Written answers

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
      13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the inclusion of young farmers that are new entrants to farming in the animal welfare sheep scheme as the payments are...
    • Beef Data and Genomics Programme
      14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in the beef data genomics scheme that have completed a beef carbon navigator; and if he will make...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether, with the advent of digital mapping, that to penalise farmers for overclaims, which were not deemed to be...
    • Agrifood Sector
      16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether production levels are getting too high for the markets Ireland currently has; the actions planned to prevent a...
    • Commonage Framework Plans
      17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason, under the GLAS scheme, common framework plan, farmers within GLAS are now expected to inform on their non-GLAS commonage...
    • Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations
      18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement Recommendation 10 of the Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities which recommends...
    • Food Wise 2025 Strategy
      19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the Food Wise 2025 strategy addresses climate change and sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37724/16]
    • Dairy Sector
      20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the forthcoming increase in stock in the dairy sector and its inevitable impact on the beef market. [37696/16]
    • Natura 2000
      21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to update the baseline scientific studies carried out by the Marine Institute in relation to the Natura designated...
    • Afforestation Programme
      22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to significantly increase the national afforestation programme from its current levels in view of climate change mitigation...
    • Organic Farming Scheme Eligibility
      23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has made the decision since 2015 not to fund new entrants into the organic farming scheme; and if he will...
    • Fishing Industry
      24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether fishermen who are undocumented and whose employers are not engaging in the regularisation scheme should be...
    • Severe Weather Events
      25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the emergency funding that will be made available to tillage farmers in view of recent severe weather; and if he will make a statement...
    • Brexit Issues
      26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the representations he has made to his equivalent in the UK in relation to the potential serious implications of Brexit on fishing in...
    • Fish Quotas
      27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the EU Commission’s proposals for white fish stocks; the steps he will take to ensure Ireland secures a sizeable...
    • Brexit Issues
      28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an analysis or assessment of the impact upon the CAP basic payment scheme for Irish farmers due to...
    • GLAS Data
      29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current uptake of commonage farmers in the GLAS scheme; the number of commonage management plans submitted to date; and if he will...
    • Cereal Sector
      30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken in assisting to procure emergency aid from Europe for tillage farmers badly effected by weather in 2016; if he...
    • Horse Racing Ireland
      31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on recent appointments to the board of Horse Racing Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37691/16]
    • Fishing Industry
      32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a report from the Workplace Relations Commission on the raids that have been carried out on fishing ports in an...
    • Farm Household Incomes
      33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to continue to engage with the agri-food sector with a view to achieving a...
    • Agriculture Industry
      34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the EU agricultural markets task force recommendations will help get a fairer price for Irish beef and lamb...
    • Food Wise 2025 Strategy
      35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will undertake a review of Food Wise 2025 considering the targets in the strategy were forecast on the assumption that the UK...
    • Live Exports
      36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to remove trade barriers to the live trade to Northern Ireland and Britain in the context of Brexit. [37697/16]
    • GLAS Administration
      37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to broaden the GLAS scheme to allow additional farmers who have been excluded in previous rounds to access the scheme;...
    • Fishing Industry
      38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the low take up of work permits for the regularisation of atypical non-EEA fishermen; his further views on the apparent...
    • European Court of Justice Rulings
      39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he proposes to take in view of a judgment (details supplied) which found that the European Commission acted beyond its...
    • Fishing Industry
      40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in addressing the implications of the Barlow judgment which currently renders it illegal for fishing vessels...
    • Hare Coursing Regulation
      42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the treatment of hares is humane in view of recently reported incidents (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Family Law Cases
      44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a right exists to request a second opinion following the issuing of a section 47 report; and if not, her plans to amend the legislation such...
    • Traveller Community
      48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects recognition of Traveller ethnicity to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37957/16]
    • Garda Deployment
      49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to serious concerns of a community (details supplied) regarding the absence of community gardaí in the area...
    • Departmental Staff Remuneration
      50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the disparity that exists between the pay of judicial assistants and researchers employed in the Office of the Attorney...
    • Garda Station Closures
      51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the locations of the Garda stations have been agreed, decided or identified in respect of the Government commitment to reopen six Garda...
    • Court Accommodation Refurbishment
      53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38065/16]
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Collection
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason companies and vulture funds that submitted an incorrect self-assessment under section 110 cannot be pursued for outstanding revenue; the reason...
    • Tax Code
      55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering any relief measures to address the problem of persons and families with low cash incomes who may be forced to lose their homes in the...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Transport Review
      56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the review of the school bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37793/16]
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
      57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the full allocation of funding has been transferred to Caranua or if a portion remains to be transferred; the amount in total that been and...
    • School Accommodation
      58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) with regard to a preschool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37798/16]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused the establishment of an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • State Examinations Commission
      60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide special accommodation, as necessary, for exam students with epilepsy or who otherwise suffer periodic seizures; and if he will...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been made by a school (details supplied) for extra permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Lansdowne Road Agreement
      62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts are being applied to non-unionised teachers in the...
    • Schools Site Acquisitions
      63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an acquisition (details supplied); the timeframe for this acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37910/16]
    • Third Level Institutions
      64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 5 July 2016, the reason the borrowings of NUIG and Maynooth University are classified as outside...
    • Higher Education Authority
      66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current borrowings of all HEA funded higher education institutions here; the original value and date of the loan; the purpose of the loan; the...
    • Higher Education Authority Expenditure
      67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the prioritisation exercise for capital expenditure and the capital project approval process for all HEA funded higher education institutions...
    • Gender Proofing of Policies
      69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps, having regard to the high rates of discrimination which transgender students experience in the education system, his Department is...
    • Parent and Student Charter
      70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new parent and student charter Bill will include departmental guidelines for schools to address the need to honour a parent's...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned school building project for a school (details supplied), construction of which was scheduled to commence in 2014 or...
    • School Funding
      72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37997/16]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
    • National Spatial Strategy
      74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Local Authority Housing Funding
      75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on local authorities ringfencing the funds collected through the sale of local authority houses for the...
    • Library Projects
      76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding for new and refurbished libraries will be withheld for specific projects in which a council decides...
    • An Bord Pleanála Applications
      77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the timeframe it takes An Bord Pleanála to decide on basic housing application appeals;...
    • Control of Dogs
      78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in view of the provisions of section 15(2) and (3) of the Control of Dogs Act 1986, Wicklow County Council could...
    • Nitrates Action Programme Implementation
      80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will investigate a breach of a nitrates regulation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Government Reform
      81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding titles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38066/16]
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding group water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37800/16]
    • Family Income Supplement Data
      87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of families in receipt of the family income supplement in which a Department was detailed as their employer, by Department. [37813/16]
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Community Services Programme
      91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applications submitted seeking funding from the community services programme in the past 12 months; if there are plans to...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Family Income Supplement Applications
      93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a family income supplement application will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37827/16]
    • State Pension (Contributory)
      102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address the inequality experienced by persons that fall short of the number of PRSI contributions to qualify for a full State pension...
    • Home-makers Scheme
      103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will apply the homemaker's credits to persons that were home makers pre-1994 in view of the fact that not doing so ultimately results in older...
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for the back to education allowance will be awarded without delay as the person (details supplied) has no financial means. [37871/16]
    • Jobs Initiative
      105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount that will be paid in 2016 to external companies that provide services under the JobPath programme; if it is intended to carry out a...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      106. 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...
    • Pension Provisions
      107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the implications for workplace pension funds here as a result of the passing of the revised IORP directive by the European Parliament; and if he...
    • Rural Social Scheme Eligibility
      108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the proposed six year limit for future RSS participants will be applied to existing participants; and if he will make a statement...
    • Legislative Reviews
      109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, when a review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 is commenced in September 2017, members of the transgender and intersex communities and those...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [37950/16]
    • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
      111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a partial capacity benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive and with the Secretary of State for...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Pensions
      114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to make available both purchase and transfer arrangements in the single public service pension scheme (details supplied); and...
    • Office of Public Works Projects
      115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make the scope of works being carried out on a monument (details supplied) in County Kerry available to the public; if all...
    • National Monuments
      116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if works to national monuments are subject to planning permission or public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the new supplementary request for tender (SRFT) which was to replace a cancelled SRFT under the interpretation services...
    • Legislative Measures
      118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department has not given effect to the borrowing framework contained in the Institutes of Technology Act 2006. [37919/16]
    • Paternity Leave Scheme
      119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of paternity benefit as applicable to employees in the Civil Service and public service; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      120. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38007/16]
    • Deer Hunting
      121. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding deer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38064/16]
    • Rural Economic Development Zones
      122. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that have been taken by the Government to revitalise rural towns; the programmes that have been put in place; the funding...
    • National Parks
      123. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is funding available to carry out repairs to the lake shore at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
  • Department of Health
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      124. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the cognitive assessment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37818/16]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      125. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update and improve the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37819/16]
    • Mobility Allowance Decision
      126. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme will be introduced to replace the mobility grant scheme which ceased in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37990/16]
    • Rehabilitation Training Allowance Payments
      127. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect payment from the temporary rehabilitation remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the improvements announced to the cardiac care unit in Waterford University Hospital; the new measures that have been...
    • Hospital Appointments Delays
      129. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 23 November 2016, when he will expedite the appointment for a person (details supplied) to see a neurosurgeon in...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      130. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37806/16]
    • Home Care Packages
      132. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will review its policy that states a nurse that provides care under a home care package cannot be left alone with a child they are caring for in...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration
      133. To ask the Minister for Health the frequency with which the long term illness list is updated; and the criteria for inclusion on the list in respect of a person (details supplied). [37836/16]
    • Counselling Services Provision
      135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for counselling for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37840/16]
    • Ministerial Advisers Appointments
      136. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37847/16]
    • Hospital Beds Data
      137. To ask the Minister for Health the number of high dependency beds that are now provided at Beaumont Hospital, at both the Beaumont and Raheny campuses of the hospital; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services Funding
      139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37850/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      140. 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. [37851/16]
    • Health Services Staff
      141. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a resignation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37870/16]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      142. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be awarded a bed in the national rehabilitation programme to undergo a three month programme. [37875/16]
    • Health Services Provision
      144. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a service; the reason that adequate resources have not been provided by the Government to ensure that...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      145. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a recruitment process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37908/16]
    • Respite Care Services Provision
      146. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite beds at a unit (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37909/16]
    • Disability Services Funding
      147. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding (details supplied) that has been allocated to section 38, 39 and private not-for-profit disability services; the amount...
    • Dental Services
      148. To ask the Minister for Health when a newly purchased dental x-ray machine for Merlin Park Hospital will be fully operational; if there is an issue with the staffing of two orthodontist...
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for three years at Merlin Park Hospital....
    • HSE Legal Cases
      150. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 618 of 15 November 2016, the reason the HSE’s legal advisers drafted this memo in the first instance; the person...
    • Health Services
      151. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident (details supplied) which took place in County Longford on 11 November 2016; and if he will...
    • Medicinal Products Supply
      152. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision is expected on the drug respreeza zemaira; the status of the assessment by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; the outcome when the...
    • Health Services Funding
      153. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38003/16]
    • Medicinal Products
      154. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38008/16]
    • Health Services Funding
      155. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/16]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      156. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/16]
    • Health Services Reform
      157. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to continue the process of dismantling the HSE and evolving it into a health commission in view of the programme for Government commitment in this...
    • Water Fluoridation
      158. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the fluoridation of the water supply; if this will be reviewed at any point in the future; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Legislative Measures
      159. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Misuse of Drugs Act in order that Garda can begin acting upon it accordingly, in relation to street dealing of tablets. [34823/16]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
      160. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person with multiple sclerosis and diabetes can hold a long term illness card for life but yet a person with a long term mental health...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      161. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland is ranked in relation to OECD countries in relation to overall spending in health both public and private and Ireland's ranking for...
    • HSE National Service Plan
      162. To ask the Minister for Health the targets that will be in the 2017 HSE Service Plan for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service teams staff levels in CHO 7 to bring them closer to the...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Cereal Sector
      163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received the Teagasc report in respect of the tillage sector for 2016; if so, the number of hectares sown in 2015 and 2016,...
    • TAMS Applications
      164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications will be accepted from tillage farmers for the TAMS II scheme. [37791/16]
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility
      166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has further considered the position of those persons still participating in the AEOS whose contracts do not finish in 2016 and...
    • Forestry Sector
      167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of lands in counties Cavan and Monaghan in a programme (details supplied); the way in which this is monitored; and if...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure a file is updated with information supplied and a suitable payment is made through the basic payments scheme...
    • Brexit Issues
      169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he envisages the opening up of new markets for beef, lamb and pigmeat in the event of restricted access to the UK...
    • Food Marketing Programme
      170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to further develop markets for food exports throughout the European Union in an...
    • Beef Industry
      171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of bovines in the country at present including a breakdown between the dairy herd, suckler herd and steers; and if...
    • Fish Exports
      172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has examined the potential to establish new markets for fish and fish products over the next five...
    • Agrifood Sector
      173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of new markets established for food over the past five years; the potential for this area in the future; and if he...
    • Food Imports
      174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which traceability continues to be enforced in respect of all food imports into the EU directly and through third...
    • Food Wise 2025 Strategy
      175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the targets set in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 remain attainable; if the targets can be acceded; and if...
    • Fisheries Protection
      176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the fish catch landed in ports here has fluctuated over the past ten years to date in 2016; the potential for...
    • Farm Enterprises
      177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which family farms are likely to remain viable in the years ahead in view of possible changes in the marketplace; and...
    • Artisan Food Sector
      178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the artisan food sector continues to develop; the potential for the future; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Agrifood Sector
      179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full extent of employment currently provided throughout the food industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37981/16]
    • Animal Welfare
      180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which animal health continues to be a priority here and throughout Europe; the degree to which other European countries...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
      181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37991/16]
    • GLAS Payments
      182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37996/16]
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a basic payment scheme payment in respect of a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • GLAS Applications
      184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS 2 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
      185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal under the national reserve and young farmers scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Farm Inspections
      186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of satellite inspections (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/16]
    • Food Industry Development
      187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU Report on the food supply chain was discussed at the recent Council of Agriculture Ministers; if so, the outcome of such...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Broadband Service Provision
      189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether fixed wireless broadband providers are an integral part of the delivery of broadband services to...
    • Inland Waterways Maintenance
      191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Roscommon County Council made an application in relation to the Jiggy river for works it intends doing and for the...
    • Local Authority Services
      192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an application (details supplied) for derogation to continue works will be dealt with; if his Department has given the...
    • Waste Management Regulations
      193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns of the tyre industry in relation to the introduction of the...
    • Gas Exploration Licences
      194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the Shannon LNG project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38078/16]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
      195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person that holds a full driving licence from another jurisdiction such as Kazakhstan, and now holds a learner permit here, must...
    • Parking Provision
      196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the parking infrastructure that is planned for Newbridge train station to match the increase in service; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tourism Promotion
      197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on promoting rural coach tours to European visitors; if his Department has a plan in place to deal with such tourism;...
    • Ticket Touting
      198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 22 November 2016, the examination he is undertaking of the secondary ticket market; the...
    • Tourism Policy
      199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38067/16]
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grants for 2017 will be announced; when the applications will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for road improvements (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38075/16]
    • Wild Atlantic Way Project
      202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38077/16]
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      203. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are regulations in place regarding safety standards for candles, either in terms of fire safety and toxins; and if there are...
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      204. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the parties that were involved in the abolition of the EAT and Rights Commissioners in order to set up the WRC; and if she will make a...