Written answers
Thursday, 16 November 2017
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Negotiations
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his most recent meeting with the EU Brexit negotiator, Mr. Michel Barnier. [44870/17]
- Overseas Development Aid
13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the prevalence of tied aid from various EU countries as a form of overseas development aid; his plans for Ireland to be a...
- Ministerial Travel
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on his trip to Ethiopia and Kenya; the stakeholders and government officials he met; and his views on whether his...
- Syrian Conflict
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to advocate in the EU for the lifting of the sanctions on Syria, which are causing unnecessary hardship and suffering to ordinary...
- Northern Ireland
16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the threat to jobs in a company (details supplied) in his meetings with the British Government or leaders of the Northern...
- Catalan Referendum
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the issue of the jailing of members of the Catalan Government and other repressive measures with the Spanish ambassador or...
- Foreign Conflicts
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations at EU level for the imposition of an embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia in view of the letter sent by a...
- Sustainable Development Goals
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the need for greater urgency in the implementation of the strategic development goals; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Good Friday Agreement
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement and its twentieth anniversary. [41386/17]
- Brexit Issues
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has commenced a plan for the way in which the common travel area may operate if a hard border is introduced following Brexit. [48310/17]
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the situation of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; the detail of the recent meetings...
- Northern Ireland
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State about the prison conditions of segregated prisoners in a prison...
- Foreign Conflicts
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community has intervened to address issues of war, famine, starvation, genocide and ethnic cleansing in...
- Ministerial Meetings
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with President Juncker regarding the development of the future of Europe strategy. [40446/17]
- Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to develop a roadmap to reach the 0.7% ODA-GNP target. [48313/17]
- Foreign Conflicts
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the escalating tensions between the USA and North Korea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48401/17]
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the ongoing outstanding requests with the British Government regarding inquiries into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if...
- Brexit Documents
35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will publish all research conducted on the potential impact of Brexit by Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have written to Ms Aung San Suu Kyi regarding Ireland's concerns about the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in...
- Brexit Negotiations
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is Ireland's position that Mr. Michel Barnier’s mandate should be adjusted to ensure progress in Brexit negotiations. [44896/17]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Data
42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses engaged in cross-Border trade with Northern Ireland; the number of persons employed by these businesses; and...
- Research and Development Funding
43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding agencies that are active here to support research and development activities; the criteria that are applied to funding...
- Industrial Relations
45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether a complainant is left without decision, remedy or route to pursue their grievance through the industrial relations...
- Gender Balance
47. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit, in tabular form. [48557/17]
- Departmental Functions
48. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the functions of her Department that have been legally delegated to the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; the relevant...
- Enterprise Ireland Funding
49. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if SMEs that qualify for an audited exemption need audited accounts to access Enterprise Ireland funding across all its funding lines;...
- Ministerial Travel
50. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the countries visited by her and others (details supplied) since May 2016; the total travel and accommodation costs incurred for each...
- Brexit Issues
51. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the EU Director General of Competition did not approve the proposed plan she put forward for a rescue and restructure scheme...
- Company Law
52. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason section 9 of the Statutory Audits Bill 2017 deletes subsection (7) of the Companies Act 2014 (details supplied); her plans...
- International Bodies Membership
53. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the joining membership cost and the annual cost for Ireland to become a member of both CERN and the European Southern Observatory....
- Brexit Documents
54. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest InterTradeIreland report which shows that 19 out of 20 businesses do not have a plan to deal with Brexit. [48620/17]
- Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding
55. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of Horizon 2020 funding to SMEs on an annual basis per county since it was established, in tabular form. [48621/17]
- Company Law
56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the review being carried out by the Company Law Review Group into the way in which company law is enforced here; the...
- Department of Finance
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the case of a person (detailed supplied) in County Sligo; if such appeal hearings can be heard locally in the future to facilitate persons...
- State Aid Investigations
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that EU authorities, in respect of taxation and state aid, are not attempting to determine Irish taxation policy, with...
- Tracker Mortgage Examination
59. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 7 November 2017, the reason a case falls into categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Reliefs Eligibility
62. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 10 October 2017, if an application for a Revenue Commissioners EII grant by a company (details supplied) in County...
- Stamp Duty
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are stamp duty reliefs on the transfer of business assets within a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48524/17]
- Gender Balance
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48564/17]
- Tax Code
65. To ask the Minister for Finance Ireland’s ranking in comparison to other OECD countries in respect of the capital gains tax rate applied. [48623/17]
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the criteria laid down under the KEEP scheme mean a company must remain within the SME head count definition and cannot scale up beyond this level...
- Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected by the Revenue Commissioners under the compliance initiative announced in budget 2017; the interest and penalties that have been applied,...
- Paradise Papers.
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the work the Revenue Commissioners are carrying out in respect of the information revealed by the leaking of the Paradise Papers; and if he will make a...
- Tracker Mortgage Examination Data
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the 6,000 new cases identified by a bank (details supplied) that were buy-to-let mortgages; the number that were primary dwelling house...
- IBRC Liquidation
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the interest projected to be earned from the bonds issued by the Central Bank to fund the wind down of Anglo Irish Bank in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the...
- Tax Code
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the correct level of taxation applicable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48659/17]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pension Provisions
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a mechanism for public servants who are members of the single public service pension scheme to access...
- Pensions Data
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the numbers of civil and public servants who are members of the single public service pension scheme, by grade and by employer, in...
- Pension Provisions
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the supplementary pension for public servants works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48639/17]
- Flood Prevention Measures
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if road defence works will be carried out in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48463/17]
- Legislative Programme
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date by which the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 will be enacted. [48497/17]
- Appointments to State Boards
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action that is taken by his Department in cases in which a State board fails to meet its gender quota; and if he will make a...
- Gender Balance
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48569/17]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Schemes
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48460/17]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48462/17]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the pupil-teacher ratio of a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48474/17]
- Teacher Training Provision
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who qualified to teach home economics in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [48490/17]
- School Curriculum
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of post-primary schools that have home economics on their curriculum. [48492/17]
- School Textbooks
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing free school books to all primary and secondary school children in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48525/17]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a place in a special class for children with a diagnosed disability in view of the...
- School Staff
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a permanent Irish teaching post has not been filled in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; his views on this matter; and his...
- School Patronage
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate the establishment of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [48546/17]
- Public Sector Pensions
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the members of an organisation (details supplied) who are public sector employees and employees of Kerry ETB and pay a pension levy are...
- Gender Balance
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48562/17]
- Departmental Functions
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the functions of his Department that have been legally delegated to the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O' Connor; the relevant delegation...
- Schools Refurbishment
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a capital project application by a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if all documentation requested by his Department has...
- Third Level Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports that EUROSTAT has asked the Central Statistics Office, CSO, to determine whether universities are on or off the...
- School Placement
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of school placements in Drogheda, south County Meath and east County Louth in his Department's schools for persons (details...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work his Department has engaged in on a bilateral and multilateral level to raise the issue of the ongoing crisis in...
- Brexit Issues
99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his departmental officials are working on suggestions on the way to prevent a physical border on the island of Ireland. [43831/17]
- Brexit Negotiations
100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of EU negotiations concerning the British decision to leave the European Union in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Northern Ireland
101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet with the British Government and the parties in Northern Ireland regarding the urgent need to have the Northern Ireland...
- Gender Balance
102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48565/17]
- Foreign Conflicts
104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he directly and in conjunction with his EU and UN colleagues have been appraised of and are engaged in the co-ordination...
- Disaster Response
105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which humanitarian abuse, war and starvation has been noted by the international community at various locations globally to...
- Foreign Conflicts
106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the incidents of war, ethnic cleansing, human rights abuses and the use of child soldiers continue in the Horn of...
- Human Rights
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made at international level to combat human rights abuses and the persecution of religious minorities at various locations...
- Foreign Conflicts
109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the international community can bring about a stabilisation of the situation in Libya with particular reference to establishing basic...
- Consular Services Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the situation of a person (details supplied) imprisoned in Turkey for the alleged theft...
- Brexit Issues
113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the Irish response to Brexit remains consistent and cognisant of the need to ensure the continued application of the...
- Passport Services
115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the smaller version of Irish passports approved some time ago have been acceptable and popular for international travel;...
- EU Issues
116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which EU relations with Ukraine and Georgia continue to be positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48674/17]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Gender Equality
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce mandatory reporting by companies registered here of the gender pay gap in their companies as part of...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the previous Minister for Justice and Equality gave information or documentation to an inquiry (details supplied); and if he...
- Immigrant Investor Programme Data
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of €1 million investments successfully made through the immigration investor programme that have contributed...
- Proposed Legislation
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Domestic Violence Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48467/17]
- Garda Deployment
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community gardaí in the service of An Garda Síochána in each of the past seven years;...
- Immigration Controls
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the avenue for complaint that exists for a naturalised citizen when they are constantly being stopped by immigration officers...
- Legislative Measures
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 in order to facilitate the use of a digital signature for deeds of transfer...
- Garda Deployment
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and position of gardaí and community gardaí stationed in Dublin metropolitan region west in each of the...
- Residency Permits
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a case (details supplied). [48512/17]
- Firearms and Ammunition Security
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the membership of the firearms consultative panel; the reason that a representative organisation (details supplied) is not a...
- Gender Balance
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48568/17]
- Residency Permits
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Family Reunification Applications
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Immigration Status
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status in the case of persons (details supplied); if the case will be examined as a...
- Direct Provision System
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be re-accommodated in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48660/17]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Seirbhísí Oileán
138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a lorgófar léirithe spéise agus tairiscintí don tseirbhís lastais go dtí Oileáin...
- Gender Balance
139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit, in tabular form. [48560/17]
- Departmental Contracts
140. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contracts that exist between her Department and an organisation (details supplied); the tendering process implemented for the...
- Department of Health
- Food Labelling
141. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the introduction of a voluntary colour coded nutritional labelling scheme for food products in France; the impact this will have on food exports;...
- Hospital Appointments Delays
142. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an appointment scheduled for a person (details supplied) has been deferred for two months; if an earlier appointment will be facilitated; and if he...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
143. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48461/17]
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
144. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list times for occupational therapy services with specific reference to the HSE clinic in Skerries; the steps he will take to address these waiting...
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
145. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made representations to have Ireland adopt the United Nations Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointments Status
146. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a case (details supplied); and when the person may expect an appointment with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [48498/17]
- Parliamentary Questions
147. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 650 of 26 July 2017, if same was forwarded to the HSE for reply; and if so, when a reply is likely to issue (details...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
148. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a development (details supplied); the timeframe for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48506/17]
- Primary Care Centres Expenditure
149. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing building works in the new primary care centre in Balbriggan; the reason for these works; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
151. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be advised of the date of a hip replacement operation in Merlin Park hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointments Status
152. 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. [48514/17]
- Hospitals Building Programme
155. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to grant funding to extend and refurbish a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48522/17]
- Primary Care Services Provision
156. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional resources for primary care in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48532/17]
- General Practitioner Services
157. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional support in 2018 for the work of general practitioners, particularly in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology services in County Galway (details supplied); the length of time they have been on the waiting...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
159. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to reduce the waiting lists for ophthalmology services in County Galway; the expected timeframe for the service to return to...
- Hospital Appointments Status
160. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disability Services Funding
161. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in 2017 for disability services; the projected expenditure by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48547/17]
- Gender Balance
163. To ask the Minister for Health the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48566/17]
- Hospital Appointments Status
164. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive a hospital appointment. [48615/17]
- Medical Card Applications
165. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48652/17]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Welfare
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48450/17]
- Greyhound Industry
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary inspections at clubs (details supplied) in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement...
- Fishing Industry Data
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fishing boats that transferred tonnage to other boats in each of the years 2007 to 2014 while they were out of...
- Afforestation Programme
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision can be expected on an afforestation licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person removes vegetation the reason that they must replant same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Schemes
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to set up a task force comprising farming organisations (details supplied) and officials from his Department for farmers...
- Transport of Animals
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if new restrictions have been introduced on the transport of livestock within the State; if so, the reason therefor; and if he will...
- GLAS Payments
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 17 October 2017, when a GLAS balancing payment will issue to a person (details...
- Commonage Management Plans
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a planner will be appointed to commonage ground (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Gender Balance
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48556/17]
- Basic Payment Scheme Data
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of farmers in County Cavan paid the single farm payment to date in 2017; the timeframe for the remainder to be issued;...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of farmers in County Cavan paid the areas of natural constraint payment to date in 2017; and if he will make a...
- Fishing Vessel Licences
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to introduce a system of penalty points by statutory instrument for fishing vessel licence holders; if he has...
- EU Funding
183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding drawn down to date on an annual basis under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme 2014 to 2020...
- Harness Racing Industry
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act on the recommendations of a report (details supplied) on the harness racing sector; if he will provide seed funding on...
- EU Regulations
185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planned implementation timeline for EU animal health regulation 2016/429. [48630/17]
- Teagasc Research
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has taken note of the latest Teagasc research data which shows that the carbon footprint of Irish produce has been...
- Brexit Negotiations
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a joint EU-UK proposal to the WTO on the way to deal with import arrangements for agricultural goods such as meat,...
- Departmental Schemes
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a fodder crisis scheme for farmers who have been impacted by severe wet weather. [48634/17]
- Trade Agreements
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of latest Mercosur talks at EU level; his plans to protect beef farmers by ensuring that beef does not form part of a...
- Tillage Sector
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reconvene the tillage forum in 2017; and the date of the next meeting. [48636/17]
- Live Exports
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure calf exports are not held up due to the main ferry boat involved being taken off the Ireland to France route for...
- Fishing Industry
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an immediate emergency compensation scheme for fishermen to recoup the cost of storm damage other than the mutual fund...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Inland Fisheries
193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports that Inland Fisheries Ireland is considering the leasing of State fisheries to private entities;...
- Departmental Contracts
194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reasons the State awarded a contract to a company (details supplied) to handle the emergency call answering service...
- Inland Fisheries Regulation
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an application was received to remove large amounts of sand from the area of the river Boyne adjacent to a club...
- Gender Balance
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48559/17]
- Broadband Service Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a business (details supplied) in County Meath is not due to receive broadband in the foreseeable future...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are carbon incentives for companies to purchase products from Irish manufacturers. [48646/17]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Córas Iompair Éireann
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of years a person who holds a temporary position (details supplied) in a company must wait in order to maintain their rate of...
- Driver Licences
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the introduction of mutual recognition of driver disqualification between the State and Britain as and from 1 August 2017, in...
- Driver Test Data
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of sick leave days taken by each driver tester; the centres to which they were attached in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to...
- Rail Network
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to electrify the Connolly to Maynooth rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48495/17]
- Cycling Facilities Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the promised upgrade of the lighting and pathway along the Royal Canal path between Ashtown and Broombridge; if the budget...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when decisions will be made on the 2017 sports capital programme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48526/17]
- Regional Road Network
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the allocation for the 2018 road works programme to Cavan County Council; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Gender Balance
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48571/17]
- Electric Vehicles
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly in circumstances in which electric vehicles similar in size to petrol or diesel vehicles...
- Ports Policy
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implementation status of the national ports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48593/17]
- Ports Development
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding awards that the Trans-European Transport Network has made to Irish ports in each year since 2007. [48594/17]
- Legislative Programme
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implementation status of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention. [48595/17]
- National Transport Authority
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an implementation plan from the NTA relating to the transport strategy for the greater Dublin area 2016 to 2035; and...
- Taxi Licences
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of wheelchair accessible vehicles licensed as taxis here. [48598/17]
- Taxi Regulations
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department's review of cross-border SPSV operations. [48602/17]
- Rural Transport Programme
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review by the National Transport Authority, NTA, and transport co-ordination units, TCUs, of existing and potential...
- Rural Transport Programme Funding
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has provided funding for the replacement of buses in use by the rural transport programme. [48605/17]
- Ministerial Meetings
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with each of the agencies and companies under the aegis of his Department since assuming office. [48606/17]
- Regional Airports
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that has been awarded to each of the regional airports under the future jobs investment fund since February 2016. [48607/17]
- Search and Rescue Service Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Government agency or Department responsible for the oversight of search and rescue services. [48608/17]
- Ports Policy
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the transfer of responsibility for the five ports of regional significance to local authority structures. [48609/17]
- Climate Change Adaptation Plans
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department's climate adaption plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48610/17]
- Tourism Industry
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of Tourism Ireland's study on new and developing tourism markets. [48611/17]
- Value for Money Reviews
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department's value for money review of the tourism marketing fund. [48612/17]
- National Sports Policy Framework
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the national sports policy framework. [48613/17]
- Rural Transport Programme Funding
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant aid provided to the private company providing a service (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Commencement of Legislation
233. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48469/17]
- Rape Crisis Network Funding
234. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the significant increase in waiting times for counselling appointments at rape crisis centres; the way...
- Gender Balance
235. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit in tabular form. [48558/17]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Dog Breeding Industry
236. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the dog breeding establishment guideline review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48457/17]
- Library Services Funding
237. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the libraries that will benefit from the €3.75 million investment announced on 9 November 2017; the amount provided to each...
- Gender Balance
239. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48570/17]
- Inland Waterways Development
240. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to develop the canal system in a manner similar to the Wild Atlantic Way and or the Waterford greenway project; and if he...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- National Minimum Wage
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who are paid below the national minimum wage of €9.25 due to the exceptions for an employee in...
- Public Services Card Data
242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1218 of 7 November 2017, the way in which a person can register and verify a MyGov...
- State Pension (Contributory) Applications
243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not in receipt of a full State pension. [48452/17]
- JobPath Programme
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures a company (details supplied) has in place regarding redeployment of its own staff based here and or in making...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- One-Parent Family Payment Data
246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of lone parents in receipt of the one-parent family payment that are receiving child maintenance payments. [48493/17]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied). [48518/17]
- Gender Balance
248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit in tabular form. [48563/17]
- Pension Provisions
249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a supplementary pension payment by age and gender; and if she will make a statement on...
- Pensions Legislation
250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the arrangements which exist in the case of pension scheme wind-ups which mandate the purchase of expensive annuities when...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason rent support has not been paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility
252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review policy to allow flexibility for persons marginally over the income limits on eligibility to HAP to avail...
- Local Authority Housing Maintenance
253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority units without either gas or oil central heating installed, by county; and if he will make a...
- Foreshore Licence Applications
255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a foreshore licence application (details supplied); if he has given consideration to no annual foreshore charge...
- Local Authority Housing Funding
256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital funding to be provided to Cavan County Council for housing in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Gender Balance
258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit in tabular form. [48567/17]
- Foreshore Issues
259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application was received to remove large amounts of sand from the area of the River Boyne adjacent to a club (detail...
- Department of Defence
- Gender Balance
260. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit in tabular form. [48561/17]
