Written answers
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pensions Reform
32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in establishing an interdepartmental group, as indicated in correspondence (details supplied), to examine...
- EU Issues
33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his priorities during the Slovakian European Union Presidency and how these priorities may have changed due to the result of the...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make available funds for the dredging of the Laune and Flesk Rivers in County Kerry to alleviate flooding; and if he will make...
- Public Sector Pensions
35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider speeding up the restoration of the public service pension so that pensioners revert to their pre-financial emergency...
- Pension Provisions
40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will contact the high level forum on the community voluntary sector regarding the provision of a pension scheme for community...
- Public Expenditure Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to deal with capacity pressures within the public sector in the context of the Government's announced tax cut programme. [19752/16]
- Public Sector Pay
43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reverse the two tier pay and pension structures for new entrants to the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
44. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on performance budgeting and performance management in the public service; his plans for key elements of development...
- Public Sector Pensions
45. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for reversing the public service pension reductions introduced during the economic crisis; the cost of restoring cuts on...
- Public Sector Staff Data
46. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department...
- Public Procurement Regulations
47. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the impact the establishment of the national procurement guidelines has had on job retention; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ombudsman's Remit
48. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of remarks by the Ombudsman seeking greater power to investigate complaints against private sector providers of public...
- Cross-Border Co-operation
50. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he envisions co-operation in the public service will proceed on a cross-Border basis in view of Brexit; and if he will...
- Flood Risk Management
54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on establishing a single authority to deal with all matters relating to the River Shannon including flood relief measures; and...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
55. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the €2.2 billion savings per year due to the financial emergency measures in the public interest...
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
56. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his expenditure on flood relief plans in 2016 to date; how this compares with projected expenditure at the start of 2016; the amount of...
- Foireann Roinne
57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu;...
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 1 October 2015, the details of increases in investment by his Department in flood mitigation...
- Commencement of Legislation
59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will implement the remaining sections of the Lobbying Act 2015; his plans to give the Standards in Public Office Commission...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has identified possible mechanisms to facilitate off-balance sheet capital expenditure in respect of strategic...
- Public Procurement Contracts
61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his approach to companies receiving large public procurement contracts and yet not recognising trade unions when industrial issues arise....
- Equal Opportunities Employment
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the good practices that have been introduced to encourage employment of the members of new Irish communities in the Civil Service or...
- Teachers' Remuneration
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his engagement with the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland regarding the renewal of financial...
- Public Sector Pensions
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will extend full and equal pension rights to public sector workers who identify as LGBTI and allow them to upgrade their pensions...
- Ministerial Responsibilities
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the allocation of ministerial powers at both Cabinet and Minister of State level; if all ministerial powers have been...
- Departmental Staff Redeployment
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sections of staff that have been assigned or transferred between Departments as a consequence of changes to ministerial or...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Appointments to State Boards
67. To ask the Taoiseach the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the...
- Foireann Roinne
68. To ask the Taoiseach cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu; cén grád ar a earcaíodh...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legislative Programme
69. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reintroduce the Gambling Control Bill 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19883/16]
- Garda Vetting Applications
70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay on an application for entry to the Defence Forces by a person (details supplied) which has been with the Garda vetting...
- Garda Promotions
72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies which exist within An Garda Síochána for positions of superintendent or higher ranking, by rank; when she will...
- Direct Provision Data
73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision, by men, by women, by children, by length of time in direct provision, by average waiting time in having...
- Garda Deployment
74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she supports the request by Greystones municipal district for an immediate increase in Garda resources in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if...
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Funding
75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will allocate the next budget for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal and the amount she will allocate for its awards; and if she...
- Appointments to State Boards
76. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of...
- EU Directives
78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will transpose the fourth European Union anti-money laundering directive 2015/849 into law. [20099/16]
- Public Sector Staff Data
79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department and in...
- Foireann Roinne
80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu; cén...
- Department of Finance
- Economic Growth
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which all sectors have contributed to economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20035/16]
- UK Referendum on EU Membership
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the Economic and Social Research Institute's HERMES suggestion that a 1% reduction in the United Kingdom gross domestic product arising...
- IMF Loan
83. To ask the Minister for Finance why Ireland repaid only 81% of its International Monetary Fund loan earlier and the potential saving in repaying the remaining loan earlier than scheduled; and...
- Pension Levy
84. To ask the Minister for Finance why a pension provider (details supplied) is still deducting a pension levy of 0.15% from 1 July 2016 from the Procter and Gamble Ireland defined benefit...
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
85. To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to consider introducing incentive schemes under the home renovation scheme which would provide tax relief for making homes safe such as by...
- Vehicle Registration
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of an increase in incidences of workers who are resident in the South and employed in the North being stopped by customs officials for suspected...
- Tax Code
89. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the earned income tax credit for eligible self-employed persons in 2017 to €1,100 and €1,650 respectively; and if he will...
- VAT Rate Reductions
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a domestic or European Union barrier to addressing the value added tax rates on injections and vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Charities Regulation
93. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Central Remedial Clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20048/16]
- Appointments to State Boards
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed...
- Public Sector Staff Data
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects Status
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress with a school (details supplied) including when he will complete this much needed and awaited project; and if he will...
- School Funding
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of additional funding for a school (details supplied) including when he will make a decision in this regard; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the points entry requirement for colleges in 2017 will change in accordance with the new points system introduced for students doing their...
- School Transport
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus service; if he will provide reassurance in this case; and if he will make a statement on...
- Legislative Measures
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason section 28 of the Education Act 1998 has never been fully enacted. [19990/16]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the spend on apprenticeship training and the number of apprentices in training, by employment sector, in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 to...
- Institutes of Technology
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his short-term and medium-term plans for the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, given the latest figures confirming that it carried a...
- Appointments to State Boards
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments he has made to State boards from the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those...
- School Patronage
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether separate religious instruction is immediately necessary to allow for children not of the patron's faith to attend their...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will favour an appeal by a person (details supplied) for September 2016 under the special needs assistant scheme. [20083/16]
- Departmental Staff Data
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in...
- Foireann Roinne
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas ina Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu; cén...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that a person (details supplied) is given suitable accommodation for a family, given that the unreliability of...
- Local Authority Funding
114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has published the terms of the local authority infrastructure fund; and the full year cost of its implementation in...
- Waste Disposal Charges
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if householders who are already serviced by a pay-by-weight collection system are protected from increases in charges...
- Constituency Boundaries
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he proposes to establish the Dáil Éireann constituencies boundaries commission in July 2016 following the...
- Local Authority Staff Data
117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the extra 420 local authority staff who have been appointed to work on the delivery of the social housing...
- Recycling Policy
118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce the tyre levy; the recycling targets he will introduce as a result; and if he will make a statement...
- Community Development Projects
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for an organisation (details supplied) under the support scheme for national organisations,...
- Building Regulations
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to introduce improvements (details supplied) to building standards and if he will consider recommending...
- Regeneration Projects Funding
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the request this Deputy made to provide a breakdown of 2016 commitments on regeneration projects which were...
- Appointments to State Boards
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to...
- Fire Stations Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20077/16]
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments Administration
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the thresholds above which social protection clients will be liable for local property tax deductions; and the number of such clients who are liable...
- Appointments to State Boards
128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are vacancies on the board of the Citizens Information Board; if so, when he proposes to fill these vacancies; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) who is out of work due to illness and who is in receipt of payments under the disability...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/16]
- Disability Allowance Applications
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his progress in determining an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; if supplementary welfare has now...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19965/16]
- Departmental Agencies Funding
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of offices (details supplied) which he funds through the JobPath scheme including the amount he has allocated, the outfitting he has...
- Disability Allowance Applications
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Illness Benefit Appeals
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the illness benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/16]
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility of a person (details supplied) under the illness benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/16]
- State Pension (Contributory)
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the possibility of a refund to a person (details supplied) under the state pension (contributory) scheme; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Code
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending social protection supports to the self-employed and permitting such persons to opt into the existing class A structure, paying...
- Social Insurance Yield
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reduction in the yield from social insurance in a calendar year if the PRSI employers rate of 8.5% was extended for employees earning up to...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20019/16]
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of community employment supervisors who have retired (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20051/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will grant an allowance to a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [20054/16]
- Appointments to State Boards
160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20090/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Payments
167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Payments
169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Northern Ireland
170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his recent meeting with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Theresa Villiers, the First Minister, Ms...
- Passport Applications Data
171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for a passport application or renewal to be processed and finalised; the extent to which the new demand for...
- Appointments to State Boards
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of...
- Public Sector Staff Data
173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and...
- Foireann Roinne
174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu; cén...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received proposals from the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group with regard to access to affordable insurance...
- Office of Public Works Staff
176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 14 June 2016, if he will urgently initiate a review of staffing at a centre (details...
- Teachers' Remuneration
177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to restore teachers' pay following measures introduced under public sector pay deals. [19975/16]
- Interdepartmental Working Groups
178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the terms of reference of the cross-departmental working group on fuller working lives; and to publish its draft report when it is...
- Public Expenditure Policy
179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which various measures taken to protect the economy through the medium of public expenditure, curtailments and reform have...
- UK Referendum on EU Membership
181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have examined the full implications of a British exit from the European Union, if any...
- Public Sector Pay
182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which all branches of the public service are likely to benefit from the sacrifices made in terms of pay reduction and...
- Public Procurement Regulations
185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which changes in procurement have benefitted the economy during the downturn; if any further reform appropriate to the...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects recruitment throughout the public sector to take place in the course of the current year with particular...
- Appointments to State Boards
188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago, to date; the...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions he will make available for persons with a disability or special needs as part of the current recruitment...
- Lansdowne Road Agreement
190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding entitlements for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he expects to provide an additional €1 billion capital investment over and above that outlined in the programme for...
- Public Expenditure Policy
192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public expenditure contingency planning he is putting in place to provide for the potential economic shock arising from the decision...
- Public Sector Pay
193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the creation of a public service pay commission, including its composition, the date for its establishment and if he has...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Údarás na Gaeltachta Data
194. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of Údarás na Gaeltachta supported jobs on a county basis at 20 June 2015, 31 December 2015 and 30 June 2016, in...
- Heritage Council
195. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to request feedback and a breakdown on an unsuccessful application by a person (details supplied) for the specialist panel for...
- Artworks Sales
196. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of correspondence dated 29 June 2016 from An Taisce - the National Trust for Ireland to her Department concerning...
- Post Office Network
197. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the report of the Post Office network business development group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19991/16]
- Broadband Service Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she envisages for local authorities in the roll out of rural broadband; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- National Monuments
199. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how the State paid a sum of €5 million to purchase Numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin 1, including details of the valuation...
- Appointments to State Boards
200. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the...
- National Monuments
201. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provisions she has made to protect Sceilig Mhichíl, Contae Chiarraí, from damage during the filming there; and if she...
- Foireann Roinne
202. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu;...
- Department of Health
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
203. To ask the Minister for Health to review, as a matter of urgency, the disabled drivers and passengers scheme to allow consideration of additional medical conditions and disabilities which...
- Health Services Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the possibility of assessing a person (details supplied) for occupational therapy and psychology assessment at the earliest opportunity;...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied). [19930/16]
- Health Services Provision
206. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19943/16]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for endocrinology, with specific reference to type 1 diabetes, at the outpatient department in University Hospital...
- Medicinal Products Availability
220. To ask the Minister for Health why University Hospital Limerick is effectively denying compassionate access to orkambi for very ill patients in contrast to other cystic fibrosis hospitals;...
- Hospital Appointments Status
221. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/16]
- Health Services
222. To ask the Minister for Health to review an application by a person (details supplied) for a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19973/16]
- Pension Provisions
223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19982/16]
- Rare Diseases
224. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding an exomphalos day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19986/16]
- Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards
225. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding physical therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19998/16]
- Medicinal Products Availability
226. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the introduction of the drug Ampligen for the treatment of multiple myalgic encephalopathy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Waiting Lists
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list, the average waiting time and the number of persons waiting over six months for laser treatment of kidney stones in...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
228. To ask the Minister for Health when the interdepartmental committee that was set up to review the nursing home support scheme will be reporting back to him; and if he will make a statement...
- Primary Care Services Provision
229. To ask the Minister for Health why there are no primary care psychology services for children in north County Dublin; why no child has been seen by Swords Mater child and adolescent mental...
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
230. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a nursing personal identification number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20052/16]
- Appointments to State Boards
231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed...
- Primary Care Services Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care psychology services available for children in north County Dublin; the number of children who have been seen by Swords Mater child and...
- HSE Properties
233. To ask the Minister for Health his plans or if he is considering whether any hospitals owned by the Health Service Executive could be sold to the private sector to operate as privately run...
- Public Sector Staff Data
234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in other public...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Horticulture Sector
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will grant aid the installation of three-phase electricity, given that the Leader groups are no longer grant aiding such work...
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that certain considerations of importance to hill farmers (details supplied) are taken into account in the final...
- Dairy Sector
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to the European Union Agriculture Commissioner relating to the urgent need to provide additional support for the dairy...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a payment to a person (details supplied) under the Scottish derogation scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Beef Data Programme
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied). [19980/16]
- GLAS Applications
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on a review of an application by a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment...
- Appointments to State Boards
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the...
- Public Sector Staff Data
242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his...
- Foireann Roinne
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu;...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a delay in rolling out the national broadband contract; the reason for and extent of such a delay; if he...
- Appointments to State Boards
245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to use the Public Appointments Service two years...
- Foireann Roinne
246. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Roads Maintenance Funding
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will allocate funding to Kerry County Council for the R556 regional road from Tralee to Ballyduff (details supplied); and if he...
- Sports Events
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the relevant sporting bodies to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for a club (details supplied). [19997/16]
- Appointments to State Boards
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to use the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the...
- Foireann Roinne
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu;...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Job Losses
252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she will take to deal with the significant fall-out for 87 employees and their families with the announcement by a company...
- Consumer Protection
253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is concerned at the consumer protection implications of a company (details supplied) changing the terms of a customer's...
- IDA Site Visits
254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency client visits in quarter 1 and quarter 2 of 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if she...
- IDA Jobs Data
255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of Industrial Development Agency supported jobs at 20 June 2015, 31 December 2015 and 30 June 2016, by county, in tabular...
- Enterprise Ireland
256. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs at 20 June 2015, 31 December 2015 and 30 June 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if...
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of local enterprise office supported jobs at 20 June 2015, 31 December 2015 and 30 June 2016, by county, in tabular form;...
- Appointments to State Boards
258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the...
- Farm Safety
259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of money the Health and Safety Authority spent on farm safety initiatives and the number of inspections it carried out in...
- Public Sector Staff Data
260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her...
- Foireann Roinne
261. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu;...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- School Completion Programme
262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for clarification on who are the employers of the staff in school completion projects, given the confusion as to whether staff are employed...
- Youth Services
263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered increasing capital expenditure for Scouting Ireland to expand its facilities to cope with ever growing numbers; and...
- Youth Services Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reviewing the implementation of the Charities Act in voluntary youth services due to the huge burden placed on these...
- Child and Family Agency Staff
265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is she aware of the Labour Court decision that only allows the employment of public health nurses as Tusla - Child and Family Agency...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the securities in place to encourage take-up by providers under the early childhood care and education scheme;; and if she will make a...
- Child Care Services Regulation
267. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reinstating the child minding advisory service and developing a national approach; and if she will make a statement...
- Child Care Services
268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will make arrangements to award a higher capitation grant to a Montessori school (details supplied) for the coming year. [20053/16]
- Early Childhood Care and Education
269. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide funding in the form of an early childhood care and education scheme capital grant to a group (details supplied). [20055/16]
- Appointments to State Boards
270. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago, to date; the names...
- Public Sector Staff Data
271. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in her Department...
- Foireann Roinne
272. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu; cén...
- Department of Defence
- Appointments to State Boards
273. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago, to date; the names of...
- Public Sector Staff Data
274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide information on the number of persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds currently working in his Department and in...
- Foireann Roinne
275. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence cén líon státseirbhíseach atá earcaithe le bliain anuas in a Roinn a bhfuil Gaeilge agus Béarla acu; cén...
