Written answers
Thursday, 23 March 2017
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Enterprise Ireland
7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies Enterprise Ireland is currently assisting in diversifying their export markets to reduce reliance on Britain in...
- Foreign Direct Investment
14. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in advancing a project (details supplied); if she will ensure that the IDA gives a particular focus to the border...
- Research and Development Funding
15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with the level of funding allocated to the programme for research in third level institutions on an annual basis in...
- IDA Site Visits
16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the work of the IDA in marketing County Kildare as a jobs location in the past five years; the number of site visits that...
- Enterprise Support Schemes
17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Succeed in Ireland scheme; if she will direct the IDA to suspend any proposals to deny the operating contract of the...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her contingency plans to assist small and medium enterprises operating both sides of the border in view of the uncertainty surrounding...
- Action Plan for Jobs
19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the key measures in the action plan for jobs 2017 for persons with disabilities. [14449/17]
- Brexit Issues
20. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to maximise Irish food and drink exporters' opportunities to fill the potential void in British exports to the EU as a result...
- Job Creation Data
23. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 815 of 7 march 2017, her views on whether her Department's focus on regions rather than...
- Brexit Issues
24. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which provision continues to be made for issues arising as a result of Brexit, with particular reference to the need to...
- Foreign Direct Investment
25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she continues to endeavour to attract foreign direct investment and indigenous investment to the manufacturing and...
- Legislative Measures
26. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she will publish the heads of the terms of employment (information) (amendment) and organisation of working time (amendment) Bill...
- Employment Rights
27. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to threats of disciplinary action made by the management of a company (details supplied) against...
- Action Plan for Rural Development
28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts she is making to secure and create employment opportunities in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Employment Rights
29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 23 February 2017, the number of inspections carried out by the Inspectorate and...
- Horizon 2020 Strategy Negotiations
30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the latest EU Council discussion on investment into research and innovation in the latest framework programme....
- Brexit Issues
31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to work with InterTradeIreland to protect cross border trade in the wake of Brexit; and if she will make a...
- IDA Supports
32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current position regarding a site (details supplied) on the Dublin Road in Mullingar; the IDA interventions that have happened with...
- Private Sector Staff Redundancies
33. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is in receipt of numerous public contracts paid by the...
- Brexit Issues
34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her specific plans to minimise the impact of Brexit in County Donegal; and the engagement she has had with the IDA to ensure it secures...
- HGV Sector
35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to ensure there is no disruption to the current HGV driver sector in anticipation of Brexit; and if she will make a statement...
- Workplace Relations Commission
37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Workplace Relations Commission labour inspectorate is seeking legal advice on the implementation of the atypical worker...
- Unemployment Levels
40. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the discrepancy between County Wexford's unemployment rate of 18.5% and the rate for the south-east region as a whole,...
- Fishing Industry
41. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason no prosecutions have followed from the 151 infringements against the rights of migrant fishing crew that have been uncovered...
- Motor Insurance Regulation
42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress on publishing the heads of a Bill to enhance the powers of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, as the Minister...
- Employment Support Services
44. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policies her Department has in place to address the issue of under-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8360/17]
- Employment Rights
45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the provision of a sectoral employment order in the bus industry; if she will engage with unions and management in the...
- Work Permits Eligibility
46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the request from an organisation (details supplied) for her Department to ease restrictions on the issuing of work permits...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
47. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14600/17]
- Garda Deployment
48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding members of the An Garda Síochána who were injured seriously in the line of duty and have been accommodated with...
- Garda College
49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the refurbished Garda College swimming pool and gym could be made open to members of the public residing in Templemore and surrounding areas on...
- Garda Resources
50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the total moneys collected by An Garda Síochána in respect of moneys paid by event organisers for the provision of...
- Irish Sign Language
51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to have Irish Sign Language recognised as an official language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14692/17]
- Departmental Expenditure
52. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015...
- Garda Reserve
53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of Garda Reserve members in each Garda division, in tabular form. [14750/17]
- Garda Data
54. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of gardaí in the traffic corps in each Garda division, in tabular form. [14751/17]
- Child Abuse
55. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of allegations of child abuse referred by the Health Service Executive to An Garda Síochána for prosecution; the...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Rebates
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of refunding VRT and VAT on 1,000 public service vehicles. [14622/17]
- EU-IMF Programme of Support
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the volumes owed directly by the State as a result of the EU-IMF bailout, by institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14573/17]
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding the Central Bank tracker mortgage redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14591/17]
- Tax Credits
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in receipt of the incapacitated child tax credit for each year since 2010; the detail and nature of the incapacity of the qualifying...
- Income Data
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons with taxable income of over €100,000, €150,000 and €170,000 per annum respectively. [14623/17]
- Financial Services Sector
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have received derogations (details supplied); the number of jobs this equates to; the way these derogations are supervised; and if...
- Universal Social Charge Yield
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be raised by USC in the year 2021 based on a no policy change basis and the relevant economic forecasts; and if he will make a...
- Tracker Mortgage Data
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of accounts in County Louth affected by the removal of their tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14686/17]
- Departmental Meetings
66. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 31 January 2017, the detail of the recent engagement the Irish authorities have had with the Brazilian Federal...
- Tax Yield
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the exit tax on life assurance in 2016; the projected yield in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14702/17]
- Departmental Expenditure
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the...
- VAT Payments
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the options that are open to charitable organisations that are suffering significant VAT charges and are not in a position to recover this VAT due to their...
- VAT Yield
71. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 9 March 2017, the details of the VAT collected by the Revenue Commissioners under EU rules governing the place of...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the similar third level courses (details supplied) in different universities that are not both eligible for SUSI; and if he will make a statement...
- School Staff
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will sanction a fourth teacher in September 2017 for a school (details supplied) which is a rural DEIS school with an enrolment of 88 for...
- Home Tuition Scheme Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14594/17]
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the total cost of residential institutions redress, reported as costing the State €1.518 billion, includes payments to former residents...
- State Examinations Commission
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); if he will address the concerns regarding the timeframe for this exam; and if he...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that all children approved for resource hours will receive the allocated number of hours; if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for funding under the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied) will be approved; and the level of funding being...
- School Accommodation
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status of an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); when the funding will be made available; and...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in mainstream schools in the next school year 2017/2018; and if he will...
- School Enrolments Data
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a solution for the year-on-year problem of over subscription to a school (details supplied); if he will provide a solution as...
- School Patronage
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the views and concerns of a primary school board of management (details supplied) in relation to schools' admission policies;...
- Departmental Expenditure
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit in all primary schools here; the action being taken to support children that find...
- Languages Programme
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work being undertaken in his Department to consider the inclusion of Polish into the secondary school syllabus from junior cycle upwards, in...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units within primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on...
- State Examinations
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the provision of readers for Irish examinations in the junior and leaving certificate in a situation in which a person with...
- Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Housing Provision
96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new home completions as measured by the building control management system for each month since...
- Local Authority Housing
97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will provide funding to local authorities on the phase 2 house insulation programme. [14595/17]
- Local Authority Housing Maintenance
99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has an evaluation system to invigilate on the performance of local authorities in regard to...
- Housing Regeneration
101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there are grants being made available to enable persons to refurbish or carry out remedial works to dwelling...
- Fire Service Staff
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding members of the Fire Service that were injured seriously in the line of duty and have been...
- Housing Provision
103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of homes delivered and tenanted through initiatives set out in Rebuilding Ireland to bring vacant stock...
- Wind Energy Generation
104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason guidelines listed in a Government-commissioned document (details supplied) stated that the required...
- Bord Gáis Privatisation
105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if sale proceeds from the sale of shares in Bord Gáis were put towards social housing; the amount that has been...
- Pyrite Resolution Board
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views regarding the latest three monthly reports received by him from the Pyrite Resolution Board, regarding its...
- Pyrite Resolution Board Membership
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of members of the Pyrite Resolution Board that have had their term of office extended; the number and...
- Pyrite Resolution Board
108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details and value of gifts received by the Pyrite Resolution Board since its inception; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters...
- Mortgage to Rent Scheme
111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that persons (details supplied) are placed on the mortgage to rent scheme without delay; and if he...
- Department of Social Protection
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for appealing decisions on carer's allowance applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14585/17]
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of EO vacancies in the Sligo social welfare office at present; the panels in place to fill these vacancies; and when these vacancies will...
- Data Protection
114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14687/17]
- JobPath Implementation
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the introduction of JobPath there has been a shortage of recipients of jobseeker's allowance...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Free Travel Scheme Data
117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of doubling the allocation for 2017 for the free travel pass. [14617/17]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined in view of the fact it would appear that some...
- Citizen Information Services
121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will, by virtue of the powers vested in him by the Comhairle Act 2000 and the Citizens Information Act 2007, direct the Citizens Information...
- Departmental Expenditure
122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Irish Prisoners Abroad
123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deterioration in the health of a person (details supplied) who has been in prison in Egypt for...
- Humanitarian Aid Provision
124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the ongoing strife in the Horn of Africa and the likelihood of increased famine and starvation, the EU and UN can mobilise...
- Departmental Expenditure
125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014,...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works Staff
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter (details supplied) with regard to recruitment in the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement...
- Sale of State Assets
127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the final amount of money received from the sale of Bord Gáis; the details of the allocations made using the proceeds from the sale...
- Departmental Expenditure
130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Archaeological Sites
131. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the failure of her Department to put in place an appropriate preservation order when it became aware of toghers in the...
- National Monuments
132. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for buildings on Moore Street, Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14641/17]
- Seirbhísí Eitilte
133. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fáth nach bhfuil eitiltí breise ar fáil chuig Oileáin Árann mar a bhíodh ar an bpraghas...
- Departmental Expenditure
134. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to any broadcasters here in the years...
- Department of Health
- Services for People with Disabilities
135. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an assessment of need; the person's place on the waiting list currently; the number...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
136. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Crohn's disease under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will include epi pens under the scheme. [14582/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
137. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for the SDU initiative for a hip replacement. [14586/17]
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration
138. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to difficulties in relation to referring persons with Elhers-Danlos syndrome for the treatment abroad scheme, as in the case of...
- Services for People with Disabilities
139. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 28 February 2017, the specific date when a person (details supplied) in County Cork joined the waiting list for an...
- Medical Card Applications
140. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their medical card application. [14589/17]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
141. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing negotiations between the HSE and manufacturers regarding the drug Savitex; if he will ensure that the drug will be made available to...
- Motorised Transport Grant Closure
142. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement will be announced for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; the reason a replacement has yet to be announced; and if he will...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
143. To ask the Minister for Health if, further to the recent and unfolding events of the former St. Mary’s Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway and the Government's response to...
- Ambulance Service Staff
144. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding members of the ambulance service who were injured seriously in the line of duty and have been accommodated with their employment and in...
- Hospital Appointments Status
145. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14610/17]
- Hospital Staff
146. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a position in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14625/17]
- Services for People with Disabilities
147. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to secure a site for St. Michael's House in Skerries. [14629/17]
- Health Services
148. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14630/17]
- Respite Care Grant Eligibility
149. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will pay for a respite care stay for a person (details supplied) due to exceptional circumstances; the detail of the rules regarding respite; if...
- Hospital Appointments Status
150. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for an operation will be arranged as a matter of urgency in the case of a person (details supplied). [14642/17]
- European Health Insurance Card
151. To ask the Minister for Health if an Irish citizen currently working in the UK can use their European health insurance card, EHIC, for medical treatment in the UK; if an Irish citizen's EHIC...
- Vaccination Programme
152. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the content of an anti-vaccine propaganda film (details supplied); and the steps his Department will take to counter any...
- Health Services Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14700/17]
- Hospital Services
154. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed refurbishment works due to be carried out to Kanturk Community Hospital, Kanturk, County Cork; the expected timeframe for the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
155. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have a medical procedure carried out. [14711/17]
- Departmental Expenditure
157. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the...
- Hospitals Funding
159. To ask the Minister for Health the stretch targets for private income for each hospital in 2017; and if he will provide further details of these targets that were set for each of the past...
- Hospital Appointments Status
160. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14764/17]
- Cancer Services Funding
161. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of 7 March 2017, if he will source some level of State funding towards the remuneration of a centre manager and...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- GLAS Data
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in each county that applied for green low carbon agri-environment scheme that have received or are awaiting...
- GLAS Payments
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a green low carbon agri-environment scheme payment for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the townlands of Culleenmore, Portnashangan, Ballinagall, part of Taughmon and any land around Mullingar to the north is...
- Departmental Investigations
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the investigations which have been undertaken by his Department regarding complaints made by a person (details supplied) relative to...
- GLAS Applications
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the GLAS scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing this...
- GLAS Appeals
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal (details supplied) made to his Department regarding the GLAS 1 scheme; when a decision will be expected on...
- Food Labelling
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to establish an island of Ireland food label to address the issue of nomad cattle that have spend time in both...
- Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a report submitted by an organisation (details supplied) to the Directorate General for...
- Harbours and Piers Funding
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for funding under the 2017 fishery harbour development scheme was submitted by a local authority for a pier...
- Departmental Expenditure
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis,to any broadcasters here in the years...
- GLAS Data
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 who have received 85% of their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons that applied for AEOS that have received their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number...
- Live Exports
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of cattle over three months of age exported in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14737/17]
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether grazing infrastructure should be included under the TAMS II scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Food Safety Standards
183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to protect European consumers on foot of reports of Brazilian beef exports containing contaminated meat; the...
- Beef Imports
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual volume of Brazilian beef imported into the EU over the 2014 to 2016 period based on latest data; the total amount of...
- TAMS Eligibility
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the new tillage TAMS scheme sets down criteria that persons must have a minimum of 15 hectares of eligible crops declared...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Waste Management Regulations
187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the obligations refuse companies have regarding collection, segregation and disposal of glass waste from domestic...
- Broadcasting Sector Regulation
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way in which his Department monitors any broadcaster's statutory spend requirements; the way in which he assures...
- Departmental Expenditure
189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact Ireland is only one of two EU member states that will miss the targets for emission reduction for...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rural Transport Programme Funding
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of increasing the rural transport programme funding by 5%. [14611/17]
- Rural Transport Programme
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has identified areas, be they counties, towns or rural areas, that are not covered by the rural...
- Greenways Development
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation provided each year since 2011 for the identification and development of greenway projects. [14613/17]
- Road Tolls
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the road tolls currently located on slip roads. [14620/17]
- Public Service Vehicles
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public service vehicles which are currently wheelchair accessible; and the percentage of the entire fleet that number...
- Departmental Expenditure
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years...
- Bus Éireann Services
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that there will be no reduction in bus services by Bus Éireann in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan which...
- Taxi Regulations
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14763/17]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Proposed Legislation
201. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14583/17]
- Brexit Issues
202. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which her Department continues to make contact with prospective investors inside and outside the European Union with a...
- Job Creation
203. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her Department continues to encourage and avail of job creation opportunities based on innovation and technology;...
- Foreign Direct Investment
204. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department continue to compete for foreign direct investment with particular reference to job...
- Job Creation
205. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department continue to support encourage and foster the creation of jobs through the indigenous sector...
- Trade Promotion
208. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she expects Ireland to be in a position to increase trade with the US, Canada and other EU and non-EU locations...
- Skills Development
209. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which upskilling is being provided in circumstances whereby recent job losses have occurred such as in a company...
- Knowledge Development Box
210. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she expects the knowledge development box to protect Irish interest in the international jobs investment market;...
- Foreign Direct Investment
211. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her plans to encourage an even dispersal of investment throughout rural Ireland are on target in view of the...
- Departmental Expenditure
212. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to broadcasters here in the years 2014,...
- Job Creation Data
213. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any of the companies verified by the IDA as creating 527 jobs under the Succeed in Ireland initiative have received any other...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Care Services Provision
215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to extend the early child care scheme for families than cannot find a place in their local school and require an extra year for a...
- Departmental Expenditure
216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014,...
- Department of Defence
- Coast Guard Services
217. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps could not provide top cover for the Coast Guard in north County Mayo on 15 March 2017 but was able to provide two...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
218. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the civilian staff positions he expects to become available within the service in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Coast Guard Services
219. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps was unable to respond to a request to provide top cover for Rescue 116; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Air Corps Strength
220. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of soldiers currently serving in the Air Corps; and the rank or position they hold. [14648/17]
- Air Corps
224. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the budget for the Air Corps for each year since 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14713/17]
- Departmental Expenditure
225. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015...
- Defence Forces Reorganisation
226. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if measures implemented in the reorganisation of the Permanent Defence Forces in 2013 will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Strength
228. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel serving at present in the Permanent Defence Forces; the projected enrolment by the end of 2017; the proposals for...
- Air Corps Operations
229. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the dates when the Air Corps was unavailable or unable to provide top cover air support for the Coast Guard when performing search and rescue...
