Written answers

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Imports Data
      1. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of timber being imported. [42982/17]
    • Ministerial Functions
      2. To ask the Taoiseach if there were changes in the powers delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; and if so, the details...
    • Community Development Projects
      3. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No.93 of 3 October 2017, the funding allocated in 2016 and 2017 for projects in the north east inner city; and if this funding will be...
    • Departmental Websites
      4. To ask the Taoiseach the reason his speeches are no longer put up on his Department's website (details supplied); if a decision was taken to place all speeches on merrionstreet.ie instead; and...
    • Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
      5. To ask the Taoiseach if there has been a recent response from Prime Minister May regarding the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [42988/17]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      6. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question Nos 1 to 7 of 4 October 2017, if he will report on his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Rutte and their discussion on Brexit; and if...
    • Civil Service Code of Conduct
      7. To ask the Taoiseach if guidelines were issued in his Department regarding political party activity. [42991/17]
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations
      8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if special measures are put in place with regard to monitoring the activities of companies reported to the ODCE for serious...
    • Health and Safety Inspections
      9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the request made by the CEO of the Health and Safety Authority that 50 inspectors are needed to ensure farm safety; the...
    • Local Enterprise Offices Data
      10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of LEO business expansion grants given to businesses in County Meath in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Ministerial Functions
      15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were...
    • IDA Ireland Jobs Data
      16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of newly created IDA backed jobs in County Donegal between 2012 and 2016; the number of IDA site visits that have occurred...
    • Action Plan for Jobs
      17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs that have been created from the Action Plan for Jobs 2017 (details supplied); the regions, sector and target for...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of small scale sector appropriate foreign direct investment enterprises that have been brought to small rural towns by the...
    • Lobbying Data
      19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of occasions on which she has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons she...
    • Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
      20. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the regulations in place for pricing algorithms in the tourism and hospitality sector. [42370/17]
  • Department of Finance
    • Insurance Coverage
      21. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure proper and effective regulation of insurance companies on the issue of refusing flood cover; if it will be ensured that cover...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure
      22. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 20 September 2017, the parties that received reimbursement under the section reimbursements to the State Claims...
    • Property Tax Assessments
      23. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to basing property tax on income for pensioners similar to the French system; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • NAMA Reports
      24. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the seven yearly reports regarding NAMA's use of post acquisition powers submitted to the European Commission and...
    • State Claims Agency
      25. To ask the Minister for Finance the avenue of appeal open to persons that have applied to the State Claims Agency and have had their claim turned down.; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
      26. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person that purchases a new build with a local authority mortgage is eligible for the help-to-buy scheme if that new build matches all the criteria for...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      27. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding received from the nursing home support scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • NAMA Operations
      28. To ask the Minister for Finance the persons or organisations that are the 51% owners of the NAMA group; the shareholding of each of these persons and organisations; the amount of dividend...
    • Public Services Card
      29. To ask the Minister for Finance the agencies within his remit that plan to make services or payments dependent on the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Help-To-Buy Scheme
      30. To ask the Minister for Finance if studies have been carried out to investigate the impact of the help-to-buy scheme on house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42601/17]
    • Primary Medical Certificates Provision
      31. To ask the Minister for Finance if a primary medical certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42602/17]
    • Mortgage Schemes
      32. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the key worker mortgage scheme as part of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42689/17]
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      33. To ask the Minister for Finance if long term leasing or other similar agreements to pay rent by local authorities to approved housing bodies is included as a liability as a debt on the...
    • Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
      34. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for small business to be approved by the Revenue Commissioners for the EII scheme; if he will address the delay for a company (details supplied)...
    • VAT Rate Application
      35. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 22 February 2017, the status of his consultations with other member states in advance of the publication of the...
    • Budget 2018
      36. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulatory impact assessment he has carried out prior to tax changes he plans announcing in budget 2018. [42724/17]
    • European Court of Human Rights Rulings
      37. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the State has not collected the billions of euro due to it under a ruling (details supplied); his plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Ministerial Functions
      40. To ask the Minister for Finance the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated...
    • EU Treaties
      41. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal to enshrine the fiscal compact, now an inter government treaty, into the EU Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • NAMA Portfolio
      42. To ask the Minister for Finance the housing and commercial properties in the possession of NAMA in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42980/17]
    • Public Sector Pensions
      43. To ask the Minister for Finance if calculations have been carried out on the tax foregone by not taxing accruing public sector pensions; the reason for not including such estimates in a...
    • Vehicle Registration
      44. To ask the Minister for Finance if the VRT grant for fully hybrid vehicles of €1,500 will be extended to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43026/17]
    • Rent Controls
      45. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) can avail of the rent a room relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42213/17]
    • Financial Services Ombudsman Remit
      46. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the complaints process of the Financial Services Ombudsman and in general when a person is making a complaint to a financial service...
    • VAT Rate Application
      47. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to retain the 9% VAT rate for businesses involved in tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/17]
    • Tax Code
      48. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) living in Portugal cannot avail of the NHR status enabling those that become tax resident in Portugal the opportunity to...
    • EU Issues
      49. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking at EU level to promote the need for persons living in one EU member state to be allowed to purchase financial services products such as...
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      50. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a VAT reduction on animal vaccines in order to help support better animal welfare on farms; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Retail Sector
      51. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of transactions in retail outlets across the country in which persons pay with a debit or credit card; the arrangements in relation to the...
    • Lobbying Data
      52. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met with; the dates of...
    • Banking Sector
      53. To ask the Minister for Finance the legacy losses outstanding from a tax perspective in banks (details supplied); the length of time into the future these losses can be carried forward to...
    • Tax Credits
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the earned income tax credit to the same level as the PAYE credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42360/17]
    • Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations
      56. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement or the Financial Regulator has carried out investigations into a company (details supplied) regarding...
    • Tax Code
      57. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps his Department and the Revenue Commissioners have taken in order to be prepared for the introduction of a sugar tax in 2018; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      58. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of uptake to date on the improved CGT entrepreneur relief introduced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42434/17]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the approval of the European Commission for the introduction of a share based incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Budget 2017
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance the work that has been done since the announcement in budget 2017 on the possible introduction of a VAT compensation scheme for registered charities; and if he...
    • Excise Duties Yield
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance the excise duty on tobacco products collected in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the estimated amounted to be collected in 2017; and if he will make a...
    • Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
      62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of approved applications under the help-to-buy scheme to date in 2017; the estimated cost of the scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Budget Measures
      63. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount to be collected in 2017 from the compliance measures specified in the summary of budget measures 2017; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      64. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of regulation in the Central Bank per year in the past five years; the portion of these costs obtained from levies on financial institutions; his...
    • NAMA Social Housing Provision
      65. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received approval from the European Commission to reform NAMA in order to allow it to develop social and affordable housing on State-owned land; and...
    • Excessive Deficit Procedure Implementation
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance the State's final structural deficit in percentage terms in 2016; and if he expects changes at this point. [42445/17]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Data Collection
      67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the public service records management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42699/17]
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider in conjunction with relevant Departments and other agencies introducing a pilot initiative for the clearance and...
    • Heritage Sites
      69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of complaints received from the unions and safety representatives based at a location (details supplied); the nature of the...
    • Public Sector Pay
      70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether PeoplePoint has sufficient resources to process all the incoming information; the number of persons in the Civil...
    • Superannuation Schemes
      71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is a breach of the Employment Equality Acts in relation to terms and conditions of employment on the ground of disability to oblige...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the planning permissions for communication masts on sites need to be regularised to comply with planning regulations in instances in...
    • Proposed Legislation
      73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the Data Sharing and Governance Bill will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42513/17]
    • National Monuments
      74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements in place for visitors to the homestead of the 1916 signatory Seán Mac Diarmada; the months, days of the week and...
    • Civil Service Staff Data
      75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of principal officer grade positions in the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42679/17]
    • Ministerial Functions
      78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were...
    • Departmental Budgets
      79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding his Department's gender-proofing departmental budgeting processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if persons (details supplied) in County Kerry can be relocated in view of the persistent flooding problem at their home; and if he will...
    • Public Sector Pay
      81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what pay rises public servants are due to receive under the Lansdowne Road Agreement and its recently agreed successor, by salary bands...
    • Garda Stations
      82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question number 98 of 4 October 2017, what companies are subletting a space or fixing to a garda telecom mast...
    • Revised Estimates Publication
      83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No.76 of 21 September 2017, when he expects to present a new Revised Estimates Volume for 2017 to...
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the OPW's discussions on the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Pharmaceutical Sector
      86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when pharmacists and other self-employed persons will have their pay restored in view of the fact that FEMPI has been unwound in many...
    • Lobbying Data
      87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has...
    • Garda Stations
      88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the location of the site for the new Garda headquarters (details supplied) in County Sligo; if it has been procured; the status of the...
    • Arts Funding
      89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions and meetings he has had with the local authority in Cork city regarding extra funding for the event centre; and if other...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Cúrsaí Gaeilge
      90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills freagra a thabhairt ar an gceist faoin gcostas an-mhór is gá d’ábhair múinteoirí a íoc chun freastal ar...
    • Education Grants
      91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to parents who wish to send their children to Gaeltacht areas (details supplied) over the summer months; and if...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that, on average, primary school classes here have four to five more pupils than those throughout the EU; if provision will...
    • School Staff
      93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the loss of 5,000 middle management posts in primary education; his plans to expedite the restoration of these posts by ensuring that...
    • School Funding
      94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that school grants were cut by 15% in the recession and that fundraising initiatives have to be taken on by schools to cover...
    • DEIS Expenditure
      95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the resourcing of DEIS schools, restore support services and attain a 15:1 maximum class size in DEIS band 1 junior classes...
    • School Staff
      96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the supply panels of primary school teachers by making suitable provision in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Public Sector Pay
      97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the impact that FEMPI has had on the livelihood and morale of school teachers; his plans to restore pay equality as a matter of...
    • School Staff
      99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the request for a fifth year teacher and adequate resourcing and supports by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied). [42574/17]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a school (details supplied); his further plans to provide funding for renovations at same; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Legislative Programme
      103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016, will return to Dáil Éireann for Report Stage; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resolve the reduction in special education teaching at a school (details supplied). [42626/17]
    • Schools Building Projects
      106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated for parking facilities at a school (details supplied). [42628/17]
    • School Staff
      107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reconsider the new provision limiting secondments for the purpose of serving as directors for education support centres. [42633/17]
    • Schools Building Projects
      110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a report (details supplied); if he will arrange a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42695/17]
    • Departmental Properties
      112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school buildings in the ownership of his Department; the number of those that are vacant, by county, in tabular form; and...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for completion of a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in order for the school to comply with the junior cycle wellbeing...
    • School Staff
      114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money saved on an annual basis in each of the past three years from substitutable days not being covered; and if he will make a...
    • National Educational Psychological Service Data
      115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of educational psychologist posts in place in May 2016, January 2017 and September 2017; and the progress in the recruitment of...
    • Education Policy
      116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mandatory age up to which a child must remain at school. [42729/17]
    • Education and Training Boards Staff
      117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a copy of the advertisements and job specifications for each education and training board, ETB, chief executive's role that...
    • Education and Training Boards Data
      118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the official head offices of all education and training boards, ETbs, here; and the assigned ETB centre of each chief executive for the purposes...
    • School Staff Appeals Mechanism
      119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal submitted by a primary school (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42738/17]
    • Ministerial Functions
      120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an eligible concessionary school ticket or transport can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Education Policy
      122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the benefits and-or weaknesses of setting homework for children in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified suitable sites for the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied). [42799/17]
    • Summer Works Scheme Administration
      125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the guidelines for the summer works scheme, SWS, will remain the same for the 2017-2018 year in line with the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 grant...
    • Schools Administration
      126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support schools that wish to dispose of unwanted chemicals or dangerous materials from school labs; and if he will make a statement...
    • National Educational Psychological Service Data
      127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children waiting for an educational assessment in primary and secondary schools, by county; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff Data
      128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing extra special needs assistants for every ten employed. [42837/17]
    • Broadband Service Provision
      129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will have access to high-speed broadband as identified as one of the ten key indicators in the digital strategy...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a primary school for children with autism in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42878/17]
    • School Accommodation Provision
      132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision regarding an application for funding for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) will be made; and if he will...
    • School Costs
      134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the cost of insurance to schools (details supplied) will be examined; and if the possibility of putting in place a national school insurance...
    • Capitation Grants
      136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the recent drop in capitation payments for schools from €200 to €165 is justified; and the reason for the...
    • School Costs
      137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the budget allowance to schools will be increased in view of testimonials which state that parents are having to fund basic essentials such as...
    • Mental Health Services
      138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out a review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, CAMHS, in order to ensure that there is support in place if a...
    • Educational Supports
      139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will liaise with Tusla to rectify a situation whereby a child with behavioural issues must be expelled from school in order to access more...
    • Special Educational Needs
      140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns from schools regarding changes to student profiling (details supplied). [42900/17]
    • Teacher Recruitment
      141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place to deal with the critical shortage of substitute teachers; and his further plans to tackle the shortage of Irish language...
    • Mental Health Services
      142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to tackle the shortage of behavioural therapists in some regions and the two year waiting list experienced by students to access the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is appropriate for a child who has had the benefit of a special needs assistant, SNA, in national school to then go onto...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the imbalance in the teachers' pay scale which is seeing young graduates leave Ireland to take up more profitable positions...
    • Schools Administration
      148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide greater access to administration services for smaller schools that have a teaching principal (details supplied). [42908/17]
    • School Funding
      149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given consideration to providing funding and grants to schools in one payment either in January or at the start of the school term...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will liaise with universities to ensure that teaching qualifications which are required are prioritised by third level institutions. [42910/17]
    • Primary Online Database
      151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the issue whereby the pupils of a special needs school are automatically listed on the primary online database (details...
    • Schools Administration
      152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the shortage of middle management positions across the school system. [42912/17]
    • School Accommodation
      154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the design criteria for special needs facilities in schools in view of the fact in some instances classrooms are designed on...
    • Special Educational Needs
      155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to examine the treatment of pupils diagnosed with behavioural or learning difficulties in view of the fact that in many instances a...
    • English Language Training Organisations
      156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for English language schools to become accredited by the Accreditation and Coordination of English Language Services, ACELS; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an additional SNA will be approved for a school (details supplied). [42949/17]
    • Special Educational Needs
      159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to special needs...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43020/17]
    • Teaching Qualifications
      161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason secondary teachers are required to complete a two year masters degree to qualify rather than a higher diploma; and his views on...
    • Teacher Data
      162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the predicted requirement in each of the next three years for new primary school teachers due only to demographic pressures. [42203/17]
    • Special Educational Needs Staff Data
      164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the predicted requirement in each of the next three years for new SNAs due only to demographic pressures. [42205/17]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Provision
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department collects data on the number of children turned down annually for speech and language classes in primary schools despite meeting...
    • Schools Grievance Procedures
      166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that in certain cases school boards of management are taking judicial review proceedings to challenge the findings of...
    • Magdalen Laundries
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional persons have been added to the list since Caranua was established over and above those identified in the Quirke report; if so, the...
    • Schools Facilities
      168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate funding for parking facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Teachers' Professional Development
      169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reintroduce financial support for student primary teachers in respect of attendance at a mandatory course (details supplied); and if...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of support hours for pupils at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/17]
    • Lobbying Data
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met; the...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of early years playschools in County Kildare for children with developmental difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Accommodation
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation for the provision of a multi purpose room which is needed for the pupils and staff of a school (details supplied);...
    • School Transport Applications Data
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils who have applied for concessionary school transport for the current school year, by county; the number who were granted and...
    • DEIS Scheme
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the threshold for the appointment of an administrative principal for rural DEIS schools is higher than other DEIS schools; and if he...
    • DEIS Data
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the differences in the funding or other supports available under each of the different categories of DEIS school; and if he will make a statement...
    • DEIS Scheme
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that currently have rural DEIS status, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42346/17]
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason inconsistent overtime payments are taken into consideration by SUSI when determining applications in view of the fact that these...
    • Employment Rights
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken in relation to investigating bogus self employment contracts in the English language teaching sector here (details...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Brexit Issues
      185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the third plenary session of the All Island Civic Dialogue; and the actions that will be taken after same. [42990/17]
    • Passport Controls
      186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish and-or EU legislation which requires Irish citizens to input their passport information into the website of their chosen airline...
    • Passport Applications Fees
      187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to subsidise or make a grant available to persons over 70 years of age applying for passports in budget 2018; and if he will make...
    • Ministerial Functions
      188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Spanish government the recent and concerning actions of that government in Catalonia (details supplied); and if he...
    • Lobbying Data
      190. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met...
    • Human Rights
      191. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he has discussed the case with his Filipino counterpart recently. [42325/17]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Paternity Leave
      192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on allowing paternity leave to be taken within the first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42678/17]
    • Parental Leave
      193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the parental leave legislation to extend the age limit in order to allow parental leave be taken up to the...
    • Court Accommodation Refurbishment
      194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when essential remedial work is to commence on Ballinamore courthouse, County Leitrim, which is in a dilapidated condition; and...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the follow up that is being planned further to the meeting with persons (details supplied) regarding the...
    • Property Services Regulatory Authority
      196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation, secondary or primary, to tighten up regulation of companies which offer foreign property...
    • Garda Stations
      197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish the terms of reference for the interim reports and final report regarding the reopening of six Garda...
    • Garda Deployment
      198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown and Rathcoole; the comparable figures for each of the...
    • Immigrant Investor Programme Administration
      199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a project (details supplied) was referred to the immigrant investor programme committee; if so, the reason it was not...
    • Refugee Status Applications
      202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government will give consideration to granting refugee status to persons fleeing the ongoing persecution within...
    • Garda Reserve
      203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress which has been made in recruiting Garda reserves in view of the fact that funding has been provided to recruit 300...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the modernisation of the probate system having previously stated that a report with recommendations for...
    • Garda Deployment
      206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Síochána is advertising internally for one sergeant and two gardaí for the penalty point...
    • Prisoner Transfers
      207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the prisoner transfer scheme following the Supreme Court judgment in the Rafferty et al v Governor of Portlaoise...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      208. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a commencement order will be signed to commence the operation of Part 12 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if...
    • Courts Service Administration
      209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if steps can be taken to alleviate the pressure on District Courts that are hearing contested family law matters late into the...
    • Courts Service Remit
      210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has engaged with the Courts Service regarding affording greater involvement to wards of courts and their families with...
    • Garda Stations
      211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location of all non-operational Garda stations in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42642/17]
    • Garda Vetting
      212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of compliance officers employed by the national vetting unit; when they were appointed; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Reports
      213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 16 September 2016, the progress to date on the Murray review of the law on...
    • Garda Deployment
      214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for restoring Garda numbers in the Glencolumbkille and Carrick Garda districts, which currently stand at one when...
    • Ministerial Functions
      215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there were changes in the powers delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department relative to the situation in place...
    • Alcohol Sales Legislation
      216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to recent legislation passed which provides for craft brewers licenced to sell their products to brewery visitors...
    • Prison Service
      217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the process by which the Prison Service is offering six month contracts to retired former personnel under...
    • Garda Stations
      218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide a garda station in Glencolumbkille (details supplied); his further plans to locate a garda station in...
    • Data Protection Commissioner
      219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding arrangements for the office of the Data Protection Commissioner with regard to the Commissioner's plans to increase...
    • Departmental Schemes
      220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application under a scheme (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42985/17]
    • Garda Data
      221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in each Garda division, in tabular form. [42218/17]
    • Garda Deployment
      222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase Garda numbers in the Cavan and Monaghan division in view of the reduction in garda personnel since 2010;...
    • Lobbying Data
      223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a stamp 4 application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Probate Applications
      225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of probate sales in the system; the expected waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Stations
      226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in publishing the interim report on the reopening of Garda stations; and if he will make a statement...
    • Garda Reserve
      227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of Garda reserves completing a minimum of 208 annual hours per annum duty obligations; the number of times on...
    • Garda Data
      228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in each district in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Expenditure
      229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding allocated to each division in each of the past ten years for the purposes of establishing or supporting...
    • Garda Data
      230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí over each of the past ten years, by rank and division, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
      231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that the GSOC investigation into the death of a person (details supplied) has been ongoing for five years...
    • Immigration Policy
      232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to remove the ban on the right to work of asylum seekers in view of the recent Supreme Court...
    • Irish Prison Service
      233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work or strategic planning that is underway to develop a non custodial approach for women offenders in view of the proven...
    • Prison Service Strategies
      234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his strategy to develop an open prison for women as an alternative to overcrowding in the Dóchas centre and Limerick...
    • Deportation Orders
      235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order in the case of persons (details supplied) can be set aside; if their case can be urgently reviewed and...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) who is here awaiting a decision for eighteen...
    • Immigration Status
      237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if temporary residency status can be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); if their case can be examined on...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42409/17]
    • Deportation Orders Re-examination
      242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the deportation order made seven years ago in the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed in view of the time...
    • Visa Applications
      243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the application for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Immigration Status
      244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Visa Applications
      245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if urgent consideration can be given to the granting of a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
    • Youth Justice Strategy
      246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to develop a distinct criminal justice strategy for young adults aged 18 to 24 years of age; and if he...
    • Sentencing Policy
      247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding requiring the Judiciary to take account of a young person's age and maturity as a mitigating factor in...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Special Areas of Conservation Management
      248. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a clubhouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42541/17]
    • Waterways Ireland Staff
      249. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no civil engineer working on the north and mid Shannon for Waterways...
    • Hare Coursing Regulation
      252. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if each coursing club affiliated to a club (details supplied) in the 2016 to 2017 season contacted their local ranger to advise...
    • Hare Coursing
      253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hares coursed in 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42564/17]
    • Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta
      255. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici maoiniú breise a chur ar fáil d’Údarás na Gaeltachta do 2018; an...
    • Heritage Projects
      256. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a number of items from both the WB Yeats collection on display in Dublin and artefacts recently raised from the Spanish Armada...
    • Ministerial Functions
      257. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there...
    • Scéimeanna Tacaíochta
      258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na tograí atá ceadaithe aici nó ag an Aire Stáit ina Roinn do thionscadail chaipitil faoi...
    • Irish Language
      259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on developing a facility for those who wish to learn Irish at their own level, independently of a class; and if she will...
    • Departmental Staff Remuneration
      263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in her Department and agencies under her aegis who were paid salaries between €80,000 and...
    • Hare Coursing
      265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a NPWS ranger was present at the hare coursing meeting at Kilflynn, County Kerry on the weekend of 30 September 2017; and the...
    • Lobbying Data
      266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of occasions on which she has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons...
    • Arts Funding
      267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the representations she has received from business organisations in regard to the funding of an event centre in Cork city; and...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the positions requested and sanctioned by her Department over the past three years in relation to a library (details supplied)....
  • Department of Health
    • Health Services Staff
      269. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of restoring all section 39 employees to pre-FEMPI levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42581/17]
    • Health Services Staff Data
      271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personal assistant hours in County Westmeath in the past five years, in tabular form. [42624/17]
    • Alcohol Advertising
      272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the experience of a group (details supplied) and its submission on the subject are not included in the Bill which plans to regulate the display of...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      275. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the funding concerns of a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42917/17]
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      276. To ask the Minister for Health if the budget necessary to enable the HSE reimburse the drug translarna will be provided. [42963/17]
    • Home Help Service
      277. To ask the Minister for Health the level of consultation with home helps in County Kilkenny which is being or has been undertaken by the HSE relative to establishing a new roster system; if...
    • Stroke Care
      278. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities available in the CHO 1 region for persons who suffer from a stroke, in relation to acute hospitals and primary care centres; and if he will make...
    • Mental Health Services Data
      279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young persons in each catchment area of each Jigsaw youth mental health service respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42479/17]
    • Health Services Provision
      281. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reopen Clashmore health centre, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42482/17]
    • Health Services Funding
      282. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Meath will be made available in budget 2018. [42485/17]
    • Diabetes Strategy
      283. To ask the Minister for Health his views on findings in recent data showing that County Meath had the largest year on year increase in the number of persons with diabetes hospitalised for...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      284. To ask the Minister for Health the status for funding in respect of a drug (details supplied) used in the treatment of phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42487/17]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      285. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      287. 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. [42491/17]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      288. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a prosthetics for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42493/17]
    • Minor Ailments Scheme
      289. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the introduction of a minor ailment scheme in community pharmacies. [42496/17]
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the implementation of e-prescribing in the community. [42497/17]
    • Hospitals Data
      291. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals and specialties that benefited from the recent allocation of 120 advanced nurse practitioners, in tabular form. [42498/17]
    • Hospital Consultant Recruitment
      293. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a third paediatric rheumatologist to combat the waiting list for persons with juvenile arthritis; and if he will make a...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
      294. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for collecting moneys under the nursing home support scheme; the amounts received in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in...
    • HSE Funding
      296. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application for HSE national lottery grants submitted by a service (details supplied) was unsuccessful; if this decision may be appealed by the...
    • Audiology Services Provision
      297. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an audio test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42520/17]
    • Home Help Service
      298. To ask the Minister for Health the reason full-time staff employed by the HSE for home help are excluded from the general staffing numbers in the HSE; his views on whether this is...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      299. 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. [42525/17]
    • General Practitioner Services
      300. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Shannondoc service in the Shannon region, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42527/17]
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      302. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the licence for pembrolizumab to cover rare cancers (details supplied). [42530/17]
    • Home Care Packages Data
      303. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for home care packages of approximately €149 million and the additional €9 million supported by HSE and an organisation...
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      304. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a delay in providing an appointment for orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      305. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to put a permanent ward in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for COPD patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/17]
    • Hospital Consultant Contracts
      306. To ask the Minister for Health the status of dedicated respiratory consultants for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42548/17]
    • Hospital Admissions
      307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, patients admitted into the RCSI hospital group in the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, by...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      308. To ask the Minister for Health if sufficient funding will be sought from his Department in the context of budget 2018 to meet the cost of purchasing medical equipment for those on a waiting...
    • Hospital Consultant Recruitment
      309. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of an oncologist with a special interest in Sarcoma for St. Vincent's hospital; the actions undertaken to fill this post since...
    • Hospital Charges
      310. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to changes to ultrasound charges at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 1; the reason for the change to hospital policy in...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      312. To ask the Minister for Health the reason versatis 5% medicated plaster has been taken off the medical card since 1 September 2017, (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      313. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42583/17]
    • Civil Marriages Data
      314. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for each civil registration office for persons that are seeking an appointment to notify the civil registration office of their intention to...
    • Occupational Therapy
      315. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that occupational therapists in County Mayo are not carrying out risk assessments on pre-school-going children with...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      316. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to have their next occupational therapy appointment; his views on whether it is unfair that this...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      317. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is now being asked to apply for the renewal of their card under regular regulations; the reason their...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      318. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant neurologist in County Donegal; the length of time these persons have been waiting; if a second neurologist...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the general practitioner blood tests under the medical card scheme (details supplied); the general practitioner functions that are not covered...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      320. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure. [42617/17]
    • Protected Disclosures
      323. To ask the Minister for Health if a protected disclosure submitted to his Department by a person (detailed supplied) has been processed. [42622/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      324. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive two operations which have been triaged as urgent; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting occupational therapy services in County Wexford; the number of those waiting that are under 18 years of age; and the average...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      329. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive urgent prioritisation for scoliosis treatment here. [42636/17]
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      332. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the compassionate access programme for medicinal cannabis will come into operation. [42648/17]
    • Nursing Staff Provision
      334. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to replace eight front-line hospital and community based nurses in counties Laois and Offaly who are due to go on maternity leave...
    • HSE Staff Recruitment
      335. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to fill a post (details supplied) in community health services in County Laois. [42652/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Delays
      336. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/17]
    • HSE Funding
      337. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding within the HSE to carry out valve replacement surgery and the purchase of replacement valves; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      338. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for joint replacement operations in the Royal College of Surgeons hospital group, by individual hospital, for each of the past three years;...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      339. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours on the weekend will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42692/17]
    • Infectious Diseases
      340. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of persons contracting Lyme disease; if he will instruct the HSE to be more supportive in recognising...
    • Primary Care Centres
      341. To ask the Minister for Health the opening hours for the Derrinturn and Johnstownbridge health centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42701/17]
    • Autism Support Services
      342. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list times for occupational therapists assessments in the regional autism services, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42708/17]
    • Health Services Funding
      345. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Wexford will be made available to support persons with diabetes; if his attention has been drawn to the recent...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      346. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for an MRI scan for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42717/17]
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      348. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies which have occurred at the psychiatric unit at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular...
    • Hospitals Data
      349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres for orthopaedic surgery available in Galway university hospital; if these theatres are on the Merlin Park campus; if not, the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthopaedic surgery at Galway university hospital for more than two years and less three years, for three years...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
      351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons referred under the treatment purchase fund in 2017 for orthopaedic operations in the Galway region; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      352. To ask the Minister for Health the progress with regard to the provision of a primary health care centre in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42734/17]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      354. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a project (details supplied) at the University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42747/17]
    • Emergency Services
      355. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish an adrenaline station in Leinster House as a matter of good practice, with a view to setting up such a provision in all workplaces,...
    • Ministerial Functions
      356. To ask the Minister for Health the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such a delegation was made; if there were changes in powers...
    • Hospital Services
      357. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary resources will be provided to a hospital (details supplied) to launch a new service before the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 65 years of age in the fair deal scheme, under the nursing homes support scheme; and the number of persons under 65 years of age in...
    • Psychological Services
      359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford awaiting primary care psychology services; the number of those children waiting longer than 12 months, 24 months and...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
      363. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress regarding the commitments he made in respect of reducing surgery waiting times for children with scoliosis; and if he will...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists who were due to receive scheduled treatment during October, November and December 2017 who have been notified that their...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      365. To ask the Minister for Health the vacancy rates for consultants, doctors, nurses and midwives in the HSE; and his plans to fill those vacancies while also retaining existing staff in the...
    • Community Care
      366. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Mental Health Commission’s call for it to be given powers to regulate community-based care services. [42828/17]
    • Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
      367. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in County Kildare who are in need of an assessment for...
    • Health Strategies
      368. To ask the Minister for Health if the appointment of dementia care co-ordinators and dementia advisers in each local health office area will be considered. [42830/17]
    • Health Services Provision
      369. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the day care centre in Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare, to be open; and the services that will be provided there. [42831/17]
    • Speech and Language Therapy Provision
      370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE's engagement with the introduction of a new in-school speech and language service. [42832/17]
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      373. To ask the Minister for Health if the waiting times for children waiting for orthodontic treatment will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42835/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      374. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Parliamentary Questions
      376. To ask the Minister for Health the target response times for Parliamentary Questions that are submitted to the HSE for response; the percentage of responses that are returned to Deputies...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      377. To ask the Minister for Health when the list of medical conditions that are covered by the long-term illness scheme will be amended (details supplied). [42872/17]
    • Prescriptions Charges
      378. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 10 May 2017, the status of legislative change to address the issue of anomalous prescription charge pricing; and...
    • Mental Health Services
      379. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fast track children in care to access CAMHS in a speedier manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42880/17]
    • Hospital Services
      380. To ask the Minister for Health the processes and services available for children with intestinal failure transitioning from the national paediatric unit at Our Lady's Children's Hospital,...
    • Medical Qualifications
      381. To ask the Minister for Health the qualifications required for a person to deliver psychological counselling and therapeutic services to young and elderly persons suffering from mental...
    • Palliative Care Facilities
      382. To ask the Minister for Health if a submission seeking funding for palliative care rooms within the replacement ward accommodation under phase two of the current developments at Saint Luke's...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      383. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug eteplirsen is available for persons here; his plans to fund this drug for public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42892/17]
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      384. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it takes up to eight weeks for Garda vetting forms to clear for staff waiting to begin working for the HSE; the reason it is not possible for the...
    • General Practitioner Training
      385. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to providing funding to appoint more tutors for the north Dublin area to help maintain general practitioners’ commitments...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      386. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); the communication that the person has received regarding same; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      387. To ask the Minister for Health the level of ambulance cover available each day of the week on a 24- hour basis at each of the ambulance stations across counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he...
    • Home Care Packages Data
      388. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with dementia availing of intensive home care packages as of 30 September 2017 by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Emergency Departments
      389. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the expected surge in trolley numbers and the expected overcrowding in accident and emergency departments in the event of winter vomiting...
    • Mental Health Services Staff
      390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of members of staff, both medical and clerical, that make up the Child and Adult Mental Health Services team based at University Hospital Waterford;...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      391. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for joint replacement operations in the Ireland East Hospital Group in each of the past three years, by hospital; the number of such...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      392. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42943/17]
    • Health Services Data
      393. To ask the Minister for Health if figures are available with regard to the number of persons suffering with Parkinson's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42944/17]
    • Hospital Deaths
      395. To ask the Minister for Health if the CEO of West-North West Hospital Group Saolta has responded to persons (details supplied) on the loss of their baby; if these persons can view their...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      396. To ask the Minister for Health if haemochromatosis will be added to the list of long-term illnesses; and if not, the reason therefore. [42960/17]
    • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
      398. To ask the Minister for Health his views on ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42974/17]
    • National Children's Hospital Status
      399. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the construction of the national children's hospital, including changes to the overall cost estimates; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Generic Drugs Substitution
      400. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication and implementation of a new national biosimilar policy in view of the fact that the public consultation for same has now...
    • Medical Card Administration
      403. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card applicants can receive medical cover from the date on which their application was received rather than the date of issue; if not, if he will...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest €55 million for mental health services in budget 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43025/17]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      405. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a review of the illnesses constituted as long-term illnesses; and if not, the reason therefor. [43027/17]
    • Home Care Packages
      406. To ask the Minister for Health if, in assessing home care packages for persons being discharged from hospitals, there is an assessment carried out of the home situation; if there is a visit...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      407. To ask the Minister for Health when FreeStyle Libre will be made available on the GMS and long-term illness card; if that availability will not be restricted only to persons with type 1...
    • Medical Card Drugs Availability
      408. To ask the Minister for Health further to the refusal by the HSE to provide a person diagnosed with narcolepsy after receiving the pandemrix vaccine (details supplied) with a medical card,...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received medical equipment that has been requested by a consultant in St James' hospital. [42211/17]
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
      410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received treatment to date in 2017 under the funding provided to the National Treatment Purchase Fund separately from HSE...
    • Medical Card Drugs Availability
      411. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 20 September 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the impact that the changes of the prescribing of Lidocaine...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      412. To ask the Minister for Health when a case (details supplied) will be fully assessed in view of the fact it has been awaiting assessment since 8 September 2017. [42220/17]
    • Hospital Charges
      413. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with haemochromatosis are to be charged €80 for outpatient attendance to have their blood drawn off; if so, if this applies just to private...
    • Respite Care Grant Applications
      414. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) to assist with respite care bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42228/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Delays
      415. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42243/17]
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who have been recruited by the national ambulance service in regions (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in...
    • Health Services
      417. To ask the Minister for Health further to the roll-out of the national integrated medical imaging system, NIMIS, the number, name and location of HSE hospitals in which this system has been...
    • Respite Care Services Funding
      418. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent and emergency funding for existing respite service proposals that are in the possession of the HSE will be provided in view of the respite crisis in...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      419. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a plastic surgery appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42249/17]
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      420. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medical cannabis compassionate programme; the timeframe for this programme to become more widely used by medical professionals; and if he...
    • Hospital Procedures
      421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hip and knee replacements that have taken place in Castlebar hospital, County Mayo in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who contracted the MRSA virus in Castlebar hospital post operation procedures in the hospital in the past three years; and if he will...
    • Departmental Reports
      424. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe to publish an antimicrobial resistance plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42262/17]
    • Health Promotion
      425. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has cut an information and advice programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42263/17]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      426. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be provided for a person (details supplied); if funding will be provided in order that extra staff and support for home help services...
    • Departmental Reports
      427. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a national women's health action plan as committed to in the national strategy for women and girls; the number of persons in...
    • Lobbying Data
      428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met with; the dates of...
    • Maternal Mortality
      429. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternal deaths in hospitals; the age of the women; if they were born here or outside the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
    • Health Services Reform
      431. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe to which he is working to establish an implementation office for Sláintecare; when the post of senior executive to lead that office will be...
    • Hospital Staff
      432. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to secure the allocation of two additional advanced nurse practitioners to diabetes services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if...
    • Health Services Provision
      433. To ask the Minister for Health if a step down bed at a community hospital will be made available for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal subsequent to discharge from Letterkenny...
    • Dental Services Provision
      434. To ask the Minister for Health if dental treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42306/17]
    • General Practitioner Services Provision
      435. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that if a person does not have a medical card a doctor will not be assigned by the HSE; if his attention has been...
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      436. To ask the Minister for Health if a High Court appeal as set out under section 27 of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 is the only mechanism for a pharmaceutical...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists Data
      440. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes requiring inpatient treatment for diabetic foot ulceration from County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      441. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in Dublin will be made available in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/17]
    • Health Services
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a sudden increase in persons requiring inpatient treatment for diabetic foot ulceration; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mobility Allowance
      443. To ask the Minister for Health if the mobility allowance will be reintroduced for new applicants in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42323/17]
    • Cancer Services Provision
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some supports for women with breast cancer such as breast prosthesis and post mastectomy bras have been reduced; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      445. To ask the Minister for Health when the new legislation to provide for transport supports for persons with disabilities will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a...
    • General Practitioner Data
      446. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners availing of a rural general practitioner allowance by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42331/17]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
      448. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to eliminate the discrimination against farmers under the fair deal scheme; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement...
    • Occupational Therapy Staff
      449. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists that would be needed to clear the waiting lists of children awaiting assessment of needs and long term plans, by CHO and...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support, fund and direct the HSE to develop a rehabilitation ward in empty buildings on the site of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath in...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      455. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42391/17]
    • Home Care Packages
      456. To ask the Minister for Health the level of home care available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42415/17]
    • Hospital Facilities
      457. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cancelled surgery for persons resulting form repairs being carried out at Merlin Park hospital, Galway; the location to which staff are...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Lobbying Data
      458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bilateral meetings he has had with his European counterparts and the EU Council and EU Commission presidents since he took office...
    • GLAS Payments
      459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a decision in respect of a GLAS payment; and if he will make...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding
      460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in line with a promise made in the programme for Government the promised €25 million increase for areas of...
    • Animal Welfare
      461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls to his Department's animal welfare helpline in 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement...
    • Animal Slaughtering Data
      462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses slaughtered for human consumption in 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of approved equine slaughter...
    • Animal Welfare
      463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of prosecution files...
    • Fur Farming
      465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections of mink fur farms in each year since 2012; the number of scheduled inspections; the number of unannounced...
    • Sheep Welfare Scheme Expenditure
      466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that of the €25 million announced in December 2016 for the sheep welfare scheme...
    • Gender Equality
      467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding avenues available to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42609/17]
    • Tax Code
      468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a submission (details supplied) and introduce the amendments suggested within the submission as part of budget...
    • Ministerial Functions
      469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if approval will be given to an emergency top up to the areas of natural constraint payment for farmers under severe financial...
    • Brexit Documents
      471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an EU Commission memo in relation to the trading of agri food products on an all Ireland basis; and if he will make a...
    • Greyhound Industry
      472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of doping tests undertaken out of competition at kennels since the introduction of such testing; the number of...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
      473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to top up funding of ANC payments to persons in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway, Cavan...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
      474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a further review will be carried out on an AEOS 2 scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that the flood relief scheme for farmers in County Donegal, administered by his Department,...
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 18 May 2017, if an aquacultural licence will be granted; and if he will make a statement...
    • GLAS Administration
      477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress in the development of the information technology systems for GLAS payments in view of the fact that there are still a...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Penalties
      478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the request by a person (details supplied) to have the 20% sanction imposed on their basic payment following an...
    • Departmental Staff Redeployment
      479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural technical officer appointments which have been made in Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in 2016 and to...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when information technology issues related to GLAS and AEOS payments will be resolved; the reason for the problems forcing the...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
      481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has raised with EU officials regarding the need to protect the current CAP budget; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Farm Enterprises
      482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to protect the future of suckler and tillage farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/17]
    • Brexit Issues
      483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to protect the Wexford fisheries industry to offset threats posed by Brexit. [43013/17]
    • Budget 2018
      485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if budget 2018 will offer low cost loans for farmers to meet their ongoing capital requirements and on-farm investment; and if he...
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of aquaculture licence applications made for Cruit Island and Carrickfinn in County Donegal; the timeframe for a final...
    • Beef Data and Genomics Programme
      488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) have not received an increased payment under the beef genomics scheme in line with the...
    • Animal Disease Controls
      489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a regulation making it mandatory for a declaration to accompany Connemara ponies put up for sale stating...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding
      490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the funding in 2018 for the ANC scheme; his further plans to change the rates of payments for different types...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding 2017 ANC and BPS payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42215/17]
    • GLAS Data
      492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons out of the number of approved applicants to the GLAS schemes 1, 2 and 3 that received the 85% payment and that...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review in the case of a person (details supplied); and the timeframe for its completion. [42241/17]
    • Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding
      495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a €5 million top up to the sheep welfare scheme will be applied from 2018 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Beef Data and Genomics Programme
      496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made by his Department for the beef data genomic scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42276/17]
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to reinstating the ANC payment to 2008 levels to better support farmers that work in the most difficult...
    • Lobbying Data
      498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to restore areas of natural constraint payments to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42353/17]
    • Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding
      500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an additional €5 million funding for the sheep welfare scheme will be provided in budget 2018; and if he will make a...
    • Beef Data and Genomics Programme
      501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise the suckler cow payment in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42356/17]
    • Dairy Sector
      502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take to protect farmers from price volatility in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • TAMS Funding
      503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase funding for TAMS and increase investment aid for commercial horticulture in budget 2018; and if he will make a...
    • Land Acquisition
      504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding to the NPWS to compensate farmers that have their lands designated; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration
      505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make low cost loans available for farming enterprises over a five-year period to fund both ongoing working capital...
    • Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
      506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest data with regard to progress on attaining baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector in which...
    • Agriculture Scheme Data
      507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme, by county, in tabular form. [42443/17]
    • Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration
      508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide for the introduction of low cost loans for farming enterprises to fund both ongoing working capital requirements...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Air Quality
      509. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has commissioned continuous surveys of air pollution levels in Dublin and other cities to monitor the...
    • Waste Management
      510. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the recent call by a person (details supplied) for local authorities to take back control of waste...
    • Legislative Programme
      511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the geothermal energy development Bill; when it is likely to be advanced further; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Bodies Expenditure
      512. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the costs associated with the rebranding of the Commission for Energy Regulation to the Commission for Regulation of...
    • Post Office Closures
      513. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) and An Post in view of media reports that some 400 rural post...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      515. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be rolled out to all businesses and households in Glaslough, County Monaghan; and if he will...
    • Mobile Telephony Services
      516. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of investigations under way that fall under breaches of the Wireless and Telegraphy Acts that relate to poor...
    • Renewable Energy Generation Targets
      517. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the production of electricity by renewable energy sources in megawatts here; the level of megawatts required to meet...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme Eligibility
      518. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to alter the criteria for the better energy homes scheme to allow for homes that were built and habitable in...
    • Fisheries Protection
      519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has secured the necessary funding to introduce a hardship fund for eel fishermen that have experienced severe...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) will receive high speed broadband; the expected timeframe for the rollout to begin;...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the frustration for many households in County Donegal that end up on the national...
    • Ministerial Functions
      522. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if...
    • National Broadband Plan Data
      523. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses in County Donegal that have been connected to high speed broadband by the end of July 2017; the...
    • Mobile Telephony Services
      524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome of discussions he has had with the telecommunications regulator and the telecommunications providers...
    • Post Office Network
      525. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports in the media (details supplied) which report 400 post office closures throughout the country; his...
    • Lobbying Data
      526. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016;...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      527. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30 Mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as...
    • National Broadband Plan Administration
      529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the anticipated timeframe for the completion of the tender process for broadband; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or officials from his Department have met with or had representations made to them regarding energy policy and...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Safety
      531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the State of the request by An Garda Síochána in July 2016 for new roadside breath test devices to have functional...
    • Swimming Pool Programme Status
      532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which recreational amenity requirements continue to be reviewed throughout County Kildare having particular regard to...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a golf club (details supplied) will receive funding from the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tourism Data
      534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the causes for the drop in tourist numbers coming here from Britain in the past few months have been identified; his plans to reverse...
    • Sports Injuries Guidelines
      535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request organisations (details supplied) to conduct a study into a possible link between heading the ball and brain injuries,...
    • Air Services Provision
      536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the economy of the cancellation of a company's (details supplied) flights to and from Dublin Airport; and if he will make a...
    • Penalty Points System Data
      537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued in each county in respect of each offence in the past year, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Greenways Development
      541. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received correspondence from Donegal County Council regarding proposals to develop a dedicated greenway route on...
    • Driver Test Regulations
      542. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appeal mechanisms available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has failed their driving test on a number of...
    • Taxi Licences Renewals
      543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the situation will be remedied with regard to the renewal of taxi licences in circumstances in which when a taxi licence is renewed it...
    • Public Transport Data
      544. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the absentee rate in Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus across all divisions, for example, drivers, management, administration...
    • Greenways Development
      545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will complete the strategy for the future development of greenways; when it will be published; and if he will make a...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application (details supplied) for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42654/17]
    • Bus Services
      550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the destination points of the 109 Bus Éireann route; if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he...
    • Haulage Industry Regulation
      551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed introduction of a maximum regulatory weight laden limit for non-articulated rigid trucks with five or...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when grant aid under the sports capital grant programme 2017 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42671/17]
    • Taxi Licences
      553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made in respect of a taxi licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Road Projects Status
      554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the feasibility study commissioned under the capital review plan for the N72 Mallow relief road will be published; and if his...
    • Fáilte Ireland
      555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of Fáilte Ireland's occupancy, if as a tenant or in ownership, at a location (details supplied); the proposed relocation...
    • Driver Test Data
      556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of driving test fails annually in each of the years from 2010 to 2016, nationally and in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Ministerial Functions
      557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were...
    • Rail Services
      558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the results of the public consultation on the rail review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/17]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reduce greenhouse gases in view of the fact that 19.8% of 2015 greenhouse gas emissions were caused by public...
    • Electric Vehicles
      560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if companies will be permitted to reclaim VAT on petrol and or diesel to facilitate the purchase of hybrid and plug in hybrid cars. [42868/17]
    • Vehicle Registration
      561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the VRT grant for full hybrid vehicles beyond 31 December 2018. [42869/17]
    • Electric Vehicles
      563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of all State vehicles that are hybrid or electric; and the way in which this figure compares with 2015 and 2016 and...
    • National Car Test Fees
      564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the NCT fee of €28 is reasonable for a visual inspection in respect of a headlight which is carried out on...
    • Tourism Promotion
      565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his strategy and plans for counteracting the decline of UK visitor numbers here; the changes he plans to make to his departmental budget...
    • Rail Services
      566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43023/17]
    • Airlines Regulations
      567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has issued an instruction to the Commission for Aviation Regulation to liaise with the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK in...
    • Road Safety
      568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2017 ministerial committee on road safety meetings; the priorities for his Department for the autumn and...
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Road Traffic (Drink Driving - Fixed Penalty Notice) Bill 2017; when he expects this legislation to be brought before...
    • Departmental Reports
      570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the regular multi-agency criminal justice, FCPS, working group with the Department of Justice and Equality; the...
    • Road Projects Expenditure
      571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the east-west link road investment project in County Cavan will be considered for additional capital funding to be announced by the...
    • Rail Network Expansion
      572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the independent costing and review of the western rail corridor phase 2 between Athenry and Claremorris for passenger and freight...
    • Greenways Development
      574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42226/17]
    • Lobbying Data
      575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for sports capital funding by a club (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Projects
      577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason traffic calming measures on the N18 and N17 at Annagh Cross, Ballyglunnin, such as signage along with footpaths for ease of...
    • Greenways Development
      578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the public support that exists in east County Galway for the development of a greenway on the closed...
    • Rural Transport Programme Data
      579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the report on rural transport as committed to on page 50 of the programme for government has been furnished to the relevant Houses of...
    • Road Network
      580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if each road identified for upgrading or construction in the Government's original capital plan 2016 to 2017 and in the amended version...
    • Brexit Issues
      584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he has in mind provisions to avert the negative aspects of Brexit on the tourism industry here with particular...
    • Tourism Promotion
      585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which potential exists for further development of the tourism sector, with particular reference to the need to encourage...
    • Tourism Data
      587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which various elements of the tourism sector have grown over the past five years; his plans for the future in this regard;...
    • Tourism Promotion
      589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to promote and develop activity tourism such as the use of greenways throughout the...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in position to meet the requirements of community-based sporting and recreational organisations in...
    • Sports Events
      592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding Ireland's application to host the rugby world cup in view of the availability of numerous stadia throughout the...
    • Tourism Data
      593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the tourism sector continues to attract business and conference tourism here, having particular regard to the use of...
    • Tourism Promotion
      595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which County Kildare, its historical houses, its racecourses and its heritage continue to be part of the marketing...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child Care Qualifications
      600. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a shorter add-on course to obtain a major award in child care rather than starting the course from the beginning for persons...
    • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
      601. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the objectives of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; the actions that will be taken as a result of the commission;...
    • Child Care Services Staff
      604. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a scheme, similar to the recently announced scheme whereby newly qualified accountants will receive a salary of...
    • Child Care Services Regulation
      605. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the consequences facing crèches found to be non-compliant with the legislative requirement to only hire persons with a minimum FETAC...
    • Family Resource Centres
      606. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reinstate funds to a centre (details supplied); and the cost of reinstating funding. [42647/17]
    • Youth Services Funding
      607. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if additional funding for an organisation (details supplied) will be approved. [42650/17]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Funding
      608. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the budget allocation for early childhood education will be increased by a minimum of €250 million each year over the next five...
    • Affordable Childcare Scheme
      609. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the removal of the 15-hour standard hours subsidy proposal from the development of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      610. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will publish the national early years strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42682/17]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education Staff
      611. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on allocating €5 million to increase the 5% non-contact time for core staff being built into the proposed new affordable...
    • Ministerial Functions
      612. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes...
    • Family Resource Centres
      613. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be made available to family resource centres that require capital for infrastructural improvements. [42806/17]
    • Children in Care
      614. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children's residential centres by county; and the amount each centre has cost in each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular...
    • Child Protection
      615. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department is adequately resourced to protect children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42822/17]
    • National Youth Work Advisory Committee
      616. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Youth Advisory Council last met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42881/17]
    • Youth Services
      617. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of ETBs that have an integrated youth services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42882/17]
    • Child and Family Agency Investigations
      618. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla has received correspondence from concerned parents at a national school (details supplied); if so, the status and outcome of same;...
    • Children in Care
      619. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the extension of a care order is in the best interest of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
    • Youth Services Funding
      621. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a grant application by an organisation (details supplied) will be decided upon. [42947/17]
    • Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
      622. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the difficulties being experienced by a crèche (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding the administration of the new...
    • Youth Services
      623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on maintaining the voluntary sector's role in delivering local youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Child Care Services Provision
      627. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of a facility (details supplied). [43021/17]
    • After-School Support Services
      628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are supports for community child-care facilities to pick up children for provision of after school care; and if not, if she will...
    • Lobbying Data
      629. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of occasions on which she has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons she has...
    • Youth Services Funding
      630. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the allocation made to youth work services over each of the past ten years, by county, in tabular from; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Foster Care Provision
      631. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 28 September 2017, when the examination is likely to be published in view of the possibility...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Administration
      632. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to put new tenders in place for the SICAP programme; his further plans to tender for the provision of this programme in...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      634. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the local improvement scheme allocation to Tipperary County Council was smaller and in some cases half of what was...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Administration
      635. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a local authority is required by departmental guidelines to advertise publicly the local improvement scheme before particular works...
    • Banking Sector
      636. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the interdepartmental report into the provision of public banking will be published. [42953/17]
    • Charities Regulation
      637. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to ensure the Charities Regulator is fully resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42977/17]
    • Ministerial Functions
      638. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were...
    • Departmental Schemes
      639. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will reintroduce the funding scheme that was previously available to support the installation of three phase electricity for...
    • Departmental Funding
      640. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of moneys prepaid by his Department for all schemes to local authorities towards the close of 2016 for work to be carried...
    • Departmental Offices
      641. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the location of the headquarters of his Department; the number of civil servants based there; the number of civil servants based in...
    • Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
      642. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the charitable status of an organisation (details supplied); and the timeframe for the number to be issued. [42199/17]
    • Lobbying Data
      643. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he...
    • Regional Development Policy
      644. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the functions of his Department extend to ensuring balanced regional development; his views on a recent EUROSTAT report that states...
    • Local Authority Functions
      645. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures he plans to put in place to ensure that local authorities are prepared for the roll-out of broadband once the tender...
    • Action Plan for Rural Development
      646. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to commission research on the impact of Brexit on rural communities as committed to in the Action Plan for Rural...
    • Seniors Alert Scheme
      647. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocation for the senior alert scheme over each of the past ten years; the number of beneficiaries of the scheme per...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      648. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which Kildare County Council can apply for and obtain funding under the local improvement scheme in the future; and if...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
      649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which a decision to refuse a request for clothing allowance was made in respect of a person (details supplied)...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      650. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a mortgage repayment to a lending institution paid by person living apart from their spouse on a property in both their...
    • Public Services Card
      651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the value of the contract with a company (details supplied) to produce the public services card; the funding it has received...
    • Public Services Card Data
      652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the information that the public services card holds; and the information that the public services card has the capacity to...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
      653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the independent review of the changes to the one-parent family payment which was agreed to during the...
    • Homemakers Scheme
      654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of backdating the homemaker's scheme to 1970 in incremental steps of five years from 1994; and if she will...
    • State Pension (Contributory)
      655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing changes made to the eligibility criteria for the State pension (contributory) in 2012; and if...
    • State Pensions
      656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of reintroducing the State transition pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42534/17]
    • State Pensions Reform
      657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps which have been taken by her Department to date in establishing an auto enrolment pension system; and if she will...
    • Departmental Reviews
      658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and subject matter of reports and reviews that have been commissioned by her Department and are currently under...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
      659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of rent supplement by county, in tabular form; the number of households in each county...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to revise the level of income disregard for the purposes of means testing for those persons in receipt of Army...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Applications
      662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proof of address which will be accepted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility
      664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the allowance for savings as means for non-contributory pension applicants. [42629/17]
    • Labour Activation Programmes
      665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to give control back to the local scheme co-ordinators in the sourcing and placing of individual scheme workers on...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the Tús and community employment schemes regarding scheme participants who are over 60 years of age...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      667. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Meals Programme
      668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding allocated in 2016 to a programme (details supplied); the amount of funding utilised in 2016; her plans...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      669. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an investigation will be carried out into a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42721/17]
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      670. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the waiting time is set in legislation or a statutory instrument to qualify for community employment scheme, Tús or...
    • Public Services Card
      671. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a provision has been made in the application process for the public services card for a parent or guardian to sign on...
    • Ministerial Functions
      672. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if...
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      673. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a review of the participation of older persons on community employment schemes will be completed; and if the review will...
    • Public Services Card
      675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the public services card in the context of persons that have undergone or are undergoing gender...
    • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
      676. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if hours of work carried out under partial capacity benefit underlying the payment of invalidity pension can be used in...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason disability allowance for a person (details supplied) was not backdated to the actual date of application; and if...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      679. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will re-examine the situation whereby a female employee paying PRSI contributions remained out of work to rear...
    • Public Services Card
      680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in respect of public services cards for those claiming a social welfare payment; the number of persons that have...
    • Maternity Benefit
      681. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the creditable period beyond 16 weeks for those on unpaid maternity leave; the reason this limit exists;...
    • Youth Guarantee
      682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on her Department's response to the report from the European Court of Auditors which described the youth...
    • National Internship Scheme
      683. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the promised internship scheme to replace JobBridge; the expected commencement date of this scheme;...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals
      684. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if back payments due to a person (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42862/17]
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      685. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow persons with mental health problems who wish to stay indefinitely on community employment schemes with the...
    • Respite Care Grant Eligibility
      686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reform the respite care grant to include those who are obliged by economic necessity to work outside the home in...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms and conditions regarding eligibility for community employment; if a person can be removed from the scheme while on...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      688. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for domiciliary care; and if she will make a...
    • Rural Social Scheme Administration
      689. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if in cases in which rural developments have not taken up their full allocation of places they can be transferred to...
    • Maternity Leave
      690. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the recent Government announcement to extend maternity leave to mothers that have a premature baby; and if she...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); when it is expected the application will be...
    • Fuel Allowance Applications
      693. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can make a late application for a fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Data
      694. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the waiting times for farm assist payments; the number of applications pending by county, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      695. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she...
    • Departmental Reports
      696. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received a report (details supplied) on the impact of austerity measures on lone parent families; her views on the...
    • Lobbying Data
      697. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of occasions on which she has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      698. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all sections of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 are now in force; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service Reports
      699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered the submission by the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, regarding the proposals to replace...
    • School Meals Programme
      700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of rural schools availing of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42342/17]
    • Farm Assist Scheme Payments
      702. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to restore farm assist payments to 2013 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42354/17]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
      703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if steps can be taken to restore payment in the case of a person (details supplied); if their case can be urgently...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Nitrates Usage
      705. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the slurry spreading deadline for farmers in view of recent wet weather which has deferred the work schedule...
    • Water Charges Refunds
      706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will assess a proposal (details supplied) to assist the not-for-profit sector; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that the overcrowding in an area (details supplied) is addressed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authority Boundaries
      709. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it was his plan when setting the terms of reference of the Cork local government implementation oversight group that the...
    • Housing Issues
      712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will roll out programmes which will disincentivise property investors from purchasing houses and ensure precedence is...
    • Planning Issues
      713. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the guidance provided to local authorities with regard to planning applications for solar farms; and if he will make a...
    • Water Charges Administration
      714. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mechanisms that will be put in place for persons who suffer from health conditions which require heavy water usage such as...
    • Building Energy Rating Administration
      715. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of BER certificates issued to date in 2017; the type of dwelling related to each BER issued, in tabular form; and...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      716. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses purchased by each local authority to be added to the social housing stock, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Data
      717. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses that he anticipates will finish construction between 10 October 2017 and the end of 2017; the...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
      723. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/17]
    • Local Authority Management
      724. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the corporate policy groups and strategic policy committees guidelines for the establishment and operation issued by his...
    • Water Services Infrastructure
      725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is preparing a policy to deal with abandoned water assets such as unused water towers; if so, the details of...
    • Seaweed Harvesting Licences
      726. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if seaweed harvesters, who for more than 20 years have been cutting seaweed on a set area of State-owned foreshore and or...
    • Ministerial Functions
      727. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme
      728. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the requirement being made of families who are in mortgage and financial distress to pay their water charges...
    • Housing Agency
      729. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the membership of the working group established by the Housing Agency; the position of each; the number of times the group has...
    • Vacant Sites Data
      731. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the register of vacant sites for Galway city and county; the number and location of vacant sites on the...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      732. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and location of units purchased by Galway City Council and Galway County Council under the buy-and-renew scheme;...
    • Disability Services Provision
      735. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the body responsible for ensuring that disability access and facilities are maintained to suitable standards in retail...
    • Dumping at Sea
      736. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 13 December 2016, if his Department has received the final legal advice referred...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      737. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which his Department has provided social housing in line with A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement...
    • Disability Services Provision
      739. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the financial assistance by way of grants or schemes for persons (details supplied) to enhance and improve their home; and if...
    • National Planning Framework
      740. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the population and demographic projections for the next 20 years underpinning the approach to the national planning framework...
    • Lobbying Data
      741. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      742. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to open the public consultation process for the draft wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      743. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislation or regulations in place in relation to the protection of health and safety of children in privately owned...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme
      745. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes that have been made in 2017 to the mortgage to rent scheme; his plans to further modify the scheme; and if he will...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Personnel Data
      746. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the number of personnel now recruited to the Defence Forces; and the strength of the Reserve. [40677/17]
    • Military Medals
      747. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which the surviving veterans of the siege of Jadotville and the family members of deceased veterans will be presented with their...
    • Defence Forces Remuneration
      748. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the payroll savings as a consequence of the reduced manning levels of the Defence Forces being below establishment in each of the years 2012 to...
    • Ministerial Functions
      749. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in...
    • Departmental Reports
      751. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has published the University of Limerick focus group report on the Defence Forces in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Defence Forces Representative Organisations
      754. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has responded to requests from RACO in 2016 and 2017 to review both the national level industrial relations structures of the Defence...
    • Lobbying Data
      756. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met...
    • Naval Service Expenditure
      757. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 28 September 2017, if the fuel costs quoted of €56,600 refer to full costs of the return...

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