Written answers
Thursday, 29 March 2018
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation Provision
8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has assessed the need for a second level school for the City West and Saggart area in Dublin which takes into account the...
- Physical Education
9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he will promote the importance of physical education in schools as part of a healthy living agenda; the steps he will take to...
- Special Educational Needs Staff
11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the immense work carried out by resource teachers with special needs children at a school (details supplied) under very difficult...
- School Accommodation Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the demographic review taking place on the need for additional secondary school places in south County Kildare; the progress being...
- Oideachas Gaeilge
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé buartha faoin gcéim siar atá tugtha don Ghaeilge labhartha ar shiollabas na Gaeilge don Teastas Sóisearach;...
- Gaelscoil Issues
16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no new Gaelscoileanna are due to be opened in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14271/18]
- School Placement
17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new and additional school places provided in County Offaly since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/18]
- School Staff
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to difficulties caused by the five day rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14296/18]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to provide sufficient ASD units and class places in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Educational Disadvantage
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional schools will be approved for support under DEIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14417/18]
- School Transport Applications
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that 327 children who applied on time for his Department's school transport scheme were not allocated seats; if all 327...
- Schools Building Projects
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the school building programme already announced is proceeding in line with expectations nationally and throughout County...
- School Funding
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the capitation grant to primary schools to €200 per pupil; his views on whether choosing not to do so will result in...
- Student Grant Scheme
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issue of the calculation via the shortest distance which involves using rural roads in poor repair in the matter of the...
- School Accommodation Provision
28. 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. [14270/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/18]
- Schools Building Projects Expenditure
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places created and the capital expenditure in County Offaly on school building projects since 2010; and if he will make a...
- Student Support Schemes
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions available for children who may not be able to transition adequately from primary to post-primary schools; and if he will make a...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 6 December 2017, if the rebuilding of a school (details supplied) is still a priority for him. [14297/18]
- DEIS Status
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has been awarded RAPID status has been designated DEIS status but has yet to...
- Information and Communications Technology
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools using tablet devices (details supplied) in the classroom; the number that have stopped using these devices in the...
- School Curriculum
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commitment to implement coding into the primary school curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/18]
- Third Level Funding
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for third level institutions will be increased in order to end the practice of charging students fees and charges for certain services;...
- Teachers' Professional Development
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide continuous professional development for second level teachers in respect of the teaching and learning of computer science at...
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to resolve the deficiencies in the vetting regime for special needs assistants in view of the difficulties this is causing for...
- Schools Building Projects Status
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional secondary school places in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14428/18]
- Technological Universities
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the mission of technological universities is to drive regional development and jobs growth and meet the skills needs of the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on finalising the project brief for a school (details supplied) and having it progressed into architectural...
- Teaching Qualifications
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the six-year route to qualifying as a second level teacher is too long. [14449/18]
- School Accommodation
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will move to a new premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14415/18]
- Institutes of Technology
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process and timescale by which the Institute of Technology, Sligo, will become a member of a technological university consortium; the way in...
- Capitation Grants
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether schools are generally in severe financial difficulties; and if an increase in capitation rates will be ensured. [14453/18]
- Schools Facilities
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recent efforts he has made to assist a school (details supplied) in its ongoing campaign to ensure the future of its playing pitches; and if...
- Scoileanna Oileáin
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige beartas oideachais speisialta a réiteach bunaithe ar mholtaí Chomhchoiste Oideachais agus Scileanna an...
- Schools Building Projects Status
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/18]
- School Accommodation Provision
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the completion of the nationwide demographic exercises involving all school planning areas, including Tallaght, Saggart, Citywest,...
- School Curriculum
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to increase the uptake of STEM, science, technology, engineering and mathematics; if schools will be supported to modernise...
- School Enrolments
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that the primary school needs of children in the River Valley, Ridgewood and Boroimhe areas of Swords can be met in 2017 and...
- Schools Building Contractors
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school projects that were almost completed by sub-contractors and partners of a company (details supplied); when he expects the...
- School Enrolments
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to sanction new primary schools within the Swords area in the next 18 months; the likely location of same; and if he will make a...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if immediate funding will be provided for a school (details supplied) for necessary appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Patronage
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if restrictions on Educate Together national schools admissions will be ceased in view of his position of supporting parental choice; and if he...
- Third Level Fees
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there should be a move towards the elimination of all third level education fees in the interest of ensuring accessibility...
- Teachers' Remuneration
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a clear path to pay equality for newly qualified teachers will be in place. [14450/18]
- Severe Weather Events Response
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures and policies his Department has in place in respect of making up for lost school days incurred during Storm Emma; and if he will make...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the apprenticeship and traineeship plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14363/18]
- School Funding
62. 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. [14269/18]
- School Enrolments
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that there is an adequate number of primary school places in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
- Stádas Scoile
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar iarratas scoile chun bheith aitheanta mar mheánscoil neamhspleách (sonraí tugtha). [14262/18]
- DEIS Review
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when decisions will be made on an updated DEIS school supports programme following a review of schools' entitlements; and if he will make a...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delays in assessments for children attending school who have developmental issues and may require...
- Schools Building Projects Status
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the opening of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14414/18]
- Regional Development Policy
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to promote and drive regional development. [14281/18]
- Department of Defence
- Commemorative Medals
70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if certificates will be issued to the families of those who received a medal of honour for services during the War of Independence in cases in...
- Departmental Staff Training
71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14565/18]
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of work...
- Defence Forces Strength
74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender...
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown...
- Army Bomb Disposals Data
78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices that the Army disposal unit has dealt with to date in 2018, by county in tabular form. [14701/18]
- Naval Service Operations
79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve in 2017 and to date in 2018. [14702/18]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Overseas Development Aid
80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied). [14918/18]
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts being made on the needs of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America in view of his St. Patrick's Day...
- Brexit Issues
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consideration that was given to assisting Ireland in relation to Brexit in the St Patrick's Day ministerial visits; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Training
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14569/18]
- Consultancy Contracts
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of...
- Ministerial Responsibilities
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his role with responsibility for Brexit. [14710/18]
- Overseas Development Aid
89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of reaching the 0.7% ODA/GNP target from its current base of approximately 0.3%, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Emigrant Support Services
90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the emigrant support programme; the estimated full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%,...
- EU Funding
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the Trust Fund for Africa; the estimated full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively;...
- Diplomatic Representation Expenditure
92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the full year cost of running an embassy; the full year cost of running a consulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14717/18]
- Passport Services
93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed in the passport offices and in the passport online service; the cost of running the passport service; and if he...
- Peace and Reconciliation Programme
94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the Peace and Reconciliation Fund; the estimated full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, in...
- Syrian Conflict
95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to promote an ending to the ongoing conflict in Syria on a bilateral and multilateral level; and if he will make a...
- Northern Ireland
98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to resume talks between the Irish and British Governments and the political parties in Northern Ireland in relation to the need to...
- Department of Finance
- Electric Vehicles
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the VRT rebate for electric vehicles from 2021 to 2026. [14878/18]
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
103. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied). [14916/18]
- Departmental Staff Training
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14568/18]
- Departmental Contracts Data
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of work undertaken by...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the median and mean tax rebate issued to first-time buyers under the help to buy scheme in 2017; the cost of the scheme in 2017; and the number of purchasers...
- Tax Yield
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the additional tax take by the State gained through changes to the taxation of section 110 companies introduced in 2016 and 2017; and if...
- Mortgage Interest Relief Data
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases in which mortgage interest relief has been underpaid and in which the mortgage holder is liable for unpaid tax in each of the years 2013...
- Knowledge Development Box
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies availing of the knowledge development box; the cost of the programme in 2016; the number of SMEs that obtained the relief in 2016; the...
- NAMA Operations
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the planned wind-up of NAMA; the details of the remaining portfolio; the estimated timeframe in this regard; the estimated financial outturn...
- Brexit Data
117. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected impact Brexit will have on Ireland's annual contribution to the EU budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14831/18]
- EU Budgets
118. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross contribution Ireland has made to the European Union budget in each of the years 2010 to 2016, respectively; the contribution in 2017; the net...
- Central Bank of Ireland Enforcement Actions
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the fines imposed by the Central Bank on financial institutions in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; if the institution was a licensed...
- Tax Data
120. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross amount of corporation tax paid in 2017 by the top ten multinational groups as measured by corporation tax paid; the proportion this represents of...
- NAMA Loan Book Value
121. To ask the Minister for Finance the book value and estimated market value of the loan assets held by NAMA by geographic area, for example, Ireland, the UK and so on; if a decision has been...
- VAT Rate Reductions
123. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied). [14917/18]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Relief Schemes
124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is liaising with Westmeath County Council with a view to putting in place an appropriate flood relief scheme for...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of works under consideration for flood defence in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/18]
- Flood Relief Schemes
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the maintenance of the River Shannon; his plans to allow for additional river maintenance works to be carried out in March...
- Departmental Staff Training
127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14573/18]
- Departmental Contracts Data
129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on discussions which have taken place to date at the community sector high level forum in regard to the need for...
- Departmental Correspondence
131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to correspondence to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; his policy in respect of issuing...
- Project Ireland 2040
132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which it was decided to publish the capital plan and the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in the same document; and if he...
- Public Sector Staff
133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of rolling out the Civil Service mobility scheme to date. [14908/18]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Psychological Assessments
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of availability of educational psychologists to assess the special needs of children in south west County Dublin; and if he...
- Schools Facilities
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a feasibility study will be considered to include his Department and educational patrons regarding the use of school premises for afterschool...
- School Enrolments
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been instructed not to enrol new students other than in junior infants. [14516/18]
- School Transport
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding school busses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14520/18]
- National Training Fund
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the national training fund for each of the past ten years; the allocations that have been made from this fund since 2016, in tabular...
- Further Education and Training Programmes
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the workforce development framework report; his plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14523/18]
- Departmental Staff Training
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14566/18]
- Consultancy Contracts
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of work...
- DEIS Status
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for the removal of DEIS status for a school (details supplied); the guidelines under which this was decided; and if he will make a...
- Teachers' Remuneration
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of pay scales of teachers or resource staff members in Youthreach, adult education or PLC colleges; and if there is a national common...
- Teaching Qualifications
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person with a master's degree and a higher diploma in further education is considered to be a teacher. [14639/18]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to provide early intervention classes on the southside of Cork city and in surrounding suburbs such as Douglas, Rochestown,...
- Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to refuse funding via the summer works scheme for a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement...
- School Accommodation Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects in the course of the school building programme to replace all prefab accommodation at primary and second level...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate special needs places exist in mainstream education at primary and second level nationally; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status in regard to meeting full requirement in terms of new builds or extensions to existing school buildings nationally; and if he will...
- School Curriculum
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the school curriculum at primary and second level continues to be adequate to meet the challenges of the workplace in the...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which the number of apprentices now in apprenticeships is adequate to meet the demand; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Strategies
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the educational system at primary, second, third and fourth level continues to meet the skills challenges of the modern...
- Teachers' Remuneration
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the two tier pay system for teachers continues to be an irritant in the educational sector; and if he will make a statement...
- Bullying in Schools
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school bullying continues to be an issue; if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of the provisions in place to combat the...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which class sizes remain an issue, with particular reference to achieving class sizes on a par with those applicable throughout the...
- Third Level Costs
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which higher education costs have increased over the past number of years; the extent to which the proportion of the national...
- Schools Building Projects
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the primary and second level school building requirements are being met in Maynooth, County Kildare, with particular...
- School Accommodation Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/18]
- Research Funding Applications
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application (details supplied) which was deemed to fully meet the evaluation criteria and received the panel score "A" was...
- Schools Building Projects Status
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will proceed to construction stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14756/18]
- School Accommodation Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure adequate accommodation is provided to schools (details supplied) to ensure they can grow to full stream in cases...
- Legislative Process
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016; the reason for the ongoing delay; the expected timeframe for its progression; and...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Promotions
183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact the position for superintendent for the Nenagh district, County Tipperary, is still...
- Criminal Law
184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate resourcing has been put in place to implement the new prostitution provisions in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences)...
- Direct Provision System
185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether Project Ireland 2040 falls short in delivering a proposal to provide an alternative to the direct...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if sufficient funding will be provided to a service (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community-based CCTV schemes funded by his Department since the new scheme was announced in April 2017; the...
- Departmental Staff Training
188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14572/18]
- Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration
190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing times for applications (details supplied). [14594/18]
- Garda Civilian Staff Data
191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff employed by An Garda Síochána; and the number of such staff employed in each of the...
- Residency Permits
193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for residency status; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Consultancy Contracts
194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and...
- Garda Training
195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by county that have requested additional training to drive under blue lights for the past five years;...
- Migrant Integration
196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the obligation on local authorities to have in place a migration integration strategy; the consequences for local authorities...
- EU Directives
197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the State's application to take part in Directive 2013/33/EU; when it is expected the process will be completed;...
- Asylum Applications Data
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the process for asylum seekers to apply for an employment permit first opened (details supplied); the number of asylum...
- Immigration Data
199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons held for immigrant offences in each of the years 2014 to 2017; the medical, legal and other rights...
- Immigration Controls
200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recently published report from Nasc Ireland, Immigration Detention and Border Control in Ireland; and if he...
- Statutory Instruments
201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there was no consultation with a representative organisation (details supplied) prior to the signing of a statutory...
- Garda Training
203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of training 100 new Garda recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14786/18]
- Garda Expenditure
204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full first year cost of hiring 100 additional gardaí after they have completed their training; and if he will make a...
- Garda Civilian Staff Data
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full cost of recruiting an additional 100 civilian staff to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on...
- Electronic Tagging
207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners that were subjected to electronic tagging in 2017; the number of days electronic tagging was used on...
- EU Directives
209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the EU directives not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the transposition of same; the estimated date...
- Garda Reserve
211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the most recent Garda Reserve recruitment drive; the number of persons who applied; the number of applicants who...
- Garda Recruitment
212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for recruitment of gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14795/18]
- Garda Civilian Staff Data
213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilians in the workforce of An Garda Síochána as of 26 March 2018; the way in which this compares to...
- Departmental Advertising Expenditure
216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public...
- Garda Deployment
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda personnel and resources will be allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Division; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all outstanding documentation has been furnished by a person (details supplied); if their case for naturalisation and...
- Naturalisation Applications
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if provision will be made for a person (details supplied) to apply for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Family Reunification Applications
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the naturalisation of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14813/18]
- Residency Permits
225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 will be updated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14814/18]
- Naturalisation Applications
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to conclude an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Data Protection
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on data harvesting; the steps he is taking to ensure the practice is regulated and not open to abuse; and if he will...
- Garda Reports
230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 294 of 23 January 2018, 90 and 95 of 25 January 2018, and 223 of 20 February 2018, when...
- Departmental Reviews
231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been provided with a copy of the findings of the counsel led review of his Department; the steps he will take on foot...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
232. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the additional in-market supports now available to Irish small and medium enterprises, SMEs, to prepare for or mitigate the impact of...
- Departmental Staff Training
233. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount that her Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14561/18]
- Enterprise Ireland Data
235. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland clients in Dublin and by county; the number in Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and...
- Job Creation Data
236. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created in 2017 by companies that received financial support from the local enterprise offices by county; the...
- Local Enterprise Offices Data
237. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the investment by local enterprise offices in client companies by local authority area in 2015, 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; and if...
- Consultancy Contracts Data
238. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the...
- Film Industry
239. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact of the sale of a studio (details supplied); the impact on the State's position in relation to the studios; the impact on...
- Insurance Coverage
241. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses choosing not to take out employer and or public liability insurance by the latest data available; and if she...
- Farm Safety
242. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions and deadline agreed following the first meeting of the farm safety taskforce in tabular form; and the number of meetings...
- Legislative Programme
243. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Consumer Rights Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14901/18]
- IDA Ireland
244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings her Department officials and advisers have had with the IDA regarding an IDA sponsored opinion piece (details...
- Brexit Issues
245. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the findings of the research commissioned by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, (details...
- Research and Development Data
246. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide an overview of the revised research priority areas in each of the years 2018 to 2023; the details of each revised...
- Brexit Issues
247. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Government and her predecessor did not support the proposal submitted by the CEO of Enterprise Ireland prior to budget...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied). [14914/18]
- Enterprise 2025
250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on an analysis by an organisation (details supplied). [14915/18]
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied). [14919/18]
- Personal Injury Claims
252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Personal Injuries Commission has no consumer representatives other than Competition and Consumer Protection Commission...
- Department of Health
- EU Directives
256. To ask the Minister for Health if the EU Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM legislation will exclude physiotherapists from a list of health professionals entitled to refer individuals for...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
257. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to introduce an independent appeals mechanism within nursing homes support scheme to provide third party recourse for nursing home providers...
- Hospital Appointments Status
259. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. [14518/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
260. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait to get an appointment with the Cavan-Monaghan child development team; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
261. To ask the Minister for Health when the details of new funding initiatives to strengthen the capacity of drug task forces to support the implementation of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery...
- Vaccination Programme
262. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase advertising to inform parents that HSE school teams will be visiting second level schools from mid-March 2018 to offer girls the second...
- Home Help Service Data
263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new persons to receive home support in each CHO area in 2018 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14544/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
266. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (detail supplied); and when they will receive an appointment with the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [14549/18]
- Mental Health Services Staff
267. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline to address staffing shortages in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14552/18]
- Departmental Staff Training
268. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14570/18]
- Ambulance Service Provision
270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of SUVs and the technical specification of each that were bought for use by HSE paramedics in counties Louth and Meath over the past five years; if...
- Medicinal Products
271. To ask the Minister for Health if Melatonin will be added to the list of medicines covered by the medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14614/18]
- Health Insurance Levy
272. To ask the Minister for Health if the levy on health insurance for elderly persons (details supplied) is a once off payment upon joining a scheme or is a yearly payment; and if he will make...
- Health Services Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be taken into care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14617/18]
- Consultancy Contracts Data
274. To ask the Minister for Health the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of work undertaken by...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14643/18]
- Medicinal Products
276. To ask the Minister for Health if a service will be provided to persons (details supplied). [14645/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
277. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be rescheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14646/18]
- Home Care Packages Provision
278. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in organising a home care package for a person (details supplied); and the steps which will be taken to organise same in view...
- Hospital Facilities
279. To ask the Minister for Health if provision is made in the 2018 financial allocation to the HSE to progress the proposed upgrade of a health facility (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Ambulance Service Data
280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in February 2018; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20...
- Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
281. To ask the Minister for Health the process which has been established regarding pay for section 39 organisations; if the interim report due at the end of March 2018 is completed. [14705/18]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
282. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to decrease day cases across the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14766/18]
- Services for People with Disabilities
283. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the reduction of staff at a service (details supplied); if the HSE has identified the impact on services; if contingency plans have been...
- Medical Card Applications
284. To ask the Minister for Health when an emergency or discretionary medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14816/18]
- Primary Care Services Provision
288. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional resources for primary care; if his attention has been drawn to the particular difficulties facing many general practitioner...
- HSE Staff Data
289. To ask the Minister for Health if the adequacy of the number of solemnisers, the restrictive timing of ceremonies at which they officiate and the fact that they only provide this service...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Coillte Teoranta
290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the proposed sale of a wind farm (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [14554/18]
- Climate Change Policy
292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the consequence highlighted by an organisation (details supplied) if climate action, that is, environment protection is...
- GLAS Payments
293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications
294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a young farmer capital investment scheme application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Staff Training
295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14560/18]
- GLAS Payments
297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a repayment to farmers (details supplied) in County Mayo will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/18]
- Departmental Contracts Data
299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the...
- Knowledge Transfer Programme
300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a knowledge transfer payment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if payment will be processed in view of the...
- GLAS Data
301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the original 10,000 farmers who were deemed ineligible for 85% advance GLAS 2017 payments due to the requirement for an...
- Land Parcel Identification System
304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason redigitisation was required, other than in cases in which land parcel identifier numbers on GLAS maps did not correlate...
- GLAS Administration
306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of the information technology problems being experienced by his Department and for which his Department has indicated to...
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount being spent per annum by his Department on information technology systems for both GLAS and BPS; and if he will make a...
- Rights of Way Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an adequate right of way will be granted by Coillte to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- GLAS Data
310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1, 2 and 3 who have received the 85% advance payment of their 2017 payment, by county in...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data
311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of AEOS payments that have received the 85% advance payment of their 2017 payment, by county, in...
- Agriculture Scheme Data
312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 15 February 2018, if all the data requested been compiled. [14839/18]
- Livestock Issues
313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 551 and 553 of 14 December 2017, if all the data requested been compiled. [14840/18]
- Rural Development Programme
314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of the rural development programme, RDP, targets, both participation and expenditure levels, committed to originally has...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the 2014-2020 RDP for schemes (details supplied) in tabular form; the annual...
- GLAS Data
316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average annual payment per person under the green low carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- TAMS Funding
317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if TAMS II funds can be carried forward; and if not, if they must be returned to the Exchequer or the EU budget in view of the fact...
- Farm Safety
318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if other rural development programme, RDP, schemes operated in other member states (details supplied) that have significantly reduced...
- Fisheries Protection
320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent publication by the European Commission on its multi-annual plan for fish stocks in the western waters which...
- Agriculture Schemes
321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a reclamation and drainage scheme; the status of the A Programme for A Partnership Government commitment to...
- Forestry Management
322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht have examined with forestry and farming groups the idea of...
- Dairy Sector
323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the latest EU auction on skimmed milk powder; the tonnes to date of skimmed milk powder intervention product purchased;...
- Organic Farming Scheme Eligibility
324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) should receive for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the...
- Organic Farming Scheme Payments
325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) received for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the...
- Organic Farming Scheme
326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the area eligible under the organic farming scheme is 23.58 hectares for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Electric Vehicles
327. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on constructing and maintaining the electric vehicle charging network in each year since 2011; and if...
- Nuclear Plants
328. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a communication has been received from the UK Government in respect of the UK national policy statement for nuclear...
- Nuclear Waste
329. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if communication has been received from the UK Government in respect of proposals for engaging communities in Northern...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
332. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to promote the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission reduction as an indicator for successful outcomes within...
- Climate Change Policy
333. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the public will be informed and engaged on climate action as required under the Aarhus Convention; and...
- Energy Policy
334. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which energy security for all will be provided into the future; the way in which this will be managed...
- Climate Change Policy
335. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether there should be a statutory requirement to have experts at the decision-making table at national,...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
336. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the provisions in place for climate change in the Project Ireland 2040 framework (details supplied); and if he will...
- Departmental Staff Training
337. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14563/18]
- Waste Management Regulations
340. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the decision by a company (details supplied) to locate a new plastics recycling facility in the UK instead...
- Departmental Contracts Data
341. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010 in tabular...
- Broadband Service Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed broadband will be rolled out in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- North-South Interconnector
345. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to publish the report he commissioned on the proposed North South interconnector; and if he will make a...
- Broadband Service Provision
346. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the need to upgrade broadband telecommunications infrastructure throughout counties...
- National Broadband Plan
347. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; the date by which he plans to award the contract; and if he will make a...
- Telecommunications Services Data
348. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in each county without access to a broadband connection in tabular form. [14884/18]
- Illegal Dumping
350. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on removing and disposing of illegally dumped waste in 2017; the amount allocated for same in 2018, in...
- EU Directives
353. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the EU directives that fall within his Department's remit not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average motor tax cost applicable to an electric vehicle; the amount applicable to a hybrid vehicle; and if he will make a statement...
- Public Transport
356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the promised stakeholders forum on public transport; the timeline and details of the proposed work of the forum; and if he...
- Tourism Policy
357. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to drive policy towards the development of a coastal walkway of Ireland with an emphasis initially on the Atlantic economic...
- Appointments to State Boards
358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the appointment of persons with disabilities to the boards of State agencies under his control; the timeline for these...
- Taxi Data
359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxis converted for use by wheelchair users that are available; the average number of journeys taken by a taxi per year;...
- Departmental Staff Training
360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14575/18]
- Rail Network Expansion
362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that the DART underground is not included in the National Development Plan; and if the reports on which the decision was made...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications Data
363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason each sports capital appeal applicant was successful or unsuccessful for funding under the recently announced grants, by...
- Consultancy Contracts
364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type...
- Greenways Development
365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the greenway projects under consideration in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14768/18]
- Road Network
366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of additional capacity for the M11 and N11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/18]
- Greenways Funding
367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the grant application in respect of the development of a greenway in counties Leitrim and Cavan; when this application will...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated for the upgrading of sporting facilities at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Road Improvement Schemes
370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be allocated to Cavan and Monaghan county councils for road improvements in view of the substantial damage to...
- Bus Services
371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the near collapse of bus services in some parts of Dublin city at peak hours as a direct result of the...
- EU Directives
372. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the EU directives that fall within his Department's remit not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the...
- Bus Services
373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to address the overcrowding on Dublin's bus system; and the process by which Dublin Bus can acquire...
- Driver Test Waiting Lists
376. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated waiting times and number of those waiting for a practical driver test by county in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport Fares
378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxsaver passes for public transport will be reviewed in view of the delays and overcrowding on the Luas line; if bearers of these...
- Rail Network Expansion
379. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has published a cost-benefit analysis of the cost of extending the DART service to Drogheda, as compared to the cost of...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Foster Care Supports
380. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps that will be taken to assist a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14805/18]
- Departmental Staff Training
381. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount that her Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14562/18]
- Child Protection
383. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department requires voluntary organisations that are in receipt of funding, for example, a youth organisation, to have a child...
- Departmental Contracts Data
384. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of...
- Early Years Strategy Publication
385. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the early years strategy; the date by which this strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Directives
386. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the EU directives that fall within her Department's remit not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the transposition...
- Foster Care Policy
387. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's criteria for sending children in foster care to another jurisdiction for psychiatric treatment; the types of treatments...
- School Completion Programme
388. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of restoring the school completion programme to peak levels of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14866/18]
- Area Based Childhood Programme
389. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the future of the ABC programme; if this programme will be extended; and the way in which her Department plans to continue to meet the...
- Family Resource Centres
391. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of restoring funding for the family resource centres to peak funding levels; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Services Programme
392. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full year cost of matching the contribution to the community services programme to the national minimum wage rate; and...
- Departmental Staff Training
393. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14574/18]
- Consultancy Contracts
395. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- State Pensions
396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 273 of 8 February 2018 and 539 of 20 February 2018, the way in which persons that were...
- Departmental Staff Training
400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that her Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14567/18]
- Social Welfare Appeals
402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14593/18]
- Consultancy Contracts
403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department since 2010, in tabular form;...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the need for community employment scheme supervisors to be provided with a pension scheme; the steps she has...
- Social Welfare Overpayments
405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 28 February 2018, the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has had...
- Social Insurance Data
406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing all social insurance payments factoring into account increases announced in budget...
- Telephone Support Allowance
409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of operating the weekly telephone support allowance; the estimated cost of increasing this...
- Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data
411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €5, €10 ,...
- One-Parent Family Payment Data
412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reversing changes made to the one-parent family payment in 2012; and if she will make a...
- Social Insurance Fund Data
413. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending jobseeker's' payments to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the...
- One-Parent Family Payment Data
415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the income disregard for those in receipt of the one-parent family payment by €5,...
- State Pensions Payments
417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reinstating the State transition pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Bereavement Grant
418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reinstating the bereavement grant at a rate of €850; and if she will make a statement...
- Maternity Benefit Data
421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing maternity benefit by one, two, three, four, five and six weeks, respectively; and...
- Paternity Benefit
422. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing paternity benefit by one, two, three, four, five and six weeks, respectively; and...
- Free Travel Scheme Data
424. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full year cost of operating the free travel scheme; the estimated cost of increasing expenditure by 10%; and if she will...
- Reasonable Accommodation Fund Data
425. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on the reasonable accommodation fund in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will...
- Departmental Staff Training
426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all Intreo staff have received disability awareness training; the estimated cost of training staff which have not yet...
- Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Data
427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the wage subsidy scheme for those in receipt of partial capacity benefit; and if...
- Departmental Staff Data
429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff working in the social welfare appeals office; the estimated full year cost of increasing the number of...
- Unemployment Data
430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobless households here; the way in which the rate of jobless households compares to the EU average; and if she...
- Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data
431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been subject to sanctions for non-compliance or non-engagement with her Department in each of...
- Child Poverty
432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the target for child poverty; the likelihood of the target being reached within the set timeframe; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Appeals Data
433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the...
- Poverty Data
434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the target for poverty here; the likelihood of the target being reached within the set timeframe; and if she will make a...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on external consultant reports from May 2016 to date in 2018; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the refusal on appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when rent support will be offered in the case a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Fuel Allowance Applications
438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when fuel allowance will be made available in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Farm Assist Scheme Applications Data
439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist; the amount paid by county in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in...
- Farm Assist Scheme
440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a proposal (details supplied) over a calendar year. [14847/18]
- Rural Social Scheme
441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a proposal (details supplied) over a calendar year. [14848/18]
- Rural Social Scheme Data
443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of positions filled to date out of the 500 additional places provided for the rural social scheme in Budget 2017...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the National Planning Framework proposal to introduce better planning in relation to climate change; the way in...
- Housing Data
445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on social inclusion under the housing expenditure heading of Vote 34 under his Department per annum in each...
- Home Loan Scheme
446. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of take-ups of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14538/18]
- Housing Provision
448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for targets and timelines to provide affordable homes to buy and rent; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Loan Scheme
449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the official information booklet and website published for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan does not state...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that his Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14571/18]
- Departmental Staff Training
451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if training has been delivered in his Department on the use of social media (details supplied); the frequency and cost of this...
- Departmental Contracts Data
452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010 in tabular form; and...
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number beds for rough sleepers to be provided to the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14771/18]
- Severe Weather Events Expenditure
455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan County Councils for the additional costs incurred in the...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new criteria for the tenant purchase scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14783/18]
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if...
- Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reforms made to the mortgage to rent scheme; the date on which such reforms were implemented; the number of applications...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Staff Training
459. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that her Department has spent on social media training and consultancy in each year since 2016. [14564/18]
- Arts Funding
461. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the source of funding support for an event (details supplied) being organised by a local artistic group. [14605/18]
- Departmental Contracts Data
462. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department since 2010 in tabular form; and the...
- EU Directives
463. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the EU directives not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the transposition of same; the estimated date...
- Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan
464. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she and the Department Agriculture, Food and the Marine have examined with forestry and farming groups the idea of introducing...
