Written answers
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
- Department of Health
- Emergency Departments Services
34. To ask the Minister for Health the documents and the nature of the documents that he has received from HSE management over the past two years regarding the future of the emergency department...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
35. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in the north east. [48199/17]
- Industrial Disputes
36. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the possibility of a strike by workers in section 39 agencies; the steps that he has taken to address the underlying issues which may...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
37. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in the north west. [48214/17]
- European Medicines Agency
38. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Ireland’s bid to host the European Medicines Agency. [44897/17]
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
40. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that returning nurses that have trained elsewhere must complete an adaption course to become fully registered to...
- Mental Health Services Staff
41. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the number of community CAMHS posts in CHO 2 to reach the level recommended under A Vision for Change. [48219/17]
- Medicinal Products Availability
42. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Kuvan will be made available for sufferers of PKU through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48132/17]
- Disability Support Services
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the overall level of support provided by the HSE to families in County Wexford with children suffering with intellectual...
- Mental Health Services
44. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the situation and staffing at a facility (details supplied). [48152/17]
- Constitutional Amendments
45. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for Constitutional referenda in 2018. [47720/17]
- HSE National Service Plan
46. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2018 HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48183/17]
- Hospitals Funding
47. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to the existing cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford in order to increase the current...
- Disability Services Data
48. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overdue assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each Cork local health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/17]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
49. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Kuvan for persons with PKU will be reimbursed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48189/17]
- Mental Health Services Provision
50. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 467 of 20 September 2017, the opening date of the new unit in view of the fact that the planned operational date for the...
- Mental Health Services Staff
52. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the number of community CAMHS posts in CHO 3 and CHO 5 to reach the level recommended under A Vision for Change. [48226/17]
- Hospitals Building Programme
54. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 50 bed extension for Portiuncula Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48195/17]
- Psychological Services
55. To ask the Minister for Health the number of counselling psychologists recruited by the HSE to date in 2017; the number of clinical psychologists recruited to date in 2017; and if he will...
- General Practitioner Contracts
56. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the negotiations on a new general practitioner contract; when the negotiations are expected to finalised; the substantive changes which...
- State Claims Agency
57. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternity cases involved in the State Claims Agency damages payouts in 2016; and the total damages paid in maternity cases in 2016. [48154/17]
- Health Services
58. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which the bed and staff complement throughout the public health sector remains adequate to meet the demand with particular reference to all...
- Traveller Community
59. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the high numbers of Travellers affected by suicide (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48182/17]
- Disability Support Services Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Health if extra funding will be provided in 2018 for respite care for persons with serious autistic and physical disabilities in view of the current significant...
- Health Services Staff
61. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment of line staff in the public health service particularly general hospital nursing staff; and his plans to retain newly...
- Ministerial Functions
62. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the recent attendance of the Minister for State at the annual conference of a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Maternity Services
63. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the improvements in maternity services in Portlaoise hospital since more staff were provided and that the unit is now being...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
64. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in the south east. [48207/17]
- Hospital Services
65. To ask the Minister for Health his strategy for dealing with the ongoing capacity difficulties at Letterkenny University Hospital whereby full capacity protocols have been exercised...
- Mental Health Services Staff
67. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the number of community CAMHS posts in CHO 4 to reach the level recommended under A Vision for Change. [48220/17]
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
68. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in the mid west. [48210/17]
- Disability Support Services Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the overall level of support provided by the HSE to persons in County Wexford with intellectual disabilities and complex needs...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
70. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will fulfil the commitment in budget 2018 for 1,800 extra staff in the health service in view of the fact that the campaign to recruit 500...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
71. To ask the Minister for Health if the freestyle libre system will be made available under the long term illness scheme for persons with diabetes. [48191/17]
- Disability Services Provision
72. To ask the Minister for Health if the waiting time for treatment by the school age team for a person (details supplied) will be adjusted to take into account their appeal; if he will reply to...
- Health Care Policy
73. To ask the Minister for Health the legislative proposals he plans to bring forward in collaboration with other Departments to protect vulnerable adults from abuse; and if he will make a...
- Hospitals Funding
74. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be forthcoming for a request for additional funding of €1.8 million for Letterkenny University Hospital in order to enable it to open an...
- Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
75. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in relation to provision of health services through Irish in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48193/17]
- Drugs Payment Scheme Data
76. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under various schemes in receipt of contraceptives over the past ten years, in tabular form; the cost to the State; and if he will make a...
- Ambulance Service Response Times
77. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in items (details supplied) to date in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and the way in which response times have improved in the counties. [48261/17]
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
78. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in north Dublin. [48201/17]
- Health Strategies
79. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the perinatal mental health strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48155/17]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
80. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns being raised regarding access to orphan and high tech drugs due to the process of reimbursement assessment; if Ireland is in line with EU...
- National Maternity Strategy
81. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding staffing and facilities at the maternity ultrasound department at Galway University Hospital; the complement of staff necessary to...
- Mental Health Services Staff
82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists recruited to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48229/17]
- Hospital Beds Data
84. To ask the Minister for Health the full complement of beds in St Finbar's ward at Galway University Hospital; the number of beds that were closed; the duration for which they were closed; the...
- Hospitals Building Programme
85. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the provision of temporary modular orthopaedic theatres at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway to replace the two...
- National Investment Plan
86. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the upcoming national investment plan with regard to projects in County Kildare such as the endoscopy unit extension at Naas General Hospital; and...
- Disability Support Services Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Health the characteristics of the medical condition known as fragile x syndrome; the supports available to parents of children born with this condition; the supports...
- Ambulance Service
89. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 7 July 2017, the immediate action that is to be taken (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
90. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in the west. [48213/17]
- Hospital Overcrowding
92. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the trolley crisis and emergency department overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48179/17]
- Paediatric Services
93. To ask the Minister for Health the action which will be taken to reduce the long waiting times for paediatric rheumatology appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48187/17]
- Community Care
94. To ask the Minister for Health his strategy for the community hospitals in County Donegal and the future development of all community hospitals within the county; his plans for the long term...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
95. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for eliminating waiting times of more than 12 weeks for inpatient procedures, 10 weeks for outpatient appointments and 10 days for diagnostic tests....
- Services for People with Disabilities
97. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortcomings in the school leavers process for special needs children transferring from a school (details supplied) to adult day...
- Alcohol Pricing
98. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been conducted regarding the equality impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol and its potential effects on chronic alcoholics and their...
- Home Help Service Provision
100. To ask the Minister for Health if extra funding will be provided in 2018 for the provision of home care and home help at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48190/17]
- Economic and Social Research Institute
101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra hospital beds that will be required on foot of the ESRI projection that demand for inpatient bed days is projected to increase by between...
- Hospital Consultant Contracts
102. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the ongoing legal action taken by consultants in relation to payments due under contracts, known as the common consultant’s...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- IBRC Investigations
103. To ask the Taoiseach when the Commission of Investigation into the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will finish its work and report to him. [48322/17]
- NAMA Investigations
104. To ask the Taoiseach when the Commission of Investigation (National Assets Management Agency) will finish its work and report to him. [48323/17]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Company Returns
105. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the process in place for the late filing of the annual return form B1 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Action Plan for Jobs
106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans and the plans of the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist in job creation and in the maintenance of existing...
- Company Law
107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a matter (details supplied); and the reason for the change. [48381/17]
- Tribunals of Inquiry
108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has engaged with the Disclosures Tribunal; if not, the reason therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48425/17]
- Department of Finance
- Primary Medical Certificates
109. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the appeal process for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48269/17]
- Central Bank of Ireland
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Central Bank engagement with a bank (details supplied) regarding the behaviour of a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works Projects
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a new Garda station (details supplied), in view of the fact the current building is not fit for purpose; and if the new...
- Parking Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of car parking spaces that are being provided by both the public and Civil Service in counties Cavan and County Monaghan....
- Departmental Meetings
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the cancellation of the scheduled meeting to discuss the outcome of his Department's scoping exercise that was due to...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects Status
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48268/17]
- Third Level Charges
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on Ireland having the second highest third level fees in Europe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Building Projects Status
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if a timeframe for works has been set out; the date on which works are due to...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [48297/17]
- Schools Site Acquisitions
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is acceptable that a school (details supplied) is still without a permanent home; his plans to issue a compulsory...
- School Textbooks
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has yet to receive textbooks from his Department for the new politics and society course for the leaving...
- Schools Building Projects Status
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the permanent school building for a school (details supplied) will be completed and ready for use. [48348/17]
- School Accommodation Provision
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when all funding and arrangements will be in place for a school (details supplied) to move to a new location; and if he will make a statement on...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has never received compensation after years of attending Letterfrack, County Galway industrial school....
- Schools Building Projects Status
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application to erect a new school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when same will go to planning stage; the anticipated...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Arms Trade
125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the stance taken by Ireland in relation to an embargo on arms sales to Venezuela. [48382/17]
- Humanitarian Aid
126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is taking to assist Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and stop the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar; and if...
- Colombian Peace Process
127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to an organisation (details supplied) more than 80 social leaders have been...
- Overseas Development Aid
128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the dramatic increase in Ireland’s funding to the EU’s development cooperation budget in 2016; the political...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Deployment
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the number of sergeants at a Garda station (details supplied) has gone from a total of 12 in 2007 to 2008 to six in...
- Garda Districts
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the rural border Garda division particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan is being starved of Garda resources in...
- Garda Deployment
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to increasing Garda numbers at Coolock Garda station. [48347/17]
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if documentation relating to an application (details supplied) to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal has been...
- Legislative Programme
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Domestic Violence Bill 2017; and when he expects it to be enacted. [48374/17]
- Tribunals of Inquiry
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Secretary General of his Department and-or any of the officials in his Department have provided information to the...
- Immigration Data
136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting times for processing of naturalisation applications according to country of origin, gender of applicant,...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Waterways Ireland Remit
137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of silt clearing projects along the Royal Canal; the way in which water depths are managed and maintained; if seasonal...
- Broadcasting Sector
138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps her Department is taking to support orchestras; if her attention has been drawn to the publicity regarding the shortages...
- Commemorative Events
139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason it is proposed to hold the famine commemoration for the second year running in Munster in view of the fact that up to...
- Hare Coursing
140. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to findings by wildlife officers that confirm the presence of leverets at a number of hare...
- Ferry Services
141. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the awarding of the ferry contract to service the Aran Islands from Rossaveal is delayed; the number of operators that...
- Department of Health
- Emergency Departments Services
142. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person with a learning disability that was admitted to the emergency department of Tallaght Hospital was lying on a trolley for three days...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
143. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to tackle the difficulty in recruitment in the public sector in view of his commitment to recruit 1,224 nurses in 2017 and his...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
144. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to occupational therapy services in counties Longford and Westmeath to ensure the current eight month waiting list is...
- Disability Support Services Provision
145. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48270/17]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add the freestyle libre blood monitoring sensor to the long term illness scheme or reimbursement scheme; the position regarding plans to add this...
- Home Care Packages Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48273/17]
- Medicinal Products
148. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to request a full assessment of generic versions of pre-exposure prophylaxis for availability through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Research Board
149. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Ireland's future membership of the European Research Infrastructure Project on Biobanking (BBMRI-ERIC); if it is planned that Ireland...
- Health Services Funding
150. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding to a facility (details supplied) for all courses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is severely oversubscribed...
- Hospital Appointments Administration
151. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/17]
- Hospital Admissions
152. To ask the Minister for Health the admission rate at the acute psychiatric unit at Galway University Hospital; the number of beds currently available; the waiting time for admission; the...
- Hospital Facilities
153. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funeral removals that took place from the mortuary facilities at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a...
- Home Care Packages
155. To ask the Minister for Health if cover will be provided by carers on bank holidays and Christmas holidays for a person (details supplied). [48336/17]
- Crisis Pregnancy Services
156. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of crisis pregnancy counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48337/17]
- Vaccination Programme
157. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand access to the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48338/17]
- HIQA Issues
158. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HIQA's costing of care associated with PrEP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48339/17]
- Hospital Charges
159. To ask the Minister for Health his views on waiving emergency department charges for persons in need of post-exposure prophylaxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48340/17]
- Hospital Staff Data
160. To ask the Minister for Health the vacancies which exist at Letterkenny University Hospital as part of dementia care services; the date on which the vacancy occurred in respect of each; the...
- Hospital Closures
161. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to halt the proposed closure of the six-bed high observation unit in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rare Diseases
162. To ask the Minister for Health if the rare diseases medicinal products technology review committee has met since its formation; the membership of the committee; the findings it has come to;...
- Medicinal Products
163. To ask the Minister for Health the composition of the HSE drugs group according to profession, by individual profession; the number of persons that sit on the group; the length of time each...
- HSE Documents
164. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE's financial reporting systems do not provide for sub-speciality reporting and as a result the HSE...
- HSE Reports
165. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which the HSE's mental health division will complete its allocation and costing model that will provide for detailed annual expenditure reporting....
- Ambulance Service Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken for the provision of a proper and adequate ambulance service for a region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
167. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have the medical device freestyle libre for treatment of persons with type 1 diabetes made available under the LTI scheme; and if he will make a...
- Vaccination Programme
168. To ask the Minister for Health if a connection is being made between the HPV vaccine and the onset of symptoms experienced by 628 women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48368/17]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
169. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE drugs committee group met on 14 September 2017 to discuss a drug (details supplied); if a decision was made to reimburse the drug; and if he will...
- Medicinal Products
170. To ask the Minister for Health the witnesses outside of the Health Service Executive drugs group which presented evidence at hearings in respect of reimbursement of a drug (details...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commission an audit of Our Lady of Lourdes hospital, Drogheda by the national treatment purchase fund; when this will be undertaken; and if he will...
- State Claims Agency
174. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 11 April 2017, if he will provide the actuarial models and estimates used to create projections of costs for the...
- Hospital Appointments Administration
175. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment. [48414/17]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
176. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for child scoliosis surgery at Temple Street Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48432/17]
- Health Services Funding
180. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which various increased budgetary provisions throughout the health service announced in budget 2018 are likely to positively impact on the...
- Health Services Staff Data
181. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels throughout the public health sector at all levels in the hospitals and community care; the extent to which they have been augmented in...
- Hospital Beds Data
182. To ask the Minister for Health the current bed shortfall throughout the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48441/17]
- Health Services Provision
183. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has continued to identify issues affecting the delivery of services throughout the public hospital sector; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
184. To ask the Minister for Health the success to date in the reduction of hospital waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48443/17]
- Medicinal Products Availability
186. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make available at reasonable cost various drugs now available on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48445/17]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Horticulture Sector
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the announcement for funding to support capital investment in the horticulture sector can include investments made to repair...
- Brexit Issues
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if specific programmes introduced for small and medium enterprises due to difficulties arising from Brexit will include the farming...
- Trade Agreements
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the provision that was agreed in relation to the pending trade deal that would allow Mercosur to export 70,000...
- Farm Sizes
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum amount of land required to be classed as a farm in order to claim on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Animal Welfare
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to bring all animal related legislation under the responsibility of one Department rather than three separate Departments...
- TAMS Payments
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce CCTV and security grants for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48303/17]
- TAMS Eligibility
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the TAMS scheme to include the funding of underpasses in cases in which persons have land banks on both sides of...
- GLAS Issues
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated funding to be spent on the GLAS scheme in the rural development plan when published; the estimated spend that will now...
- Land Issues
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the redemption price for a person (details supplied) under the land annuity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Post Office Closures
200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to number of post offices that might close or are in danger of closing; if a list of...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the planned rollout of fibre optic broadband will commence in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Broadband Service Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a company (details supplied) withdrew from the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Recycling Policy
203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken to improve access to proper textile and clothing recycling and disposal for consumers in view of...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rural Transport Programme Funding
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding for the local transport sector will be increased in order to enhance services in rural areas of counties Cavan and...
- Community Involvement Scheme
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the funding allocation to Cavan and Monaghan County Councils for the community involvement scheme for the...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Childhood Care and Education Data
206. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocated to the access and inclusion model of early education and childcare provision under each of the levels 4 to 7 of this...
- After-School Support Services
207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funds or funding streams that are available for after school homework clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48356/17]
- Family Resource Centres
208. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the family and community services resource centre programme; the number of applications received; the funding being made...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Road Improvement Schemes
209. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will re-establish the local road improvement scheme in 2018 and continue to do so until all roads not repaired in decades are...
- Local Improvement Scheme
210. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the list of roads to be repaired in each county under the local improvement scheme announced by him will be published; the latest...
- Departmental Expenditure
211. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of capital allocated to his Department for 2017 at its creation; the amount spent by subhead; and if he will make a...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Data
212. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received from within the Connemara electoral area of Galway County Council during this SICAP programme...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Correspondence
213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to disabilities; and if she will make a...
- Community Employment Schemes Administration
214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a form requirement that the figures in the final form must be audited (details supplied); and if she...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the criteria whereby a person that has means included in their social welfare calculation payment does...
- Fire Service Staff
216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rules that apply in relation to the eligibility of persons that are retained fire fighters for jobseeker's benefit and...
- Health and Safety Regulations
218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the laws or guidelines which exist for employers in relation to the safety of their staff during a status red weather...
- National Emergency Plan
219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the guidance which was issued to employers, the self employed and public servants regarding whether employees should attend...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer's allowance will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Disability Allowance Applications
222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Benefit Applications
223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on...
- Illness Benefit Payments
224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a social welfare payment to a person (details supplied) was stopped in August 2017; and if the payment can be...
- Public Services Card Data
225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1218 of 7 November 2017, her views on whether a person's phone number is personal...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Housing Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if further new schemes will be approved in the event of Cavan and County Monaghan County Councils providing extra land found...
- Local Authority Housing Data
227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of unoccupied houses awaiting acceptance of offer that each county council has on its stock book in tabular form....
- Local Authority Housing Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the funding models for turnkey projects vary from one county to another; the reason the flexibility of the funding...
- Local Authority Housing Data
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1358 of 7 November 2017, the reason for the discrepancy in the figures for local...
- Department of Defence
- Advertising Regulation
230. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 8 November 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the television service providers...
- Defence Forces Contracts
231. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are live tenders for the purchase of equipment such as armaments, clothing, ammunition, vehicles and so on; if there are contracts for...
