Written answers
Thursday, 13 April 2017
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Cross-Border Projects
6. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to secure EU funding for cross-Border projects, as outlined in the Taoiseach's speech to the IIEA. [12047/17]
- Public Sector Pay
10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects progress to continue in regard to the restoration of pay cuts necessitated by the downturn in the economy,...
- Brexit Issues
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with his counterparts in the Northern Ireland Assembly since the elections, the Scottish Government, the Welsh...
- Public Sector Pay
15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the FEMPI, financial emergency measures in the public interest, legislation is being kept on the Statute Book; and if he will...
- State Assets
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with his Department's role in the State asset disposal programme to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 2 March 2017, the details of the review into the role of public private partnerships and...
- Lansdowne Road Agreement
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the detail of the Government's negotiation position on the follow up to the Lansdowne Road agreement with public sector unions. [18350/17]
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the high level forum on the community employment sector is empowered to take steps to rectify the injustice done to community...
- Northern Ireland
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the implementation of the PEACE IGV 2014 - 2020 programme; if the various programmes under the four specific objectives...
- Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the request from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to grant moneys in order to...
- Coastal Erosion
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to develop a national strategy and guidelines with regard to coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on...
- Climate Change Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions and infrastructural changes that will be undertaken by the Government in response to the rising sea level, which clearly...
- Public Sector Pay
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with other Ministers with regard to pay restoration and pay negotiations for workers in agencies and bodies...
- Public Sector Pensions Data
28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department compiled data from other European countries on the different ways public sector and civil servants' pensions are...
- Coastal Erosion
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the issue of coastal erosion at the Burrow, Portrane; the detail of his Department's engagement with the local...
- Public Expenditure Data
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's current approach to expenditure risk profiling; the way in which this information may be communicated to the budgetary...
- Public Procurement Regulations
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that public procurement rules as set out by the Office of Government Procurement are being adhered to by each...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Passport Controls
32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a UK citizen, resident here since 1960 and married to an Irish Citizen now deceased in excess of 20 years, would qualify for a passport based...
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be ratified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19091/17]
- Garda Expenditure
34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount provided under the capital plan for the Garda information technology; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount provided under the capital plan for the new forensic science laboratory in County Kildare; the amount spent to date; the expected...
- Prison Building Programme
44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount provided under the capital plan for the development work in Limerick prison; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date;...
- Ministerial Travel
46. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations she travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of the...
- Immigration Status
47. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in a person’s (details supplied) application for renewal of their stamp 4 EU FAM visa; and if it can be given...
- Departmental Schemes
48. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of grant schemes that promote immigrant integration in established sports clubs and organisations; and if she will make a statement on...
- Security of the Elderly
49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review costing and feasibility for the provision of a grant to install monitored intruder alarms for persons over 66 years of age...
- Garda Data
50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí with foreign language skills in each Garda division; and the resources available to and approach taken by An Garda...
- EU Regulations
54. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new EU visa arrangements for business, tourist or family purposes for Ukrainians will be applicable here; and if she will make a statement...
- Prisoner Releases
55. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life sentence prisoners on full temporary release in 2016 that were recalled to prison; if the recalls were as a result of a failure...
- Direct Provision Data
57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently in direct provision in each direct provision centre for one year or less, one to two years, two to three years,...
- Immigration Status
58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if temporary or extended residency can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if their spouse's stamp 4 can be renewed in view...
- Naturalisation Applications
59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it may be possible to facilitate a new application for a person (details supplied); and if the case can be re-examined having regard to their...
- Immigration Status
60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if stamp 4 can be renewed in the case of a person (details suppled); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19119/17]
- Family Reunification Applications
64. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when family reunification will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19129/17]
- Immigration Status
65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision can be made to facilitate residency or travel documentation to facilitate a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Information and Communications Technology
66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across her department; the amount spent to...
- Department of Finance
- NAMA Operations
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the NAMA 4,500 new residential units in the Dublin area; the amount spent to date; the number of...
- Connectivity Fund
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the connectivity fund; the amount spent to date; the progress which has been made; and if he will...
- Fuel Rebate Scheme
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the subsidies available for those using diesel; and his plans to alter these schemes in view of moves in other jurisdictions to move away from diesel. [18856/17]
- Primary Medical Certificates Data
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money drawn down by county for primary medical certificates for 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Ministerial Travel
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he travelled abroad as part of the St Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of the trip including...
- Tax Credits
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person's (details supplied) tax credits are affected by the person's widow's pension payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/17]
- Motor Insurance Coverage
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the position on insurance companies charging extra for motor insurance policies in situations in which the policyholder is 70 years of age or over; if the...
- Bank Charges
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason banks providing merchant services to retailers have not passed on the reduction of the bank interchange rate to their customers following budget...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to date in 2017 and in previous years of the help-to-buy scheme. [18970/17]
- Banking Sector Remuneration
77. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a situation in which a bank (details supplied) is seeking a dispensation to pay the new chief executive officer more than the €500,000...
- Tax Collection Forecasts
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the apparent contradiction in the growth of employment and the reduced income tax take in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- NAMA Property Sales
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the sales process engaged in by NAMA in respect of a project (details supplied); if the process was an open and competitive process; the number...
- Bank Branch Closures
85. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to have discussions with the banking sector on the provision of additional financial services through An Post, in view of the concerns in rural...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
86. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to improve the conditions and criteria for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19088/17]
- Tax Code
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy on taxing income generated from solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/17]
- Information and Communications Technology
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount spent to date; the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Apprenticeship Data
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of persons enrolled in apprenticeships (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19033/17]
- Education Funding
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding was provided for in the capital plan to provide an additional 19,000 primary school places; the funding spent to date; the number of...
- Digital Strategy for Schools
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the €210 million that was provided under the capital plan for the upgrade to school information and communication technology...
- Third Level Funding
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the €110 million that was provided under the capital plan for investment in third level sector facilities which has been...
- Research Funding Data
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that was provided for in the capital plan for higher education research facilities; the funding that has been spent to date; the...
- Institutes of Technology
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the €40 million funding provided for a project (details supplied) which has been spent; the amount of funding which has yet...
- Public Private Partnerships Data
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the €200 million funding for third level sector PPP projects that has been spent; the number of projects which have been...
- Schools Building Projects Status
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18849/17]
- State Examinations
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18878/17]
- School Libraries
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of a library can be facilitated for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18879/17]
- School Accommodation
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on an application by a school (details supplied) for funding will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ministerial Travel
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he travelled abroad as part of the St Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of the...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18911/17]
- Teaching Council of Ireland
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a Teaching Council number by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18922/17]
- School Admissions
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18923/17]
- Teacher Redeployment
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be losing a teacher post in the upcoming academic year 2017 to 2018, due to declining...
- School Admissions
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to the concerns outlined in correspondence regarding school admissions policy (details supplied); if his attention...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNAs who apply for the July provision need to supply a Teaching Council number (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new secondary school in Swords; when it will open; if the patronage has been decided; and if he will...
- State Examinations
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol for selection of suitable candidates for superintending State exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18951/17]
- Special Educational Needs
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a sensory processing disorder is not recognised as an assessed disability or medical condition that qualifies for access to SNA...
- School Accommodation
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the additional accommodation application from a school (details supplied); when decisions on applications for the summer...
- Schools Building Projects Status
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed new school development for a school (details supplied); the precise stage it is at; when it will be delivered; and if...
- Teachers' Remuneration
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been paid at the wrong scale since 2014; the reason the person's qualifications have not been...
- Schools Building Projects
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to approve the provision of an Educate Together secondary school in Galway in view of the growing demand for same; and if he will make...
- School Accommodation
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18989/17]
- Apprenticeship Data
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure under the national training fund divided between funding allocated to those in employment and funding for those unemployed on an...
- Schools Building Projects Status
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19038/17]
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if expenses related to nursing home costs for a parent can be taken into consideration by SUSI in its assessment for the higher education grant;...
- School Funding
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of publicly funded primary and secondary schools; and the proportion they represent respectively of the total number of schools. [19072/17]
- Schools Building Projects Status
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19094/17]
- Information and Communications Technology
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount spent to...
- Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Electoral Divisions Report
129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the Constituency Commission will report following the publication of the census returns; and if he will make a...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason his Department is opposed to local authorities introducing wind energy guidelines which are appropriate...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the 35,000 additional social housing units; the amount...
- Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount provided under the capital plan for a scheme (details supplied); the amount spent to date; the number of...
- Public Private Partnerships Data
134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses built under PPP in the capital plan; the amount spent and to be spent; the progress made to...
- Ministerial Travel
136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of...
- Voluntary Housing Sector
138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of resources available to support local groups seeking to meet their own housing needs through the...
- Legislative Measures
139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider amending Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007 or section 14(2) of this Act to ensure that the...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress of preparation of revised planning guidelines for the development of wind turbines; when he expects...
- Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration
141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to expand the mortgage to rent scheme and improve the conditions of this scheme; and if he will make a...
- Local Authority Housing Rents
142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has directed local authorities to increase rent paid by persons (details supplied); if so, the...
- Housing Data
143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings in the private rental sector; the number in the social housing sector; and the number of...
- Commercial Rates
144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the new commercial rates Bill to address the significant anomalies and issues pertaining to the revaluation of...
- Department of Social Protection
- Maternity Benefit Expenditure
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of increasing maternity leave benefits by one week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, six weeks, seven weeks, eight...
- Parental Leave Expenditure
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of increasing parental leave benefits by one week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, six weeks, seven weeks, eight...
- Ministerial Travel
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of the trip,...
- Disability Allowance Eligibility
149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the documents which his Department consider as proof of the valuation of an additional property in the assessment of an additional property as part...
- Employment Data
150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of private companies assisting his Department in job searches; his views on whether these companies are providing value for money; and if...
- Child Benefit Eligibility
152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status regarding child benefit payments for persons that reach 18 years of age and remain in full-time education; if this can be reviewed; and...
- Mortgage Interest Relief Application
153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out to justify the cessation of mortgage interest supplement to the 2,000 persons that are still in...
- Community Employment Schemes Administration
154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify his comments describing some community employment scheme participants as being persons who find it difficult to hold down a job;...
- Social Insurance Payments
155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review procedures on the way priests were prohibited from paying a contribution before 1988 (details supplied). [19070/17]
- One-Parent Family Payment Payments
156. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an emergency payment or exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Benefit Payments
157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's benefit will be accepted and approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19122/17]
- Public Services Card Authentication
158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been requested to register for a safe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19124/17]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for a refusal for a jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); if an appeal claim will be facilitated; and if he...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the exact entitlement on a weekly basis of carer's allowance in respect of their family in the case of a person (details supplied); if all arrears...
- Social Welfare Appeals
161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current position in regard to an appeal or oral hearing in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Exceptional Needs Payments
162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an emergency or exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if arrangements will be made to arrange for payment of dependant allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [19134/17]
- Information and Communications Technology
164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount spent to date; the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ministerial Travel
165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of...
- UN Conventions
166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the development of a United Nations convention on the rights of older people; the input of the Government to date in respect of...
- European Council Meetings
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the persecution of Christians has been discussed at any recent EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Humanitarian Aid
168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration is being given to the establishment of a major civil society hub here in relation to overseas development and the...
- Northern Ireland
169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his discussions to date with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with the political parties represented in the...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to have further discussions with the United States authorities on immigration reform, in view of the concerns of the undocumented...
- Information and Communications Technology
171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount spent to date;...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on a meeting between his Department and SIPTU which took place on 24 February 2017; if he will also report on any...
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount provided for the flood mitigation initiatives in Clonmel; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he...
- Public Sector Pensions Data
191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector pensioners currently in receipt of a public sector pension; the annual cost of these pensions; the schedule...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector employees currently in receipt of a salary; the annual cost of these salaries; the cost of restoring pay to...
- Information and Communications Technology
193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount spent to...
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW's flood relief works and plans in respect of the east Meath and Louth constituency; the cost of such works; and if he will make...
- Ministerial Travel
195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the review of the capital programme will be completed and published. [18918/17]
- Departmental Expenditure
197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent of savings likely to be required in Departments in the course of the current years; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform remains a feature of his Department's policy, with particular reference to ensuring good value for the...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which current expenditure levels are likely to impact on capital expenditure requirements in 2017; and if he will make a...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which salary and wage cuts incurred during the economic downturn continue to be a priority in terms of restoration to the...
- Public Procurement Regulations
205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which procurement procedures continue to achieve good value for the taxpayer and speedy delivery to the consumer; and if...
- Freedom of Information
207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to update freedom of information guidelines in view of a case (details supplied) in the European Court of Human Rights; and if...
- Legislative Measures
208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform the management of conflicts of interests with the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Schemes
209. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital plan for the revitalisation of rural towns and villages; the amount spent to date; the progress...
- Regional Development Funding
210. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital plan for the allocation to the regional development office in the western region; the amount...
- Harbours and Piers Funding
211. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital plan for the pier development on Inis Oírr; the amount spent to date; the progress to...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
212. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital plan for the 1916 commemorations, Ireland 2016; the amount spent to date; and if she will make...
- Ministerial Travel
215. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations she travelled to; the duration of the trip; the...
- Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding
216. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available to renovate an old thatch cottage (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18995/17]
- An Foras Teanga
217. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an gcuirfidh sí faisnéis ar fáil i bhfoirm tábla maidir leis an leibhéal maoinithe a dáileadh ar an...
- Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta
218. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an gcuirfidh sí faisnéis ar fáil i bhfoirm tábla maidir leis an leibhéal maoinithe a dháil...
- Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
219. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an gcuirfidh sí faisnéis ar fáil i bhfoirm tábla maidir leis an leibhéal maoinithe a dáileadh ar an...
- Information and Communications Technology
220. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across her Department; the amount spent to...
- Department of Health (1 comment)
- Maternity Services Provision
221. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for the reorganisation of maternity services; the amount spent; the progress made to date; and if he will make a...
- HSE Expenditure
226. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for national forensic mental health services PPP; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he...
- Cancer Services Funding
230. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for new cancer research departments at Cork University Hospital, including five linear accelerators; the amount...
- Hospitals Funding
232. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided under the capital plan for Beaumont Hospital; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on...
- Primary Care Centres Expenditure
233. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for the development of 80 new primary care facilities (details supplied); the amount spent to date; the expected...
- HSE Expenditure
236. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for invest in replacement, upgrade and refurbishment of long-term care facilities for the old and disabled; the...
- Information and Communications Technology
237. To ask the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for system-wide investment in information communication technology; the amount spent to date; the expected...
- Hospital Appointments Status
238. 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. [18851/17]
- EU Directives
239. To ask the Minister for Health if the cross-border healthcare directive can be used for the treatment of Lyme disease in another EU member state; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for a colonoscopy in the Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; the number of persons on the waiting list over 1 year and 2...
- Hospital Consultant Recruitment
241. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a dedicated respiratory doctor or consultant in the Lourdes hospital in Drogheda that specialises in COPD; his plans for 2017 in this area for...
- Ministerial Travel
242. To ask the Minister for Health if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of the trip, including...
- Home Care Packages Data
243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages that were applied for and approved in counties Louth and Meath in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017 in...
- Medical Card Applications
244. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied). [18906/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
245. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18913/17]
- Medicinal Products Licensing
247. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the HSE's negotiations on the provision of a drug (details supplied); if persons that trialled the drug will continue to avail of same;...
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
248. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE policy with regard to the payment of the qualification allowance (details supplied). [18928/17]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Health the grants or funding available to help persons purchase hearing aids for children in situations in which more than one person in a particular family requires...
- Mental Health Services
252. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a report into the Roscommon-Galway mental health services has still not been published, despite assurances that it would be published; and if he...
- Dental Services Waiting Lists
253. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 28 March 2017, if he will provide further details (details supplied). [18936/17]
- Nursing Staff Data
254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of theatre nurses per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18942/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
256. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18944/17]
- Services for People with Disabilities
257. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a permanent residential placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18946/17]
- Hospital Equipment
258. To ask the Minister for Health if there are malfunctions with the autoclave machine in a hospital (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if so, when repairs or sourcing of a replacement...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
259. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an offer to help alleviate the scoliosis treatment waiting lists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Provision
260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed to provide occupational therapy in County Meath; the number of vacant occupational therapy positions in County Meath; when these...
- Care of the Elderly
261. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development and implementation of an ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18978/17]
- Legislative Measures
262. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put the home care or home help scheme and the provision of home care packages on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Eligibility
263. To ask the Minister for Health if a person that applies for a medical card is assessed under the means test on the profit from the farming enterprise or the capital value of the farm; and if...
- Disability Services Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no proper facilities in place in County Sligo for young school leavers with autism and other...
- Home Help Service Data
265. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in counties Longford and Westmeath for each year since 2011 in tabular form. [19008/17]
- Health Promotion
269. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 6 April 2017, if he will provide further details of the HSE cook it and healthy food made easy projects; the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for eye procedures, by county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to speed up waiting times; and if he will make...
- Health Services Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that will be made available for a person (detail supplied) who has lost their sight; the timeframe for the provision of the same; and if he will...
- Hospitals Building Programme
272. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated by his Department and or by the HSE for a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to have full bed capacity restored at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19080/17]
- Medical Card Applications
274. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19120/17]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- EU School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 6 April 2017, the details of the Food Dudes project and the school fruit scheme...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €217 million allocated under the capital plan to 2016 for rural development, seafood development and forestry...
- Rural Development Plan
277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which was provided for under the capital plan for on-farm investment in the post-milk period; the amount which has been...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which was provided for under the capital plan for the fisheries harbour centre; the amount which has been spent; the...
- Forestry Sector
279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which was provided for under the capital plan for the 43,000 hectares of new forests; the amount which has been spent; the...
- Food Wise 2025 Strategy
282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which was provided for under the capital plan for Food Wise 2025; the amount which has been spent; the progress made to...
- Forestry Grants
283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of wind blow grant aid for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18850/17]
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18880/17]
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18887/17]
- Ministerial Travel
286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the...
- GLAS Payments
287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of a GLAS contract for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18932/17]
- GLAS Expenditure
288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total payments under the GLAS scheme each year since its inception and to date in 2017; the total provision in the 2017 estimate...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18986/17]
- GLAS Payments
290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18987/17]
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria changes that have been made to the beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18988/17]
- GLAS Payments
292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 6 April 2017, the status of payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a review of entitlements by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- GLAS Payments
294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in relation to a GLAS application; and if he will make a...
- Fishing Licences
295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine a decision, in view of information previously provided in an email response by his Department (details supplied);...
- Live Exports
296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of recent restrictions introduced by his Department with regard to movement rules for cattle being purchased in marts for...
- Land Issues
298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed with the EU Commission that farm land under solar farm installations will be recognised as an agricultural...
- Food Wise 2025 Strategy
299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will undertake a review of Food Wise 2025 in view of the fact that the targets in the strategy were forecast on the assumption...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of each scheme that has a coupled payment operated by his Department under pillar 1 of current CAP;...
- Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a €200 annual payment for suckler cows to ensure the sustainability of the national herd via a combination of a...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the beef data and genomics programme for new participants in view of the fact the scheme is running 35% behind the...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the process of reviewing qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has...
- GLAS Expenditure
304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the commitment made by his Department to spend €250 million per year on GLAS when the scheme is fully subscribed will be...
- Cereal Sector
305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce crisis aid funding to tillage farmers that had their crop destroyed due to severe weather in 2016; and if he...
- Direct Payment Scheme
307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on CAP regulation 1306/2013 and the way all administrative controls must be completed before direct payments can issue to...
- Agriculture Scheme Penalties
308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on current CAP penalties relating to cross compliance and the way in which some farmers are of the view that it is not fair...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on CAP regulation 1306/2013 (Art. 75(1)(4)) and the way in which from 2018 no advanced RDP payments can be made before 16...
- EU Regulations
310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on CAP regulation 1307/2013 and the current hectare thresholds for greening requirements and their impact on smaller sized...
- GLAS Data
311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have enrolled to date in GLAS 3 by county, in tabular form; the details of a breakdown between tier 1, 2...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data
313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for AEOS that have received their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of...
- Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19068/17]
- TAMS Applications Data
315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received nationally and approvals issued to date under the TAMS 2 scheme; the number of applications...
- Agriculture Scheme Data
316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS and AEOS applications awaiting final approval and payment for counties Cavan and Monaghan; when it is proposed to...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is proposed to publish data in respect of the review of the areas of natural constraint; when the review is likely to be...
- Food Exports
318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been progress at EU level on the possible re-opening of the Russian market for some food products; and if he will make a...
- Information and Communications Technology
319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration
320. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if SEAI grants can be made available to persons in homes in co-op schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Energy Efficiency
321. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for investment in domestic energy efficiency improvements; the...
- Renewable Energy Projects
324. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the renewable heat initiative; the amount spent to date; the...
- Electric Vehicle Grants
326. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the electric vehicle subsidy; the amount spent to date; the...
- National Broadband Plan Funding
327. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the national broadband plan; the amount spent to date; the...
- North-South Interconnector
328. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the North-South 400kb interconnection development; the amount...
- Departmental Programmes
329. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the national smart metering programme; the amount spent to...
- Ministerial Travel
330. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he travelled abroad as part of the St Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the...
- Broadband Service Speeds
331. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when SMEs in an industrial estate (details supplied) will have access to high speed broadband; and if he will make a...
- North-South Interconnector
332. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the draft terms of reference regarding the North-South interconnector will be circulated to Members of the Oireachtas...
- Electricity Grid Connection Fees
333. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ensure that community owned wind farms have access on an affordable basis to the national grid....
- Broadcasting Charge
335. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy on the public service broadcasting charge as was committed to under the previous Government; and if he will...
- Renewable Energy Projects
336. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the approximate cost of introducing the renewable heat incentive; if he will consider including projects installed from...
- Energy Production
337. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the average cost of energy production per megawatt hour of each source of energy used here in tabular form; the current...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
338. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of subsidy for the contractor responsible for delivering the national broadband plan; the overall cost of this...
- Natural Gas Grid
343. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a project will be progressed in view of the fact the infrastructure would be beneficial for a town needing job...
- Telecommunications Services Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures the mobile phone and broadband taskforce identified to improve broadband connectivity in the amber areas in...
- Information and Communications Technology
345. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Tourism Promotion
346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that has been spent under the capital plan on the Wild Atlantic Way; the amount that has yet to be spent under the...
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348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the National Indoor Arena; the amount spent to date; the expected completion...
- Sports Facilities Expenditure
349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for sports facilities nationally, excluding the National Indoor Arena; the amount...
- Ministerial Travel
352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he travelled abroad as part of the St Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of...
- Sports Capital Programme
353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a review of the sports capital programme will be completed. [18917/17]
- State Bodies Code of Conduct
354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has advised members of all State boards under his control of the revised code of practice for the governance of State bodies in...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the Dublin Airport Authority to improve cycle access on roads being upgraded or built as part of the north runway...
- Harbour Authorities
356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the advantages the Drogheda Port Company obtains from having its own stevedoring subsidiary; his further views on the...
- Road Projects
358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the purpose and the outcome of the meeting he had in recent times with a group (details supplied) in connection with the N59 in...
- National Transport Authority Remit
359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has oversight on the operations of the NTA in regard to itsr licensing of private bus operators and the enforcing and...
- National Cycle Network
362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been allocated for the National Cycle Network in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected to finalise applications for the 2017 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19093/17]
- State Bodies
365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has sent a shareholder expectation letter to all members of State boards. [19115/17]
- Information and Communications Technology
367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Enterprise Support Services Expenditure
368. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount which has been spent of the €1.1 billion provided for under the capital plan for Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and...
- Regional Development Initiatives
369. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding which was provided for under the capital plan for regional building programme office space; the amount that has...
- Ministerial Travel
370. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she travelled abroad as part of the St Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations she travelled to; the duration of the trip; the...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
371. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a recent report by an organisation (details supplied) which shows that the proportion of State infrastructural investment...
- Brexit Issues
372. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the additional supports that have been put in place to date to assist businesses that are heavily or totally dependent on Northern...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Services Funding
373. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for her Department; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if she will...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
374. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the Tusla special care capacity; the amount spent to date; the progress to date;...
- Ministerial Travel
376. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she travelled abroad as part of the St Patrick's Day celebrations; the location she travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of...
- Child Care Qualifications
377. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review the rules surrounding the hiring of staff in the early education sector to address the current shortage of suitably...
- Child Care Services Funding
378. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants available to childcare providers such as the outdoor equipment grant; the restrictions that apply to these grants in terms of...
- Child Care Costs
379. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No 311 of 22 March 2017, when it is proposed to introduce the new affordable childcare scheme; and if she...
- Early Childhood Care and Education Data
380. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the yearly cost of increasing the capitation rates paid to ECCE childcare providers by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9% and 10%...
- Child Care Services Data
382. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of increasing each income threshold of the single affordable childcare scheme by €100, €200, €300,...
- Child Care Services Expenditure
383. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of maintaining all targeted childcare schemes, such as the community childcare subvention, in tabular form. [19101/17]
- Child and Family Agency Staff
384. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if social care workers without social care qualifications but with considerable work experience in the field are eligible to apply for...
- Departmental Reviews
385. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expected cost of the independent review of the cost of providing quality childcare in private and community settings; and if her...
- Information and Communications Technology
387. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across her Department; the amount spent...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Funding
388. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the Army; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Army Training Programme
391. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Army cannot conduct live firing training in Kilworth Camp due to the fact there is a lack of corporals to oversee the training; and if he...
- International Agreements
392. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to enter a bilateral air defence agreement with Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/17]
- Air Corps
393. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which has been made in his talks with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to secure funding to retain specialist...
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
394. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of recruits enlisted to serve in the Reserve Defence Forces since 2010 in tabular form. [18860/17]
- Air Corps Operations
395. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made to return a full level of air traffic control services to the Air Corps; and the options that are being...
- Defence Forces Equipment
396. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the efforts to refurbish the Army’s fleet of armoured personnel carriers; and the projected date for completion of this...
- Defence Forces Deployment
397. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the work that has been done by his Department to address issues relating to personnel travelling between barracks. [18863/17]
- Lansdowne Road Agreement
398. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the benefits that will be afforded to PDFORRA’s members as a consequence of their decision to sign up to the Lansdowne Road Agreement by...
- Air Corps
400. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the loss of experienced ground crew technicians resulted in helicopters having to be sent to Belgium for inspections; and the dates when this...
- Air Corps Training
401. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of the 28 Air Corps cadets currently in training that will be assigned as tech and fire crews. [18867/17]
- Search and Rescue Service Provision
402. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if 6.4 and annex 2 of the service level agreement between the ICG and his Department explicitly states that SAR top cover is an Air Corps...
- Air Corps Equipment
403. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the State’s elementary daytime interdiction capability against slow to moderate speed targets now no longer exists; and if he will...
- Defence Forces Strength
404. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the number of specialist explosive ordnance personnel has fallen from 24 in 2014 to 16 in 2017; if the number available for bomb disposal...
- Public Service Pay Commission Reports
405. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of discussions between the Workplace Relations Commission and PDFORRA on the Public Service Pay Commission. [18871/17]
- Defence Forces Equipment
407. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which has been made in replacing major equipment platforms for the Defence Forces, as identified in the 2015 White Paper on...
- White Paper on Defence
408. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of progress made towards an institute for peace support and leadership training to focus on international education in the field of...
- Employment Support Services
409. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which has been made in developing a new employment support scheme which has the direct involvement of the Defence Forces and is...
- Defence Forces Deployment
410. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel based in camps in County Donegal and Dundalk that have been assigned to duties in Dublin on a monthly...
- Ministerial Travel
411. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the locations he travelled to; the duration of the trip; the cost of the...
- Commemorative Medals
412. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are being ordered to wear the new 1916 commemorative medal (details supplied); if this is an unintended mistake; if he...
- Defence Forces Remuneration
413. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to implement reimbursement for Defence Forces personnel for the mounting of medals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Air Corps Operations
414. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps pilot officer who recently admitted taking cocaine had access to flight plans by either Air Corps or Garda aerial surveillance...
