Written answers
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Northern Ireland
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the breakdown in talks in Northern Ireland, particularly in respect of legacy issues. [16460/17]
- Prison Facilities
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions recently with the British and Northern Ireland authorities regarding unresolved issues for prisoners in a prison...
- Diplomatic Representation
38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether an Irish representative from his Department should be present at all meetings and stages of the UK-EU Brexit...
- Foreign Policy
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent events in Venezuela; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18292/17]
- European Council Meetings
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the European Union Foreign Affairs Council on 3 April 2016; the steps he intends to take to support Iraqi and Syrian...
- Official Engagements
41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his visit to Rome and the opening of the embassy to the Holy See; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18304/17]
- Israeli Settlements
42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Israeli Government’s decision to build a new illegal colonial settlement in the occupied West...
- Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reverse the decline in the percentage of GDP allocated to overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Shannon Airport Facilities
44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the ongoing use of Shannon Airport by the US military with his counterpart on his most recent official visit to the US; his...
- Good Friday Agreement
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the efforts his Department is making to maintain and strengthen the Good Friday Agreement. [13878/17]
- Foreign Naval Vessels
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials in his Department had communication with the US authorities or other Government departments regarding the presence of a ship...
- Religious Persecution
48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on discussions he has had at European Council level relating to the persecution of the Christian population in...
- Brexit Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if during his discussions with his European counterparts he has requested that Ireland receive a veto on the EU-Britain deal on Brexit...
- Humanitarian Aid Provision
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which unilaterally or together with his EU and UN colleagues, the international community can become effectively and positively...
- Middle East Issues
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to formally recognise the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18290/17]
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with US officials regarding immigration reform, in particular the plight of undocumented Irish citizens...
- Human Rights
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent events in Hungary including the silencing of critical media outlets; the steps that have been taken at EU level in view...
- Human Rights Cases
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish ambassador to Egypt attended the latest mass trial in Cairo involving a person (details supplied); if he has considered the...
- Election Monitoring Missions
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has satisfied himself with the workings of the election observation roster operated by his Department in view of questions surrounding...
- Foreign Conflicts
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps other than statements of condemnation which have been taken or will be taken at EU and international level against the preparators...
- UN Resolutions
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland supports the UN resolution calling for a referendum to decide the fate of the western Sahara area; and if he will make a statement...
- Overseas Development Aid
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Dóchas report highlighting concerns that Brexit could effect development aid with the departure of UK contributions and...
- EU Agreements
61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on current and potential EU agreements on migration and refugees with countries that have questionable human rights records; and...
- Brexit Issues
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has identified Ireland's red line issues in the EU-UK Article 50 negotiations. [12049/17]
- Humanitarian Aid Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community can be mobilised to address the humanitarian crisis arising from war, oppression and...
- Northern Ireland
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether there has been little progress in the current negotiations in Belfast due to the fact the British Government and the...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on it. [18430/17]
- Road Safety
67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to curb the use of mobile phones by drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18510/17]
- Garda Investigations
68. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 30 March 2017, the steps being taken to protect a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
69. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of funding allocated to each Garda youth diversion project for each year from 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the name of the...
- Departmental Funding
70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of funding allocated during each year of its lifetime to implementing the last national action plan against racism. [18407/17]
- International Agreements
71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of implementing the Istanbul Convention in full. [18409/17]
- Legal Aid Service Data
72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of not requiring a financial contribution from victims and survivors of domestic violence seeking legal aid. [18410/17]
- Garda Recruitment
73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of increasing the Garda workforce to 15,000 members by 2019. [18411/17]
- Joint Policing Committees
74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources allocated to joint policing committees during each of the past five years. [18412/17]
- Garda Oversight
75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of establishing a criminal justice inspectorate here, based on the model in place in Northern Ireland. [18413/17]
- Sentencing Policy
76. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of establishing a sentencing council. [18414/17]
- Probation and Welfare Service Data
77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed by the Probation Service and their salary scales; and the full cost of salaries for each of the past five years....
- Proposed Legislation
78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce the family court Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18417/17]
- Youth Justice Strategy
80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of full implementation of the current youth justice strategy; and the cost of expanding the strategy to cover young persons up...
- Prisoner Data
81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons within the prison system that are receiving treatment for serious mental health conditions. [18420/17]
- Garda Resources
82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources allocated to the Garda national protective services bureau during each of the past four years; and the number of cases they dealt...
- Domestic Violence
83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of domestic violence awareness campaigns run by her Department. [18422/17]
- EU Directives
84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of implementation of the European Union victims directive. [18423/17]
- Garda Station Refurbishment
85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the upgrade of Tubbercurry Garda station in County Sligo; if she has evaluated the proposals submitted to the Garda building unit;...
- Garda Expenditure
86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of Garda overtime and the Garda overtime hours claimed for the years 2012 to 2016, respectively; and the checks in place to ensure...
- Naturalisation Applications
87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their application for naturalisation. [18482/17]
- Criminal Law
88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she will take arising from the recommendation of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child recommending that the State...
- Departmental Bodies Establishment
89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal, provided for in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, will be established; and if...
- Garda College
90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the use of the swimming pool at the Templemore Garda Training College has been withdrawn from members of the community in Templemore...
- Garda Equipment
92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to issue body worn cameras to front-line gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18556/17]
- Gender Equality
93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on recent correspondence (details supplied); her plans to introduce legislation regarding these issues; and if she will make a statement...
- Immigration Status
94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be issued with a letter for permission to reside here from her Department in order for them to apply for a...
- Garda Recruitment
95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the process for the recruitment in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18637/17]
- Criminal Legal Aid
96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when responsibility for criminal legal aid will be transferred to the Legal Aid Board. [18653/17]
- Departmental Functions
97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of her Department’s examination of the feasibility of a new public defender system. [18654/17]
- Garda Station Closures
98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Policing Authority will complete its review of the boundaries of Garda districts and Garda stations in rural areas and in the developing...
- Garda Strength
101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the need to build up to full strength the specialist units in An Garda Síochána involved in the fight against serious...
- Crime Prevention
102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda business fora established since May 2016. [18659/17]
- Courts Service Administration
103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to resource the courts, particularly the Circuit Court, to deal with increased non-summary prosecutions of serious crimes; and the...
- Recidivism Rate
104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being put in place to strengthen supervision of prolific repeat offenders after they have served their prison sentence. [18661/17]
- Courts Service
105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she commissioned the annual study on court efficiency and sitting times benchmarked against international standards to provide accurate...
- Legislative Programme
106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish legislation to reduce excessive delays to trials and court proceedings including pre-trial hearings. [18663/17]
- Garda Deployment
107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Dublin armed response unit; if it is now operational; the number of gardaí assigned to it; if any of its members have been...
- Garda Data
108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of appointed detectives in each Garda division in tabular form. [18665/17]
- Department of Finance
- Credit Union Regulation
110. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18393/17]
- Tax Credits
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of providing a tax credit of 13.5% for the purchase of house alarms in a 12-month period. [18405/17]
- Insurance Industry Regulation
112. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a motor insurance company (details suppled) has the right to refuse to transfer a no claims bonus from a person's limited company to the...
- Tax Code
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of the VRT regime here; if the State pays penalties to the European Union for implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Credit Union Services
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of developments regarding credit union ambition to facilitate financing for social housing, small and medium enterprises and mortgages; and if he...
- Departmental Meetings
116. To ask the Minister for Finance when the national economic dialogue will be held in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18497/17]
- Departmental Reports
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will be publishing a report and analysis of the 30 submissions received and published following the consultation process on the sugar...
- VAT Registration
118. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) [18507/17]
- Motor Insurance
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress the Government has made in implementing the recommendations made in the Oireachtas Finance Committee insurance report and the Government's motor...
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
120. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the situation for persons who cannot get insurance on their home due to flooding; the actions he is proposing with regard to these cases; and if...
- VAT Rate Application
121. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual revenue that would be generated if VAT was applied at the standard rate to all private school and higher level student fees; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Contractors
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the supplementary tender report regarding a school (details supplied); if final approval has now issued to sign contracts for...
- School Accommodation Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise steps that have been taken to secure accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, in view of the fact that it is...
- School Funding
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in considering a request for capital funding for a school (details supplied); when the school authorities will receive a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the design team for a school (details supplied) have submitted the stage 2b submission including review arising from changes in public work...
- Scrúduithe Stáit
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deireadh a chur leis an scrúdú cainte roghnach don Teastas Sóisearach; an dtuigeann sé go...
- Departmental Correspondence
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the points raised in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18386/17]
- DEIS Status
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) did not receive DEIS status; his plans to award DEIS status to this school; if he has put an appeals...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be granted funding under the summer works scheme; his plans to announce the beneficiaries of the summer works...
- Schools Building Projects Status
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a new school (details supplied) in County Cavan is prioritised by his Department; the reason it is not being treated as urgent;...
- School Staff
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of a proposal to allow small schools (details supplied) a 12-month stay to recover numbers before the loss of a teacher; if the proposal...
- School Transport Provision
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a school bus service from Dooradoyle to Mungret for persons attending a school (details supplied) which is being relocated...
- insertheading
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will liaise with the Cork Education and Training Board, ETB, with a view to ensuring the specific courses are being held at a college...
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Expenditure
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring the cuts to the SOLAS training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18459/17]
- School Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher numbers can be reviewed to take into account changes in numbers of pupils attending a school (details supplied) since the...
- School Admissions
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation process on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions system; the possible approaches for making changes; the...
- Youthreach Programme Review
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the review of the Youthreach programme; the terms of reference and timescale for the review; and if he will make a statement on...
- Special Educational Needs Data
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of establishing a special class or an autism unit in an existing school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18514/17]
- Literacy Programmes
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation to each scheme which provides education and training places to persons with literacy problems and learning difficulties;...
- Teachers' Professional Development
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation to the employee assistance programme for teachers; the details of the support services provided under the scheme; and if...
- School Costs
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the joint Oireachtas report on school costs as published in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of abolishing PLC and apprenticeship fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/17]
- School Transport Data
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to the school transport scheme over each of the past ten years; the total revenue generated each year in charges; and if he...
- Literacy Programmes
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total budgetary allocation to adult literacy programmes over each for the past ten years in tabular form; the average cost per participant;...
- Special Educational Needs Data
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cap in place for special needs assistants; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the NCSE will provide a SNA only in cases in...
- Special Educational Needs Expenditure
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of extending the July provision to all children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/17]
- Home Tuition Scheme
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is currently a cap in place for the number of hours that can be accessed by a child under the home tuition scheme; the savings from such...
- Special Educational Needs Data
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation for special educational equipment such as assistive technology over each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if...
- Education Grants
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of ancillary grant over each of the past ten years; if the 5% reduction in budget 2011 has been restored to schools; and if he will make...
- Teacher Recruitment
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a cap in place for language support teachers; the way in which the current number differs from 2008 to 2009 levels; and if he will...
- Early Start Programme
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and participation rates for the early start programme over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement...
- Broadband Service Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs of providing 100mbps broadband to all primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18535/17]
- Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs of implementing the initial teacher elements of the 20- year Irish strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18536/17]
- School Costs
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to schools in ICT grants over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18537/17]
- Education Schemes
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and participation rates in PLC courses over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Education Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and the number of guidance posts for further and higher education over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Funding
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation to third level research and development over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18542/17]
- Education Funding
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation to the strategic innovation fund over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18543/17]
- Student Grant Scheme
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that could be achieved if a capital means test was introduced for the student grant with a cut-off point for assets over...
- Departmental Expenditure
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 16 September 2016, if he will provide a breakdown of the spend in the same areas for 2016 and to...
- Student Grant Scheme
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated annual cost of making jobseeker's transitional payment and the SUSI grant payable to lone parents regardless of the age of the...
- Education and Training Boards
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of developments concerning the Longford-Westmeath educational training board taking over Columb Barracks. [18627/17]
- School Patronage
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new patron for the new primary school planned for Dún Laoghaire to open in September 2017 will be announced; the school planning area...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs assistant will be assigned to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/17]
- School Accommodation Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the ongoing industrial action in Bus Éireann that will affect school transport; his plans to address this concern in view of...
- State Examinations
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing the junior certificate oral exam in every school; the cost of providing sufficient state examiners to assess the...
- Legislative Measures
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is legislation in place preventing teachers from changing a person's clothes in the event of an accident or injury; and if he will make...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which schools will be able to secure additional resources from the NCSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Early Childhood Care and Education
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the early start programme; the locations of each of the early start programmes that are in operation; and if he will make a...
- School Curriculum
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing a one hour workshop in all primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/17]
- Education and Training Boards Administration
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a case of alleged misappropriation of funds by a national provider contracted to provide training courses...
- School Transport
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a bus route (details supplied) was downgraded from a 58 seater to a 40 seater; the number of children previously travelling on the...
- School Transport Eligibility
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his office will contact a person (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/17]
- National Training Fund
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which proposals to increase the national training fund levy, such as those in his Department's consultation paper on the employer's...
- DEIS Scheme
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove schools from DEIS that no longer meet the criteria; the number of schools that would be affected; if the criteria would be...
- Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Library Services
187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18461/17]
- Water Conservation Grant
188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the objective of the water conservation grant; if this objective was achieved; the full cost of the grant to the...
- Planning Issues
189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to hold a public consultation process on solar farm planning guidelines that his Department publishes; and...
- Constituency Boundaries
192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the commission report will be published regarding the constituency boundary commission now that the census is...
- Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of the €5.35 billion funding promised in the Government's action plan for housing that has been...
- Election Management System
194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that the constitutional rights of the visually impaired voters to vote are upheld in view of the...
- Housing Provision
195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rate of production of housing that would have to take place to support not only Dublin’s current...
- Electoral Commission Establishment
196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to implementing the commitment in the programme for Government to establish an...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Expenditure
197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding provided to each local community development committee, LCDC, to address youth unemployment; and the...
- Commercial Rates
198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there has been a change to the charging of commercial rates on utility companies in recent years; the impact this...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he has refused to introduce an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- National Planning Framework
200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timeframe for analysing submissions for the national planning framework in view of the fact the submission date...
- Department of Social Protection
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that carers on maternity leave and who continue in their carer role will not have their carer's payment cut. [18394/17]
- JobPath Implementation
202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot obtain a grant to enable them to enter back into the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Family Income Supplement Payments
203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a person is no longer in receipt of part-time job incentive, this payment is still taken into...
- Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if entitlement to jobseeker's benefit exists in the case of a person (details supplied) who made an application; if the application can be decided;...
- Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for processing of social welfare applications and decisions by each service; the average review times of each service; the average...
- Youth Guarantee
206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will take to address the findings in the report published by the European Court of Auditors on 4 April 2017 that the implementation...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if recipients of jobseeker's allowance or benefit are required by his Department to take up offers of employment, even in circumstances in which...
- Job Initiatives
208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the details of a replacement for the JobBridge programme; when he expects the new programme to be launched; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
210. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €50 per child; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Employment Support Services
211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on a participant of Turas Nua opting out of the scheme if he or she has been offered a full-time or part-time job by a public limited...
- Household Benefits Scheme
212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of reinstating the household benefits package in full, including the telephone allowance. [18588/17]
- Invalidity Pension Applications
213. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Work Placement Programmes
214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate the difficulty had by a person (details supplied) on the Tús programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Community Employment Schemes Places
215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for placement on a community employment scheme and have been refused a place; the number of community...
- Work Placement Programmes
216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review the Tús scheme to allow persons to have a two-year placement and to allow persons over 55 years of age to be eligible for...
- Paternity Leave Scheme
217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of statutory paternity benefit in 2016; and the number of men who availed of the full two weeks. [18667/17]
- Maternity Benefit Data
218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of statutory maternity benefit in 2016; and the number of women who availed of the full 26 weeks. [18668/17]
- Rural Social Scheme
220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason supervisors under the rural social scheme have been informed of a change in their terms and conditions; if his Department intends that...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Applications
222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18377/17]
- Human Rights
223. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has read the recently published report by a charity (details supplied) regarding European Union police brutality against migrants; the...
- Passport Applications
224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact the introduction of a new online passport processing facility will have on processing times for all passport applications; and if...
- Passport Services
225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider Roscommon town as a potential location for a new passport office to serve the west and midlands; and if he will make a...
- Diaspora Policy
226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department cancelled the USA birthright programme; the amount the programme was expected to cost annually; the number of...
- Trade Strategy
227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way he and his Department through the various embassies abroad continue to establish trade links and trading partners in anticipation of...
- United Nations
228. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether it is time for the UN to regroup, reorganise and focus on the major trouble spots globally with a view to meeting the...
- Humanitarian Aid Provision
229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to address the refugee crisis in Syria and Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18641/17]
- International Terrorism
231. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the international community is meeting the challenges of Boko Haram and Al Shabab; the degree to which international...
- Foreign Policy
233. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which issues likely to require attention within the European Union, such as emerging nationalism, are a focus for member...
- Humanitarian Aid Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which humanitarian aid reaches those for whom it was intended throughout the globe; the number of areas currently of concern...
- Middle East Peace Process
236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to encourage reengagement in the peace process in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- International Terrorism
237. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the extent to which he along with the EU and UN are addressing the threat of international terrorism; if particular initiatives...
- Humanitarian Aid Provision
238. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on steps the EU or UN can take to protect persons who are refugees from war zones; if safe areas can be established for...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Relief Schemes Data
239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood relief works that have been completed by the OPW and other State or local bodies in Dublin 1, 3 and 7, in tabular form; and if...
- Heritage Centres Data
240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors to each heritage centre in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; the revenue collected in each centre; and if he will...
- Garda Stations
241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied); the timescale for construction to commence; and if he will make a...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in the OPW formally approving the Lower Morrell river flood-relief scheme and the funding of same, in County...
- Offshore Islands
243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will be made on applications for Skellig Islands landing permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18400/17]
- Expenditure Reviews
244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the implementation of the comprehensive spending review as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on...
- Freedom of Information
245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State agencies and semi-State bodies that are subject to the Freedom of Information Acts; his plans to extend the remit of this...
- Public Sector Pensions
246. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he examined possible leeway for those who are denied full pension restoration and found to be marginally over the threshold of...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- National Monuments
247. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to implement the recommendations outlined in the recently published Moore Street report; and if she will make a statement...
- CLÁR Programme
248. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to revise the areas which are currently classified as CLÁR areas and in particular her plans to designate an area...
- Gaeltacht Policy
249. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will fund the continuation of the SSRI scheme (details supplied). [18441/17]
- Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta
250. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sí scagadh ar an gcaiteachas €250,000 a gealladh d’Údarás na Gaeltachta sa...
- Arts Funding
251. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial supports available for large organisations holding festivals that attract both national and international visitors such...
- National Raised Bog Management Plan
252. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for renovations of a bogland walkway in County Westmeath. [18587/17]
- Leader Programmes Data
253. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the eligibility criteria for clubs and societies applying under the new LEADER programme; the variances to this scheme by county; and...
- Census of Population Publication
254. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in publishing the census of 1926; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18634/17]
- Department of Health
- Hospital Appointments Status
255. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a case (details supplied); and when the person can expect an appointment with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in County Offaly. [18371/17]
- Services for People with Disabilities
256. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of a comprehensive nursing and home support package to enable a person (details supplied) in County Cork be...
- Medicinal Products Availability
257. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in the provision of the Translarna drug for those persons diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medicinal Products Licensing
259. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the drug translarna for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the reason it is not approved here; the history of its applicatory process...
- Civil Registration Documentation
260. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in providing a document to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [18388/17]
- Mental Health Services Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment with the child and adolescent mental health services in Cork; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
262. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical assessment appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date; and if he will make a...
- Occupational Therapy
264. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in accessing occupational therapy in County Meath. [18401/17]
- HSE Staff Data
266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in County Meath recruited in the past 12 months. [18403/17]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
267. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no new referrals are being placed on the waiting lists for ear, nose and throat, ENT, appointments for persons at two hospitals (details supplied);...
- National Children's Hospital
269. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18429/17]
- Medical Card Applications
270. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application was closed in view of the fact that contact was made with the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, in March 2017...
- Hospital Beds Data
271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in the public hospital system; and the number of beds reserved for private patients of consultants. [18440/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for waiting times incurred by a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this person's appointment; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ambulance Service Response Times
273. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance response times for each ambulance journey in County Wicklow between 2014 and 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service Data
274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance journeys made by children in County Wicklow between 2014 and 2016 in tabular form; the point of departure; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Beds Data
275. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of paediatric outpatients beds to be provided in Tallaght hospital urgent care facility following the transfer of the accident and...
- Hospital Appointments Status
276. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [18455/17]
- Health Services Provision
277. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18457/17]
- Hospital Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the development of adequate diabetes consultant and CNS staff for paediatric and adult diabetic care in a hospital (details supplied)....
- Health Insurance Prices
279. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to adopt the proposal to phase out tax relief on health insurance; the measures he plans to adopt to offset the €600 increase that...
- Nursing Staff
280. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his views on the incentives, tax breaks or pay increases necessary to slow the leak of Irish nurses to the USA, United Kingdom and Australia and to...
- Dental Services Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Health when dental screening will be reintroduced in primary schools (details supplied) in County Laois. [18476/17]
- National Drugs Strategy
282. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to publish the new national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18495/17]
- Speech and Language Therapy Provision
283. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the estimated cost of recruiting 100 additional speech and language posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/17]
- Hospital Charges
284. To ask the Minister for Health if the policy of charging family members of critically-injured patients car parking fees in a Dublin hospital (details supplied) will be reviewed; if there has...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
285. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the number of persons waiting more than nine months to see a consultant ophthalmologist at a Dublin hospital (details supplied); the immediate...
- Psychological Services
286. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a psychological assessment in view of the fact the person has spent two years on a waiting list;...
- Hospital Appointments Status
287. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18592/17]
- Health Services Staff
289. To ask the Minister for Health if experienced paramedics can be given permission to work over the age of 66 years of age, in view of the shortage of paramedics. [18597/17]
- Disability Services Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to requests in correspondence (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the concern of parents regarding long delays...
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
291. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 247 and 248 of 2 March 2017, the status of the referred response which has not been received to date. [18606/17]
- Nursing Staff
292. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to retain Irish nursing graduates in view of recent reports that almost two thirds of accident and emergency nursing posts remain...
- Health Insurance Data
293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently availing of private health insurance in age groups (details supplied). [18617/17]
- Nursing Staff Data
294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new nursing staff recruited for each hospital (details supplied) in the year to the end of March 2017 in tabular form; the number of nursing...
- Hospital Services
295. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the existing St Loman's campus which is currently in use; and the long-term plans for the entire campus. [18621/17]
- Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
296. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the maximum a family or persons cohabiting should pay per month for medicine regardless of financial means. [18622/17]
- Occupational Therapy
297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care paediatric occupational therapists in County Wicklow; the number of persons waiting for care; the waiting times for an appointment...
- Mental Health Services
298. To ask the Minister for Health the frequency with which inspections are carried out by an organisation in respect of a psychiatric unit (details supplied); if these reports are published;...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
299. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement oncologist for a person (details supplied) will be hired at Tullamore Regional Hospital; and the length of time the HSE has known of the...
- Health Services Staff Data
300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedics employed nationally in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form [18652/17]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
301. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for complying with the programme for Government commitment to end the discrimination against persons in relation to the fair deal nursing scheme;...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the...
- Hospital Beds Data
303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 7 April 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Home Help Service Data
304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours by local health area provided in each month in 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form. [18718/17]
- Home Care Packages Data
305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages currently being provided by local health office area on a seven-day-week basis, on a five-day-week basis and less than five...
- Ambulance Service Data
306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in March 2017 in tabular form; the number of such ambulances that waited longer...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Horse Racing Ireland
307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been an external or internal investigation in Horse Racing Ireland and if any individuals have been removed from the...
- Compensation Schemes
308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to compensate the 370 grain farmers affected by flooding; the timeframe to provide such compensation; and if he will make a...
- Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18372/17]
- GLAS Applications
310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a GLAS application has been finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- GLAS Payments
311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- TAMS Administration
312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Question No. 508 of 7 February 2017, the timeframe for the completion of the upgrade of his Department's TAMS information...
- GLAS Administration
313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for the completion of the upgrade of his Department's GLAS information technology systems; and if he will make a...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an AEOS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/17]
- Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications
315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that no delay occurs in issuing a payment to a person (details supplied) under a specific scheme. [18483/17]
- Fishing Vessel Safety
316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grants available for safety schemes for persons; the amount allocated to them; and the participation rate for these schemes for...
- GLAS Payments
317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18589/17]
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of areas of natural constraint; when he envisages the completion of the review; and his plans to consult the...
- GLAS Applications
320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 7 March 2017, the status of a GLAS 3 application for a person (details supplied); and if...
- GLAS Payments
321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18594/17]
- EU Regulations
323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements in place for remuneration and compensation for loss of earnings to landowners due to the introduction of SI 31 of...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals
324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has appealed their stocking density criteria; and if he will make a...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an AEOS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18638/17]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data
326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons awaiting agri-environment options scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18682/17]
- GLAS Data
327. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons awaiting GLAS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18683/17]
- Suckler Welfare Scheme
328. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if suckler farming will be strongly supported and prioritised for increased targeted direct supports of up to €200 per cow;...
- Live Exports
329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in increasing live exports; his plans to protect live exports in relation to Brexit; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Inland Fisheries Data
330. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the salmon rod and line return figures for the past six years relating to the Bangor, County Mayo, fishery...
- Inland Fisheries Ireland Expenditure
332. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount spent in the past ten years, per annum, on the restocking of hatcheries and rivers; and the areas in which it...
- Waste Disposal
333. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps his Department is taking and plans to take with respect to the growing use of non-recyclable disposable hot...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
334. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of bidders' applications to connect the remaining 500,000 homes covered under the national broadband plan...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Cross-Border Projects
337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the Narrow Water bridge project linking counties Louth and Down; and the funding of this project; and if there have...
- Marine Accidents
338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of lives lost involving commercial fishing in the past 20 years, by location and year, in tabular form. [18549/17]
- Roadworthiness Testing
339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on proposals to introduce a roadworthiness test for tractors; his proposals for exemptions to this test (details supplied); and...
- Sports Funding
340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that total grant aid was provided to a college (details supplied) towards the provision of...
- Regional Road Network
341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will sanction additional funding to Kerry County Council to carry out repair works on roads in south Kerry following extensive...
- Air Corps
342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Irish Aviation Authority has a role in ensuring that planes and helicopters flown by the Air Corps are fit to fly and that their...
- Driver Licences
344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18478/17]
- Traffic Data
346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the most recent data available regarding the cost of traffic congestion to the economy; the most recent figures available...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
347. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital grant by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/17]
- Cross-Border Projects
348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the potential funding streams for a cross-Border voluntary search and rescue organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Road Projects
349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided in 2017 to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to progress a road project (details supplied); and if he will...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- National Minimum Wage
351. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address the sub-minima rates of the minimum wage, in view of the Low Pay Commission report in October 2016 and the ESRI...
- Work Placement Programmes
352. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to protect the rights of those participating on internship and work experience programmes from...
- Ticket Touting
353. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of submissions received concerning the public consultation on the resale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events;...
- State Bodies Data
354. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State bodies and other agencies to which she has nominated a departmental official to represent her Department on the board and or...
- Dispute Resolution Processes
356. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions her Department has taken to ensure information on alternative dispute resolution is available to consumers and businesses...
- Job Creation
357. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made by the State's industrial promotion agencies in attracting a replacement industry to a town (details supplied); and...
- IDA Data
358. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA client visits to each county in 2017, by county and month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Work Permits Applications
359. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work permit application for a person (details supplied). [18676/17]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child and Family Agency Funding
360. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to domestic violence service-providing organisations during each of the years 2005 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [18408/17]
- Juvenile Offenders
361. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the bail supports in place for persons under 18 years of age who are released on bail. [18416/17]
- Youth Homelessness Strategy
362. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date on Action 1.7 in Rebuilding Ireland with regard to meeting the needs of young persons leaving State care and at...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
363. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the interim report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be published; and if she will make a statement...
- DEIS Expenditure
364. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual budgetary allocation of her Department to the various elements of the DEIS programme each year since 2006 in tabular form; and...
- Home School Community Liaison Scheme
365. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school community liaison staff over each of the past ten years; the budgetary allocation to the scheme over each of the...
- Preschool Services
366. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost for the inclusion of seven days of non-contact time for all early years services in budget 2017. [18670/17]
- Early Years Strategy Implementation
367. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early years services, both community and private, that have completed the full Aistear curriculum to date; and the number...
- Preschool Services
368. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of inspectors employed by Tusla to inspect all services in the early years sector. [18672/17]
- Department of Defence
- Air Corps Operations
371. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific dates that the Air Corps Cessna aircraft have landed, officially or unofficially, at Gormanston aerodrome since the aerodrome was...
- Commemorative Events
372. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will give consideration to providing retired Defence Forces personnel with the 1916 centenary commemorative medal; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
373. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts under way to hire the ten additional employees to the communication and information services to achieve the military recommended...
- Defence Forces Drug Tests
374. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel, Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve, that have been randomly tested for drugs or alcohol while on...
- Air Corps Operations
375. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the minimum number of CASA pilots that are required in order for the Air Corps to be in a position to provide 24 hour top cover. [18471/17]
- Air Corps Strength
376. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of qualified CASA pilots currently serving with the Air Corps. [18472/17]
- Garda Operations
377. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Garda surveillance helicopter can operate without the need for air traffic controllers; and...
- Departmental Expenditure
378. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to his Department of the Air Corps officers mess for inflight catering; if this figure has ever been audited by an external agency; and...
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products
379. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of missions or deployment of soldiers abroad in 2015 that used the anti-malaria drugs Malarone and Doxycycline; the number of...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
381. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the direct entry or recruitment for specialist positions in the Defence Forces in the past 20 years; the reason for such policy rather than...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
383. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of former members of the Defence Forces that have joined foreign military services on completion of service here either after...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
384. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications from former members of foreign military services to join the Defence Forces; and the number that were allowed to join...
- Ministerial Meetings
385. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has met with a group (details supplied) as he indicated he would. [18576/17]
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
386. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage of Defence Forces personnel that are currently medically trained. [18633/17]
