Written answers
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Surveillance Operations
6. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if permission was granted for the telephone surveillance or phone-tapping of any Member of the 31st Dáil Éireann during the lifetime of...
- Garda Operations
8. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of Operation Thor; if she has provided additional resources or sanction for the allocation of resources to facilitate it in fulfilling...
- Paramilitary Groups
10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her efforts to combat criminality by paramilitary organisations in the Leinster and Ulster Border region, further to the agreement of A Fresh...
- Garda Reserve
12. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality how the Garda Síochána Reserve can be better utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3023/16]
- Garda Investigations
13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to establish an independent inquiry into the actions of all relevant State agencies related to the circumstances surrounding the death of a person...
- Garda Deployment
14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the assignment of new Garda Síochána recruits since the reopening of Templemore Training College, by division; and if she will confirm...
- Refugee Numbers
15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the low level of refugee applications to the State under the European Union's relocation plan; and if she will make a statement on...
- Communications Surveillance
16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that her proposed review of legislation will ensure the inclusion of independent judicial oversight over applications for data...
- Garda Promotions
17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her reform programme has been successful to date; if she is satisfied with the manner in which promotions in An Garda Síochána are...
- Garda Station Closures
18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reopen any of the Garda Síochána stations that were closed over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed actions of the independent review mechanism, with particular reference to the number of cases where follow-on action was recommended;...
- Prisoner Transfers
20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a transfer by a person (details supplied) detained in Maghaberry Prison in County Antrim; and if she will make a...
- Military Aircraft Landings
21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has had discussions with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence or the Department of Transport, Tourism and...
- Stardust Fire
22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her investigations into the Stardust tragedy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2845/16]
- Military Aircraft Landings
23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has has discussed carrying out of an assessment of the risk posed to Ireland by publicity surrounding the use by the Military of the United...
- Migrant Integration
24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure the regularisation of undocumented migrants in the State through a fair and pragmatic system as outlined by the Migrant Rights Centre in...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the nature of the further investigations proposed into those cases selected from the independent review mechanism; and if she will make a...
- Legislative Programme
26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of legislation on community courts including progress to date and when she will introduce it; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Garda Strength
27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is concerned at the number of gardaí leaving An Garda Síochána compared to the number of new recruits; and if she will make...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to facilitate an appeals process to the independent review mechanism that has examined allegations of malpractice by An Garda Síochána....
- Garda Resources
29. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her priorities for the expansion of recruitment to An Garda Síochána, the upgrading of the telecommunications equipment and training,...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is acceptable that in the panel of a barrister's review of the case of a person (details supplied), the person was not interviewed; and if...
- Crime Prevention
32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she continues, through An Garda Síochána, to combat gun crime, drug gangs, the intimidation of witnesses, people...
- Department of Social Protection
- Departmental Staff Retirements
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a submission (details supplied); if she will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make...
- Departmental Staff Redeployment
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who has been on a transfer list for over 12 years, is...
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the guidelines used by deciding officers and appeals officers when deciding claims and appeals, under the illness benefit scheme in...
- Farm Assist Scheme
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is considering giving credits to farmers who were in receipt of farm assist and who until 2008 were precluded from paying...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter (details supplied) regarding social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3375/16]
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to end discrimination of older women when applying for the State pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Benefits
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter concerning invalidity pensions (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Applications
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter (details supplied) regarding carer's allowance in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who was advised to maintain a carer's allowance. [3380/16]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average cost of each additional apprenticeship, Springboard, and career traineeship place; and if she will make a statement on...
- Illness Benefit Applications
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the illness benefit scheme, including why the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will finalise an appeal (details supplied) in County Mayo. [3401/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will issue a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme;...
- Social Insurance
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is reviewing a matter (details supplied) including her efforts to resolve it; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Staff Retirements
50. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3287/16]
- Tax Code
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding tax individualisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/16]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Protection
52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why so little money was allocated to the provision of coastal defence works at the Murrough in County Wicklow; if he is aware of the...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of works required on a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/16]
- Departmental Staff Retirements
59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to end the financial emergency measures in the public interest early; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/16]
- Ministerial Staff
61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a personal assistant to a Minister is eligible for the voluntary early retirement when Dáil Éireann is dissolved; and if he...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timetable for restoration of all Civil Service and public service pension cuts and his views on a mechanism for future pension...
- Forestry Grants
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received a submission from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine about a matter (details supplied) regarding forestry;...
- Flood Prevention Measures
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to carry out maintenance and drainage work on the Graddum river that flows from Graddum lake in Crosserlough parish, and...
- Public Sector Pensions
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when increases in public service pensions will be linked to the consumer price index; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/16]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Staff Retirements
66. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Employment Rights
67. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding former workers of Clerys department store; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Zero-hour Contracts
68. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of zero-hour workers, including if workers can be held in this status for ten years; if State agencies employ such workers;...
- Departmental Agencies
69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his officials, staff or advisers are informed on a regular basis of pending job announcements by the Industrial Development Agency...
- Job Creation
71. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on reports from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and others that outline how job creation is not...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Staff Retirements
72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of an appeal under the 2015 basic payment scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo including when it will be paid; and if he will make a...
- Fish Quotas
78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the quota management advisory committee will meet; if he will request it to revise the catch limits for the months of February,...
- Departmental Offices
79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to close the district veterinary office in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/16]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) has not received payment under the basic payment scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he allowed Teagasc to lease more land to Dawn Meats and Dawn Farm Foods at Mellows campus in Athenry, County Galway; the purpose...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [3347/16]
- Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the term of the present chief executive officer of Horse Racing Ireland will be completed; if he is eligible for reappointment...
- Food Industry Development
84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a submission to the European Union objecting to Cyprus’s application for protected designated of origin in...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why the payment to a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme 2016 was €1,200 less than the payment to the...
- Harbour Authorities Properties
86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to support a matter concerning Howth Harbour (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3364/16]
- TAMS Applications
87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has applied for grant aid under the nutrient management system can amend the...
- Animal Welfare
88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of this horrific incidence of animal cruelty (details supplied) in County Carlow; the action he will take to ensure...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications
89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person did not receive payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme; if a person can appeal a decision; and if he will...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive payment under the young farmer national reserve payment scheme;...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the agri-environment options scheme and the 2015 areas...
- Workplace Safety
93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline for persons to avail of training in the spraying of chemicals and pesticides; if he is aware that the...
- Farmers Charter of Rights
94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money his Department has paid in salaries for the farmers charter review group and for the farmers charter monitoring...
- Fish Farming
96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 479, 489 and 490 of 9 June 2015 regarding information on salmon farms operating outside their...
- Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Payments
98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3460/16]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Recruitment
99. To ask the Minister for Defence when he will open applications for cadets to the Naval Service. [3400/16]
- Departmental Staff Retirements
100. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/16]
- Easter Rising Commemorations
101. To ask the Minister for Defence if in 2016 he will present a special medal to all living members of the Defence Forces, serving and retired, in recognition of their service and as a...
- Defence Forces Properties
102. To ask the Minister for Defence to carry out a feasibility study and investigate possible future uses of this facility of Columb Military Barracks in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [3360/16]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for a visa by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3352/16]
- Departmental Properties
104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works will make the former Garda Síochána station at Balitore, County Kildare available for community use; and...
- Departmental Staff Retirements
105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a submission (details supplied); if she will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Vetting Applications
106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda Síochána clearance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3333/16]
- Gambling Legislation
107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans, including the introduction of a gambling commission, to counter the epidemic of gambling, including gambling addiction, among amateur...
- Property Registration Authority
108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the core business of the Property Registration Authority involves examining applications for title registrations; if the State, as custodian...
- Northern Ireland Issues
109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3371/16]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why voluntary workers need separate Garda Síochána vetting for each organisation in which they are involved, given the length of time...
- Migrant Integration
111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted to date as part of our commitment to take 4,000 refugees; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Road Traffic Offences
112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality since 1 August 2015, the number of cyclists on a pedal cycle convicted of cycling without reasonable consideration, having no front lamp or rear...
- Garda Resources
113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate resources are available to An Garda Síochána to enable it to combat all aspects of modern crime; if extra resources are...
- Garda Strength
114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the strength of An Garda Síochána will increase over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3437/16]
- Garda Resources
115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has access to the most modern forensics to facilitate the fight against crime, including state-of-the-art...
- Garda Strength
116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the strength of An Garda Síochána as at 31 December in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3439/16]
- Organised Crime
117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of criminal gangs apprehended, prosecuted and incarcerated in each of the past eight years; and if she will make a...
- Criminal Assets Bureau
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Criminal Assets Bureau has successfully prosecuted and convicted various criminal elements over the past eight years; if funds have been...
- Crime Levels
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the number of crimes reported to An Garda Síochána has fluctuated over the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Garda Strength
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the necessary resources to increase Garda Síochána strength at the various Garda Síochána stations...
- Firearms Seizures
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for the illegal possession of guns in each of the past eight years to date; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Deportation Orders
123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a case pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Departmental Staff Retirements
124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Children in Care
125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures he is taking to reduce the number of children who are in care but who have not yet received a written care plan, which...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the European Union Directive 2004/18/EC will have consequences for funding for Tusla Child and Family Agency, given that proposals have...
- Family Resource Centres
127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that family resource centres have stated that they have to raise funds to cover the cost of light, heat, rent and so on in...
- Child and Family Agency Staff Recruitment
130. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new social workers Tusla Child and Family Agency will recruit in 2016 further to its budget 2016 increase; the average cost...
- Department of Health
- Self-Harm Incidence
131. To ask the Minister for Health if he has major concerns regarding increased incidences of self-harming among young boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3365/16]
- Departmental Staff Retirements
132. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3289/16]
- Health Services Allowances
133. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an application for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [3301/16]
- Hospital Beds Data
134. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals for each of the years 2008 to 2015 by public, private and non-designated hospitals in...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
135. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3305/16]
- Dental Services Provision
136. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expand on a very limited service whereby a child who has a painful tooth is only examined in respect of that tooth, while the remainder of the teeth...
- Health Services Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an audiologist for the adult clinic in the county clinic in Ennis, County Clare; when did the audiologist take leave; when will the audiologist...
- Health Services
138. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a decision by the Health Service Executive for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/16]
- Community Care Provision
139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community intervention teams in each community health care organisation; and the funding allocated for the teams in 2016. [3340/16]
- Cancer Services
140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of cancer treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3342/16]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
141. To ask the Minister for Health if the Interdepartmental agency working group set up to examine the nursing home subvention scheme is in operation; the number of meetings; if it will seek...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
142. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide further funding to the Health Service Executive to deal with the waiting list for Scoliosis operations; if the present waiting lists are...
- Health Services
143. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding support for arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3363/16]
- Services for People with Disabilities
144. To ask the Minister for Health to support St. Joseph's Association for the Intellectually Disabled in Portrane, County Dublin, in its campaign against the chronic shortage of nursing staff;...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
145. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3368/16]
- Medical Card Administration
146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3369/16]
- Primary Care Centre Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health to support a matter regarding the provision of a new primary care unit (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/16]
- Services for People with Disabilities
148. To ask the Minister for Health to support funding for a person (details supplied) with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3379/16]
- Dental Services Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reopen the dental clinics in Cahersiveen, Daingean Uí Chúis and Listowel and extend the Killorglin part-time clinic to a full-time clinic...
- Dental Services
152. To ask the Minister for Health why dental hygienists cannot practise on their own but only as part of a dental practice, given that dental hygiene is a separate profession. [3407/16]
- Hospital Appointment Status
153. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery in Cappagh hospital in Finglas, Dublin 11, for a person (details supplied). [3414/16]
- Health Services Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a case, including when the person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive therapy through Health Service Executive in the midlands. [3417/16]
- Health Services Funding
157. To ask the Minister for Health the changes to the funding of Western Care by the Health Service Executive for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3434/16]
- Zero-hour Contracts
158. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concerns of the Health Service Executive regarding banning zero-hour contracts because of cost implications; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
159. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation at Waterford University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, including the person's place on the waiting...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Staff Retirements
160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Overseas Development Aid Oversight
161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the checks in place to ensure that development aid funds are not used for the supply of military equipment; and if he will give a...
- Human Rights Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to support a matter concerning the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3366/16]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Staff Retirements
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her views on a submission (details supplied); if she will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Accommodation
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 20 January 2016 in respect of a date for sanctioning an extension to a school (details supplied) in...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently expedite and grant an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which was submitted in June...
- School Transport Eligibility
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a child (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused school transport given that the school the child is attending is closer to the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress in providing permanent accommodation for the Educate Together school in Claregalway in County Galway; and if she will...
- Conarthaí Múinteoireachta
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nach bhfuil tuarastal á íoc le múinteoir (sonraí tugtha) don tréimhse 27/8/15 go 17/11/15; céard...
- Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she received and if she will look favourably upon an application from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo under the summer works scheme...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding support for pupils with autism (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3406/16]
- Education Schemes
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools status has still not been reinstated for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if she...
- Schools Building Projects Status
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building of a permanent school for Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna in Knocklyon, Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Third Level Institutions
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of legal action current or pending initiated by the Institute of Technology in Tallaght, Dublin 24 whether on behalf of management or...
- School Transport Eligibility
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [3459/16]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Departmental Staff Retirements
177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Leader Programmes Administration
178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of plans received to deliver the Leader Programme 2014 to 2020; the number of these that relate to areas where...
- Wastewater Treatment
179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the process for a group of residents in a private development to receive grant assistance for upgrading a communal septic...
- Drainage Schemes
180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the removal of gravel and silt from rivers that flood adjoining properties; if any European or Irish...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is sufficient staffing and expertise in the technical departments of local authorities to deliver increased build...
- Waste Management
182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take into account the concerns about tyre waste regulations of the Irish Tyre Industry Association and the...
- Departmental Schemes
183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he provides a scheme to assist in the renovation and modernisation of a private dwelling (details supplied) to make it...
- Urban Renewal Schemes
184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why no funding was allocated under the urban regeneration project schemes for regeneration in Cavan town as it was...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Departmental Staff Retirements
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Mobile Telephony
187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the proposal to ban roaming mobile telephone charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3433/16]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Departmental Staff Retirements
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a submission (details supplied); if he will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Swimming Pool Projects
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for the local authority swimming pool programme following his request to chief executive officers of local...
- Sport and Recreational Development
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates, details of, and decisions made at all meetings between his officials and elected and non-elected representatives regarding a...
- Motor Insurance Regulation
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to introduce legislation compelling motor insurance companies to insure vehicles that are ten years or older and which have a valid...
- Roads Maintenance Funding
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reintroduce a funding stream for specific improvement grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3451/16]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Staff Retirements
196. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a submission (details supplied); if she will reply to the requests in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
- National Parks Projects
197. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to urgently approve the required staff for Killarney House and gardens in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
