Written answers
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Events
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the government’s support for the Irish bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup to be held here, including the net...
- Irish Coast Guard Issues
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that there are proposals in his Department to diminish Coast Guard services or reduce the number of active...
- Ports Merger
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the transfer of ownership of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38852/16]
- Road Traffic Legislation
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a scheme of licensing and registration of quads before purchase can be completed; if there are further actions he...
- Dublin Bus
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current schedule for the tendering of 10% of Dublin Bus routes by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tourism Promotion
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made to develop Ireland’s Lakelands brand, with specific reference to the Ballina Killaloe area, as a...
- Rail Network
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the rail network and the necessary funding to ensure the continued operation nationally of all existing passenger lines; and...
- Rail Services Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to commission a study on the possibilities for commuter rail development in the Galway region in order to reduce traffic...
- Dublin Airport Authority
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, since 2 November 2016, on ongoing problems being highlighted by...
- Public Transport Review
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will instigate a full review of public transport policy as contained in the programme for Government in view of the increasing...
- Hotel Accommodation
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement his Department has had on costs within the Dublin hotel sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38696/16]
- EU Directives
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if EU Reg 598/2014 will be transposed into law through statutory instrument, primary legislation or both; and the mechanism he proposes to...
- Rail Services
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will develop and implement a solution to the mind the gap issue on trains in order to allow wheelchair users to get off and on...
- Transport Policy
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reviewing his Department's focus away from road infrastructure towards a more rail centred policy approach in view of...
- Greenways Funding
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding and delivery of the greenway project for Naas, Sallins, Ardclough to Dublin section; and if he will...
- Harbours and Piers Development
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the possibility of a national maritime and water sports centre for Dún Laoghaire harbour; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the funding of Bus Éireann and Irish Rail in view of possible industrial relations disputes in both companies; and if he...
- Bus Éireann Staff
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed separation of Expressway from CIE and the implications for the pay and conditions for Expressway workers and the...
- Rail Services Provision
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a commuter rail policy for the regional cities of Galway, Limerick and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on...
- Transport Policy
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reduce emissions from the transport sector and to meet the official Government targets for 2020 set out in...
- Tourist Accommodation
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is a chronic shortage of tourist accommodation in Dublin; the action his Department is taking to help create...
- Public Transport Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the licensing of rural bus routes by the NTA; and his views on whether the NTA should be given more powers to...
- International Conventions
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to implement the international ballast water management convention which is expected to come into force in 2017; and...
- Road Projects
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding road projects in the greater Naas area in County Kildare, that is the widening of the M7 to three lanes and the new...
- Public Transport Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that any privatisation of the public transport network, required under EU rules, should be contingent on maintaining...
- Tourist Accommodation
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the proliferation of units listed by a company (details supplied); his views on the impact the company is having on...
- Rail Network Expansion
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider upgrading the Rosslare to Connolly Station rail line in order to make journey times shorter and attract more...
- Road Traffic Legislation
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is putting forward to regulate rickshaws that are used for ferrying passengers for pay; his views on whether...
- EU Regulations
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 2 November 2016, if he will provide an update on the legislation which he reported was being...
- Sports Capital Programme
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress on the next round of sports capital grants; when he will be in a position to confirm the details; and if he will...
- Harbours and Piers
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any meetings or communications with either a company (details supplied) and or the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown county...
- Transport Policy
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will revise the greater Dublin area transport strategy adopted by his predecessor which plans for an increase in emissions in the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland complies with European Transport 2050 targets to reduce emissions, including in particular, the...
- Dublin Bus
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus is still fulfilling its public service obligation in view of recent changes to bus routes in the Dún Laoghaire area;...
- Dublin Airport Authority
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 2 November 2016, if he will provide an update on the inquiries he had committed to undertake....
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Job Creation Data
75. To ask the Taoiseach the number of net jobs that have been created in Waterford city and county over the past ten years; and the number of these that were created during the past three years....
- Ministerial Advisers
76. To ask the Taoiseach if he has made his Government advisors and programme managers available to Opposition Members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann. [38664/16]
- State Investments
77. To ask the Taoiseach if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any agency within the remit...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Vetting Applications
78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time it should take for Garda vetting for a person accessing social housing in County Limerick. [38889/16]
- Independent Review Mechanism
80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond to points raised by persons (details supplied) regarding the statutory inquiry which she has proposed into a case and accede...
- Valuation Office
81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a branch of the Valuation Office in Tipperary town in view of the fact that her Department has office space...
- Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations
82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that have been provided to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation on foot of concerns raised by the Garda Inspectorate a...
- Poverty Data
83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which households headed by women have been empowered and are no longer at a higher risk of poverty; and if she will make a statement on...
- Prison Staff
84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a prison officer can be reappointed, either by request or by instruction, to another area of the public service or Civil Service; and if she...
- State Investments
86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by her Department, any...
- Liquor Licensing Laws
87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the continued requirement for licensed premises to remain closed on Good Friday; if she will update the law in this regard; and if...
- Deportation Orders
88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status on an appeal for a revocation of a deportation order for a person (details supplied); the expected timeframe for a decision; and if she...
- Visa Applications
89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for a decision to be made on both a join family visa and a tourist visa by the INIS; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Finance
- State Investments
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any agency within...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Funding
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the report Investing in National Ambition: A Strategy for Funding Higher Education (details supplied) the ICLs were introduced in...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38923/16]
- Disadvantaged Status
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on the criteria for allocation of DEIS status; if the new assessment framework has been developed; the proposals for...
- Third Level Qualifications Data
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if University College Cork, UCC, currently receives any remuneration from the Irish Management Institute, IMI, for validating degrees; if UCC...
- Departmental Meetings
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of contacts between his Department and a sports club (details supplied) in respect of outstanding issues; and if he will make a...
- Youthreach Programme
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a transition to work or further education for young school leavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38975/16]
- Special Educational Needs Staff
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants who are having their service shared by more than one child; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the multidisciplinary teams in schools for children with special needs are working on a full time basis; and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Refurbishment
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the requirements to have a school (details supplied) extensively refurbished; the works that are proposed to...
- State Investments
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any...
- Student Data
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the student retention rates at Waterford Institute of Technology for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make...
- Institutes of Technology Funding
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of payroll costs as a percentage of operational funding at Waterford Institute of Technology for each of the years...
- Institutes of Technology Staff
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff at Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT, who hold a PhD qualification and as a percentage of the overall staff at WIT in...
- Departmental Circulars
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Circular 0058/2003 stipulates that the home school community liaison co-ordinator can only be in their positions for five years; the...
- School Transport Eligibility
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in instances in which children are in foster care and carers have been instructed to ensure that a child placed in their care attends a...
- Teacher Exchange Scheme
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changing the terms of the primary teacher exchange scheme in order that when the five years is up if both teachers wish to...
- National Educational Psychological Service
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) is afforded a psychological assessment without delay due to the issues which...
- Schools Building Projects Status
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a school (details supplied) is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/16]
- Special Educational Needs Staff
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistant posts approved nationally for September 2016; the number approved in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Traveller Accommodation
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will visit the Long Pavement halting site in Limerick city. [38928/16]
- House Sales
121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the process of a sale of a house when the person has not registered with Irish Water; and if he...
- Local Authority Housing Data
122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the approximate number of vacant council properties within Cork city. [38985/16]
- Private Rented Accommodation Evictions
123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider immediately introducing a moratorium on evictions leading to homelessness for the duration of...
- State Investments
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco...
- Statutory Instruments
125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when a statutory instrument will be signed outlining the details of rents acceptable under the housing assistance...
- Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration
126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the current level of engagement among housing agencies with the mortgage to rent scheme; if...
- Ministerial Correspondence
127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he has not replied to e-mails of 3 October 2016, 17 October 2016, 11 November 2016 in respect of persons...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants
128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of all grant payment schemes for group water schemes; the total number of such schemes which are grant...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38897/16]
- Invalidity Pension Applications
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38898/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal on a carer's allowance decision in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Offices
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of days per week a community welfare officer is available in Ballinasloe; the number of days per week a social welfare inspector is...
- Social Insurance
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status on the commitment which was made to amend the insurance records of all contract meter readers employed in the ESB in the period 1 July...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38905/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance review in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38906/16]
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38956/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38957/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38959/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38960/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38962/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38963/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38966/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38968/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39013/16]
- State Investments
153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39050/16]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
156. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39052/16]
- Carer's Allowance Applications
157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39053/16]
- Water Conservation Grant Applications
158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a payment of the water grant was not awarded to a person (details supplied). [39054/16]
- Pension Provisions
159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in the issuance of a second lump sum payment of a pension scheme into the estate of a deceased person (details supplied);...
- Social Welfare Benefits
160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will establish the circumstances whereby a family (details supplied) in which a person was previously in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance...
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements his Department holds with the Citizen Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Office of the...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social protection appeal by a person (details supplied) for a claim for a family income supplement; and if he will make a...
- Disability Allowance Payments
165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39138/16]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights Cases
166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will endorse a recent and concise proposal for the pardon of a person (details supplied) sent to the US President, Barack Obama; and...
- State Investments
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Staff Data
168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants employed in each county; and if he will provide comparison figures for 2006 and 2011. [38938/16]
- Departmental Staff Data
169. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants in his Department currently on career breaks or leave of absence. [38939/16]
- Commission for Public Service Appointments
170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the concerns of...
- State Investments
171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his...
- Public Sector Expenditure
172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total public sector gross pay, net pay, Government income and the total public sector net pay as a percentage of general government...
- Public Sector Staff
173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there was legislation passed in 2004, which permits personnel employed in the public service or local authorities subsequent to the...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Funding
174. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will invest €2.5 million in Foras na Gaeilge to implement the first part of the investment plan for Gaeilge, which was...
- State Investments
176. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by her...
- Department of Health
- Motorised Transport Grant Closure
177. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to bring back the motorised transport grant following on from a review committee being set up in 2013; if so, when; and the conditions that will be...
- Disability Support Services Provision
178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a meeting to address the unacceptable level of staffing shortages at a service (details supplied) where a shortfall of 64 nursing staff...
- Audiology Services Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Limerick was recently without an audiologist for almost a year which has resulted in a huge backlog of...
- Respite Care Services Availability
180. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in County Limerick there are inadequate children’s respite spaces available for persons; and the number...
- Home Help Service
181. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in County Limerick there is inadequate funding available for persons to access home support services; and the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for back surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [38893/16]
- Disability Services Data
184. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of personnel working within Donegal intellectual disability services in tabular form; the contract type, including the duration of same,...
- Medical Card Applications
186. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38911/16]
- Hospital Transfers
188. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting a significant time for a transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; if the person will be transferred...
- Hospital Consultant Retirements
189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants who have resigned their positions at hospitals in the past five years, by hospital and year in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Delays
190. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38917/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
192. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38921/16]
- Hospital Transfers
193. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting almost a year for a transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; if the person will be transferred as...
- Health Services Staff Sick Leave
194. To ask the Minister for Health the number and the percentage of nurses, doctors and consultants working in the health service on long-term sick leave. [38934/16]
- Hospital Procedures
195. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that there is a problem in accessing theatre availability and access to radiological facilities at Temple Street Children's Hospital...
- Hospital Appointments Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a procedure for a person (details supplied). [38961/16]
- Home Help Service Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a decision not to grant home help to a person (details supplied) with a view to making hours available in this case; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Administration
198. To ask the Minister for Health when children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance will be issued with a full medical card as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement...
- Electronic Cigarettes
199. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the impacts of usage of e-cigarettes and vaporisers in public places; his plans to legislate for such products; and the engagement he has had...
- Primary Care Centres
200. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new health care facility (details supplied); the formal arrangements that have been entered into with general...
- Dental Services Provision
201. To ask the Minister for Health when a dental surgeon will be appointed (details supplied) in view of the fact that this particular position has been vacant for over a year; and if he will...
- Counselling Services Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for funding for a counselling service (details supplied) in County Dublin has been approved; if he will review this case; and if he will make...
- Alcohol Treatment Programmes
203. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all HSE funded alcohol addiction services by county in tabular form; the number of alcohol addiction counsellors by county, in tabular form; and...
- Medicinal Products Availability
205. To ask the Minister for Health when Orkambi will be available to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38990/16]
- Hospitals Data
206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons outsourced at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Accident and Emergency Departments Data
207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Hospitals Data
208. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2011 to date in 2016, by year and by speciality and in the wait time bands, up...
- Hospitals Funding
211. To ask the Minister for Health the operating budget for University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2009 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39000/16]
- Hospital Staff Data
213. To ask the Minister for Health the total agency spend at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Beds Data
215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2009 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospitals Data
216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Patient Data
218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient did not attends at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he...
- Hospitals Data
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2011 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospitals Capital Programme
220. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at University Hospital Galway; the details and an overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospitals Data
222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at University Hospital Galway for each of the years 2011 to date in 2016; and if he will make a...
- HSE Reports
224. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will publish two reports (details supplied). [39014/16]
- Hospital Appointments Status
225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a procedure for a person (details supplied). [39019/16]
- Accident and Emergency Departments
226. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) with regard to their experience in the accident and emergency department at UL Hospital, Limerick; and if...
- Hospital Procedures
227. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that outpatient appointments for gastroenterology at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin have been cut...
- State Investments
228. To ask the Minister for Health if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any agency within...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
230. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the small sensor called Freestyle Libre; his plans to add it to the list of products covered by the long-term illness card;...
- Ministerial Meetings
231. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to meet with committee members of a patient advocacy group (details supplied) to coincide with his next scheduled visit to Letterkenny university...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
234. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 41 and 65 of 1 December 2016, the meaning of competitive dialogue in respect of the future outsourcing of public...
- Dental Services
235. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the serious risk posed to patients from 1 January 2017, due to HSE primary care dentists in counties Cork and Kerry being denied direct and timely...
- Vaccination Programme
236. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in a four-year clinical trial by a company (details supplied) one in 40 trial participants reported a serious...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
240. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the continuation of supply to patients of the drug Respreeza; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this drug has...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers who purchased entitlements in 2014 to try and make their farm holdings viable are not able to draw down payments...
- GLAS Eligibility
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the situation on commonages whereby under GLAS 3 a person has to have made an application in 2014...
- GLAS Administration
245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department introduced a 2014 rule application for commonages to qualify for GLAS while lowland or hill private lands...
- Bord na gCon
246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agency (details supplied) will publish its annual report for 2015; the reason the report has not been produced to date; and...
- State Investments
247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his...
- Pension Levy Data
248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department which have absorbed the private pension levy, and those companies which...
- Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39146/16]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a basic payment scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Renewable Energy Projects
252. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the national grants that are available for persons who wish to build either solar farms or wind farms on their property;...
- State Investments
253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco...
- Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications
254. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the options open to a person (details supplied) who has been refused an SEAI grant despite their home having been built...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to install a footbridge from Santry to Coolock Lane (details supplied). [38920/16]
- Public Service Vehicles
256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter regarding the licensing system of coaches (details supplied) in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- State Investments
257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his...
- Driver Test
258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39055/16]
- Sports Events
259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department expect to maximise the use of major sporting events as a means of boosting the economy; and if...
- Traffic Management
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects overtrafficking on the M50 to be alleviated over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on...
- Brexit Issues
261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he and his Department have assessed the challenges or opportunities arising from Brexit; his proposals to address...
- Road Network
262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make major investments in the road network to alleviate congestion on the most seriously affected roads. [39082/16]
- Rail Network Expansion
263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to advance his priorities for expanding the commuter rail network; if he has deadlines for such issues;...
- Brexit Issues
264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his particular strategy to maximise opportunities in the tourism sector in view of the challenges of Brexit and the changing...
- Departmental Expenditure
265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to achieve targets in his Department's capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Swimming Pool Programme
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to continue the swimming pool programme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39086/16]
- Sports Capital Programme
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he expects to offer grant aid to various community and sporting groups under the major or minor capital projects in...
- Tourism Policy
268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out his tourism and sporting priorities over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39088/16]
- Pension Levy
269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department which have absorbed the private pension levy, and those companies which have...
- Rail Network
270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentages of DART services that have run on time in the last quarter; if the trend is towards increasing or decreasing punctuality...
- Bus Éireann Services
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policies and steps he will take to ensure that a bus service under the auspices of Bus Éireann which services rural Ireland is...
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the compulsory purchase orders in relation to the planned development at the Dunkettle interchange, Cork at the Jack Lynch...
- Departmental Policy Reviews
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s plans with regard to the new national sports policy framework which is currently under public consultation...
- Road Projects
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the motorway routes which will commence construction within the next five years under the PPP agreement. [39155/16]
- Sports Events
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will have the capacity to commit to any infrastructure or facility demands that may arise from the IRFU World Cup...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will facilitate the 2017 sports capitation grant applications in which anomalies may arise with the application and...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
278. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons that accessed the local enterprise offices for their services in the Leinster region in each of he years 2014...
- Youth Enterprise Initiatives
279. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons that applied for the Irelands Best Young Entrepreneur competition through local enterprise offices in each of...
- Work Permits Applications
280. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of work permits that were refused on application and refused on appeal that were subsequently allowed by her; and if she...
- State Investments
281. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by her...
- Brexit Issues
282. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she and officials in her Department that are preparing for Brexit have views regarding Ireland's ability to attract foreign direct...
- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
283. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the TTIP is now in jeopardy in view of the fact that President elect Donald Trump spoke against it during his...
- Third Level Funding
284. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of funding for the programme for research in third level institutions PRTLI; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
285. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in preparing for the recent EU Council at which trade deals were discussed, she sought legal advice as to whether provisions of...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Care Services
286. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 29 November 2016, if she will provide clarity in particular on a sentence (details supplied);...
- Child Care Services Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 23 November 2016, if she has consulted with the Data Protection Commissioner on PPSN use, data...
- State Investments
289. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by her...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
290. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of entry applications the Defence Forces have received, both male and female, in each of the past five years. [38933/16]
- White Paper on Defence
291. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the pilot employment support scheme took place in 2016; the skills and training identifiable with the Defence Forces that were transferred to...
- State Investments
292. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department,...
- NATO Membership
293. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he attended a NATO summit in Warsaw in July 2016. [39066/16]
- Departmental Properties
294. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the location and number of houses currently owned and maintained by the military authorities. [39068/16]
- Naval Service Operations
295. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of boardings of fishing and other vessels for each year in the past ten years, in tabular form; the number of persons arrested and...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
296. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the outsourcing of previously employed civilian tasks; and the number of civilian staff in the Defence Forces and current cost of...
- UN Missions
297. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time before any mission to sub Saharan Africa, active duty for Defence Forces members begins; and the length of time after return...
