    • Hospital Facilities
      307. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to re-open the former health care unit building on the grounds of the Community Hospital in Macroom in County Cork, as promised by the Health Service...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      308. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review eligibility for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35613/15]
    • Health Services Expenditure
      309. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of spend on capital health infrastructure from 2000 to 2010, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35619/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      310. To ask the Minister for Health when funds will be provided to enable a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 to undergo an operation in Saint James' Hospital in Dublin 8. [35630/15]
    • Ministerial Appointments
      311. To ask the Minister for Health the date of the appointment of a person (details supplied) as a policy adviser; the person's qualifications for that position; the salary received; and if he...
    • Health Services Provision
      312. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concern expressed in County Cavan due to the reduction in services at a health facility (details supplied) in the county; the proposals...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
      313. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in having the amount the person receives under the nursing home support scheme re-assessed; and if he will...
    • Medical Card Applications
      314. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35675/15]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      315. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate an ambulance in Millstreet in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35678/15]
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      317. To ask the Minister for Health the expenses incurred by the Health Service Executive for patients under the cross-Border directive since it came into effect, in tabular form; the number;...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      318. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national community nursing unit programme between the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority; the...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      319. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to re-open his Department's national lottery grant scheme for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35688/15]
    • Orthodontic Service Provision
      320. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive an appointment for orthodontic care, without further delay. [35715/15]
    • Vaccination Programme
      322. To ask the Minister for Health the reason parents are not given a copy of the patient information leaflet, prior to signing the consent form for the human papilloma virus vaccine, given...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
      323. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35741/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for a spinal operation at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      326. To ask the Minister for Health the Programme for Government commitments on health that he deems to be fully delivered, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35746/15]
    • Accident and Emergency Departments
      327. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the measures being taken to improve the situation in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35747/15]
    • General Practitioner Contracts
      328. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the rural practice allowance for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35748/15]
    • National Dementia Strategy Implementation
      329. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the national dementia strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35749/15]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      331. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that 24 persons with special needs, who are due to transition to an adult service in 2016, applied for placements in Gheel services; that they...
    • Hospital Services
      332. To ask the Minister for Health when the endoscopy suite at Roscommon County Hospital will be opened; the reason for the delay in sanctioning the posts to operate the suite; the number and...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      333. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to the Health Service Executive to provide resources, that is, properties, qualified staff and host families, to...
    • Primary Care Centres
      334. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concerns raised regarding the future of Dunfanaghy health centre in County Donegal, including the need for an upgrade, to avail of...
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      335. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to vacant posts not being filled in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, his plans to recognise the peripherality of Donegal's location...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issues of persons living with disability; his views on the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's estimates that living with a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      337. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address waiting times for hip and knee replacements for public patients; and if he will confirm that it can take nine to 12 months to receive an...
    • Hospital Services
      338. To ask the Minister for Health his views that early supported discharge is regarded as an integral part of high quality stroke services; his views that pilot programmes operating in the...
    • Health Services
      340. To ask the Minister for Health the response from the Health Service Executive following letters from a solicitor dated 2 July 2013, 27 February 2014 and 28 March 2014 raising very serious...
    • Smoking Ban
      341. To ask the Minister for Health the approach he will take on the roll-out of the blanket smoking ban in all Health Service Executive facilities, including facility grounds; if he will not...
    • Prescription Charges
      342. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the €2.50 surcharge for medication for persons with medical cards is fair, given that some medical card clients are on extremely low...
    • Early Childhood Care Education
      343. To ask the Minister for Health if a preschool special needs assistant will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [35812/15]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
      344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the calls on the British Government to release the files on the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [35371/15]
    • Passport Controls
      345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 10 February 2015, and the contradictory information on the Department website (details...
    • Trade Agreements
      346. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the current trade status with Japan; if this trade continues to grow; if Japanese companies are, or will be, involved...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the cost of the new credit-card-sized passport for European travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Consular Services Provision
      348. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the assistance given to a person (details supplied) who continues to be detained in Egypt awaiting trial. [35344/15]
    • Diplomatic Representation
      349. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the postponement of the trial of a person (details supplied) in Egypt, if he will adopt a different approach to the diplomatic...
    • Middle East Issues
      350. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 1 October 2015, his views on the deteriorating political, military and human rights situation...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United Nations General Assembly. [35347/15]
    • Consular Services Provision
      354. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the consultation and engagement his Department has had with the authorities in India following...
    • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
      355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase the overseas aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35609/15]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      356. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of reports that the former President of the United States of America, President Bill Clinton, is offering to assist in the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the peace agreement that was signed in August 2015 in South Sudan was discussed at recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council...
    • Human Rights Issues
      360. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call on the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's Irish embassy to condemn the brutality and...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of his recent visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35780/15]
    • Trade Sanctions
      364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact of sanctions against Russia on trade to and from Ireland; his position on the issue of sanctions; if he foresees the lifting of...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Site Acquisitions
      365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report from her Department on the efforts to secure a site of adequate dimensions in Buncrana in County Donegal,...
    • Education and Training Boards
      366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are official connections, structures or integrated service provisions between cross-Border educational organisations such as the...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the issue on a special needs assistant in a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available for schools to assist students with special needs; if supports are available for materials, adaptations, etc;...
    • Education Centre Network
      370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to resolve an issue (details supplied) regarding Education Centre directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35273/15]
    • Education Grants
      371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that Student Universal Support Ireland pays to Irish third level degree students attending public and private universities and...
    • Schools Establishment
      372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide an Educate Together national school in Dublin 6 and Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35276/15]
    • School Transport Availability
      373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that the bus route for a school (details supplied) in County Longford and a school in County Westmeath will not be separated,...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the commencement of all sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if she will provide a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the extra funding required to complete the building of a new extension for a school (details supplied) in County Longford;...
    • Education and Training Boards
      377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the education training boards Ireland; the primary and post-primary schools operated and managed by each board; the new primary and...
    • Site Acquisitions
      378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35383/15]
    • Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
      379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will recognise post-leaving certification courses in order that those attending these courses can receive the same support and assistance...
    • Education Grants
      380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate, and provide, the reasons students (details supplied) have not been granted their higher education grants; and if she...
    • Educational Psychological Service
      381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has a special dedicated provision of a National Educational Psychological Service...
    • School Staffing
      382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow a substitute teacher to be appointed to cover extra personal vacation days in small schools (details supplied); and if she...
    • Student Grant Scheme Administration
      383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant a decision on a Student Universal Support Ireland review for a person (details supplied). [35414/15]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the forthcoming five-year plan-capital...
    • Home Tuition Scheme Funding
      387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the reason the hourly rate for home tuition has changed from €38.87 per hour to €26.61 per hour; when this change came...
    • Schools Establishment
      388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for new schools; the estimated number required; the way in which the ethos will be determined; the way in which parents and communities...
    • School Accommodation
      389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of an application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork, which is necessary to...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide free school transport for a child (details supplied) In County Longford. [35502/15]
    • School Transport Applications
      392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35567/15]
    • Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
      393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new and renewal applications to Student Universal Support Ireland for the current academic year, received; refused; awaiting a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on works to be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35581/15]
    • Education Expenditure
      395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on the capital education infrastructure from 2000 to 2010, by county, in tabular form; the allocation for primary, secondary and...
    • Student Grants Data
      396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who received a third level maintenance grant; the amount spent on these grants for the academic year 2014-15; and if she...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application under the essential emergency works scheme lodged by a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when a decision...
    • Departmental Agencies Board Appointments
      399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that no conflict of interest exists between a person's (details supplied) membership of the board of the National Council for...
    • Early Childhood Care Education
      400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the early childhood care and education scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35646/15]
    • Education Expenditure
      401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to primary and post-primary education, for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each of the years 2008 to 2015 to...
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant an application for national lottery funding for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [35667/15]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the premises of three primary schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35668/15]
    • Technological Universities
      404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress towards forming the technological university in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35683/15]
    • School Accommodation
      405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school in County Longford. [35720/15]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a longstanding application for accommodation for a new school (details supplied) in County Longford will be approved, as the current...
    • School Funding
      408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if the direct funding to this and other schools in the same...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Meath receives a special needs assistant. [35763/15]
    • School Funding
      410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35796/15]
    • School Enrolments
      411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35809/15]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for a person (details supplied), who is deaf and who cannot participate in a certain course without the assistance of...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a preschool special needs assistant will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [35813/15]
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Nitrates Action Programme Implementation
      414. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the slurry spreading dates to reduce costs on farmers. [35350/15]
    • Redundancy Payments
      415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding enhanced redundancy for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35580/15]
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sources where a voluntary organisation (details supplied) involved in voluntary mentoring and the evaluation of new...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      417. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the allocated funding for housing in counties Longford and Westmeath for each of the years 2008 to 2015 to date. [35658/15]
    • NAMA Social Housing Provision
      418. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to recent proceedings of the Committee of Public Accounts, at which it was stated that 4,000 housing units...
    • Nitrates Usage
      414. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the slurry spreading dates to reduce costs on farmers. [35350/15]
    • Redundancy Payments
      415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding enhanced redundancy for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35580/15]
    • Voluntary Sector Funding
      416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sources where a voluntary organisation (details supplied) involved in voluntary mentoring and the evaluation of new...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      417. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated to housing allocations for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each of the years 2008 to 2015 to...
    • Leader Programmes Funding
      419. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the circumstances in which Leader funding can deliver training courses at no cost, when such courses have been provided...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      420. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to give direction to local authorities that a condition of planning of all new housing developments includes...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
      421. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the local authorities that recently received an extra tranche of funding for housing adaptation grant schemes for older...
    • Climate Change Policy
      422. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support the issues listed in the policy for climate change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Regeneration Projects Status
      423. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of social housing units that have been newly constructed and refurbished...
    • Homeless Accommodation Provision
      424. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost per modular housing unit; the size of the units per square meter; and the facilities available in each unit....
    • Building Regulations
      425. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      426. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money allocated to each local authority for the refurbishment or renovation of housing stock over the past...
    • Building Regulations
      427. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made in the provision of planning legislation to ensure more universal design of buildings, in...
    • Commercial Rates
      428. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding business rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Homelessness Strategy
      429. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps required by the European Commission to allow the Irish Government declare the homeless crisis an emergency; if...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
      430. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 which provides for a new scheme for the...
    • Fire Service
      432. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the national fire service to be able to use the Eircode location system in its fire vehicles and emergency...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
      433. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated in 2015 to social housing in the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      435. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the meetings or proposed meetings planned with an organisation (details supplied) in regard to independent living, housing...
    • Leader Programmes Funding
      436. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding was returned to his Department after the last round of Leader, as part of the rural development programme; and...
    • Building Regulations
      437. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the review of building regulations; if he will further clarify the wider consultation his...
    • Irish Water Remit
      438. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department provided Irish Water with the necessary regulations to enable it to take temporary on-site sewage works...
    • Animal Welfare
      439. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if scanning for microchips is compulsory in all dog pounds. [35629/15]
    • Leader Programmes Applications
      441. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 722 of 6 October 2015, the reason there is such a disparity in the payment rates...
    • Proposed Legislation
      442. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the maritime area and foreshore (amendment) Bill 2013 to be introduced in the Houses of the Oireachtas;...
    • Water Charges Administration
      443. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Fire Safety Regulations
      444. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given questions raised regarding the National Asset Management Agency controlled Prospect Hill development at Leaders'...
    • Capital Assistance Scheme Administration
      446. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of his Department's funding of a cancelled building proposal (details supplied) on a site at Dromahair in...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Invasive Mollusc Species
      447. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the location where the sample of Asian Clam extracted from the River Shannon at Lanesboro in June 2015 by Inland...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      449. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amendments to the strategy he proposes following public consultation; when he expects to procure a contractor to...
    • Building Regulations
      450. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to give direction to local authorities that a condition of planning of all new housing developments includes...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      451. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding broadband in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Energy Production
      452. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for an update on the ongoing consultation process on payment mechanisms for micro-generators exporting their surplus...
    • Bord na Móna
      453. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the serious lack of discussion and complete breakdown in communication between the board of directors...
    • National Broadband Plan Expenditure
      454. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the initial outlay planned for infrastructure and capital Investment 2016 to 2021 for the national broadband...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Driver Licences
      455. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the disqualification period of six months for neurological disorders group 1 - entitlement based on Oxford Diabetes Library - in...
    • Taxi Regulations
      456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35607/15]
    • Tourism Promotion
      457. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the resources Fáilte Ireland deploys in promoting tourism in County Donegal; the number and location of Fáilte Ireland offices...
    • Motor Insurance Coverage
      458. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Question No. 65 of 23 September 2015, his views on whether a person is not being unacceptably exploited if significant charges...
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      459. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnród Éireann plans to improve its WiFi service on its train service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35267/15]
    • Road Safety
      460. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of accidents that have occurred at a motorway junction (details supplied) since it opened; the plans his Department has to...
    • Taxi Regulations
      461. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding obtaining a hackney licence in each of the past five years, the number of persons who have taken the area familiarisation tests...
    • Pension Provisions
      462. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support former Aer Lingus workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/15]
    • Light Rail Projects Provision
      463. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to advance the Luas Lucan line project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35576/15]
    • Rail Services
      464. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will make contact with Iarnród Éireann in order to assess the reason there are not enough rail carriages in...
    • Transport Infrastructure
      465. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a breakdown of funding allocated to counties Westmeath and Longford for the provision of road maintenance in each of the years from...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      468. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's latest estimate of the notional steady-state expenditure required to maintain regional and local roads in their current...
    • Driver Licences
      469. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the event of the expiration of a person's learner permit or provisional licence, if there is a time limit on renewing it; and if so,...
    • Railway Stations Upgrade
      470. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to hold discussions with Iarnród Éireann to progress the re-opening of Killucan railway station in County Westmeath,...
    • Roads Maintenance Funding
      471. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a request for emergency funding from Cork County Council to carry out necessary and vital repairs to the numerous...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Special Areas of Conservation Appeals
      472. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Question No. 348 of 30 April 2013, when the special area of conservation appeal will take place; the reason for the delay;...

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