Written answers
Thursday, 26 April 2018
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Brexit Negotiations
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish fisheries will be included in negotiations in the lead-up to Brexit; the progress made to date to defend Ireland's position...
- Food Exports to China
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of agrifood exports to China; the expected growth in same following the opening of the Chinese market for Irish beef; and if...
- GLAS Administration
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the rules regarding the start and end dates for grazing and cutting of traditional hay meadow under GLAS will be relaxed to...
- Agriculture Scheme Applications
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if flexibility will be allowed for farmers who lack adequate broadband to file applications online to his Department; and if he will...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he expects the agriculture sector to adapt its practices in the future to make use of the new allowances provided for...
- Veterinary Inspection Service
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress regarding the cost-benefit analysis of the regional veterinary laboratory network, including the regional veterinary...
- Food Exports to China
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further steps being taken to boost agrifood exports to China following the opening of the Chinese market to Irish beef. [18275/18]
- Brexit Negotiations
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Common Fisheries Policy and the challenges facing the fishing industry from March 2019; and if he will make...
- Animal Welfare
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to numerous incidents whereby fox hunts have converged on populated areas and estates causing danger...
- Fisheries Protection
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the future capacity restrictions (details supplied) he plans to implement for Irish vessels fishing in area VIa in order to ensure the...
- GLAS Payments
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the balancing 2017 GLAS payments will be issued to farmers in view of the financial pressure and stress caused by the recent bad...
- Tillage Sector
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ongoing reduction in land being allocated for tillage crops and especially cereals over the past five years; his...
- Trade Agreements
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of Mercosur negotiations in the context of the delisting of 20 Brazilian meat plants from the European Commission’s...
- Brexit Issues
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to seek new markets for Irish agriculture in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Brexit Supports
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the operational details of the various Brexit loan schemes announced in budget 2018 for farmers, fishermen and food businesses in...
- Horticulture Sector
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consumption rate of fruit and vegetables here for the most recent year available; the percentage of annual consumption of fresh...
- Fishing Industry
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the consultation paper to review the options for more restricted access to large fishing vessels trawling specifically within...
- Young Farmers Scheme
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the young farmers scheme in counties Roscommon and Galway in 2016 and 2017; the number of...
- Animal Identification Schemes
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a clause will be introduced in all agreements under the rules for the movement of animals to bed and breakfast accommodation that...
- Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when low interest rate credit will be available to farmers who have incurred significant additional feed costs for their animals as a...
- Live Exports
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications for live cattle exports in view of the announcement of the opening of the beef market with China. [18261/18]
- Basic Payment Scheme Administration
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that all farmers will be able to comply with the 100% online application for the basic payment scheme in the...
- Food Exports to China
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the likely impact of the opening of the Chinese market for the beef trade, in particular from a price perspective for beef producers;...
- Trade Agreements
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the latest Mercosur talks at EU level; and the steps he is taking to protect beef farmers here by ensuring that beef...
- Inshore Fisheries
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1069 of 17 April 2018, when the consultation document regarding inshore waters will be published...
- Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Commissioner Oettinger plans to outline a 6% cut in the CAP budget which would specifically apply to Pillar 1 payments; if so, the...
- Artisan Food Sector
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new schemes being introduced in 2018 to develop the artisan food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18259/18]
- Food Exports to China
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact for farmers in County Kildare of the opening of the Chinese market for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an audit will be conducted regarding the records from fallen animal companies, that is, businesses that collect deceased farm...
- GLAS Data
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown between the number of farmers who have received their 2017 GLAS 1, 2 and 3 and AEOS advanced and balancing payment; the...
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps is he taking at EU level to build support for a fully funded CAP post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the ANC review with regard to redesignation using a set list of bio-physical criteria; if the new approach must be...
- Agriculture Scheme Penalties
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is justifiable to penalise farmers whose land was burned in 2017 through no fault of their own by removing...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of areas of natural constraint; when the report will be completed; when consultation with stakeholders will...
- Milk Prices
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise the issue of the removal of price support for skimmed milk powder at the EU Council of Ministers in view of the...
- Brexit Negotiations
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the agreement or guarantee reached with the EU 27 on 23 March 2018 in the overall context of the FTA; the way in which...
- Food Marketing Programme
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making to seek new markets in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18238/18]
- Forestry Sector
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the net carbon stock in forests here will increase to 2050; if the planned harvesting boosted by bioenergy demand will decrease...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Negotiations
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the commitment in paragraph 52 of the EU-UK phase 1 agreement refers to all EU rights and opportunities normally associated with residency...
- Common Travel Area
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work carried out to date with regard to the common travel area post Brexit (details supplied). [18358/18]
- Middle East Issues
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made to the Israeli Government regarding its use of live ammunition on civilians involved in the six week great...
- Department of Finance
- Financial Services Regulation
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are legal or regulatory barriers that prevent a licensed credit institution here lending to a person or company that may have had an issue with their...
- Property Tax Application
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if a waiving of local property tax liabilities in respect of properties in which defective block work that is not pyrite has been identified is being...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
63. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the qualifying criteria for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concession scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of active investigations the Central Bank is running into matters related to insider information; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Property Tax Exemptions
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties that are exempt from the local property tax by different exemption categories; and the estimated revenue forgone by the State in each...
- Mortgage Data
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of split mortgages in each of the State supported banks; the number of these mortgages deemed to be performing and non-performing, respectively; the...
- Credit Union Services
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the process required for credit unions to offer a debit or credit card service; if consultation has taken place between credit unions, the Central Bank and his...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the planned flood relief scheme at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the funding committed; the timeframe for...
- Departmental Staff Data
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff allocated to the infrastructure projects office; the number anticipated by year end 2018; the allocated budget for...
- Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of pensions for community employment supervisors; if a date will be set for a meeting of the high level forum on community...
- Vacant Sites Data
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant site levy designations under Office of Public Works ownership that have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála to...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Language Schools Closures
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 19 April 2018, his plans to make provision for teachers in those schools who have not received their...
- School Patronage
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further information on the patronage of the new primary school building which will share a campus with a secondary school (details supplied)...
- Pension Provisions
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a pension for a person (details supplied). [18359/18]
- Student Accommodation
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the interdepartmental working group on student accommodation will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that works recommence to complete an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in order to provide critically...
- Student Support Schemes
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid is available for bar and management courses which are conducted at institutes of technology leading to a diploma in same; if there...
- School Funding
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the per capita cost to schools of providing primary and secondary education; and the way in which this compares with the average per capita...
- Pension Provisions
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding a pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/18]
- Capitation Grants
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress he has made in linking additional capitation for schools to provision of after-school care and facilities to local groups. [18413/18]
- Schools Building Projects Status
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new permanent school building for a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an emergency works application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18443/18]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Road Traffic Offences
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the roll-out of automatic number plate recognition cameras in Dublin city (details supplied); the...
- Parental Leave
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the entitlements to parental leave will be reviewed with a view to providing a uniform platform for persons employed in the...
- Work Permits Appeals
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18340/18]
- Drugs Seizures
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of illegal drugs seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and for the first quarter of...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda superintendent in the Thurles Garda division can act as data controller on the new CCTV scheme in Littleton,...
- Family Reunification
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 19 April 2018, if family reunification will be updated in the case of a person...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- IDA Ireland Portfolio
118. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the IDA has carried out a report on the volume of potential data centres that could be located here in view of the fact that a data...
- Trade Agreements
119. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the trade agreement agreed in principle between the EU and Mexico; the offensive and defensive interests of Irish...
- Brexit Supports
120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if is it technically possible to get approval at EU level to support companies through an adjustment period caused by Brexit by...
- IDA Ireland Portfolio
121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of hectares of IDA land being used by county; and the number of hectares of IDA land available for IDA supported investment...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for completion of the OECD and her Department's review of SME and entrepreneurship issues and policies here. [18535/18]
- Department of Health
- Voluntary Sector Remuneration
123. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the restoration of full pay for staff in section 39 organisations; the approach he plans to take for restoration of same; and if he will make a...
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
124. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of medicines for persons with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18333/18]
- Infectious Diseases
125. To ask the Minister for Health the dates the health protection surveillance centre has designated Lyme disease awareness week 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/18]
- Disability Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the closure of 12 hospital beds at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, in January 2018; when these beds will be...
- Ambulance Service
127. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national ambulance service is not implementing the recommendations of the national ambulance service capacity review; and if he will make a...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
128. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
129. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a MRI scan in University Hospital Limerick; and the number waiting zero to six, six to 12, 12 to 18, 18 to 24 months and more...
- Hospital Appointments Status
130. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a consultant. [18341/18]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
131. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for cataract treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18342/18]
- Respite Care Services Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will support the provision of a home share scheme for County Kerry; if funding and necessary staff will be provided for such a scheme as a means of...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to engage with the consultant neurologists at University Hospital Waterford to commence the process of appointing a Parkinson's...
- Primary Care Strategy
134. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is publishing a primary care operational plan in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18351/18]
- HSE Planning
135. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is publishing a social care operational plan in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18352/18]
- Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
136. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting speech and language services in counties Laois and Offaly; the number waiting more than one and two years, respectively; and if...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
137. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Laois and Offaly awaiting occupational therapy; the number waiting more than one and two years, respectively; and if he will...
- Home Help Service Data
138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been granted home help hours in counties Offaly and Laois but are still awaiting the service; and the number who are waiting...
- Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting psychological assessments in counties Laois and Offaly; and the number waiting more than one and two years,...
- Physiotherapy Provision
140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Offaly and Laois awaiting physiotherapy; and the number waiting more than one and two years, respectively. [18367/18]
- Hospitals Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Health if a substantive reply will issue in response to correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for a hospital in County Cork. [18380/18]
- Home Help Service Provision
142. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in the case of a person (details supplied) regarding restoration of home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Home Care Packages Provision
144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to make a decision on the recommendation of a person's (details supplied) consultants that the person be afforded a seven night a...
- Health Insurance
145. To ask the Minister for Health the opportunities that exist to appeal the nine month loading clause available to citizens from another country taking up residence here in view of the fact...
- Disability Services Provision
146. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) with complex medical needs will be offered an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18435/18]
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
147. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medicinal cannabis compassionate access programme; when the programme will commence; the categories of patients who will have access to it;...
- HIV-AIDS Programmes
148. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a sexual health website that has been promoted in HSE advertising and literature does not exist (details supplied); the steps he will take to...
- Disability Services Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question from this Deputy (details supplied), if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no progress has been made on waiting...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/18]
- Dental Services Waiting Lists
154. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can obtain dental treatment in view of the fact that attempts to date have been unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement...
- Medical Card Eligibility
155. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has not been renewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/18]
- Medical Card Applications
156. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/18]
- Hospital Appointments Status
157. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/18]
- Home Care Packages Administration
158. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the in loco parentis clause from HSE policy in view of the fact that it is causing hardship for many families and is unworkable; and if he...
- Hospital Appointments Status
159. 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. [18540/18]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Fodder Crisis
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a meal subsidy will be put in place for farmers to offset the meal bills which they have incurred during the fodder crisis; and if...
- TAMS Applications
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on the review of a decision on a TAMS application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- GLAS Payments
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18373/18]
- Forestry Sector
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application process is available through Coillte through which a person can seek funding for the provision of a cycle track in...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a 2017 farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18411/18]
- TAMS Payments
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of a TAMS payment under the dairy equipment scheme paid and penalised to a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Transfer of Entitlements
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a name change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18457/18]
- Trade Agreements
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the trade agreement agreed in principle between the EU and Mexico; the offensive and defensive interests for...
- Ministerial Meetings
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bilateral meetings he has had since 1 January 2018 with agriculture Ministers from other member states in which he discussed CAP...
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report (details supplied) that the European Commission will propose a cut of 6% in CAP funding; and his further views...
- Trade Agreements
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that the EU has moved to ban imports from 20 Brazilian meat plants; and his plans to ensure that his...
- Agriculture Scheme Administration
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date under EU CAP regulations that all balancing payments under RDP schemes such as GLAS and sheep welfare must be issued for...
- EU Funding
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the ex ante assessment for the use of financial instruments in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and...
- Agriculture Schemes
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an overview of the sustainability support and advisory programme; and the criteria for interested applicants....
- GLAS Data
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS plus participants; and when their contracts will end. [18486/18]
- European Investment Bank Loans
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will be able to access the €400 million fund to support investment in Europe’s agricultural sector via the...
- Food Labelling
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position of Ireland in respect of draft EU origin labelling legislation. [18488/18]
- Food Marketing Programme
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to seek out new markets for Irish agrifood exports both within the EU and outside;...
- Brexit Issues
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which efforts are now being made to ensure the delivery of quality Irish agrifood throughout the globe in the event of...
- Equine Passports
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the horse passport provisions are adequate to monitor equine welfare with particular reference to recent events;...
- Animal Welfare
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied with the adequacy of animal welfare provisions affecting all animals; and if he will make a...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department can encourage mitigation action in respect of greenhouse gases with the minimum impact on...
- Food Marketing Programme
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he foresees opportunities for Irish beef, lamb and pigmeat exports throughout Europe and outside with particular...
- Alternative Farm Enterprises
185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the market for venison remains viable at home and abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18505/18]
- Dairy Sector
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the future of the dairy industry notwithstanding Brexit and in view of the need...
- Horse Slaughtering Data
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which regulations appertaining to husbandry, slaughter and marketing of horsemeat continue to be observed throughout...
- Cereal Sector
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which profitability in the cereal industry here remains positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18508/18]
- Tillage Sector
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the drinks industry can comfortably rely on the availability of homegrown supplies now and in the future; and if...
- Fodder Crisis
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which adequate provision has been made to meet the fodder shortage arising from the extremely inclement and prolonged...
- Artisan Food Sector
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which opportunities continue to exist for the artisan food sector; the degree to which the industry has grown over the...
- Farm Household Incomes
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which farming remains a viable option for traditional farm families; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Fishing Industry
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fishing remains a viable option for fishing dependent families throughout the country; and if he will make a...
- Brexit Supports
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to offer support to Ulster farming and fishing families in the aftermath of Brexit...
- Fodder Crisis
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of fodder imported under the import scheme in 2018; and the way in which this compares with a similar scheme in 2013....
- Food Exports to China
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department has made to develop beef access to China; and when he anticipates trade will commence. [18537/18]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Inland Fisheries
198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Pollagh section of the River Moy in County Mayo; if Inland Fisheries Ireland is considering the...
- Inland Fisheries Stocks
199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which studies are in hand to monitor salmon stocks with particular reference to the number of salmon...
- Television Licences Data
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of television licences sold through post offices in each of the years 2014 to 2017, in tabular form; and if...
- Waste Management
204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will include plastic rings in future legislation examining the pollution of plastics here; and if he will make a...
- Illegal Dumping
205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the 2018 anti-illegal dumping initiative; the number of successful applicants;...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial commitment the State undertook by adding a proposed new rail line from Dunboyne to Navan onto the TEN-T comprehensive map....
- Transport Infrastructure Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ireland has applied to the EU to reinstate the western arc and-or the western rail corridor onto the core TEN-T network as committed...
- Rail Services
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address overcrowding issues on the Connolly to Maynooth rail service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18489/18]
- Noise Pollution
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address excessive noise from traffic affecting residents living near the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Travel Trade Sector
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the methods by which persons can vindicate their rights under the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995 in cases in which an issue...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- School Placement
215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork who is due to sit the junior certificate in...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- State Pension (Contributory) Applications
216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the most advantageous procedure to follow in respect of old age pension applications by persons (details supplied); and if...
- One-Parent Family Payment Payments
217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she will take to address the fall in benefits to lone parents (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Code
218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the anomaly whereby lone parents in receipt of BTEA are deemed ineligible to receive the SUSI...
- Child Benefit Eligibility
219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if child benefit payments will be extended to include all children in full-time education up to 22 years of age in line with...
- Social Welfare Payments Administration
220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears owed to a person (details supplied) will issue in view of the fact that full payment has been submitted to her...
- State Pension (Contributory) (1 comment)
221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to remove the anomalies in the method of calculation of entitlements to the State pension, contributory, with...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can now be made to cater for the shortfall arising from the previous cessation of their...
- Disability Allowance Applications
223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Nitrates Usage
224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the date of the requirement to have 50% of slurry spread will be extended in view of the fact that the cutting of...
- Water Pollution
225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that there is no risk to the groundwater, groundwater dependent habitats and the vulnerable regionally...
- Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility
227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an increase in rent allowance will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Maritime Spatial Planning
228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe and process for the introduction of new marine protected areas. [18438/18]
- Unfinished Housing Developments
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the definition and meaning of unfinished developments in regard to the reference to this in the recent progress report on...
- Rent Pressure Zones
232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the Gorey area in County Wexford should be designated a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a...
- Building Regulations
233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made to establish a redress scheme for properties in counties Donegal and Mayo in which defective block...
- Housing Adaptation Grant
234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if works to replace a central heating boiler in the housing aid for older people scheme will be included in view of the fact...
- Planning Guidelines
235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the working group comprising officials from planning authorities and his Department which was...
- Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications under the pyrite remediation scheme which have been accepted for inclusion under section 17 of the...
- Housing Data
237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units which have been constructed in the course of the SDZ on the Docklands area in Dublin; the...
- Postal Voting
238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to facilitate postal voting in the upcoming referendum on the eighth amendment of the Constitution for Irish...
- Local Authority Housing Data
239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of outstanding funds from housing capital claim forms owed to local authorities as of 1 April 2018, by local...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Data
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of RAS properties unoccupied for more than three months in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by...
- Local Authority Housing
241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the streamlined approval process for the approval of local authority housing by his Department; the number of...
- Fire Safety
242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the outcome of a report into fire safety which included a case study on an estate (details supplied) in County...
- Departmental Bodies Establishment
243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed location of the headquarters of the regeneration and development agency; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Repossessions
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the comparative analysis of the number of repossessions both in process and finalised in the past 24 months in respect of...
- Vacant Sites Levy
249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to issue a circular clarifying the criteria regarding the vacant site levy designation for agricultural land; and if...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
251. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to cut turf; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18371/18]
- Wildlife Protection
252. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 685 and 686 of 8 March 2018, if all the data requested has been compiled. [18446/18]
- Hedge Cutting Season
253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if hedge cutting will be extended to 1 April 2018 in view of later springs and wet autumns; and if she will make a statement on...
