Written answers
Thursday, 22 March 2018
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- EU Funding
12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Structural Funds Ireland went without or had delayed as a result of the failure to have in place the information technology structure...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when flood defence construction works will advance in the Upper Lee area for Inchigeelagh and Ballingeary. [11330/18]
- National Development Plan Data
16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the investment to County Kildare under the national development plan; the next stages regarding timings of road and...
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when legislation will be passed to facilitate the extension of retirement age by choice for persons working in the public sector; and if...
- Office of Government Procurement
19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Government Procurement has a statutory or other authority to advise, consult or manage local authority procurement...
- Public Services Card
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an end to the roll-out of the use of public services cards for more services provided by the State will be recommended until such time...
- Public Private Partnerships
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the recent collapse of a company (details supplied) and previous problems with public private partnerships will lead the Government to...
- Departmental Expenditure
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether departmental Estimates of expenditure in budget 2018 are adequate to meet the likely needs of all Departments over...
- Capital Expenditure Programme Review
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which the capital review programme has been revised; the extent to which specific expenditure proposals have increased or...
- National Development Plan
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the national development plan utilises public private partnerships in view of the concerns regarding the cost of these...
- Flood Prevention Measures
25. 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. [10863/18]
- Severe Weather Events Expenditure
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received requests for additional funding from other Departments relating to the cost of Storm Emma and related bad weather...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has quantified the extent to which reforms throughout the public sector are likely to yield improved economic performance in 2018;...
- Vacant Properties Data
28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant properties in ownership of or under the control of his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department;...
- Public Procurement Regulations
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review all areas of public expenditure with regard to public procurement or grant aid which have employment implications to...
- Public Sector Pay
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide for pay restoration for persons working for publicly funded organisations that took pay cuts during the economic...
- Employment Rights
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he plans to put in place to combat precarious employment in projects or services in which public money is being spent; and...
- Gender Proofing of Policies
32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the work of his Department on gender quality budgeting will be monitored and inputted into the final programme for the...
- Public Procurement Regulations
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the number of contracts awarded without competitive procurement as outlined in the latest annual 40/2002 circular; his plans...
- Coastal Protection
35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the intervention which will be made to prevent further coastal damage at Portrane and to develop a long term plan to ensure the safety of...
- National Development Plan
36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the GDP growth forecasts for each year up to 2027 upon which the national development plan is based; if these growth forecasts account...
- EU Funding
38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of discussions to date with the European Commission on the availability of Cohesion Funds post-2020; and if he will make a...
- Expenditure Reviews
39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the European Commission's post-programme surveillance report for autumn 2017 on public expenditure policy; and if he will...
- Departmental Contracts Data
40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will consider publishing on a yearly basis all submissions received under circular 40/2002 which requires Departments...
- EU Funding
41. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of preparing the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the cost in terms of advisers or consultants in preparation of the plan;...
- Department of Defence
- Emergency Planning
42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Office of Emergency Planning has carried out an examination of the potential for a rapid response unit to be deployed when necessary to...
- Defence Forces Data
43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons that have commenced and completed the employment support scheme since the scheme was established in tabular form. [13456/18]
- Defence Forces Pensions
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a pension had their entitlement cut from 31 years to 21 years upon reaching 66 years...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Middle East Issues
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by the EU and the international community to protect the Christian presence in the occupied Palestinian Territories including...
- Middle East Peace Process
48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13273/18]
- Israeli Settlements
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions that have been taken by the Government regarding the advancement of illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a...
- Middle East Issues
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Government's efforts to seek compensation from Israel for the illegal destruction of EU-funded structures; and if he will...
- Departmental Staff
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional staff which were hired or allocated to the passport office in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on...
- Brexit Issues
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report by the Northern Ireland affairs committee of the British House of Commons regarding the difficulties in...
- Department of Finance
- Ministerial Meetings
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the full agenda and issues raised at his meeting with a bank (details supplied) on 26 February 2018; if the issue of the bank's proposed sale of property was...
- State Debt
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross and net debt-to-GDP and GNI ratios following the publication of the 2017 national accounts by the CSO on 8 March 2018; and if he will make a...
- National Economic Dialogue
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if the national economic dialogue will take place in 2018; if a date has been decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13462/18]
- EU Directives
57. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the revision of Directive 2008/118/EC on the rules for cross-border movements of excisable goods such as alcohol or tobacco in...
- Pension Provisions
58. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the criteria in respect of benefits payable on retirement from approved minimum retirement funds, AMRFs, in particular, the imposition of...
- Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional measures he plans to implement to counteract cross-Border illegal trading in goods such as fuels and tobacco; and if he will make a statement on...
- Approved Housing Bodies
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the statement undertaken by his Department regarding the financing and output of new housing by a company (details supplied); the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coast Guard Stations
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of land acquisition for a Coast Guard station (details supplied); the planned timeframe for completion of the new building;...
- Public Sector Pay
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress his Department has made on the report on pay equalisation as specified in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; the...
- National Development Plan Data
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the GDP growth forecasts for each year up to 2027 upon which the national development plan is based; if these growth forecasts account...
- Public Private Partnerships
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the commitment to public private partnerships as a means to finance capital projects should be reconsidered in view...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme and flood risk management plans for the Upper Lee will be completed;...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the provision of a pension for community employment supervisors; if the failure to act on the Labour Court recommendation...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW's plans to address the flooding issue in the Hazelhatch area of Celbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Harbours and Piers
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the sea wall will be extended at a pier (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13516/18]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Educational Projects
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an agreement to develop a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13242/18]
- Education Data
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the nationwide demographic exercise involving all school planning areas will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects Status
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be appointed to a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13295/18]
- Teachers' Remuneration
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a roadmap to restore full equal pay for teachers hired after 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13307/18]
- DEIS Applications
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 7 February 2018, if the updated information has been received by his Department; and if the position...
- Schools Data
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that there is enough primary school capacity in Clontarf, Dublin 3; the details of this planning area; the procedures in place...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to ensure that a child (details supplied) in Cork city receives an appropriate school place for 2018-19. [13423/18]
- School Accommodation Provision
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for extra facilities by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Apprenticeship Data
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have commenced an apprenticeship programme by gender; the number of persons who have terminated their apprenticeship...
- Departmental Meetings
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for officials in his Department to meet the community and voluntary pillar to discuss educational issues of importance...
- After-School Support Services
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress towards the implementation of the commitment in a Programme for Partnership Government that primary school buildings must be...
- Higher Education Institutions
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the vacancies on the boards and governing authorities of the higher education institutions nominated by Government in tabular form; the process...
- Schools Building Projects Status
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Refurbishment
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the accommodation brief for the refurbishment and extension to a school (details supplied) has been decided upon; if so, the details of same;...
- Schools Site Acquisitions
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the conveyancing process relating to the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) has been completed; if the site is now in the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) has been cleared for pre-qualification of contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13476/18]
- Schools Building Projects Data
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the revised stage 2 (b) report for a school (details supplied) has been received in his Department; if the project can now proceed to tender...
- Schools Building Projects Status
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pre-qualification process of contractors has commenced for a school (details supplied); if it has the closing date for receipt of...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Parental Leave
92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed extension of parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13287/18]
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review or restructure the delivery model of Garda youth diversion projects; if he will report on same; and if he...
- Garda Strength
94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 15 February 2018, the number of gardaí in respect of all other counties by...
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the non-ratification of the optional protocol to the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;...
- Refugee Resettlement Programme
96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available for those with refugee status and that have been approved for family reunification by his Department; the...
- Legislative Measures
98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Acts under which city and county sheriffs derive their powers of seizure or repossession; and his plans to codify those...
- Court Accommodation Provision
100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision has been taken on the location of the new court in north County Kildare; if there is a timeframe for its...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the procurement document for Garda youth diversion projects stipulates a provision for a transfer of undertakings from...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Brexit Supports
106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce a scheme similar to the enterprise stabilisation fund that was introduced in 2009 to assist businesses facing...
- Department of Health
- Medical Card Eligibility
108. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend medical card entitlement to persons with chronic medical conditions in circumstances in which the family income is over the threshold; and...
- Health Services Provision
109. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the podiatrist and chiropodist service in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13243/18]
- Hospitals Funding
110. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for a hospital in Cork city. [13245/18]
- Hospital Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was given wrong information in hospitals. [13246/18]
- HIQA Standards
112. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend legislation under the Health Information and Quality Authority medicines management guidelines October 2015 on self-management of medication...
- Hospitals Car Park Charges
113. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to issue guidelines to hospitals in order that all persons undergoing cancer treatment receive free car parking in view of the financial burden of...
- Medical Card Eligibility
114. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card may be provided to a person in a family with chronic illness in circumstances in which the family income is over the threshold; and if he...
- Hospital Appointments Administration
115. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an MRI scan at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [13269/18]
- Medical Card Administration
116. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing levels and improve efficiency in the medical card unit in view of ongoing delays in the processing of medical card applications,...
- Disabilities Assessments
117. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) who is waiting for an ASD assessment since 2016 will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
118. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the long-term illness list of conditions for persons with chronic illness, for example, rheumatoid arthritis; and if he will make a...
- Appointments to State Boards
119. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the absence of a hospital consultant representative on the newly appointed South/South West Hospital Group board; the reason there was specific...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
120. To ask the Minister for Health the statutory basis and rationale for charging persons in excess of the 22.5% cap under the fair deal scheme if the house they were living in before...
- Hospital Appointments Status
121. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13292/18]
- Mental Health Services
133. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the ongoing mental health of carers due to stress, isolation and loneliness; his plans to alleviate this...
- Hospital Appointments Status
134. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13309/18]
- Nursing Home Services
169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13365/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
170. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13366/18]
- Medical Card Eligibility
194. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for free general practitioner visits to be extended to all children under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13394/18]
- Medical Card Applications
195. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13396/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13402/18]
- Hospital Appointments Administration
208. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an MRI scan in Tullamore Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13422/18]
- Ambulance Service
209. To ask the Minister for Health the reason ambulance drivers are not permitted to give details of the person they are looking for if they cannot locate their destination; and if he will make...
- Hospital Services
210. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a protocol in place for the delivery of kidney dialysis for persons from either abroad or another part of the country that may be visiting an area...
- Health Services Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Health if there is to be a reduction in service at a day centre (details supplied); the reason this reduction is occurring; his plans to ensure there is no reduction...
- Hospital Appointments Status
212. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/18]
- Mental Health Policy
217. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to implement the recommendations of the national task force on youth mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
218. To ask the Minister for Health if the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council has established a fitness to practise committee; if the committee has lay member appointees; the number of members;...
- Prescriptions Charges
219. To ask the Minister for Health if there is assistance or exemptions for persons (details supplied) struggling to pay prescription charges for their medication; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
220. 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. [13499/18]
- General Practitioner Services
221. To ask the Minister for Health if non-premium phone numbers will be made available to persons that need to contact out-of-hours doctors services (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
222. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future for cardiology patients (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13509/18]
- Medicinal Products Availability
223. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Versatis plasters and patches are no longer being prescribed (details supplied). [13510/18]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Welfare
224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulatory framework in place with respect to animal welfare and lionising of exotic animals and pets; and if he will make a...
- Horse Slaughtering Data
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses slaughtered for human consumption in 2017 by studbooks (details supplied); and the age and gender of the 7,260...
- Animal Culls
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the equine industry cull rate (details supplied). [13339/18]
- Control of Horses
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the issue of equines being stamped out of the food chain is a contributory factor to the seizure of horses and...
- Agriculture Scheme Applications
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13392/18]
- Agriculture Schemes
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce the farmers retirement scheme. [13395/18]
- GLAS Payments
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the balancing payments in respect of GLAS will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13513/18]
- GLAS Data
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS applicants in County Cavan awaiting the balancing payment; when same will issue; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group
234. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 14 February 2018, if he will publish the results of the full four months of...
- Waste Disposal Charges
237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to reduce packaging at household level in order to reduce further increases in charges on...
- Commercial Rates
241. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the issue of a threefold increase in commercial rates for wind turbines by local...
- Mobile Telephony Services
242. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with the European Union Commission or with his counterpart in the British Government on the...
- Electricity Grid
243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the new connection policy proposed by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, ECP-1, will prioritise providing a...
- Broadband Service Provision
248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed broadband will be made available at a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Traffic Management
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a multi-modal approach to deal with traffic congestion in Dublin city centre and the College Green area; and if he will...
- Road Projects Expenditure
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide the financial assistance requested by Donegal County Council for investment in local roads and community...
- Road Projects
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a barrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13331/18]
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the sports capital programme grant application process will be opened annually from 2018. [13342/18]
- Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the qualifying criteria for clubs or organisations to be eligible to apply for sports capital grants. [13343/18]
- Bus Services
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new town and rural bus services that will be provided under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 by county in tabular form. [13347/18]
- Sports Funding
256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding to be allocated to each county under the sports capital programme and the large-scale sport infrastructure fund as committed...
- Rail Services Data
258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the operation of both the Luas red and green lines will be reviewed; the number of times there have been delays on each line over the...
- Anti-Social Behaviour
259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to anti-social behaviour along the Royal Canal path between the Luas stop at Broombridge and Ashtown; the...
- National Vehicle and Driver File
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the national vehicle and driver file database will be updated to differentiate between full licences and learner permits; and if he...
- Maritime Safety Regulations
261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an alternative engineering certification in respect of a boat (details supplied) in County Kerry can be accepted in respect of a P5...
- Vehicle Clamping
262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the release charges under section 15(2)(a) of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 fixed at €100 has been changed by legislation; and...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- School Completion Programme
263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria used in a school cluster (details supplied),which is predominately non-DEIS schools, to determine the level of support and...
- National Youth Strategy
264. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions taken to date or that she plans to take to implement the commitment in the National Youth Strategy 2015-2020 to undertake a...
- Youth Employment Initiative
265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 18 October 2017, if the evaluation report on the youth employability initiative has been...
- Departmental Funding
266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of all legal entities in receipt of public funds from her Department under the special projects for youth programme in tabular...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
272. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to defer the publishing of the procurement notice until all parameters regarding the transition from the existing service...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- National Development Plan Expenditure
273. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding to be allocated to each county under the rural regeneration and development fund in the National Development Plan...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Data
274. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to the social inclusion and community activation programme in each year since its establishment in tabular form;...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
275. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme 2018-2022 in each year in tabular form. [13351/18]
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Data
276. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applicants approved by each local community development committee, LCDC, to provide services to disadvantaged...
- CLÁR Programme
277. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if grant aid is available under the CLÁR programme to fund the purchase of defibrillators by community groups; if so, the...
- Local and Community Development Programme
278. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the cross-sectoral working group for the framework policy on local and community development; the membership...
- Social Innovation Fund Ireland
279. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the implementation of the commitment in a Programme for Partnership Government to raise a minimum of €50 million...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Administration
280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the deduction of payment to persons on community employment schemes as a result of two red alert days...
- Social Welfare Application Forms
281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if appropriate training or assistance will be provided to carers to complete required forms in order to minimise declined...
- Community Employment Schemes Data
283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age participating on a community employment scheme by county in January 2017...
- Labour Activation Programmes
284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received concerns from local development companies or other relevant organisations regarding a drop in referrals...
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if community employment schemes can be extended beyond the three-year cap for persons that are not in a position to obtain...
- Rural Social Scheme Expenditure
286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if cuts to administrative costs have been imposed on rural social schemes; the rationale behind these cuts; and if she will...
- Unemployment Benefits Data
287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age that are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s...
- Youth Guarantee
288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the youth guarantee in 2016 and 2017; the number of beneficiaries in all schemes or...
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if actions and measures will be included in the proposed new integrated action plan for social inclusion to address poverty...
- Universal Retirement Savings Group
290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work undertaken by the universal retirement savings group since its establishment in February 2015; the number of...
- Youth Unemployment Measures
291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the person or organisations which her Department has met or consulted with regarding the introduction of the youth employment...
- Low Pay Commission Report
292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to publish the report of the Low Pay Commission on the sub-minimum rates of the minimum wage; and if she will...
- Anti-Social Behaviour
293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the recourse available to a person that is adversely affected by significant anti-social behaviour emanating from a property...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility
294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if homeless housing assistance payments are available for those with refugee status and that have been approved for family...
- Property Ownership
295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an interested party can establish the identity of the owner of a residential property to raise an issue affecting the...
- Housing Assistance Payment
296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is ensured that all properties in respect of which housing assistance payment is being paid are registered with the...
- Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the issue of single persons on the housing list for many years with no immediate prospect of receiving a...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will meet with a cross-party delegation from the Inishowen Municipal District of Donegal County Council to discuss...
- Planning Guidelines
299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will introduce revised rural housing regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13406/18]
- Housing Assistance Payment Data
300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing assistance payment, HAP, recipients in County Tipperary; the annual value for each year since its...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Irish Language
301. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of investment in the Irish language and the islands both within and outside Gaeltacht areas under the National...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding
302. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of investment in Údarás na Gaeltachta under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; the annual funding over...
- An Foras Teanga
303. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a funding allocation for An Foras Teanga for both Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency from the Department for...
- Arts Council Grants
304. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the annual honorarium awarded to the Irish Fiction Laureate and the Laureate na nÓg. [13469/18]
- Scéim na mBóithre Áise
305. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Bóthar Áise will be reintroduced in view of the condition of roads in Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a...
- Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding
306. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the sources of grant aid available to carry out essential structural works on a heritage building (details supplied) in County...
