Written answers
Thursday, 27 October 2016
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agrifood Sector
7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to operators of country markets to encourage and assist with ensuring the survival of the Irish country market....
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Funding
8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the provision of loans to farmers at an interest rate of 2.95% represents good value for farmers; and if he will...
- Beef Industry
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the growing problem in the beef industry whereby it is reported there are more than 140,000 extra beef animals...
- Afforestation Programme
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether afforestation, particularly the use of native species, is being utilised to its full potential in relation to...
- Employment Rights
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the raids conducted by gardaí and Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, staff on fishing vessels, as reported in the...
- TAMS Data
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received in total under TAMS II tranches 1, 2 and 3; the total number of approved applications to date; the...
- Fisheries Offences
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will put in place to ensure fishing gear belonging to crab and lobster fishermen is not towed away by foreign factory...
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied of achieving the targets set in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025; if he has identified...
- Brexit Issues
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate actions being taken to alleviate the initial effects of Brexit, particularly in the area of horticulture, an area that...
- Food Labelling
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the level of compliance by Irish beef vendors with EU Parliament and Council Regulation 1760/2000 and SI 435...
- Competition Law
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the serious concerns in the beef industry following a takeover by a company (details supplied), in view of the fact...
- Rural Development Plan
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation of funding in the Estimates in 2016 for measures covered by the rural development plan; the amount paid out to...
- Afforestation Programme
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale behind allowing the same level of grant aid and tax relief on forestry-related activity to non-farmers and farmers; if...
- Fish Quotas
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that have been made in formalising the allocation of herring for the north west; and if he will make a statement on the...
- GLAS Payments
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when 2015 GLAS payments will issue to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32201/16]
- Fish Quotas
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made an application to the Commission for bluefin tuna quota to enable the development of a catch and release...
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Funding
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide operational details on the new SBCI agri fund; the details of funding sources and financial providers that will...
- Brexit Issues
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to assist farmers with price support in relation to the decline in the sterling exchange rate; and if he...
- Competition Law
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent European Commission decision to allow the merger of two Irish companies (details supplied) in view of the fact...
- GLAS Payments
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average payment to date to farmers for 2015 under tranche 1 of GLAS; the number of farmers who have not received their full...
- Live Exports
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the amendment of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 in order that the export of greyhounds to countries with...
- Greyhound Industry
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on calls by animal welfare groups to decrease, if not cease, financing the greyhound industry, which is seeing significant...
- Fodder Crisis
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that will be made, especially for farmers in the north west, in view of the pending fodder crisis in the area. [32187/16]
- Departmental Funding
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if emergency funding will be available to tillage farmers in view of recent severe weather; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fishing Industry Development
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to rejuvenate the fishing industry and fishing communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21594/16]
- Forestry Management
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether forests are being harvested too early, as dictated by market prices, rather than there being sustainable forest...
- Bovine Disease Controls
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the effectiveness of the badger culling strategy incorporated into the national TB eradication programme in reducing the...
- Afforestation Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure the forestry sector realises its full potential in assisting the drive on climate change mitigation; and if he...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Crime Levels
43. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to an increase in the number of cars being broken into in the Lusk and Rush area; if the increase in crime in this...
- Garda Deployment
44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí to be assigned to Fingal as part of the increase announced in the budget, by station, grade and work pattern...
- Private Security Industry Regulation
45. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the increased use of private security firms during eviction proceedings in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Alcohol Sales Legislation
47. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to allow alcohol to be sold on Good Friday; if the sale of alcohol Bill contains measures regarding Good Friday licensing laws; and if...
- Garda Stations
48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the six Garda stations to be reopened under the pilot scheme to reopen Garda stations have yet been identified; and if Rush Garda station is to...
- Court Procedures
49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department examined any process for future legislation whereby the courts would have an appellate function in relation to decisions of the...
- Legal Services Regulation
50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will present the report on the establishment, regulation, monitoring, operation and impact of multidisciplinary practices in the State,...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the inquiry she requested GSOC to conduct into events surrounding evidence given to the O'Higgins commission and any attempt to...
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
52. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted permission to join their families here under the Syrian humanitarian admission programme; and the number who...
- Prison Visiting Regulations
53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been any changes to visiting hours in Irish Prison Service prisons in 2016; if so, the details of these changes; her plans to change...
- Immigration Status
54. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding advancing the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32464/16]
- Family Reunification Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) is eligible to be a dependant of their daughter, who has stamp 4 status; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status, or procedure to be followed to update or progress and regularise residency, in the case of a person (details...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when an update of stamp 4 will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) while awaiting naturalisation process; and if she will make...
- Legal Services Regulation
61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is provision for independent oversight of members appointed to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority in the carrying out of their...
- Department of Finance
- Carbon Tax Exemptions
62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding changes in carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32349/16]
- Foreign Earnings Deduction
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the foreign earnings deductions each year; the total cost each year; the numbers availing of it by relevant state;...
- VAT Rate Application
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the Revenue Commissioners' view of the VAT classification of the provision of gymnastics lessons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32434/16]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Direct Provision Data
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level students in the direct provision system. [32432/16]
- University Governance
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department will take to deal with the serious issues raised in relation to corporate governance and HR at the University of...
- Literacy Programmes
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services available for adults with dyslexia in Dublin 1, 3 and 7. [32375/16]
- Student Support Schemes
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any tax relief or any other support available to working couples who are marginally over the income limit to qualify for student...
- Schools Building Projects Status
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of this project; if his...
- School Accommodation Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to further invest in the improvement of facilities for national schools in Portmarnock, County Dublin; the current applications his...
- Schools Building Projects Status
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will bring forward the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied); and the timeline for this project. [32412/16]
- University Status Review
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is not allowed to describe itself as a university here for marketing and labelling purposes...
- Third Level Funding
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount and the percentage of total income for University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, the National University of Ireland,...
- Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 4 October 2016, if the review of the DEIS programme is looking at the need for including new schools...
- Primary Online Database
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the roll-out of the primary online database; if he will provide latest statistics on usage by schools; if the Data Protection...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he plans to increase the number of apprenticeships and traineeships in 2017 and 2018 without any increase in funding for skills in budget...
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the restrictions SOLAS places on education training boards, ETBs, in procuring new training providers for traineeships or apprenticeships; and if...
- School Closures
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time his Department has been in discussions with a school (details supplied) regarding taking over a campus; and if these...
- Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Motor Tax Exemptions
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if exceptions will be granted in relation to motor tax for those who may have been hospitalised for long periods of...
- Local Authority Finances
87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the additional funding of €1 million which his Department has sanctioned to support Sligo County Council,...
- Emergency Accommodation Data
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount being spent on a monthly basis on emergency accommodation in Dublin from 2011 to 2016; and if he will make...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider extending the tenant purchase scheme to cover persons in receipt of carer's allowance or...
- Departmental Funding
91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided for programmes undertaken by men's sheds in 2016; the level of funding to be provided...
- Local Authority Housing Rents
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 200 and 226 of 11 October 2016, if he will consider taking out those two...
- Local Government Reform
93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the terms of reference of the recently established committee to review the reports of the Cork local government...
- Department of Social Protection
- Invalidity Pension Applications
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will receive a decision in respect of a review of a domiciliary care allowance application, as the...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of additional information submitted in respect of a jobseeker's allowance appeal for a person (details...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons MABS has forwarded to the Phoenix project Ireland for personal or business insolvency advice; and if he will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total current weekly payment of jobseeker's allowance and-or disability payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when jobseeker's allowance will issue in the case of a person (details suplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32473/16]
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum payment in respect of disability allowance and disability benefit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full extent of entitlement to the contributory State pension based on their contributions in respect of employment and self-employment in the...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal by a person (detail supplied). [32488/16]
- Disability Allowance Applications
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32493/16]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Leinster House Refurbishment
106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the proposed relocation of Seanad Éireann to the ceramic room of the National Museum; the planning...
- Public Sector Staff
107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered bringing the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions under the Public Service Management Act; and if he will...
- Labour Employer Economic Forum
108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the inaugural meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum. [31700/16]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff
109. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of the staff complement of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, excluding personal details; the...
- Arts Council
110. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that the mandate for the Arts Council is being fulfilled with regards funding, developing and promoting Irish...
- Special Areas of Conservation
112. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider an extension of the deadline by which notice must be given to lodge an external appeal against the inclusion of...
- Waterways Issues
113. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a decision has been approved to increase the extended mooring fee from €278 to €1,260 per annum for the Grand Canal...
- Cúrsaí Gaeilge
114. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil cúnamh ar fáil le ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar siúl in áit (sonraí tugtha); má tá,...
- Department of Health
- Health Services Provision
115. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have the necessary support put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is due to be discharged from hospital and...
- Hospital Appointments Status
116. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32355/16]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
117. To ask the Minister for Health the details of patients on waiting lists for the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital for outpatient appointments, inpatient procedures and...
- Homeless Persons Supports
120. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols in hospitals to deal with persons who are homeless and, upon discharge, have no home to go to recuperate; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Obesity Strategy
121. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve healthy eating habits in view of the recent findings in the Healthy Ireland survey 2016 that 27% of the population reported eating fruit...
- Home Help Service Data
122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided by the HSE annually since 2011 in the Dublin West HSE region; the total budget allocated by the HSE for home help hours...
- Home Care Packages Funding
123. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €14.6 billion announced in budget 2017 that will go towards the home care packages scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
124. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide epi medication pens to primary and post-primary schools as this is standardised medication that needs to be provided to schools...
- Home Help Service Appeals
125. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a decision on home help in respect of a person (details supplied). [32372/16]
- Disabilities Assessments
126. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for both appointments and assessments in the early intervention and school age psychology services, on a county basis, in tabular form; and...
- Disability Services Provision
127. To ask the Minister for Health when services will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32388/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
128. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32389/16]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
129. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of the home oxygen service; the way the service levels are monitored, in view of the importance of equipment maintenance; the...
- Medicinal Products Prices
130. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the delay in negotiating a price for the life-saving drug Orkambi; if he will put a cap on the price of newly released drugs...
- Hospitals Data
131. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals throughout the country that have been rebranded with a university status in 2015 and in 2016 to date; the cost of that rebranding in...
- Health Services Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinic (details supplied) will continue; his plans to suspend same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32402/16]
- Mental Health Services Funding
133. To ask the Minister for Health the full amount of funding in 2017 for mental health services; the reason the €35 million previously committed for improving mental health services has...
- Mental Health Services Provision
134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents on waiting lists to access mental health services across the country, in tabular form; the numbers waiting for up to...
- Primary Care Centres
135. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the service provision and service offer out of Johnstown Bridge medical centre; the specific timeline and actions required; the services...
- Psychological Services
136. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of a psychology service for children in north Kildare, as currently no such service is available; and if he will make a statement...
- Home Care Packages Data
137. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of hours provided via the home care package and home help scheme in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to date...
- Hospital Appointments Status
138. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32448/16]
- Commissions of Inquiry
139. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 18 October 2016, the body or person from whom he has sought legal advice in relation to procedural and...
- Vaccination Programme
140. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding supplies of childhood vaccines; if he is satisfied that the HSE has sufficient quantities to administer the BCG, MMR, Hib MenC and...
- Orthodontic Services
141. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment. [32457/16]
- Medical Qualifications
142. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed to facilitate a person (details supplied) who is an Irish citizen, whose primary degree in medicine was through the medium of...
- Hospital Appointments Delays
143. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a person (details supplied) admitted to Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24, for an urgent procedure; and if he will make a statement...
- Health Services Provision
144. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the planned closure of a centre (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the terrific benefit to...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
145. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 386 of 4 October 2016, his views on the impact on a person's dignity of allocating daily pocket money under the fair deal...
- Disability Support Services Expenditure
146. To ask the Minister for Health the annual per capita costs for each of the years 2012 to 2016, inclusive, listed against the names of each of the 72 residential centres for...
- Disability Services Funding
147. To ask the Minister for Health if, in conjunction with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, projections have been made in respect of the level of local...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking regarding the likely increase in methane emissions due to the expanding beef and dairy herds....
- Aquaculture Licence Applications
149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for an aquaculture licence (details supplied) is still being considered; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2016 basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the single farm grant will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32401/16]
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agriculture payments for a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement...
- TAMS Applications
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for TAMS II in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the basic payment scheme and areas of natural constraint scheme for 2016 to a person (details supplied)...
- Food Prices
157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department have managed to address the concerns raised by the farming community in its various...
- Agrifood Sector
158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the continued level of investment here in the food sector, including all aspects...
- Cereal Sector
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine having regard to the return of the 2016 harvest, if he remains satisfied regarding the future of the cereal sector, with particular...
- Brexit Issues
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he can continue to support producers in Northern Ireland in his capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
- Dairy Sector
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability of opportunities for dairy exports in the future; and if he will...
- Food Prices
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the margins availability to producers in the pig, poultry, beef and lamb...
- Brexit Issues
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department expect to be in a position to pursue and secure new markets for Irish exports, with...
- Food Labelling
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numbers of checks in respect of traceability that are made to ensure all food products in the market originating here or...
- Brexit Issues
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which employment throughout the food industry remains positive notwithstanding the potential of Brexit; and if he will...
- Fishing Industry Development
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the future development and expansion of the fishing industry, with particular reference to fishing families who remain...
- Harbours and Piers Maintenance
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money allocated in the budget to Balbriggan Harbour; the nature of the work to be carried out; the timescale for this;...
- GLAS Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved a GLAS application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if so, the commencement...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll out high-speed broadband from Blennerville to Camp, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Climate Change Policy
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will ensure the national climate dialogue complies with the requirements of the Aarhus Convention....
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's prediction in relation to the amount by which Ireland will miss its 2020 EU emissions targets;...
- Renewable Energy Generation
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts being made in relation to bringing to an end the burning of coal and oil and the use of natural gas in...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when sports capital funding will be made available in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/16]
- Noise Pollution
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding making the IAA the regulatory authority over noise levels at Dublin Airport; the resources his Department would...
- Airport Development Projects
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a second runway at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32385/16]
- Sports Facilities Expenditure
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the necessary funding and operating costs to maintain the current phase one development at the National Sports...
- Consumer Protection
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to have discussions with sporting organisations in regard to ticket touting and the practice of selling tickets above...
- Traffic Fines
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the circumstances whereby a person (details supplied) was deemed to be the liable person for a fixed-charge notice...
- Rail Services Provision
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he requested the National Transport Authority and Irish Rail to fund a project (details supplied) as part of their increased...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Employment Rights
185. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether taxi drivers or hackneys using taxi hailing apps (details supplied) could be considered as workers of these...
- Consumer Protection
187. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to make ticket touting illegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32427/16]
- Work Permits Applications Data
188. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employment permit applications received by the employment permits section per month and annually; the number of permit...
- Local Enterprise Offices
189. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the case of a person (details supplied) who sought information from the enterprise board; and if she will make a...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- School Attendance Data
190. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of students reported to be missing school due to truancy from 2011 to 2016 in the Dublin mid-west area, in tabular form; and if...
- Child and Family Agency Data
191. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases awaiting allocation to a social worker in each Tusla local office area, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of providing a third free early childhood care year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32363/16]
- UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child...
