Written answers
Thursday, 22 June 2017
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Food Industry Development
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the future of the food producing sector notwithstanding developments...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS and AEOS payments outstanding from 2016 for persons in County Cork. [28011/17]
- Forestry Sector
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of impact assessments that his Department has carried out with regard to the 2014 to 2020 forestry programme (details...
- Coillte Teoranta
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met with Coillte; if he will report on the discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/17]
- Fishing Licences
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress made on the implementation of a heritage licence in the inshore fisheries sector which was a...
- Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the situation in which the agriculture cashflow loan support scheme was used as stocking loans to farmers in...
- Fish Quotas
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the landing obligation; the reason over quota catches are being taken from the national quota for...
- Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the programme for Government permitting young farmers that are under 40 years of age that have been farming for...
- Food Industry Development
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports which are available from his Department to support strawberry growers here; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to reduce the emissions from the agriculture sector; if a projection has been carried out by his...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the review of the areas of natural constraint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/17]
- GLAS Expenditure
23. 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...
- Brexit Issues
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has carried out an evaluation of the impact of Brexit on the various aspects of the agri-food...
- Nitrates Usage
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which will be put in place by his Department in order to assist farmers due to the new EU rules governing slurry...
- Sugar Industry
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the loss of sugar beet production has represented a significant disadvantage to tillage farmers; if he will take...
- Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a second tranche of a low cost loan scheme administered through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland...
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is dealing with the land eligibility issues raised by an association (details supplied) for persons under the...
- Fishing Industry
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the atypical worker permit for non-EU migrant fishing crew; if such a review is planned; and if he will meet...
- Aquaculture Development
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the report on the aquaculture licensing process; his plans to legislate on its recommendations; his views on the...
- Dairy Sector
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the EU Commission's plans in relation to skimmed milk powder intervention stocks; and if he will make a...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the ANC review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28160/17]
- Bord na gCon Funding
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he approved the €23 million of Exchequer funding that went to Bord na gCon in the State purchase of the former Harold's...
- Agrifood Sector
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the agri sector ahead of Brexit and particularly in view of the UK election result; his views on whether the outcome of...
- GLAS Data
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS payments for 2016 which remain outstanding in counties Longford and Westmeath. [27964/17]
- Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe to introduce a crisis aid fund to tillage farmers that had their crop destroyed due to severe weather in 2016; and if he...
- Information and Communications Technology
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has reviewed his Department's information technology payments systems in view of the problems faced by persons submitting...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total sum of money retained from farmers in the beef data genomics scheme in 2016 and to date in 2017; the reason for the...
- Forestry Management
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase forest cover across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/17]
- Dairy Sector
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the ongoing price volatility in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27970/17]
- Fisheries Protection
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that the fisheries industry is in a state of crisis; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he...
- Afforestation Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the premium payments for afforestation to ensure that full time farmers receive a higher rate payment than persons...
- Agrifood Sector
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken to his Northern Irish counterpart regarding the negative impact of a hard border on the agrifood sector in...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although there was a commitment to put a ceiling on direct CAP payments of...
- Veterinary Inspection Service Administration
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will guarantee the future of the regional veterinary laboratory in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fishing Licences
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary question No. 435 of 28 March, 2017, when a decision will be made regarding fishing fleet capacity in view of...
- Fish Quotas
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he plans to distribute the extra mackerel quota which has been allocated. [29245/17]
- Horse Racing Ireland Funding
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the funding allocation to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the concerns regarding work practices in the...
- Greyhound Industry
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect greyhounds that are being exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27968/17]
- Horse Racing Ireland
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review and revise the thoroughbred foal levy regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27963/17]
- Direct Payment Scheme
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reducing the current CAP ceiling from €150,000 to €60,000; and his views on whether the current...
- Brexit Issues
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to safeguard the interests of the agrifood and fishing sectors ahead of the UK’s move to leave the EU; and if he will...
- Direct Payment Scheme
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objective of his Department in performing a new round of land eligibility inspections with stricter criteria which may result in...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
54. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the report of the handling of the collapse of the recent trial by the ODCE (details supplied) is expected to be submitted to her...
- Employment Rights
55. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of companies in the security industry are refusing to pay the recently passed...
- Departmental Contracts Data
56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of her Department to external agencies or consultancies for work...
- Action Plan for Jobs
57. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department will remain the lead Government Department for the action plan for jobs and the implementation of Enterprise 2025...
- Unemployment Data
58. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest unemployment data in the CSO's Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 2 and the fact that there are 79 unemployment...
- Brexit Issues
59. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the policy proposals in the latest publication by an organisation (details supplied) regarding protecting businesses from...
- Department of Finance
- Credit Availability
60. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the increase in SME loan refusals by banks per the latest industry data (details supplied); and his further views on the lack of alternative...
- Insurance Industry
61. To ask the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary question No. 125 of 28 March 2017, the position regarding the Supreme Court ruling which was due on 25 May 2017; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Agencies
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the section 38 agencies which his Department has granted approval to use an asset as collateral under the terms of SI 120 of 2014 since the...
- NAMA Operations
63. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to initiate a section 227 review of NAMA, with regard to the achievement of NAMA’s purposes under the NAMA Act 2009, in view of the recent...
- Redundancy Payments
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding voluntary redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29320/17]
- National Treasury Management Agency
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the NTMA's records management policy with regard to the retention of e-mails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29321/17]
- Tax Code
66. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to facilitate the deduction of VAT at the point of sale for new vehicles for commercial customers with VAT registration (details supplied); and if he...
- Departmental Contracts Data
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or investigations...
- Banking Sector
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if provision has been made by a bank (details supplied) in its floatation on the market for persons who suffered a combined loss of approximately €0.5...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme
69. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the first-time buyers grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29373/17]
- Financial Services Ombudsman
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints made to the Financial Services Ombudsman in each of the past four each years regarding payday loans; the number of same which were...
- Financial Services Sector
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the complaints process for a customer availing of a personal contract plan to finance a purchase of a car; the number of complaints made in each of the past...
- Central Bank of Ireland
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been made to adjust the mandate of the Central Bank to better enable it to attract financial industries and companies here; and if he will...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Erosion
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps the OPW has taken to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion at Bettystown and Laytown beaches, County Meath; the levels of...
- Departmental Contracts Data
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Emergency Works Scheme
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency funding will be provided to carry out repairs on a roof in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary question No. 188 of 9 May 2017, if he has received assurances that at least one of the second level schools in...
- Scoileanna Gaeltachta
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cé mhéad scoil atá i dteideal a bheith aitheanta mar Scoil Ghaeltachta; agus cé mhéad scoil a chuir iarratas isteach ar...
- Departmental Bodies
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the appointment of a CEO to the City of Dublin Education Board in view of the controversy regarding the appointment of a person...
- Departmental Contracts Data
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or...
- School Accommodation
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal for increased funding for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects Applications
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding applications for works submitted by schools (details supplied). [29384/17]
- School Staff
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will retain its third teacher when school restarts in September 2017. [29387/17]
- School Accommodation
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant an application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied). [29388/17]
- Schools Building Projects Applications
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for building works; when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will...
- Schools Building Projects Status
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed building project at a school (details supplied); when this project will proceed to construction stage; and if he...
- School Accommodation
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive confirmation of its capital application for essential accommodation required for the...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a SUSI higher education grant will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Humanitarian Aid Provision
92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka as a result of heavy rain which caused severe flooding and landslides...
- Citizenship Applications
93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of documentation including birth certificates for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29312/17]
- Departmental Contracts Data
94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or...
- EU Meetings
95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent Foreign Affairs Council; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time to process visa applications; if he will provide a breakdown between the different types of visas;...
- Valuation Office
99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that properties and holdings currently used by horse trainers continue to be categorised as agriculture status...
- Naturalisation Applications
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Prison Building Programme
101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tender competitions to a value of over €250,000 for construction of prisons and court buildings issued to...
- Garda Reform
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the most recent controversies within An Garda Síochána, if he has complete confidence that the Garda...
- Garda Reserve
104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the strength of the Garda Reserve; and the estimated full year cost of increasing it to 2,500. [29326/17]
- Garda Strength
105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing enlisted membership of An Garda Síochána to 15,000. [29327/17]
- Garda Civilian Staff
106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full year cost of providing an extra 2,000 civilian staff in An Garda Síochána. [29328/17]
- Departmental Contracts Data
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work...
- Garda Information and Communications Technology
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the inadequate staffing levels at the Garda Information Services Centre; and if his...
- Prisoner Transfers
109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the prisoner transfer scheme following the Supreme Court judgement in a case (details supplied); and if he will...
- Family Law Cases
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a family law court may include a condition in a court order to the effect that a person may not leave the jurisdiction with...
- Direct Provision System
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to serious allegations at a direct provision reception centre (details supplied); and if he...
- Residency Permits
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency entitlement or eligibility for medium to long-term residency in the case of a person (details...
- Naturalisation Applications
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied). [29427/17]
- Residency Permits
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary question No. 101 of 9 of May 2017, the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of...
- Family Reunification Applications
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if family reunification will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Contracts Data
123. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of her Department to external agencies or consultancies for work...
- Action Plan for Rural Development
124. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the monetary committee meeting held on 29 March 2017 will reconvene; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29415/17]
- Western Development Commission Funding
125. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to provide funding to the Western Development Commission in 2017 for investment in business and industrial projects under...
- Department of Health
- Departmental Correspondence
126. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding indigenous medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29262/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
127. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an admission date for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29264/17]
- HSE Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can be directed to cease the practice of forcing its employees who are certified sick on a long-term basis being forced to go through the hardship...
- Hospital Appointments Status
129. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) County Kerry will be provided with a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29271/17]
- Health Services Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding physiotherapy for a person (details supplied). [29276/17]
- Hospital Charges
132. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has received a bill from Sligo University Hospital; the hospital charges and the amounts owing concerning this bill; if...
- Cross-Border Health Services Provision
133. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the HSE national contact point for the cross-border directive EU2011/24 places a limit for reimbursement for outpatient diagnostic...
- HSE Expenditure
135. To ask the Minister for Health if all diagnostic procedures carried out by the HSE or that are commissioned by the HSE from private providers are priced at no more than €130 for...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
137. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29301/17]
- Home Help Service Provision
138. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29304/17]
- Health Screening Programmes
139. To ask the Minister for Health the support provided to the cardiac screening programme (details supplied) provided at the Mater Misericordiae university hospital; the details of funding...
- Hospital Appointments Status
140. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Services for People with Disabilities
143. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have an assessment of needs carried out under the Disability Act 2005. [29330/17]
- Departmental Contracts Data
144. To ask the Minister for Health the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or investigations...
- Hospital Appointments Status
145. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29347/17]
- Health Services Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year running costs of opening all medical assessment units on a seven day basis. [29350/17]
- Hospital Consultant Recruitment
147. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an extra 500 hospital consultants; and the average estimated cost for support staff required per consultant. [29351/17]
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
148. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 4,000 nursing staff. [29352/17]
- Prescriptions Charges
149. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing prescription charges. [29353/17]
- General Practitioner Services
150. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of increasing the general practitioners rural practice allowance to €25,000. [29354/17]
- National Maternity Strategy
151. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing the national maternity strategy. [29355/17]
- Home Help Service Expenditure
152. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million home help hours. [29356/17]
- Mental Health Services Staff
154. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of a vision for change. [29358/17]
- Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure
155. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold from €144 to €100. [29359/17]
- Speech and Language Therapy
156. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 speech and language therapists. [29360/17]
- Occupational Therapy
157. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 occupational therapists. [29361/17]
- HSE Staff Recruitment
158. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 200 physiotherapists. [29362/17]
- Dental Services Staff
159. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 50 dental surgeons. [29363/17]
- Ambulance Service Provision
160. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of providing an additional emergency ambulances fleet; and the estimated full year costs of additional personnel required for its...
- Services for People with Disabilities
162. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional one and a half million personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a...
- General Practitioner Services Provision
164. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing free general practitioner care to all the population. [29368/17]
- Hospital Beds Data
165. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 100 critical care beds. [29369/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
166. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an operation at Crumlin hospital. [29391/17]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
167. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to ensure timely access to MRIs in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin for persons with scoliosis in view of the fact that 18...
- Hospital Services
169. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of children with scoliosis that are transferred to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Temple Street CUH and Cappagh for diagnostics,...
- National Maternity Hospital
171. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding ownership of the new national maternity hospital; his plans to ensure that it is retained in public ownership; and the timeframe to make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
173. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an eye operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29432/17]
- Medical Card Applications
174. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29437/17]
- Orthodontic Services Provision
176. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29440/17]
- Dental Services Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Health the scheduled date for the dentist visit to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29449/17]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29259/17]
- Coillte Teoranta
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding agricultural policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29272/17]
- Departmental Contracts Data
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work...
- Greyhound Industry
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agreed terms between the Irish Greyhound Board and all other sectors of the greyhound industry in resolving having the protest...
- Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount and the number of persons refused under the agriculture cashflow support loan scheme as administered by the SBCI in...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent adoption of the European Parliament of revised climate change targets that reduce the contribution of carbon...
- Appointments to State Boards
185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the appointments made to State boards under his auspices in the period 1 May 2017 to 16 June 2017, by appointee name, position and...
- Departmental Communications
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a revised ministerial briefing will be published and downloadable on his Department's website. [29408/17]
- European Innovation Partnerships
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary question No. 568 of 23 May 2017, the persons or bodies that made submissions prior to the launch and...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadband Service Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to avail of the European Commission’s programme under the WiFi4EU scheme to promote free Wi-Fi...
- Departmental Contracts Data
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his department to external agencies or consultancies for...
- North-South Interconnector
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will give urgent consideration to a request from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Bus Services
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus stop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29265/17]
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for sports capital funding by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Funding
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29290/17]
- Tourism Funding
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding options available for feasibility studies for potential tourism projects with specific reference to the agritourism sector;...
- Railway Stations
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on Irish Rail's strategy to make train stations staffless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29325/17]
- Departmental Investigations
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes
199. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding an application for 1:1 support under the access inclusion model in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Family Resource Centres
200. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process in place if a group wishes to establish a family resource centre in a town; and when can an expression of interest be placed...
- Departmental Contracts Data
201. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of her Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or...
- Department of Social Protection
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact...
- Bereavement Grant
203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to the restoration of both full or partial bereavement grant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for a domiciliary care application will be processed and decided upon for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she...
- Pensions Legislation
205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out a financial analysis as to the impact to companies operating defined benefits pension schemes arising from her plans as...
- Paternity Leave
206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of fathers that have taken paternity leave since the introduction of the scheme by county; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disability Allowance Payments
207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the disability allowance by €20 in budget 2018 with immediate effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is being refused the documents they need to certify that they are a jobseeker here in view of the fact that...
- Illness Benefit Applications
209. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29303/17]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
210. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be entitled to fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29306/17]
- Social Welfare Benefits
212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce an allowance for refuse collection for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29310/17]
- Free Travel Scheme Administration
213. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to facilitate persons with disabilities that have been told that their existing free travel cards must be replaced by...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an exceptional needs emergency payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29318/17]
- Departmental Contracts Data
215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of her Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or...
- Disability Allowance Applications
216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); if same can now be expedited; and if she will make...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has had their rate of carer's allowance reduced; if the decision will be reviewed in view of...
- Disability Allowance Applications
218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a claim for disability allowance by a person (details supplied). [29419/17]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which all outstanding rent support has been paid up to date in 2017 or is likely to be paid at an early date in the case of a person...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if urgent consideration will be given to an exceptional needs payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits
221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a disability benefit allowance or invalidity pension has not been made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she...
- Back to Work Allowance Eligibility
222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a back to work allowance is not available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29444/17]
- Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Motor Tax Exemptions
224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding motor tax for persons with disabilities; and if he will...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Administration
225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of lots proposed for the rollout of the SICAP programme; the reason the number of lots has not been...
- Planning Issues
226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there are exemptions from providing a hearing loop for members of the deaf and hard of hearing community with...
- Fire Safety
227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has requested fire safety examinations of all higher residential, commercial and public buildings in each...
- Departmental Contracts Data
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or...
- Private Rented Accommodation
235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if progress can be made in safeguarding the tenancy of persons the property of whom is being sold to an alternative...
- Planning Issues
236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to implement planning guidelines regarding the development of solar panel PV farms; and if he will make a...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Contracts Data
238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or...
