Written answers

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Brexit Negotiations
      35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the briefings he has had on the Brexit negotiations, in particular in respect of the Border issue; and if he will make a...
    • Middle East Issues
      37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the declaration by President the United States of America that Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel; his views on...
    • Northern Ireland
      38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with civic groups in Northern Ireland regarding the need to have the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive...
    • Human Trafficking
      40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with European counterparts in regard to the ongoing reports of large scale human trafficking and slave auctions in...
    • EU Migration Crisis
      41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent European efforts to address the refugee crisis and the supports being provided by the Government; and if he will...
    • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
      42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if commitments will be made with regard to multi-annual funding for overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Catalan Referendum
      43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the continued imprisonment of Vice President Oriel Junqueras and the Interior Minister of the former Catalan Government Joaquim...
    • Human Rights
      44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will join the calls for an immediate halt to the use of violent tactics by the state in Honduras; and if he will condemn the human...
    • Arms Trade
      45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the petition signed by more than 22,000 persons highlighting the arms trade with the state of Israel presented to An Taoiseach...
    • Prison Accommodation Standards
      46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the person or bodies he is engaging with on the ongoing issues of prisoners in Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland supports the current efforts to reconcile the political parties in Palestine and be a voice in ensuring respect for the results of...
    • Syrian Conflict
      48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to advocate at the EU Foreign Affairs Council for the lifting of the EU’s economic sanctions against Syria; and if he will...
    • Brexit Negotiations
      49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to liaise with his EU colleagues and the UK Government in the context of ongoing negotiations in respect of...
    • Middle East Issues
      50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the conversations he has had with President Trump or the US Administration since the President's decision to officially recognise Jerusalem...
    • EU Migration Crisis
      51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the EU trust fund is addressing the root causes of migration in view of the fact Ireland has doubled its contributions....
    • Humanitarian Aid Provision
      53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the UN’s record appeal for $22.5 billion to help victims of conflict and humanitarian crises around...
    • Passport Applications Data
      55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the backlog of passport applications to be processed; the number of persons with dual UK and...
    • Economic Sanctions
      57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a review of the effectiveness and utility of economic sanctions placed on other states as a tool of coercive diplomacy is under way or...
    • Brexit Negotiations
      58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with civic groups in Northern Ireland regarding the Brexit negotiations; the outcome of such discussions; and if...
    • Official Engagements
      62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he has made with African governments regarding An Taoiseach's cancelled visit to west Africa. [51724/17]
    • Brexit Issues
      63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to the need for new formal structures for dialogue to be established between the Irish and British...
    • Northern Ireland
      64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the ongoing incarceration of a person (details supplied) who had their...
    • Brexit Issues
      65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if analysis has been conducted regarding the designation of Northern Ireland as a special economic zone, including maintaining ongoing...
    • Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
      66. 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
      67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the difference between regulatory divergence and mainlining full alignment as described in the final draft of the EU-UK deal. [52887/17]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Reviews
      68. To ask the Taoiseach the terms of reference of the review of the Department of Justice and Equality's handling of the trawl of emails relating to the Disclosures Tribunal; and if the failure...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Good Friday Agreement
      69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his British counterpart on the legislation being enacted or proposed by the British Government regarding its...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the NATO Secretary General. [53354/17]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to encourage the international community to take action against the government of Myanmar in view of the recent...
    • Passport Applications Data
      72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passport applications made, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53405/17]
    • Overseas Development Aid Data
      73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most vulnerable locations globally to which Irish aid continues to be directed; the success of such operations; and if he will make a...
    • International Terrorism
      74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU and UN colleagues continue to address the threat of international terrorism; if particular initiatives are...
    • EU Issues
      75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which efforts are ongoing within the European Union to address the issue of euroscepticism; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Brexit Negotiations
      76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure that Ireland's position as a member of the EU is not diminished in the Brexit-related discussions or EU generated review...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the EU continues to monitor and encourage the positive and democratic process in the western Balkans; the degree to which...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA
      78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to identify with and support the needs of the undocumented Irish in the US; the extent to which ongoing negotiations...
    • Humanitarian Aid Provision
      79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new steps that can be taken to address the refugee crisis in Syria and Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53493/17]
    • Middle East Peace Process
      80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which ongoing efforts remain to encourage re-engagement in the peace process in the Middle East; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has scoped the potential impact of proposed United States tax changes to the taxation of intellectual property on the State; the level of research his...
    • Excise Duties Yield
      82. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue yield if a publican's excise licence and on the value of turnover was in excess of €1.270 million increased from...
    • Revenue Commissioners Expenditure
      83. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of providing ten additional statistician and economist posts for the Revenue Commissioners. [53357/17]
    • Stamp Duty
      84. To ask the Minister for Finance the situation in a case in which a sale is agreed and deposit paid for land on 10 October 2017, but no contract has been signed regarding non-residential...
    • Real Estate Investment Trusts
      85. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing the concept of a deemed disposal for non-resident investors in REITS and IREF, as applies to Irish resident...
    • Tracker Mortgage Examination
      86. To ask the Minister for Finance if financial institutions are meeting their targets in respect of the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53406/17]
    • NAMA Assets Sale
      87. To ask the Minister for Finance the details and timelines of NAMA's sale of land at a location (details supplied); if the sale was on an open market basis with a competitive tendering...
    • Insurance Compensation Fund
      88. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Insurance Compensation Fund cannot pay more frequently than once every six months; if the restriction is in primary legislation or in...
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      89. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax relief claimed on health expenses in each of the past five years; the number of persons or tax units in receipt of this relief in each of the...
    • Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
      92. To ask the Minister for Finance the role and function of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF); the way in which the ISIF met its stated function of achieving positive economic impact...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the planned parking works at Farnanes Garda station, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53499/17]
    • Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
      94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the supports made available to meet the housing needs of those affected by flooding in Finn valley and Inishowen in August...
    • Garda Station Closures
      95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration will be given to making a vacant Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry available for community use; and if he...
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sectors within the public service which will not benefit from the phased increase of the retirement age from 65 to 70 years of age;...
    • Departmental Communications
      98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of running the creative youth pull out section in a newspaper (details supplied); the Department that authorised it; if his...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places in mainstream schools that have been made available to accommodate children with special needs nationally and for the...
    • Minor Works Scheme
      100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put the minor works funding on a statutory footing in order that it will be a guaranteed payment to schools each year in view of the...
    • Third Level Staff Data
      101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in a full year if the student to staff ratio in institutes of technology decreased from 23:1 to 21:6. [53353/17]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 6 December 2017, the seven County Wexford schools benefitting from major building projects under the...
    • School Enrolments
      103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the shortage of primary school and secondary school places for children in the Wexford town district area; and if he will...
    • Institutes of Technology Funding
      104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the retention of funds for the construction of a new IT Carlow campus in County Wexford will be guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Minor Works Scheme Payments
      105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in view of his recent statements to Dáil Éireann that the minor works grant for schools for 2018 would not be paid until the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of its total allocation under the capital investment plan 2016 to 2021 his Department has spent to date. [53416/17]
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD special classes in each county or local authority in tabular form. [53417/17]
    • Teacher Training Provision
      108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of training provided to serving primary teachers specifically to support the implementation of the national literacy and numeracy...
    • Site Acquisitions
      109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the approved purchase of land at a location (details supplied) by Carlow Institute of Technology; the time and details of the...
    • School Accommodation Provision
      110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for an ASD unit and additional accommodation will be prioritised; if the...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Immigration Status
      113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to investigate and allow for renewal of stamp 4 permission to be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Road Traffic Offences Data
      115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 138 of 21 March 2017, 469 of 26 July 2017 and 556 of 7 November 2017, if the report is...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 713 of 20 June 2017, 548 of 26 July 2017 and 562 of 7 November 2017, if the report is...
    • Garda Reports
      119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 577 of 26 July 2017 and 567 of 7 November 2017, if the report is now available on the...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 1 June 2017, if the change indicated has been completed; if the Courts Service has...
    • Road Traffic Offences Data
      123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 7 November 2017, the number of road traffic collisions in 2015, 2016 and to date...
    • Departmental Agencies Data
      124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the divisions and agencies under the remit of his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Operations
      125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deep dives, including the date, agency and division, undertaken by his Department pursuant to the Toland report;...
    • Departmental Communications
      126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the communications protocol governing communications between his Department and An Garda Síochána will be...
    • Garda Reform
      127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all Garda reform programmes; the extent to which each has been rolled out; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Data
      129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to each Garda divisional public order unit in each of the years 2015, 2016, and to date in...
    • Policing Authority Reports
      130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a report a report by CAO on An Garda Síochána regarding the use by the former...
    • Courts Service Properties
      131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status and plans for future use for the vacant courthouses in Bray, Wicklow and Baltinglass in view of the fact that a...
    • Community Alert Programme
      132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to outline financial support his Department offers to community alert schemes; his plans for same; and if he will...
    • Garda Data
      133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the dedicated drugs unit in counties Cavan and Monaghan for the past ten years in tabular...
    • Departmental Investigations
      134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the trawl of documentation in his Department regarding the O'Higgins commission that was ordered by An Taoiseach,...
    • Family Reunification Policy
      135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the proposal to support family reunification for 500 Syrian families that have fled the conflict there; if it...
    • Commission on the Future of Policing Reports
      136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has formally requested an interim report from the Commission on the Future of Policing; if so, when this request took...
    • Departmental Communications
      137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make public on his Department's website all email correspondence between the former Garda Commissioner and officials...
    • Garda Operations
      138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is normal practice for An Garda Síochána to monitor the activities of political parties...
    • Garda Data
      139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in the Cork west, Cork city and Cork north divisions; and the number of...
    • Departmental Reviews
      140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the terms of reference of the review of his Department's handling of the trawl of emails relating to the Disclosures Tribunal;...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • State Aid
      141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the extension of EU state aid rules to regulatory alignment between the EU and Northern Ireland; and if she will make a...
    • Trade Promotion
      142. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her Department continues to pursue market opportunities for Irish products globally; and if she will make a...
    • Brexit Staff
      144. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has recruited technical experts in legal and trade negotiations in respect of Brexit. [50328/17]
  • Department of Health
    • Hospital Charges
      145. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the charge of €80 which some hospital groups have imposed on persons with haemochromatosis requiring venesection...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      146. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [53260/17]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      147. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a mental health service (details supplied) in County Wicklow in particular its search for a premises in Bray; and if he will make a...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      148. To ask the Minister for Health if Vimizim will be sanctioned for persons (details supplied) immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53262/17]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
      151. To ask the Minister for Health when funding for the provision of diabetes testing devices such as the freestyle Libre sensor (details supplied) will be provided. [53271/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      152. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will be waiting on an orthopaedic procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53275/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      153. 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. [53276/17]
    • Respite Care Services Funding
      154. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the impact the recently announced €4.5 million fund to reform disability services will have on providing full-time respite care to children...
    • Medical Card Applications
      155. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by persons (details supplied) for a medical card; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [53298/17]
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 7.5 nursing posts promised for children with life limiting or complex needs in County Donegal that have been filled; the reason some families...
    • Dental Services Provision
      158. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a long-term replacement dental service in Ballymahon, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53315/17]
    • Health Services Staff
      159. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a second carer in Merlin Park in order to be able to transfer them from care in County Wicklow to County Galway....
    • Vaccination Programme
      160. To ask the Minister for Health if there can be a genetic predisposition in some girls receiving the gardasil HPV vaccine that may be unable to clear out the vaccine chemicals in their...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      161. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 20 -month waiting lists for transgender persons awaiting appointments with a HRT specialist endocrinologist; his views...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      162. 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. [53373/17]
    • Drug Treatment Programmes Data
      163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds available and the locations of each for those wanting to detox from tablets such as Z-drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Local Drugs Task Forces Funding
      164. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to the mid-west regional drug and alcohol forum, formerly known as drugs task force, per annum in each of the years 2008 to 2016, and to...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
      166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Versatis 5% medicated plaster, Lidocaine, has been removed from the drugs payment scheme and the medical card (details supplied) [53386/17]
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      167. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the pre-committed funding for planned future capital projects relating to health in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
      168. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53388/17]
    • Respite Care Services Provision
      169. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure a person (details supplied) is provided with the respite hours in respect of two children in October 2016 and which has not...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      170. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53395/17]
    • Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
      171. To ask the Minister for Health if a suitable high dependency nursing home placement will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53399/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      172. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent consultant's appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53401/17]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      173. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of transportation to day services for persons with autistic spectrum disorder that require full-time care, especially before and...
    • Respite Care Services Provision
      174. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of respite services for carers in the Dublin south west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53420/17]
    • Hospital Consultant Contracts
      175. To ask the Minister for Health if all consultants are in line with the 80:20 ratio of public and private appointments in CUH; and the monitoring that takes place on this in the hospital...
    • Ambulance Service Funding
      177. To ask the Minister for Health the extra funding that will be provided to the ambulance service in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53436/17]
    • Air Ambulance Service Funding
      178. To ask the Minister for Health the funding he will provide to the air ambulance service in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53437/17]
    • HSE Data
      179. To ask the Minister for Health when the HealthStat programme within the HSE commenced; if the programme is still active; if not, when it was terminated; the person or body that was...
    • Hospitals Expenditure
      180. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the hospital inpatient enquiry scheme in each of the years 2006 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the annual cost in each of the years 2006 to 2016 and...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      181. To ask the Minister for Health if access to the long-term illness scheme for persons affected by hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Provision
      182. To ask the Minister for Health the services that were provided to persons in Mosney, County Meath in 2007 through the on-site medical centre; and the professions that were represented there....
    • Dental Services Provision
      183. To ask the Minister for Health if dental treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [53456/17]
    • Orthodontic Services Provision
      184. To ask the Minister for Health the status of braces for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53457/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      185. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53500/17]
    • Medical Card Applications
      187. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53502/17]
    • Local Drugs Task Forces Funding
      188. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to take action regarding the need for prompt approval of crucial funding a group (details supplied) to ensure that those living in urban and rural...
    • European Medicines Agency
      189. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department had in Ireland's bid for the European Medicines Agency and his engagements with other European leaders on Ireland's bid. [50203/17]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • TAMS Administration
      190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to include funding for meal bins for young suckler farmers in the TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Farm Safety
      191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts made to date by his Department to reduce incidents of farm deaths and farm accidents; the supports available to those...
    • Fodder Crisis
      192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a transport scheme for the delivery of fodder to County Donegal and the north west will be implemented ahead of an impending...
    • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
      193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in an agricultural appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Afforestation Programme
      194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which the forestry appeals committee is expected to start hearing appeals regarding a case (details supplied); if...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) have had their basic payment reduced; the grounds on which it was challenged; and if he will...
    • Herd Number Applications
      196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a herd number for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53467/17]
    • Wildlife Conservation
      197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 5 December 2017, his plans to consider the development of a wildlife rehabilitation...
    • TAMS Administration
      198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on possible amendments to an agricultural scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53503/17]
    • Equine Industry
      199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the absence of a time limit for the registration of newly born foals; if he has satisfied himself that the current...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Invasive Plant Species
      200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if approval will be given to allow for on-site incineration of invasive weeds (details supplied); his plans to...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding broadband; and if he will make a...
    • North-South Interconnector
      203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the report on the costing to the undergrounding of the proposed EirGrid North-South interconnector will be...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be rolled out in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Bioenergy Strategy Publication
      215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1146 of 21 March 2017, when the strategic environmental assessment of the draft...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Fáilte Ireland
      216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter relating to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53314/17]
    • Sports Facilities Provision
      217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for the sports facilities affected by floods in County Donegal specifically in the areas of Finn valley and...
    • Sports Facilities Expenditure
      218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Sligo municipal district of Sligo County Council at its meeting on 24 April 2017...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount allocated for capital investment in rail infrastructure in each of the years 2017 to 2021. [53338/17]
    • Road Projects Data
      220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected cost, the number of years it would take to deliver and the amount allocated for upgrading the N4. [53339/17]
    • Ports Development
      227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected cost, the number of years it would take to deliver and the amount allocated to deepen a berth at Rosslare Europort from...
    • Local Improvement Scheme Funding
      229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for the local improvement scheme in each of the years 2008 to 2016, and to date in 2017. [53349/17]
    • Rail Services Provision
      230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to seven on the 9.35 a.m. train from Drogheda...
    • Departmental Funding
      231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of funding allocated to the OPW and Heritage Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017 to...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a sports capital grant application (details supplied); and if an appeals process will be in place for unsuccessful...
    • Road Projects
      233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding for a project (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53479/17]
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Community Childcare Subvention Programme
      234. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to extend the community childcare subvention programme to children that are in receipt of a medical card in cases in which their...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Library Services Funding
      235. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for the provision of a library (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • JobPath Data
      236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the original request for tenders for the JobPath scheme; the number of persons that were part of the...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is the sponsor or supervisor that has responsibility for the implementation for the daily running of community...
    • Community Employment Schemes Review
      240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reviews undertaken regarding the community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53280/17]
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to restore annual leave for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors to 21 days; and if she will...
    • Fuel Allowance Applications
      245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a fuel allowance by a person (details supplied) has been received; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider the household benefit package criteria for persons under 66 years of age that are living with another...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the adult dependent rate will be applied to the State pension (contributory) in the name of a person (details supplied)....
    • Departmental Staff Redeployment
      248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional staff will be made available to help clear the backlog of applications for carer's allowance, disability...
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the post graduate level 9 in accountancy will be included in the back to education allowance scheme (details supplied)....
    • State Pension (Contributory)
      250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposed action she plans to take in the next 12 months to address the pension anomaly impacting, in particular, on women...
    • Income Data
      251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for lone parent households here as measured by EUROSTAT in tabular form; the way in...
    • Child Poverty
      252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation for children here as measured by EUROSTAT in tabular form; the way in which this...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
      253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for all social welfare payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
      254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases in which...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since 6 May 2016 to date; the report and...
    • Question Heading for question(s) 256
      256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of the welfare cheats cheat us all campaign since its commencement to date; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Poverty Data
      257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of severe material deprivation here; the way in which this rate compares to the EU average; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Question Heading for question(s) 259,260,261
      259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rules in place regulating the development of solar farms; his views on the lack of regulations for solar farms; if his...
    • Commercial Rates
      262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that have taken advantage of part 5 of the Local Government (Financial and Audit Procedures) Regulations...
    • Valuation Office
      263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the claims by Sligo County Council that it submitted details of a wind farm (details...
    • Housing Inspections
      264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 6 December 2017, the recommendations made to Wicklow County Council regarding its...
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities can include charges for maintenance such as boiler servicing within the overall calculation of...
    • EU Treaties
      266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 6 December 2017, the position in respect of Article 31 of the revised European...
    • Pyrite Resolution Board Expenditure
      267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 6 December 2017, the cost of services stated to be provided by a company (details...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Heritage Projects
      269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expected cost, the number of years it would take to deliver and the amount allocated for the Ulster Canal Project. [53345/17]
    • Creative Ireland Programme
      270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the full cost for the Creative Ireland supplement that ran in a magazine (details supplied) for 12 weeks; and if she will make a...
    • National Concert Hall
      282. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she will next meet the CEO and chairperson of the National Concert Hall. [53359/17]
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      283. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contact her Department has had with the National Parks and Wildlife Service regarding the introduction of additional wildlife...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      284. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the fund from which the eight-page supplement on creative youth in a newspaper (details supplied) of 8 December 2017 came from;...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      285. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new recruitment drive for the Naval Service will occur in early 2018. [53358/17]