Written answers

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • National Risk Assessment
      14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his input into the publication of the national risk assessment 2016 overview of strategic risks. [35197/16]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • European Defence Capabilities
      33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the discussions at the EU foreign affairs Ministers meeting on 14 November 2016; if he spoke out against the plans to create...
    • European Security Strategy
      34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the EU security agenda; and the position he will take when it is discussed at the next EU Council meeting. [36044/16]
    • Syrian Conflict
      35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further discussions he has had with his counterparts in respect of the humanitarian crisis in Syria. [33529/16]
    • EU Issues
      36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU colleagues continue to address the implications for each EU member state in the event of Brexit; if each EU...
    • Human Rights
      37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, on his recent trade mission to the United Arab Emirates, he raised the country's role in the Saudi led bombing of Yemen earlier in 2016...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he had with US Secretary of State John Kerry on 30 October 2016 regarding the situation in Yemen; whether the use of Shannon...
    • Irish Aid
      39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his department's plans to continue to donate public money to a foundation (details supplied) in view of the serious questions raised...
    • Human Rights Cases
      40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent sixteenth postponement of the trial of a person (details supplied) in Egypt; the contacts his Department has had with...
    • EU Agreements
      41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the migration agreements currently being negotiated by the EU with third countries such as Afghanistan and a number of African...
    • Human Rights
      42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received reports from the Irish embassy in Morocco concerning the recently well publicised death of a fisherman in Hoceima; his...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA
      44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to secure comprehensive immigration reform for undocumented Irish in the United States of America. [35220/16]
    • Humanitarian Aid Provision
      47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, along with EU and UN colleagues, continues to press for humanitarian assistance in the various conflict zones...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s deadline for reaching the 0.7% overseas development aid target; if he will consider publishing a roadmap as to the...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent efforts he and his EU counterparts have made to progress the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Foreign Policy
      54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support continued improvement in United States-Cuba relations in the wake of the US presidential election and the concern that...
    • Middle East Issues
      55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the calls on Israel for an immediate moratorium on demolitions and confiscations; if he will request compensation for...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has made contact with the President-elect of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump; if he will report on any concerns he may...
    • British-Irish Co-operation
      58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the ownership of Lough Foyle due to the ongoing claim of the British Crown Estate; and if this has been raised...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      60. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet committee on regional and rural affairs that have been held since the formation of the Government. [36341/16]
    • Northern Ireland
      61. To ask the Taoiseach if it is planned to hold any plenary or sectoral meetings of the all-island civic dialogue in Northern Ireland. [36339/16]
    • Departmental Bodies
      62. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the meeting of the National Economic and Social Council held on 17 November 2016. [36340/16]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Visa Applications
      63. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a visa in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36394/16]
    • Parental Leave
      64. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the same criteria pertain for persons in the private and public sector that wish to avail of parental leave; and if she will make a statement...
    • Judicial Pay
      65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of oversight by her Department regarding the operation of the system of setting and auditing expenses of judges...
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the construction of the new Garda station in Macroom, County Cork, will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36448/16]
    • Human Trafficking
      67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to combat human trafficking in the north west of Ireland which, in view of its proximity to the Border, has the highest...
    • Legislative Programme
      70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is proposed to enact legislation to criminalise the purchase of sex services from victims of sex trafficking; and if she will make a...
    • Family Reunification Applications
      71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied). [36478/16]
    • Garda Data
      72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of Gardaí in each in County Donegal as of 31 October 2016. [36503/16]
    • Garda Reports
      73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the review currently being undertaken in the traffic corps; when it commenced and will be completed; the terms of reference for...
    • Citizenship Applications
      74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be granted citizenship in view of the fact they have been here nearly 14 years. [36582/16]
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Collection
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a taxation query (details supplied). [36437/16]
    • Mortgage Debt
      76. To ask the Minister for Finance if lifetime mortgages are classified as housing loans for the purposes of the Credit Consumer Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36438/16]
    • Financial Services Regulation
      77. To ask the Minister for Finance the legal impact of an inclusion where a loan cannot be subject to a cooling off period waiver and such a waiver has been included in the contract; and if he...
    • Motor Insurance Regulation
      78. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency for motor insurance; and his views on...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      79. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that binary options trading has been banned in some countries; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Admissions
      80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will remove the baptism barrier as part of the Education (Admissions to School) Bill 2016 in time for September 2017; and if he will make a...
    • National Educational Psychological Service
      82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the assessment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36445/16]
    • School Transport Provision
      83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a request for an alternative school drop off point was refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Transport Review
      84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the findings of the school transport review group will be published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36464/16]
    • Departmental Investigations
      88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a report into complaints made by a person (details supplied) will consider the content of another report (details supplied); if consideration...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
    • Motor Tax
      89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will remove the word "exempt" from the vehicle tax disc of primary certificate holders as it highlights persons...
    • Library Services Provision
      90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the nature and results of the consultation that took place with public library staff regarding the My Open Library...
    • Library Services
      92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the plans his Department has to reinstate the library council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36473/16]
    • Library Services Staff
      94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if Irish is no longer a requirement for the appointment of a person to the position of county librarian; and if he...
    • Legislative Reviews
      95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress of the consultative review of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; if stakeholders interested in...
    • Capital Assistance Scheme Administration
      96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will be opening the CAS call to approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36511/16]
    • Housing Policy
      97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the various conditions that the owners of land banks must adhere to if their lands benefit from the provision of...
    • Local Authority Housing Eligibility
      98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will amend the income eligibility criteria for local authority housing by excluding FIS payments in the...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the slow processing of disability allowance appeals; if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [36396/16]
    • Carer's Benefit Applications
      102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application for a carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied). [36398/16]
    • State Pensions Payments
      103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate the non-payment of the €3 State pension rise in the first week of January 2016 and make provision to pay this to all...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the issue of slow processing of disability allowance claims, in particular with regard to the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider making changes to eligibility rules governing the carer's allowance payment in respect of the requirement that recipients must...
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason voluntary day centres for elderly persons have no entitlement to the free TV licence which is part of the household benefits package...
    • Carer's Benefit Applications
      107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Places
      108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who sought a transfer to another community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will grant a carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36518/16]
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has had an eight week delay for receipt of a disability allowance back payment having been notified by the...
    • Community Employment Schemes Review
      111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment, Tús and RSS supervisors and their respective boards that were consulted about the review of these schemes...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      112. 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....
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
      113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a formal and proactive approach has been made to date to the French Government in order to locate the children formerly in the Calais...
    • Humanitarian Aid Provision
      114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which commitments entered into in the wake of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti have been honoured to date; the number of countries...
    • EU Issues
      115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the EU continues to have a positive relationship with Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36546/16]
    • European Security Strategy
      117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he in conjunction with his EU colleagues can continue to combat the rise of ISIS in the Middle East; and if he will make...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the top ten locations worldwide currently in the throes of warfare, genocide, victimisation, starvation and abuse...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which ongoing efforts remain to encourage re-engagement in the peace process in the Middle East; and if he will make a...
    • Irish Aid
      120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which aid continues to be made available to refugees arising from the ongoing situation in Syria and other similar locations;...
    • EU Issues
      121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union in principle remains committed to the principle of unity of purpose in respect of economic, monetary,...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which overseas aid continues to be made available to those for whom it was intended notwithstanding the difficulties...
    • Western Balkans Issues
      123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the EU remains focused on the issues affecting the western Balkans with particular reference to the need to ensure the...
    • Overseas Development Aid Provision
      124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland's bilateral aid programme continues with countries most seriously in need; and if he will make a statement on...
    • International Agreements
      126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new independent reporting commission on paramilitary groups will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Staff Data
      127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the numbers of public sector workers counted as wholetime equivalents across each sector; the way in which it compares year on year...
    • Lansdowne Road Agreement Implementation
      129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of implementing the Lansdowne Road agreement as it is currently agreed for the years 2016 to 2020 by month and by year in...
    • Horse Racing Ireland Staff
      130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, when he sanctioned the reappointment of the CEO of HRI, his attention was drawn to the fact that he was breaching Government...
    • Good Friday Agreement
      131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received assurance from his counterpart in the UK Government of a solid commitment to uphold and underpin the Good Friday...
    • Lansdowne Road Agreement Implementation
      133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to fully implement the Lansdowne Road agreement in accordance with the...
    • State Bodies Establishment
      135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has held discussions with his officials on the re-establishment of an employer labour conference. [33721/16]
    • Social Partnership Meetings
      136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to re-establish social partnership or a renewed form of social dialogue. [34745/16]
    • Ministerial Meetings
      137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions he has personally held with the leadership of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the issues raised. [36328/16]
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Post Office Closures
      138. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of post office closures in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal in each of the years 2012 to 2016; the number of...
    • Post Office Network
      139. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the An Post branches in County Sligo offering full services; the An Post agents operating sub-post offices services in County Sligo;...
    • Commemorative Events
      140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the outstanding balance of unallocated funding for the 1916 commemorations. [36450/16]
    • Special Areas of Conservation Designation
      141. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 8 November 2016, if Lough Bane, referenced in the reply as awaiting designation as a...
  • Department of Health
    • Hospitals Data
      142. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses, general staff, and patients at a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork, on specific dates in 2016, in tabular form. [36378/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      143. 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. [36379/16]
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      148. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a new primary care centre (details supplied) County Cork. [36384/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      149. 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. [36385/16]
    • Psychological Services
      156. To ask the Minister for Health the psychology services that are available to children with special needs, including ASD, in County Tipperary; the way in which a child who requires such...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      157. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on diabetes care in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36400/16]
    • Mortality Data
      161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths due to carbon monoxide per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36405/16]
    • Health Services Expenditure
      162. To ask the Minister for Health if cases of sudden hearing loss are categorised separately and coded for in terms of spending; if the total spent is quantified; and if he will make a...
    • Cancer Services Funding
      163. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on radiation therapy for cancer patients in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36407/16]
    • Health Services Expenditure
      164. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on HBOT for burn victims in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36408/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      167. 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. [36428/16]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      173. 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. [36440/16]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      174. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding negotiations between the HSE, the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and the manufacturer of Orkambi; if this drug will be made...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      175. 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. [36442/16]
    • Health Services
      176. To ask the Minister for Health the opening hours of a health facility (details supplied); the proposals there are to increase these opening hours and provide additional services at this...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      177. 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. [36444/16]
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      178. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with the orthodontic treatment section, midlands Health Service Executive. [36447/16]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      179. To ask the Minister for Health if and when required treatment will be accommodated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36453/16]
    • National Children's Hospital
      180. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost to the taxpayer of the land being made available for the national children's hospital at the St James's site; if compensation or a payment has...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      181. 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. [36462/16]
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      182. To ask the Minister for Health the existing drug addiction facilities in County Carlow, specifically around support and follow-up care for addicts who have recently completed rehabilitation...
    • Health Insurance Prices
      183. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency for private health insurance; and his views...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      184. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36502/16]
    • Health Services
      185. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the health centre located at Derrygreenagh, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath. [36512/16]
    • HSE Expenditure
      186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a significant financial contribution is directed towards the costs of a new build (details supplied) from the HSE's capital estate fund;...
    • Hospital Appointments Delays
      187. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) for a rheumatology clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36517/16]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      189. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 17 November 2016, if he will provide a timeframe regarding when the HSE will enter into further negotiations with...
    • General Practitioner Services
      191. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request South Doc to provide a standard landline contact number that is not a low cost number as at present visitors here with foreign mobile phones...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      192. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in discussions between the PKU - phenylketonuria - Association of Ireland, the HSE and the clinical nutritional expert group on the need to...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      193. 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. [36583/16]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • GLAS Payments
      194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when GLAS payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36395/16]
    • Animal Welfare
      195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban circus animals here. [36449/16]
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36467/16]
    • Departmental Meetings
      197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene in the case of persons (details supplied) and allow for a meeting between them and his Department in order that...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a request to his Department for an oral hearing by a person (details supplied) will be held before the end of 2016; and if he will...
    • Live Exports
      199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new initiatives he will undertake to increase live cattle exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36567/16]
    • Beef Industry
      200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the recent beef forum meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36568/16]
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications
      201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of an application to the SEAI for a grant by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date for the roll out of high speed broadband for Dripsey, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Mobile Telephony Services
      203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to conduct a national countrywide audit of mobile telephone coverage to identify black spots and other signal...
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency in the...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
      205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expand the application criteria for the 2017 sports capital programme to include sporting organisations and clubs that...
    • Airlines Regulations
      206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps undertaken by his Department to examine the impact of the operation of a company (details supplied) on wages and conditions of...
    • Railway Stations
      207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date for the opening of the Kishogue train station on the Kildare line in view of the recent opening of the Phoenix Park tunnel; and...
    • Departmental Funding
      208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a company (details supplied) has received any State grants or funding in the past five years. [36458/16]
    • Taxi Regulations
      209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change the regulation of car sharing enterprises that would permit drivers without taxi licences to operate within the...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the commencement of all sections of the Vehicle Clamping Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36470/16]
    • Sports Facilities Provision
      211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed redevelopment of Dalymount Park in Phibsborough, Dublin 7; if he has considered the feasibility study and costs...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the EU Commissioner for Transport since their appointment; and the level of engagement regarding...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
      213. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans being drawn up, and the resources allocated, to ensure that children coming from Calais are properly cared for when they arrive...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the introduction of the new affordable child care scheme will necessitate any changes to legislation; and if an amendment will be...
    • Child Care Services
      216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the proposed system of administering the new affordable child care scheme will determine eligibility via the online system for...
    • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
      217. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will investigate the alteration of records in 2002 relating to vaccine trials carried out at Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in...
    • Child Care Costs
      221. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department, or a body under its aegis, has considered any proposals for improving pricing transparency for child care fees in...
    • School Patronage
      222. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36509/16]
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Properties
      223. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the short to medium term plans for the Gormanstown Army camp and its surrounding grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36527/16]