Written answers
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Reports
38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the issues raised by the Kemmy report; and the timeframe for implementing same. [12954/18]
- Defence Forces Data
43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Permanent Defence Forces personnel expected to serve on UN-led missions in 2018; the locations of same; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Properties
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Curragh Forum's work programme for 2018; the status of the establishment of a new lands management team for the Curragh Plains; and if he...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) was refused entry into the Defence Forces despite having passed their psychometric testing, interview and...
- Project Ireland 2040 Implementation
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which Project Ireland 2040 is likely to affect the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10390/18]
- European Security Strategy
48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on a position paper (details supplied) which proposes moving Ireland into an EU defence union and reviewing the triple lock mechanism...
- Defence Forces Equipment
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the procurement schedule for military hardware for the next five years; the budgetary allocation; the equipment to be purchased; and the...
- National Development Plan Data
50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed projects under his Department’s remit in the new National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the...
- insertheading
51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the membership and terms of reference of the medical advisory group to be established by his Department to advise on various medical matters,...
- Defence Forces Properties
52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of plans for a peace and leadership institute on the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10315/18]
- Ministerial Meetings
54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has met or plans to meet with the whistleblower that produced the protected disclosure outlining the deaths of 56 members of the Defence...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his recruitment plans for 2018; the extent to which it is planned to increase the strength of the Defence Forces in the course thereof; and if he...
- Defence Forces Reports
56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions being taken in the Defence Forces to address the findings in the recent climate survey in relation to stress experienced by...
- Defence Forces Remuneration
57. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the recent decision of the European Committee of Social Rights regarding the entitlement of Defence Forces members to better...
- Defence Forces Equipment
59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the acquisition of a multi-role vessel at a cost of approximately €200 million; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Commemorative Medals
61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to award a commemorative medal for 1916 to all former members of the Defence Forces in recognition of their service to the State. [8131/18]
- Civil Defence Training
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the policies in place to ensure that Civil Defence volunteers are given the correct training to effectively deal with extreme weather patterns...
- Permanent Structured Co-operation
63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the scale of Ireland's involvement in the European Union Training Mission Competence Centre and Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance to be developed...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recruitment targets for the 2018 intake in view of the opening of RDF recruitment to take place in April 2018; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Remuneration
66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only 11 privates are left of the 29 that passed out of the 2015 class; and the steps he will...
- Army Barracks
68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if suitable consultants will be appointed with a view to carrying out a master plan outlining the future use of Columb Barracks, Mullingar,...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Reports
70. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the publication of the North East Inner City 2017 Progress Report. [12792/18]
- Cabinet Committee Meetings
71. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B (Social Policy and Public Services) last met. [12805/18]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
72. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on all of his meetings in the United States of America. [12803/18]
- Departmental Advertising Expenditure
73. To ask the Taoiseach the cinemas in which the strategic communications unit, SCU, booked advertisements for the NDP and NPF; and the cost of same. [10955/18]
- Departmental Advertising Data
74. To ask the Taoiseach the details of each instance of advertorial content commissioned by his Department and agencies under its remit in the past 12 months; the date this content was...
- Census of Population Data
77. To ask the Taoiseach the small area data on County Wexford areas that suffered a population drop between the censuses of 2006 and 2011, 2011 and 2016, and 2006 and 2016; and the percentage of...
- Strategic Communications Unit
78. To ask the Taoiseach the source of a briefing note as published online (details supplied); and if a departmental official or member of the strategic communications unit was involved in...
- Departmental Staff Data
80. To ask the Taoiseach the number of full-time and part-time staff employed in the strategic communications unit in 2017 and to date in 2018, by staff according to civil service grade,...
- Exports Data
81. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value of exports in euro terms based on the most recent data on a percentage basis in 2016 and 2017 by country in tabular form. [11015/18]
- Imports Data
82. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value of imports in euro terms based on the most recent data on a percentage basis in 2016 and 2017 by country in tabular form. [11016/18]
- Exports Data
83. To ask the Taoiseach the amount in Euro in value of goods only exported from Irish based firms in 2016 and 2017, by country in tabular form; and the percentage share of such exports to each...
- Taoiseach's Communications
102. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone call with Prime Minister May on 26 February 2018. [11289/18]
- Strategic Communications Unit
105. To ask the Taoiseach the corporate governance structure of the SCU in particular with regard to its budget allocation; and if there is much involvement with the Department of Finance...
- Departmental Advertising Data
111. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on advertorial type content during the tenure of each previous Taoiseach; the month and year that each such advertorial was published;...
- Departmental Banking
113. To ask the Taoiseach the cost to his Department of negative interest rates on deposits held; and the details of same for agencies under his aegis. [11744/18]
- Departmental Advertising Expenditure
114. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns from January 2017 to...
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
116. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Chancellor Merkel since she formed a coalition government; and if so, the issues that were discussed. [11816/18]
- Departmental Communications
117. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his last meeting with the strategic communications unit, SCU, and the Secretary General of his Department; and if the recent information campaign in...
- Departmental Staff Data
118. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons holding Civil Service positions above clerical officer grade in his Department that entered the civil service via a route other than through an...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
119. To ask the Taoiseach the directions provided to the payment of staff in the public sector and Civil Service that fall under the direction of his Department for the days during Storm Emma...
- Census of Population Data
121. To ask the Taoiseach the 35 largest towns in Ireland in order of size; and the populations of these towns. [11430/18]
- Departmental Staff Data
123. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff assigned in his Department to the press office, public relations or communications roles in each year since 2015; and the positions by staffing grade...
- Strategic Communications Unit
128. To ask the Taoiseach the rationale of the strategic communications unit targeting groups on specific information following budget 2018. [11989/18]
- Departmental Reviews
134. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the senior counsel review of the way in which the Department of Justice and Equality dealt with document requests from the disclosures tribunal; if the...
- Departmental Expenditure
143. To ask the Taoiseach the payments made by his Department for his mobile phone costs. [12267/18]
- Strategic Communications Unit
144. To ask the Taoiseach if his or the attention of his officials was drawn to a briefing given to a person (details supplied) in relation to the strategic communications unit. [12268/18]
- Ministerial Staff Data
152. To ask the Taoiseach the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role, qualifications and salary of each; and the...
- Economic Data
153. To ask the Taoiseach the classification of the entertainment sector in the national accounts. [11996/18]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Funding
154. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are not permitted to retain intellectual property and the associated income in cases in which they contribute innovation,...
- Permanent Structured Co-operation
155. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps that have and will be been taken to ensure that companies here have the full support of all relevant State agencies in particular...
- Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
157. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and his plans to review the limits for the Donegal humanitarian...
- Defence Forces Data
158. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of promotional positions waiting to be filled throughout the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13107/18]
- Defence Forces Training
159. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Army, Naval Service and Air Corps training continues to be in line with modern and international best practice; if...
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
160. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women in each branch of the Defence Forces at all ranks; the extent to which these numbers have fluctuated in each of the past...
- Departmental Budgets
161. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the budget available to his Department remains sufficient to meet requirements in the course of 2018; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Equipment
163. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces are adequately equipped to deal with emergencies in respect of which they might be called upon; and if he...
- Search and Rescue Service Provision
165. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps and Naval Service continue to cooperate in air and sea rescue missions; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Deployment
166. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to participate with other European countries engaged in peace keeping and or peace enforcement throughout the EU and other countries;...
- Defence Forces Strength
167. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which membership of the local Defence Forces continues to be maintained at a required level; the extent to which ongoing training...
- Ministerial Staff Data
168. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role, qualifications and...
- Passport Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person who is travelling in over three weeks time can book an appointment with the Passport Office regarding a first-time passport...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if proposals have been put recently to the United States Administration in relation to immigration reform with particular reference to the...
- Election Monitoring Missions
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department can make with regard to attempting to ensure that fair access is permitted to all political parties and political...
- Passport Applications Data
173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the target and actual turnaround time for passport applications across all passport services in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Data
176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of full-time equivalent staff permanently employed by his Department and assigned to the passport service in each of the years...
- Good Friday Agreement
177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the concerns outlined recently in a report by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights and Equality...
- Department of Finance
- Financial Services Ombudsman Data
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman...
- VAT Rate Reductions
179. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the VAT threshold for publicans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13024/18]
- Banking Operations
180. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a bank (details supplied) applies a 20% derating factor as part of its lending criteria to persons whose...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme Assessment
181. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the value of a site is taken into account in the calculation of the loan-to-value ratio for the help-to-buy scheme in cases in which a family...
- Ministerial Staff Data
182. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role, qualifications and salary of each;...
- Betting Legislation
183. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the threat posed to the good cause fund generated by the national lottery in accordance with the National Lottery Act 2013...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- State Properties
187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 91 of 23 November 2017 and 68 of 17 January 2018, the status of lands at a location (details...
- Central Bank of Ireland
188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Central Bank of Ireland since...
- State Bodies Data
189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Commission for Public Service...
- Ministerial Staff Data
192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Property
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date by his Department in releasing its interest in a building (details supplied). [12998/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval for stage 2B will issue for a project (details supplied). [12999/18]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/18]
- School Funding
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if capital funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) in view of increasing enrolments and inadequate accommodation; and if he...
- School Staff Appeals Mechanism
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a school (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13051/18]
- Special Educational Needs Data
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the national schools in County Clare with ASD units; the capacities, enrolments and associated staff numbers for same; his plans for projected...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance is available for a student (details supplied) in County Kildare. [13071/18]
- Schools Building Contractors
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will be given to pre-qualify contractors for a new school building (details supplied) in County Donegal. [13076/18]
- School Funding
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13078/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a development for a new school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/18]
- School Enrolments
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the intake of students for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13095/18]
- Tionscadail Tógála Scoileanna
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a cheadófar airgead chun síneadh a chur le scoil agus chun athchóiriú a dhéanamh uirthi freisin; cén...
- Departmental Properties
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is in ownership of a common area (details supplied). [13150/18]
- Ministerial Staff Data
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role, qualifications and...
- Schools Building Projects Status
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the date for profiling commencement of construction of a school (details supplied) from Q3 2019 will be reconsidered in view of the fact that...
- Teacher Career Breaks
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the payments made to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas under the Oireachtas leave scheme for teachers in each of the years 1985 to 2000, by...
- Health Screening Programmes
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if primary schools are encouraged to participate in health screening carried out by the HSE; the reason a school would not participate in this...
- Schools Building Projects Status
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to secure a site for a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the situation has been ongoing for some time; and if he...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legal Aid Service Staff
213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are no registered solicitors on the free legal aid list for County Meath. [13004/18]
- Garda Data
214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda division in the Dublin region who took the mountain bike course in 2016, 2017 and to...
- Garda Transport Data
215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new marked large Garda public order vans that came into the fleet in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he...
- Direct Provision Data
216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of families in a direct provision centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22 by size and number of children; the number...
- Garda Data
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to contractors for information technology services by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2009 to...
- Stardust Fire
218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will make the various expert reports commissioned to assist the tribunal of Inquiry on the fire at the...
- Garda College
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the correspondence he has had with OLAF regarding its investigation into the banking arrangements of An Garda...
- Ministerial Staff Data
224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of each non-Civil service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there will only be one service provider per Garda Division (details supplied). [13174/18]
- Visa Applications
226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a visa by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Court Judgments
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 29 November 2017, if he will instruct the Office of the Chief State Solicitor to...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Health and Safety Authority
228. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Health and Safety Authority...
- Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
229. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Competition and Consumer...
- Labour Court
230. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Labour Court since January...
- Vacant Properties
231. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the suite of measures and supports she has available and plans to introduce to encourage existing businesses and new business...
- Ministerial Staff Data
232. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of each non-Civil Service appointment she has made to a role in her Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- IDA Ireland Jobs Data
233. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of IDA Ireland-supported jobs in the south east as a proportion of all IDA Ireland-supported jobs; and if she will make...
- Action Plan for Jobs
234. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the regions that have not met their regional Action Plan for Jobs target; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13189/18]
- Department of Health
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland
235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by Food Safety Authority of Ireland since January 2016; the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
236. To ask the Minister for Health if works in a facility (details supplied) for persons with disabilities will be completed in a timely manner in view of the fact that the disability services...
- Home Care Packages Administration
237. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue regarding an application by a person (details supplied) for a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Home Care Packages Provision
238. To ask the Minister for Health when additional home care hours will be made available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/18]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
239. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre Flash glucose monitoring systems for diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/18]
- Health Services Funding
240. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address issues raised (details supplied) in an audit of neurology services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13018/18]
- Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
242. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CORU will not recognise qualifications certified by an organisation (details supplied); the reason it will not include the organisation's members in...
- Hospital Admissions
243. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated at a community hospital. [13040/18]
- Medicinal Products Supply
244. To ask the Minister for Health when the process for developing a better procurement system for drugs announced in November 2017 will commence. [13041/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
245. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the waiting times for such operations; and his plans to reduce the waiting times. [13049/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
246. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Country Donegal was first referred to a pain management specialist; when they will receive an appointment to attend such a...
- Mental Health Services Staff
247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses waiting on panels for a CAMHS position. [13064/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
250. To ask the Minister for Health when an outpatient appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if the case will be examined. [13068/18]
- Hospital Appointments Administration
252. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13083/18]
- Motorised Transport Grant
253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Clare who received the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance in 2013; when the motorised transport grant will be...
- Hospital Facilities
254. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated for a helipad at Cork University Hospital; and when the project will be completed and operational. [13087/18]
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
255. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the funding for the Versatis patches in view of cases similar to that of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Ministerial Correspondence
256. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13133/18]
- Ministerial Staff Data
257. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role, qualifications and salary of each;...
- Health Screening Programmes
258. To ask the Minister for Health if a school (details supplied) is one of the participating schools in the HSE health screening programme; if not, the reason therefor; the efforts that have...
- Health Services Staff
260. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a vacancy for a home help organiser in the south Lee area in County Cork; if so, the length of time the vacancy has existed; the way in which these...
- Home Help Service Data
261. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new applications for home help that were approved but not allocated due to financial constraints in the south and north Lee areas in County Cork...
- Health Services Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Health if health-related residential accommodation will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13225/18]
- General Practitioner Services
267. To ask the Minister for Health if routine blood tests are covered by the medical card following media reports indicating many general practitioners are charging medical card patients for...
- Services for People with Disabilities
268. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary additional resources will be provided for improvement in the delivery of services for children in counties Cavan and Monaghan (details...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Hare Coursing
269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for initiatives to encourage coursing clubs to transition from live coursing to drag coursing (details supplied). [13029/18]
- Severe Weather Events
270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a snow damage relief measure in response to the localised severe snow experienced in County Wexford with a...
- Aquaculture Licence Appeals
271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13056/18]
- Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a further review of the entitlements of a person (details supplied) will be carried out under the basic payment scheme allocated...
- Departmental Communications
273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a confidential phone line will be established within his Department for persons with literacy or learning difficulties or that...
- Services for People with Disabilities
274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the appointment of two access officers is sufficient in providing assistance to persons with disabilities...
- Knowledge Transfer Programme
275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants under the knowledge transfer scheme; the payments to date; the timeframe for certain payments; and if he...
- Ministerial Staff Data
276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Commission for Communications Regulation Staff
277. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Commission for...
- Commission for Energy Regulation Staff
278. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Commission for...
- Environmental Protection Agency Staff
279. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the EPA since...
- Broadband Service Provision
280. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date for the roll-out of high speed broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Waste Disposal Charges
281. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the charging for the collection of recyclable waste; the risk of reducing the amount of recycling as a...
- Ministerial Staff Data
282. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the...
- Air Pollution
285. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his recent decision to ban coal burning here from September 2018; the impacts this will have on...
- Energy Efficiency
286. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a register or other collection of data used by his Department to identify excess, waste or surplus heat in...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme Data
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to publish the full list of successful appeals under the sports capital programme in addition to the list of unsuccessful...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 2018 sports capital grant will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/18]
- Motor Insurance Costs
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the possibility of capping motor insurance premiums at 150% of the vehicle value being insured for fully licenced drivers under 25...
- Rural Transport Services
291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the rural taxi scheme will be reviewed to make it more accessible to applicants; and his plans to consult with rural community...
- Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the introduction of a travel pass for third level students which would allow unlimited use on all modes of public transport...
- Sports Events
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outcome of a meeting he had with councillors regarding additional funding for an international sporting event in County Donegal in...
- Air Traffic Control Services
294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regular flight plan routes into Dublin Airport; if there are approach routes which travel over Lusk; if so, the altitude at which...
- Taxi Regulations
295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of failures recorded by individual applicants for taxi and public service vehicle licences in respect of local knowledge by...
- Driver Test Data
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for tests at the Road Safety Authority test centre in Sarsfield Road, Cork; and the average waiting time....
- National Transport Authority Remit
297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the NTA did not consult with companies (details supplied) on charges; if the matter will be examined; and if he will make a...
- Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public service obligations applicable to private sports clubs which receive funding under the sports capital grants, for example, the...
- Ministerial Staff Data
300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Road Signage
301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the traffic signs manual published by his Department does not specify that Knock and Knock airport be included on all...
- Swimming Pool Programme Administration
302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department is taking to resolve the fault in the swimming pool in a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Ombudsman for Children Data
304. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
305. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla will provide funding to a service (details supplied) to assist it to meet its running costs; and if she will make a statement on...
- Ministerial Staff Data
306. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of each non-Civil Service appointment she has made to a role in her Department; the persons appointed; the role, qualifications...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Library Services Provision
307. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role his Department will have in the interim review of the contract to supply library books for a service (details supplied); if...
- Ministerial Staff Data
308. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Youth Unemployment Data
309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of youth unemployment in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13188/18]
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13011/18]
- Tús Programme
311. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the national review of the operation and delivery of the Tús initiative will conclude; if Tús services in...
- Legislative Measures
312. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 to reduce the look back reference period to 13 months...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will defer action to discontinue the adult dependant allowance payable to a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of plans for the proposed increase from 16 to 18 years of age for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will...
- Disability Services Provision
324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason Intreo is being tasked with disability services in view of the fact that other entities are better placed to meet...
- Ministerial Staff Data
325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of each non-Civil Service appointment she has made to a role in her Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Social and Affordable Housing
326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a series of matters relating to the enhanced leasing scheme (details supplied). [12008/18]
- Residential Tenancies Board
327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Residential Tenancies...
- Building Regulations Amendments
328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to make changes to the BER system to incorporate district heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Home Loan Scheme
329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of persons who have used the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme...
- Fire Safety Regulations
330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the standards for fire detection in rented accommodation as set out by the NSAI and referred to in section 10, "Fire...
- Building Regulations Compliance
331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a redress scheme for families with homes affected by Mica defective concrete blocks in County Donegal and by pyrite in...
- Electoral Register
332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the practice by local authorities of issuing the 2018 to 2019 electoral register in...
- Ministerial Staff Data
333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of each non-Civil Service appointment he has made to a role in his Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Home Loan Scheme
334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason carer's allowance paid by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is not considered income under...
- Social and Affordable Housing
335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the income bands applicable to County Westmeath for social housing will be changed from band 3 to band 2 due to the crisis...
- Home Loan Scheme
336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons who previously owned a house and have gone through a legal separation are eligible to apply for a loan under the...
- Planning Data
337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of enforcement notices issued by Roscommon County Council under section 154 of the Planning and Development Act...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 24 January 2018, the status of the report on the tenant purchase scheme; and if...
- Legislative Programme
340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the maritime area and foreshore (amendment) Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Expenditure
341. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department contributed to an organisation (details supplied) in 2017 or 2018. [12269/18]
- Hare Coursing
342. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the identity of persons involved in capturing hares for coursing clubs; and if financial...
- Foras na Gaeilge
344. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial costs of the move by Foras na Gaeilge to Amiens Street and ÁIS to Dunshaughlin; the cost of fit-outs; and if...
- Departmental Projects
346. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the meetings her officials have had in the past two months regarding funding for the Cork event centre. [13073/18]
- Ministerial Staff Data
347. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of each non-Civil Service appointment she has made to a role in her Department; the persons appointed; the role,...
- Scoileanna Gaeltachta
348. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist ag a Roinn maoiniú breise a chur ar fáil ó Mheán Fómhair 2018 chun breis...
- Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge
349. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist ag a Roinn aon ardú a dhéanamh ar an deontas a íoctar leis na Mná Tí/Fir...
- Seirbhísí Farantóireachta
350. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Gaeltachta cérbh iad na hoifigigh óna Roinn, níl ach grád foirne agus teideal á lorg ag an Teachta seo, a...
- Traveller Culture
356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on calls by the Traveller community for a cultural centre to highlight and celebrate Traveller culture; and if she will...
