Written answers

Wednesday, 16 November 2016

  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is taking in conjunction with other Departments, to address the skills deficit in the construction sector and the...
    • Institutes of Technology Funding
      36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the HEA financial review of institutes of technology; if the financial deficits uncovered will have an impact on services and courses...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce class sizes and build on the measures to reduce class sizes in the previous budget. [34873/16]
    • Industrial Disputes
      38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his efforts to resolve the pending industrial relations disputes involving members of the ASTI; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the principle of equal pay for equal work; if he will implement this principle in the education system; and if he will make a...
    • Industrial Disputes
      41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on discussions being held with the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland regarding the pay and conditions of employment;...
    • School Transport Provision
      42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the school transport scheme, which has been proven not to be adequately working in view of the recent number of children who...
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
      43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct Caranua to expand the range of services covered by the fund in view of the publication of Caranua's annual report for 2015 and...
    • School Admissions
      44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills so that it can produce its report on the baptism barrier earlier in order...
    • Industrial Disputes
      45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the current discussions between the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, ASTI, and the Workplace Relations...
    • School Curriculum
      46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is making on the implementation of the education about religions and beliefs, ERB...
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
      47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has read the 2015 annual report of the appeals officer appointed under the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012; the action...
    • Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
      48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include social inclusion, labour market situation and social class composition in the criteria for awarding Delivering Equality of...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for students with autism in both primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35022/16]
    • Educational Disadvantage
      50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report to identify the barriers to accessing higher education for lone parents and examine measures to increase participation will be...
    • Defibrillators in Schools Provision
      51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) has applied for a defibrillator to ensure the safety of a child at the school; the outcome of that request; if...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to include specific training on the Traveller and Roma community as a compulsory component of teacher education and...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changing the way in which pupil-teacher ratio, PTR, is organised to ensure that no class in any school is above the agreed...
    • Minor Works Scheme
      54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in announcing the minor works grant; when it will be announced; and his views on the difficulty for schools to budget for...
    • School Staff
      55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the reduction in staff numbers at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35156/16]
    • Capitation Grants
      56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the levels of capitation grants for the primary and secondary school sectors is adequate; and his plans to increase...
    • Student Accommodation
      57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the student accommodation crisis. [28431/16]
    • School Patronage
      58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will produce the new roadmap on reconfiguration by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35019/16]
    • School Closures
      59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a recent issue in Dublin-Rathdown whereby parents and staff at two schools recently learned of closures and...
    • Education Policy
      60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he plans to progress the three areas in the education sector that he has identified as his core priority areas of focus in the sector,...
    • National Training Fund
      62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the national training fund has a current surplus of €272 million projected to the end of...
    • Speech and Language Therapy Provision
      64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the introduction of a new model of in-school speech and language therapy will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Patronage
      65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 8 November 2016, if his Department has considered the balance of schools of different ethoi in the...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the pilot project for the new resource allocation model for children with special educational needs will be published. [34877/16]
    • School Accommodation
      67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on negotiations to secure a site for the building of a new school (details supplied); when construction will...
    • Education Policy
      68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a report on the consultation process he has established on a new three-year strategy for education of skills, Strategy for...
    • School Supervision and Substitution Scheme
      69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for seeking members of the public to undertake supervision and substitution at pay levels higher than existing teachers undertaking...
    • Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
      70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his Department's review of DEIS which began in 2015; when he will publish a new plan for educational inclusion which was...
    • Industrial Disputes
      71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address the ongoing serious issues which have led to industrial action by the ASTI trade union; when he expects to...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore the qualification allowance for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35179/16]
    • Traveller Education
      73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore funding for Traveller education to pre-2008 levels; the measures he has taken or planned to improve educational outcomes for...
    • Third Level Costs
      74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he plans in order to deal with concerns regarding third level student support and funding challenges for third level institutions....
    • Digital Strategy for Schools
      75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his Department's investment programme to improve information technology in schools; and if his Department has any proposals to...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Brexit Issues
      76. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Brexit last met; and the status of its work. [34892/16]
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      78. To ask the Taoiseach when the next Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action will take place. [35218/16]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Data Protection
      79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rights of access a person has to original audio recordings that contain their personal data, as opposed to transcripts; and the recourse...
    • Visa Applications
      80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35355/16]
    • Property Registration
      81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the registration of rights of way under the Land and Conveyancing Act 2009; when these will be registered with the Property...
    • Immigration Status
      82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if stamp 4 will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35248/16]
    • Court Accommodation Refurbishment
      83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to refurbish Swords District Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35256/16]
    • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
      84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the Government to ratify the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when the necessary legislation...
    • Restorative Justice
      85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the information note on the restorative justice scheme for survivors of the Magdalen laundries, circulated in October 2014 to local...
    • Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment
      88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to recruit additional civilian staff to perform administrative duties within An Garda Síochána as this would free up...
    • Prison Accommodation
      89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 84 of 8 November 2016, her views regarding the fact that the C division basement in Mountjoy Prison has been closed, with...
    • Traveller Community
      90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the formal view of her Department that recognition of Traveller ethnicity by the State is dependent on winning the hearts and minds of...
  • Department of Finance
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      92. To ask the Minister for Finance the schemes and grants funded by the State that are available to persons with disabilities and the parents of children with disabilities regarding access to...
    • Motor Insurance
      93. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding car insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35363/16]
    • Vehicle Registration
      94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider siting another vehicle registration tax registration centre in north Kildare in view of the demand from large population towns such as...
    • Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
      95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of a formal ethical investment policy for the taxpayer funds that are currently invested as part of the Ireland Strategic...
    • Tax Code
      96. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given in future finance Bills which would enable the capital gains tax 33% to be lowered for certain legal separation cases when the...
    • Insurance Costs
      98. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that have been taken to meet and engage with insurance companies here regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers, particularly in...
    • State Claims Agency
      99. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money the State Claims Agency has paid out in claims brought against State and public authorities in each of the past three years. [35330/16]
    • Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data
      100. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding allocated by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to small and medium-sized enterprises in County Waterford to date; the total...
    • Banking Operations
      101. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35417/16]
    • National Debt
      102. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding the recent strong rise in bond yields, a key measure of long-term interest rate expectations, if he has assessed the potential cost of rising...
    • Corporation Tax Regime
      103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has conducted a risk assessment on the potential for a decrease in our corporate tax receipts in view of potential changes to the United States tax...
    • Government Deficit
      104. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the ESRI's assertion that the structural deficit may be overstated due to a failure to adequately capture housing market developments. [35427/16]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine and review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been refused a Student Universal Support Ireland grant by his...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the urgency of the upgrade of a school (details supplied); if he will prioritise this project for completion...
    • Schools Property
      107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give permission to a school (details supplied) to lease the handball alley on the grounds of the school to the Boherbue parish; and if...
    • Education and Training Boards
      108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the timeframe for provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35303/16]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is dedicated funding for schools that would like to enhance safety measures at their facility; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Minor Works Scheme
      110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the relevant details, including deadlines, that schools need to be aware of with regards to the minor works scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pupil-teacher ratio will be reviewed and decreased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/16]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the technical assessment of a school building (details supplied) will take place with regard to capital works; and if he will make a...
    • School Accommodation
      115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefab units rented by primary and post-primary schools in County Waterford; and the current average rental cost per unit per annum...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the planning process the development of a secondary school (details supplied) at Merrymeeting, Rathnew, County Wicklow is at; and if...
    • School Accommodation
      117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of renting prefabs for a secondary school (details supplied) located on the site at Merrymeeting, Rathnew, County Wicklow; and if...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 1.7 acre site purchased by his Department for €560,000 at Crinion Park, Wicklow town remains in his Department's possession; if so,...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a secondary school (details supplied) will remain at its current location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Equipment
      120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's position regarding school lockers being adapted to accommodate helmets (details supplied); if his Department has discussed this...
    • Pension Provisions
      121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposal and plans with regard to the IMI defined benefit pension scheme in the proposed merger of the Irish Management Institute (IMI) and...
    • Institutes of Technology Funding
      122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the lack of financial support for the institute of technology in Tralee (details supplied);...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the full requirement in respect of special needs school places has been met in County Kildare; the number of such places...
    • Schools Building Projects
      124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the school building programme at primary and second level in County Kildare continues to proceed as planned having particular...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to examine the need for new building at a school (details supplied); when he expects an evaluation...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which favourable consideration and support will be given to the provision of extended facilities at a school (details supplied)...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has received submissions from the school authorities at a school (details supplied) requesting a top up of funding to...
    • Bullying in Schools
      130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which revised procedures in respect of detection and addressing the problem of school bullying continue to be examined with current...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in regard to the provision of proposed two new schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Skills Development
      133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which it is expected to match the skill requirement of industry with the skills and qualifications of those exiting education in...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary school places and class requirements in County Kildare continue to be met; if class sizes fall within the national...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
    • Environmental Policy
      135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ban or highlight the effects of microbeads used in personal care products and biomedical research; the...
    • Local Government Reform
      136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has conducted an analysis of the cost effectiveness of the 2014 amalgamation of Waterford city and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that has been spent and is to be spent on marketing, advertising and holding press conferences for the...
    • Fire Service
      138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of requests his Department has received from Dublin City Council to date in 2016 regarding funding for...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funds available from his Department to Galway City Council and Galway County Council for capital projects in...
    • Environmental Policy
      140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures his Department is taking at policy level to encourage and incentivise rain water harvesting (details...
    • Departmental Funding
      141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there will be an increase in funding for an organisation (details supplied) in 2017, particularly in view of the...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for new council housing units to be built in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement...
    • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
      143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the waiting lists for council housing in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Motor Tax
      144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will remove the word disabled from the vehicle tax disc of primary certificate holders; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Data
      145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department collects statistics from local authorities on homeless presentations for families with dependants...
    • Housing Provision
      146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding that has been made available to each local authority in 2016 and 2017 for building rapid build units;...
    • Housing Issues
      147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his department's estimates for the average cost of a rapid build unit. [35386/16]
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of tenancies in RAS, HAP and any long term leasing programme; the annual cost to the State arising from...
    • Rural Resettlement Scheme
      149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money granted to rural resettlement each year since 2012, in relation to the Government's commitment...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Departmental Staff Training
      150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all staff working in Intreo offices have received disability awareness training; the full cost of training those persons who have not yet...
    • Employment Support Services
      151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the money allocated to the various schemes under the reasonable accommodation fund from 2012 to date in 2016 in tabular form; the actual expenditure...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has considered extending the wage subsidy scheme to those in receipt of the partial capacity benefit; and if he will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Family Income Supplement Applications
      154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date regarding an application for a family income supplement in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for an invalidity benefit by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35340/16]
    • Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
      156. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times for receipt of social protection payments in 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
      157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement recipients by county; the number of persons who have had their rent supplement increased above the prescribed limit...
    • Social Welfare Code Review
      158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the schemes which are currently under review by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35345/16]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Data
      162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of a transitional jobseeker's allowance that had previously been in receipt of a one parent family payment....
    • Rural Social Scheme Data
      164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of positions from the rural social scheme that will be allocated to County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of landings by UK military aircrafts at Dublin Airport and other national airports, indicating which airport for each month in...
    • Passports Misplacement
      166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will refund a person (details supplied) for costs associated with replacing their passport which was lost by his...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a person (details supplied) on the Public Appointments Service panel; the length of time they may be waiting to be called;...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the circumstances which led him to change his decision not to sanction the reappointment of the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland to, three...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta Expenditure
      169. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of the Údarás na Gaeltachta supported companies in County Donegal that received moneys under the...
  • Department of Health
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      170. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that by the end of 2016 there will no longer be a nurse on the site of a school (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the Minister for Social Protection to ensure that the income guidelines for medical card applicants will increase to, at a minimum,...
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      172. To ask the Minister for Health the funding in place for a project (details suppllied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35314/16]
    • Primary Medical Certificates Data
      173. To ask the Minister for Health the details of applications by county for primary medical certificates under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35354/16]
    • Mobility Allowance
      174. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date to develop a scheme to replace the motorised transport grant which has been closed to new applicants since 2013; the timeframe for...
    • Legislative Measures
      176. To ask the Minister for Health further to his attendance at the Oireachtas health committee on 28 September 2016, the number of meetings and level of consultation he or any of his officials...
    • Medicinal Products Prices
      178. To ask the Minister for Health if a rebate scheme formed part of the previous medicine pricing agreement, agreed between his Department and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association,...
    • Health Services Provision
      181. To ask the Minister for Health if an allocation of a drink supplement will be increased in respect of a person (details supplied). [35291/16]
    • Hospital Staff
      182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider employing a liaison officer in hospitals for victims of institutional abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services Funding
      183. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application (details supplied) for funding to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35297/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      184. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [35299/16]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have applied for the fair deal scheme from 2010 to 2016 to date in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Hospital Consultant Recruitment
      186. To ask the Minister for Health if further efforts are being made to fill the positions of consultant child psychiatrists here following a failure by the HSE to fill these positions despite...
    • Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
      187. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for carer's allowance and carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35316/16]
    • Medical Card Applications
      188. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a medical card application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35317/16]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      189. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and procedure for applying for a disabled parking permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35324/16]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
      190. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an appeal for assistance under the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      191. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be supplied with a replacement artificial limb. [35328/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for an MRI scan in respect of a person (details supplied) without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • HIV-AIDS Programmes
      194. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE seeks to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis medication in view of its effectiveness in preventing HIV infection. [35349/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      195. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect an appointment to be scheduled. [35353/16]
    • Home Care Packages Data
      196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages that were applied for and approved through both the Louth and Meath disability services in counties Louth and Meath in each of...
    • Medicinal Products Regulation
      197. To ask the Minister for Health if he has powers under statutory instrument or regulations to set or change the level of tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, acceptable in medicines; and if he will...
    • Hospital Consultant Recruitment
      198. To ask the Minister for Health if the position for the sarcoma specialist at St. Vincent's Hospital has been advertised; if so, if the advertisement specifically mentioned a sarcoma...
    • Nursing Home Services
      199. To ask the Minister for Health if he will secure the day care services and the nursing home at a location (details supplied), his future plans for the home, including future investment and...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      200. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the trouble the HSE is having in recruiting key essential professionals within the health service in counties Cavan and...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      202. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an ear, nose and throat appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35399/16]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      203. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35407/16]
    • HSE Staff
      204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the under-staffing at a health centre (details supplied). [35489/16]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite appointments for a person (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35503/16]
    • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
      206. To ask the Minister for Health if third level students may nominate a second or additional general practitioner to enable them to access GP services while attending educational...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Fishing Industry
      207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information regarding the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Horse Racing Ireland
      208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 8 November 2016 if his Department or the chairman, board or the executive of Horse...
    • Horse Racing Ireland Funding
      209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 8 November 2016, if he will provide a list of the nominating bodies which receive...
    • Horse Racing Industry Funding
      210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 8 November 2016 if he will provide a list of recipients who commercially and financially...
    • Horse Racing Ireland
      211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any official communications by letter, e-mail and telephone, including landline and mobile...
    • Harbours and Piers
      213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify the person responsible for a pier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35290/16]
    • Felling Licences Applications
      214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry application in respect of a person (details supplied). [35300/16]
    • TB Eradication Scheme
      215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols involved when TB is detected on a farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35309/16]
    • Agrifood Sector
      216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the latest efforts by the Government to help the mushroom industry, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [35310/16]
    • Milk Prices
      217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to address the volatility in the milk sector; his plans to put in a floor in the milk price to ensure farmers...
    • Agriculture Industry
      218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact the election of President Elect, Donald Trump will have on the farming sector here; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for funding under the young farmers scheme for 2016; the number that were denied; the number in...
    • Fishing Industry
      221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the structures that are in place safeguarding Irish fishing in view of Britain's vote to leave the EU. [35341/16]
    • Fish Quotas
      222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all fish species caught between the baseline and shore, under the Maritime Jurisdiction Act 1959 and the Straight Baseline Order...
    • Hardship Grant Scheme
      223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35387/16]
    • Animal Welfare
      224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a ban on wild animal circuses on animal welfare grounds; if his Department has investigated the...
    • GLAS Applications
      225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 27 October 2016, if the issues have been resolved to allow an application under GLAS 2...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Air Pollution
      226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review the provisions of sections 24 and 26 of the Air Pollution Act 1987, in view of the fact that local...
    • EU Directives
      227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the roll-out of a directive (details supplied); the details of tendering; if works have started in counties...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has met formally with a person (details supplied) since their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      230. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his Department will extend broadband cover to a location (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Sports Capital Programme
      231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grant application system will be open; the supports that will be put in place to assist clubs with their...
    • Taxi Licences
      232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had representations regarding the knowledge test for applicants for taxi licences or if his attention has been drawn to...
    • National Transport Authority Staff
      233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new staff recruited by the National Transport Authority, NTA, in each of the years 2013 to date in 2016; the number of...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed Coonagh–Knockalisheen road will be completed (details supplied); and the moneys his Department will allocate to...
    • Coast Guard Services
      235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of call outs responded to by each helicopter unit at the four Irish Coast Guard search and rescue bases in each of the past...
    • Irish Coast Guard Issues
      236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details on funding for the Irish Coast Guard in 2014, 2015 and 2016; and his plans to improve or discontinue service coverage in any...
    • Tourism Promotion
      237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is working with the Department of Justice and Equality to improve the visitor visa schemes for overseas tourists to...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the terms of appointment of the current chairpersons and board members for each agency, commercial semi-State company and public body...
    • Parking Charges
      240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clampers at car parking places are permitted to impose fees of €120 as they have done recently at Sallins railway station in...
    • Public Transport Fares
      241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the rail fares in towns in County Kildare where persons from Newbridge are now paying considerably more for a commuter...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Departmental Expenditure
      242. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the source of the increase in capital funding for her Department from the figure given on page 86 of the budget 2017 expenditure...
    • Work Permits Applications
      243. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the work permits for persons (details supplied); if assistance will be offered taking into account the specialised need;...
    • Brexit Issues
      244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a breakdown of both the €3 million allocation for current expenditure and the €52 million allocation...
    • Examinership Arrangements
      251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts she has made to safeguard jobs (details supplied) following reports that certain aspects of the business concerned have...
    • European Investment Bank Loans
      252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 2 November 2016, if she will expand in greater detail on the type of projects that have...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Children in Care
      255. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the exceptional reasons for which Tusla will deviate from its standard policy of not placing children under 12 years of age in residential...
    • Child Care Services Inspections
      256. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspections and the number of visitations of each child care provider and the number of providers inspected, in each Tusla...
    • Child Care Services Data
      258. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches or other centre based child care facilities that were found not to be compliant with child care staff to child...
    • Child Care Services Inspections
      259. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unannounced visitations to child care facilities that took place in 2015 and 2016 in each Tusla service region; her views on...
    • After-School Support Services
      260. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the regulations in terms of staff to child ratios and other child welfare and protection regulations that exist for after school child...
    • Child Care Services Regulation
      261. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is a statutory requirement for child care providers to maintain a logging system noting hourly supervision rotas and the staff to...
    • Children in Care
      262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a State sponsored voluntary DNA website for all those who have been in care in order to trace family and relatives; and if she...
    • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
      263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the stage the process is at in the report of the commission of inquiry that was handed in on 16 September 2016; her views regarding the...