Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2016
- Department of Social Protection
- JobPath Implementation
1. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that persons on JobPath schemes operated by Turas Nua are prevented from transferring to community education schemes; how she will...
- Departmental Staff Data
2. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of clerical officer posts that have been filled by transfers in Co. Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6619/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will make a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the carer's allowance scheme; the reason for...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
4. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will increase rent support for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6289/16]
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
5. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6296/16]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount she spent on rent supplement in 2015; the number of households she assisted; the average monthly rent supplement she paid per household in...
- Rural Social Scheme Expenditure
8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of providing an additional 600 places under the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6327/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
- Public Sector Pensions
10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors. [6381/16]
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to allow persons selected under the JobPath scheme (details supplied) to qualify for advertised community employment schemes and to take up any...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to support an appeal by a family (details supplied) in Dublin 3 under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will grant an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the partial capacity benefit scheme; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will make a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to ensure that a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin under the invalidity pension scheme is processed without delay; and if she...
- Passport Applications
16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to put special provisions in place to facilitate first-time passport applicants, given the requirement for them to submit a public services card with...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement...
- Water Conservation Grant Data
18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid out in water conservation grants in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6505/16]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a jobseeker's allowance is payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6523/16]
- Widow's Pension Eligibility
20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in amending a PRSI contribution record for a person (details supplied) to facilitate eligibility under the widows, widower's...
- Severe Weather Events Expenditure
21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total funding drawn down to assist victims of the recent flooding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6567/16]
- One-Parent Family Payment Payments
22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to restore the one-parent family payment whilst applications under the domiciliary care allowance and the carer's allowance are pending for a person...
- Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility
23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been awarded partial capacity benefit of 75% will not be able to receive a top-up of the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in forwarding the file of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to the appeals office to facilitate the case in...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the Carer's Allowance Scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why Intreo is writing to recipients of long-tern rent supplement and stating that it will suspend their payments if they do not transfer across to...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will make a statement...
- Disability Allowance Applications
35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Data
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged between 18 and 25 years of age who are in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, by €100, €144 and €188,...
- Departmental Contracts Data
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board appointment...
- Post Office Network
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why she issued correspondence encouraging social protection recipients, especially jobseekers who work casually and part time, to use banks and...
- Disability Allowance Applications
41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person in receipt of a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension who falls ill is not entitled to illness benefit even though...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for an overpayment to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6840/16]
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details given) in County Carlow was not eligible for more than 14 months employment on a community employment scheme. [6856/16]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has lost an entitlement to a rent allowance; why this person cannot receive support from a community...
- State Properties Data
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by her Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of...
- Community Employment Schemes Administration
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy changes she has initiated in respect of community employment schemes in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Community Employment Schemes Data
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in, and the location of, community employment schemes in Dublin 15 in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she...
- Public Sector Pensions
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to address the anomaly whereby those who must retire from the public sector at 65 years of age do not receive a pension until they reach 66 years of...
- Disability Allowance Applications
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will issue a decision on a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7000/16]
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons on illness benefit from before 2009 prior to changes in criteria and who are on long-term illness benefit will be assessed under new...
- Community Welfare Services Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection how she will assess the impact on the changes in service provision arising from the withdrawal of Community Welfare Service access to customers; when...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath under the carer's allowance scheme. [7171/16]
- Invalidity Pension Applications
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the invalidity pension scheme; and if she will make a statement...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will increase rent support in line with market trends for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent support remains available or outstanding to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Free Travel Scheme Administration
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make changes to the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7202/16]
- One-Parent Family Payment Data
64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parents who are no longer eligible for the one-parent family payment and who are in receipt of the jobseeker's transition payment...
- Departmental Staff Redeployment
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her policies regarding the provision of cover staff, or funding for cover staff, in her Department's Disability Allowance Section so that cover is...
- Departmental Funding
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7245/16]
- Department of Finance
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of meetings held since November 2015 with the insurance industry; if he has reached agreement in respect of homeowners being refused flood cover...
- Property Tax Administration
70. To ask the Minister for Finance to initiate a working group to address the issue of persons in private estates or apartments having to pay full management fees and property tax on their net...
- Motor Insurance
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to curb the escalating costs of motor insurance; the working groups he has established to deal with this issue; when he established...
- NAMA Portfolio
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of acres of residential land the National Assets Management Agency controls directly or has an interest in through loans owed to it by county. [6302/16]
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure by the National Assets Management Agency's on providing social housing and on providing offices to date, by year; and the agency's projected...
- NAMA Debtors
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of debtors who have exited the National Assets Management Agency to date; the number of these who have repaid their debts in full; the total...
- NAMA Loan Book Value
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the final amount the National Assets Management Agency is expected to recover on its debts relative to the €74 billion of loans it acquired; and the...
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of tax relief for real estate investment trusts since they were established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6307/16]
- Tax Relief Costs
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of tax relief and exemptions availed of by private landlords, including mortgage interest relief, for each of the years 2011 to 2015. [6308/16]
- Local Authority Members' Remuneration
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if the lump sum paid to local authority members who retired at the 2014 local elections is taxable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6338/16]
- IBRC Liquidation
81. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [6343/16]
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy initiatives he has introduced to facilitate the National Asset Management Agency in providing social housing units; the number of such units these...
- Tax Code
83. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the tax system for distressed debt and other financial assets so that speculation on distressed residential debt is penalised rather than...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the financial assistance he will provide to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with reference to the purchase of a specifically adapted vehicle; and...
- Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles
85. To ask the Minister for Finance the income, gains and associated taxes paid in respect of qualifying investor funds investing in real estate since their introduction; the tax paid by their...
- Tax Relief Data
89. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 26 May 2015 to provide the composition of the €480 million of discretionary non-pension...
- Tax Yield
90. To ask the Minister for Finance why Corporation Tax receipts are 87 per cent ahead of target in the first three months of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6400/16]
- Banking Operations
91. To ask the Minister for Finance his knowledge of the Bank of Ireland's involvement with the US Government's contractors, Dyncorp, organisers of Central Intelligence Agency rendition flights...
- State Claims Agency
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the names of the barristers he appointed to each of the State Claims Agency panels; the fees each barrister received in 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he...
- VAT Yield
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT he collected from the sale of new residential units in 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6452/16]
- Property Tax Administration
94. To ask the Minister for Finance if owners of more than one property, which are each subject to the local property tax, may pay all their tax liabilities through the post office network; and...
- EU Directives
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of submissions made in respect of the 4th European Union Anti-Money Laundering Directive and Funds Transfer Regulation - Public Consultation on...
- Financial Services Regulation
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of claims that the Central Bank of Ireland is turning default and judgment mortgages into derivatives and selling them to investment funds at...
- Tax Credits
97. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 138 and 139 of 6 April 2016, if he will provide further details of each of the tax credits referred to and the...
- Tax Code
107. To ask the Minister for Finance why a cohabiting couple is not allowed to be assessed as a married couple for tax purposes whereby a person who is in full-time employment is not able to...
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration
108. To ask the Minister for Finance how he can assist persons who are unable to avail of the home renovation incentive scheme due to builders not signing off on the documentation needed for the...
- Insurance Coverage
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of insurance for first responders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6651/16]
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
110. To ask the Minister for Finance to review an application from a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for a refund of VAT and vehicle registration tax under the disabled driver and...
- Fiscal Data
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the updated figures for the projected fiscal space for each of the years from 2016 to 2018. [6669/16]
- Departmental Contracts Data
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded and each State board appointment made by...
- Seized Property
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of smuggling to the Exchequer; the seizures by category in 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6719/16]
- Excise Duties Yield
114. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6720/16]
- Property Tax Administration
115. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his recommendation to freeze the evaluation of property tax until November 2019, his plans to implement the recommendations of the Thornhill...
- Tax Code
116. To ask the Minister for Finance to ensure that in the case of Irish small and medium-sized enterprises whose loans have been sold to a foreign vulture fund, it is the vulture fund which is...
- State Properties Data
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his...
- VAT Exemptions
118. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will issue a guidance note on the effect of the changes to Schedule 1 for VAT exemptions in the Finance Bill where standard...
- Tax Avoidance
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will be take to ensure all Irish registered companies comply with tax laws, given the release of the Panama papers; and if he will make a...
- Insurance Coverage
120. To ask the Minister for Finance to immediately consult with the insurance industry, which is refusing to quote the owners of vehicles with new hackney licences, given that this is precluding...
- Tax Credits
121. To ask the Minister for Finance to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is awarded the widowed person or surviving civil partner tax credit, to which the person has...
- Tax Code
122. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which goods imported from China are subject to higher than average import tariffs, resulting in a doubling of the cost, if any improvements will...
- Insurance Coverage
124. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on an insurance company (details supplied) not issuing quotations without an Eircode reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7219/16]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Protection
125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of coastal works planned at Murrough, Wicklow town; and if he has carried out any study to ascertain if these works will be...
- Departmental Contracts Data
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of companies that applied under an Office of Government Procurement tender for multi-supplier framework agreements for the...
- Public Procurement Contracts
127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to review a number of regulations in the tendering process for Government contracts, namely, the need for the company that is tendering...
- Flood Prevention Measures
128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which procedures are in hand or measures in place or pending to address the issues of flooding that have recurred at...
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of meetings held since November 2015 with the insurance industry; if he has reached agreement in respect of home owners being...
- Land Acquisition
131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the transfer of land at Knockmitten Park in Clondalkin in Dublin 22 to South Dublin County Council, including when this...
- Departmental Funding
132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department. [6561/16]
- Public Sector Staff Data
133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of clerical officer posts that have become vacant in the public service in County Roscommon since 2013; the number from the...
- Flood Relief Schemes
134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will support an issue regarding flood damage in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will...
- Departmental Contracts Data
135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 6 April 2016, the number of positions filled and the number remaining to be filled, by...
- Flood Relief Schemes Data
137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the inter-departmental policy co-ordination group on applications for relocation following recent flooding events will make its...
- Departmental Properties
138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under...
- Traffic Management
139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to convene a meeting between Fingal County Council and Dublin County Council to address the traffic issues at the Ashtown gate in the...
- Office of Public Works Properties
142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the location of properties, formerly used as Garda Síochána stations, currently in the ownership of the Office of Public...
- Drainage Schemes
143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to carry out major drainage work on the River Erne system in County Cavan due to the ongoing problems with flooding in its...
- Pension Provisions
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in establishing an interdepartmental group to examine the issue of those who are forced to retire at 65 years of age but...
- Flood Risk Management
148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he has taken since it emerged that the committee which was established four years ago to deal with flooding has yet to be...
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who is paying exorbitant home insurance premiums because of an estate being...
- Building Regulations
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a fire safety certificate has been obtained for a building (details supplied) in Dublin 8 following its refurbishment and if a fire...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Funding
152. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to provide a funding stream for a project (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [7222/16]
- Employment Rights
153. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to recognise the au pair programme officially; and if he plans to recognise au pairs as a separate category of worker under...
- Workplace Relations Services Staff
154. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of requests he received from the Workplace Relations Commission seeking permission to employ additional staff and the...
- Company Closures
155. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts being made to secure replacement permanent work for the 140 workers who lost their jobs due to the closure of the BOSE...
- Regional Development Initiatives
157. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will address the concerns for regional development in the south east following the closure of a pharmaceutical plant (details...
- Departmental Operations
158. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board...
- State Properties Data
159. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of vacant State properties and land, including carparks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies...
- Corporate Governance
160. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation why there is no forensic accountant at the office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; his plans to rectify this; and if he will...
- Company Law
161. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to extend or make permanent the exemption contained in section 279 of the Companies Act which allows companies that are incorporated...
- Community Enterprise Centres
162. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of funding he has provided in his Estimates for 2016 to enable the vision of community enterprise centres, given the...
- Home Care Packages Provision
163. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policies he is pursuing to encourage more persons to enter the home care sector and to secure sustainable levels of pay for the...
- IDA Site Visits
164. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency Ireland client visits in quarter 1 of 2016 by county in tabular form; and if he will make...
- IDA Jobs Data
165. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland by county at 31 December 2015 and at 31 March 2016 in...
- Enterprise Ireland
166. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland by county at 31 December 2015 and at 31 March 2016 in tabular form; and if he will...
- Workplace Relations Services
168. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will receive an appointment for a hearing at the Workplace Relations Commission. [7155/16]
- Departmental Funding
171. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grants available from his Department to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Maolú na hAlban
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir le hiarratas ar theidlíochtaí faoi "Mhaolú na hAlban" (Scottish...
- Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme Appeals
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make a decision on an appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the areas of natural...
- Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme Applications
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of stocking density for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6340/16]
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the farm payment scheme; and if he will make a...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the area aid payment scheme. [6358/16]
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the basic payment scheme. [6369/16]
- GLAS Applications
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme for...
- Basic Payment Scheme Administration
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of unused funds from the 2015 National Reserve and from the clawback arising from the sale of entitlements without land in...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to dispose of the waste materials which will be removed during the dredging works at Killybegs Pier in County Donegal; the...
- Fish Farming
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 27 January 2016, which four sites operated by Marine Harvest Ireland he is examining for...
- Aquaculture Licences
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out separately the moneys spent by Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the Marine Institute and his Department as a result of Bord Iascaigh...
- Aquaculture Development
183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 20 January 2016, if he will appoint a senior counsel to undertake the proposed review of...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (detail supplied) in County Kerry under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme and the green...
- Young Farmers Scheme
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the young farmers scheme; the reason for the delay;...
- GLAS Payments
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to persons (details supplied) in County Galway under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the...
- Basic Payment Scheme Administration
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for applicants under the 2016 national reserve scheme; when the scheme will open for applications; and if he...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make payment to a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Payments
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the sheep technology scheme; and if he will make a...
- Young Farmers Scheme
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will process a payment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the young farmers payment scheme; the reason for...
- Dairy Sector
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to address the ongoing challenges in the dairy and milk sector; if the sector was sufficiently warned of...
- Common Fisheries Policy
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his assessment of the challenges facing the fisheries sector due to the implementation of the European Union Common Fisheries Policy;...
- Agriculture Scheme Penalties
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received the promised reimbursement for a penalty levied in error for the...
- GLAS Applications
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; why...
- Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on an appeal under the basic payment scheme; and if he will...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing payments to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the disadvantaged areas scheme and...
- Young Farmers Scheme
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the young farmers capital investment scheme; and if...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6585/16]
- Afforestation Programme
201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6587/16]
- Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the basic payments scheme; and if he will make a...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Number 208 of 26 January 2016, when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the reduction in payments for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- GLAS Applications
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare was refused under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will...
- Harbours and Piers Maintenance
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide funding to carry out a dredging programme at Howth Harbour in County Dublin in 2016; and if he will make a statement on...
- Young Farmers Scheme
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pay a grant to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the farmer and natural reserve schemes 2015; if he takes...
- Basic Payment Scheme Administration
210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make a decision on an application under the private contract clause submitted by a person (details supplied) in County...
- Departmental Contracts Data
211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board appointment...
- Fishing Fleet Protection
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was submitted to his office in November 2015; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is recruiting persons with degrees in equine science, and if so, where a person can apply or submit an expression of interest;...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo under the rural environment protection scheme. [6753/16]
- GLAS Payments
215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme. [6754/16]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo under the agri-environment options scheme. [6755/16]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the Scottish derogation; and if he will make a statement...
- Agriculture Scheme Appeals
218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals
219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will...
- GLAS Payments
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in paying a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under tranche 1 of the green low-carbon...
- Commonage Framework Plans
221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a software problem and is encountering difficulties in recognising a particular commonage in an area (details...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the agri-environment options...
- Afforestation Programme
223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a matter (details supplied) regarding forestry plantation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6824/16]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment of entitlements which a person (details supplied) in County Wexford transferred to another person in 2015;...
- Single Payment Scheme Appeals
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the result of an appeal and review for a person (details supplied) following an application to the agriculture appeals office in...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite a payment top-up for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry which was due in January 2016 under the single payment...
- Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the income he considers as off-farm income for joint applicants under the national reserve scheme and under the young farmers scheme;...
- Commonage Framework Plans
228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the method of selection of agricultural planners to prepare plans for commonages under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme;...
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will appoint a director to the agriculture appeals office; when the vacancy occurred; the number of appeals awaiting...
- State Properties Data
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the Scottish derogation; and if he will make a...
- GLAS Eligibility
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he gives equal priority to special area of conservation, special protection area and natural heritage area lands when selecting...
- GLAS Data
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who have natural heritage area lands but no special protection area or special areas of conservation and who...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue an outstanding payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the single payment scheme; if the...
- Agriculture Scheme Data
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has made all outstanding farm support payments in 2015; if any payments prior to that are still outstanding...
- Severe Weather Events Response
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he recognises that the same weather cycle that caused flood damage and loss of fodder to farmers was also responsible for creating...
- Animal Disease Controls
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7229/16]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Equipment
240. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 611 of 6 April 2016, wherein he stated there is no arms trade from Ireland to Israel, to clarify his position regarding...
- Air Corps Equipment
241. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the replacement of aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6320/16]
- Military Medals
242. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of the report into the incident on board the LÉ Cliona on 29 May 1962. [6418/16]
- Defence Forces Reserve
243. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of a request for a transfer by a member (details supplied) of the Reserve Defence Force; when he will make a decision on this; the reason for the...
- Defence Forces Parades
244. To ask the Minister for Defence to make a decision on allowing the Defences Forces to be present at the Old Fair Day in Tubbercurry, County Sligo, which is taking place this year on 10...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
245. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to commence a recruitment drive for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6635/16]
- Departmental Contracts Data
246. To ask the Minister for Defence the details of each Statutory Instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State Board appointment made by him...
- Defence Forces Expenditure
247. To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of the presence of the Defence Forces at Shannon Airport protecting civilian troop carriers and military planes of the United States of America, by...
- State Properties Data
248. To ask the Minister for Defence the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his...
- Defence Forces Expenditure
249. To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of the presence of the Defence Forces at Shannon Airport protecting civilian troop carriers and military planes of the United States of America, by...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
250. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of applications approved and the number of positions taken up to join the Reserve Defence Force, by Army and by Navy, in each of the years 2012 to...
- Defence Forces Reserve
255. To ask the Minister for Defence if there is any legislative impediment to members of the Reserve Defence Force serving overseas alongside their colleagues in the Permanent Defence Forces;...
- Defence Forces Strength
256. To ask the Minister for Defence the up-to-date strength of the Permanent Defence Force, by Army, by Naval Service, by Air Corps, by ranks and by gender; and if he will make a statement on...
- Overseas Missions Data
259. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are involved and the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a statement...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
260. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Permanent Defence Forces have taken on in 2016 to date by the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a...
- Overseas Missions
261. To ask the Minister for Defence when he will dispatch the L E Róisín to the Mediterranean to undertake search and rescue activities in respect of the refugee and humanitarian...
- Grant Payments
262. To ask the Minister for Defence the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7238/16]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Foreshore Issues
263. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the maps (details supplied) and outline why Ordnance Survey Ireland adjusted the shoreline and foreshore in 2014 from its original...
- Visa Applications
264. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is unable to receive visits from family members, who live outside the...
- State Properties
265. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she intends to sell the site purchased in a village (details supplied) for a Garda Síochána station; the proposed method of sale;...
- Rights of Way Registration
266. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has to register uncontested rights of way; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Land Transfers
267. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to expedite a land transfer for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6839/16]
- International Terrorism
268. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her efforts to co-operate and share intelligence, given the recent terrorist attacks in Belgium; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Staff Relocation
270. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of clerical officer posts that have been filled by transfers in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Immigration Status
271. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected Residency status and eligibility for Naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- Garda Equipment
273. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the purchase of water cannons for An Garda Síochána to deal with major public order incidents; and if...
- Garda Stations
274. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for an open day at Coolock Garda Síochána station in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6324/16]
- Immigration Status
275. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options for long-term residency for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6331/16]
- Child Protection
276. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the issues identified in a new study on child abuse (details supplied) have consequences for how we approach and deal with such problems in...
- Immigration Status
277. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a...
- Visa Applications
278. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a stamp 2 visa by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Communications
279. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the arrangements in place to enable citizens to access tape recordings from Garda Síochána stations which are being...
- Immigration Status
280. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for long-term residency and naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will...
- Visa Applications
283. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a stamp 3 visa by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
284. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected Residency status and eligibility for Naturalisation of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
285. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6353/16]
- Garda Stations
286. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda Síochána station in Kilcock, County Kildare, including the concerns of local residents at the insufficient...
- Road Traffic Offences
287. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 22 March 2016 wherein she stated that a reply relating to an earlier parliamentary question of 19...
- Visa Applications
290. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to review an application for a visa by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6437/16]
- Maternity Leave
291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who are currently on maternity leave. [6449/16]
- Garda Deployment
292. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra gardaí who were attached to the Garda Síochána R and J districts in 2015 and 2016 to date; and if she will...
- Visa Applications
293. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for stamp 4 status by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Naturalisation Applications
294. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Courts Service
295. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to appoint more High Court judges to clear the back-log of pending cases in High Court sittings in County Limerick; and if she will...
- Immigration Status
297. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a...
- Visa Applications
298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a stamp 4 visa may be extended past its current expiration for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement...
- Leave to Remain
299. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the eligibility of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 for permission to remain, pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration Act...
- Residency Permits
300. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected status of an application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 for permission to remain in the State; and if she...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- Naturalisation Applications
303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will return the copy of a birth certificate to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare which was provided as part of an application...
- Immigration Status
304. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be eligible for a Stamp 4 visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6493/16]
- Naturalisation Eligibility
305. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected naturalisation status of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Immigration Status
306. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the best way a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can update a Stamp 4 visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6504/16]
- Residency Permits
307. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the best way for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to regularise residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6507/16]
- Road Traffic Offences
308. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of fixed penalty notices, court prosecutions and convictions for breaches of the weight restrictions in place on the Kennelsfort Road...
- Garda Stations
309. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to define the geographical boundary of the area served by Drogheda Garda Síochána station. [6517/16]
- Electronic Tagging
313. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the electronic tagging of offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6529/16]
- Garda Resources
314. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she is taking to enhance policing services in the towns of Carrigans and St. Johnston, and throughout the Laggan...
- Court Sittings
315. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality given the very serious backlog in the senior courts' ability to hear cases, the steps she proposes to take to resolve this matter and ensure the...
- UN Conventions Ratification
316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative changes necessary to ensure the ratification and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;...
- Stardust Fire
318. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to report on the status of the ongoing investigations by An Garda Síochána into the Stardust tragedy of 1981; and if she will make a...
- Prison Staff
319. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to run a recruitment competition for the post of prison officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6636/16]
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
320. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees who have arrived here under the European Union refugee programme; and the schedule for future arrivals. [6666/16]
- Direct Provision System
321. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to change the practice in direct provision which precludes asylum seekers from accessing kitchen facilities and cooking their own food. [6667/16]
- Departmental Contracts Data
323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board...
- Garda Strength
324. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of members of An Garda Síochána serving in the Ardee and mid-Louth area; the number in 2011; if she will increase...
- Immigration Status
325. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 6 April 2016 and the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, the information still...
- UN Conventions Ratification
326. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6766/16]
- Garda Deployment
327. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the distribution of Garda Síochána recruits (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6859/16]
- Visa Applications
328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a spousal visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Residency Permits
330. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for long-term residency by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Garda Deployment
331. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the presence of An Garda Síochána at Shannon Airport in County Clare protecting civilian troop carriers and military...
- Garda Districts
332. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to increase the number of Garda Síochána in east Meath; to review the operational control of this district which is under the Ashbourne...
- Courts Service Data
335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 242 and 243 of 22 March 2016, wherein he lists those who were not convicted and the original...
- State Properties Data
336. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details, in tabular form, of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by her Department or by bodies and...
- Employment Rights
337. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on families using au pairs following a recent ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission; if she will address concerns raised by...
- Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration
339. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the diplomatic arrangements in place for Somalian refugees who fled conflict some years ago, are residing here and cannot return to Somalia to...
- Firearms Licences
340. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of firearms licences that have been revoked or withdrawn in the Garda Síochána district of Longford and Roscommon and the...
- Garda Compensation
341. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of restoring the rent allowance to members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7163/16]
- Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data
342. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the top 20 nationalities, including the number of persons who have been naturalised, in each of the years 2006 to 2015. [7169/16]
- Visa Applications
344. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a visa by a person (details supplied). [7173/16]
- Garda Data
345. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who are seeking transfers to other locations for whatever reason, the extent to which such...
- Deportation Orders
346. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which a person (details supplied) in County Meath has complied fully with the request for further information dated 3 March 2016,...
- Naturalisation Certificates
347. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of outstanding information required of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who has been awarded naturalisation, but for whom the...
- Immigration Status
348. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a determination and if she will entertain an appeals process for a person (details supplied in County Cork; and if she will make a...
- Residency Permits
350. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the residency status application of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Immigration Policy
351. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will update the person's...
- Crime Prevention
352. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extra measures she has or will take to combat the activities of criminal gangs and membership thereof; and if she will make a statement on...
- Garda Strength
353. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána in all divisions and districts in each of the past ten years to date; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Funding
354. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Care Services Funding
355. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to approve community child care subvention for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [6394/16]
- Inter-Country Adoptions
356. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of applicants who registered with Arc Adoption Agency for the purposes of inter-country adoption and who are now pursuing the...
- Children First Guidelines
357. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the Children First guidelines. [6645/16]
- Departmental Contracts Data
358. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board...
- State Properties Data
359. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under...
- Child Care Qualifications
360. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of accreditation he regards the qualifications of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Completion Programme
361. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount he allocated to the Kilkenny school completion programme on the Callan Road in Kilkenny in the last five years; if he will...
- Child Poverty
362. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of funding for a community project (details supplied) in Ballymun in County Dublin that wishes to restore resources for child...
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
363. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 10 November 2015, when he will announce details of the scheme from additional Exchequer...
- Child Care Services Funding
364. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to ensure the necessary steps are taken so that Little Einsteins-Mac Eoin Park community child care facility in County Longford will be...
- Youth Services Funding
365. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Health
- Patient Transport Expenditure
366. To ask the Minister for Health the subsidies available to a private hackney company to transport patients to hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6285/16]
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
367. To ask the Minister for Health the status of providing a drug to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6890/16]
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
368. To ask the Minister for Health when terms will be offered for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the overseas treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
369. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6295/16]
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
370. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child in County Wexford has a four year wait for orthodontic treatment, given that children in other counties have less than one year to wait for...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include an illness (details supplied) in the category of serious illnesses under the long-term illness scheme. [6311/16]
- Suicide Prevention
372. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that is available to fund more supports and services for suicide prevention in south County Kildare. [6315/16]
- Medicinal Products Licensing
373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a drug available to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will request the Health Service Executive to review its decision, given...
- Departmental Data
374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons deceased in Dublin 8 and in each postcode area of County Dublin in each of the past ten years. [6352/16]
- Health and Social Care Professionals
375. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive keep an official register of contacts or correspondence between State bodies or employees and pharmaceutical companies;...
- HSE Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health when the post of psychologist in the Spraoi Centre in Portlaoise in County Laois which has been vacant since 4 March 2016 will be filled. [6356/16]
- Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
378. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the funding for the provision of assessments for housing adaption grants by occupational therapists in County Kildare, the...
- Medical Card Eligibility
379. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/16]
- Health Services Funding
380. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide capital funding for the refurbishment and extension of the day care centre in Monasterevin in County Kildare [6379/16]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule for the construction and completion of the primary health facility in Kilcock, County Kildare, the proposed medical services that...
- Departmental Schemes
382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the early intervention scheme, including its purpose and functions, the waiting times, and the availability of the scheme in...
- Maternity Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the report on the investigation into the safety of babies being delivered in Portiuncula Hospital in County Galway. [6414/16]
- Maternal Mortality
384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive Ireland East hospital group has been very vague in relation to any investigation into the first of the two reported...
- Health Services Data
386. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the funds spent by the Health Service Executive on legal fees concerning all maternity cases and maternity-related matters for each of the years...
- Disability Support Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health the options open to the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who was discharged from the Central Remedial Clinic two years ago, and who has,...
- Mental Health Services Staff
388. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 2 February 2016, his views that the chronic staff shortages referred to have deteriorated further and now stand at...
- Health Insurance Claims
389. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the practice employed by many medical consultants of charging public patients amounts of between €500 and €1,000 for a simple...
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he is reviewing the provision of emergency medicine services at Sligo University Hospital by the Saolta hospital group; and if he will make a statement on...
- National Drugs Strategy
391. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the drugs crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/16]
- Vaccination Programme
392. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify who is responsible if there is a side-effect of the human papilloma virus Gardasil vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
393. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently grant capital investment to Freshford health centre via the Health Service Executive's south development office to ensure that the highest standard...
- Hospital Appointments Status
394. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a medical procedure; and the reason for the delay [6444/16]
- Hospital Internships
395. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the issues arising for non-central applications office medical students in the system who now find themselves with no...
- Departmental Reviews
396. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of the genetic service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6464/16]
- Medical Card Eligibility
397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of eligibility for a mdical card of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6472/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
398. 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. [6474/16]
- Respite Care Services Provision
399. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the respite care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6477/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
400. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an operation will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) at Tallaght Hospital in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Appeals
401. To ask the Minister for Health why an application for a medical card was refused to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this application will be reviewed as a matter of urgency...
- Mental Health Services Funding
402. To ask the Minister for Health why the ring-fenced €35 million additional moneys for mental health in 2016 has not yet been released, given that a quarter of the year is now past; the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
403. To ask the Minister for Health the status of appointments for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6495/16]
- Mental Health Services Funding
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of cuts to adolescent mental health services in County Waterford, particularly in respect of out-of-hours services; how he will rectify this...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of including a new drug (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6501/16]
- Hospitals Building Programme
406. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for inclusion on the pre-qualified list for tendering for the phase 2 wards, theatre, accident and emergency extension building at Our Lady of...
- Hospitals Funding
407. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation from his Department to South Tipperary General Hospital over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6524/16]
- Assisted Human Reproduction
408. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the regulation of surrogacy services and assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6525/16]
- Community Care
409. To ask the Minister for Health to address the serious concerns outlined in a recent Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation report on community nursing entitled Missed Care-Community Nursing...
- Hospital Appointments Status
410. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have an appointment with a specialist with a view to being fitted with a medical device; and if he will...
- Hospital Consultant Recruitment
411. To ask the Minister for Health when County Clare will have an audiologist for adult appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6533/16]
- Registration of Nurses
412. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received a nursing registration from the Irish Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will make a statement...
- Mental Health Services
413. To ask the Minister for Health why dialectical behaviour therapy is not available to adult service users in County Donegal; why no mechanism is in place to allow for patients to be referred...
- Maternity Services
415. To ask the Minister for Health if the overall review into antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal is now formally complete; when the service will...
- Hospital Appointments Status
417. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a scan in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/16]
- Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme
418. To ask the Minister for Health why persons who contact the independent symphysiotomy redress scheme receive answers to their inquiries from officials in his Department, given that the...
- Accident and Emergency Departments
419. To ask the Minister for Health to convene a national crisis meeting with all relevant stakeholders to address the crisis in accident and emergency departments, particularly in respect of the...
- Medical Card Eligibility
421. To ask the Minister for Health to review an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal on the grounds that the person is entitled, along with a spouse...
- Home Help Service
422. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the home help scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6579/16]
- Alcohol Sales Legislation
423. To ask the Minister for Health if and when he notified the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 to the European Commission under Directive (EU) 2015/1535; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mental Health Services Provision
424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide emergency psychiatric assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Drugs Payment Scheme
425. To ask the Minister for Health to immediately and fully reimburse a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the drug Fampyra under the Health Service Executive's primary care...
- General Practitioner Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fully restore the practice support grants for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6593/16]
- Medical Card Applications
427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 for a medical card; and when the person will receive a decision. [6598/16]
- Drug Trials
428. To ask the Minister for Health if he is investigating the use of Cannabidiol, CBD, for the possible treatment of Dravet syndrome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
429. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6612/16]
- Medical Card Applications
430. To ask the Minister for Health why a medical card was withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if it will be reinstated as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Eligibility
431. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which cancer patients have access to a medical card, given the seriousness of their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Data
433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards refused to patients being treated for cancer, in each of the past twelve months to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Beds Data
434. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of critical care beds from 289 to 440; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6632/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
438. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will appoint an anaesthetist for persons under six years of age in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 [6644/16]
- Respite Care Services
447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new respite house to replace the Tír na nÓg House in County Carlow which provides respite for children with special...
- Hospital Appointments Status
448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6664/16]
- Primary Medical Certificates Applications
450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointments Status
451. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6679/16]
- Departmental Contracts Data
455. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded and each State Board appointment made by...
- Hospital Appointments Status
456. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6699/16]
- Hospital Services
459. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a soft tissue clinic in University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6705/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
460. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and to make a statement on the matter. [6706/16]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
467. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration given to time already spent on an incorrect waiting list, where errors have been made in clinical waiting lists to the detriment of a person...
- Medicinal Products Regulation
468. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures he has in place to prevent persons who are under age or minors from purchasing paracetemol-type medicines at self-service points in...
- Hospital Appointments Status
469. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing an operation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6718/16]
- Ambulance Service
470. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol within the ambulance service for the movement of patients from their home to public or private hospitals. [6721/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
471. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/16]
- Professional Qualifications
494. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the 2012 review of the academic validation of certain complementary therapies by a company (details supplied) which his Department and the Higher...
- Home Help Service Provision
495. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will seek tenders from private care providers for home help hours; the reason it has not sought this tender to date, given...
- International Agreements
496. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 25 February 2015 and the memorandum of understanding on health regulation between Ireland and China, to expand on...
- Accident and Emergency Departments Data
497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were waiting for admission on trolleys in hospital emergency departments in March 2016; the way in which this number has changed, by...
- Hospitals Data
498. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of hospitals in terms of the number of beds and staff; the way in which has this changed, by monthly average, and by hospital, over the past five...
- Primary Care Centres Data
499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care teams which are recommended and are currently in place; the recommended and actual level of staffing by community health care...
- Hospital Consultant Remuneration
500. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage pay increase for hospital consultants recommended in the 2008 contract by year and cumulatively; the overall cost; and the cost per hospital...
- Departmental Properties
501. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide improved wheelchair access at the Clare County Clinic at Bindon Street in Ennis, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Help Service Provision
502. To ask the Minister for Health why he has not sanctioned home help for a person (details supplied) in County Clare since 9 February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6767/16]
- Primary Care Services Provision
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the Health Service Executive prescription food list which is available for medical card and long-term illness card holders; and if he will...
- Hospital Appointments Status
504. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly including when the person will receive an appointment [6775/16]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
506. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appeal for assistance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Appointments Status
507. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6778/16]
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
508. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Health Service Executive application form for the cross-border healthcare directive to access tier 4 residential addiction services...
- Home Help Service
510. To ask the Minister for Health to arrange for the district nurse to call to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with a view to facilitating home help; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
511. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an operation in Our Lady's Hospital Navan in County Meath. [6783/16]
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
512. To ask the Minister for Health if surgery which is scheduled for 20 April 2016 will take place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Treatment Complaints
513. To ask the Minister for Health to establish a mechanism through which a complainant may appeal a decision reached by the Medical Council in respect of alleged malpractice as part of the...
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
514. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of incidents at certain hospitals whereby the trainee rates of pay for student nurses have not been increased pro rata in accordance with the...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration
515. To ask the Minister for Health the reason why the application form available for download on the long-term illness scheme section of the Health Service Executive website has yet to be...
- Hospital Appointments Status
516. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive surgery and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/16]
- Patient Transfers
517. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in transferring a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal from Letterkenny University Hospital to Sligo University Hospital; and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
518. To ask the Minister for Health where a patient is referred to an alternative hospital due to the referring hospital being unable to provide treatment within the maximum permissible...
- Hospital Appointments Status
521. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment. [6800/16]
- Medical Card Applications
524. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6806/16]
- Mental Health Services Staff
525. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 850 of 22 September 2015, if only one adult mental health intellectual disability consultant position has been filled out...
- Mental Health Services Provision
527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by Louth-Meath mental health services in each of the past five years. [6809/16]
- Mental Health Services Funding
531. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive budget for mental health for 2015 and 2016. [6813/16]
- Speech and Language Therapy
534. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the differences in standards that prevent speech and language therapists with qualifications from the United Kingdom from having their...
- Hospital Appointments Status
535. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive an appointment for a needs assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6836/16]
- Addiction Treatment Services
536. To ask the Minister for Health the location of Health Service Executive treatment centres for patients diagnosed as requiring tier 4 residential addiction treatment. [6841/16]
- Health Services Staff Data
543. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the high number of doctors leaving Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6857/16]
- Hospital Equipment
544. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for hospital equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6858/16]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
545. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental-agency working group set up to oversee the implementation of recommendations contained in the review of...
- Medical Card Applications
546. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6870/16]
- Home Care Packages Data
547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving home care packages in counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan for each of the years 2012 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if...
- Disability Support Services Provision
548. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 2 December 2015, why, given his statement that Praxis services would be in place by the end of March 2016 at the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
550. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a medical device to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6891/16]
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
551. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a long-stay bed in a community hospital to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a medical device to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
553. To ask the Minister for Health the status of providing a medical operation to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [6894/16]
- Disability Support Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the loss of up to 75% of service hours at some centres to persons with moderate intellectual disabilities and less severe physical disabilities...
- State Properties Data
556. To ask the Minister for Health the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his...
- Hospital Appointments Status
557. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6922/16]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision by the Health Service Executive of equipment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
566. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in Kerry University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- HSE Waiting Lists
567. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for occupational health services in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/16]
- Speech and Language Therapy
568. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times in processing applications for speech and language therapists in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
569. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for processing applications for orthodontist services in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
570. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in community-based health services in Dublin 15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/16]
- Community Care Provision
571. To ask the Minister for Health why a community unit (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has been closed for a number of years when it could provide appropriate step-down services for those in...
- Hospitals Data
572. To ask the Minister for Health the public hospital work tendered to private hospitals over the past five years, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6965/16]
- National Children's Hospital Status
575. To ask the Minister for Health when building will commence on the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/16]
- Ambulance Service Provision
576. To ask the Minister for Health the considerations he has given to access for ambulances at the new maternity hospital to be built at the site of Connolly Blanchardstown Hospital in Dublin...
- Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
577. To ask the Minister for Health to establish a working group to investigate claims of sexual harassment of junior female doctors in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Facilities
578. To ask the Minister for Health if vending machines in hospitals contravene a healthy food initiative; if he will increase the cost of goods sold in vending machines in hospitals; and if he...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
579. To ask the Minister for Health to include tuberculosis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/16]
- Hospitals Discharges
580. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all delayed discharge patients who no longer need to be in hospital but who do not have appropriate accommodation and so must remain in...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
581. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's policy on the use of ArtAssist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6974/16]
- Disability Support Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes and supports in place for young adults with a disability when they reach 18 years of age and finish in the education system, by location, and by...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
583. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the staffing requirement for all grades and professionals relative to the new building at Saint Luke's General Hospital, County Kilkenny; if the...
- Health Services Provision
584. To ask the Minister for Health if the full range of services urgently required by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be provided, the reason for the delay, especially with...
- Hospital Appointments Delays
585. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a date for surgery for a person (details supplied). [7013/16]
- Respite Care Services Provision
587. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to increase the number of respite beds in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/16]
- Health Services Provision
588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposal to upgrade accommodation at a care centre (details supplied) in County Cavan; the number of beds operational in that centre at...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
590. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide a new primary care centre at a location (details supplied) in County Monaghan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he...
- Home Care Packages Data
591. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages approved for County Kildare for the first three months of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7043/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
592. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary at Croom Hospital, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medicinal Products Licensing
593. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medication called Charlotte's Web which is used in the treatment of a condition called West syndrome or Travis syndrome; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
594. To ask the Minister for Health why there is a three-month waiting list for the mid-western community neuro-rehabilitation team, as the waiting time seriously compromises the benefits of this...
- Health Services Provision
595. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a policy decision or a local financial decision not to allow parents of children over three years of age who are confirmed as having a medical need...
- Health Services Staff
596. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who is classified as a multi-task attendant, has not been receiving the appropriate wage rate,...
- Hospital Services
597. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to extend the provision and duration of services on a daily basis at a hospital (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a...
- Mobility Allowance
598. To ask the Minister for Health the status of replacing the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant which were closed to new applicants in 2013; his progress in finding a solution to...
- Health Services Access
599. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7114/16]
- Hospital Services
600. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide additional orthopaedic services for patients in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if he is aware of the widespread concerns in relation to...
- Hospital Appointments Status
601. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Data
602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; the number of general practitioner cards; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis as of 1 March 2016....
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthodontic treatment by local health office area for those up to 16 years of age and for those over 16 years of age at the...
- Hospitals Funding
605. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation and the budget outturn for 2015, and the budget allocation for 2016 for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [7147/16]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
606. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for cataract surgery by each public hospital. [7160/16]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary health care centres completed and operational; the number still pending; when they will come on stream; the extent to which use of...
- Health Services Provision
609. To ask the Minister for Health the provision he is making for the replacement of the services currently undertaken by Saint John of God Services at Saint Raphael's in County Kildare and at...
- Medical Card Eligibility
610. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth has been refused a discretionary medical card, given a diagnosis of cancer; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointments Status
611. 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. [7200/16]
- Accident and Emergency Departments
612. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive's escalation policy, specifically on the issue of the cancellation of operating lists to accommodate emergency...
- Ambulance Service Provision
613. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide an adequate local ambulance service for Connemara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7223/16]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delays in surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7225/16]
- Health Services Funding
616. To ask the Minister for Health the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7242/16]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Military Aircraft
617. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any military drones belonging to the US operated via any location here; if permits for such activity have been sought or issued; and if...
- Ministerial Meetings
618. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6325/16]
- Shannon Airport Facilities
619. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of a recent report entitled Irradiated Iraq by Ms Barbara Koeppel which reveals that for the past 25 years the US and its...
- Ministerial Meetings
620. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had talks or consultations with the US Government regarding the Hibernia Atlantic cable being used as a data conduit to facilitate...
- Bank Guarantee Scheme
621. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department was contacted regarding a breach of Ireland's neutrality through the bailout of Bank of Ireland which owned, among its...
- Passport Applications
622. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of first-time passport applicants who are required, as and from 29 March 2016, to submit a copy of their public services card; if...
- Human Rights Issues
623. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to support or introduce a motion in Dáil Éireann to label as genocide atrocities committed by Islamic State against Christians and...
- Passport Data
624. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports and identity cards he has issued in 2016 to date; if the ten-day turnaround for re-issuing passports has been met in...
- Departmental Contracts Data
625. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board...
- UK Referendum on EU Membership
626. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his visit to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6848/16]
- International Agreements
627. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the European Union agreement with Turkey on refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6849/16]
- Middle East Peace Process
628. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new initiatives the European Union will take in relation to the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Syrian Conflict
630. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his European Union counterparts are taking to find a political and diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria;...
- Northern Ireland Issues
631. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his discussions with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Theresa Villiers, regarding the implementation of the Fresh...
- Military Aircraft Landings
633. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of permits requested and granted for military aircraft to land at Shannon Airport, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 and the...
- Middle East Issues
634. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 610 of 6 April 2016, the steps he is taking to ensure correct labelling of goods from Israeli...
- State Properties Data
635. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the...
- Passport Applications Data
637. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting time for a properly completed passport express application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7005/16]
- Departmental Expenditure
640. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure profile for his Department at the end of March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7037/16]
- Human Rights Issues
641. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his proposals to raise the need for a co-ordinated response to the persecution of Christians in many regions throughout the world at the...
- Emigrant Support Services
642. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he has provided to the emigrant support programme in 2016 to date and the various programmes he will fund; and if he will make a...
- Foreign Conflicts
643. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the ceasefire agreed in Yemen; the efforts made at European Union level to secure peace in the region; and if he will make a...
- Syrian Conflict
644. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he has provided to countries neighbouring Syria who have been affected by the conflict; his plans to increase funding to these...
- Human Rights Issues
645. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken at a national and European Union level to address the persecution of women and the abuse of female human rights...
- UN Guiding Principles
646. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has made to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon, to put new structures in place, given that the...
- Election Monitoring Missions
647. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to stem electoral violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo; if he has raised the issue at recent European Union Foreign...
- North-South Ministerial Council
648. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues he discussed at the most recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7092/16]
- Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
649. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the overseas development aid expenditure in 2015; the provision he has made for 2016; the programmes he will fund in 2016; and if he will...
- Visa Waiver Programme
652. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed changes to the J1 visa programme during his visit to the US for the recent Saint Patrick's Day celebrations; and if he will...
- Human Rights Issues
653. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that 30 civilians have been assassinated in Colombia over a 30-day period from 21 February to 18 March 2016; that the Justice...
- Emigrant Support Services
654. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Teachers' Remuneration
655. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher who resumes working, having previously worked prior to the introduction of the 2011 new entrants pay scales, and then worked abroad,...
- School Transport Provision
656. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when transport provisions will be restored to children and adults attending special schools who require supervised transport facilities; and if...
- State Examinations
657. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why she has removed reasonable accommodations for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford prior to the leaving certificate mock...
- School Accommodation Provision
658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need for another secondary school in the Newbridge and Kildare town areas of County Kildare. [6313/16]
- Teachers' Remuneration
659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pay equalisation for teachers. [6314/16]
- Capitation Grants
660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the capitation grant from €170 to €180 per pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6326/16]
- Autism Support Services
661. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of autism education services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6332/16]
- Schools Building Projects Status
662. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new location and premises for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
663. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons who receive the housing assistance payment and who take up full-time educational courses can receive the Student Universal Support...
- Special Educational Needs Data
664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed and the number of hours of special needs teaching provided in schools in County Kildare in each...
- Third Level Data
665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by each of the third level universities on legal cases involving staff for each of the past five years; and if she will make a...
- Education and Training Provision
666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the optimum way for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to access learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6375/16]
- School Staff
667. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will make a decision on an additional teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Correspondence
668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of pitch development proposals for a club (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if she will ensure this matter is concluded; and if she...
- School Accommodation Provision
669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has conducted a financial assessment to determine if a new build or refurbishment is the best option for relocating a school (details...
- School Staff
670. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6384/16]
- Third Level Fees
671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rules and timeframe for bringing children back to school here so that they are not classified as overseas students when it comes to...
- School Transport Expenditure
672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied by documentary evidence concerning the risk reserve she referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 22 March 2016 and...
- School Enrolments
674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation of an additional stream for junior infants at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if she has made a...
- State Examinations
675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a decision not to allocate a reader to a person (details supplied) in the upcoming leaving certificate examinations; and if she will...
- School Funding
676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding to a schoool (details supplied) for vital classroom equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6434/16]
- Proposed Legislation
677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Education (Admissions to School) Bill 2015 and the difficulties parents face in enrolling their children at their local...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding for new capital schools projects, the criteria used to allocate such funding and the number of applicants for this funding for 2016...
- School Staff Appeals Mechanism
679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a staffing appeal submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6446/16]
- Schools Refurbishment
680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate additional capital funding for carrying out refurbishment works on a nearby vacant property to meet the accommodation needs of a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an urgent update on the commencement of the permanent building works she approved at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
- School Transport Data
683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 769 of 13 January 2016 and the changes to the primary school transport scheme for a school (details...
- Schools Building Projects Status
685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to escalate the progress of work due to take place at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Closures
686. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) in County Carlow is set to close; that the school was recently renovated two years ago; that it...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will reopen the summer works scheme for new applications, given that applications closed for the 2016-2017 tranche on 2 December 2015,...
- Schools Building Projects Status
688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the build programme for a primary school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6638/16]
- School Accommodation Provision
689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of primary and post-primary schools in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Correspondence
690. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of her discussions with South Dublin County Council concerning a land ownership issue pertaining to a sports club (details supplied)...
- Summer Works Scheme Administration
691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will commence the school summer works scheme. [6649/16]
- Teacher Redeployment
692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding teachers who have applied for redeployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Contracts Data
693. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of each statutory instrument signed, each contract entered into, each tender issued, each tender awarded and each State board...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children born in the US who are Irish citizens face prohibitive costs by comparison with children born here in respect of accessing...
- Schools Building Projects Status
695. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 6 April 2016, to request the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board to consult...
- Student Support Schemes
696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the student welfare supports available to students of third level institutions; the resources, training and back-up support services provided to...
- School Transport Eligibility
697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the rules governing eligibility to the school transport scheme in which access to school transport is...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in processing an application for a student grant by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make...
- Third Level Staff
700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied as to the legal permissibility and enforceability of a third level institute enforcing a reduction in the pay of rehired...
- Schools Mental Health Strategies
701. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school-based programme focuses on the mental health and well-being of pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6816/16]
- School Patronage
702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the recommendations in the report by the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism; if there is a roadmap for...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
703. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in assessing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 for dyslexia; and when they will receive a date for their...
- School Staff
705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine urgently and allow an appeal for current staffing levels to be retained at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry,...
- Departmental Properties
707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by her Department or by bodies or agencies under the aegis...
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration
708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the change in the tendering process by SOLAS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6930/16]
- Special Educational Needs
709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for assistive technology by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Funding
710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on opening a gap in the fencing between a shopping centre and a school (details supplied) to allow permeability which is what families...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants operating in schools in Dublin 15 in each of the past five school years; and if she will make a statement...
- Student Grants Data
712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of a third level maintenance grant, by constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/16]
- Student Grant Scheme Waiting Times
713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for payment of third level maintenance grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6982/16]
- School Accommodation Provision
714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of an autism spectrum disorder unit at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; why no work has taken place at...
- Departmental Properties
715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to previous parliamentary questions, to outline the three proposals made to her for the use of a site at Gaol Road in Kilkenny; if she...
- School Placement
716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with autism spectrum disorder in County Kilkenny who are waiting for an appropriate school placement with supports such as...
- School Transport Provision
717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a bus service for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite a positive response. [6998/16]
- Schools Building Projects Status
718. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the tendering process for the new post-primary school in Maynooth in County Kildare, including if the cost-benefit analysis is...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) has not qualified for a higher third level grant from Student Universal Support Ireland. [7012/16]
- School Accommodation Provision
721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 6 April 2016, the year in which her Department performed the analysis regarding the need for a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan, including when it will proceed to the next stage, when...
- Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure allocated in County Kildare and nationally under the summer works scheme in each of the years 2007 to 2015, inclusive; and if she...
- School Transport Eligibility
727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements she has made for the provision of school transport for secondary school students from Johnstownbridge to attend the secondary...
- School Transport Provision
728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate a school bus transport service for students (details supplied) to commence at Johnstownbridge in County Kildare and to stop at...
- School Accommodation Provision
729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she received an application for additional accommodation from a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; to ensure this is progressed;...
- School Funding
730. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she received an application for emergency funding from a school (details supplied) in County Longford under the emergency works scheme; if she...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath under the summer works scheme; if she will ensure this is...
- Chaplaincy Services Provision
732. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of employment for college chaplains. [7084/16]
- Graduate Statistics
733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Higher Education Authority will publish details of the numbers of graduates who proceed into full-time education, further education,...
- School Transport Provision
735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider a more nuanced approach to school transport services where school service buses are full at the point of departure but school buses...
- Special Educational Needs
736. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training she offers to special needs assistants who work with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, in particular with regard to...
- Teachers' Remuneration
737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of restoring qualification allowances to newly qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7162/16]
- School Accommodation
738. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she continues to monitor requirements in respect of primary level and secondary level schools in County Kildare, with...
- Gaelcholáistí Issues
739. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which a Gaelcholáiste for north Kildare, which has been strongly advocated by the Leixlip Support Group, continues to remain a...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
740. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why students attending private third level education institutions via the Central Application Office system and participating on an approved...
- School Accommodation
741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her discussions to date with Ardscoil na Mara in Tramore in County Waterford and local feeder schools including Fenor National School, regarding...
- Schools Building Projects Status
743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; the stage it is at; when it will proceed to the next stage; the timescale for the...
- State Examinations
744. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason she did not accept an application for examination accommodations from a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will...
- Autism Support Services
745. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder units attached to primary and secondary schools in the Clondalkin catchment area; if there are sufficient...
- Schools Building Projects Status
746. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will undertake extension and refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [7232/16]
- School Equipment
747. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Private Rented Accommodation
748. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to eradicate the practice engaged in by certain landlords whereby students and, to a lesser...
- Housing Adaptation Grant
749. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why persons who need housing adaptation grants have to wait approximately six months on average to have an occupational...
- North-South Interconnector
750. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the scripts of the An Bord Pleanála oral hearing on the planning application for the North-South...
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
751. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to the Exchequer for the provision of hotel accommodation to homeless families in County Dublin in the 12 months...
- Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
752. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on acquiring second-hand social housing units in 2015; the number that were acquired; and the average cost...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
753. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the location of the 28 new council homes built in 2015, and the number provided through the Part V scheme. [6299/16]
- Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
754. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on providing social housing through renting and leasing private rental accommodation from landlords and...
- Fire Stations Upgrade
755. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide funding to Dublin City Council for the refurbishment of the North Strand fire station in Dublin 3;...
- Fire Service
756. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of training 40 new persons to be fully qualified firefighters for the Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a...
- Private Rented Accommodation
757. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the policy initiatives he has taken to ensure that the rights of tenants are strengthened in the context of the sale of...
- Housing Adaptation Grant Data
758. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing adaptation grants processed for older persons and for persons with disabilities in County Kildare...
- Housing Assistance Payments Applications
759. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants who have been accepted onto the housing assistance programme in Sligo County Council in 2016 to...
- Local Authority Housing
760. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the lands owned by each local authority and zoned for social housing. [6382/16]
- Local Authority Staff Recruitment
761. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the appointment of additional staff to the housing department of Kildare County Council in 2015 and 2016,...
- Planning Issues (1 comment)
762. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress of the investigation into serious allegations of planning irregularities and other issues in County Wicklow...
- Fire Safety
763. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he is aware of the independent fire safety audit that was carried out on Oldcourt estate in Bray in County Wicklow...
- Planning Issues
765. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the rezoning of the Old Bray Golf Club lands for high density development given that it is a flood...
- Local Authority Staff Recruitment
766. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to immediately reverse the recruitment embargo on local authorities to allow them to recruit road...
- Building Regulations
767. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has formally finalised the membership of the expert panel established to investigate problems of concrete block work...
- Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
769. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when works will commence on properties at Aylmer Heath in Newcastle in County Dublin which are included in his pyrite...
- Social and Affordable Housing
770. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the constitutional barriers impeding the necessary provision of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a...
- Housing Assistance Payments Administration
771. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations and guidelines he has provided to local authorities for the purposes of operating their housing assistance...
- Local Authority Housing Data
773. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses acquired by each local authority by direct purchase by Part V in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to...
- Emergency Accommodation Data
776. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a list of all emergency accommodation in the greater Dublin area, including hotels that are in regular use by the...
- Emergency Accommodation Provision
777. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria the central placement unit uses in deciding on the hotels to be used for emergency accommodation in the...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
778. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a progress report on the Social Housing Strategy 2020, including the numbers of houses delivered by each local...
- Departmental Contracts Data
779. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
781. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of capital-funded social housing units and new builds that have been commenced since January 2015 by local...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
782. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on the provision of sewerage schemes in towns and villages that do not have such schemes; if it is his...
- Constituency Boundaries
783. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review constituency boundaries when the census is complete; the terms of reference of a potential boundary...
- Election Management System
784. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make it mandatory that all polling stations and polling booths are fully accessible for all persons. [6878/16]
- National Spatial Strategy
785. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a new national spatial strategy; if he will consult the public and request submissions; and if he will make...
- Planning Issues
786. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of local authority land zoned and planning permission granted for up to 52,600 residential units; if funding...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
787. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the barriers to local authorities beginning immediate large-scale builds of social and affordable housing...
- Local Authority Housing Funding
788. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the monetary limits to be spent on refurbishing local authority units; the reason these limits are set; the number of...
- Housing Assistance Payments Administration
789. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the uptake of the housing assistance payment across the local authorities; the reason local authorities are not taking the...
- Departmental Properties
790. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and...
- Pyrite Panel Report Recommendations
793. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the conclusions of the Pyrite report, given the experience since remediation started. [6937/16]
- Water Services Funding
794. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the capital investment in water services and water leakages, by local authority, over the last 15 years, in tabular form;...
- Water Charges
795. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the justification for Irish Water charging a flat charge of €125 on second homes; his views on the...
- Local Authority Housing Funding
796. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funds he has allocated to Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council for purchasing houses for those on the...
- Waste Disposal
797. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the green bin charges that will come into effect from 1 July 2016 and if there is scope to delay; and if he...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
798. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he has taken since his Department sought submissions on the review of the wind energy guidelines; when these...
- Local Authority Boundaries Review
799. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the report into the boundary review of south County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
800. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding he approved for Cavan County Council for 2016 to enable it to complete unfinished housing estates in...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
802. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing completions, by quarter, and by county, confirmed for each of the years 2013 to the first...
- Private Rented Accommodation
808. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the appropriate notice period that should be given to persons who have been residing in a dwelling house for in excess of...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
809. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social houses delivered, not including housing assistance payment or rent allowance, in each of the first...
- Housing Assistance Payments Data
810. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of individual housing assistance payment cases approved for County Meath in each of the months since the scheme...
- Local Authority Housing Data
812. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses owned and managed by local authorities. [7164/16]
- Voluntary Sector Funding
813. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Electric Vehicles
814. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the uptake in electric vehicles; the incentives in place to encourage uptake; his plans for future incentives; and if he...
- Broadband Service Provision
815. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the lack of broadband resources in south County Kildare (details supplied); when homes in the area will...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
816. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware if the Hibernia Atlantic Cable Network Operations Centre has played a role at or from its base in...
- National Postcode System Implementation
817. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the public and private companies which are using the Eircode system. [6551/16]
- Broadband Service Provision
818. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will roll out broadband in the Kiltrea and Enniscorthy areas of County Wexford (details supplied); and if he will...
- Energy Infrastructure
820. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the sale of the Whitegate oil refinery in County Cork; and if he has attempted to take it into public...
- Departmental Contracts Data
821. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; and...
- Departmental Properties
822. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and...
- Rural Broadband Scheme
823. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the rural broadband scheme will be available in north County Louth and in the Faughart and Hackballscross areas in...
- Broadband Service Provision
824. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the concern of local residents and businesses in relation to the inadequate broadband...
- National Broadband Plan
831. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of premises forecasted to be covered by the national broadband plan’s intervention by commercial high...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
832. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the public procurement process underway regarding the national broadband plan and its associated timetable;...
- Postal Codes
833. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources why the new Eircode system designates a postal address (details supplied) as being in County Limerick and not in County...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
834. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Roads Maintenance
835. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schemes or options for funding available at local government and Department level to commence urgently needed repair works at a...
- Public Service Vehicles
837. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants available to make a taxi (details supplied) wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6286/16]
- Rail Passengers Data
838. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rail users on the Maynooth and Kildare lines in each of the years 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a...
- Road Safety
839. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the speed limit on a road (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/16]
- Public Service Vehicles
840. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding licensed small public service vehicles and bus lanes; and if he will make a...
- Rail Services Provision
841. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to contact the chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 4.55 p.m....
- Bus Services
842. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to investigate with the National Transport Authority when the authority will complete its internal review into the provision of sheltered...
- Air Navigation Orders
843. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 6 April 2016, the basis for his understanding indicated. [6616/16]
- Rail Services
845. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual subvention to Iarnród Éireann in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6633/16]
- Bus Éireann
846. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual subvention to Bus Éireann in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6634/16]
- Local Authority Funding
847. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will provide the second allocation of funding for storm damage to local authorities; the amount he will provide; and the criteria...
- Public Transport
848. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has collected the fines imposed on a company (details supplied) due to strike action by Luas drivers; if not, when he will, and the...
- Departmental Contracts Data
849. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State board...
- Driver Licence Renewals
850. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Number 815 of 6 April 2016, why the National Driver Licence Service does not provide any facility on...
- Military Aircraft Landings
853. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of troops of the United States of America who transited through Shannon Airport in County Clare in 2015; the number of permits...
- Narrow Water Bridge
854. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Narrow Water Bridge connecting County Louth and south County Down; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Railway Stations
855. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the reopening of Dunleer railway station in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6885/16]
- Road Projects Status
856. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed western bypass of Ardee, County Louth including the cost, the criteria and the budgetary heading under which...
- State Properties Data
857. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
860. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will open the sports capital fund for applications in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7038/16]
- Public Transport Provision
861. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the number of park and ride facilities for commuters, and, in particular, to provide these facilities in Clane,...
- Road Signage
862. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the advertising regulations and permit all bypassed towns off motorways to erect one brown sign detailing all their services;...
- Rail Services Provision
863. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide funding for more rolling stock on the overcrowded commuter lines servicing counties Kildare and Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Driver Licences
866. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the justification for the much longer qualifying period applied to the driver licensing arrangements for motorcyclists than for general...
- Road Projects Status
867. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a commitment and timeframe for the delivery of the Athy southern distributor road in County Kildare. [7165/16]
- Public Transport Initiatives
868. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to invest in contactless payment for Dublin Bus and for Bus Éireann services at the point of entry to the bus; and if he will make a...
- Tourism Data
869. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the increase in overseas visitor numbers to those counties covered by the Wild Atlantic Way initiative, and those counties...
- Swimming Pool Programme Funding
870. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will provide funding allocations under the swimming pool grant programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7231/16]
- Sports Capital Programme
871. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Contracts Data
872. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each State...
- National Monuments
873. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the National Famine Memorial...
- Departmental Properties
875. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by her Department or by bodies and agencies...
- Census of Population Publication
876. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to review and accelerate the publication of the 1926 census results, given the centenary commemorations taking place and the interest...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
877. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in her Department; and if she will make a statement on...