Written answers
Thursday, 18 January 2018
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount allocated in the 2017 capital plan; the amount spent on projects in each Department in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Tribunals of Inquiry Data
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value of the financing sanctioned by his Department for the staffing of An Garda Síochána's liaison unit for the Charleton...
- School Staff
14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a request from the Department of Education and Skills in relation to the shortage of teachers in key...
- Public Sector Pay
16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pension and public pay restoration to be carried out under FEMPI, by Department and public body, in tabular form; and if he will make...
- Expenditure Reviews
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to initiate a cost benefit analysis review of information technology expenditure across all Government Departments and State...
- Flood Risk Assessments
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the River Erne is being considered for flood relief funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2268/18]
- Public Services Card
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's work with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in respect of the roll out of the public services...
- Public Procurement Regulations
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the guidelines for public procurement are being applied consistently throughout the public service; the way in which...
- Tribunals of Inquiry
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if ministerial sign off by his Department was sought and received for the financing required to rehire retired members of An Garda...
- Local Authority Expenditure
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has carried out an analysis of the effect the unwinding of FEMPI is having on the budgets of local authorities in view...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of an application made by Waterford City and County Council for financial assistance to develop the north quays; if his...
- Departmental Staff Data
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proportion of employees in his Department that have a disability; and the way in which this corresponds to the wider public sector,...
- Expenditure Reviews
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rolling selective spending review process which will take place in his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2019; and if he will...
- Flood Risk Management
28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme and flood risk management plans will be completed; and if he will make...
- Gender Balance
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to improve the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit. [2338/18]
- Employment Rights
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it will be ensured that a company that is in receipt of public contracts is vindicating fully the rights of workers; and if he will...
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the section 38 and 39 organisations funded by the State, that is publicly, funded employees who work in publicly funded institutions in...
- Teachers' Remuneration
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the punishment clauses underpinning the recent pay agreement will be removed from legislation in order that some teachers are not...
- EU Funding
35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has held discussions with the European Commission in relation to the possible allocation of additional funding for the Border...
- Freedom of Information Legislation
36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform freedom of information legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2335/18]
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the OPW and the Department of Finance to strengthen the engagement with...
- Public Expenditure Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if in the context of public expenditure and reform he is of the view there is a need for a shift in emphasis in view of the extent to...
- Public Sector Pay
39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address pay inequality within the public sector. [2332/18]
- Public Procurement Contracts
41. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts being made to ensure that the companies to which public contracts are awarded are protecting the rights of workers; and if he...
- Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure
42. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has satisfied himself that the €11,842,195 his Department paid to a company (details supplied) for contracts and projects in...
- Public Sector Pensions
43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the actuarial review of public service pension liabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2125/18]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to discuss immigration reform with the United States Administration in view of the concerns of the undocumented Irish; if he has...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (1 comment)
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to discuss the need for the British Government to provide access to papers and files pertaining to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings...
- Department of Finance
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the NAMA 4,500 new residential units in the Dublin area; the amount spent to date; the number of...
- Money Laundering
47. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide a full open access public register of beneficial ownership as part of the register that is being established under the European Union...
- Exchequer Revenue
48. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address concerns that a disproportionate amount of State revenue is generated in Dublin city and county; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Credits
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) has such a small weekly tax credit. [2393/18]
- VAT Rebates
50. To ask the Minister for Finance when a VAT refund will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2400/18]
- Interest Rates
51. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the application of interest on a judgment secured by a financial institution against a person or their home; the basis for the rate that...
- Central Bank of Ireland Staff
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have left senior management roles (details supplied) in the Central Bank in the past three years by each functional pillar, in...
- Departmental Staff
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of relevant years experience required for senior management roles (details supplied); the way in which this compares with this period five years...
- Central Bank of Ireland Staff
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of senior management positions that are vacant in the Central Bank compared with this period in 2013; the number of senior management positions that...
- Insurance Compensation Fund
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the last time payments were made out of the Insurance Compensation Fund for a case (details supplied); when the next payment out of the fund is expected; the...
- Insurance Coverage
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanisms in place for companies and other public and private organisations that cannot obtain employer and-or public liability insurance similar to the...
- General Government Debt
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the projected increase in general Government gross debt from €202.6 billion in 2017 to €208.2 billion in 2018, to €211.5...
- Departmental Expenditure
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the €6 million in capital underspend in his Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December 2017. [2493/18]
- Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the manner in which financial institutions deal with customers in situations in which a couple have separated and both their names...
- Tracker Mortgage Examination
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons that lost their tracker mortgage rate as a result of an agreed restructuring of their mortgage which involved a term extension are included in the...
- Tax Credits
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a tax credit proposal over a calendar year (details supplied). [2748/18]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Drainage Schemes Status
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a river (details supplied) will be cleared. [2399/18]
- State Properties Data
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State owned properties that are estimated to be eligible for the vacant site levy; the estimated liability to be paid in...
- Flood Relief Schemes Data
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of flood defence projects that were initiated in 2017; the money spent on each project; the projected amount to be spent on...
- Departmental Expenditure
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the €8 million in capital underspend in his Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December 2017; if this...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of discussions at the November 2017 meeting of the community sector high level forum in relation to the introduction of...
- Severe Weather Events Expenditure
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if assessments have been carried out by the Office of Public Works on the damage caused by recent storms and particularly Storm Eleanor...
- Public Expenditure Policy
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he expects his Department to be in a position to positively influence economic growth while retaining prudent policy...
- Public Service Reform Plan Measures
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects reform to continue to play a positive role in Ireland's progress in the future; and if he will make a...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects his Department to be in a position to approve projects in the capital programme that are most likely to...
- Capital Expenditure Programme Implementation
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he expects to be in a position to address deficiencies in the development of the alternative energy sector in the...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full extent to date of recruitment throughout the public sector in the context of economic recovery; the expectation in respect of...
- Brexit Issues
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the impact of Brexit on the public and private sectors here with a view to...
- Public Sector Staff Data
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons that have left the public service in each of the past five years to date either by way of retirement or redundancy;...
- Public Procurement Contracts Data
83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the State has contracts with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2634/18]
- Public Procurement Contracts
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the due diligence measures taken on companies to which State contracts are awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2635/18]
- Leader's Allowance
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Ministers and Ministers of State in the Thirty-second Dáil who are eligible for annual funding under the leader's allowance...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Eligibility
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a scheme whereby children experiencing homelessness (details supplied) who are attending school are assisted with the...
- Departmental Expenditure
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 14 December 2017, when a reply will issue. [2715/18]
- School Transport Applications
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for school transport on medical grounds in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delays experienced in commencing the construction of the permanent buildings of a school (details...
- School Admissions
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has satisfied himself that a sufficient number of primary school places are being provided in the Carpenterstown, Clonsilla and Diswellstown...
- Special Educational Needs Data
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 29 November 2017, the number of students that required these extra options; the geographical areas he...
- School Catchment Areas
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if information exists on the number of housing estates in County Dublin which do not fall within the catchment area of a secondary school; and if...
- Schools Building Projects Status
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2472/18]
- School Admissions
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that each child who wishes to attend a Wexford town secondary school will be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a solution to the shortage of secondary school places in Wexford town will provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2476/18]
- Schools Building Contractors
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports that a company (details supplied) is in financial difficulties and is seeking to sell on Irish public private partnership,...
- School Patronage
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the public funds allocated to each of the patron bodies for primary and secondary schools in each of the years from 2015 to 2017. [2572/18]
- Education and Training Boards
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an organisation (details supplied) as a public organisation or a voluntary organisation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Education and Training Boards Expenditure
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the funding of the Meitheal programme and the Ember programme by the Education and Training Boards is an endowment of...
- School Curriculum
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the delivery of relationships and sexuality education, RSE, by an organisation (details supplied) of one particular faith in...
- School Accommodation Provision
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken by his Department to resolve the shortage of secondary school places in Glanmire, County Cork and the greater area; and...
- Schools Building Contractors
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools operated through public private partnership, PPP, or under construction by a company (details supplied). [2608/18]
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding from Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2637/18]
- State Examinations Fee Exemptions
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students exempted each year since 2008 from paying the leaving certificate examination fee; the eligibility criteria for such...
- State Examinations Fees
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the receipts from the leaving certificate examination fee on an annual basis since 2008; the cost of granting exemptions; and if he will make a...
- Pension Provisions
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if later contributions are calculable for pension purposes in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Apprenticeship Data
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and subsector at 31 December 2016 and at 31 December 2017,...
- Traineeship Programmes Data
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female trainees enrolled by employment sector and subsector as at 31 December 2017 for existing traineeships and new or...
- Apprenticeship Data
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with each step involved in developing national apprenticeships, from research and formulating the outline proposal, step 1,...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Passport Controls
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the requirement to produce an Angolan passport can be waived in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Residency Permits
123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a copy of a record of residency based on stamp 4 renewals will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Departmental Expenditure
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 14 December 2017, when a reply will issue. [2714/18]
- Naturalisation Applications
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is standard practice to notify applicants for naturalisation that they will be issued with a certificate of...
- EU Bodies
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the selection procedure he plans to use to select a suitable person for nomination by Ireland as an advocate general of the...
- Departmental Expenditure
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the €4 million in capital underspend in his Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December...
- Asylum Applications
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the avenues available to an Afghan refugee in Greece who cannot return to Afghanistan for fear of being murdered to seek asylum...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the refusal of a naturalisation certificate for a person (details supplied) in east County Meath was...
- Departmental Projects
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a press release (details supplied), his views on the plans to promote Ireland as an international litigation and...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the schedule of staff within the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, for each of the years since 2005; the...
- Residency Permits
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the case for temporary or long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will...
- Work Permits Applications
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an update or upgrade of stamp 1G will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Immigration Status
135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if leave to remain stamp 4 is available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Controls
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if in the case of a person (details supplied) they can have the requirement for their Angolan passport waived due to extreme...
- Immigration Status
138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the spouse of a person (details supplied) can have their stamp 3 upgraded to stamp 4 in view of their spouse's status of...
- Residency Permits
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 50 of 26 January 2017 and 216 of 26 September 2017, if temporary or long-term residency...
- Garda Deployment
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allocate additional Garda personnel and resources to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda divisions; and if he will make a...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Brexit Issues
142. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the €300 million Brexit loan scheme for SMEs announced in budget 2018; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Expenditure
143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the €9 million capital underspend in her Department as outlined in the Fiscal Monitor for December 2017; and if...
- Economic Competitiveness
144. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the National Competitiveness Council’s latest report Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2017; and the...
- IDA Ireland Site Visits
145. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA client visits by county in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2723/18]
- IDA Ireland Data
146. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of IDA-supported jobs by county at 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2724/18]
- Enterprise Ireland
150. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs by county; the number for Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and south...
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
152. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of local enterprise office and previously county enterprise board supported clients on a county basis; the number in Dublin...
- Departmental Staff Data
154. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff to be taken on in her Department and all individual State agencies and bodies under her aegis in 2018;...
- Fishing Industry
155. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the recommendations which have been implemented from the report of the Government task force on non-EEA workers in the...
- Ministerial Meetings
157. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings she and her predecessor had with interest groups relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015. [2735/18]
- Action Plan for Jobs
158. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the 2018 Action Plan for Jobs will be published. [2744/18]
- Departmental Expenditure
159. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has sought permission from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to carry over unspent capital to 2018; if...
- Department of Health
- Food Labelling
160. To ask the Minister for Health his views on member states proceeding with mandatory origin labels for food products at national level; and his further views on the steps that should be taken...
- Hospital Appointments Status
161. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2391/18]
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
162. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for commencement and completion of a hospice suite (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/18]
- Disability Services Funding
164. To ask the Minister for Health when funding for persons with disability will be made available for different services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2397/18]
- HSE Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Health if the fact that Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, has a fund of €200,000 available from a charitable source to part fund a jigsaw project...
- Proposed Legislation
166. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the progression of the review of the proposed dental Bill; the steps he plans to take to bring the revised legislation forward; the proposals in...
- Hospital Appointments Status
167. 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. [2402/18]
- Medical Card Administration
168. To ask the Minister for Health the measures and supports in place to inform and assist terminally ill persons to obtain an MCE1 form for a medical card in order that they can avail of the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
169. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2404/18]
- Hospital Beds Data
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds across all strands of the public hospital system in each year since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointments Status
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2417/18]
- Medical Card Appeals
172. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has not been approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2420/18]
- Hospital Facilities
173. To ask the Minister for Health the works his Department plans on carrying out in a hospital (details supplied); if the contract for works has been awarded; when work will commence; the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
174. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in relation to Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin waiting list for a first appointment with a paediatric orthopaedic consultant; the...
- Hospital Services
176. To ask the Minister for Health when the orthopaedic theatre in Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin will open additional days or achieve full capacity; and the expected timeframe for same...
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the French surgeries did not go ahead in view of the fact that under the scoliosis action plan 20 surgeries were to be completed in France, 20...
- Patient Data
183. To ask the Minister for Health the status of test results for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/18]
- Nursing Home Services
185. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the nursing home needs of a person (details supplied); if the necessary supports will be put in place; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Reform
186. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in completing the finance reform programme in his Department and the Health Service Executive; the money spent to date on the programme; the...
- Maternity Services Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the reorganisation of maternity services; the original timeframe for the completion of the project;...
- Mental Health Services Funding
192. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for national forensic mental health services public private partnership, PPP; the amount spent to date;...
- Cancer Research
196. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for new cancer research departments at Cork University Hospital including five linear accelerators; the...
- Hospitals Funding
198. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for Beaumont hospital; the amount spent to date; the original timeframe for the completion of the...
- Health Services Funding
199. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the development of 80 new direct build primary care facilities; the amount spent to date; the...
- Hospital Staff Data
204. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will publish the findings of an audit of staffing levels in cystic fibrosis hospital centres that was undertaken in 2016; and the reason this...
- Ambulance Service
205. To ask the Minister for Health the extra resources being provided to the National Ambulance Service in 2018 for service improvement; the improvements to the service envisaged in 2018 in the...
- Medicinal Products Availability
206. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to discontinue supplying of Versatis medicated plasters with lidocaine to medical card holders; the alternative that will be made...
- Hospital Staff Data
207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiologists that were on duty at University Hospital Kerry from 8 to 14 January 2018; and the number of hours worked by each. [2586/18]
- Transgender Issues
208. To ask the Minister for Health his views on removing the requirement for a psychiatric evaluation for a transgender person seeking hormone treatment. [2588/18]
- Hospital Transfers
210. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been transferred from Sligo hospital to Tallaght hospital for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Staff Data
211. To ask the Minister for Health the number of audiologists for adult services by county; his views on whether there is a sufficient number employed; the number on the panel for 2017; and if...
- Health Services Provision
212. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the outsourcing of audiologist services by way of voucher or similar system; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medicinal Products Availability
213. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE on specifically combatting obesity in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Obesity Strategy
218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be reporting on the national obesity plan as per the action point in Ten Steps Forward to report annually on the plan; if so, when; if a report card...
- General Practitioner Services Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the negotiation of the new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2631/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
224. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2636/18]
- Maternity Services
225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide prompt and adequate support for pregnant women who suffer from a condition, as in the case of a person (details...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of GLAS and BDGP payments for a person (details supplied); when they can expect payments to issue; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the €19 million in capital under-expenditure in his Department, as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2610/18]
- GLAS Data
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS 1, 2 and 3 farmers that have received and not received their 2017 advance payment respectively, by county, in...
- Live Exports
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which Ireland has live exports currently in operation, by sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Beef Exports
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which Ireland exports beef; the volume and value in 2016 and 2017 of beef exports by country, in tabular form; and...
- Exports Data
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which Ireland exports dairy product; the volume and value in 2016 and 2017 of dairy exports, by country, in tabular...
- Trade Data
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries to which Ireland exported food and drinks products in 2016 and 2017; the volume and value of the exports, in tabular...
- State Bodies
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of additional staff to be recruited in all individual State agencies and bodies under his aegis in 2018 including Bord...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 12 December 2017, when a reply will issue. [2653/18]
- Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the hen harrier scheme by county. [2657/18]
- Inshore Fisheries
244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual budget allocation to the inshore fisheries conservation scheme in each year since it was established by county, in tabular...
- Environmental Policy
245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent European Court of Auditors report (details supplied). [2661/18]
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the policy view in the EU communication 'The Future of Food and Farming Communication' which proposes to delegate to...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the areas he will target with underspend from the beef data and genomics programme in view of the fact that only €37 million...
- Estimates Process
248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the €23,800,000 granted for capital supply services of unspent appropriations in the 2018 Estimates for...
- Organic Farming Scheme Payments
249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the 2017 organic scheme payments. [2666/18]
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the grant rate available for low emissions slurry spreading equipment to at least 60%. [2669/18]
- Departmental Expenditure
251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that the December 2017 exchequer returns show that his department ran €78 million behind profile in...
- Forestry Grants
252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forest premium applicants that have been paid and not paid respectively for 2017. [2671/18]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Inland Fisheries Ireland
254. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
255. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the procurement process will be finalised for the NBP and a contractor appointed; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Expenditure
256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the €14 million in capital underspend in his Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for...
- Electric Vehicles
257. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric vehicle charge points in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the location of each; the number that are...
- Renewable Energy Projects
259. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the subsidies and timeframe for implementation to incentivise solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fishing Industry
260. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will introduce a hardship fund for eel fishermen that have had their livelihoods destroyed since the...
- Broadband Service Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be installed in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Fishing Licences
262. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on correspondence (details supplied). [2668/18]
- Internet Safety
263. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to appoint a digital safety commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2689/18]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Bus Éireann
265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to Busáras; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- National Car Test
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the situation whereby a person seeking a duplicate copy of their NCT vehicle inspection report is charged €15.50 will be...
- Road Safety Authority
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of all persons approached to be appointed to the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland; and the persons who declined...
- Departmental Expenditure
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the €6 million in capital underspend in his Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December 2017; and if...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation from the Exchequer and from other sources under the capital plan to the metro north project; the amount that has been...
- Transport Infrastructure Provision
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study has been implemented in accordance to the capital plan to examine options for expanding freight on the railways;...
- Roads Maintenance
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation from the Exchequer and from other sources under the capital plan to the roads maintenance programme; the amount that has...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation from the Exchequer and from other sources under the capital plan to the N5 Westport to Turlough project; the amount that...
- Road Projects Expenditure
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation from the Exchequer and from other sources under the capital plan to the Sallins bypass project; the amount that has been...
- Road Projects Status
311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an application from Galway county council for funding to complete the route selection process on the new R336 from...
- Roads Maintenance Funding
312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the allocation to Cavan County Council for the non-national roads maintenance programme for 2018; and if he will...
- Company Liquidations
314. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if he will report on the consequences for public transport contracts it...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Data Protection
315. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Question No. 1678 of 11 September 2017, if each person, who may potentially be named in a fax, signs a document stating that...
- Adoption Records Provision
319. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding introducing legislation whereby adopted persons can have full access to their adoption files after a reasonable...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Local Improvement Scheme Funding
320. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide specific funding to local authorities in 2018 for the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Budgets
321. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason for the €22 million in capital underspend in his Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December 2017; and...
- Control of Dogs
322. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to carry out a review of dog control legislation in view of an incident that occurred in 2017 (details supplied); and if he...
- Local Improvement Scheme Data
323. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the local improvement scheme allocations for 2017; and his plans for a similar programme in 2018. [2583/18]
- Seniors Alert Scheme
324. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the seniors alert scheme; and the changes he plans to improve participation in the service. [2584/18]
- Departmental Expenditure
325. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 685 of 14 December 2017, when a reply will issue. [2716/18]
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- JobPath Programme
326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in part-time employment is being pursued by Turas Nua. [2409/18]
- Pension Provisions
327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an entitlement to a UK pension exists in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is receiving maternity benefit and who incurred an overpayment on her claim, is...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer's allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Expenditure
333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the €2 million in capital underspend in her Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December...
- Social Welfare Schemes Data
334. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe to process various applications such as carer's allowance or benefit, disability allowance, old age pensions...
- Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme
335. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for partial capacity benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Guardian's Payment
336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a guardianship payment will be approved in the name of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Registration Certificate
337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an application for stamp 4 update of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
339. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if new medical evidence to the effect that the person is unlikely to work again within the next year or more will facilitate...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
340. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) has still not been decided upon; and if she...
- Employment Data
341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of employees in the Irish labour force that regularly work one to ten, 11 to 24, 25 to 34 and 35 hours and over...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Boundaries
342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the Government to have legislation ready to proceed with the implementation of the report of the Cork local...
- Mayoral Election
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the boundaries for the proposed new directly elected mayors for Dublin and Cork will be provided; and if he will make a...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons waiting on social housing lists; if his Department has carried out an analysis on the impact on this...
- Housing Data
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the 35,000 additional social housing units; the amount spent to...
- Social and Affordable Housing Funding
355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the Lord Edward Street sheltered housing scheme; the amount spent to...
- Housing Data
356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses built under the PPP in the capital plan; the amount spent; the amount to be spent; and if he will make a...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new guidelines on wind energy will be published. [2590/18]
- Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the Residential Tenancies Board, when advised of a rent in a rent pressure zone that is in excess of the allowable...
- Electoral Commission Establishment
360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 2241 of 20 June 2017, the status of the work to establish the commission as outlined in...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan
361. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on proposals by a farming organisation (details supplied). [2658/18]
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
362. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding payments that have been received in respect of communications constructed on the lands of the National Park...
- Departmental Expenditure
363. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the €1 million in capital underspend in her Department as outlined in the fiscal monitor for December 2017;...
