Written answers
Thursday, 4 May 2017
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- TAMS Eligibility
6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the difference in the minimum amount of hectares of tillage needed to apply for the TAMS 2 scheme in comparison to...
- Forestry Sector
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing more agroforestry options to encourage farmers to take up forestry and increase tree cover as part of...
- Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the introduction of a crisis aid fund to tillage farmers that had crops destroyed due to severe weather in...
- Dairy Sector
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with the European Commission on skimmed milk powder currently held in intervention; the plans envisaged in...
- Agrifood Sector
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department have identified those areas in the food sector most likely to be affected by Brexit; the...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have not received 85% of their total 2016 payment under GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; the reasons for this...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an enhanced capital programme to support the upgrading of local authority harbours that have significant fishing...
- Agriculture Industry
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which geopolitical decisions are currently evolving and are likely to impact on agriculture with particular reference to...
- Greyhound Industry
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on reported exports of greyhounds to Pakistan; if a club (details supplied) has been actively involved in exporting...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has completed the mapping...
- Agrifood Sector
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Taoiseach has specifically mentioned the importance of the agrifood industry to the island of Ireland, the impact of any...
- State Bodies
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has satisfied himself with the corporate governance practice followed by HRI in the lead up to the appointment of a person...
- Fishing Industry
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the perception reported in the media that Britain could gain hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish after Brexit; and if...
- Afforestation Programme
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will liaise with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to put in place a community led...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that as part of the review of the areas of natural constraint that designated areas assessments will be based on...
- Laboratory Facilities
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure the future of the regional veterinary laboratory in County Kilkenny, which serves the farmers of the entire region...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the crisis support fund for tillage farmers who suffered severe crop damage due to adverse weather conditions in 2016;...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the proposed areas in the areas of natural constraint review will be published; the impact this will have on new areas; and if he...
- Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the funding shortfall from the organisation's levy; and...
- Greyhound Industry
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support and implement the Welfare of Greyhounds (Amendment) Bill 2017 regarding the exports of greyhounds; his views on...
- Employment Rights
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if workers in the horse racing industry, such as stable staff, are classified as agricultural workers; and if so, the implications...
- Knowledge Transfer Programme
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the 31 May 2017 deadline for completion of works and actions under the knowledge transfer group scheme...
- Afforestation Programme
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider putting in place a community led afforestation project coordinated by local authorities as part of a programme to...
- Fishing Vessel Licences
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 28 March 2017, when he will publish his conclusions in view of the fact the consultation...
- Coillte Teoranta Lands
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the Coillte and South Dublin County Council plans for a location (details supplied); his views on...
- Veterinary Inspection Service Administration
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on the relocation of the regional veterinary laboratories; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to hold public consultations in each county on the mapping process for the review of the areas of natural constraint. [20878/17]
- Departmental Funding
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has secured funding from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the reconfiguration of the regional veterinary...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Property Services Regulatory Authority
42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of rental agreements registered with the Property Services Regulatory Authority following the introduction of the Land And Conveyancing...
- Domestic Violence Policy
45. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to develop a multi-year public awareness strategy to target women experiencing domestic violence, perpetrators of domestic violence, the...
- Garda Policing Plans
51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will include protection from domestic violence as a named priority in all policing plans. [21156/17]
- Garda Training
52. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the continuing professional development training available to members of An Garda Síochána in dealing with domestic violence. [21157/17]
- Garda Procedures
53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the protocols in place for the way gardaí treat victims of domestic violence who enter Garda stations to make reports. [21158/17]
- Domestic Violence Policy
55. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that digital photography is used to gather evidence in domestic violence cases. [21160/17]
- Probation and Welfare Service
57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role the Probation Service has in family courts in producing safety reports and risk assessments to inform the courts' decisions. [21162/17]
- Court Accommodation Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date on the new courthouse for Drogheda; when it will be available for the administration of justice in County Louth; and if she...
- Garda Deployment
59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the recently announced increase in Garda numbers in County Louth by location; when her plans to further increase Garda...
- Crime Data
60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the errors in classifying and recording homicides by members of An Garda Síochána; and her plans to...
- Data Retention
62. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which she will publish the report by a person (details supplied) into the legislation behind the accessing of journalists' phones by...
- Prison Service Staff
63. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for recruitment in the Prison Service; the number of prison officers due to retire in 2017; and the number of prison officers due to be...
- Prison Service
64. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to open the violent and disruptive prisoner unit; the date on which it will open; the prison in which it will be located;...
- Commissions of Investigation
65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to set up a commission of investigation into the handling of complaints against a person (details supplied). [21194/17]
- Garda Deployment
66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at each airport here. [21195/17]
- Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff and members of An Garda Síochána and the Garda Reserve that have faced disciplinary actions as a result of...
- Constitutional Amendments
68. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce a referendum on pre-nuptial agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21220/17]
- Prison Service Staff
70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers that were employed by the State in 2008; the number of prison officers that are currently employed by the State; the...
- Garda Deployment
72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide additional resources to a Garda station (details supplied); if she will give assurances to the local community, who are...
- Magdalen Laundries
73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 97 and 98 of 8 February 2017, if she will clarify her statement (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility
74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the fact that persons worked in institutions (details supplied) unlawfully while they were supposed to be receiving education in...
- Garda Deployment
75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the post of community Garda for the Taughmaconnell area of County Roscommon will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Charities Regulation
76. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if religious orders are subject to regulations under the Charities Act 2009; if they are obliged to publish annual reports; and if she will make a...
- Prison Education Service
77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a review will take place of education provision in prisons and of the three year joint education strategy with the education and training...
- Commercial Rates
79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the decision to reclassify equine properties, which have traditionally been classified as agricultural operations; the person...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Credits
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have claimed the blind person's tax credit in each of the years from 2014 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Central Bank of Ireland Enforcement Actions
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it took a significant length of time for oversight officials to charge a bank (details supplied) for terrorist financing; the reason oversight...
- Stability Programme Data
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the respective nominal amounts for each item under total age related expenditure one to five years of age in table 20 on page 42 of the stability programme...
- Motor Insurance
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding recommendation 5 and action point 8 in the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance; if developments have occurred at an EU level in the...
- Motor Insurance Fraud
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding recommendation 26 and action point 58 in the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance; if moves have been made to enhance co-operation...
- Motor Insurance
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding recommendation 32 and action point 69 in the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance; if a protocol has been put in place for the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Staff
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a staffing appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be re-examined in view of the enrolment in excess of the...
- Schools Inspections
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a post-qualification and practice inspection in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be included in their probational...
- DEIS Administration
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the verification process with which DEIS schools can engage to ensure accuracy of the new education disadvantage identification...
- DEIS Status
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the new DEIS identification and designation process does not directly measure schools differing student intake profiles (details...
- Schools Establishment
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the recent census data now available with regard to assessing the requirement for an additional secondary school for the...
- School Costs
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) continues to not make it clear to parents there is no compulsion to pay in the manner in which voluntary...
- School Staff
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a staffing appeal by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21205/17]
- Special Educational Needs
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason under the new model of allocation of special needs resources there will be no consideration given to schools that have additional...
- Schools Building Projects Status
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to progress the proposed new building programme for a school (details supplied); the timetable now being followed in the...
- Education Policy
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of action five of Strategic Priority 1 of An International Education Strategy for Ireland 2016 to 2020...
- Child Abuse
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm recent media reports that the money owed by religious orders under the redress agreement will be offset against their legal...
- School Accommodation Provision
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken recently to deal with an accommodation crisis in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the appointment of a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Arts in Education Charter
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date with regard to the commitment by his Department in the arts in education charter to greater out-of-hours use of schools...
- Teacher Redeployment
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if priority will be given to teachers who have been on the supplementary panel for three years or more and have not secured permanent positions;...
- Teachers' Remuneration
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school teachers on his Department's payroll that are currently paid a qualification allowance at the pass degree rate;...
- Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (1 comment)
- Wind Energy Guidelines
118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when new guidelines for the construction of wind farms here will be published. [21214/17]
- Water Pollution
119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of tonnes of raw sewage that are allowed to flow into the waters here; the beaches which are most...
- Community Development Initiatives
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to provide further supports for parish and community centres in the Dublin Bay North constituency and in...
- Building Regulations
121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if a reply will issue to the person...
- Housing Issues
122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to local authorities in County Kildare in the past five years for the provision of...
- Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the local infrastructure housing activation fund is a loan to local authorities or a grant payment; and if he...
- Housing Issues
- Pyrite Panel Report Recommendations
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed the findings of the expert panel set up to review the mica issue; the details of those findings;...
- Department of Social Protection
- Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person's (details supplied) previous medical history was taken into account prior to reducing their rate of unemployment benefit; and if he...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21143/17]
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the fact that a person (details supplied) who has worked as a community employment scheme supervisor for 24 years is being forced to...
- Maternity Benefit Data
128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full combined cost of increasing maternity benefit by €20, €30, €40 and €50 per week while extending maternity...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied). [21168/17]
- JobPath Implementation
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an organisation (details supplied) which operates the JobPath programme in the Limerick area is requesting the details of a person's new...
- Free Travel Scheme Payments
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 118 and 119 of 23 March 2017, the reason for the use of different calculation methods in calculating...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory)
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason family maintenance agreed through the court is not seen as a deductible allowance and not taken into consideration for pension assessment...
- Maternity Benefit Data
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons whose maternity benefit is delayed; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for receiving maternity benefit; and if...
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to remove the current time restrictions on all community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21248/17]
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 26 years of age on jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and signing for credits for 12 months or more. [21260/17]
- State Pension (Contributory)
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to rectify the anomaly in the State contributory pension that means women who have long gaps in their contributions due to...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Disability Allowance
141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are planned changes to the terms of the disability allowance payment; and if there is a change planned to the amount of disregard allowed...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Irish Prisoners Abroad
142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken by his Department in the case of a person (details supplied); the specific efforts that have been taken to date to...
- Diaspora Issues
143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad met as planned on 30 March 2017; if the barriers and disproportionate burdens facing...
- Passport Services
144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the way the Passport Office implements its customer service charter, which states that the office is committed to providing...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Heritage Sites
145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the environmental consequences that are expected now that boat permits have been increased from two to 15 for landings on Skellig...
- Flood Prevention Measures
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the areas along the River Shannon identified by the Office of Public Works in 2009 of being in need of serious and immediate flood...
- Public Sector Pay
149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to restore the public service to a single tier pay structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21243/17]
- Lansdowne Road Agreement
151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the principles which will underpin any new pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21245/17]
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of pay restoration available to public sector workers in each of the years 2016 to 2019, broken down in bands (details...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Western Development Commission
155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the full potential of the Western Development Commission has been harnessed in the past and is being harnessed...
- Arts Funding
156. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on increased investment in arts funding for children and young persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Arts Council
157. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in the young person, children and education department of the Arts Council in the years 2007, 2012 and to date in...
- Arts in Education Charter
159. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if progress has been made in the provision and planning for the 383,000 young persons served by the non-formal or youth work sector...
- Department of Health
- Special Educational Needs Staff
161. To ask the Minister for Health the hourly cost for ten HSE therapists employed as part of level 6 of the access and inclusion model, AIM, for children with additional needs taking part in...
- Dental Services Provision
164. To ask the Minister for Health when approval will be given for the recruitment of dental surgeons for the Laois catchment area. [21140/17]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
165. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the provision of homecare in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/17]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
166. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include drugs to treat anxiety disorder in the list of long term illness drugs in view of the fact they are not covered by the drug refund scheme or...
- Medical Inquiries
167. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in having appropriate long term care provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21169/17]
- Medical Card Eligibility
168. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide automatic medical cards for persons on long term kidney dialysis treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21175/17]
- Disease Management (3 comments)
169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21176/17]
- Departmental Meetings
170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will bring forward the date for a follow up meeting with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21184/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery date for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21186/17]
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
172. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue for a query (details supplied) which was sent to his office in February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21187/17]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
173. To ask the Minister for Health if there are negotiations taking place with the relevant drug company for the supply of a drug (details supplied) which is licensed here but not reimbursed by...
- Respite Care Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding he plans to inject into respite services in Mullingar in 2017. [21204/17]
- Health Services Access
175. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the independent clinical review of scoliosis services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
177. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement...
- Health Services Funding
178. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding. [21212/17]
- Mental Health Services Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability of non-drug therapies for schizophrenia within the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21213/17]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no back up or upgrade plan in place for persons who have lost or damaged their BAHA hearing aids beyond repair (details supplied). [21216/17]
- Dental Services
181. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a dental service grant for dental implants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/17]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a grant for making a prosthetic eye; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/17]
- Vaccination Programme
183. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the uptake rate for vaccines, specifically for measles; the timeframe expected to reach a 95% uptake rate; if there is currently a risk...
- Hospitals Patronage
184. To ask the Minister for Health the expected start date of a review of church-State relations in hospitals; the length of time such a review would take; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Children's Hospital Expenditure
185. To ask the Minister for Health if the lower cost per square metre of the new children’s hospital, €4,200 per square metre compared to an average of €4,700 per square...
- National Children's Hospital Administration
186. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for imposing parking fees at the new children’s hospital; if he will revise this stance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions or criteria required to allow a person to be eligible for the cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Applications
191. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied). [21254/17]
- Medicinal Products Prices
192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised by groups (details supplied) in respect of the delays with reporting decisions relating to a drug; if he has examined these...
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
193. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his Department's policy on the return of funding lost during the recession to section 39 organisations to enable them to restore pay to their...
- Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation
194. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the communication process that was used to notify interested older persons in advance of the stakeholder forum on the national positive ageing...
- Hospital Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce specific measures to resolve the crisis in paediatric plastic surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin (details...
- Hospital Groups
196. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have commissioned further forensic audits of a group (details supplied) subsequent to the review which concluded in April 2016;...
- Hospitals Funding
197. To ask the Minister for Health to provide detail on the publicly-funded hospitals that are currently used as security in private loan or mortgage agreements; and if he will make a statement...
- National Maternity Hospital
199. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed changes to the governance of the national maternity hospital will require an Act of the Houses of the Oireachtas to amend or repeal the 1936...
- Disability Services Provision
200. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason the proposed temporary respite house in Bagenalstown for children with disabilities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, which was due to...
- Medicinal Products Availability
201. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason medications (details supplied) are no longer available under the medical card scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the impact this...
- Hospitals Patronage
204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on previous agreements with a religious order (details supplied) regarding the old St. Vincent's hospital site at St Stephen's Green and...
- Prescriptions Charges
205. To ask the Minister for Health further to correspondence from the HSE (details supplied), if he will bring forward the necessary legislative changes to allow for a single prescription charge...
- Health Services Access
206. To ask the Minister for Health the chiropodists in County Kildare that accept medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21329/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
207. 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. [21332/17]
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
208. To ask the Minister for Health the redress that is available to a person (details supplied) who was placed in a county home by the courts and in which legal fairness appears to be...
- Medicinal Products
212. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the assessment process for Respreeza (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21359/17]
- Pharmacy Services
213. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and the HSE have responded to each of the recommendations, respectively, contained in table 8.1 of the ESRI report, Delivery of...
- National Children's Hospital
214. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made for rheumatology services in the new children’s hospital at Saint James's; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide regional outreach clinics and services for children suffering with rheumatology conditions from regional areas particularly the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- GLAS Administration
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the national shortage of hedge plants for the purpose of planting hedges under GLAS; if his...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of 2016 ANC payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21259/17]
- GLAS Payments
219. 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. [21264/17]
- Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) does not qualify for basic payment scheme entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the publication date for the maps of the areas of natural constraint scheme; the consultation period thereafter; the expected...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals
222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an appeals system in place in respect of the areas of natural constraint scheme for persons that are not satisfied...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if areas of natural constraint are being examined based on district electoral divisions or townlands or a combination of both; his...
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issue of persons applying for GLAS with outstanding applications being blocked from making applications to...
- Laboratory Facilities
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on keeping a regional veterinary laboratory open in the north west in view of the essential nature of the services offered...
- Drainage Schemes
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if during the renegotiation of the Common Agriculture Policy after 2020, the Government will seek the inclusion of land drainage...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the difficulties in meeting the obligations for the designation of areas of natural constraint against a new set of biophysical...
- Agrifood Sector
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he has explored alternative opportunities for Irish food produce on world markets with particular reference to...
- Dairy Sector
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he and his Department continue to monitor opportunities for growth in the dairy sector having particular regard...
- Agrifood Sector
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sectors within the agrifood business in which he anticipates the greatest opportunities for growth in the future; and if he will...
- Fishing Industry
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to safeguard jobs in the fishing industry in the future; and if he will make a...
- Food Safety Standards
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy and efficacy of the traceability regulations throughout the food...
- Greyhound Industry
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which discussions have taken place with the various stakeholders with a view to resolution of difficulties which...
- Food Safety Standards
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which breaches in food quality and traceability standards have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Farms Data
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which his Department monitors the costs of farm inputs such as fertilisers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Livestock Issues
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which adequate slaughtering facilities remain readily available to meet the needs of the beef, lamb and pig producers;...
- Basic Payment Scheme
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an overpayment of €1,126.33 was assessed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the amount and...
- GLAS Payments
242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in a payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21354/17]
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadcasting Charge
243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on implementing a reduction in the broadcasting levy on independent radio stations (details supplied); and if...
- Brexit Issues
244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom; the way in which that will impact the Irish public; if he has...
- Broadband Service Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request a private contractor to provide broadband to a household (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if studies on congestion projections have been made for the M50; if reviews have been conducted on the way to relieve the pressure on the...
- National Transport Authority
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that transport infrastructure projects in north Dublin will consider access to and from Beaumont Hospital in the future...
- Dublin Bus
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that Dublin Bus includes pregnant women on the signs which reserve seating for the elderly and disabled; and if he...
- National Transport Authority
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will halt all construction on the new Luas stop during evening hours due to the negative effect it is having on students preparing...
- Road Safety Authority Data
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is data to support the perception that the average age of intoxicated drivers is getting younger; the average age for same; and...
- Road Safety
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of time after a person has ingested and or inhaled cannabis before the technology being used for roadside drug testing will...
- National Transport Authority
256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate with the National Transport Authority's CEO, the provision of new bus shelters nationwide; the expected start date...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Agreements
257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a date will be scheduled in Dáil Éireann to have an opportunity to debate the comprehensive economic and trade agreement...
- Brexit Issues
258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if raising the minimum wage in 2017 would have an impact on the IDA's ability to persuade businesses to relocate here following...
- State Bodies Data
259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the employee headcount in each of the nine regional Enterprise Ireland offices by grade; the non-payroll costs of each of the...
- Enterprise Ireland
260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a breakdown by NUTS3 region and county with regard to Enterprise Ireland client companies (details supplied); and...
- Regional Development Initiatives
261. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her policy in relation to balanced regional economic development with particular reference to the specific directions given to funded...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Domestic Violence Services Funding
262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to fund a multilingual domestic violence helpline. [21155/17]
- Early Years Sector
263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons (details supplied) with additional needs registered with early years services. [21166/17]
- School Absenteeism
264. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of school non-attendance data for each electoral division in Dublin or the smallest administrative division available in each...
- Child Care Costs
265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the 9,000 families (details supplied) that are to benefit from more affordable child care; the income bracket those...
- Child Care Services Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of families that will be eligible under the community subvention scheme in September 2017; the number of families that will not...
- Child Care Costs
267. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum hourly and weekly child care subsidy that will be paid for a child aged 18 months, assuming the lowest possible gross and net...
- Child Care Services Inquiry
268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in introducing the affordable child care scheme; when her attention was drawn to this; when it is expected she...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Properties
269. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to review Defence Forces regulations with regard to the governance and management of married quarters; and if he will make a statement...
- Defence Forces Operations
272. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions he plans to implement in response to incidents (details supplied) in which live rounds were fired into an occupied area to ensure...
- Departmental Appointments
273. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recently advertised assistant secretary post will mean an increase in the number of assistant secretaries in his Department; if so, the...
- Naval Service Staff
274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has sought approval for an additional Naval Service appointment in the Maritime College as requested by the Chief of Staff; if approval...
- Ministerial Meetings
275. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to engage with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21326/17]
